Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**1922-26 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
382		12c Cleveland (564). Top plate no. block of six tied by First Day Caldwell NJ Mar. 20, 1923 duplex cancel on legal-size corner card cover to New York City, handstamped "First Day Cover", minor perf faults, otherwise Very Fine, this is the first FDC with a plate block we have handled and is quite rare (Image)	E. 500-750	350.00
383		14c American Indian (565). Tied by First Day "Muskogee Okla. May 1 11:30 AM 1923" machine cancel on cover with typed address to and serviced by Edward C. Worden, Very Fine and scarce, a must for the Worden collector or Flat Plate specialist, a similar cover realized $1,320 in McCusker Sale #87 (8/96) and $1,540 in our Sale #92 (1/97), $1,550 in Sale #110 (4/98) and over $2,300 in Sale #160 (12/2001), Brookman catalogue value is $2,000.00 for any cover, but this cover serviced by Worden is extremely scarce (Image)	E. 2,000-2,500	2,100.00
384		8c Grant, 14c Indian (560 565). Tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1923 2:30 PM machine cancel on registered combination cover addressed to and serviced by George Frost, with his distinctive wax seal on back (shows thru), an extremely scarce combination First Day cover, both stamps were issued on the same day, this is only the third we have offered in over 20 years, the previous two brought over $2,000 each in 1997 and 1998. (Image)	E. 2,000-2,500	1,600.00
385		20c Golden Gate (567). Tied by rare First Day "San Francisco Cal. May 1 10-AM 1923" machine cancel on cover with typed address to and serviced by Phillip H. Ward, additional rubber stamp "Received at San Francisco, California under cover from the post office at Phila PA", stamp has tiny tear, otherwise Very Fine, a pristine example of this scarce city, Brookman catalogue value $3,750.00 (Image)	E. 2,500-3,500	1,600.00
386		20c Golden Gate (567). Used with 2c 1922, both tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1923 12:30 PM machine cancel on registered cover serviced by Frost, with his distinctive wax seal on back (shows thru), tiny tear at right, Very Fine, scarce, this is the first we have offered serviced by Frost, Brookman catalogue value $550.00 (Image)	E. 450-600	230.00
387		25c Niagara Falls (568). Tied by rare First Day "Washington D.C. Nov. 11 10 AM 1922" duplex cancel on registered cover addressed to Mary Roe in Detroit Mich., additional oval cancel, P.O. Department Stamp Agency corner card handstamped in blue, neatly opened at top, Very Fine, rare, this is the first time we have seen this type of Washington D.C. hand cancel (Image)	E. 600-900	550.00
388		30c Buffalo (569). Tied by First Day Washington D.C. Mar. 20, 1923 12M machine cancel on cover with typed addressed to and serviced by Edward C. Worden, Very Fine and clean, Brookman catalogue value $800.00 (Image)	E. 500-800	575.00

1922-26 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

382

12c Cleveland (564). Top plate no. block of six tied by First Day Caldwell NJ Mar. 20, 1923 duplex cancel on legal-size corner card cover to New York City, handstamped "First Day Cover", minor perf faults, otherwise Very Fine, this is the first FDC with a plate block we have handled and is quite rare (Image)

E. 500-750

350.00

383

14c American Indian (565). Tied by First Day "Muskogee Okla. May 1 11:30 AM 1923" machine cancel on cover with typed address to and serviced by Edward C. Worden, Very Fine and scarce, a must for the Worden collector or Flat Plate specialist, a similar cover realized $1,320 in McCusker Sale #87 (8/96) and $1,540 in our Sale #92 (1/97), $1,550 in Sale #110 (4/98) and over $2,300 in Sale #160 (12/2001), Brookman catalogue value is $2,000.00 for any cover, but this cover serviced by Worden is extremely scarce (Image)

E. 2,000-2,500

2,100.00

384

8c Grant, 14c Indian (560 565). Tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1923 2:30 PM machine cancel on registered combination cover addressed to and serviced by George Frost, with his distinctive wax seal on back (shows thru), an extremely scarce combination First Day cover, both stamps were issued on the same day, this is only the third we have offered in over 20 years, the previous two brought over $2,000 each in 1997 and 1998. (Image)

E. 2,000-2,500

1,600.00

385

20c Golden Gate (567). Tied by rare First Day "San Francisco Cal. May 1 10-AM 1923" machine cancel on cover with typed address to and serviced by Phillip H. Ward, additional rubber stamp "Received at San Francisco, California under cover from the post office at Phila PA", stamp has tiny tear, otherwise Very Fine, a pristine example of this scarce city, Brookman catalogue value $3,750.00 (Image)

E. 2,500-3,500

1,600.00

386

20c Golden Gate (567). Used with 2c 1922, both tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1923 12:30 PM machine cancel on registered cover serviced by Frost, with his distinctive wax seal on back (shows thru), tiny tear at right, Very Fine, scarce, this is the first we have offered serviced by Frost, Brookman catalogue value $550.00 (Image)

E. 450-600

230.00

387

25c Niagara Falls (568). Tied by rare First Day "Washington D.C. Nov. 11 10 AM 1922" duplex cancel on registered cover addressed to Mary Roe in Detroit Mich., additional oval cancel, P.O. Department Stamp Agency corner card handstamped in blue, neatly opened at top, Very Fine, rare, this is the first time we have seen this type of Washington D.C. hand cancel (Image)

E. 600-900

550.00

388

30c Buffalo (569). Tied by First Day Washington D.C. Mar. 20, 1923 12M machine cancel on cover with typed addressed to and serviced by Edward C. Worden, Very Fine and clean, Brookman catalogue value $800.00 (Image)

E. 500-800

575.00