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...

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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
697		Airmail First Day Cover Collection. Nos. C23 to C100, approximately 825 covers mounted in 8 albums, we offer the later year airmail FDC portion of Dr. Martin's collection virtually untouched and in the original binders, C23 begins the group with 100 FDC including Crosby x 7, Ludwig x 2, Roessler x 2, Imperial x 2, Beardsley x 2, Evans, top strip of 12 from sheet on uncacheted cover as well as many plate blocks of four throughout the holding, C24 includes some 31 covers including cachets by Amon Carter (multiple of 8), Anderson, Mayne, Sage, Imperial, Crosby x 2, P-25A (rare), Staehle, plate block of 6 N. C, C25-31 perhaps the most extensive of the collection, including 244 covers loaded with complete sets, in fact there are over 15 C31's (two with plate blocks) cachet makers (besides several unknowns) include Mayne, Staehle, Crosby, Sage, Reid, Sadworth, we also note 35 C25A Booklet Panes in the above total, the remaining covers C32-C100 are highlighted by C32 Staehle, C33 Henriques hand-painted, C33 Weigand hand-painted, C34 Stawuszewski hand-painted, C37 Fieldstone hand-painted, C39a single Fluegel, C42-44 (3) Henriques hand-painted, C45 Henriques hand-painted, C45 with rare Capt. Eddie Rickenbacher autograph, C46 includes 24 mostly different cachets with 7 plate blocks, C99 x 2 & C100 with rare hand-painted Vaugh Hord cachets (very early period), a very clean collection including many premium cachets and very few B & W (Artcraft, Artmaster type) included. Individual retail value would exceed three times our estimate (Image)	E. 2,500-4,000	2,100.00
698		Airmail and Other Back-of-Book First Day Cover Collection. Over 550 covers mounted in 6 albums from C2. Airmail FDCs range from C2 (first flight) through C14, then progress through Special Delivery covers and postal stationery. This is actually part remainder collection (C2-C12) and part unpicked (the remaining 80% of the collection). Although one could hardly call the C2-C14 section a remainder collection under most circumstances, in this case it is remarkably exactly that, but far better than most we've seen. Book number 1 includes issues as follows, C2 & C3 first First Flights (7/15/18 & 5/15/18 w/certs respectively), First Days continue with C4-C6 on three covers, C7 x 14 with Gorham, C8 x 6, C9 6 with Gorham, C10 x 32 with Griffin, Mauck x 2, Gorham x 2, Bahr unofficial, C10A single and full booklet, C11 x 8 with Mauck, postage due x 2, single usage, C12 x 14 with Gorham, Emeigh, Roessler x 4, Chicago unofficial, C13 First Day on card, C14 First Day on standard-size cover. Books 2 through 5 cover the gamete starting with E12, E13 x 6, E14 x 5, E15 x 4 (one by Southgate), E16 x 3, QE1-4 issues x 24 (with QE1-3 on one cover), CE1-2 with over 100 covers represented with several better cachets and on throughout the stationery envelopes and cards (many better and with early cacheted too) and we even note a bit of Canal Zone. A fantastic lot that will reveal many better covers and a fine opportunity for the bourse dealer or eBay seller looking for mostly better back-of-book FDCs. (Image)	E. 6,000-9,000	5,250.00
699		16c Great Seal, Air Post Special Delivery. Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted add-on cachet, first we have seen in 25 years and quite rare (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	3,250.00
700		16c Great Seal, Air Post Special Delivery (CE2). Planty #39D, Beazell photographic cachet "Speed Plane Carying Mail" on cover to Beazell, this is the actual cover illustrated in Planty and the only example we have handled for this Planty number -- it is, in fact, only the second example of any Beazell for this issue we have handled on over 25 years and is possibly unique (Image)	E. 600-750	950.00
701		16c Great Seal, Air Post Special Delivery (CE2). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted add-on cachet, the first we have seen in 25 years and quite rare (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	3,250.00

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Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

