553, U481, 1½¢ Harding on 1½¢ G. Washington Postal Envelope, Die I, VF-XF, w/Washington, D.C. FDOI ccl for both, uncacheted, clean & fresh (Image)

$100

564var, 12¢ BROWN VIOLET, DOUBLE TRANSFER VARIETY ON FDC, F-VF, w/Wash. DC FDOI ccl, uncacheted but w/4-line blue-gray Philatelic Stamp Agency HS at UL, plus REGISTERED HS at LL, neat typed addr, lgt stn thru center. Double transfer very obvious in "POSTAGE", "CLEVELAND", "CENTS", L "1" & R "2" from UR Pl no. 14404 pos. 2. This is the most prominent of the DT's known for this issue. Possibly UNIQUE & definitely super RARE! CV for normal is $185 (Image)

$300

589, 8¢ Olive Grn, Blk/4 on FDC, Fine, uncacheted w/violet "Special Delivery." straightline HS & "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE/OF FIRST ADDRESS" HS Cat($125) (Image)

$125

617-19, 1¢-5¢ Lexington-Concord on one FDC, F-VF to VF, uncacheted w/Wash. D.C. FDOI ccl Cat($150) (Image)

$150

620-21, 2¢ & 5¢ Norse-American Issues on FDC, F-VF, w/Wash, DC FDOI ccl & reddish brown 5-line HS for special delivery accounting Cat($50) (Image)

$50

622, 13¢ Green on Combo FDC/First Flight Cover, F-VF, w/Indianpolis, IN FDOI ccl & blue green, straightline "FIRST DAY COVER" between rays HS cachet (Mell. #622-1), neat typed addr. Also used in 1928 for CAM-16 first flight (AAMC #16N6), from Louisville, KY to Cleveland, OH w/magenta diamond HS cachet. Nice cover (Image)

$75

807EE, 3¢ Light Violet, Prexie Issue Combo Electric Eye on FDC, VF, unaddr, has Anderson Eagle & Shield (Mellone 807-52), 3¢ w/margin dashes tied to cvr w/cds pmk "WASHINGTON/APR5/9AM/1939/D.C.", 3¢ convertible plate electric eye tied to cvr w/cds "WASHINGTON/JAN/18/1940/D.C." Cover back stamped on flap w/"FULTON STAMP COMPANY/164 EAST 88th ST./NEW YORK, 28, N.Y." Cover in excellent condition w/lgt overall tng & few stray marks on the back. Nice item not usually in a collection (Image)

$30

858, 3¢ 50th Statehood Anniversary Set of (4) of FDC's w/blk/4, F-VF (most VF), all typed addr, complete set of W.M. Grandy cachets one each for North & South Dakota, Montana and Washington states. All w/appropriate FDOI ccls on blks/4. Cachets are Mellone no's. 858-21c, 858-21b.1, 858-21a.1, & 858-21d. Covers are in Very Good to Excellent condition, lightly tnd, a few minor ccl ink spots, small stain on North Dakota & Washington cover which also has a tiny ccr at LR. Stuffer appears to be advertising piece, not checked since covers are sealed. Very nice set of a highly desirable cachet maker Cat($200) (Image)

$160

858, 3¢ 50th Anniversary of Statehood Issue on Montana FDC, F-VF L side mgn sgl, addr, w/House of Farnam cachet (Mellone 858-25a.3), cover in excellent condition; addressee is "A.E.GORHAM/SHARON, PA." which we believe is the cachet maker Albert E. Gorham. Interesting piece Cat($37) (Image)

$36

899-901, 1-3¢ Defense Issues, each on separate FDC's, each w/different red, white & blue Harry Ioor cachet (Mell. #899-46, 900-44 & 901-48) #901 FDC w/small internal hole on front only, o/w nice; each w/neat blue ms addr, the signature being that of Richard D. Wilson, 1989 Academy Award winner Cat($21)

$25

961, 3¢ U.S.-Canada Friendship Issue on FDC, F-VF, unaddr, w/multi-color Fluegel cachet (Mellone 961-3), excellent condition, pnb & a tiny stain mark by cachet. UL cnr tiny bit of wear & small stain R edge Cat($30) (Image)

