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...

**Pan-American Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
318		1c Pan-American (294). Choice centering, tied by New York N.Y. May 1, 1901 7:30 PM First Day duplex cancel on souvenir card to Austria with "Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. - Temple of Music" multicolored design, 2c UPU card rate underpaid by 1c, Austrian 10kr Postage Due tied at Vienna, sent via S. S. Columbia, few small thins at lower right of card A VERY FINE AND REMARKABLE FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE ON A SOUVENIR MAILING CARD WITH MULTICOLORED EXPOSITION-THEME DESIGN, USED TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY'S POSTAGE DUE STAMP. THIS IS THE FINER OF THE TWO RECORDED ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN FIRST DAYS TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS. Only fourteen First Days are documented for this issue, of which eight are on cover and six are on card. Of these, only two are to foreign destinations (the other to France). A must-have item for the Pan-American specialist and certainly one of the most important Pan-American FDC's in the Martin collection. Current Brookman catalogue value $7,500.00 for a regular card or cover (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	9,500.00
319		1c Pan-American (294). Pair, beautifully centered with rich color, tied by Buffalo N.Y. May 1, 1901 11:30 PM Pan-American Exposition First Day machine cancel on "The Ivanhoe" corner card cover with typed address to Edward Miller & Co. in Meriden Conn., May 2 receiving backstamp, Pan-American Exposition label affixed below corner card EXTREMELY FINE. AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE AND VERY RARE COVER. ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVERS FRANKED WITH A PAIR. THIS IS THE FINER OF THE TWO. Only fourteen First Days are documented for this issue, of which six are on card and eight are on cover. With 1974 AFDCS certificate. Brookman catalogue value $7,500.00 for a single franking. (Image)	E. 6,000-8,000	5,750.00
320		2c Pan-American (295). Vignette shifted upward, tied by Buffalo N.Y. May 1, 1901 Pan-American Exposition First Day machine cancel on magnificent multicolored Exposition cover addressed to Prof. M. Loewy in Hoboken N. J., three different exposition labels applied to cover (one tied), neat "Hoboken N. J. May 2, 1901 Rec'd" backstamp, minor toning and edge flaws A VERY FINE AND SPECTACULAR FIRST DAY COVER OF THE 2-CENT PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE, CANCELLED AT THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION IN BUFFALO AND BEAUTIFULLY ADORNED WITH EXPOSITION LABELS. Of the 61recorded First Day covers for this issue, only thirteen are on Exposition stationery. Of these, only four have tied Exposition labels. This is certainly one of the finest recorded examples of this issue. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	6,000.00
321		2c Pan-American (295). Superb centering with wide right sheet margin, tied by Seattle Wash. May 1, 1901 8 AM First Day machine cancel on National Association of Letter Carriers advertising cover addressed to Mr. Wm. L. Lindsley, Sec. Carrier No. 18 in Seattle Wash., handwritten note (in same hand) on front of the cover reads "The first letter cancelled in the Seattle office with Pan American Stamp.", with original contents on beautifully engraved stationery with four different notes by members of the Lindsley family noting the new stamps and the first day of the Exposition Opening, etc. AN EXTREMELY FINE AND FANTASTIC FIRST DAY COVER OF THE 2-CENT PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE, MAILED BY A LETTER CARRIER IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT ITEM. The hand-written note is unique to this Pan-American First Day Cover and adds a rarely-encountered degree of postal significance. (Image)	E. 4,000-6,000	4,250.00
322		2c Pan-American (295). Well-centered, tied by Chicago Ill. May 1, 1901 First Day machine cancel on Wilson & Co. illustrated advertising cover to DeWitt Ia., clear May 2, 1901 receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate, Brookman catalogue value $3,500.00 (Image)	E. 2,500-3,500	2,700.00
323		2c Pan-American (295). Rich color, tied by Buffalo N.Y. May 1, 1901 3PM Pan-American Exposition First Day machine cancel on "The Royal-Columbia Press" corner card cover to New York City, May 2 receiving backstamp, neatly opened at top, minor scuff at left, still Very Fine, attractive and scarce First Day, Brookman catalogue value $3,500.00 (Image)	E. 2,500-3,500	1,900.00
324		2c Pan-American (295). Deep shade, tied by Milwaukee Wis. May 1, 1901 7:30 PM First Day machine cancel on Patton Paint Co. corner card cover with typed address to Towanda Pa., partial "Rec'd May 3" backstamp, neatly opened at left, Extremely Fine, Brookman catalogue value $3,500.00 (Image)	E. 2,500-3,500	1,600.00

Pan-American Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

318

1c Pan-American (294). Choice centering, tied by New York N.Y. May 1, 1901 7:30 PM First Day duplex cancel on souvenir card to Austria with "Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. - Temple of Music" multicolored design, 2c UPU card rate underpaid by 1c, Austrian 10kr Postage Due tied at Vienna, sent via S. S. Columbia, few small thins at lower right of card

A VERY FINE AND REMARKABLE FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE ON A SOUVENIR MAILING CARD WITH MULTICOLORED EXPOSITION-THEME DESIGN, USED TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY'S POSTAGE DUE STAMP. THIS IS THE FINER OF THE TWO RECORDED ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN FIRST DAYS TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS.