697

Airmail First Day Cover Collection. Nos. C23 to C100, approximately 825 covers mounted in 8 albums, we offer the later year airmail FDC portion of Dr. Martin's collection virtually untouched and in the original binders, C23 begins the group with 100 FDC including Crosby x 7, Ludwig x 2, Roessler x 2, Imperial x 2, Beardsley x 2, Evans, top strip of 12 from sheet on uncacheted cover as well as many plate blocks of four throughout the holding, C24 includes some 31 covers including cachets by Amon Carter (multiple of 8), Anderson, Mayne, Sage, Imperial, Crosby x 2, P-25A (rare), Staehle, plate block of 6 N. C, C25-31 perhaps the most extensive of the collection, including 244 covers loaded with complete sets, in fact there are over 15 C31's (two with plate blocks) cachet makers (besides several unknowns) include Mayne, Staehle, Crosby, Sage, Reid, Sadworth, we also note 35 C25A Booklet Panes in the above total, the remaining covers C32-C100 are highlighted by C32 Staehle, C33 Henriques hand-painted, C33 Weigand hand-painted, C34 Stawuszewski hand-painted, C37 Fieldstone hand-painted, C39a single Fluegel, C42-44 (3) Henriques hand-painted, C45 Henriques hand-painted, C45 with rare Capt. Eddie Rickenbacher autograph, C46 includes 24 mostly different cachets with 7 plate blocks, C99 x 2 & C100 with rare hand-painted Vaugh Hord cachets (very early period), a very clean collection including many premium cachets and very few B & W (Artcraft, Artmaster type) included. Individual retail value would exceed three times our estimate (Image)

E. 2,500-4,000

2,100.00

698

Airmail and Other Back-of-Book First Day Cover Collection. Over 550 covers mounted in 6 albums from C2. Airmail FDCs range from C2 (first flight) through C14, then progress through Special Delivery covers and postal stationery. This is actually part remainder collection (C2-C12) and part unpicked (the remaining 80% of the collection). Although one could hardly call the C2-C14 section a remainder collection under most circumstances, in this case it is remarkably exactly that, but far better than most we've seen. Book number 1 includes issues as follows, C2 & C3 first First Flights (7/15/18 & 5/15/18 w/certs respectively), First Days continue with C4-C6 on three covers, C7 x 14 with Gorham, C8 x 6, C9 6 with Gorham, C10 x 32 with Griffin, Mauck x 2, Gorham x 2, Bahr unofficial, C10A single and full booklet, C11 x 8 with Mauck, postage due x 2, single usage, C12 x 14 with Gorham, Emeigh, Roessler x 4, Chicago unofficial, C13 First Day on card, C14 First Day on standard-size cover. Books 2 through 5 cover the gamete starting with E12, E13 x 6, E14 x 5, E15 x 4 (one by Southgate), E16 x 3, QE1-4 issues x 24 (with QE1-3 on one cover), CE1-2 with over 100 covers represented with several better cachets and on throughout the stationery envelopes and cards (many better and with early cacheted too) and we even note a bit of Canal Zone. A fantastic lot that will reveal many better covers and a fine opportunity for the bourse dealer or eBay seller looking for mostly better back-of-book FDCs. (Image)

E. 6,000-9,000

5,250.00

699

16c Great Seal, Air Post Special Delivery. Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted add-on cachet, first we have seen in 25 years and quite rare (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

3,250.00

700

16c Great Seal, Air Post Special Delivery (CE2). Planty #39D, Beazell photographic cachet "Speed Plane Carying Mail" on cover to Beazell, this is the actual cover illustrated in Planty and the only example we have handled for this Planty number -- it is, in fact, only the second example of any Beazell for this issue we have handled on over 25 years and is possibly unique (Image)

E. 600-750

950.00

701

16c Great Seal, Air Post Special Delivery (CE2). Unlisted Dorothy Knapp hand-painted add-on cachet, the first we have seen in 25 years and quite rare (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

3,250.00