1863 2c brown, imperforate block of four, h.r. at top, bottom pair n.h., v.f., cat. $300 (Cat No. 8) (Image)

Cat. $300, Est.$150

1857-1990 single consignment in glassine envelopes, cards, etc., better used singles (244,292, etc.), Regular Issues, Commemoratives, Duck stamps, Confederate States, Philippines, U.S. sheets (740-49, etc.), mixed condition with faults noted throughout, but still with many nice stamps, inspection recommended (Image)

Est.$2,500

1857-1975 single consignment, hundreds of used and unused singles and blocks on pages and loose, with Banknote issues, Grills, 1903 and 1909 3c and 3c imperf. blocks, Air Post, with C1-3 (singles and blocks of four), also C4-6, Plate Blocks of C7-9, C10-12, C16, C20-31, etc., C14 on cover, plus Parcel Post singles complete, Special Deliver, including E11 Plate Block of six (with PSE certificate), Duck Hunting Plate Blocks (7 different $5-$7.50 values), nice selection of misperfs, color shifts, coils, Confederate States, singles, pairs and larger multiples (pane of 56 of No.11), few covers, etc. (Image)

Est.$1,500

1910-60 balance of a specialized collection, mostly Plate No. Blocks of four and six, with nice group of flat plates 1c-3c imperfs, 1918-20 Offsets 1c, 2c types IV, V,VA (with engraver's initials), VIA, VI, VII, also 3c, many booklet panes with Plate Numbers, perf. 12 1/2 1c green (Scott 536), also 527, perf. 10x11, perf. 10 plate blocks, group of later booklet panes with shifted perfs and Plate Numbers, overinked plates (mostly 1938 Presidentials), additional misperfs and errant perforations, fine and interesting lot, ex-Wheeler (Image)

Est.$750

1918-1933 6c-24c, also 50c Century of Progress, 3-10 of each, mixed condition, some n.h., mostly fine or better, cat. $2685 (Cat No. C1-6,18) (Image)

Cat. $2685, Est.$400

1919-40s collection of thousands in seven cartons (banker's boxes), in albums and pochettes, most individually acquired over many years, with various 1918-20 first flights, rate-changes, some franked with 6c-24c (C1/C6), including C2 (July 15) and C3 (May 18), numerous CAMs, Army and Emergency flights, many 1930s internal flights, also to and from Canada, many franked with 5c Beacon, 10c Lindbergh. In addition, there are hundreds of 1930s Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific flights, many signed by the postmasters, different FAM routes, many with foreign franking, including Fiji, New Zealand, French Caledonia, Hong Kong, Macao, Philippines, Ireland, Portugal, also mixed-frankings, Clipper Club covers, Tin Can Mail (Tonga), some later Pan Am flights, pilot signed, etc. An astounding and wide array of franking and cachets, wonderful holding, ex-Ernest Wheeler

Est.$2,500

1927-40 collection of 1,500+ first flight covers in 22 cover albums, housed in two cartons, with Clarence Chamberlin "U.S.S. Leviathan covers and picture postcards, First Experimental Airplane-Motorcycle Courier Service, many Trans and South-Pacific FAMs to Canton Island, Hong Kong, Macao, Auckland, Noumea, Honolulu-Los Angeles, Fiji, Manila and others, variety of cachets, frankings, special pmks, etc. Many better items, mostly fine-v.f. A fascinating assembly, ex-Ernest Wheeler

Est.$2,000

1930s-42 collection of many hundreds in three cartons (banker's boxes), many with descriptions and in plastic pochettes, with Survey Flights, early FAMs, around-the-world covers, Pan-Am early Revenue covers, many to Amon Carter, various Clipper flights to China, Philippines, Guam, Honolulu, Midway, Wake, New Zealand, Souwa, Guadalcanal, Australia (A.J. Swails flights), Hong Kong, India, French Indochina, many crew or Captain (Musick, Nixon, Sulliwan, Noonan) signed, multi-country combination frankings, Crosby photo- cachets, U.S. Squadron flights, U.S.S. Kingfisher survey expedition covers, postmaster covers, Ross & Rowe covers, wrappers and some commercial mail, also Paquebots, Steamship lines, Foreign First Flights (Canada, Portugal, France, Netherlands), Turn-Around covers, some returned unclaimed (due to the outbreak of WWII), censored mail from Hawaii to mainland, additional group of Hawaii flights, memorabilia, foreign Clipper flights to USA, various Airlines flight schedules, labels, newspaper clippings, postmaster's letters, actual photographs, four Eastern Airline letters from Edward Rickenbacker to his children (dated November 9, 1935 "this letter has been carried to Hawaii on the inauguration of the first contract flight by Pan American Airways", etc., each signed "Daddy"), also menus, etc., clean and mostly v.f. group of early Clipper and first flights, many $25-$50 price range, historically significant and seldom offered, ex-Ernest Wheeler

