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...

**World War II Patriotics continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
739		Weigand WWII Patriotic Collection. 37 covers with multicolor Tribute labels produced by Disney. Each cover is franked with 905 (Win the War) with 33 covers tied with an additional tribute label. Each cancel relates to the Tribute label - for example, General MacArthur label with Leader MN cancel, 4th Photograhic Squadron label with Lookout ME cancel, Playing Cards label with Luck NC cancel, Donald Duck label with Birds IL cancel, 103rd Observation Squadron with Winger MN cancel, Bombing Squadron VS2 with Sky, KY cancel, Fighting Squadron VF-2 with Speed IN cancel. All pencil addressed to Weigand, crisp and clean, a stunning set, seldom offered and a must for the WWII Patriotic enthusiast.	E. 1,200-2,000	625.00
740		Weigand WWII Patriotic Collection. 27 covers honoring Forts, with 25 covers franked with 10c Postal Savings stamps. Forts include, Jackson, Adams, McClellan, Deposit, Bridger, Kent, Warren, Pierce, Douglas, Thomas, Defiance, Huachuca, Payne, Davis, Ashby, Blackmore, Yukon, Hall, Morgan, Calhoun, Ticonderoga, McKinley, Apache, Smith, Walton, Wayne and Run. Each cover has Patriotic verse, lightly pencil addressed to Weigand. Great set of covers, tastefully designed and illustrated.	E. 750-1,000	400.00
741		Weigand WWII Patriotic Collection. 15 Lincoln covers each with a different Lincoln Tribute label, franked with Scott 905 (Win the War). Each stamp is tied with an additional Lincoln Tribute label. Each cover is cancelled in "Lincoln" cities in 15 different states. All pencil addressed to Weigand, crisp and clean, and a must for the WWII Patriotic or Lincoln enthusiast.	E. 500-750	260.00
742		Weigand WWII Patriotic Collection. 21 "Heroic Americans" with multicolor Tribute labels, all cancelled on July 4, 1944. Heroes include Ethan Allen, Nathan Hale, Paul Revere, Lincoln, Sam Houston, Daniel Webster, Daniel Boone, Jefferson, John Paul Jones, Betsy Ross, George Washington, and others. All stamps are tied with additional beautiful WWII Tribute labels, with each cancel from a related city, example Independence OR, Freedom NE, Independence LA etc. In all there are 13 Independence cancels, 7 Freedom cancels and 1 Freeland cancel, with State duplication. An amazing collection requiring a great deal of logistical coordination. All pencil addressed to Weigand, first time we have seen this.	E. 750-1,200	400.00
743		Weigand Patriotic United Nations Flags Collection. 34 covers, all cancelled in 1943-1944. Nations included are U.S., Great Britain, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominica, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, South Africa, Russia, Yugoslavia, Philippines, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Iraq, Iran, Colombia and Bolivia, all light pencil addressed to Weigand. Cancels are from thematically related cities. First time we have seen this set.	E. 1,000-1,500	525.00
744		Fluegel Patriotic/Events Collection. 75 WWII Patriotic covers plus 2 Columbus Discovers America covers dated 10/12/42, a partial set of 5 Prince Georges County Maryland event covers from 1946 and the 2 Eisenhower Inaugural covers in 1 NuAce album. The WWII Patriotic covers span the period of 1944-45, and include all the major events (VE Day, Nazi Surrender (x2), VJ day (x2). All covers are unaddressed.	E. 1,200-1,500	625.00
745		World War II Patriotic Collection. Approximately 190 covers neatly mounted in 2 NuAce albums, including cachets by Fleugel, Staehle, Crosby, Hacker, Knapp/Richardson, Pent Arts, Artcraft, Southworth, Linto, Minkus, Fidelity, Fleetwood, Ioor, Smartcraft, Anderson, Teixiera, Ken Boll, Tex Edmunds, unknowns, and one hand-painted. Covers span the period from 1941 to 1946, with some earlier noted, and many key dates. Highlights include: a dual VE Day/VJ Day by Artcraft, Linto VE Day (Lt. General Smith), 9/1/1939 Hitler Invasion of Poland cover, special set of 9 covers produced by Crosby in 1941 commemorating Navy ships (Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Tennessee, Lexington, Saratoga, Yorktown, Langley and Indianapolis), Crosby Marine Detachment Bermuda (7/13/41), Fidelity 12/7/41 "Japan declares War on U.S.", 2 cachets by A.M. Roberts "In you go" dated 12/7/41, Fidelity 12/11/41 "U.S. A. at war with Germany", a VJ Day cover autographed by Eleanor Roosevelt, VJ Day Fleugel/Satehle cover autographed by Admiral Halsey, Fluegel, Staehle Corregidor Liberation cover autographed by General Wainwright, MacArthur First Day Post Office, rare Tokyo Bat VJ Day cover, Fluegel/Satehle Nimitz 9/10/45 First Day of Post Office with Admiral Nimitz autograph, 2 different 6/30/46 Atomic covers, Crosby 7/1/46 Bikini Atoll cachet, Artcraft VJ Day cover autographed by pilot of Enola Gay (Paul Tibbets), a later 12/1/73 uncacheted cover autographed by the Enola Gay co-pilot, a Fluegel cachet 5/12/51 "Operation Atomic Nevada", Adler hand-painted VJ Day cachet of General MacArthur, Staehle cachet 12/26/41 honoring Winston Churchill's address to U.S. Congress. In all this extensive collections contains 32 Crosby covers, some quite scarce and many Fluegel, Staehle and/or Fluegel/Staehle cachets. Mostly key dates with caChets of related content. A wonderful holding loaded with many premium and seldom seen individual items.	E. 5,000-7,000	2,600.00

World War II Patriotics continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

739

Weigand WWII Patriotic Collection. 37 covers with multicolor Tribute labels produced by Disney. Each cover is franked with 905 (Win the War) with 33 covers tied with an additional tribute label. Each cancel relates to the Tribute label - for example, General MacArthur label with Leader MN cancel, 4th Photograhic Squadron label with Lookout ME cancel, Playing Cards label with Luck NC cancel, Donald Duck label with Birds IL cancel, 103rd Observation Squadron with Winger MN cancel, Bombing Squadron VS2 with Sky, KY cancel, Fighting Squadron VF-2 with Speed IN cancel. All pencil addressed to Weigand, crisp and clean, a stunning set, seldom offered and a must for the WWII Patriotic enthusiast.

