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Opening Bid 2/9/25

   
 

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124 CV
645

645 2¢ Valley Forge on FDC,

F-VF, natural straight edge on left, neat ink script address, uncacheted but with a striking corner card, cds postmark "VALLEY FORGE/MAY26/6-AM/1928/PA." Cover has stain on left, unsealed and with pencil note on back. Tiny corner crease lower right. Overall condition is very good and still "crisp" cv ($4)

$10

$2

125 CV
724

724 3¢ Violet William Penn FDC,

stamp VF, with First Delaware City Chamber of Commerce cachet - violet rubberstamp (by Wm. L. Gibson)

$15

$4

126 CV
807

807 3¢ Light Violet on FDC,

F-VF, addressed ink script, Crosby photo cachet (Mellone no. 807-38b), teeny-tiny corner crease lower left, hinge mark at top of flap. Heavy adhesive toning on back with bleed through cv ($35)

$25

$10

127 CV
808

808 4¢ Bright Rose Purple on FDC,

F-VF, addressed in ink script, Crosby photo cachet (Mellone no. 808-38b), very good condition, minor crease at top, and adhesive toning with bleed through cv ($35)

$25

$10

128 CV
836

836 3¢ Swedes and Finns on FDC,

F-VF, addressed in ink script, Crosby photo cachet (Mellone no. 836-7a.2) good condition, minor creasing at corners, heavy adhesive toning on back with bleed through cv ($150)

$120

$34

129 CV
836

836 3¢ Swedes and Finns Block of 4 on FDC,

VF, neat typed address, F.R. Rice cachet (Mellone no. 836-30a-Airmail Envelope), postmark cds "WILMINGTON/JUNE/27/9:00 AM/1938/DEL." Condition has slight overall toning and couple tiny smudges on back cv ($60)

$60

$18

130 CV
858

858 3¢ 50th Statehood Anniversary on Set of 4 FDC,

F-VF, each with neat ink script address, all have Crosby photo-cachet, Mellone nos. 858-14g.1, 14h.1d, 14i and 14q.3, each a photo of the State Capitol Building, and each with the appropriate State Seal. Condition is good, all have heavy adhesive toning with bleed through. Nice set cv ($500)

$250

$60

131 CV
888

888 10¢ Frederic Remington Famous Americans Issue Block of 4 FDC,

VF, no cachet, typed address (marked up in pencil when stamps covered address), very clean cover with slight overall toning cv ($8)

$8

$2

132 CV
896

896 3¢ Idaho Statehood 50th Anniversary on FDC,

F-VF, neat ink script address, Crosby Raised Printing Only cachet, Mellone no. 896-27, good condition, heavy adhesive toning with bleed through cv ($95)

$48

$14

133 CV
896

896 3¢ Idaho Statehood 50th Anniversary on FDC,

F-VF, neat ink script address, Crosby photo-cachet, Mellone no. 893-36, good condition, heavy adhesive toning with bleed through, very light wear on corners and crease at the photo (probably when glued down) cv ($95)

$48

$16

134 CV
897

897 3¢ Wyoming Statehood 50th Anniversary on FDC,

F-VF, erased pencil address, Crosby Raised Print Only cachet, Mellone no. 897-23, heavy adhesive toning with bleed through, light hinge mark on flap cv ($95)

$48

$16

135 CV
897

897 3¢ Wyoming Statehood 50th Anniversary on FDC,

F-VF, erased pencil address. Crosby Raised Print Only cachet, similar to Mellone no. 897-23 with State Flower graphic, heavy adhesive toning with bleed through cv ($95)

$48

$14

136 CV
903

903 3¢ Vermont Statehood on FDC,

F-VF, typed address with pencil address re-direction, Crosby Raised Printing only cachet, Mellone no. 903-34, good condition, adhesive toning with bleed through, has small creases along the bottom cv ($100)

$50

$14

137 CV
918

918 5¢ Albania Flag on FDC,

XF, with red and blue Cachet Craft cachet with a bald eagle in flight, "REMEMBER/PEARL/HARBOR" at top and "WORK FOR VICTORY" at bottom; addressed; clean and fresh

$15

$4

138 CV
922

922 3¢ Transcontinental Railroad Block of 4 on FDC,

F-VF, pencil address, cachet by Staehle/Smartcraft cachet (Mellone no. 922-10), SAN FRANCISCO, CA FDOI cancels; condition is very good with a couple small corner creases and small crease at flap

