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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 290 |  |
 1c-5c, 10c Columbian (230-234, 237). The famous six "Burger" covers, each with a single value tied by true First Day "New-York D Jan. 1, 2:30PM 93" duplex cancel on small cover neatly addressed in the
same hand to C. A. Burger at 100 7th St. or 34 Park Row in New York City, a few trivial imperfectionsTHE CELEBRATED "BURGER" SET OF TRUE FIRST DAY COVERS OF THE COLUMBIAN ISSUE, CANCELLED ON JANUARY 1, 1893, WHICH WAS A SUNDAY. ONE OF TWO KNOWN COMPLETE MATCHED SETS OF JANUARY 1ST FIRST DAY COVERS. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN SET WITH THE DUPLEX DATESTAMP. January 1st was a Sunday and the first official day of release by the Post Office Department. However, since this was a Sunday, covers dated on Monday, January 2nd, are also considered First Days. These trade for and catalogue much less than the true Sunday First Days. The only denominations known cancelled on Sunday, January 1st, are the 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c and 10c. Therefore, this remarkable group represents a complete set of January 1st First Day Covers. This is the only known complete matched set cancelled by the duplex datestamp (there is one other set with machine cancels). These same denominations, plus the 6c and $2.00, are also known cancelled on Monday, January 2nd. Ex Saffin, Martin and Berkun. Each cover is accompanied by a 1982 AFDCS certificate. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 150,000-250,000 | 0.00 |
| 291 | |
 2c Columbian (231). Tied by "Salem Mass. Dec. 31, 1892 6:30 PM" duplex on pre-First Day cover to Jas. R. Thompson in Lynn Mass., stamp with deep rich color and well-centered, receiving
backstamp from Lynn Mass. of same date and with 8pm time, pencil notation "Used before they were issued"EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT PRE-FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 2-CENT COLUMBIAN ISSUE AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SCHWARTZ COLLECTION. ONE OF ONLY FIVE KNOWN PRE-FIRST DAYS FOR THE ENTIRE COLUMBIAN ISSUE. The 2c Columbian was issued on Sunday, January 1, 1893, but most post offices were closed. Certain post offices had stamps on hand on Saturday, December 31, 1893. Known pre-dated Columbian Issue covers include two 1c, two 2c and one 10c. A 1c cover from Salem Mass., addressed to the postmaster C. A. Lee, realized $15,500 hammer in our sale of the Martin collection. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 15,000-20,000 | 11,000.00 |
| 292 | |
 2c Columbian (231). Tied by "Rochester N.Y. Jan. 2, 1893" machine cancel on First Day cover to Binghamton N.Y., deep rich color and proof-like impression, few perfs barely affected at right from
placement near edge of cover, trivial cover tear at top leftVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCE FIRST DAY COVER OF THE 2-CENT COLUMBIAN ISSUE. The 2c Columbian was issued on January 1, 1893, which was a Sunday. Most post offices were closed on the first and so January 2 is the earliest known date from most post offices. (Image Magnifier) |
5,000.00 | 2,500.00 |
| 293 | |
 $5.00 Columbian (245). Beautifully centered with wide balanced margins, tied by perfectly clear strike of "U. S. German Sea P.O., Jan. 6, 830PM 93" January 6, 1893 duplex datestamp and oval "8" grid on
cover with Pabst Brewing Co. corner card with red and black trademark to Bremerhaven, Germany, trivial edge tear at upper leftEXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN AND ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL COLUMBIAN ISSUE COVERS. The Columbian stamps (with the exception of the 8c) were issued on Sunday, January 1, 1893, but most post offices were closed. January 2 is the accepted First Day of Issue. There are no known examples of the $5.00 Columbian used on January 1st through 5th. The stamp on this cover was affixed at Hoboken N.J. and cancelled on board an eastbound trans-Atlantic steamship. The U.S.-German Sea Post Office datestamp is dated January 6, 1893. This is the earliest documented use of the $5.00 Columbian. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 15,000-20,000 | 50,000.00 |