E. 1,200-2,000

625.00

740

Weigand WWII Patriotic Collection. 27 covers honoring Forts, with 25 covers franked with 10c Postal Savings stamps. Forts include, Jackson, Adams, McClellan, Deposit, Bridger, Kent, Warren, Pierce, Douglas, Thomas, Defiance, Huachuca, Payne, Davis, Ashby, Blackmore, Yukon, Hall, Morgan, Calhoun, Ticonderoga, McKinley, Apache, Smith, Walton, Wayne and Run. Each cover has Patriotic verse, lightly pencil addressed to Weigand. Great set of covers, tastefully designed and illustrated.

E. 750-1,000

400.00

741

Weigand WWII Patriotic Collection. 15 Lincoln covers each with a different Lincoln Tribute label, franked with Scott 905 (Win the War). Each stamp is tied with an additional Lincoln Tribute label. Each cover is cancelled in "Lincoln" cities in 15 different states. All pencil addressed to Weigand, crisp and clean, and a must for the WWII Patriotic or Lincoln enthusiast.

E. 500-750

260.00

742

Weigand WWII Patriotic Collection. 21 "Heroic Americans" with multicolor Tribute labels, all cancelled on July 4, 1944. Heroes include Ethan Allen, Nathan Hale, Paul Revere, Lincoln, Sam Houston, Daniel Webster, Daniel Boone, Jefferson, John Paul Jones, Betsy Ross, George Washington, and others. All stamps are tied with additional beautiful WWII Tribute labels, with each cancel from a related city, example Independence OR, Freedom NE, Independence LA etc. In all there are 13 Independence cancels, 7 Freedom cancels and 1 Freeland cancel, with State duplication. An amazing collection requiring a great deal of logistical coordination. All pencil addressed to Weigand, first time we have seen this.

E. 750-1,200

400.00

743

Weigand Patriotic United Nations Flags Collection. 34 covers, all cancelled in 1943-1944. Nations included are U.S., Great Britain, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominica, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, South Africa, Russia, Yugoslavia, Philippines, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Iraq, Iran, Colombia and Bolivia, all light pencil addressed to Weigand. Cancels are from thematically related cities. First time we have seen this set.

E. 1,000-1,500

525.00

744

Fluegel Patriotic/Events Collection. 75 WWII Patriotic covers plus 2 Columbus Discovers America covers dated 10/12/42, a partial set of 5 Prince Georges County Maryland event covers from 1946 and the 2 Eisenhower Inaugural covers in 1 NuAce album. The WWII Patriotic covers span the period of 1944-45, and include all the major events (VE Day, Nazi Surrender (x2), VJ day (x2). All covers are unaddressed.

E. 1,200-1,500

625.00

745

World War II Patriotic Collection. Approximately 190 covers neatly mounted in 2 NuAce albums, including cachets by Fleugel, Staehle, Crosby, Hacker, Knapp/Richardson, Pent Arts, Artcraft, Southworth, Linto, Minkus, Fidelity, Fleetwood, Ioor, Smartcraft, Anderson, Teixiera, Ken Boll, Tex Edmunds, unknowns, and one hand-painted. Covers span the period from 1941 to 1946, with some earlier noted, and many key dates. Highlights include: a dual VE Day/VJ Day by Artcraft, Linto VE Day (Lt. General Smith), 9/1/1939 Hitler Invasion of Poland cover, special set of 9 covers produced by Crosby in 1941 commemorating Navy ships (Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Tennessee, Lexington, Saratoga, Yorktown, Langley and Indianapolis), Crosby Marine Detachment Bermuda (7/13/41), Fidelity 12/7/41 "Japan declares War on U.S.", 2 cachets by A.M. Roberts "In you go" dated 12/7/41, Fidelity 12/11/41 "U.S. A. at war with Germany", a VJ Day cover autographed by Eleanor Roosevelt, VJ Day Fleugel/Satehle cover autographed by Admiral Halsey, Fluegel, Staehle Corregidor Liberation cover autographed by General Wainwright, MacArthur First Day Post Office, rare Tokyo Bat VJ Day cover, Fluegel/Satehle Nimitz 9/10/45 First Day of Post Office with Admiral Nimitz autograph, 2 different 6/30/46 Atomic covers, Crosby 7/1/46 Bikini Atoll cachet, Artcraft VJ Day cover autographed by pilot of Enola Gay (Paul Tibbets), a later 12/1/73 uncacheted cover autographed by the Enola Gay co-pilot, a Fluegel cachet 5/12/51 "Operation Atomic Nevada", Adler hand-painted VJ Day cachet of General MacArthur, Staehle cachet 12/26/41 honoring Winston Churchill's address to U.S. Congress. In all this extensive collections contains 32 Crosby covers, some quite scarce and many Fluegel, Staehle and/or Fluegel/Staehle cachets. Mostly key dates with caChets of related content. A wonderful holding loaded with many premium and seldom seen individual items.

E. 5,000-7,000

2,600.00