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First Day Covers

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216

Mounted FDC Collection 1929-1988, lifetime collection of mounted First Day Covers, year sets, souvenir cards, and more; 16 volumes of modern FDC mounted on pages relating to and annotated write ups of various topics; H E Harris Statesman album with a few 100 mostly used stamps; dozens of fresh UN presentation cards; 40 USPS year sets (some duplication); Fleetwood Bicentennial and Constitution collections; 38 small Lighthouse FDC binders (each hold 100 envelopes) with US or UN covers; 20 Fleetwood presentation folders on modern topics (all different); and a fresh White Ace Souvenir Card Album, 2 volumes and looks very complete; much more then there is room to name, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 253 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
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217

First Day Cover Collection, 1935-1981, 500 cacheted First Day Covers in glassines; includes PentArts, Camera Cachet, Velvetone, Fleetwood, Sanders, Plimpton, Crosby, House of Farnam, Artmaster, McCauley, ArtCraft, Alfred Boerger, Kolor Kover, Sarzin, CCC Cachets, Sarzin Silk, Marq, AALL, JNCachet, LRC, Cuscaden, Justice, W H Grady, Grimsland, Rice, Historic Arts, Minkus, Ken Boll, Aristocrats, Day Lowry, Staehle, Cachet Craft, Pontiac Press, Fidelity, and others; many unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
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218

Better Handpainted FDC Balance, 1940-2018, very high quality remainder including better artists and exhibits; topic binders include Presidential (Gill Craft, Art Craft colored, TF, and Collins), Apollo 11 (100+), Scouting (about 35), Ohio Bicentennial (100+); cachet artists include Barbara Montgomery (95), Jack Fellows (23), Pugh (20), James Adams (12), Collins (125), Bevil (35), and more; exhibits include President Obama (60 covers in 2 frames), Christmas Seals (gorgeous 4 frame), and James Adams (90 envelopes in 3 frames); add at least another 100, all very clean with no fluff, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 63 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image) (Image2)

Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,800.00
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219

Bevil

Kendel Bevil FDC Collection, 1990-2014, 625+ premium Bevil First Day Covers housed in 5 Safe FDC albums; no duplication observed on these unaddressed, issue-fresh envelopes; multicolored, hand signed and hand colored including high value adhesives; a great collection, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 20 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
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220

Collins

Fred Collins Comprehensive FDC Collection 1978-2019, 1,750+ Collins First Day Covers housed in 15 Super Safe binders; all are unaddressed and pristine with very little duplication noted; includes Collins #1, plus lots of favorites and high values including Express Mail, Federal Ducks, Priority Mail, and more; a few spare albums contain wildlife, baseball, wildflowers, and other beauties; a few dozen by other artists including BAM and Bevil; a powerhouse collection, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 71 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,500-5,000
SOLD for $4,250.00
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221

Goldberg

Great Goldberg Group, 1980-2008, 350+ premium Bernard Goldberg hand painted First Day Covers in 3 Safe binders; issue fresh, unaddressed, and limited edition signed; These always sell well online and at shows; the colors really pop, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,700.00
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222

