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First Day Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1349   imageHandpainted and Photo Cachet First Day Cover Accumulation, 1934-48, in three binders filled with mostly Crosby and Weigand cachets, priced reatil and adding up to over $34,000 and consisting of: 3 different early Crosby cachet covers, 735 pane on cacheted FDC, 750 pane Anderson cachet, 750 pane - Dyer, 750 pane APS cachet, 774 (5 different cachets), 778 Masonic Stamp Club cachet, 803-34 Oswald Ludwig cachets, 831 (8 different, including Crosby), Crosby photo cachets: 742, 778, 790-91, 809, 855, 862, 873, 889, 904 (4) 905, 906, 907, 967, C24, E15, France 346, Weigand photo cachets: 807a, 839, 848-51, 849, 850, 851, 852, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859-63, 864-68, 869-73, 874-78, 884-88, 889-93, 894, 896, 898, 901, 904, C24, C27, C30, C31, Weigand Handpainted: 651 / 785, 731a, 738, 803, 804, 804, 805, 806, 809, 819, 825, 830, 901, 921, 930, 933, 935, 936, 939, 943, 948, 953, 954, 959, 962, 962, 973, 975, 980, C25-26, C26, C34, C36, C38, C39, UC16, UC16, UC18, Artcraft / Weigand hand tinted: 863, 864, 871, 878, 881, 890, Dorothy Knapp / Weigand handpainted: 912, 914 and 918, generally Fine to Very Fine, ex William Langs. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,500-5,000
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1350   imageMostly First Day Covers with Many Scarcer Cachets, 1925-45, Nearly 2,000 covers in total, the vast majority FDCs with many better to be found. Exhaustive coverage of a few stamps in particular, beginning with over one hundred of #750-51, many with the full souvenir sheet, others in singles, pairs or strips of three; various cachets, some hand-painted, simply beautiful works of art, and it doesn't end there, because we also have the Oregon Territory Centennial of 1936 with over 130 virtually all different, the Sesquicentennial of the Constitution the following year with over 120, and the World's Fair stamp of 1939 with nearly as many. A couple of other boxes with way over 1,000 FDCs comprised of mostly reds & violets with many premium items, like 620-21 on one cover, C7, and a dozen different of the Baseball Centennial just to name a few. As a bonus, a box of over 300 non-FDCs, virtually all with cachets and cancelled during the American involvement in WWII; some very attractive and thought-provoking images from patriotic artwork & slogans to openly racist depictions of the Japanese. Many of the cachets FDC collectors having been searching for far and wide will undoubtedly turn up here. Have a look at the online images and see if you can spot some! generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 36.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Estimate $2,500-3,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1351   imageU.S., Gorgeous Mostly Hand-Painted FDCs, 1929-2001, Nearly 400 FDCs, from hand-painted add-ons dating back to the 1929 Sullivan Expedition issue to modern self-adhesives. Beautifully drawn cachets by renowned artists, such as David Peterman, Vaughn Hord, Larry Gassen and others. Gassen's work includes complete sets of the National Parks (#740-49) and Washington's Bi-centennial (704-15); stunning water color cachets by Hord of three express stamps on one cover (1909, 2122, 2394) and another with a plate block of RW60. Some other Ducks too, as well as other items of interest, like a Colorano Silk Cachet of 1909a and a 2008 set of four FDCs of the 29¢ Eagle & Shield, each with a different Bald Eagle Commemorative Coin from the U.S. Mint. For the collector of First Days, an absolute must! generally Fine to Very Fine, additional images available online. Shipping charges apply - weight 16.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1352 C5//C32 imageUnited States, Better Early Airmail First Day Cover Collection, 1923-1946 (Scott C5//C32), 200 premium covers from the classic Airmail period; Scott # C5 addressed to Worden ($600), two C9 (one to Wordon and the other handpainted by Jack Fellows), C10 (19) from all four locations, C10a booklet Garfield Perry without tab ($850), C11 (3), C12 (42) including many Roessler and Beazell (?), C17 (6), C18 ($200), seven C19 (from Roessler, Ioor, Rice and others), twenty C20 (from Grimsland, Anderson, Roessler, Top Notch, and others), twenty one C21 (Fidelity, Rice, Ioor, Washington Stamp Exchange, Roessler, Railey, Top Notch, Kee, and others), nineteen C22 (Kapner, Rice, Ioor, Washington Stamp Exchange, Anderson, Top Notch, Roessler, Kee, and more), C23 (22), sixteen C24 (Grandy, Ioor, Gundel, and several others, and includes a plate block of 6), Transport Series (handpainted by Mae Weigand, Adler, Jack Fellows, also ArtCraft, Staehle, and House of Farnam), and several other handpainted; catalogs $7,500+, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1353 cover 832c image1954, $1 Wilson, Dry Printing (Scott 832c), comprising 42 cacheted and 12 uncacheted, cacheted including Artcraft (three - franked with single, plate single and plate block), Linprint, C. George, Historic Arts, Cachet Craft (General Issue; two - franked with single and singles of 832 & 832c), add-ons including Emrick, Edith Beck Soper, Lee Ann Powell, Bernard Goldberg, JWC (2 of 2), unaddressed including Adam Bert (registered and backstamped), nine franked with plate block, see them all online, from the Barry Kaplan collection, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
