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...

**Kansas-Nebraska Issue - May 1 First Day Usages**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
497		1c-10c Kansas-Nebraska (658-679). Complete set of 22 tied by Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 duplex cancels on two airmail First Day Covers addressed to A. C. Roessler, Very Fine, a clean and desirable pair of Kansas-Nebraska First Days (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	5,125.00
498		1c-10c Kansas-Nebraska (658-679). Complete set of 22 tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 machine cancels on covers serviced by Egolf, Planty #3 Forbes purple rubber stamped cachets, 1c thru 4c values on plain envelopes, 5c thru 10c values on airmail envelopes, a beautifully clean and matched set, seldom seen in this quality (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,400.00
499		1c-10c Kansas-Nebraska (658-679). Complete set of 22 tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 machine cancels on separate covers serviced by C. E. Nickles with matched typed addresses, fresh and clean, an absolutely pristine set (Image)	E. 2,000-2,500	1,700.00
500		1c-10c Kansas-Nebraska (658-679). Complete set of 22 in blocks of four, each tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 5PM duplex cancel on separate covers serviced by C. E. Nickles with matching addresses to Dr. H. S. Paine EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE FINEST MATCHED SET OF FIRST DAY COVERS WITH KANSAS-NEBRASKA OVERPRINTS IN BLOCKS OF FOUR WE HAVE EVER SEEN. The condition of this set is absolutely and unusually pristine. Worth far more than the average "commercial" set of singles. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	5,250.00
501		1c-10c Kansas (658-668). Ten values (lacking only the 1-1/2c), each tied by unofficial First Day Olathe Kans. May 1, 1929 machine cancel on covers with matching typed addresses to Mr. F. F. Campana, neatly opened at bottom, the first we have seen from this city and possibly unique (Image)	E. 3,500-5,000	2,100.00
502		1c-10c Kansas (658-668). Complete set of eleven values on two matching covers to Miss Martha C. Duck, stamps tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 machine and duplex cancels, seldom seen combination and quite clean (Image)	E. 500-750	300.00
503		1c-10c Kansas (658-668). Planty #12, complete set of eleven covers with "of the period" addressograph cachets in black, each value tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 machine cancel, matching addresses, rare and seldom seen (Image)	E. 2,000-2,500	1,000.00

Kansas-Nebraska Issue - May 1 First Day Usages

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

497

1c-10c Kansas-Nebraska (658-679). Complete set of 22 tied by Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 duplex cancels on two airmail First Day Covers addressed to A. C. Roessler, Very Fine, a clean and desirable pair of Kansas-Nebraska First Days (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

5,125.00

498

1c-10c Kansas-Nebraska (658-679). Complete set of 22 tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 machine cancels on covers serviced by Egolf, Planty #3 Forbes purple rubber stamped cachets, 1c thru 4c values on plain envelopes, 5c thru 10c values on airmail envelopes, a beautifully clean and matched set, seldom seen in this quality (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,400.00

499

1c-10c Kansas-Nebraska (658-679). Complete set of 22 tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 machine cancels on separate covers serviced by C. E. Nickles with matched typed addresses, fresh and clean, an absolutely pristine set (Image)

E. 2,000-2,500

1,700.00

500

1c-10c Kansas-Nebraska (658-679). Complete set of 22 in blocks of four, each tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 5PM duplex cancel on separate covers serviced by C. E. Nickles with matching addresses to Dr. H. S. Paine

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE FINEST MATCHED SET OF FIRST DAY COVERS WITH KANSAS-NEBRASKA OVERPRINTS IN BLOCKS OF FOUR WE HAVE EVER SEEN.

The condition of this set is absolutely and unusually pristine. Worth far more than the average "commercial" set of singles. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

5,250.00

501

1c-10c Kansas (658-668). Ten values (lacking only the 1-1/2c), each tied by unofficial First Day Olathe Kans. May 1, 1929 machine cancel on covers with matching typed addresses to Mr. F. F. Campana, neatly opened at bottom, the first we have seen from this city and possibly unique (Image)

E. 3,500-5,000

2,100.00

502

1c-10c Kansas (658-668). Complete set of eleven values on two matching covers to Miss Martha C. Duck, stamps tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 machine and duplex cancels, seldom seen combination and quite clean (Image)

E. 500-750

300.00

503

1c-10c Kansas (658-668). Planty #12, complete set of eleven covers with "of the period" addressograph cachets in black, each value tied by First Day Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 machine cancel, matching addresses, rare and seldom seen (Image)

E. 2,000-2,500

1,000.00