First Cachets Rule, 1929-2016, 2,100 First Day Covers in 24 binders with 1st cachets occupying the first 5; they include Charles Molnar, Harris Hunt, Garfield-Perry Stamp Club, Malcolm Ganser, Adam Bert, D A Brosnan, Floyd Schockley, Richard Hagadorn, R Rocher, Rev E M Gearhart, Carnegie Steel Co, Valley Stamp Cub, Cleveland Air Mail Society, Toledo Philatelic Society, Edward Hacker, Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce, Alfred Horn, Y Souren, Frederick Rice, Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce, Douglas Stamp Co, Linprint, A H Krause, R E Bennett, Olympic Cover Co, LA Philatelic Club, James Decker, American Philatelic Society, Philadelphia Record Stamp Club, Collingdale Press, Rodney Griffin, Savannah Chamber of Commerce, Brookhaven, Seymour Cohen, Dearborn Engraving, Linn's Weekly Stamp News, National Geographic Society, Top Notch, American War Mothers, D E Schucker, Hertelle Stamp Co, Oshgosh Cover Service, Green Bay Philatelic Society, Asheville Stamp Club, Roy Hubbard, Winford Grandy, Time Magazine, Traveler's Insurance, National Cachet Publishing, C W Janis, Dodd, California Pacific International Expo, Willard Watson, Harry Richmond, William Espenshade, Western Stamp Co, World Cover Service, Arbern Stamp, Reico Cover Service, Voyle Armstrong, Centennial Service Bureau, C D Reimers, J W Clifford, Hollywood Cover Club, Stamps Magazine, Whitman Centennial Inc, San Francisco Examiner, Ed Warneford Pilgrim Cachet, Fidelity Stamp Co, Sadie Winer, Oswald Ludwig, John Gilbert, Multnamah Cover Service, Bernet-Reid, George Richardson, F T Carter, Cal-Craft, Maxwell Gregg, Consolidated Edison, Jack King, J J Ralph, Warm Springs Foundation, Buchanan Winn, Artmaster, House of Farnam, Americover, Shure Brothers, Warp Brothers, Penta Arts, Dietz Printing Co, ArtCraft, Steelcraft, Morris Beck Squaw Vally Olympic Committee, Centennial Covers, Gladys Jackson, Griffith Cachets, Helbros, Circus Fan Association, Ducks Unlimited, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club, Maxicover, League of Women Voters, Newsweek International, Richard Coulson, Fredrick Bean, Philgraf, MD Covers, Dayton Stamp Club, Hilmer Graphics, SMB Cachet, Andrews Cachet, JRA Covers, Richard Levitt, Eastern Covers Cachet, George Marcincin, Todd Ronnei, BRK Cachets, Therome Cachets, Smithsonian Institution, Great Southern Cover, US Post Office Dept, Air Mail Pioneers, Kenmore Stamp Co, Five Star, and many more; Bonus AFDCS library essential for the collector (Mellone's First Cachets, 1901-1928, 1928-1929, 2 vol 1940s, 2 vol 1950s, 3 vol 1960s); the quickest way to collect #1s, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 83 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
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223

Quality FDC Stock, 1923-2012, 3,200 better First Day Covers with majority individually sleeved and annotated with catalog number; large percentage are from Scott # 620-1000 with cachet makers including Grimsland, Clarence Reid, Ioor, Linprint, Plimpton, House of Farnam, and others; many Army Navy sets and partials from Aubry, Anderson, Ioor, Bronesky, Dyer, Rice Fairway, Top Notch, Plimpton, Sudduth, and Hubbard; about 200 Prexies in partial sets including horizonal and vertical coils, booklets, and Electric Eyes; modern add on handpainted from Xanapow, Fischer, Geerling, Karolines Cachets, Ben Kraft, and others; from 1970-1980 about 400 from ArtCraft or Fleetwood were serviced with several different but related stamps; very little chaff here; considerable value to the knowledgable winning bidder, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 33 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,300.00
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224

First Day Covers Plus, 1929-2000, approx 2,000 mostly FDCs ready to be organized or monitized; includes Fluegel (about 75), Ken Boll, Ferryman, Raley, Bronesky, Fleetwood (including complete 1992 Columbus set), ArtCraft, Grandy, Rice, Fidelity, Ioor, Anderson, and others; at least 100 RPO and HPO; three Pan Am Clipper 1935 First Flight envelopes from Honolulu to San Francisco; small holding of mint postal entires including UC27-29 Die 2a, 2b, and 2c; 1936 Diplomatic Mail Lima Peru, Official mail from "Pearl Habour" ships (USS West Virginia, USS California, USS Colorado, and USS Oklahoma); and more to explore, Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 30 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $500.00
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225