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1354 C19//C139 imageAir Mail Cacheted Mostly First Day Cover Accumulation (Scott C19//C139), 181 first days and 17 first flights, comprising #C19 (1 plus 1 first flight), C20 (7 plus 5 first flights), C25 (4), C25a (6), C26 (5), C27 (4 plus 2 first flights), C27-C27 combo two first flights, C28 (10 plus 1 first flight), C29 (8), C30 (8 plus 6 first flights), C31, C32 (7), C33 (12), C34 (6), C35 (3), C36 (3), C37 (2 with pair and one with line pair), C38 (2), C39, C39a (5)m C40, C43, C44, C45 (6), C89-90 first day program, C93, C94, C94a first day program, C96a, C97 (3), C98 (3), C99 (2), C100, C104a (2 plus first day program), C112a (3), C113, C114 (2), C116 (2), C118 (7), C119 first day program, C120 (2 plus first day program), C121, C125a (6), C126 (3), C127 (3 plus first day program), C128 (4), C129 (4), C130 (6), C131 (2), C133, C135, C137 (2), C138 and C139, cachets include C20-14 (Eagle Cover Service), Grandy, Fidelity, Sadworth, Ludwig, Crosby, Van Losberg, Staehle, Pilgrim, Day Lowry multicolored, Mae Weigand (Mellone C32-35, C33-35, C33-33, C34-27, C35-23, C35-? C36-? C38-34), Gladys Adler (C33), Walter Stawuszewski with original letter (C33), virtually all of the covers from C93-C139 are handpainted including Lois Hamilton, Carol Thompson, Ralph Dyer, Ron Plesniarski, and Fred Collins, few franked by plate blocks of four, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, see it all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1355   imageFred Collins Hand Painted Mega Collection, 1986-2016, 2,700 premium hand tinted First Day Covers annotated with Scott catalog numbers; complete sets and better covers including 1909, 2097 (autographed by Roberto Clemente), 2196, 2394, 2433, 2544, 2544A, 2592, 2842, 3178, 3261, 3262, 3410, 3411a, 3411b, 3412a, 3413, 3473, 4145, 4269; Federal Ducks include RW51, RW54, RW55, RW56, RW57, RW58, RW60, and RW61; phenomenal catalog value, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 46 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1356 og   image2018-2021 Issues First Day Cover Collection, approximately 2,000 very well organized in fifteen albums, tremendous variety of cachets but also different cancels and frankings, cachets including Panda, Great FDCs, House of Farnum, few Colorano, CEC/FM, KSC, Therome, Dan Peterman, AFDCS, MacIntosh, many of these cachets are limited edition handpainted with many issues only 10-25 produced), issues including Houdini, John Lennon, First Responders, Hot Wheels, Chinese New Year, Space includingMoon Landing and Space X and Star Trek, Dogs, Woodstock, Dinosaurs, Arnold Palmer, Flowers, Bugs Bunny, Hip Hop, Star Wars, Sports, few Priority and Express Mail frankings, many franked with multiple related issues from different decades with the stamp tied by its appropriate first day of issue cancel, very minor duplication, see many of them online, from the Barry Kaplan collection, like all of Barry's collection, this must be viewed to fully appreciate the scope, time, effort, expense and passion, Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 57 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1357   imageTreasury of Mae Weigand Hand-Painted Ship Cancels, 1940-52, over 325 covers from one of the most sought-after cachet artists; consists of 70 Overrun Countries (#909-921) covers, more than 140 Naval-related Commissioning and Launching covers, 125 First Day Covers, and 21 different Patriotic envelopes with inset labels (often sent by Soldier's Mail during the war); tremendous holding of these ever popular covers that sell well at shows and online, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 7.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1358   imageTremendous Cartoon Art on Event and Town Covers, 1937-1950, a lifetime collection of some of the finest artists to ever grace the Funnies; 200 hand-illustrated envelopes in pencil, crayon, ink, and watercolors; half are multicolor works by Gladys Adler; a large percentage have write ups and color photocopies showing the cartoons the artist became famous for; includes Al Vermeer, Ernest Busmiller, Caird Sturgill, Joe Miles, J Cranswick, R H Sebastian, Randy Brown, Mervin, John Masterson, John Ludway, Reamer Keller, George Hartman, Graham Hunter, J D Blackwood, Dick Turner, Eric Peters, Bill Gray, Fred Seibel, Jim Blitch, Edmund Martino, R D Johnson, Art Ross, Harold Ray, Will Anderson, Frank Cunningham, Fred