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LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1362 |
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301222 |
1930 Salt Lake City, Utah to San Diego, Cal. Cover with purple "Damaged by Air Plane Wreck, December 22, 1930" handstamp; the plane (CAM 4) developed engine trouble and crashed in Alhambra, Cal., Very Fine.
AAMC No. 301222; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 301222] |
Est. $100-150
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1363 |
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C13 |
Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin. Tied by "Bristol, Conn. May 31, 1930" duplex on Zeppelin Mail cachet post card to Linkoping, Sweden, purple U.S. diamond and pink red German circular flight cachet handstamps,
Friedrichshafen (6.6) transit and Linkoping (6.9) arrival cds, Very Fine. Scott No. C13; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States C13] |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1364 |
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C14 |
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin. Well centered, tied by "Bristol Conn., May 31, 1930" duplex to Seville, Spain, purple diamond flight cachet, reverse with Sevilla (6.6) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. C14; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States C14] |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1365 |
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C15 |
Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin. Tied by "Washington D.C., Apr 19, 1930" First Day of Issue slogan machine cancel on 1930 South American flight cover, appropriate U.S. and German flight cachets, green round
flight backstamp, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. C15; $1,000; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States C15] |
Scott $1,000 Est. $500-750
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1366 |
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C21-C22 |
Airmail, 1937, 20¢ & 50¢ China Clipper. Twenty 20¢ and twenty two 50¢ issues in blocks of four or six each bearing plate numbers, all tied by "Washington D.C., Feb 15, 1937" cds's on oversized
registered special delivery First Day Cover from Amon Carter in Fort Worth, Texas to President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House, with second similar oversized registered special delivery First Day Cover addressed to Amon Carter
and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Postmaster General James Farley, with blocks on each cover bearing different plate numbers, Extremely Fine. Scott No. C21-C22; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A MARVELOUS
DELUXE SET OF CHINA CLIPPER ISSUE FIRST DAY COVERS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES FARLEY.
Amon G. Carter Sr. was the creator and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and a nationally known
civic booster for Fort Worth, Texas. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [United States C21-C22] |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1367 |
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C76 |
Airmail, 1969, 10¢ Moon Landing. On signed Neil A. Armstrong picture postcard, Very Fine. Scott No. C76; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States C76] |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1368 |
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1986 Voyager Flight Covers. Two special cacheted covers; Round the World flight (numbered 485 of 750) and a 'carried aboard' cover for Engineering Test Flight (485/500); autographed by both Dick Rutan &
Jeana Yeager, Very Fine, each with 1987 Bolaffi certificate. Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Registry Exchange & Postage Due
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1369 |
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FX-NY1a(ii) |
New York, N.Y. Registry label with "65106" number on 1897 registered cover from Carthagena, Colombia to Friburg, Switzerland bearing Colombia 10c bister brown on rose (153), Registry 10c yellow brown (F12)
and A.R. 5c vermilion (H1), former cancelled by Carthagena cds, New York transit backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-NY1a(ii); Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States FX-NY1a(ii)] |
Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
1370 |
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FX-NY1c |
New York, N.Y. Registry label with black "26937" handstamped number on cover bearing 13¢ purple black (308) tied by "South Fork, Pa., Mar 14, 1906" duplex to Agram, Croatia, purple
"Registered, Mar 14 1906, South Fork, Pa." framed postmark, reverse with New York Rec'd Foreign (3.15) transit oval and Zagrab (3.28) arrival cds; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-NY1c;
Estimate $500 - 750.
A REMARKABLY RARE NEW YORK REGISTRY LABEL TYPE.
This New York registry label type without "Exchange" or "City" at right was unrecorded by Mueller in her 1957 Congress book article and in her
1983 auction. We sold two examples of this label type in the Meroni collection for more than $800. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States FX-NY1c] |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1371 |
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FX-NOG2 |
Nogales, Ariz. Registry exchange label on G.B. 2d Registration entire to Mazatlan, Mexico, uprated with 10d QV all tied by 1899 Preston oval date stamps, red Nogales transit cds and customs cachet handstamp, Very
Fine. Scott No. FX-NOG2; $1,300; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States FX-NOG2] |
Scott $1,300 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1372 |
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FX SF1 |
San Francisco, Cal. Registry exchange label on 1903 cover from Barranquilla, Columbia to Auckland, New Zealand, reverse franked with Columbia 1902, 5c green on green, strip of four (268) tied by various transit date
stamps, Columbia registry etiquette and origin cds on front; light soiling, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX SF1; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States FX SF1] |
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1373 |
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FX-SE1b |
Seattle, Wash. Registry label with blue "1241" number on 1904 registered cover from Boston Mass. to Dydney, New South Wales bearing 4¢ brown (303) pair tied by "Boston Mass., Reg" oval
cancels on 5¢ Lincoln (U393) entire, purple "Registered, Jul 11 1904, Back Bay Station, P.O., Boston, Mass." four-line postmark, reverse with Boston (7.11), Seattle (7.18) transits and Sydney (8.15)
arrival cds, Very Fine and choice use, ex-Brody. Scott No. FX-SE1b; $800.