$30

1295, $5.00 Gray Black Prominent Americans Issue FDC Designer signed, VF, unaddr, no cachet but sgnd by Thomas Laufer, the stamp's designer; very clean & very nice cover (Image)

$50

1309, 5¢ American Circus Issue, Pair on FDC w/stuffer, VF, addr typed, tied to cvr w/Delavan, Wisc. FDOI ccl. Cachet is first by Delavan Circus Memorial Society (Mell. 1309-13). Condition is good, opened neatly at L, tone spot on front, small tear in flap and couple notes in ink on back (Image)

$15

1538-41a, 10¢ Mineral Heritage Issue FDC, Set of (5), VF, unaddr w/better Fleetwood cachets, FDOI pmk "LINCOLN, NE/JUN/13/1974", pristine condition Cat($14) (Image)

$14

2044, 20¢ Scott Joplin Issue on FDC, F-VF, unaddr, w/premium HAM cachet (#143), sgnd (also by designer Pat Wheeler) & numbered 212/285; also franked w/1615E (8.4¢ Piano-Americana Issue) and both ccld w/appropriate FDOI pmk Cat($19) (Image)

$20

2044, 20¢ Scott Joplin Issue on FDC w/two stamps, both F-VF, unaddr, w/premium HAM cachet (#144), sgnd (also designer Pat Wheeler) & numbered 105/127, w/(2) pmks, a first day cds "JOPLIN, MD/JUN/9/1983/64801" (not the first day city) and a 2nd day pmk" SCOTT JOPLIN/MAPLE LEAF FESTIVAL STA./JUN 10 1983/Sedalia, Missouri 65301". Cover in pristine condition (Image)

$40

2062a, 20¢ Streetcars Blk/4 on FDC, VF, unaddr, premium HAM cachet (#156), a full-front multi-color New Orleans French Quarter scene, very nice, has appropriate FDOI pmk, sgnd & numbered 84/262, in pristine condition Cat($27) (Image)

$30

2138-41a, 22¢ Duck Decoy Issue, First Day Fleetwood Proof Cards (5), embossed 6" x 9" card w/beautiful printings of Erik Nitsche artwork. All cards in excellent condition of (1) card (blk/4) slight tng (probably on top of the light). Really pretty cards (Image)

$25

2224, 22¢ Statue of Liberty 100th Anniversary Issue on FDC, VF, unaddr in combination w/(3) other Statue of Liberty issues (#1035, 1042 & 1044A) and 22¢ Bartholdi issue (#2146), all tied to cvr w/Liberty Island, N.Y./N.J. FDOI ccl. Has Colorano silk cachet. Great topical cover Cat($6)

$12

2224 & France 2014, 22¢ & 2.2fr Statue of Liberty on one FDC, XF, each stamp ccld separately in country of origin on July 4, 1986; blue Artcraft cachet, unaddr Cat($10) (Image)

$10

2246, 22¢ 150th Anniversary of Michigan Statehood Issue on FDC, VF, unaddr, HAM hand-painted premium cachet (#220), sgnd, numbered #152/256, pristine condition, Lansing MI FDOI ccl Cat($12) (Image)

$12

2294-5, 2310-2, 22¢ Wildlife, Stp/3 & Pair on FDC, VF, w/marvelous all over hand-painted Poormon cachet of brown bear cubs, unaddr, sba & #34/65 (Image)

$20

2300, 22¢ Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies on FDC, XF, w/Collins hand-painted cachet, unaddr Cat($30) (Image)

$30

2375a, 22¢ Cats Issue Blk/4 on FDC, VF, unaddr, w/Heartland FDC's HP cachet, FDOI ccl 2/5/88, numbered 118/200, pnb Cat($12) (Image)

$12

2394, $8.75 Express Mail Rate Issue on FDC, F-VF, unaddr, Fleetwood cachet,art by John Swatsley, Terre Haute, IN FDOI pmk, pristine condition Cat($55) (Image)

$55