Sale 110: The Fall Sale

Lot 661    

American Postal Machine Co., "New York, N-Y, Jan 3, 1900", Type B38 "Madison Square Station" flag machine cancel ties 1¢ green (279) pair on cover to Old Mystic Conn.; opened tear and stain spot, light overall toning, Fine and rare, a rare type used only Jan. 1-3, 1900. (Langford $500).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 662    

American Postal Machine Co. - "Sea Post No. 2, Mar 5, 1931", Type A14 flag machine cancel ties 2¢ carmine on philatelic cover to Indianapolis Ind., signed "Theodore Roosevelt" at top left, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED STRIKES OF THIS RARE SEA POST FLAG CANCEL.

This postmark was used on the S.S. Borinquen from Feb. 28th to March, 1931. The name "Borinquen" is the original name in the language of the Carib Indians, for the island of Puerto Rico. The original d copy of this "Sea Post No. 2" machine flag sold for $2,500 many years ago.

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Lot 663    

American Postal Machine Co., "Seattle Wash Exposition Station Jun. 23 1-PM, 1909", bold strike with "Alaska-Yukon Exposition" flag machine cancel ties 1¢ blue green (300) on multicolored Mines building expo postcard to Sedro-Woolley Wash.; light toning, Very Fine and rare, ex-Heimburger.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

ONE OF THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE ALASKA-YUKON EXPOSITION FLAG MACHINE CANCEL, ONE OF THE KEY EXPOSITION POSTMARKS.

One of the other two recorded examples of this rare postal marking realized $9,000 hammer in the first Brody sale held by Shreves.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 664    

American Postal Machine C., U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, Mar 31, 1906., Flag cancel (type Q14(1)) ties 1¢ blue green (300), corner tear at upper right, on Chinese Imperial Post postal card to San Francisco, some letters light or not visible and partially overstruck by Seattle machine cancel, F.-V.F., known use of about one week in late March and early April of 1906. One of the most sought after of all flag cancels.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 665    

American Postal Machine Co., "U.S.S. Lexington, May 27, 1928", flag machine cancel ties 2¢ carmine on cover to Brooklyn N.Y., Very Fine example of the rarest Naval machine, Only three recorded..
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Barlow record notes:
1. May 27, 1928 to Brooklyn NY (cover offered here)
2. May 27, 1928 to San Francisco Cal.
3. May 30, 1928 to Brooklyn NY.

Realized: $220

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Lot 666    

American Postal Machine Co., "Washington, D.C. Dec 10, 1894", Type D13 machine cancel ties 2¢ carmine (220), small flaws at left, on local cover, F.-V.F. and rare 1894 use, First Day of Use (Langford $500).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $150

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Lot 667    

Columbian World's Fair - World's Fair Station Aug 23, 1893, machine postmark (Bomar C93-11A) on 10¢ Columbian entire to New York, struck with bold Registered, Aug 23, 1893, World's Fair Station, Chicago, Ill. red 4-line registry date stamp (Bomar C93-04) faint mounting stain spot at right, an Extremely Fine strike.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

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