ONE OF ONLY 8 RECORDED USAGES OF THIS SEATTLE WASH. REGISTRY LABEL. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States FX-SE1b] |
Scott $800
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1374 |
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FX-SJ1 |
San Juan, P.R. Registry label with blue "1641" handstamped number, affixed on 2¢ entire (U385) uprated with two singles of 1¢ green (300) and 4¢ brown (303), plus single
6¢ Claret (305), all tied by tied by blurry strikes of "San Juan, Puerto Rico" boxed handstamps to Leipzig, Germany, New York (FX-NY1a) exchange label affixed, New York (5.21.1906) oval backstamps, German
(5.29) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. FX-SJ1; $2,000.
ONE OF ONLY NINE RECORDED USAGES OF THE SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO REGISTRY LABEL — MAKING IT THE RAREST REGISTRY LABEL USED OUTSIDE THE U.S. MAINLAND.
The San Juan label is known in only one style and is the rarest of all the labels used outside the U.S. mainland with only nine examples recorded.
(Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States FX-SJ1] |
Scott $2,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1375 |
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J6 |
Postage Due, 1879, 30¢ brown. With New York string of pearls precancel, affixed on 1883 cover front from Havana, Cuba with "Correos, Habana, 20 DIC 83" origin cds and purple "Havana, T" handstamps,
"U.S. Charge to Collect, 30 Cents" due marking, Fine. Scott No. J6; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A REMARKABLE 30¢ BROWN POSTAGE DUE USE ON AN INCOMING 1883 CUBA COVER FRONT.
There are only a handful of
30¢ brown postage due uses, most are domestic mailings. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States J6] |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Offices in China & Official
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1376 |
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K1 |
Offices in China, 1919, 2¢ on 1¢ green, right margin plate no. "13222" block of six. Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Dec 29, 1922" duplex postmarks on cover to Cleveland, O. just two days
prior to the closing of the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, Very Fine, a very rare plate block usage on cover, with 2014 P.F. certificate. Scott No. K1; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States K1] |
Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
1377 |
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K2 |
Offices in China, 1919, 4¢ on 2¢ rose, left margin plate no. "13746" block of six. Tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Dec 29, 1922" duplex postmarks on cover to Cleveland, O. just two days prior
to the closing of the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate. Scott No. K2; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States K2] |
Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
1378 |
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K7+K8a |
Offices in China, 1919, 14¢ on 7¢ black. In combination with Offices in China, 1919, 16¢ on 8¢ olive green on registered return receipt cover to Greenville, Ill., tied by "U.S. Postal Agency,
Shanghai, China" oval handstamp, registry etiquette handstamp and reverse with "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Aug 17, 1922" origin cds and appropriate transits, includes the original return receipt slip bearing matching cds,
Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate. Scott No. K7+K8a; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States K7+K8a] |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1379 |
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O22 |
Interior Dept., 1873, 24¢ vermilion. Well centered with vibrant color, tied by clear strike of "Carson City, Nev. Apr 28" cds duplexed with cork on "U.S. Land Office, Carson City, Nevada" official imprint to
Virginia City, Nev., 1874 docketing, with original U.S. Land Office letterhead 1874 enclosure; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and choice, ex-Starnes, with 2018 P.F. certificate. Scott No. O22; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST OF EIGHT RECORDED 24¢ INTERIOR DEPARTMENT COVERS IN THE CAMPBELL CENSUS, THE ONLY ONE USED FROM NEVADA.
This is number 9 in the Campbell census of high-value official stamps on cover by Alan C. Campbell
(Chronicle No. 188, November 2000, pages 287-299). The use of a 24¢ stamp on a small non-registered cover is enigmatic, but perhaps confusion of the stamp value resulted from all values of a department having the same color. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States O22] |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Carriers and Locals
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1380 |
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LO2 |
Carrier, 1851, 1¢ Eagle. Four large margins, tied in combination with 1857 3¢ dull red by bold blue Cincinnati, O. cds on cover to St. Louis, cover bit reduced at top & flap missing, adhesives with trivial corner crease,
Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. LO2; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States LO2] |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1381 |
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1LB8a |
Baltimore, Md., 1857, 1¢ black, "Sent" variety. Position 7. Slightly cut in, tied to 1853-55 3¢ entire by blue Baltimore cds paying 1¢ carrier fee to post office on entire used to Berlin, Maryland, minor flap
tear, Very Fine, variety rare on stationery cover, especially when tied, ex-Judd. Scott No. 1LB8a; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 1LB8a] |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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