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June 19, 2013

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Lot No. Symbol
Catalog No.

Lot Description

Est.

Opening Bid 5/22/13

   
 

FIRST DAY COVERS

 

 

341 CV
630

630 2¢ Car, White Plains T Partial Pane/10,

New York, Oct. 18, 1926 cds, elegantly addr to "Miss Mildred Nutter Frost" of Newton Centre, Massachusetts, via Air Mail Special Delivery; reverse w/Oct. 19, 1926 "Boston Mass G.P.O.D. and "Airmail Saves Time"! Incredible usage!

$250

$44

342 CV
654

654 2¢ Electric Light Issue FDC,

fascinating piece (probably philatelic), uncacheted USPO airmail env franked w/Pl no. (19775) stp/3 for postage & blk/6 for SD fee (2¢ over), has June 5 1929 NEWARK NJ cds ccl, addr to "Paul K. Owen 1879 Edison Street, San Francisco, Calif." w/Mrs. Owen return addr, has San Francisco Special Delivery Office bs crossed out in pencil, has (2) 'No Such Street Number' stamps & (3) "D-FEE NOT CLAIMED' stamps w/'RETURN TO WRITER' pointing finger. For delivery addr city should have been SOUTH San Francisco! CV for sgl w/Menlo Park ccl is $10 Cat($10)

$100

$18

343 CV
680

680 2¢ Fallen Timbers Issue, RS PNS Stp/3 FDC,

addr typed w/MAUMEE OHIO SEPT 14 1929 lrg cds ccls on uncacheted USPO airmail env, front clean, reverse has spotty ink smudges, cv for sgl Cat($4)

$30

$4

344 CV
680

680 2¢ Fallen Timbers Issue, T PNS Stp/3 FDC,

no. 19827 on airmail env w/official P.O. cachet (Mellone 680-1) & Waterville Ohio SEP 14 1929 lrg cds ccl, neat hand-written addr & return on flap, very minor scuffs on edges. CV for blk Cat($40)

$40

$6

345 CV
723

723 6¢ Garfield, Coil Pair on Aug. 19, 1932 FDC,

"Fairway" cachet, addressed to "Louis K. Sievert" First Day Cover Specialist

$50

$8

346 CV
796

796 5¢ Virginia Dare Issue FDC,

w/F.R. Rice premium cachet (Mellone 796-18a) & Washignton DC AUG 19 1937 ccl (1st day by Philatelic Agency), typewritten addr, has scuff in UR cnr, slight staining on stamps & tiny ccr UL Cat($30)

$20

$6

347 CV
925

925 3¢ Philippines Issue on FDC,

XF w/Washington D.C. FDOI ccl. Cachet maker unknown but printed w/thermagraphic ink in blue & green, showing a beach scene in green w/palm trees & rising sun; in blue are a U.S. flag, Statue of Liberty, and the words "WE HONOR THE PHILIPPINES"/They Shall be Free/"I'll be Back"/Gen. MacArthur/FIRST DAY OF ISSUE". Clean, fresh cover; advertisement & mint stamp inside, but flap sealed

$25

$4

348 CV
934

934 3¢ Army Issue FDC,

w/premium Nu-Art cachet (Mellone 934-13), 9-28-45 Washington FDOI ccl, typed addr, very clean Cat($60)

$50

$8

349 CV
1415-18

1415-18 6¢ 1970 Chrismtas Toys Issue PB/8 FDC's,

group of (4) FDC's w/round robin PB/8, all unaddr, LR blk has cpl scuffs in selv, UR blk has scuff & loss of paper on btm (2) stamps, UL blk has extensive scuff in selv & was torn along R edge when separated from sheet, LL blk has scuff on (1) stamp & stns on UR stamp & LL cnr of env. A very interesting item for the topical collector, though cond is wanting. Est cv $50

$30

$4

350 CV
1686-89

1686-89 13¢-31¢ Bicentennial S/S on FDC,

w/beautiful Colorano "silk" cachets on 8" x 11" bklt style envelopes, unaddr, one w/tiny stain spot, all have slight inking from ccls on back, 31¢ has small ccl smudge on front of env, & 24¢ S/S has sm LL cnr stn. Cachets incl great historic information about the scenes on the S/S Cat($120)

$80

$14

351 CV
1686-9

1686-9 13¢-31¢ Bicentennial S/S FDC Set/4,

complete set of FDC w/Artmaster cachets w/panes/5, unaddr & very clean, very very minor inking on back, panes in VF cond Cat($30)

$20

$4

352 CV
2196

2196 $5.00 Great American Series, PB/4 FDC,

w/Fleetwood premium cachet and Twain Harte CA AUG 25 1987 ccl, unaddr & pristine Cat($60)

$50

$8

353 CV
C23

C23 6¢ Eagle & Shield FDC,

F-VF pair w/Linprint cachet, addr, very clean airmail env w/lrg DAYTON OHIO MAY 14, 1938 cds ccl, slight tng & pnb (Mellone C23-16a) Cat($20)

$20

$4

354 CV
C23

C23 6¢ Eagle & Shield, Blk/4 FDC,

w/premier L.W. Staehle cachet (Mellone C23-50), very neat hand-written addr, w/return addr label & typed sender name, very slight tng, pnb & tiny cnr frays Cat($525)

$450

$80

355 CV
C44

C44 25¢ Rose Car, 1949 UPU Issue FDC,

w/premier Fluegel multi-color cachet (Mellone C44-11), unaddr, very clean, has pnb on flap (cat. no.), nice cds strike on VF stamp Cat($45)

$40

$6

356 CV
UC16

UC16 10¢ Skymaster Letter Sheet FDC,

w/premium Crosby cachet w/DC-4 photo, unaddr, clean, pnb Cat($25)

$15

$2