Postal History Library Huge Postal History Library including 2 hardbacks, 9 softcovers; and a 4 binder collection: Encompasses 1883 to 1976, Books: "History of California Post Offices 1849-1976, Research by H. E. Salley, Las Mesa California" "Winterher Via Western Express & Stagecoach" " A Century of Nevada Post Offices , by Walter Frickstad, Edward Thrrall with the Collaboration of Ernest G. Meyers, 1852-1957 "Post Offices by Counties" A publication of the Post Office Department , Washington 25, D.C., August 1956, Publication 20 "Postal Marking of United States Expositions" by William J. Bomar, 1986 A Cyclopedia of United States Postmarks and Postal History, Volume 11, Society of Philatelic Americans, Inc. Edited by Delf Norona, 1941 "U.S. Covers and Postal History, David G. Phillips, "California Postmarks (to 1935) Los Angeles County by John Williams (2) "Stamps of the United States 1973, United Nations, Confederate States, Us. Possessions, Canada, Newfoundland, B.N.A., and (1)1963 booklet "The California Philatelist, San Francisco , June 1883 No. 23) in envelop 4 Binders: Editions of : "The Cancellation Club News Jan. 1971- May 1972 , U.S. Cancellation Club News: Jan 1961-Nov. 1965" , "U.S. Cancellation Club Quarterly, April 1955-Nov. 1960,"U.S. Cancellation Club News, Jan 1966-Nov. 1970" and a Watermark Detector Est. $100-200 (Image)

Est. $100-200

Western Express & Postal History Journals & References Lot of 60+. Box full of issues of Western Express (Research Journal of Early Western Mails), and La Posta: A Journal of American Postal History. Issues from the 1980s and 1990s. Great reference material for the Western postal history collector. Please inspect. Est. $60-100 (Image)

Est. $60-100

50 U.S. First Day Covers with Plate Blocks Lot of Fifty First Day of Issue U.S. Stamps Covers with plate blocks, all used, some unopened, all from the 1930's, in very good condition. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

First Day California Airport Dedications Collection First Day California Airport Dedications from 1920s, 30s, 40s and more. This is a collection of hundreds. Includes: cancelled air mail; Yellowstone Air Derby, Redding CA to Boise ID, July 1929; American legion Airport 1929 Tracy ; Salina CA American Legion Airport 1929 pilot signed; and much more! Please inspect. Est. $100-500 (Image)

Est. $100-500

25 California Military First Flight Covers Lot of 25 canceled covers with various military cachets, postmarked from 1931 to 1941. Identifying marks include U.S. Naval Air Station in Sunnyvale, fleet weeks, many first flights: first day postal service Moffett Field (Sept. 1, 1933) and Naval Station in Alameda (Jan. 1, 1941), U.S. Army Hamilton Field in San Rafael, and much more. A bonus is cachet Air Show Beale AFB, Guest Day Station, Oct. 14, 1989. Most unopened, containing correspondence. Est. $100-300 (Image)

Est. $100-300

National Air Mail Week 1938 California Covers Collection Lot of 44 covers celebrating National Air Mail Week May 12-May 21, 1938, which was the 20th anniversary of Air Mail Service. Caches of advertisements for businesses, organizations and various locations within California are printed on mostly canceled covers, some with correspondence inside, a couple that are unused and unmarked. Postmarks and other identifying marks are sharp and caches are colorful, some artistic. Est. $200-500 (Image)

Est. $200-500

Over 50 California Airport Dedication Covers More than 50 covers celebrating airport dedications up and down the state of California from 1929 through 1962. Starting in 1929, identifying caches are from Placerville, Santa Rosa, Redding and Fresno. Airports that opened in 1930 include Curtiss-Wright Airport in San Mateo, the San Francisco Airdrome dedication (with pilots' autographs), Santa Cruz in 1934, Mariposa in 1937 and a lot more. Postmarks are crisp, canceled and most unopened with correspondence. Est. $300-600 (Image)

