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...

**Event and Inauguration Covers**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
717		McKinley Assassination, 1901. 1c Pan-American (294) tied by Buffalo N.Y. Sep. 14, 1901 Pan-American Exposition machine cancel on unaddressed cover with add-on cachet in Black, very minor surface scrapes from cancellation device (all known covers have these scrapes - some more extensive than others), this is an extremely clean and bright example, McKinley was shot on Sep. 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz, he succumbed to the wound on Sept. 14, Brookman catalogue value $1,500.00 (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	800.00
718		Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration, 1905. 1c 1902 tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1905 machine cancel on multicolored postcard of "Washington Monument-Washington, D.C.", with contents "Going out now to see the parade. Crowds of people here - Wish you ...", exceptional condition with excellent related content and card, Brookman catalogue value $500.00 (Image)	E. 450-600	750.00
719		Taft Inaugural, 1909. 1c Green tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1909 machine cancel on multicolored postcard of "Washington, D.C., Birdseye View of the White House and Office Building." with great content "Am here assisting to put 'Big Bill' in the White House", a wonderful example on a perfect related card, Brookman catalogue vaue $250.00 (Image)	E. 250-400	325.00
720		Wilson Inaugural, 1913. 1c Green tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1913 machine cancel on back of souvenir postcard depicting a multicolored Eagle, Flag and Rifle with printed text "Souvenir Inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson Washington, D.C. March 4th 1913 greetings from FOURTH REGIMENT National Guard Pennsylvania", scarce, produced by the Fourth Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania in advance of the Inauguration and actually sent the day of the Inaugural, this is only the second pre-1929 Inaugural we have seen where the card was actually produced to commemorate the Inauguration (the other was for Roosevelt in 1905), the most exciting Inaugural or related item in the Martin Collection and quite rare (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,300.00
721		Wilson Inaugural, 1913. 1c Green tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1913 machine cancel on multicolored postcard of "White House, East Entrance, Washington, D.C." with great content "Down in Washington for the inauguration. Some lively town + some crowd.", fantastic condition with excellent content, Brookman catalogue value $400.00 (Image)	E. 350-500	450.00
722		Wilson Inaugural, 1917. 1c Green tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1917 machine cancel on multicolored postcard "The Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.", with related content on back "Am here with sister until after Inauguration.", few faults incl. waterstaining and stamp defective, still scarce, very few Wilson Inaugurals are known on related cards, undervalued in Brookman at $500.00 (Image)	E. 500-750	300.00
723		Truman Inaugural, 1945. (1-1) Staehle cachet in Red, Silver and Black, 4-1/2c Presidential tied by Washington D.C. Apr. 12, 1945 duplex cancel on unaddressed cover with "Harry Truman" signature over stamp, seldom seen (Image)	E. 500-750	850.00

Event and Inauguration Covers

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

717

McKinley Assassination, 1901. 1c Pan-American (294) tied by Buffalo N.Y. Sep. 14, 1901 Pan-American Exposition machine cancel on unaddressed cover with add-on cachet in Black, very minor surface scrapes from cancellation device (all known covers have these scrapes - some more extensive than others), this is an extremely clean and bright example, McKinley was shot on Sep. 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz, he succumbed to the wound on Sept. 14, Brookman catalogue value $1,500.00 (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

800.00

718

Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration, 1905. 1c 1902 tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1905 machine cancel on multicolored postcard of "Washington Monument-Washington, D.C.", with contents "Going out now to see the parade. Crowds of people here - Wish you ...", exceptional condition with excellent related content and card, Brookman catalogue value $500.00 (Image)

E. 450-600

750.00

719

Taft Inaugural, 1909. 1c Green tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1909 machine cancel on multicolored postcard of "Washington, D.C., Birdseye View of the White House and Office Building." with great content "Am here assisting to put 'Big Bill' in the White House", a wonderful example on a perfect related card, Brookman catalogue vaue $250.00 (Image)

E. 250-400

325.00

720

Wilson Inaugural, 1913. 1c Green tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1913 machine cancel on back of souvenir postcard depicting a multicolored Eagle, Flag and Rifle with printed text "Souvenir Inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson Washington, D.C. March 4th 1913 greetings from FOURTH REGIMENT National Guard Pennsylvania", scarce, produced by the Fourth Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania in advance of the Inauguration and actually sent the day of the Inaugural, this is only the second pre-1929 Inaugural we have seen where the card was actually produced to commemorate the Inauguration (the other was for Roosevelt in 1905), the most exciting Inaugural or related item in the Martin Collection and quite rare (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,300.00

721

Wilson Inaugural, 1913. 1c Green tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1913 machine cancel on multicolored postcard of "White House, East Entrance, Washington, D.C." with great content "Down in Washington for the inauguration. Some lively town + some crowd.", fantastic condition with excellent content, Brookman catalogue value $400.00 (Image)

E. 350-500

450.00

722

Wilson Inaugural, 1917. 1c Green tied by Washington D.C. Mar. 4, 1917 machine cancel on multicolored postcard "The Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.", with related content on back "Am here with sister until after Inauguration.", few faults incl. waterstaining and stamp defective, still scarce, very few Wilson Inaugurals are known on related cards, undervalued in Brookman at $500.00 (Image)

E. 500-750

300.00

723

Truman Inaugural, 1945. (1-1) Staehle cachet in Red, Silver and Black, 4-1/2c Presidential tied by Washington D.C. Apr. 12, 1945 duplex cancel on unaddressed cover with "Harry Truman" signature over stamp, seldom seen (Image)

E. 500-750

850.00