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...

**1929 and Later First Day Covers continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
534		2c Yorktown (703). Planty #7, Ralph Dyer cachet printed in Red and Blue, Wethersfield CT machine cancel, with printed address to Dyer, perhaps the scarcest of all Dyer printed cachets, only the second example we have offered (last realized $500) (Image)	E. 400-600	650.00
535		2c Yorktown (703). Unlisted Halvorsen hand-painted "of the period" multicolored cachet on a magnificent cover, block of four tied by unofficial "U.S.S. Frigate Constitution Yorktown, VA" duplex cancel, never before seen and probably unique, a rare opportunity to acquire a truly outstanding early classic hand-drawn cachet of one of the most popular of all the 2c Red issues (Image)	E. 900-1,200	600.00
536		2c Yorktown (703). Unlisted photo cachet of "Liberty Bell" with rare predate Dearborn MI Oct. 18, 1931 duplex cancel, addressed to Ralph A. Casner, the first example we have seen of this Beazell cachet for this issue and even more exciting with the rare predate one day early (Image)	E. 600-750	625.00
537		2c Yorktown (703). Unlisted photo cachet of "Signing The Declaration Of Independence" with rare predated Dearborn MI Oct. 18, 1931 duplex cancel, addressed to Ralph A. Casner, rare, the first time we have seen this Beazell cachet for this issue, especially scarce with the exciting and rare predate one day early (Image)	E. 600-750	625.00
538		2c Yorktown (703). Planty #34M, Crosby/Beazell photo cachet tied by First Day unofficial U.S.S. Arkansas at Yorktown duplex cancel, addressed to Crosby and backstamped at San Pedro CA 10/26/31, quite scarce (Image)	E. 300-450	260.00
539		2c Yorktown (703). Partial set of six Beazell (one Crosby) cachets, including Planty nos. 34K Yorktown, 34J Yorktown, 34F Yorktown, 34C Yorktown, 34B Yorktown and 34M Crosby with unofficial U.S.S. Arkansas VA. cancel (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,800.00
540		2c Yorktown (703). Part set of eleven Beazells, incl. Planty #34B-#34L, Yorktown cancels except 34e which is Weathersfield, all typed addresses and very clean, scarce group (Image)	E. 4,500-6,000	3,500.00

1929 and Later First Day Covers continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

534

2c Yorktown (703). Planty #7, Ralph Dyer cachet printed in Red and Blue, Wethersfield CT machine cancel, with printed address to Dyer, perhaps the scarcest of all Dyer printed cachets, only the second example we have offered (last realized $500) (Image)

E. 400-600

650.00

535

2c Yorktown (703). Unlisted Halvorsen hand-painted "of the period" multicolored cachet on a magnificent cover, block of four tied by unofficial "U.S.S. Frigate Constitution Yorktown, VA" duplex cancel, never before seen and probably unique, a rare opportunity to acquire a truly outstanding early classic hand-drawn cachet of one of the most popular of all the 2c Red issues (Image)

E. 900-1,200

600.00

536

2c Yorktown (703). Unlisted photo cachet of "Liberty Bell" with rare predate Dearborn MI Oct. 18, 1931 duplex cancel, addressed to Ralph A. Casner, the first example we have seen of this Beazell cachet for this issue and even more exciting with the rare predate one day early (Image)

E. 600-750

625.00

537

2c Yorktown (703). Unlisted photo cachet of "Signing The Declaration Of Independence" with rare predated Dearborn MI Oct. 18, 1931 duplex cancel, addressed to Ralph A. Casner, rare, the first time we have seen this Beazell cachet for this issue, especially scarce with the exciting and rare predate one day early (Image)

E. 600-750

625.00

538

2c Yorktown (703). Planty #34M, Crosby/Beazell photo cachet tied by First Day unofficial U.S.S. Arkansas at Yorktown duplex cancel, addressed to Crosby and backstamped at San Pedro CA 10/26/31, quite scarce (Image)

E. 300-450

260.00

539

2c Yorktown (703). Partial set of six Beazell (one Crosby) cachets, including Planty nos. 34K Yorktown, 34J Yorktown, 34F Yorktown, 34C Yorktown, 34B Yorktown and 34M Crosby with unofficial U.S.S. Arkansas VA. cancel (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,800.00

540

2c Yorktown (703). Part set of eleven Beazells, incl. Planty #34B-#34L, Yorktown cancels except 34e which is Weathersfield, all typed addresses and very clean, scarce group (Image)

E. 4,500-6,000

3,500.00