First Day Covers and Collections, 1923-2000, calling all FDC lovers, lot contains well over a thousand First Day Covers in bound collections and loose; collections include Postal Commemorative Society American Patriotic Heros, Official Birds and Flowers, 1986 Presidential First Day Covers, Norman Rockwell (2 massive volumes of WW sheets), Official History of the US in Mint Stamps, Calhoun's Collectors Society 50 Golden Years of Commemoratives (Vol 1), Golden Replicas of US Stamps (22k gold foil is always popular with kids), White House Historical Society 1986 Presidential Maxim Collection, Westport Collectors Society Presidents of the United States (2), America's First Ladies, Fleetwood Pueblo Art, and ArtCraft American Bicentennial; not found in binders include Prexie Ferryman card blocks through 50¢, several handpainted by DK and Mac's Originals, all 35 Famous Americans on one cover (not a First Day); about 30 postcards carried on the Highway Post Office (HPO) First Trips; and First Days for Scott # 614, 615, 620, 621, 622, 627, 628, 629 (1st Plotz), 630 (Laupe), 645, 648 (Gorham), 654, 657 (Roessler), 680, 682, 683, 688 (Roessler), 689 (Ioor), 690, 702, 703 (1st Wethersfield C of C), C33 (Sanders); artists include George, Gandy, Crosby, House of Farnum, Holland, Railey, Anderson, Grimsland, Linprint, and more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 103 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
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226

Large Collection of First Day Covers, mostly from 1950's-2010's, in 75 albums, plus several small to medium size boxes, adding up to many thousands of covers, with 47 albums and 3 shoeboxes of U.S., mostly first day covers, 18 albums of Gold Replica first day covers (addressed) and 10+ foreign first day covers and a box of Canadian first day covers, be sure to check out our online photo to see the scale of the material here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 420 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
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227

704-715

Washington Bicentennial First Day Cover Collection, 1932 (Scott 704-715), approximately 300 envelopes neatly organized in three binders; wonderful wide-ranging collection including AC Roessler, First Y Souren Co, Rice, Truby, Washington Stamp Exchange, New England Philatelic Exchange, Stoutzenberg, Eliott, Harry Ioor, AE Gorham, First Earl Moore, First August Meyer, First John Gill, Joseph Feigenbaum, First J Gordon Grimes, Ed Hacker, and more; includes multiple frankings, a nice plate block set, and more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 12 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $900.00
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228

785-794

Army Navy Series FDC Collection, 1936-37 (Scott 785-794), 650+ premium First Day Cover cachets from the Army Navy Issue; includes Ioor, Beverly Hills, Anderson, Breker, Linprint, Washington Stamp Exchange, Rice, Grandy Imperial, Grimsland, Farnam, Risko, Kapner, Crosby, John Paul Jones Chapter USCS, Stephen Decatur Chapter USCS, Farragut Chapter USCS, Admiral Dewey Chapter USCS, Fairway, Brookhaven, Top Notch, Aubry, Czubay, Laird, Clifford, Plimpton, Lane, Holland, Rosseler, Newman-Sudduth, Wanstead, Sidenius, Aristocrat, Roy Hubbard, Mike Sanders, Gundel, Raley, Nix, Dietz, Evans, Ed Kee, Stephen Hutnick, Historic Art, and many more; includes several handpainted, complete sets on cover, and PMG corner card; powerful, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 7 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
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229

785-794

Army Navy Specialist First Day Cover Collection, 1936-37 (Scott 785-794), about 240 First Day Cover envelopes celebrating the Army and Navy individually sleeved; cachet makers include Ioor, Beverly Hills, Anderson, Breker, Linprint, Bronesky, Washington Stamp Exchange, Rice, Grandy, Imperial, Farnam, Kapner, Crosby, Faragut USCS, Levy, Fairway, Brookhaven, Top Notch, aubry, Czubay, Espenshade, Laird, Clifford, Plimpton, Lane, Holland-Yudkin, Roessler, Newman-Sudduth, Wanstead, Sidenius, Historic Art, Hubbard, Sanders, Gundel, J A Roy, San Francisco Examiner, McDonough, Nix, Evans, Kee, Scatchard, Raley, Annapolis Philatelic Society, Pavois, Adam Bert, and many more; numerous oversized sets on cover, FDC on US Army transport Chateau Thierry cornercard, Scott # 794 on mailing bag tag, Government Prining Office announcement, gorgeous complete set of sunk die engravings of the generals and admirals, and much more; would form a stunning exhibit for the enterprising high bidder, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 9 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $550.00
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