Lot
879 
1906, 1¢ blue green, imperf, horizontal coil, strip of six, in combination with Airmail 1918, 16c green + 1918, 3¢ purple, type IV (C2+530) on 2¢ carmine flight entire, all tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila., Phila., Oct 12, 1918" duplex postmarks; third stamp in strip with small hole at upper left, otherwise Very Fine, a late usage of the very rare 1906 1¢ horizontal coil usage, quite possibly the largest known multiple on cover, Scott catalog $2,000 for pair on cover; with 1986 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 314H Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,200
Lot
880
1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase, in combination with 1904 1¢-2¢ + 5¢ Louisiana Purchase on registered cover to Dar es Salaam, German East Africa, all canceled by cork handstamps with purple "Hoboken, N.J., Registered, May 12, 1904" cds, New York exchange etiquette and reverse with London transit and receiving postmark, Very Fine and attractive, early overseas usage of the Louisiana Purchase, within the first month of issue. Scott No. 327+323-324+326 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $280
Lot
881
1908, 1¢ green, Schermack type III perfs, control punch, intact perfs at right, tied by "Hudson Term. Sta. 1910" machine cancel on cover with U.T. Hungerford Brass & Copper Co. advertising to Buffalo N.Y.; reverse with all-over text advertising; small edge tear, Very Fine and scarce Schermack control perfin. Scott No. 343 var. $500.
Lot
882
1908, 2¢ carmine, Schermack type III perfs, punch control, intact perfs, tied by "Hudson Term. Sta. Nov. 23, 1910" machine cancel on cover with De Laval Separator Co. illustrated corner card to Shutesbury Mass., Nov. 24th arrival backstamp; barely reduced at right, Very Fine and scarce Schermack control perfin. Scott No. 344 var. $500.
Lot
883
1908, 2¢ carmine, Schermack type III perfs, control punch, intact perfs, tied by "Chicago Ill., Nov 21, 1911" machine cancel on Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Co. corner card cover to Carrollton Oh., Extremely Fine and scarce Schermack control perfin. Scott No. 344 var. $500.
Lot
884
1908, 2¢ carmine, Schermack type III perfs, control punch, intact perfs at right, tied by "Chicago Ill., Apr, 1911" machine cancel on illustrated Babson Bros. building ad cover to Franklin Mass.; original Apr. 13th letterhead enclosure showing Edison Phonograph; cover edge wear, F.-V.F. and scarce Schermack control perfin. Scott No. 344 var. $500.
Lot
885
1908, 2¢ carmine, Schermack type III perfs, control punch, intact perfs at left, tied by "Chicago Ill., Feb 9, 1911" machine cancel on illustrated Quaker Oats Company corner card cover to Canton Oh., F.-V.F. and scarce Schermack control perfin. Scott No. 344 var. $500.
Lot
886
1917, 5¢ rose error, tied by "Salem, Oreg., Sep 12, 1917" duplex cancel on corner card cover to Kittanning, Pa.; slight rough cover opening and minor stamp winkling, F.-V.F., a rare usage of the 1917 5¢ rose error of color on cover. Scott No. 505; $2,250 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $850
Lot
887
1917, $1 violet brown, tied by mute oval handstamps on stamp company corner card cover to the Pacific National Bank in Nantucket, Mass., reverse with "Church St., N.Y., N.Y., Reg., 12-15, 1952" origin and receiving postmarks, Very Fine, scarce solo usage. Scott No. 518; $550 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot
888
1918, 3¢ purple, Offset, type IV, double impression, showing two full impressions, tied by "Blairsville, Pa., Mar 3, 1919" machine postmark on cover to Pittsburgh, Pa., Very Fine. Scott No. 530a; $1,500 Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF THREE KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1918 3¢ OFFSET TYPE IV WITH DOUBLE IMPRESSION ON COVER.
Realized: $350