The Dr. Alfred S. Martin Collection, Part 2: U.S.First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...

**Jamestown Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
333		1c Jamestown (328). Tied by Washington D.C. Apr. 26, 1907 12 PM First Day machine cancel on multicolored picture postcard depicting view of the Washington Monument, to Brooklyn N.Y., very minor corner bends but overall very clean VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE ONE-CENT JAMESTOWN ISSUE. THERE ARE ONLY TEN DOCUMENTED FIRST DAYS FOR THIS ISSUE. There are fewer than fifteen First Days known for all three values of the Jamestown Issue. This is only the third First Day we have offered either publicly or privately in over 25 years. Acquired by Dr. Martin in the McCusker FDC Rarity sale (Dr. Melvin Baron collection) in 1996 for $7,425 against an estimate of $6,000. Brookman catalogue value $12,000.00 (Image)	E. 12,000-15,000	15,000.00