Lot
1551 
1932, 3¢ Daniel Webster, tied by "Franklin, N.H., Oct 24, 1932" First Day of Issue machine postmark on Dorothy Knapp hand painted cachet cover to Rhinebeck, N.Y., Very Fine, a unique Dorothy Knapp design and one of three known designs produced for this issue, illustrated but unidentified as Knapp in Planty. Planty Nos. 51. Scott Nos. 725 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $600
Lot
1552
1939, 3¢ Jefferson, horizontal coil, in combination with 1939, 2¢ John Adams, horizontal coil (841) on cover to Basseterre, St. Kitts, tied by "Detroit, Mich, Nov 10, 1941" machine postmark, tape at left tied by red circular censor handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 842 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1553
1958, 4¢ Lincoln, horizontal coil, imperf, wide-margined single tied by Fort Worth, Tex. machine cancel, Sep 6, 1962, on a pre-printed return envelope to Fort Worth National Bank, Very Fine, a very rare commercial use of the previously-undiscovered error. Scott Nos. 1058a Estimate $300 - 400.
A photocopy of a signed affidavit telling of the discovery of this particular imperf is included. Briefly, the sender, Paul A. Vinsant, was contacted on September 12 by someone at the bank who noticed the error. Mr. Vinsant said that his secretary had mailed the cover and, as it turned out, as many as 100 more, cutting or tearing the stamps from a partly-imperf roll of 500. The following day Mr. Vinsant purchased the imperf stamps from the company he worked for and sold them to local collector, Vernon A. Forrester.
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Realized: $240
Lot
1554
1989, $2.40 Moon Landing, imperf single, tied by red "Pleasanton, Cal., Jul 11, 1990" cds on manila envelope to Walnut Creek, accompanied by a large margin single from a Walnut Creek discovery of this imperforate from a business mail room, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 2419b var. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150