Est.$5,000

1934-40 Alaska and Aleutian Islands Naval Survey flights, group of 70+ covers and cards, featuring 1934-35 U.S.S. Kingfisher cacheted covers, different cancels (Att Island, Rat Island, Kiska, Kanaga, Dutch Harbor, Ketchikan and many others), other ships include U.S.S. Sirius, Oglala, Ramapo, Alwyn, plus many others (Image)

Est.$750

1918 6c orange, v.f., tied by violet four-bar cancel on first flight cover from Philadelphia to Washington, with corresponding "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. Dec 16, 1918, 9AM" departure pmk alongside, sent by Philip Ward, v.f., signed Schoendorf, cat. $2000 (Cat No. C1) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$750

1918 6c orange, fine, tied by black four-bar cancel on first flight cover from Philadelphia to New York, addressed to Stanley Gibbons Inc., endorsed "via Aeroplane Mail", with corresponding "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. Dec 16, 1918, 11AM" departure pmk alongside, fine cover, cat. $2000 (Cat No. C1) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$750

1918 16c dark green on July 15, 1918 first flight cover from Philadelphia to New York, v.f., cat. $800 (Cat No. C2) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.$500

1923 8c green, used on Washington Aug.15 FDC, legal size Shoreham Hotel corner card with some creases and tears, otherwise fine, cat. $400 (Cat No. C4) (Image)

Cat. $400, Est.$150

1926-27 Maps, complete set of three large die proofs, each die sunk on full card, with serial number on back, dated and signed by Harry S. New, the Postmaster, fresh and v.f. set of these rare die proofs, one of only 2-3 known, cat. $9000 (Cat No. C7-9P) (Image)

Cat. $9000, Est.$7,500

1930 Zeppelin 65c-$2.60 set of three, l.h., well centered, v.f., cat. $1105 (Cat No. C13-15) (Image)

Cat. $1105, Est.$500

1933 50c green, single & pair, used on Oct 4 New York on Zeppelin card from Friedrichshafen to Chicago, v.f. (Cat No. C18) (Image)

Est.$200

1963 8c Carmine, complete booklet of five panes, pink covers, fresh and fine-v.f. (BKC17) cat. $500 (Cat No. C64c) (Image)

Cat. $500, Est.$150

1929 (1 May) first flight Kansas City to Lancaster, Pa, attractively franked with Plate No. strip of three of 2c George Rogers Clark, tied by special cachet, signed by the postmaster, pilot and President Herbert Hoover (Image)

Est.$150

1932 (July 5), Mattern and Griffin Round the World Flight. The U.S. pilot Jimmy Mattern, together with Lt. Griffin, took off from Floyd Bennet Field in an attempt to beat the round-the-world record held by Post and Gatty. The fliers landed in Berlin after a trip of 31 hours and 41 minutes, from New York, via Harbor Grace. They later reached Moscow, but cracked up on their hop to Siberia. Cover franked with 5c U.S. (New York July 5), 4pf Germany (July 7) and 15k Russia (cancelled Minsk 7.7), addressed to Clarence E. Page and autographed by both pilots, some usual minor adhesive toning, of no consequence. One of only 10 (!) covers carried on this flight (Cat No. AAMC TO 1167) (Image)

Est.$750

1922 "Litho Colors for Stone Offset Printing", American Banknote Company - an incredible group of 110 diff. color charts (5x8), each with a printed date at top, inscription is either "Litho Stone" or "Litho Offset", with Liberty facing right or left, each color indicated in black, all in a small three ring binder with gold inscriptions on front cover, some minor defects, first chart signed by owner, mostly fine-v.f. A wonderful lot, possibly unique (Image)

Est.$5,000

1923 color charts, 28 different sheetlets, showing Liberty Head design, various colors noted, bound in a booklet with black covers and gold embossing "Colors for Steel Securities American Bank Note Co. 1923", with separate index, minor toning and staple rust resulting in some separations, fine and very rare American Bank Note Company item (Image)

Est.$5,000

1930s sample book with seven different designs incl. Rembrandt, Taj Mahal, Aviation, etc., v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1934 color charts, 23 different sheetlets of eight, showing four diff. designs, various colors noted, bound in a booklet with black covers and gold embossing "Color Chart for Steel Engraved Postage and Revenue Stamps A.B.N. Co.", some toning and staple rust resulting in some separations, fine and very rare item from the American Bank Note Company (Image)

Est.$5,000

1919 2c on 1c green, 4c on 2c rose, top Plate No. Blocks of six. l.h., fresh and v.f., cat. $600 (Cat No. K1,2) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.$150

1919 6c on 3c violet, top Pl. No. 8869 block of six, top stamps l.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., cat. $675 (Cat No. K3) (Image)

Cat. $675, Est.$200