Only fourteen First Days are documented for this issue, of which eight are on cover and six are on card. Of these, only two are to foreign destinations (the other to France). A must-have item for the Pan-American specialist and certainly one of the most important Pan-American FDC's in the Martin collection.

Current Brookman catalogue value $7,500.00 for a regular card or cover (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

9,500.00

319

1c Pan-American (294). Pair, beautifully centered with rich color, tied by Buffalo N.Y. May 1, 1901 11:30 PM Pan-American Exposition First Day machine cancel on "The Ivanhoe" corner card cover with typed address to Edward Miller & Co. in Meriden Conn., May 2 receiving backstamp, Pan-American Exposition label affixed below corner card

EXTREMELY FINE. AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE AND VERY RARE COVER. ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVERS FRANKED WITH A PAIR. THIS IS THE FINER OF THE TWO.

Only fourteen First Days are documented for this issue, of which six are on card and eight are on cover.

With 1974 AFDCS certificate. Brookman catalogue value $7,500.00 for a single franking. (Image)

E. 6,000-8,000

5,750.00

320

2c Pan-American (295). Vignette shifted upward, tied by Buffalo N.Y. May 1, 1901 Pan-American Exposition First Day machine cancel on magnificent multicolored Exposition cover addressed to Prof. M. Loewy in Hoboken N. J., three different exposition labels applied to cover (one tied), neat "Hoboken N. J. May 2, 1901 Rec'd" backstamp, minor toning and edge flaws

A VERY FINE AND SPECTACULAR FIRST DAY COVER OF THE 2-CENT PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE, CANCELLED AT THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION IN BUFFALO AND BEAUTIFULLY ADORNED WITH EXPOSITION LABELS.

Of the 61recorded First Day covers for this issue, only thirteen are on Exposition stationery. Of these, only four have tied Exposition labels. This is certainly one of the finest recorded examples of this issue.

With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

6,000.00

321

2c Pan-American (295). Superb centering with wide right sheet margin, tied by Seattle Wash. May 1, 1901 8 AM First Day machine cancel on National Association of Letter Carriers advertising cover addressed to Mr. Wm. L. Lindsley, Sec. Carrier No. 18 in Seattle Wash., handwritten note (in same hand) on front of the cover reads "The first letter cancelled in the Seattle office with Pan American Stamp.", with original contents on beautifully engraved stationery with four different notes by members of the Lindsley family noting the new stamps and the first day of the Exposition Opening, etc.

AN EXTREMELY FINE AND FANTASTIC FIRST DAY COVER OF THE 2-CENT PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE, MAILED BY A LETTER CARRIER IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT ITEM.

The hand-written note is unique to this Pan-American First Day Cover and adds a rarely-encountered degree of postal significance. (Image)

E. 4,000-6,000

4,250.00

322

2c Pan-American (295). Well-centered, tied by Chicago Ill. May 1, 1901 First Day machine cancel on Wilson & Co. illustrated advertising cover to DeWitt Ia., clear May 2, 1901 receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate, Brookman catalogue value $3,500.00 (Image)

E. 2,500-3,500

2,700.00

323

2c Pan-American (295). Rich color, tied by Buffalo N.Y. May 1, 1901 3PM Pan-American Exposition First Day machine cancel on "The Royal-Columbia Press" corner card cover to New York City, May 2 receiving backstamp, neatly opened at top, minor scuff at left, still Very Fine, attractive and scarce First Day, Brookman catalogue value $3,500.00 (Image)

E. 2,500-3,500

1,900.00

324

2c Pan-American (295). Deep shade, tied by Milwaukee Wis. May 1, 1901 7:30 PM First Day machine cancel on Patton Paint Co. corner card cover with typed address to Towanda Pa., partial "Rec'd May 3" backstamp, neatly opened at left, Extremely Fine, Brookman catalogue value $3,500.00 (Image)

E. 2,500-3,500

1,600.00