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First Day Covers continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1720 |
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 681, 1929 2c Ohio River Canalization, 7 different FDC with Beazell cachets
and Pittsburgh (3), Cairo Ill, Homestead Pa, Louisville Ky or Cincinnati date of issue cancels, 2 unaddressed, F-VF (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States 681] |
250
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:34 PM |
| 1721 |
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 717, 1932 2c Arbor Day, Beazell photo paper cachet with Nebraska City Apr
22 1932 machine cancel (some smudging as usual), Very Fine (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States 717] |
100
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:34 PM |
| 1722 |
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 717, 1932 2c Arbor Day, Beazell photo paper cachet with Nebraska City Apr
22 1932 machine cancel (some smudging as usual), Very Fine (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States 717] |
100
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:34 PM |
| 1723 |
|
 2451a, 1991 4c Claret coil, Imperforate, pair (right stamp with small tone
spot) tied on overall artist-signed handpainted cacheted FDC, additionally initialed "GM 2/5" on reverse, Glendale, AZ. Sta. No. 7 1/25/91 double circle cds, Very Fine (Scott unpriced). (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States 2451a] |
75
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:34 PM |
| 1724 |
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 2566c var, 1991 29c Comedians, Scarlet and bright violet colors omitted, set of five single
errors on hand drawn F.M. Geerling cacheted first day covers, all with Hollywood August 29, 1991 date of issue machine cancels and "Original F.M. Geerling HD HP" backstamp, Extremely Fine and most probably Unique set (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States 2566c] |
400
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:35 PM |
| 1725 |
|
 C4-C6, 1923 8c-24c Airmails, set of three covers with Washington, DC date of issue cancels,
Tom Mueller hand painted cachets in oil, all "one of a kind" and all with "Silver Wing" handstamp on reverse, C4 showing light toning in upper right corner (insignificant), Very Fine and choice set, owner's retail $1,500 (Scott $1,750 as regular set)
(Image 1)
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300
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:36 PM |
| 1726 |
|
 C11, 1928 5c Beacon, tied on airmail envelope with splendid Ben Kraft
handpainted cachet, Chicago Ill Aug 1 1928 (1st day of 5c airmail rate) duplex cancel, Very Fine (Image
1)
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75
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:36 PM |
| 1727 |
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 C18, 1933 50c Green, tied on T. Mueller hand painted FDC with overall
cachet in oil, New York 10/2/33 machine cancel, adhesive with light toning at lower left, "Silver Wing Cachets" backstamp, Very Fine cover. (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States C18] |
90
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:37 PM |
| 1728 |
|
 E12, 1922 10c Gray violet, tied with 2c Carmine (499) on cover addressed to
Worden and with rubber stamp cachet at left, Washington DC Jul 12 1922 machine cancel, trivial aging on the edges, Fine (Scott $500) (Image 1)
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75
SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:37 PM |
| 1729 |
|
 E13, 1925 15c Orange, tied on Worden serviced FDC with handstamped cachet, tied by
Washington, DC Apr 11 1925 duplex, additionally franked with ½c (551) block of four, 13c with light oxidation, otherwise Very Fine (Scott $400) (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States E13] |
SOLD for $15.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:38 PM |
| 1730 |
|
 E13-14, 1925 15c, 20c Special Delivery, each with 2c Lexington (Scott 618)
and tied on an FDC by Washington date of issue duplex cancels, 15c addressed to Robinette, stamp slightly oxidized, 20c envelope with flap glue aging showing through, F-VF (Scott $575) (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States E13-14] |
100
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:38 PM |
| 1731 |
|
 E14, 1926 20c Black, three FDC serviced by Henry Hammelman with Washington DC date
