Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Dr. Alfred S. Martin Collection, Part 1: United States Postal History continued...

**Twentieth Century Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
184		2c Carmine (519). Two, lefthand stamp has rounded corner, tied by New York Nov. 7, 1917 machine cancel on cover to Jersey City N.J. FINE STAMPS ON A BEAUTIFUL COVER. EXTREMELY RARE CONTEMPORARY COMMERCIAL USE OF THE 1917 2-CENT CARMINE WITH DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARK AND 11-GAUGE PERFORATION. Ex Agris. With 1989 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for single on cover is $2,400.00 (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,100.00
185		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Used with $1.00 1917, 50c 1922 and 5c Aeronautics, tied by New York oval and Aug. 6, 1929 slogan machine cancel on Graf Zeppelin round-the-world flight cover to Montclair N.J., Lakehurst N.J. special machine cancel on back, couple nibbed perfs at top of $2.00 VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK ON A FLOWN ZEPPELIN COVER. ONE OF THE RAREST OF 20TH CENTURY ISSUES ON COVER. Ex Siskin. Scott Retail $2,000.00 for $2.00 on cover ($550.00 for Scott 518 on cover) (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,600.00
186		1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Two horizontal pairs, perfs in, right pair partly separated and top right corner torn off, tied by San Francisco Mar. 18, 1924 machine cancel on legal-size cover to Commissioner of Patents in Washington D.C., patent attorney's corner card, minor edge wrinkes A REMARKABLE FRANKING WITH TWO PAIRS OF THE RARE ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE, SCOTT 544. VERY FEW COVERS OR CARDS ARE KNOWN, AND THIS IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE USAGE. Scott Retail for four singles off cover is $13,000.00 (Image)	E. 15,000-20,000	7,500.00
187		1c Green, Rotary (545). Well-centered for this Coil Waste issue, tied by Grand Central Sta. N.Y. 1923 wavy-line machine cancel on publisher's corner card cover to Minneapolis Minn., part of backflap removed VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE CONTEMPORARY AND COMMERCIAL USAGE OF THE 1921 ONE-CENT ROTARY COIL WASTE ISSUE. Scott Retail $1,800.00 based on 1996 auction realization for this cover -- as appreciation of 20th Century rarities increases, so shall the value of this truly rare Coil Waste usage (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,900.00
188		1c Gray Green, Perf 12-1/2 (536). Bottom plate no. 10001 block of fourteen, cancelled by Washington D.C. Nov. 22, 1919 duplex datestamps on intra-city special delivery cover, Very Fine, philatelic usage and probably the largest block on cover extant (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,100.00
189		$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Used with 50c and $1.00 1922 Issue and 5c Aeronautics, tied by New York Aug. 6, 1929 duplex on Graf Zeppelin round-the-world flight cover to Nickles in Washington D.C., purple cachet, Lakehurst N.J. special machine cancel on back, Very Fine, Scott Retail $250.00 for flown cover (Image)	E. 200-300	425.00
190		$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Tied by Los Angeles Cal. Aug. 26, 1929 duplex on 5c Air Post entire to Germany flown on Graf Zeppelin round-the-world flight, Friedrichschafen backstamp, Very Fine, Scott Retail $250.00 for flown cover (Image)	E. 200-300	300.00

Twentieth Century Issues

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

184

2c Carmine (519). Two, lefthand stamp has rounded corner, tied by New York Nov. 7, 1917 machine cancel on cover to Jersey City N.J.

FINE STAMPS ON A BEAUTIFUL COVER. EXTREMELY RARE CONTEMPORARY COMMERCIAL USE OF THE 1917 2-CENT CARMINE WITH DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARK AND 11-GAUGE PERFORATION.

Ex Agris. With 1989 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for single on cover is $2,400.00 (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,100.00

185

$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Used with $1.00 1917, 50c 1922 and 5c Aeronautics, tied by New York oval and Aug. 6, 1929 slogan machine cancel on Graf Zeppelin round-the-world flight cover to Montclair N.J., Lakehurst N.J. special machine cancel on back, couple nibbed perfs at top of $2.00

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK ON A FLOWN ZEPPELIN COVER. ONE OF THE RAREST OF 20TH CENTURY ISSUES ON COVER.

Ex Siskin. Scott Retail $2,000.00 for $2.00 on cover ($550.00 for Scott 518 on cover) (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,600.00

186

1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Two horizontal pairs, perfs in, right pair partly separated and top right corner torn off, tied by San Francisco Mar. 18, 1924 machine cancel on legal-size cover to Commissioner of Patents in Washington D.C., patent attorney's corner card, minor edge wrinkes

A REMARKABLE FRANKING WITH TWO PAIRS OF THE RARE ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE, SCOTT 544. VERY FEW COVERS OR CARDS ARE KNOWN, AND THIS IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE USAGE.

Scott Retail for four singles off cover is $13,000.00 (Image)

E. 15,000-20,000

7,500.00

187

1c Green, Rotary (545). Well-centered for this Coil Waste issue, tied by Grand Central Sta. N.Y. 1923 wavy-line machine cancel on publisher's corner card cover to Minneapolis Minn., part of backflap removed

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE CONTEMPORARY AND COMMERCIAL USAGE OF THE 1921 ONE-CENT ROTARY COIL WASTE ISSUE.

Scott Retail $1,800.00 based on 1996 auction realization for this cover -- as appreciation of 20th Century rarities increases, so shall the value of this truly rare Coil Waste usage (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,900.00

188

1c Gray Green, Perf 12-1/2 (536). Bottom plate no. 10001 block of fourteen, cancelled by Washington D.C. Nov. 22, 1919 duplex datestamps on intra-city special delivery cover, Very Fine, philatelic usage and probably the largest block on cover extant (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,100.00

189

$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Used with 50c and $1.00 1922 Issue and 5c Aeronautics, tied by New York Aug. 6, 1929 duplex on Graf Zeppelin round-the-world flight cover to Nickles in Washington D.C., purple cachet, Lakehurst N.J. special machine cancel on back, Very Fine, Scott Retail $250.00 for flown cover (Image)

E. 200-300

425.00

190

$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Tied by Los Angeles Cal. Aug. 26, 1929 duplex on 5c Air Post entire to Germany flown on Graf Zeppelin round-the-world flight, Friedrichschafen backstamp, Very Fine, Scott Retail $250.00 for flown cover (Image)

E. 200-300

300.00