Sauchez, Blossom, Wally Falk, Dorman Smith, Arthur Beeman, Dick Cole, Ben Roth, Cornelis, B O Brown, Melvin Millar, Chet Adams, Jack Dunning, Martin Nodell, Tom Gill, Henry Formhals, James Hatlo, Dick Brooks, Hall Fisher, Ralph Newman, Jimmy Mack, August Froehlich, Bill Dyer, Frank Willard, John Small, Art Helfant, Peg Murray, Fred Lasswell, Bill Holman, Joe Donohoe, Frank Fogarty, Joe Edwards, Dudley Fisher, Dick Hubert, Gary Stark, Stanley Link, Mahoney, Tom DeAngelo, Boody Rogers, Jim Raymond, John McCutcheon, and many others; also included are a number of Hesse drawings of film stars, along w a Jimmy Stewart-autographed drawing of Harvey; a goldmine for the retailer, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1359   imageMyriad of Hand Painted Cachet Artists, 1986-2019, well over 1,000 sleeved envelopes done in pencil, ink, watercolors, and paint; includes Weddle, Bevil, Doris Gold, Ellis & Gamm, McNatt, Paslay, Larry Gassen, A O Henry, W N Wright, H Maul (a few hundred), Beller, J Pugh, JLG, Collins, Erwin Meissner, TM Geerlings (well over 100), LMS, Beller, Ham, Bernard Goldberg, Ginny, Vaughn Hord, Poormon, James Knoble, and many more; dozens of PNC and joint line pairs, some with considerable catalog value; tremendous stock for your internet and show customers, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 34 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1360   imageRisko Airbrushed First Day Cover Holding, 1936-1938, 80+ very attractive Risko including 1/2¢-50¢ Presidential Series (including 17¢ duplicate), two sets of 10 of the Army-Navy Series, and many more; these seldom encountered premium covers sell very well online and at shows, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1361   imageW N Wright Hand Painted Collection, 1950-1959, 146 vibrant multicolor cacheted First Day Covers from the 1950s individually sleeved; slight duplication useful for the dealer loath to disappoint customers; condition is wonderful with fresh colors and no significant toning often seen; wonderful stock for the tech savvy merchant, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1362   image"As Good as Gold", Bernard Goldberg Hand-Painted Covers, 1980-2001, Over 130 covers hand-painted by renowned cachet artist Bernard Goldberg (1917-2011); mostly FDCs with some special event cancels, these beautifully-designed cachets were all released in extremely low quantities with many under ten in existence. A lot this size of a single artist is rarely offered; don't delay, bid today! Fine to Very Fine, additional images available online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
1363 803-834 imagePremium Hand Painted Federal Duck First Day Cover Collection, 1982-1990, about 95 better Federal Duck FDC with minimal duplication; about a third are hand painted by highly sought after artists including Vaughn Hord (5), Davis (4), and Collins (5); better cachetmakers include House of Farnam (19), Gill Craft (5), Colorano Silk (24), and Fleetwood (16); catnip for the internet, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1364   imageDavid Dubé Hand-Painted Covers, 1989-2002, Over 150 covers hand-painted by acclaimed cachet artist David Dubé; a master at his craft, these beautifully designed covers are mostly FDCs including complete Ducks from 1991-2002. Some special events too, like the 60th Anniversary of the Graf Zeppelin's Pan American Flight with none other than the 65¢ Zepp adorning the cover! This true work of art can be viewed in its entirety online, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1365   imageMostly Hand-Painted First Day Covers of World Stamp Expo '89, 1989-2000, A total of 75 pieces centering around the souvenir sheet issued in 1989 for the World Stamp Expo in Washington, D.C. A great many hand-painted cachets by such well-known artists as Geerlings and Greenlee, as well as some Colorano silk cachets and others. A beautiful tribute to both the event and our 16th president. As a bonus, 27 sports-related covers hand painted by cachet designer Kendal Bevil including numerous proofs signed by the artist. Tiger Woods' Grand Slam, the Home Run Race of 1998 between McGwire & Sosa, and Brady's MVP performance in Super Bowls XXXVI & XXXVIII are just some of the athletic events and individuals paid tribute to, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Estimate $750-1,000
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1366   image Mostly Dorothy Knapp Hand-Painted Cacheted First Day Cover Accumulation, #906//1019, C25//C44, E17-E18, 85 mostly different, comprising Knapp 934, 944 (2), 947, 950, 953 (2), 954, 955, 960 (2), 961, 962, 963 (3), 964, 965, 967, 969, 970 (2), 972 (2), 97, 977, 979 (2), 981, 988, 989, 992, 993, 996, 997, 999 (2), 1000 (2), 1001, 1004 (2), 1005, 1007, 1008, 1009 (2), 1012 (2), 1013, 1015 (2), 1016, 1017 (2), 1018, 1019 (2), C25a, C34, C35, C36 (2), C37 pair, C40, C42 (2), C43, C44; Weigand #906, 909, 910, 915, 916, 923, 924, C25 (yellow-stickered “BS2905”), C26, C29-C31, E17 and E18; #940 plus five other plate number singles on oversized the sole printed cachet in the bunch; also includes a one-page typed advertisement by Mae Weigand for her hand-painted covers with original 1946 mailing envelope, Extremely Fine group, see the entire lot online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $10,000-15,000
SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1367   imageDorothy Knapp Hand Painted Collection, 1944-1985, 38 of some of the most beautiful First Day Covers you have ever seen; individually sleeved with minimal duplication it includes Commemoratives, Airmail, and UN in lovely condition; the two non-FDCs are Scott 839 on Fight for Victory cachet, and 905 on Liberty Bell event cover; FDCs include Scott 943, 944 (2), 954, 960 (2), 965 (2), 969, 970, 975, 977, 984, 1426, 1598 (Texas State Fair), 1869, 1890 (Kansas State Fair), 1951, 1952, 1977, 2066, 2072, 2076-2079, 2086, 2141, C32, C33, C38, C39, C41 (2), C47, UC14, UN56, UN72, and UN80; these will fly out the door and at top dollar, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,500-5,000
SOLD for $5,000.00
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1368 1124//3925 image1959-2005 Issues Farnam First Day Cover Collection (Scott 1124//3925), an estimated 30,000 House of Farnum Cacheted First Day covers, a true labor of love from a very dedicated Farnum collector, featuring an extremely high percentage of combination frankings consisting of the stamp of the day and many related stamps (often both US and foreign) with diverse themes such as animals, birds and flowers, space, sports, and many currently popular socially responsible themes, many unofficial cities, wide variety of cancels, better incl. Credo and Civil war issues in multiple different combinations, six 4c Sun Yat Sen incl. two combo with #906, Great Americans and Americana and Prominent Americans series to $5 and coils incl. combinations and plate blocks, the Great Americans, booklet panes as full panes or in combinations, album of 35 with 1981 Birds and Flowers issues in combination with multiple related stamps, 1909a (four - three with singles and one complete pane), 20c Jackie Robinson (31 incl. 12 unofficial cities and one signed Walter Alston, Earl Weaver, Tom Lasorda and Al Dark), 20c Babe Ruth (70 incl. one signed Al Campanis and Tom Lasorda, 20c Roberto Clemente (24 incl. one signed Johnny Bench, 49 25c Lou Gehrig with many combinations and unofficial cities, full $10.75 Express Mail booklet pane, $8.75 Express Mail (13 incl. two with plate block and one with $9.35 & $10.75 Express Mail stamps, 29c Numismatics stamp contains many other cachets incl. limited edition handpainteds, approximately. 500-750 Transportation coils incl. combinations and plate no. strips and a few very expensive non-Farnum handpainted, and many with stamps affixed to both sides, other coils are also franked with plate no. pairs and strips, six albums of 29c Wildflowers, four albums of 1992 Columbian US and foreign stamps and souvenir sheets, 178 29c Elvis in two albums, 38 Scott 2592 incl. plate blocks and combinations, 33 1994 29c Year of the Dog, 58 29c Hirschfeld booklet, 70 1994 29c Garden Flowers booklet, 29 $9.95 Express Mail space theme, album of 72 1994 World Cup Soccer, five albums of the WWII stamps, album of 189 Legends of the West issues incl. gutter pairs, $2 Madison Souvenir Sheet 21 incl. one sheet and five singles each with double transfer, 80 32c Marilyn Monroe (five not Farnum), 86 from the 1995 Civil War issue, set of the 20 Comics issue signed by Richard Marshall, one album of 120 1996 Summer Olympics, album of 128 32c Endangered Species plus set of Last Day of Sale, one album of 136 2000 33c Legends of Baseball, one album of 140 2001 34c Baseball issue, well organized in 240 cover albums with minor duplication, pristine, see many of them online, from the Barry Kaplan collection, the premier collector of Farnum for at least the last 30 years, like all of Barry's collection, this must be viewed to fully appreciate the scope, and the investment of time, effort, expense, heart and soul, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 694 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $20,000-30,000
SOLD for $12,000.00
