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...

**Group Lots by Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
760		2c Molly Pitcher (646). 52 covers mounted in one book, including 17 unofficials (rare group), plate block of four x 2, Gorham corner card x 2, Mauck x 3, "The Molly Pitcher" with label x 2, dual with No. 648 on Gorham Hawaii cachet, Roessler, P#4 unofficial, dual with both cities on one cover, etc. Great assortment and one of the better collections we have seen for this issue as unofficials are rarely seen and here we note 17 in all	E. 1,000-1,500	1,350.00
761		2c-5c Hawaii (647-648). 34 covers mounted on pages, with twelve 2c values highlighted by 1st Reid variety "The Commercial Club of Honolulu" C/C", unofficials from Steelton PA, Clarendon VA, Lukefield Hawaii and 8/14/28 1st Day Captain Cook, Hawaii. The 5c values includes four covers highlighted with 8/14/28 1st Day Captain Cook, Hawaii and Gorham cachet on card. The combination covers represent 14 covers in the total with many better items including 1st Reid embossed cachet x 3, 1st Best, rare Seapost unofficial onboard U.S.S. Pres. Monroe, Milton Mauck x 2, and Gorham on card. Other covers include interesting servicers and postal markings, worth a thorough review	E. 2,000-3,000	1,600.00
762		2c-5c Aeronautics Conference (649-650). 38 covers mounted on pages, No. 649 represented by four different unofficial, rare plate block of P#0 x 2, P#19, Mauck, Civil War Patriotic, 650 with 2 Civil War Patriotics, P#19, Gorham and three unofficials, combination covers include highlights such as Mauck, rare First Day first flight, set of two Brosnan and P320 (with two sets), yet another fine selection with many better stand-alone items	E. 1,000-1,500	950.00
763		2c George Rogers Clark (651). 45 covers mounted in one album, highlights include rare predated 2/24/29 R. P.O. cancel on 1st Shockley cachet, other first Shockley's include and additional 19 covers, C. W. George add-on (rare), 1st Ioor x 2, 1st Johnson, Mauck, 1st Hood, 1st Emeigh, P#37, etc.	E. 900-1,200	1,050.00
764		2c George Rogers Clark (651). 134 covers mounted in album, huge album loader with premium items including postcards such as Nos. 651-37, 651-29 (rare), 651-12, and better cachets including George ad-on, Mauck, 1st Emeigh x 2 different sizes, 1st Ioor x 5 with on black, two green (different) and two red (different), 651-16 with one u/o, several Roesslers with varieties, Gorham, 651-32, several Shockley's, 6 different Civil War Patriotics, some unlisteds, 651-34 Hood x 3 different U/O's, several Vincennes business corner cards, 651-18 U/O's, an unofficial Hamond, Ind. Covers with letter from Ed Hacker attesting to it having been serviced by him. This is well on its way to being an award-winning collection which the student of this issue could easily embellish to that end	E. 3,000-4,500	2,200.00
765		2c Edison (654-656). 241 FDC's and event covers mounted in two albums. First Day highlights abound including the following No. 654's: 1st Feind, Roessler on rare card, 1st Klotzbach, Gorham including rare plate block of 6, Mauck, Elliot (several), Emeigh x 2, Griffin, Wells, many Edison laboratory and related corner cards, unofficials number over 30 Scott No. 655 various multiples including a plate block, Gorham cachet, 655-656 on one cover x 2 (both issued the same day) and No. 656 includes six covers with Roessler and Gorham. We also make note over 120 event covers, mostly with related printed cachets by Emeigh for the day of Edison's Death, "Death Covers" cancelled at mostly 14 different towns and cities cross the country from "Edison", fabulous collection, lots of fun... worth a thorough review	E. 2,500-4,000	3,500.00
766		2c Sullivan Expedition (657). 144 covers mounted in one album, represented by complete cacheted sets by various cachet makers, as well as ten unofficials (mostly cacheted). Cachet makers include C. W. George, Zimmerman (rare printed cachet), Crosby (rare), 1st Conrath (two different), Zerillo hand-painted, 1st Perry Herold, Klotzbach, Griffin, 1st Eliot, etc., simply a huge variety of covers	E. 1,500-2,500	1,150.00

