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Lot Description

Est.

Opening Bid 11/18/25

   
 

FIRST DAY COVERS

 

 

82 CV
803//827

803//827 3¢//22¢ Collection of Prexies on FDC's (15),

F-VF, all but one addressed in pencil, all with Fidelity cachets (Mellone no. 803-834-20); includes ½¢ block of 6, 1¢ block of 4, 2¢ block of 4, 4¢ single and block of 4, 4½ single (unaddressed) and block of 4, 5¢-8¢ blocks of 4, 19¢-22¢ singles. All in very good condition, though all have very light toning cv ($71)

$50

$20

83 CV
804b

804b and 1213a 1¢ and 5¢ Washington Booklet Panes on FDC's,

F-VF, both unaddressed, tied to cover with appropriate First Day of Issue postmarks, 1¢ Prexie has Fidelity cachet (Mellone no. 804-5); 5¢ 1962 Regular issue has Fleetwood cachet. Condition is excellent, 5¢ has pencil note on reverse; and 1¢ is lightly toned cv ($27)

$25

$6

84 CV
807EE

807EE 3¢ Jefferson Electric Eye issue on FDC (2),

F-VF, both covers unaddressed, one cover is a single with Fidelity cachet (Mellone 803-804-4) and second is a block of 4 without cachet. Postmark on both is cds "WASHINGTON/APR 5/9AM/1939/D.C." Condition is excellent with very slight toning. Single has teeny-tiny crease upper right corner cv ($26)

$20

$10

85 CV
809

809 4½¢ White House on FDC,

F-VF, addressed in neat ink block printing, cachet by Washington Stamp Exchange (Mellone no. 803-834-58). Cover is in excellent condition with very minor toning cv ($18)

$15

$4

86 CV
810//815

810//815 5¢, 6¢, 8¢ and 10¢ Prexies on various FDC's (8),

no's 810, 811, 813 and 815, F-VF, (1) unaddressed and (7) addressed in neat pencil/ink block printing, includes 5¢ and 6¢ with C.S. Anderson cachets (Mellone nos. 810-50a and 811-50a), in both single franking and block of 4, 8¢ block of 4 with Reich cachet (Mellone no. 813-25), 10¢ with Fidelity cachets in both single and block of 4 franking (Mellone 815-4), and 10¢ with D.R. Annis cachet (Mellone 815-12). Condition is very good to excellent with minor toning of all pieces cv ($35)

$25

$6

87 CV
830

830 30¢ Deep Ultramarine on FDC,

F-VF, unaddressed, with Harry Ioor cachet #830-1b. Condition is excellent with some light toning around the edges cv ($9)

$15

$4

88 CV
859//893

859//893 1¢-10¢ Famous American Issue FDC's (34/35),

F-VF, addressed in pencil with about ½ erased, ArtCraft cachets, short set missing no. 873 cv ($140)

$75

$20

89 CV
859//893

859//893 1¢-10¢ Famous Americans on FDC's,

F-VF, short set (33/35, missing 873 and 878), addressed (has erased pencil address) all with C.S. Anderson cachets in black. Condition is good to very good, most are toned and a few with small stains and "dirty" edges cv ($134)

$50

$30

90 CV
860//893

860//893 2¢-10¢ Famous Americans on FDC's, franked with Blocks of 4,

F-VF, pencil addressed (some erased), ArtCraft cachets excludes nos. 859, 864, 869, 873-74, 879-84 and 889. All with appropriate FDOI ccls, condition is very good. Most have very light toning and/or soiling cv ($107)

$50

$30

91 CV
922

922 3¢ Trans-Continental Railroad on FDC,

XF tied to cover with San Francisco, CA FDOI ccl. Cover with neat typed address and red and blue Poppenger cachet

$30

$10

92 CV
954,

954, 955 3¢ Calfornia Gold Centennial and 3¢ Mississippi Territory on FDC's,

F-VF, addressed in pencil block printing, tied to cover with appropriate FDOI ccl, cachet by Fleetwood, condition is very good with light overall toning and tiny lower left corner creases cv ($17)

$15

$8

93 CV
954

954 3¢ California Gold Centennial Block of 4 on FDC,

VF, addressed in pencil block printing, tied to cover with cds pmk "COLOMA/JAN 24/9AM/1948/CALIF". Cover in excellent condition with light overall toning, cachet by Fleetwood cv ($11)

$10

$4

94 CV
955

955 3¢ Mississippi Territory 150th Anniversary Block of 4 on FDC,

F-VF, addressed in pencil block printing, tied to cover with cds pmk "NATCHEZ/APR 7/9-AM/1948/MISS". Cachet by Fleetwood, cover in excellent condition with very light overall toning cv ($11)

