U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 10-11, 2007

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Lot #390
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1923 8c green, cancelled Washington, D.C., August 15, 1923 on small FDC to Columbus, Ohio, v.f.,
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Catalog #C4
Catalog Value $ 450
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #391
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1923 8c-24c set of three Washington, D.C. First Day Covers, prepared by Hammelmann, all locally addressed, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #C4-6
Catalog Value $ 1,950
Unsold
Lot #392
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1923 8c-24c set of three matching Edward C. Worden Washington D.C. FDCs, each with a "First Day Cover" hs at upper left, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C4-6
Catalog Value $ 1,950
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #393
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1923 16c dark blue, cancelled Harrisburg, Pa., August 17, 1923 on FDC, Shoreham Hotel corner card, v.f. and rare unofficial FDC, with AFDCS cert.
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Catalog #C5
Catalog Value $ 650
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #394
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1926-27 10c Map (7), 15c (1), 20c (2), selection of ten mostly different FDC, various cities, first flights, many services by Albert E. Gorham, also C.E. Nickles and Hammelman, occasional toning, mostly fine-v.f. Catalogue value for uncacheted covers, without premium considerations for flights and corner cards
Envelope
Catalog #C7-9
Catalog Value $ 1,085
Unsold
Lot #395
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1927 Charles Lindbergh, first Milton Mauck cachet, Detroit, Mi., June 18, 1927, addressed to Chicago, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C10
Catalog Value $ 250
Unsold
Lot #396
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1927 Charles Lindbergh, large part of an exhibit consisting of 48 FDCs, plus miscellaneous collateral material incl. picture postcard, two official photographs, unused booklet pane, combination usages, unofficial cities including Dearborn, Mich, St.Paul, Mn, Chicago, Ill., Chicago Air Mail Field, Baltimore, Md, Springfield, Ill, Hamtrack, Mi., Madison, Ill, Steelton, Pa, Dover, De., New York, N.Y., N.Y. and Washington R.P.O. (Railway Post Office), also official FDCs, private cachets incl. Roessler, printed cachets, some addressed to Spinner, Raymond Bahr and others, occasional toning as always, mostly fine-v.f. An interesting collection of this popular issue,
Envelope
Catalog #C10
Catalog Value $ 4,000
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #397
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1927 10c Lindbergh, four different cacheted FDCs from Washington, D.C. (two including the first Mauck cachet), Detroit, Mi. and St.Louis, Mo., occasional toning, mostly fine-v.f., scarce group,
Envelope
Catalog #C10
Catalog Value $ 750
Unsold
Lot #398
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1927 10c Lindbergh, four matching cacheted FDCs from Washington, D.C., Little Falls, Mn, Detroit, Mi and St.Louis, Mo., fine-v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #C10
Catalog Value $ 750
Unsold
Lot #399
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1928 10c Lindbergh, booklet pane of three with tab (miscut), cancelled by green purple Cleveland May 26, 1928 pmk on FDC to Milwaukee, with Chicago transit, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #C10a
Catalog Value $ 800
Unsold
Lot #400
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1928 10c Lindbergh, booklet pane of three with tab, fine, cancelled Washington May 26, 1928 on FDC to H.A. Robinette, fresh and v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #C10a
Catalog Value $ 875
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #401
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1928 10c Lindbergh, booklet pane of three without tab, used with a block of four of 2c Valley Forge (Sc. 645) on registered FDC with printed Gorham blue cachet from Cleveland, May 26, 1928, first flight C.A.M. No. 20 to New York, redirected to Billings, Montana, Los Angeles etc., with a multitude of transit and arrival postmarks on back, part of one of the 2c stamps missing (as originally mailed), green departure postmarks, well traveled and scarce FDC,
Envelope
Catalog #C10a
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #402
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1928 10c Lindbergh, booklet pane of three without tab, used with a block of four of 2c Valley Forge (Sc. 645) on registered FDC with printed Gorham red cachet (Planty No.16) from Cleveland, May 26, 1928 to Washington, green departure postmarks, v.f. and backstamped on arrival,
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Catalog #C10a
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #403
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1928 10c Lindbergh, booklet pane of three with tab, used with 2c Valley Forge (Sc. 645) on registered and flown FDC from Cleveland, May 26, 1928 to Boston, with purple Philatelic Exhibition cachet, backstamped on arrival, signed by Stephen Smith (pilot), v.f.,
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Catalog #C10a
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Unsold
Lot #404
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1928 10c Lindbergh, booklet pane of three with tab, cancelled by green Cleveland May 26, 1928 pmk on Garfield Perry Stamp Club multicolored cacheted FDC to Detroit, neat Cleveland Philatelic Station cachet in purple and black, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #C10a
Catalog Value $ 800
Unsold
Lot #405
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1930 65c Zeppelin, nicely centered single, tied by April 19, 1930 Washington postmark on flown card, with imprint cachet ("the old English" design), Seville drop, v.f.,
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Catalog #C13
Catalog Value $ 1,200
Unsold
Lot #406
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1930 65c Zeppelin, used on 1c stationery card, Washington, April 19, 1930 First Day Cancellation, with appropriate Lakehurst and Europe-Pan-America Round Flight cachets, also on back violet rubber-stamped First Day Cover cachet, v.f. and rare,
Envelope
Catalog #C13
Catalog Value $ 2,500
Unsold
Lot #407
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1930 $1.30 Zeppelin, tied by Washington D.C. April 19, 1930 machine cancel on card stock, having made the round trip, with appropriate cachets and small yellow and orange label of Dr. Eckener, tied on arrival in Lakehurst, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #C14
