425 USA FIRST DAY COVERS 1932-2000's, all are cachet covers noting 25 are legal size and larger, the majority are ArtCraft but did note better Colorano Silks, Clifford, C. C. Cachets, Bonnie Fuson limited editions, Staehle, Grimsland, HF, Andrews, Fleetwood, and about 100 unsigned private cachets (unchecked by us), also note many block and booklet pane frankings, about 100 are pre-1950, retails over $2000, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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35 FAMOUS AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVERS 1940, #859-893 on superb matching cachet covers mtd on specialist White Ace pages in a 3-ring album, includes block + pair + strips of 3 + single frankings, cat $160 on ordinary single franked covers, retails over $300, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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260 USA FIRST DAY COVERS 1940-2000, all are cachet covers including 24 of the Famous American #859/893 issue on matching IOOR cachet covers , the 1976 Bicentennial State Flag set of 50 cachet #1633-1682 covers, the 1998-2000 Nineteenth Century Celebration set of 136 cachet FDC singles #3182-3191 mtd in a deluxe album on description pages, (original purchase price over $675), the set of 50 Colorano Silk cachet covers for the 1982 State Birds & Flower issue #2002Ac with perf 11¼ x 11, retails over $600, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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12 DORIS GOLD CACHET FIRST DAY COVERS & CARDS 1977, for the 50th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh Transatlantic solo flight, this was the first of the Doris Gold cachets noting 7 covers and 5 postcards, 3 of the postcards are not FDC's, retails over $150, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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75 DORIS GOLD CACHET FDC'S 1977-1982, all are multicolor signed covers noting a few duplicates, retails over $600, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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34 USA BERNARD GOLDBERG CACHET FDC's 1982-2002, all different hand painted signed and un-numbered limited editions with 47 to 146 covers published for each issue, retails over $850, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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85 DORIS GOLD CACHET FDC'S 1983-1990, all are multicolor signed covers noting 8 are hand tinted, two are limited edition numbered covers of Scott #2278 (50 covers published) and #2619 (160 published), note a few duplicates, retails over $790, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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9 USA HAND PAINTED FDC's 1991-1998 (2 are non FDC), all are better numbered limited edition covers including 1991 Sandi Levi signed #2535,2537 (#7 of 20), 1991 Judith Fogt signed #2535 (#16 of 20), 1991 Green & Le signed #2535 (#16 of 20), 1991 RMGM signed #2521 (#34 of 50), 1991 Fran Paslay signed #2535,2537 (#9 of 100), 1998 two different USS Nevada battleship event covers for the Chile Antarctic research base visit on JAN15,1998 (non FDC) ++, a scarce group retailing over $450, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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18 DORIS GOLD CACHET FDC's 1993-2002, all different hand painted signed and numbered limited editions with up to 203 covers published for each issue, retails over $270, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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3000 USA EVENT COVERS 1930-1990's, all are letter size covers either with fancy event cancels or illustrated cachets, note stamp shows, historical event anniversaries, post office openings and closings, airmail First Flight Covers, ship maiden voyages, ship related event covers ++, retails over $8000, mostly VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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480 USA EVENT COVERS 1932-1980's, all are letter size cachet covers, includes stamp shows, town centennials, exhibitions, fairs, sports events, famous people memorials, post office openings and closings, historical event anniversaries, space events, airplane events ++, great lot with huge retail value for internet sellers, retails over $2000, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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366 USA AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENIAL COVERS 1973-1983, all are Colorano Silk cachet covers showing the key events of the revolution, posted on the exact 200th anniversary of the event and at the event location, each cover has a detailed event description, the lot includes a set of artist portraits of the Declaration of Independence signatories, a fabulous historical reference collection, retails over $1800, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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