Group Lots by Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

760

2c Molly Pitcher (646). 52 covers mounted in one book, including 17 unofficials (rare group), plate block of four x 2, Gorham corner card x 2, Mauck x 3, "The Molly Pitcher" with label x 2, dual with No. 648 on Gorham Hawaii cachet, Roessler, P#4 unofficial, dual with both cities on one cover, etc. Great assortment and one of the better collections we have seen for this issue as unofficials are rarely seen and here we note 17 in all

E. 1,000-1,500

1,350.00

761

2c-5c Hawaii (647-648). 34 covers mounted on pages, with twelve 2c values highlighted by 1st Reid variety "The Commercial Club of Honolulu" C/C", unofficials from Steelton PA, Clarendon VA, Lukefield Hawaii and 8/14/28 1st Day Captain Cook, Hawaii. The 5c values includes four covers highlighted with 8/14/28 1st Day Captain Cook, Hawaii and Gorham cachet on card. The combination covers represent 14 covers in the total with many better items including 1st Reid embossed cachet x 3, 1st Best, rare Seapost unofficial onboard U.S.S. Pres. Monroe, Milton Mauck x 2, and Gorham on card. Other covers include interesting servicers and postal markings, worth a thorough review

E. 2,000-3,000

1,600.00

762

2c-5c Aeronautics Conference (649-650). 38 covers mounted on pages, No. 649 represented by four different unofficial, rare plate block of P#0 x 2, P#19, Mauck, Civil War Patriotic, 650 with 2 Civil War Patriotics, P#19, Gorham and three unofficials, combination covers include highlights such as Mauck, rare First Day first flight, set of two Brosnan and P320 (with two sets), yet another fine selection with many better stand-alone items

E. 1,000-1,500

950.00

763

2c George Rogers Clark (651). 45 covers mounted in one album, highlights include rare predated 2/24/29 R. P.O. cancel on 1st Shockley cachet, other first Shockley's include and additional 19 covers, C. W. George add-on (rare), 1st Ioor x 2, 1st Johnson, Mauck, 1st Hood, 1st Emeigh, P#37, etc.

E. 900-1,200

1,050.00

764

2c George Rogers Clark (651). 134 covers mounted in album, huge album loader with premium items including postcards such as Nos. 651-37, 651-29 (rare), 651-12, and better cachets including George ad-on, Mauck, 1st Emeigh x 2 different sizes, 1st Ioor x 5 with on black, two green (different) and two red (different), 651-16 with one u/o, several Roesslers with varieties, Gorham, 651-32, several Shockley's, 6 different Civil War Patriotics, some unlisteds, 651-34 Hood x 3 different U/O's, several Vincennes business corner cards, 651-18 U/O's, an unofficial Hamond, Ind. Covers with letter from Ed Hacker attesting to it having been serviced by him. This is well on its way to being an award-winning collection which the student of this issue could easily embellish to that end

E. 3,000-4,500

2,200.00

765

2c Edison (654-656). 241 FDC's and event covers mounted in two albums. First Day highlights abound including the following No. 654's: 1st Feind, Roessler on rare card, 1st Klotzbach, Gorham including rare plate block of 6, Mauck, Elliot (several), Emeigh x 2, Griffin, Wells, many Edison laboratory and related corner cards, unofficials number over 30 Scott No. 655 various multiples including a plate block, Gorham cachet, 655-656 on one cover x 2 (both issued the same day) and No. 656 includes six covers with Roessler and Gorham. We also make note over 120 event covers, mostly with related printed cachets by Emeigh for the day of Edison's Death, "Death Covers" cancelled at mostly 14 different towns and cities cross the country from "Edison", fabulous collection, lots of fun... worth a thorough review

E. 2,500-4,000

3,500.00

766

2c Sullivan Expedition (657). 144 covers mounted in one album, represented by complete cacheted sets by various cachet makers, as well as ten unofficials (mostly cacheted). Cachet makers include C. W. George, Zimmerman (rare printed cachet), Crosby (rare), 1st Conrath (two different), Zerillo hand-painted, 1st Perry Herold, Klotzbach, Griffin, 1st Eliot, etc., simply a huge variety of covers

E. 1,500-2,500

1,150.00