of issue duplex cancels; on 5c postal stationery envelope addressed to Sweden, with 555 on 2c postal stationery envelope addressed to Denmark, on UX37 addressed to Denmark, F-VF, eye-catching triorn (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [United States E14] |
150
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:39 PM |
| 1732 |
|
 E15-16, 1927/41 10c, 15c Special Delivery, 3 FDC; E15 with (uncacheted) and
w/o elecric eye (cacheted), E15 addressed to Siebold (stamp slightly oxidized), F-VF (Scott $305) (Image
1)
Get Market Data for [United States E15-16] |
50
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:39 PM |
| 1733 |
|
 E14-E16, 1925-41 10c, 15c Special Delivery, group of four FDC's: E14 serviced by Worden
4/25/25, E15 Nickles serviced 4/29/27, E15 electric eye FDC with cachet (9/8/41), E16 Washington DC 8/16/31 duplex, Very Fine (Scott $480) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $15.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:39 PM |
| 1734 |
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1c-2c EKU COLLECTION, Hartford Mfg. Co. 31 entires, all identified by UPSS numbers, all recently checked for superceeding dates and 24 were found to still be valid according to UPSS website, generally F-VF, excellent for student/specialist collector
to expand upon
Get Market Data for [United States U379] |
100
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:39 PM |
United States and Foreign Airmail Covers
Transoceanic Record Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1735 |
|
 1938 Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World (AAMC 1307), rn1938
Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World (AAMC 1307), legal sized airmail envelope with US, Russian, and French franking, signed by Howard Hughes and his crew at right side (Harry Conner, navigator; Thomas Thurlow, navigator/co-pilot; Richard
Stoddart, radio engineer; and Edward Lund, flight engineer), addressed to "Lt. Howard M. McCoy/Wright Field/U.S. Army Air Corps/Dayton, Ohio," cover with creases, tears (including one affecting the Connors and Hughes signatures), and other small
faults but still Fine, an exceptional piece of aviation history, one of the few covers carried on Hughes's record flight and signed by the entire crew, being offered publicly for the first timernThe addressee, Lt. Howard McCoy, was friends with Lt.
Thomas Thurlow while the two were stationed at Wright Field in Dayton (a photocopy accompanies the cover with both mens names listed on a Wright Field directory). Also included is an original press photo of Hughes with his four crew members, as well
as a copy of Thurlow's Flying With Howard Hughes: Diary of a Co-Pilot. This cover has belonged to the McCoy family since it was mailed to Howard in 1938.rn rn rn (Image 1)
|
1,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:40 PM |
Balloon Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1736 |
|
 1933 Stratosphere Balloon Flight Akron, Ohio to Fairton, New Jersey,
printed cachet on flown cover with proper frankings and cancels, Very Fine (Image 1)
|
SOLD for $35.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:41 PM |
| 1737 |
|
 1933 Balloon "Century of Progress" Stratosphere Balloon Flight, balloonists
T.G.W. Settle and Chester Fordney (both signatures on front of envelope) cancelled at the end point of their flight which began the previous day in Akron, Very Fine; a world record altitude of 61,237 feet was achieved on this flight (Image 1)
|
75
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:41 PM |
| 1738 |
|
 1934 National Balloon Race, 2 covers flown from Birmingham Ala; the United
States Navy and the Goodyear Zeppelin entries, each signed by the pilot and aid for each balloon and with proper frankings and cancels, both addressed to noted collector Reuben Aretz who has signed the Navy entry cover on the back, Very Fine and
quite rare with just 3 covers flown on each of the entries (Image 1)
|
SOLD for $25.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:41 PM |
U.S. Zeppelin Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1739 |
|
 Sieger 20R; 1925 USS Los Angeles Lakehurst to Bermuda Flight, envelope
addressed to Roessler franked with Bermuda 2½d tied by Hamilton 16 APR 25 (scarce) roller cancel, backstamped East Orange NJ Apr 24, privately applied 6-line flight info text at left, trivial light even aging, still Very Fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
Get Market Data for [United States scarce] |
60
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-13, 05:42 PM |
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