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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
753 c 13c Harrison and 17c Wilson (622-623). 44 covers in pages represented by 17 No. 622's including a rare unofficial from Springfield IL serviced by Bahr, Roessler serviced cover, Gorham C/C with plate block of four and four Nickles serviced covers two having blocks and one with sideRographer initial. The 623's include the remainder of the covers represented by a fine scarce set of three 1st Nickles cachets (each different), an unofficial from Columbia SC and covers serviced by the likes of Roessler, Frost, Worden, Gorham (flown), etc. E. 750-1,500 900.00
754 c 2c Sesquicentennial Exposition (627). 68 covers mounted in one album, including many multiples, strips, plates etc. including 2 covers with dual First Day cancels with No. 645 (one being unofficial). Other highlights include an incredible 19 unofficials, cachets by Baxter, Urie, Griffin 4 (all unofficials), Mauck x 2, Sanders, several corner cards including two Gorham both having dual First Day and First Flight cancels, one being unofficial E. 1,000-1,500 1,200.00
755 c 5c Ericsson Memorial (628). 56 covers on pages, including many multiples, strips, plates etc. with eight different unofficials, one foreign destination to Sweden, an oversized P.O. Dept. cover with strip of three, five different Civil War Patriotics, plate block of 6 (very scarce), two rare Griffin cachets (one with paper clip fault) and other cachets including Mauck and a few unknowns. Several corner cards are present and a fine array of postal markings make this a fine collection on which to build or add to an already advanced holding E. 1,000-1,500 1,050.00
756 c 2c White Plains (629-630). 73 covers mounted in one album, including many multiples, strips, plates etc., we note three Souvenir Sheets including one Registry cancel, one show cancel and another show cancel off cover. Other covers include cachets by 1st Owl x 2, 1st Capitol Stamp Co., x 3, Planty #25 related postcard x 2, P18, several related corner cards, Griffin, Sanders x 2, etc. We note 11 unofficials, many multiples including plate block of 12 and 12 as well as a top strip of 10 on one standard-size Worden cover for the souvenir sheet E. 1,500-2,500 1,900.00
757 c 1c-10c 1926-27 Rotary Press Perf 11 x 10-1/2 Issues (631-642). A fine collection of 83 covers mounted in one album, including one complete matched set with additional singles broken down as follows: 632 x 3 with one Sidenius/Mauck add-on, 633 x 4 with 2 Gorham cachets (one a plate block of four), 634 x 5, 635 x 5, 635a x 9 with 4 Ed Kee, 4 Rice, and one Gorham cachet with plate block, 636 x 7 with Gorham plate block, 637 x 5, 638 x 5 with 3 Gorham cachets, 639 x 5, 640 x 8 with 2 Gorham cachets (one with plate block), 641 x 4 with 2 Sidenius/Mauck add-ons, 642 x 6 with one Sidenius/Mauck add-on and 631 x 4 with one block of eight, individual value if offered separately would easily exceed $3,000 E. 1,000-1,500 1,050.00
758 c 2c Vermont and Burgoyne (643-644). 160 covers mounted in one album, including many multiples, strips, plates etc. We note 28 unofficial FDCs, a 643 plate block of 10 and 644 plate block of 6. Cachet makers include: 1st Kurkjian x 2, Gorham, 1st Gerow x 2, Civil War patriotic, Mauck (several), Harris Hunt x 5, Habbert x 2, Buchanan, Griffith x 3. A clean and very well represented collection for these two Scott numbers issued the same day E. 1,000-1,500 1,600.00
759 c 2c Valley Forge (645). 160 covers mounted in one album including many multiples, strips, plates etc. We note an astounding 69 mostly different unofficials and premium cachets such as 1st Stoutzenberg, 1st Smalley, 1st Kirkjian and other cachet makers such as "Minit Man", Buchanan, unknowns, related labels, Mauck, Gorham, Ganser, Bressler, 4 different related postcards and even 2 different Civil War patriotics. Also of note is a scarce "turned cover" with 645 & 646. Many premium items abound and seldom does one finD such a vast number of unofficials for this Scott No. or any 2c Red in one offering E. 2,000-3,000 1,900.00

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