Est. $300-600

First Day of Issue Covers and Postcards About 60 U.S. First Day Covers and four First Day postcards from 1950's on. First Day of Issue stamps range from the California Centennial in 1950 to the Nevada Centennial in 1951 to Theodore Roosevelt in 1955, National Parks Centennial in 1972, U.S. in Space 1971 up to Lucille Ball in 2001. Most used and canceled. Est. $60-100 (Image)

Est. $60-100

Queen Mary Maiden Voyage Covers Lot of nine covers commemorating the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Mary on May 27, 1936. All covers are still sealed, with the exception of one, and the postmarks are clear. They are in very good condition. Est. $100-200 (Image)

Est. $100-200

15 U.S. Covers with Souvenir Sheets & Philatelic Commemorative Plates Fifteen 1930's covers feature plates from various philatelic conventions and commemorative events across the U.S. They feature souvenir sheets printed under the authority of James A. Farley, postmaster general during the first two administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. First Day covers are canceled and unopened. Est. $60-120 (Image)

Est. $60-120

New York Worlds Fair First Day Covers Lot of 11 first day and commemorative covers for the New York Worlds Fair of 1939. Includes: the 200th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration and appropriately, the celebration of the 43rd convention of the Society of Philatelic Americans. Est. $40-60 (Image)

Est. $40-60

Rhode Island Airport Dedication Cover A dedication cover postmarked September 26, 1931, with enclosure, for the opening of the Hillsgrove State Airport, in a town then called Hillsgrove, now a village in Warwick, RI. The airport was the first state-owned and operated airport in the United States. It was formally dedicated on September 27, 1931, and two air shows drew a crowd of over 150,000 - the largest crowd that had attended a public function in the country until that time. In 1938 the airport was renamed Theodore Francis (T.F.) Green State Airport in honor of Green, who served as Rhode Island's Governor from 1933-1937, then as U.S. Senator, and who was an avid supporter of aviation. Est. $100-1,000 (Image)

Est. $100-1,000

1920s First Day Cover Group Lot of 13. Includes: corner ad cover Merchants National Bank, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1925); Washington DC (1926); Utica 1927; Valley Forge 1928; Henry B. Kellogg corner ad cover, Highland Park, Michigan (1928); Barges Passing Thru Locks on the Ohio River (Pittsburgh 1929); Erie (1929); Toledo (1929); General Anthony Wayne Memorial, Waterville, OH (1929); Ohio River Dedication Cruise, Pittsburg to Cairo (1929); Horesheads, NY (1929); General George Rogers Clark (1929); and Thomas Edison, Menlo Park (1929, pictorial). Est. $100-200 (Image)

Est. $100-200

First Day Covers Via Air Mail Lot of 10 First Day Covers sent Via Air Mail. Included: Olympic Games, 1932; Newburgh, 1933; New York, 1956; Wyoming 50th, 1940; Washington DC to Seattle, 1934; Crater Lake w/ printed photo, 1934; 1968 10 cent Air Mail Booklet Pane; International Air Mail, 1947, Washington DC; Pan American World Airways New York to Trinidad, 1946; and US Army & Its Heroes, 1937, Washington DC. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

50 First Day Covers Lot of 50 first day covers, with seven being half ad covers. Ads include The US Coast Guard, Jamestown, Virginia and former New York Governor and former presidential candidate Alfred E. Smith. Covers in good condition. Locations include Alaska, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, Nevada, Maine, and more. Est. $50-100 (Image)

Est. $50-100

Various US First Day Covers Lot of 40 first day covers ranging from 1938 to 1950. Topics include: 150th Anniversary of Indiana Territory; 100th Anniv. of California Statehood; Boy Scouts of America; Midwest Centennial Celebration; National Capitol Sesquicentennial; Railroad Engineers of America; and more. Please inspect. Est. $50-100 (Image)

Est. $50-100

Various States First Day Covers A large collection (probably~100) of first day covers from various states. Topics include: Iowa Centennial; various Virgin Islands; various Panama Canal; Mother's Day; various Oregon; Boulder Dam; Connecticut; Rhode Island; Maryland; and more. Please inspect. Est. $150-300 (Image)