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1369 cover   imageThe Finest Joint Issue First Day Cover Collection Extant, Joint Issue First Day Cover Collection, 1960's to 2000's, approximately 6,000 in 32 overstuffed albums, many covers franked with multiple related issues from different decades with the stamp tied by its appropriate first day of issue cancel, also including plate block frankings, cachets including Panda, Great FDCs, House of Farnum, CEC/FM, KSC, Therome, Dan Peterman, AFDCS, MacIntosh, many of these cachets are limited edition with many issues only 10-25 produced), issues including 5c Ponce de Leon (Mellone $400 each for dual cancels), 10c Apollo Soyuz (Mellone cat $450 each), 20c Seaway, 20c Treaty with Sweden (one album), 22c Liberty (four albums), 22c Friendship with Morocco (one album), 22c Friendship with Australia (one album), 25c Sea Creatures (one album), 29c Saroyan, 29c Grace Kelly, 29c Cranes (with China; one album), 29c Space (one album), 32c Cinco de Mayo (one album), 32c & 33c & 34c & Forever Hannukah with the same design plus the 2018 Forever Hannukah, 33c Irish Immigration (one album), 34c Nobel Prize (one album), Children's Book Illustrations/ Hungry Caterpiller (one album), Ice Hockey, 37c Greta Garbo (three albums), 39c Samuel de Champlain (two albums), tremendous variety of cancels including many pictorial, most of these have a Mellone catalog value in the $10-$15 range and many are worth much more due to the rare cachetw and scarce combinations of stamps, from the Barry Kaplan collection, like all of Barry's collection, this must be viewed to fully appreciate the scope, time, effort, expense and passion., Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 157.6 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $10,000-15,000
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1370 og   imageBalance of Barry Kaplan's First Day Cover Collection, approximately 5,000, better including two albums of 44c Scouts, album of tagged issues from the 1960's and 70's, two albums of Heritage Cacheted covers, two albums of covers with the Penny Black Centenary cachet including few with foreign stamps and few sent overseas and censored, album of Fleugel, album of Bretton Woods NH, rest are mostly better modern all-over multicolor limited editions, plus one large framed Wonders of America FDC with other issues, and 29c Columbus 6 x 9 in. Warren Wildemuth handpainted cacheted FDC, in 25 albums and four larger shoe boxes, Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 131 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $7,500-10,000
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1371 cover   imagePhenomenal House of Farnam First Day Cover Collection, House of Farnam First Day Cover Collection of approximately 5,000-6,000 in 41 albums, incl. Air Mail issues Scott C23-C138 in seven albums, nine albums of postal stationery incl. couple of forged cachets and one album of lettersheets and legal sized, 92 $7.50-$15 Ducks in one album, one album of modern Officials, many franked with multiple related issues from different decades with the stamp tied by its appropriate first day of issue cancel, also incl. plate block frankings, tremendous variety of cancels incl. many pictorial, includes over 900 incl. legal sized covers franked with 12 of the Overrun Countries on one cover (five), set of Great Americans (two), 13 covers with Transportation Coil singles (sometimes covering both sides), Complete Panes and Booklet Panes of Rock and Roll/Rhythm and Blues, 25c Olympics, Batman, Looney Tunes, complete set of Celebrate the Century, Trans-Mississippi issues incl. gutter multiples, $9.95 First Moon Landing and $5 Bret Harte, complete sheets of 20, and Legends of the West gutter multiples, 1990's World War II sheetlets and singles, see many of them online, from the Barry Kaplan collection, the premier collector of Farnum for at least the last 30 years, like all of Barry's collection, this must be viewed to fully appreciate the scope, and the investment of time, effort, expense, heart and soul., Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 164 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (PDF5 for this Lot) (PDF6 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $2,600.00
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1372 cover   image1992, Christopher Columbus Joint Issue Collection, Finest Extant, Comprising approximately 320 including 28 legal sized and 54 oversized, 29c and 1c-$5 issues from the Souvenir Sheets either singles or full souvenir sheets on covers with both US and at the corresponding stamps of least one foreign country (a handful are not joint issues but did not want to break the sets), some are handpainted and issued in extremely low quantities, an absolutely amazing assemblage which you should see online, from the Barry Kaplan collection, like all of Barry's collection, this must be viewed to fully appreciate the scope, and the investment of time, effort, expense, heart and soul., Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 20 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $4,000-5,000