$10

$4

95 CV
1104

1104 3¢ Brussels Exhibition on FDC,

F-VF, unaddresssed, with cachet by Fluegel, pmk is Detroit, Mich. First Day of Issue cds cv ($19)

$15

$6

96 CV
1179-1182

1179-1182 4¢ and 5¢ Civil War Centennial FDC,

F-VF, all unaddressed with ArtCraft cachets, includes Shiloh, Getysburg, Wilderness and Appomattox. Some light toning, otherwise excellent condition cv ($16)

$10

$4

97 CV
1180-82

1180-82 5¢ Civil War Centennial Blocks of 4 on FDC,

F-VF, all unaddressed, with ArtCraft cachets, all with appropriate FDOI ccls, slight toning of envelopes, otherwise excellent condition cv ($14)

$10

$6

98 CV
1199

1199 4¢ Girl Scouts on FDC (2),

F-VF, tied to cover with cds pmk "BURLINGTON/JUL24/9-AM/1962/VT." FDOI cancel first neatly addressed in blue ink script with Fleetwood cachet and second has Burlington, VT. FDOI cancel, unaddressed with ArtCraft cachet. Both covers in excellent condition cv ($15)

$10

$4

99 CV
1310,

1310, 1312-13 5¢ 1966 Colorano Maxi-Cards (3),

5¢ SIPEX, 5¢ Bill of Rights and 5¢ Poland early Maxi-Cards with FDOI ccls, light corner mount discoloration, unaddressed. First year was 1965

$20

$6

100 CV
1434-35

1434-35 8¢ Pair Decade of Achievements on FDC,

F-VF, unaddressed, with Marshall Space Flight Center First Cachet, pair tied to cover with cds "HUNTSVILLE/AUG./2/1971/AL"

$18

$4

101 CV
2092

2092 20¢ Preserving Wetlands on FDC,

postmarked July 2, 1984, Des Moines, IA. Included a DDF1 the 50th Anniversary Commemorative stamp, plus a replica Form 3333 card with #2093 and FDC, plus on Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources J.N. "Ding" Darling license holder sticker. A nice collectible

$20

$6

102 CV
2425a

2425a 25¢ Dinosaur Block of 4 on FDC,

F-VF, unaddressed with full front hand-painted on hand drawn cachet signed by S.M. Barondeau (Stephen-artist for classic cachets). Condition is excellent to superior with very light paint offset on reverse. Includes info stuffer by Emil Barondeau

$40

$20

103 CV
2508-11

2508-11 25¢ Sea Creatures on individual FDC's,

VF, unaddressed with full front hand drawn and hand painted (watercolor), signed "MAD 90" and numbered (4/10, (2) 8/10 and 9/10)

$40

$14

104 CV
3930

3930 37¢ Presidential Libraries on set of (12) FDC's,

F-VF, unaddressed, postmarked at each library location. Cachet is not specified, is in the "Colorano Silk Cachet Style" and appears to be attributed to Presidential Libraries. Covers are pristine and contained in a blue presentation box with gold lettering. Envelopes are #10 size cv ($16)

$50

$12

105 CV
C19

C19 6¢ Winged Globe on First Day of New Rate Cover,

F-VF tied with Wash., D.C. July 1, 1934 ccl; red and blue Rice cachet (Mellone no. C19-1) and with neat typed address. This was a "rush job" stamp as President Roosevelt signed a bill on June 13, 1934 to lower airmail rates from 8¢-6¢, beginning July 1. The BEP began printing these new 6¢ stamps on June 28 and a few P.O.'s received them on June 29. Since July 1 was Sunday and P.O.'s would be closed, some were sold on June 30, but should have had extra postage on them cv ($65)

$65

$22

106 CV
C20

C20 25¢ Trans-Pacific, Block of 4 on FDC,

F-VF, with Washington D.C. FDOI ccl with red and blue Harry Ioor cachet (not listed in Mellone's/Planty's) with neat typed address. Extremely clean and fresh! cv ($50)

$50

$18

107 CV
C23

C23 6¢ Eagle and Shield on FDC,

F-VF tied with Dayton, OH FDOI ccl. Crosby cachet (Mellone no. C23-42) with sepia photo of seaplane in water and (12) planes in sky, plus blue thermographic printing which includes the U.S. Great Seal and with ms address cv ($60)

$60

$20

108 CV
C23

C23 6¢ Eagle and Shield on FDC,

VF-XF with black, blue and red G.L. Evans cachet (Mellone no. C23-21) with neat typed address and St. Petersburg, FL FDOI ccl; clean and fresh cv ($60)

$60

$24

109 CV
C24

C24 30¢ Winged Globe, Block of 4 on FDC,

VF, with red and blue Washington Stamp Exchange cachet (Mellone no. C24-19), neat typed address with blue "REGISTERED" mail handstamp cv ($75)

$75

$22