Catalog Value $ 1,100
Unsold
Lot #408
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1930 $2.60 Zeppelin, used on beautiful Washington, April 19, 1930 FDC with Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst and Europe-Pan-America Round Flight cachets, v.f.,
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Catalog #C15
Catalog Value $ 1,200
Unsold
Lot #409
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1931 5c violet, on A.E. Gorham addressograph Washington, D.C., August 19, 1931 FDC to George W. Linn (founder of Linns Stamp News and pioneer FDC cachet maker), v.f., with AFDCS cert. This was a short notice issue, ignored by cachet makers of the period. Gorham's cachet is the only one known for this issue
Envelope
Catalog #C16
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #410
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1931 5c Winged Globe, block of four, tied by Washington, D.C., Navy Dept. Station hand cancel Aug.19, 1931 FDC, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C16
Catalog Value $ 300
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #411
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1932 8c Winged Globe, unlisted Dr. E.P. Cressler printed cachet in red and blue, with "Par Avion via Air Mail" text below the printed cachet, an incredible selection of 32 different, unofficial cities, First Day cancels representing Hartford (signed by the Postmaster), New Haven, Providence, Syracuse, Albany, New York, Elizabeth, Atlantic City, Trenton, Newark, Newark Air Mail Field, Baltimore, Annapolis, Wilmington, Richmond, Chester, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Springfield, Columbus, Akron, Cleveland, Toledo, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Saint Louis, Detroit and Chicago. All addressed to Newton, Kansas, fresh, fine-v.f. set of First Day Covers. A comparable set of only 27 Cressler covers was sold in 2005 (The Martin Collection) for $4750 (plus premium)
Envelope
Catalog #C17
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #412
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, brown & silver cachet, v.f.,
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Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 250
Unsold
Lot #413
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, purple & silver cachet, v.f.,
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Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 250
Unsold
Lot #414
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, special printed cachet, with handstamp on back indicating "sponsored by Aerophilatelic Club of New York, Chicago flight to Brazil, v.f. with Recife arrival pmk,
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 250
Unsold
Lot #415
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 50c Century of Progress, Miami, Flay, Oct. 6, 1933 FDC with Miami Chamber of Commerce cachet, also another cover, franked with 8c Winged Globe, dated Oct.23, 1933 and bearing the same cachet, also signed by "cachet director", v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #416
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, brown & silver cachet, v.f.,
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Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 250
Unsold
Lot #417
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, green & silver cachet, v.f.,
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Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 250
Unsold
Lot #418
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, special printed cachet in silver, Chicago flight to Brazil, v.f. with arrival pmk,
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 250
Unsold
Lot #419
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 50c Century of Progress, Miami, Flay, Oct. 6, 1933 legal size FDC with Miami Chamber of Commerce cachet, another handstamped cachet on back, another "Special Flight Graf Zeppelin Miami-Akron-Chicago" in red, signed by the cachet designer, minor toning, scarce
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #420
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 1933 FDC, special printed cachet in silver, sent to Canal Zone, slight toning, otherwise v.f., with arrival pmk,
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 425
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #421
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, block of four on New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, handstamped cachet, R.A. Kincl corner card, little adhesive toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 400
Unsold
Lot #422
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, red & silver cachet, Chicago flight to Brazil, v.f. with arrival pmk,
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 250
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #423
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1933 Century of Progress, Miami, Fla, Oct. 6, 1933 FDC, special Miami Chamber of Commerce cachet, slight toning, otherwise v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value $ 325
Unsold
Lot #424
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1934 6c Winged Globe, block of four, cancelled New York, N.Y., Grand Central Annex, June 30, 1934 FDC, v.f., rare,
Envelope
Catalog #C19
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #425
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1934 6c Winged Globe, Baltimore, Md. June 30, 1934 FDC (Adam Bert), also July 1, 1934 cacheted cover, v.f.,
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Catalog #C19
Catalog Value $ 225
Unsold
Lot #426
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1934 6c Winged Globe, vertical pair on Baltimore, Md. June 30, 1934 FDC, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #C19
Catalog Value $ 190
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #427
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1941 Transport Series, 6c, 10c-50c, six different on St. Louis, Mo., Crosby thermographed cachet in six colors, representing the stamps, all on one legal size cover, v.f. and scarce Crosby combination
Envelope
Catalog #C25/31
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #428
UNITED STATES Air Post First Day Covers
1941 6c-50c Transport Planes, complete set of Plate Number Blocks of four, each on an individual Postmaster General FDC, various cities, each signed by the PMG, 6c cover with minor toning, but additionally signed by the designer, printer, engraver etc.,
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Catalog #C25-41
Unsold

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