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1373 803//844 imagePresidential Series First Day Covers, 1938-1939 (Scott 803//844), mostly in sets, several hundred Prexie covers organized by cachet maker; Staehle to same address ($1 Wilson, $2 Harding, and $5 Coolidge are plate number singles), Crosby to same address blocks of 4 through $5 Coolidge, Rice to same address complete, Ioor complete to same address, Clifford complete plate blocks through $5 Coolidge, PMG corner card complete set with letters from James Farley, $1 Wilson, $2 Harding, and $5 Coolidge are plate number singles; 803-831 Cover of the Month, Sudduth complete to same address, Plimpton complete to same address, Grandy complete, 803EE-831EE blocks of 4 with various better cachets, Ioor 803//831 blocks (missing 4 1/2¢), Staehle 839-847 Coil Issues, Mae Weigand handpainted (23); 804b, 806b-831, 843-844 handpainted by A E Owens; partial sets V E Burke, Crosby, Arnowitz, Raley, Gundel, 1st Union College, Louis Weigand, Sadworth, Pilgrim, Risko, House of Farnam, Staehle, and Holland; $1 Wilson (22), $1 Wilson reissue (5), $2 Harding (32), and $5 Coolidge (32) with seven as plate number singles; a powerful collection with tremendous resale potential, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $4,000-6,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
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1374 778 image1936, 3¢ TIPEX souvenir sheet, Farnam First Day Cover Collection (Scott 778), Probably The Finest Ever Formed, begins with sheet with Unofficial Grand Central Annex machine cancel, and second indistinct oval cancel below, plus three others with two different TIPEX cancels incl. one sent Special Delivery and backstamped, three unaddressed matched corner sets, matched set of imperf singles cut from sheet to same addressee, set of matched corners with corresponding sheet stamps to same addressee, matched pair of vertically bisected sheets, matched pair of horizontally bisected sheets with Unofficial Brooklyn (top) and New York G.P.O. (bottom) duplex cancels, matched set franked with two stamps from opposite corners (plus one extra), matched set of diagonally bisected sheets (TL & BR) to same addressee with extra TR - all three tied across the cuts, plus three others, also incl. three other first day covers non Farnum cachets and one matched corner set with add-on handpainted cachet, plus eight second days incl. one matched corner set and one fourth day with full sheet, Mellone catalog value for the Farnum cacheted first day covers is $400 each, see all of them online, from the Barry Kaplan collection, the premier collector of Farnum for at least the last 30 years, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
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1375 782/858 image1936-39 Commemoratives, Farnam First Day Cover Collection (Scott 782/858), #782-802, 835-838, 852-858; approximately 550 House of Farnum Cacheted First Day Cover Collection, comprising Nos. 782 (eleven), 783 (51; 8 to 13 from the 5 official cities), 784 (ten), Army-Navy (137 total incl. five to thirteen for each issue, eleven full Army and ten full Navy sets on covers, plus eleven others franked with a variety of combinations), 795 (twelve Marietta and ten NYC plus one unofficial city), 796-802 (three to ten each), 835 (seven with "First Day Cover"; ten without), 836 and 837 (nine each with "First Day Cover"; six each without), 838 (nine with "First Day Cover"; twelve without), 852 (seven with "First Day Cover"; seventeen without), 853 (sixteen with "First Day Cover"; eleven without), 853 (sixteen with "First Day Cover"; eleven without), 854 (twenty with "First Day Cover"; twelve without; six with other Farnum cachets), 855 (Baseball theme; fifteen with "First Day Cover" incl. one also with "Chattanooga Stamp Club"; seven without incl. one handcolored; one signed both Ted Williams and Rip Sewell, 856 (nine with "First Day Cover"; seven without), 857 (seventeen with "First Day Cover"; eight without), and 858 (31 with "First Day Cover"; sixteen without, well distributed over four official cities), frankings incl. some combinations with other issues and plate blocks, few unofficial cities, majority are unaddressed, some duplication, very clean, in four overstuffed cover albums, Very Fine, most covers have a Mellone catalog value between $20 and $50 each, total Mellone catalog value exceeds $8,500, see many of them online, from the Barry Kaplan collection, the premier collector of Farnum for at least the last 30 years, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 787. Shipping charges apply - weight 18.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Image)

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1376 cover   imageHouse of Farnam First Day Cover Accumulation, 1940's-2000's, approximately 10,000 with better including two Army Navy sets (Scott 785-794), twenty 3c Baseball (Scott 855) incl. seven with later stamps added and canceled on their appropriate dates, Scott 906 plate block, over 70 Chinese New Year (diff. issues), C25-C31, Special Delivery E17-E23 incl. plate block frankings and E17 & E18 combo (three), F1 (two), plus a nice group of censored covers to foreign destinations and a group of cacheted covers used in foreign countries, from the Barry Kaplan collection, the premier collector of Farnum for at least the last 30 years., Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 132 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
