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1909, 1¢ green, on bluish paper, well centered single, natural s.e. at bottom, tied by "Washington D.C. Feb 21 1909" duplex on picture post card of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., addressed to Louisville, Ky., F.-V.F., The Earliest Documented Use ; with 2004 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 357   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

This is an exceptionally early use being within five days of when the stamp was purported to have been issued.

1910, 1¢ green, S.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6, pair from the bottom of the booklet pane, tied by "Pittsburgh Pa. Feb 28 1911" wavy flag machine cancel prepaying the letter rate to Washington, D.C., arrival backstamp the next day on March 1st, this not being a leap year; stamps lifted and hinged in place to confirm identification, Very Fine and attractive use, booklet pane stamps are much more difficult to find and date, The Earliest Documented Use , ex-Alpha ; with 2004 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 374a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1912, 1¢ green, S.L. watermark, Kansas City roulette, tied by "Kansas City Mo. Dec 6 1914" machine cancel on post card to Mount Zion Ill., Very Fine and scarce use.

Scott No. 408 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $400 - 600.

1914, 1¢ green, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, well centered single tied by "Detroit Mich. Jun 19, 1914" machine cancel on multicolor post card to Columbus, Ohio, Very Fine, The Earliest Documented Use , ex-Alpha ; with 2000 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 443   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1916, 1¢ green, unwatermarked, perf. 10, booklet, rich color, tied by "Duncombe Iowa, Apr 5 1917" duplex on Easter post card to Lakewood Ill.; stamp lifted to confirm identification, complete and unexploded, Very Fine, The Earliest Documented Use , ex-Alpha ; with 2004 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 462a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet, single and pair, all tied by three strikes of purple "U.S. Postal Service, May 2, 1918" cds on clean cover to Paris, France, endorsed "B Smith, 1st U.S. Engineers" at top left and ms. self censor at bottom left, purple censored handstamp; left stamp gum toning at bottom, still fresh and Very Fine use, A scarce A.E.F. booklet pane use to France underpaying the 5¢ rate; with 2006 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 498f   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $400 - 600.

This letter was sent from a U.S. Military base in France to a Paris civilian address that should have been paid at the 5¢ UPU rate.

1919, 1¢ green, rotary press coil waste, perf. 11 x 10, used with 2¢ carmine (540) , both tied by "New York N.Y., Jun 28" machine cancel on cover to Elkins W.V., Very Fine, The Earliest Documented Use of the 1¢ Rotary ; with 1995 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 538   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1921, 1¢ green, rotary press coil waste, perf. 10 x 11, well centered single, tied to multicolor view post card by "Washington, D.C., May 21, 1921" machine cancel on post card to Sidell, Ill.; lower right corner card creases and tiny edge tear, a Very Fine use, The Earliest Documented Use , ex-Alpha ; with clear 2001 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 543   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

This is actually quite early as Johl lists May as the month of issue, and Washington, D.C. is the city most likely to first have the stamps.

1923, 1¢ green, rotary press sheet waste, perf. 11, trivial margin crease, tied by partial "Vestal N.Y. Dec 24 1923" duplex on post card to Binghampton N.Y., Very Fine and attractive; with 1976 and 2014 P.F. certificates.

Scott No. 544   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $5,250 on cover.

A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 1¢ ROTARY PERF. 11 ISSUE ON COVER.

1921, 1¢ green, rotary press coil waste, perf. 11, horizontal pair, tied by "Hudson Term. Sta. N.y., Jan 9, 1922" machine cancel on cover to Santa Barbara Cal.; flap torn, right 1¢ small flaws, F.-V.F. and rare use of pair; with clear 2009 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 545   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $2,000+.

There are only a handful of certified examples of Scott 545 on cover.