$20

$6

139 CV
924

924 3¢ Telegraph Centennial, (2) FDC's,

VF, both FDOI locations: Wash., D.C. and Baltimore, MD. Each with Capt. Crosby photo cachets (Mell #924-20 and 28) and neat typed address cv ($144)

$140

$36

140 CV
927

927 3¢ Florida on FDC,

VF, with brown and green CachetCraft/Staehle cachet (Mell. #927-19), pencil address cv ($18)

$18

$6

141 CV
938

938 3¢ Texas Statehood Centennial on FDC,

F-VF, erased pencil address, Art Craft cachet (Mellone 938-30) postmark Austin, TX FDOI cancel, front and back, condition is very good to excellent cv ($10)

$10

$4

142 CV
938

938 3¢ Texas Statehood Centennial on (2) FDC's,

VF, printed and script address in ink, cachet is first by "TEXAS CENTENNIAL OF STATEHOOD COMMISSION" (Mell. no. 938-52), both tied to cover by FDOI Austin, Texas pmk. Condition is excellent with only very minor gum toning, Catalog value is cacheted cover only cv ($35)

$40

$12

143 CV
2090

2090 20¢ John McCormack on Joint Issue FDC with Ireland #594 with Dual FDOI ccls,

both stamps VF with multi-colored Eire Post official cachet of McCormack's birthplace, unaddressed, fresh and clean with historial stuffer; #10 envelope cv ($20)

$20

$4

144 CV
2115//2609

2115//2609 22¢ to 29¢ "Flag Over..."Coil Plate No. Strips of 3 on FDC's (5),

VF, tied to cover with appropriate FDOI ccl, unaddressed, Artmaster cachet, excellent condition with light toning at top and a couple very minor corner bends. Includes Flag Over Capitol Plate no. 2 and T1, Flag Over Yosemite Plate no. 1, Flag Over Mt. Rushmore Plate no. 4 and Flag Over White House Plate no. 2 cv ($65)

$65

$20

145 CV
2147

2147 22¢ Frederic Bartholdi on official FDC,

with space flown copper seal, VF, tied to cover by New York, NY First Day of Issue postmark, Batholdi was an architect and sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. Liberty's face is stamped in to a thin sheet of copper that was removed from the original statue when she was renovated and molded into replics of Liberty and flown on the Space Shuttle Discovery. Unaddressed and with first cachet (one-time) of Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Centennial Commission (Mellone no. 2147-K) cv ($10)

$25

$10

146 CV
2149-50

2149-50 18¢ and 21.1¢ 1985 Regular Issue Coils in Plate No. Strips of 3 on FDC's (2),

F-VF, tied to cover with Washington, D.C. FDOI ccls, unaddressed, Artmaster cachets, near pristine condition with very light toning along top edge cv ($60)

$60

$20

147 CV
2533

2533 29¢ Vermont on FDC,

VF (teeny-tiny creased on left side), unaddressed, hand-painted cachet, signed and numbered 12/80

$25

$4

148 CV
2599//3331

2599//3331 1994-1999 Hand-Colored FDC's (17),

all unaddressed with Dynamite Covers, cachets and numbered on back. Contains #2599; 2814C; 2867; 2891; 2919; 2954a; 3053; 3066; 3090; 3104; 3105h, i, m; 3183g; 3186d; 3186i, 3187d; 3220; and 3331. Beautiful group

$45

$20

149 CV
2630

2630 29¢ New York Stock Exchange on FDC,

specially prepared for Rauscher Pierce REFSNES, Inc. by House of Farnam, then presented to investors and customers as a "Thank you" for their business. Includes a folded, protective presentation card. Rauscher Pierce was a member of the NY Stock Exchange 1981-1998, unaddressed

$10

$2

150 CV
U.S.

U.S. #2091, Canada #1015 #2091 20¢ and #1015 32c St. Lawrence Seaway Joint Issues on FDC with dual FDOI ccls,

both XF, each tied to FDC with their country's own FDOI ccls. Both tied to cover with Canada Post official gray green cachet of Queen Elizabeth at the official opening ceremony of the St. Lawrence Seaway; unaddressed cv ($20)

$20

$6