The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 557 |
 |
 5c Blue, Lincoln (U393).
UPSS No. 1434, neat "New York N.Y. May 5, 1903 8-PM" wavy-line machine
cancel, New York Wall Street firm printed corner card, to Dresden,
Germany, Extremely Fine earliest documented usage, with 2003 A.P.S.
certificate (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
0.00 |
| 558 |
|
 2c Carmine, Die 1 (U411).
UPSS No. 1637-10-57-15, "Richmond Mo. Jan. 7, 1908 6:30PM" duplex cancel,
Richmond Bank printed corner card, to St. Louis, faint edge toning,
otherwise Extremely Fine earliest documented usage, with 2004 A.P.S.
certificate (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
180.00 |
| 559 |
|
 First Day Covers. Few
hundred, mostly from 1920's and 30's, some better incl. few with sets of
Nos. 704-715, 832 plate block of four, 833, 834, few with hand-drawn
cachets, fresh and Very Fine, a veritable treasure-trove of beautiful
covers (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
3,500.00 |
| 560 |
|
 First Day Cover
Collection. 1929-85, few better incl. 2c Reds, Nos. 704-715 on one
cover, mostly uncacheted to No. 777, then mostly Artcraft cachets but few
better incl. No. 778 with Crosby, sorted and sleeved for easy addition to a
retail stock, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
105.00 |
| 560A |
|
 First Day Cover
Collection. Approximately 1,500, 1939-1987, mostly Artcraft
unaddressed, few earlier addressed with Staehle or Anderson cachets, in
individual glassines for easy addition to stock, very fresh and clean
collection, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
260.00 |
| 561 |
|
 Foreign First Day Covers, 20th
Century. 303 covers, virtually all cacheted, wide variety and range of
countries, nearly all Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
190.00 |