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
548		-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Complete set of twelve, also cut square Nos. U523-U525 and U527-U528, all seventeen were issues on the same day, very few covers exist with this multiple franking, certainly less than 20 are known of these, this is perhaps the most interesting as it is on the reverse of an 8 x 10 in. photograph depicting the original twelve images from which the engraved designs of the set of Nos. 704-715 were made, it also depicts a gentleman next to the photographs with a caption below handwritten by Sol Bloom that says "To Boyd Crawford, with very best wishes Sol Bloom and Herbert Hoover" -- "Herbert Hoover" is actually an original signature of the President, probably unique and a great match to the set of twelve individual First Day photographs offered in lot 551 (Image)	E. 1,200-1,500	700.00
549		-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Planty #75, official cachet by "Congress of the United States Joint Committee on Printing" with Red printed cachet and matched typed addresses to "The Public Printer", extremely clean as if it were just produced, pristine and quite rare, we have handled only one other set with this cachet and that was a single cover with all twelve issues some 15 years ago (Image)	E. 500-750	250.00
550		-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Complete set of twelve, also cut square Nos. U523-U525 and U527-U528 on one Planty #7 multicolored printed cacheted #10 business-size cover, typed addressed to "The President" and signed "Herbert Hoover", all seventeen stamps were issued on the same day, very few covers exist with this multiple franking, certainly less than 20 are known, even fewer are known with the signature of then-President Herbert Hoover, a great exhibit item and only the second example we have seen (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	900.00
551		-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Unlisted set of twelve photographs of the original paintings measuring 7 x 5 in. used to engrave the set of stamps, each photograph has the appropriate stamp recreated from the original painting tied on the reverse by First Day Washington D.C. January 1, 1932 duplex cancel, signed by the then-Superintendent of Stamps just above the rubber stamp "Superintendent, Division of Stamps, Post Office Department, Washington, D.C." , produced by the Post Office and undoubtedly given to a very select group of dignitaries, this is the first set we have seen and a great match for the Hebert Hoover-signed larger First Day photograph offered in lot 548 (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	500.00
552		-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Planty #35, complete set of twelve on four A. E. Gorham engraved cachets, all tied by unofficial U.S.S. Hamilton New Years Day duplex cancel, elegant set and seldom seen, only the second we have ever offered (Image)	E. 250-300	150.00
553		1c-10c Washington Bicentennial (705-715). On unlisted hand-made FDCs with tied paste-on cachets, fourteen covers total incl. some bearing combination of all issues except the -1/2c, 4c and 9c values, matched addressed and unique (Image)	E. 300-450	0.00
554		3c-10c Washington Bicentennial (708-715). Unlisted set of three business-size covers originally printed in the 1800's with the bust of Washington in various colors, serviced by E. R. Boelter and sent to Mrs. Louise A. Boelter, clever and unique (Image)	E. 350-500	0.00

1929 and Later First Day Covers continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

548

-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Complete set of twelve, also cut square Nos. U523-U525 and U527-U528, all seventeen were issues on the same day, very few covers exist with this multiple franking, certainly less than 20 are known of these, this is perhaps the most interesting as it is on the reverse of an 8 x 10 in. photograph depicting the original twelve images from which the engraved designs of the set of Nos. 704-715 were made, it also depicts a gentleman next to the photographs with a caption below handwritten by Sol Bloom that says "To Boyd Crawford, with very best wishes Sol Bloom and Herbert Hoover" -- "Herbert Hoover" is actually an original signature of the President, probably unique and a great match to the set of twelve individual First Day photographs offered in lot 551 (Image)

E. 1,200-1,500

700.00

549

-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Planty #75, official cachet by "Congress of the United States Joint Committee on Printing" with Red printed cachet and matched typed addresses to "The Public Printer", extremely clean as if it were just produced, pristine and quite rare, we have handled only one other set with this cachet and that was a single cover with all twelve issues some 15 years ago (Image)

E. 500-750

250.00

550

-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Complete set of twelve, also cut square Nos. U523-U525 and U527-U528 on one Planty #7 multicolored printed cacheted #10 business-size cover, typed addressed to "The President" and signed "Herbert Hoover", all seventeen stamps were issued on the same day, very few covers exist with this multiple franking, certainly less than 20 are known, even fewer are known with the signature of then-President Herbert Hoover, a great exhibit item and only the second example we have seen (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

900.00

551

-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Unlisted set of twelve photographs of the original paintings measuring 7 x 5 in. used to engrave the set of stamps, each photograph has the appropriate stamp recreated from the original painting tied on the reverse by First Day Washington D.C. January 1, 1932 duplex cancel, signed by the then-Superintendent of Stamps just above the rubber stamp "Superintendent, Division of Stamps, Post Office Department, Washington, D.C." , produced by the Post Office and undoubtedly given to a very select group of dignitaries, this is the first set we have seen and a great match for the Hebert Hoover-signed larger First Day photograph offered in lot 548 (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

500.00

552

-1/2c-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Planty #35, complete set of twelve on four A. E. Gorham engraved cachets, all tied by unofficial U.S.S. Hamilton New Years Day duplex cancel, elegant set and seldom seen, only the second we have ever offered (Image)

E. 250-300

150.00

553

1c-10c Washington Bicentennial (705-715). On unlisted hand-made FDCs with tied paste-on cachets, fourteen covers total incl. some bearing combination of all issues except the -1/2c, 4c and 9c values, matched addressed and unique (Image)

E. 300-450

0.00

554

3c-10c Washington Bicentennial (708-715). Unlisted set of three business-size covers originally printed in the 1800's with the bust of Washington in various colors, serviced by E. R. Boelter and sent to Mrs. Louise A. Boelter, clever and unique (Image)

E. 350-500

0.00