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1377 724//838 imageAttack of the 3¢ Purples First Day Cover Stock, 1933-1938 (Scott 724//838), 1300+ valuable covers from the golden age of First Day Covers, in sleeves and annotated with Scott numbers and retail prices; includes Gill, 1st Eagle Cover Service, 1st Kreicker, Bert, Hacker, Gundel, Roessler, Stoutzenberg, Gorham, Ioor, 1st Anderson, Rice, Grimsland, 1st Columbia, Grandy, Beverly Hills, Fairway, Dyer, Westminister, Hacker, 1st Cachet Cover, Parson, Linprint, Staehle, 1st Franklin, V Wilson, 1st Espenshade, 1st Western Cachet, Crosby, 1st Sidenius, Czubay, Brecker, Top Notch, Norwood Scatchard, Holland, Plimpton, Eagle, 1st Clifford, Wanstead, House of Farnam, Von Losberg, Dietz, Raley, 1st John Mayne, Dean Aubry, 1st Sudduth, Leo August, 1st Clifford, and dozens more; tremendous value well worth examination, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 35.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,700.00
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1378 856 image1939 3¢ Panama Canal Issue Exhibit Collection (Scott 856), comprehensive three-volume mounted exhibit of 25th Anniversary of the Panama Canal First Day Covers; includes almost 400 different covers plus loads of exciting ephemera such as photo essays, announcements, related autographs, and more; the covers constitute a lifetime collection of virtually every known cachet, printed, contempory hand painted add-on and important contemporaneous hand drawn covers; included are several Vincent Burke, several Gladys Adler, Ben Kraft, Jack Garletts, two J. Neal Griffith, six A. O. Henry, and a fantastic Karl Lachler (probably unique for his own collection), Julia Mattson, Glen Osborn, and two choice Risko Art Studio/Marge Papke gems; there are also dozens of the best contempory hand painted add-ons; ready to add to (if possible), exhibit and enjoy; exceptional in every respect, Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 18.8 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,400.00
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1379   imageThe Mother of First Day Cover Lots, 1930s-2014, In over 80 albums and so many shoeboxes, even Imelda Marcos would have been jealous, we have what must be at least 20,000+ FDCs. What sets this apart is not just sheer quantity, but the variety of cachets; yes, the usual suspects are here - Artcraft, Artmaster, Fleetwood and a lot of Colorano silk cachets too, but scores of others as well. One album has over 50 different cachets alone of the 1993 Elvis stamp. Some beautiful commercially-released collections as well, like the "Wildflowers of America" from the Postal Commemorative Society and the "Birds & Flowers of the 50 States" from Fleetwood. There are oversized enveloped for mini-sheets and larger souvenir sheets, cachets with gold replicas, some postal stationery and numerous FDCs in unopened packs from the USPS. A perfect lot for the reseller or for someone waiting to break into the exciting field of first day cover collecting, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 513 lbs. (Image)

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1380 1131 image1959, 4¢ St. Lawrence Seaway Joint Issue First Day Cover Collection (Scott 1131), 83 including 38 with the US stamp tied by a Massena NY first day cancel and the Canadian stamp tied by an Ottowa or Cornwall Ontario, variety of cachets including a few handpainted including two "triptych" (one piece folded into one cover with both issues tied by the country cancel), Extremely Fine group, Mellone catalogs the covers with both issues tied by country cancels at $250 each, Extremely Fine, see them all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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1381 803/851 image1938 Presidential Issues, Farnam First Day Cover Collection (Scott 803/851), #803-834, 839-851 over 900 comprising five to eighteen each with one to four plate blocks, better incl. Nos. 831 (eleven), 832 (eleven incl. three with plate blocks), 832c (two), 833 (five incl. two with plate blocks), 834 (seven incl. two with plate blocks), some electric eye, over 50 covers franked with multiple denominations with best one cover with $1 and $2 and $5 issues, approx. 150 coil issues, some franked with Prexy and non-Prexy stamps, couple unofficial cities, 29 with "Chattanooga Stamp Club" additional cachet, 29 bisects / pair frankings (cannot explain clearly in words, see the images), vast majority are unaddressed, couple to foreign destinations, few unofficial cities, some duplication, very clean, in five overstuffed cover albums, Mellone catalog value exceeds $9.000, see many of them online, from the Barry Kaplan collection, the premier collector of Farnum for at least the last 30 years, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 23.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Video6 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
