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...

**1923 Harding Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
408		2c Harding (610). Planty #1, 1st George Linn cachet in Black measuring 7. 9 cm x 5. 5 cm with a 4 cm border, this is the smallest of all the 1st Linn cachets, Extremely Fine, the finest example we have seen, comparable previous realization in our records exceeded $2,000, this is the key to any classic FDC holding and the scarcest of all known sizes (Image)	E. 1,200-2,000	1,100.00
409		2c Harding (610). Planty #1, 1st George Linn cachet on envelope measuring 11. 8cm x 6. 8cm with a 1 cm border, one of the most recognized cachets and most sought after in our hobby, Very Fine, Brookman catalogue value $875.00 (Image)	E. 600-875	500.00
410		2c Harding (610). Plate no. block of six, tied by Marion OH ovals on cover addressed to and serviced by George Linn with Langley Printing Co. corner card, Very Fine, our two recorded sales for a similar cover were $460 in McCusker Sale #92 in 1992 and $550 in Sale #132 in 1999 (Image)	E. 450-600	0.00
411		2c Harding (610). Planty #15G "THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, WASHINGTON" 4 x 9 in. mourning cover addressed to Philip H. Ward, with plate no. block of six tied by First Day Marion O. Sep. 1, 1923 9AM machine cancel and duplex cancel, Very Fine, this is the first example we have seen with this corner card (Image)	E. 600-750	525.00
412		2c Harding (610). Group of nine different covers with unofficial First Day cancels, including two different Windhurst covers with envelopes from Toledo and Caledonia OH, also seven George Linn-serviced covers mostly addressed to him in his hand from the following Ohio towns: Delaware, Worthington, Dublin, Waldo, Columbus (with printed Linn corner card), Linworth and Columbus, some neatly opened on one side and all quite clean, Very Fine, a rare opportunity to acquire all of these Harding Memorial FDC's as one group (Image)	E. 1,500-2,500	1,100.00
413		2c Harding, Imperforate (611). Planty #5 Dorothy Knapp hand-painted add-on cachet, this is the actual cover illustrated in the Planty catalogue and is quite possibly unique (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,200.00

1923 Harding Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

408

2c Harding (610). Planty #1, 1st George Linn cachet in Black measuring 7. 9 cm x 5. 5 cm with a 4 cm border, this is the smallest of all the 1st Linn cachets, Extremely Fine, the finest example we have seen, comparable previous realization in our records exceeded $2,000, this is the key to any classic FDC holding and the scarcest of all known sizes (Image)

E. 1,200-2,000

1,100.00

409

2c Harding (610). Planty #1, 1st George Linn cachet on envelope measuring 11. 8cm x 6. 8cm with a 1 cm border, one of the most recognized cachets and most sought after in our hobby, Very Fine, Brookman catalogue value $875.00 (Image)

E. 600-875

500.00

410

2c Harding (610). Plate no. block of six, tied by Marion OH ovals on cover addressed to and serviced by George Linn with Langley Printing Co. corner card, Very Fine, our two recorded sales for a similar cover were $460 in McCusker Sale #92 in 1992 and $550 in Sale #132 in 1999 (Image)

E. 450-600

0.00

411

2c Harding (610). Planty #15G "THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, WASHINGTON" 4 x 9 in. mourning cover addressed to Philip H. Ward, with plate no. block of six tied by First Day Marion O. Sep. 1, 1923 9AM machine cancel and duplex cancel, Very Fine, this is the first example we have seen with this corner card (Image)

E. 600-750

525.00

412

2c Harding (610). Group of nine different covers with unofficial First Day cancels, including two different Windhurst covers with envelopes from Toledo and Caledonia OH, also seven George Linn-serviced covers mostly addressed to him in his hand from the following Ohio towns: Delaware, Worthington, Dublin, Waldo, Columbus (with printed Linn corner card), Linworth and Columbus, some neatly opened on one side and all quite clean, Very Fine, a rare opportunity to acquire all of these Harding Memorial FDC's as one group (Image)

E. 1,500-2,500

1,100.00

413

2c Harding, Imperforate (611). Planty #5 Dorothy Knapp hand-painted add-on cachet, this is the actual cover illustrated in the Planty catalogue and is quite possibly unique (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,200.00