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
625		5c Overrun Nations (909-920). Mellone #59, Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet on oversized 9 x 12 in. cover, unaddressed and elegant (Image)	E. 500-750	625.00
626		3c Florida Statehood (927). Fantastic set of eight different cachets produced for Dorothy Knapp's WWII Hand-Painted series, represented by her item #'s 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 20, matched types addressed, the first we have seen and quite possibly unique, a must for the WII Patriotic specialist (Image)	E. 3,500-4,500	4,250.00
627		5c United Nations Conference (928). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachets, a fantastic set of four different cachets produced for Dorothy Knapp's WWII Hand-Painted series, represented by her item #'s 2 through 5 and all with plate blocks, unaddressed, the first we have seen and quite possibly unique, a must for the United Nations specialists and a stunning set (Image)	E. 2,500-4,000	3,750.00
628		3c Armed Forces (929, 934-936, 939). Unlisted, all five stamps on one beautiful Dorothy Knapp cachet, unaddressed, beautiful and rare, our last two sales of similar covers were McCusker Sale #125 (5/99) which realized over $1,500, and Sale #173 (12/2002) which realized over $2,200, a fantastic cachet illustrating Dorothy's exceptional talent (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,500.00
629		3c Armed Forces (929, 934-936, 939, 940). Extremely rare set of six stamps unlisted in Mellone, with Dorothy Knapp hand-painted multicolored cachet on business-size envelope, extremely rare, this is one of two known complete set combination covers and is one of the most important Dorothy Knapp covers of the auction (Image)	E. 3,000-4,500	7,500.00
630		3c Armed Forces (929, 934-936, 939). Scarce set of all six WWII commemoratives on separate hand-painted Knapp FDCs, all neatly pencil addressed to Knapp, this is the first set we have ever offered, some of her best work, simply stunning and a rare opportunity to acquire the entire set in one offering (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	4,000.00
631		1c-5c Franklin D. Roosevelt (930-933). Mellone #44A-D (or very similar), complete set of four Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachets, a nice clean set (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,600.00

1929 and Later First Day Covers continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

625

5c Overrun Nations (909-920). Mellone #59, Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet on oversized 9 x 12 in. cover, unaddressed and elegant (Image)

E. 500-750

625.00

626

3c Florida Statehood (927). Fantastic set of eight different cachets produced for Dorothy Knapp's WWII Hand-Painted series, represented by her item #'s 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 20, matched types addressed, the first we have seen and quite possibly unique, a must for the WII Patriotic specialist (Image)

E. 3,500-4,500

4,250.00

627

5c United Nations Conference (928). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachets, a fantastic set of four different cachets produced for Dorothy Knapp's WWII Hand-Painted series, represented by her item #'s 2 through 5 and all with plate blocks, unaddressed, the first we have seen and quite possibly unique, a must for the United Nations specialists and a stunning set (Image)

E. 2,500-4,000

3,750.00

628

3c Armed Forces (929, 934-936, 939). Unlisted, all five stamps on one beautiful Dorothy Knapp cachet, unaddressed, beautiful and rare, our last two sales of similar covers were McCusker Sale #125 (5/99) which realized over $1,500, and Sale #173 (12/2002) which realized over $2,200, a fantastic cachet illustrating Dorothy's exceptional talent (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,500.00

629

3c Armed Forces (929, 934-936, 939, 940). Extremely rare set of six stamps unlisted in Mellone, with Dorothy Knapp hand-painted multicolored cachet on business-size envelope, extremely rare, this is one of two known complete set combination covers and is one of the most important Dorothy Knapp covers of the auction (Image)

E. 3,000-4,500

7,500.00

630

3c Armed Forces (929, 934-936, 939). Scarce set of all six WWII commemoratives on separate hand-painted Knapp FDCs, all neatly pencil addressed to Knapp, this is the first set we have ever offered, some of her best work, simply stunning and a rare opportunity to acquire the entire set in one offering (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

4,000.00

631

1c-5c Franklin D. Roosevelt (930-933). Mellone #44A-D (or very similar), complete set of four Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachets, a nice clean set (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,600.00