C10 10¢ Dark Blue "Spirit of St. Louis" Issue Event Cover,

F-VF, typed addr to Toledo, Ohio, pmk cds "HOUSTON, TEXAS/JUN 26/1928 w/AIRMAIL/SAVES TIME" pictorial killer, reverse has "TOLEDO/JUN 27/OHIO/1928" duplex ccl, cover stamped (6) time w/KICKING DONKEY pictorial & "HE'S IN HOUSTON" caption. June 26, 1928 was the date of the opening of the 1928 Democratic National Convention that selected Al Smith as the nominee for President. Since Smith stayed in New York, we believe the caption refers to the appearance of Woodrow Wilson at the convention. Great political collateral material. Envelope appears to be hand-inked for the airmail stripes & is in excellent condition w/minor machine ink on reverse

1937 Trans-Oceanic First Cover from New Zealand - USA via the "Samoan Clipper",

franked w/N.Z. #208 on legal-sized, registered, blue postal envelope w/5 red, lightly printed boxed stamp designs: 4 w/"ONE SHILLING" values & one w/"SIX PENCE" value. Front w/red boxed flight cachet "NEW ZEALAND - U.S.A./FIRST AIR MAIL/DECEMBER, 1937." Also w/4 Auckland Dec. 28, 1937 registered cds ccls over all 6 stamps. This was the last flight of the Samoan Clipper. After it dropped off the mail at Pago Pago, Samoa, it exploded above the Pago Pago harbor w/loss of entire crew. Cover is AAMC Trans-Oceanic Flights #1292a

1338 Nixon-Agnew Inauguration Cover,

VF, unaddr, cachet "Official Cover sponsored by "New York Young Republican Club" w/photos pmk "JAN 20 1969 INAUGURATION DAY"

Collection of Presidential Inaugural Material & other Presidential memorabilia,

incls about (35) inauguration and resignation covers from Nixon to GHW Bush and (5) LBJ & Reagan FDC envelopes & PPC; Carter/Mondale & Reagan/Bush have Fleetwood hard cover presentation folders. Also incl Bush 41 Inauguation Day Ceremony Program & Gala Invitation Packet (no invite card). Special pmks for USS Ronald Reagan & USS Jimmy Carter are on PPC. A great accumulation for many collections - worth an inspection!