1921 "William Penn" Special Airmail, Wash. - Phila. November 14th. Postmark tying two different 1¢ Washington stamps on cover to Philadelphia Pa., Welfare Federation boxed receiving handstamp regarding flight, Very Fine, less than 50 covers where carried in each direction. Scott No. 498, 525.
AAMC No. 149; Estimate $100 - 150.
Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE
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Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE
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Lot #2069 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
Lot #2070 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, pre-print fold-over. Spectacular six stamp multiple showing a large paper fold running diagonally; few faults, o.g., hinge remnants, Very Fine.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2071 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, plate cutting perforation error. Horizontal block of 22 from two pane rows, vertical guide line shows between two pairs at right; adherence on back of left pair, some perf separations, Very Fine.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $400 - 600.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS PERFORATION ERROR.
The sheet of 400 stamps was fed through the vertical perforator one stamp off. The left...
Lot #2072 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, cracked plate variety. Top plate 10656 block of 16 showing the full crack running between left two columns, perforation shift allows error to show perfectly, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $200 - 300.
The plate crack was probably produced from stress during the rolling process.
Lot #2073 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Block of 12, natural guideline straightedge at bottom, cancelled by "EGGS" cancel; some creasing and minor perf toning, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $100 - 150.
This cancel originated in Lancaster Pa. where farmers put eggs in carton, addressed it, applied stamps and placed the carton on a Greyhound bus where the cancel was applied.
Lot #2074 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, imperf horizontally. Vertical block of six, bright and fresh, o.g.; small thin spot at top right in the upper right stamp, Fine, only one pane of 100 recorded, exceptionally rare large multiple, with 1982 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 498a; $2,000 as two and a half pairs.
Catalog value: Scott $2,000 as two and a half pairs
Lot #2075 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, imperf between. Horizontal pair with bottom sheet selvage, deep rich color, o.g., barely hinged, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 498b; $700.
Catalog value: Scott $700
Lot #2076 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, imperf between. Vertical pair bright and fresh, o.g.; single short perf at top left, Fine and scarce variety, ex-Murphy, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 498c; $700.
Catalog value: Scott $700
Lot #2077 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, double impression. Well centered, strong impressions, o.g., Very Fine and choice, a rare variety, ex-Floyd, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 498d; $250.
Catalog value: Scott $250
Lot #2078 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Top pair with crazy extra perfs from foldover after printing, corrected prior to cutting into panes, o.g., Very Fine.
Scott No. 498e; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2079 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, vertically ribbed paper. Booklet pane of six without tab, deep rich color, ribs clearly show on reverse, o.g., Fine and rare variety, The Scott catalog does not currently list this paper variety, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 498e; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2080 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, perf 10 at top. Choice centering within large margins, bright color, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, with 1983 and 2001 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 498g; $17,500.
AN EXTREMELY RARE LIGHTLY HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1¢ GREEN 1917 ISSUE PERFORATED 10 AT TOP.
The 1¢ 1917 perforated 10 at top or bottom is one of the rarest of all compound perf varieties with less than 15 examples recorded...
Lot #2081 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. block of fifteen, straight edge at bottom, tied by "Registered, Shanghai, China" ovals on reverse of registered cover from Shanghai, China to Vienna, Austria, purple "U.S. Postal Agency (Shanghai, China) Apr 10, 1920" cds on front and back, block also tied by New York Registered transit oval; cover tear on front and back, Fine, The largest recorded usage on cover.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $300 - 400...
Lot #2082 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Tied by "Marion, Ky. Mar 30 1912" waving flag machine cancel on cover with DuPont Sporting Powders multicolor ad design showing Quail on Rail Fence & Cornfield, addressed to Marion Ky., inscribed at bottom "We sell Du Pont sporting powders", printed advertising text on reverse, Very Fine.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2083 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Used with 24¢ Jenny (C3) and 2¢ carmine (499) tied by purple "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. 'Washington' May 15 10AM First Trip" duplex on first flight cover from Washington D.C. to New York City. AAMC No. 101A $500.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $200 - 300.
The airmail rate effective May 15, 1918 to July 14, 1918 was 24¢ per ounce. This was overpaid by 3¢, as airmail rates were...
Lot #2084 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Perf flaws, used with 5¢ blue (504) strip of three, tied by purple "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. 'New York' Dec 4" duplex on flight post card from New York to Alameda Cal. via Philadelphia (12.5), Very Fine, The airmail rate was 16¢ per ounce effective July 15 to Dec. 15, 1918, and included special delivery service and ground leg if any.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2085 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Tied by "Temple Pa. May 18" duplex on "The Blue Star News" 1918 envelope to Seattle, Wash., mailed by unregistered news agent at the 2nd class transient rate of 1¢ for up to 4 ounces, Very Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2086 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Tied by "Elizabethton, Tenn. Apr 22" cds on certificate of fourth class mailing, fee was 1¢, Very Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2087 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Tied on AEF YMCA lettersheet that was converted to wrapper for newspaper, addressed to Seneca Falls N.Y., purple AEF censor handstamp, prepaid third class rate of 1¢ per two ounces, Very Fine, Soldiers mail was free for first class only.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2088 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Tied by "Ephrata Pa. Oct 31 1921" duplex on Form 3450 Deficiency Notice addressed to Chicago Ill., this was sent requesting 17¢ fee to forward 17 pieces of mail or 1¢ fee to pick up mail at originating post office in Ephrata, the recipient picked up the mail, Very Fine.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2089 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Precanceled "Springfield, Ohio" and affixed to seal "The William Tell Line" multi-color mailer and split upon opening, addressed to Ellsworth Falls Me.; some small faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2090 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Used with 1917, 10¢ orange yellow pair, 50¢ red violet and $1 violet brown; along with 1917 1¢ and 2¢ documentary revenues (R228, R229), single and strip of three respectively, all tied by "Dayton Ohio" third class ovals on insured parcel tag from Dayton, Oh. to Jamaica Plains, Mass.; some stamp flaws, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 498 + 510, 517, 518; Estimate $300 - 400.
The...
Lot #2091 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Used with 1917, 3¢ purple as forwarding postage, tied by "Grand Forks, N. Dak." third-class oval on large The Saturday Evening Post illustrated magazine cover to Grand Forks and forwarded to Mentor Minn., prepaying the 2nd class transient rate of 4¢ for up to 16 ounces, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 498 + 501; Estimate $200 - 300.
The transient second-class rate of 1¢ per 4 ounces was used for...
Lot #2092 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green. Used with 1917, 15¢ gray, 50¢ red violet and $1 violet brown singles, all with "FRB/SF" perfin for Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, all tied by San Francisco third class ovals on part of parcel tag to local bank, Very Fine.
Scott No. 498 + 514, 517, 518; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2093 - the gerald farrelly collection of the 1¢ washington - franklin issues 1917-1919 1¢ washington - perf. 11
1917, 1¢ green, cracked plate. Wide left margin clearly showing crack, plate 10645 position 96, tied by Rochester N.Y. Jun. 19 machine cancel on post card to North Greece, N.Y.; some card creasing and tear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 498; Estimate $100 - 150.
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