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1382 cover 778 imageBarbara A. Montgomery Cacheted Cover Collection, approximately 250 pieces of her fabulous and stunning works of art, vast majority are standard sized envelopes, eight are 14 x 10 with seven in 15.5 x 12.5 inch frames, twelve are 8.5 x 11 in. (unframed), five from the "Greetings from America" series are with her black and white sketches (ready for framing), and eighteen are legal sized, handful with silver dollars embedded, see all online where you can really appreciate their beauty, craftsmanship and value, from the Barry Kaplan collection, Superb. Shipping charges apply - weight 33 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,200.00
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1383   imageExtraordinary Beazell Cachet Collection, 1929-1932, 72 scarce photo and printed cachets by trailblazer Robert Beazell; about half are the experimental photographic cachets that made him so popular; virtually no duplication and all are individually sleeved and in wonderful condition; much sought after and able to command top prices at shows and on the web, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
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1384 622//723 imageClassic Cacheted First Day Covers, 1925-1932 (Scott 622//723), 600+ premium envelopes in sleeves and annotated with catalog numbers; high percentage are $50+ covers from Roessler, Mauck, 1st Granzer, 1st Ridgewood, 1st Bert, 1st Brosnan, Bernet, Gorham, 1st Rice, 1st Shockey, Stoutzenberg, 1st Decker, Jenkins, 1st Linprint, Elliot, 1st Valley Stamp, Ioor, Egolf, Gundel, 1st Aeroprint, Dyer, Rice, Gorham, Hacker, Harris Hunt, Hux, and dozens more; 7 different Beazell (two 680 and five 681), about 20 Kansas-Nebraska, four 642 blocks of 4, 697 (2), 698 (4), 699 (4), 700, 701 (4) and much more; random better items catalog $12,000, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 18.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,600.00
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1385 732//E18 imagePostmaster General Cacheted First Day Cover Holding (Scott 732//E18), of approximately 400 with "The Postmaster General" either embossed or printed in blue at top left, comprised of #729/1100, C20, C23, C32,CE1, CE2, E17, E18, earliest is #729 & 730 on one cover signed by Postmaster General James A. Farley, then #740-749 (two sets), many 3c Purples, #783 (3 sets of the five different towns plus extras), Army-Navy issues (three sets plus extras), #803/831, #909-21, and many 3c commemoratives to #1100, most covers with typed address including many to Alvin Hall, Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and others addresses include "Mrs. Isabelle Wamsley, The White House, Washington D.C." (she was FDR's personal secretary), many of the covers to 1945 contain the original letters signed by Postmaster James A. Farley, also includes eight with "The White House" printed cachet (five of which are Army-Navy issue), Very Fine lot, see them online. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
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1386   imageLouis Weigand Premium US Navy Cachet Collection, 1937-1940, approximately 200 highly-sought after Louis Weigand artwork on US Navy covers; missing from most collections and great sellers online, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image)

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1387   imageCrosby Better First Day Cover Collection, 1937-1940, about 200 of these wonderful photo and thermographic cachet loved by the collecting community; Scott 803-834 Presidential Series through $5 Coolidge, two complete sets (35 diff) of 859-893 Famous Americans, and stunning C25-C31 Transport Series (5 stamps each on oversized covers); numerous blocks on cover and ship cancels including 4 different with Pan American Airways cachets; the sleepers are several tranoceanic first flight covers including NY to Marseilles (3 diff), Lisbon to NY (2 diff), Azores to Lisbon (2 diff), and Lisbon to Azores (2 diff); a fantastic holding for the specialist or savvy dealer, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
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1388   imageUS Navy Ship and WWII Cancellation Collection, 1914-45, approximately 325 envelopes from numerous cachet-makers with most just prior to WWII; noted US Occupation Vera Cruz, Mexico group of 4 covers and postcard; covers include attractive #296; #C25 on USS Nevada dated Dec 13th (later part of atomic test), an APO 809 (Narsarssuak, Greenland) Nov. 2, 1941 cover, V-Mail card, Wartime Election Ballot envelopes, a USS West Virginia "Empire Occupation Forces - Japan" cacheted cover of Sept. 3, 1945 cancelled Tokyo Bay, 29 USS Macon Fleet Maneuvers covers, etc.; also includes 11 handpainted HPO covers done by Gladys Adler; worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.4 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
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