Est. $150-300

First Covers & Air History Books: Alaska Alaska dog team mail, 12 count 1941-1974; Emergency mail, about 25 count 1933-1950; Commemoratives or Advertising, about 15 count 1933-1970 with a corner with WIley Post and Will Rogers; First Flight international at (7 count) 1940-1972; Postal mark of towns at 20 count, 1934-1965; First Flight to USA (30 count) 1938-1967, may include pilot autograph; First Flight to USA group two, about 30 count, 1938-1947; First Day covers, 14 count 1937-1986; First Flight internal flights, 6 count 1934-1969. Aviation books: The Alaska Bush Chronicles by Mason; The Flying North by Potter; Bush Pilot by Griese; Artic War Birds by Stephen Mills. Est. $100-3,000 (Image)

Est. $100-3,000

Arizona First Flight Covers (45) Lot of 40+. Includes: Mule Training Mail Havasupai Indian Reservation, 1979. Official Opening August 20, 1929 At the Douglas U.S.A. International Airport with Women's National Air Derby Ajo Airport of Entry; Arizona's greatest Copper Camp 50th birthday, August 1, 1931; Southern Navajo Airport Fort Defiance January 3, 1933; Tucson Municipal Airport Dedication; First Flight Transcontinental Phoenix, Arizona October 15, 1930 Transcontinental & Western Air Mail First Flight Covers. Please inspect. Est. $100-1,000 (Image)

Est. $100-1,000

Over 100 First Day U.S. Covers First Day of Issue covers from various cities and states throughout the U.S. in the 1940's, including San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1949. Used and canceled, some unopened. A treasure trove of 1940's U.S. postal history. Est. $60-150 (Image)

Est. $60-150

Jackass Mail Run Covers Three first day covers: April 16, 1994, "Jack Ass Mail Run" Porterville to Springville, California. April 17, 1933 "Send Jackass Mail Run, Porterville to Springville" and April 21, 2007 "Via Jackass Mail Run Porterville to Springville" CA. Est. $30-50 (Image)

Est. $30-50

First Flight Covers Contract Mail Los Angeles to Salt Lake City Lot of 5 clean covers commemorating the first trip airmail service between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. All are postmarked April 17, 1926, with special inaugural stamps announcing the new route. All are opened and contain no correspondence. Est. $60-150 (Image)

Est. $60-150

First Flight Covers: Seattle to Los Angeles More than 60 first flight contract air mail service covers for routes from Los Angeles to Seattle in 1926, some by way of Portland and Medford, Oregon, as shown by Sept. 15, 1926 postmarks. Interesting lot containing many special stamps such as First Flight Medford Crater Lake National Park and 'Special Flight Sacramento to San Francisco, Sept. 14, 1926. Covers are canceled and in very good condition. Est. $300-600 (Image)

Est. $300-600

South Pacific First Day Air Mail Covers Nice lot of 16 first day covers, focusing mainly on South Pacific air service, including Hawaii, Canton Island and Guam, among others. All pieces in very good condition. 1935-1941. Est. $100-200 (Image)

Est. $100-200

First Day and First Flight Covers: 200+ California Collection Lot of 200+.Sept.First Day : California Commemorative Covers: spans 1848 to present; First Day and First Flight Covers: A California Collection of many Commemorative Cover, Air Show & Fairs before 1938, Non Aviation Commemorative Covers; Air Races. Women Races,1931-1935 and Post Office Dedications; a collection of a few hundred covers 1848: Discovery of Gold in California January 24, 1848 James Marshall 1908-1929:40+ 1908: Scottish Rite Cathedral Oakland CA; "Highest competitive Awards Red Crown Gasoline SF and San Diego Exposition 1915" Registered Mail Return Receipt Requested No. 1935Visalia to SF 1924;1929 Oakland Municipal Airport The Focal Point of Western Airways; Nov. 16, 1928 A small booklet with illustrations about airport and Boeing;and many more! See online catalog for a full description. Est. $100-1,000 (Image)

Est. $100-1,000