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
618		3c Vermont Statehood (903). Unlisted, 1st Dorothy Knapp hand-painted multicolor cachet ONE OF THE TOP FIVE RAREST OF ALL DOROTHY KNAPP FIRST CACHETS. HIGHLY DESIRABLE. This is only the sixth example of a 1st Knapp we have offered. Their realizations are as follows, 1) McCusker Sale #58 (10/94) for $1,760, 2) McCusker Sale #87 (9/96) for $1,860, 3) McCusker Sale #145 (11/2000) for $3,100, 4) McCusker Sale #185 (10/2003) for $3,795, and 6) McCusker Sale #203 (2/2005) for $4,715 (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	4,500.00
619		3c Kentucky Statehood (904). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, rare, this is only the third we have ever offered and one of three different known cachets, our last sale of one brought over $1,000 in McCusker Sale #145 (11/2000). (Image)	E. 1,200-1,500	1,800.00
620		3c Win the War (905). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, pencil address to Knapp, an extremely rare cover, the first we have offered with this design and one of only five in total we have ever offered (Image)	E. 1,200-1,500	1,350.00
621		5c Chinese Commemorative (906). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, an extremely rare cover, only the second we have ever offered (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,050.00
622		2c United Nations (907). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, an extremely rare cover, the first we have offered with this cachet design and one of only five we have offered for any cachet design (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,700.00
623		1c Four Freedoms (908). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, magnificent color, an extremely rare issue and the first of this cachet design we have offered, a similar design recently sold in McCusker Sale #143 in September 2000 for $1,330 (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,150.00
624		5c Overrun Nations (909-921). Mellone #36, complete set of thirteen Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachets depicting some of Dorothy's finest work, quite rare and almost never seen as a set, this is only the fourth set we have seen or offered in over 25 years (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	6,000.00

1929 and Later First Day Covers continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

618

3c Vermont Statehood (903). Unlisted, 1st Dorothy Knapp hand-painted multicolor cachet

ONE OF THE TOP FIVE RAREST OF ALL DOROTHY KNAPP FIRST CACHETS. HIGHLY DESIRABLE.

This is only the sixth example of a 1st Knapp we have offered. Their realizations are as follows, 1) McCusker Sale #58 (10/94) for $1,760, 2) McCusker Sale #87 (9/96) for $1,860, 3) McCusker Sale #145 (11/2000) for $3,100, 4) McCusker Sale #185 (10/2003) for $3,795, and 6) McCusker Sale #203 (2/2005) for $4,715 (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

4,500.00

619

3c Kentucky Statehood (904). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, rare, this is only the third we have ever offered and one of three different known cachets, our last sale of one brought over $1,000 in McCusker Sale #145 (11/2000). (Image)

E. 1,200-1,500

1,800.00

620

3c Win the War (905). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, pencil address to Knapp, an extremely rare cover, the first we have offered with this design and one of only five in total we have ever offered (Image)

E. 1,200-1,500

1,350.00

621

5c Chinese Commemorative (906). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, an extremely rare cover, only the second we have ever offered (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,050.00

622

2c United Nations (907). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, an extremely rare cover, the first we have offered with this cachet design and one of only five we have offered for any cachet design (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,700.00

623

1c Four Freedoms (908). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet, magnificent color, an extremely rare issue and the first of this cachet design we have offered, a similar design recently sold in McCusker Sale #143 in September 2000 for $1,330 (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,150.00

624

5c Overrun Nations (909-921). Mellone #36, complete set of thirteen Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachets depicting some of Dorothy's finest work, quite rare and almost never seen as a set, this is only the fourth set we have seen or offered in over 25 years (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

6,000.00