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1797 complete FL from France (Dunkirk) to Baltimore, via "Bridgetown NY" and "Jersey", endorsed "Ship", with "15/4/19" pmk and charged "34", fine and scarce early letter to Baltimore
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1803-08 two FLs from France to the United Sates, first one from Bayonne (22 Dec) to Stonington, Ct, red "Ship" and charged "19" (2c Ship Letter rate plus 17c Postage), Philadelphia (17 Mar) arrival, second from Bordeaux (5 Oct) to Capt. Joseph W. Clark, Charlestown, South Carolina, red "Ship" and ch
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1804 (15 May) FL from Savannah, Georgia to France, with "Colonies Par La Rochelle" entry handstamp, charged "6" (sous), addressed to Broon, Dept des Cotes du Nord, fine
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1806 outer FL from New York to Bordeaux, with framed "Petite-Poste Bordeaux" entry hs, ms charge mark, some ageing, fine
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1811 (23 June) FL from Bordeaux to New York, per "le Briq Milo", with red "Nov 20 Baltimore, MD" and "Ship" alongside, manuscript "53", fine letter, five months in transit, fine usage during the blockade (lifted by the French during the War of 1812)
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1813 (1 June) FL datelined "New Orleans", long text in Spanish, addressed to Vera Cruz, with large red "3" handstamped in Havana, fine usage from New Orleans, via Havana to Mexico, 2014 COMEX certificate
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1813 (21 June) FL datelined "New Orleans", long text in Spanish, addressed to Vera Cruz, with large "3" in black and red "Indias" applied in Havana, v.f. usage from New Orleans, via Havana to Mexico
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1827 (4 Nov) FL from New Orleans to Paris, with red "Colonies Par Le Havre" entry cachet indicating direct voyage from New Orleans to Le Havre (not via New York), ms routing "Charles Drew", 17 Dec 1827 Paris arrival on back, charged "7" (decimes) due, fine
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1846-47 two FLs from France to New Orleans and back, first with red Bordeaux departure, "PD", London "Paid", oval Liverpool "Mar 14" transit, black "12" Postage Due (2c Ship letter plus 10c internal), the second letter sent from New Orleans to Marseille, "per British Steamer from Boston", red "Colon
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1850 (22 Dec) FL from San Francisco to France, ms routing "Par Panama", red departure and framed "Colonies &c.Art 13" Franco-British accountancy hs, other markings unclear (red "Paid" and "56" prepayment), London transit and Bourgoin arrival pmks, charged "15" (decimes) due. The postage was paid to
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1850 (21 July) FL from New Orleans to Austria, "per Steamer from N.York to Liverpool", addressed to France, red New Orleans departure and "Paid 5", French entry and framed "Colonies &c.Art.12" exchange mark, red London and Paris transits, charged "15" (decimes), with arrival marking
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1852 (14 May) FL from San Francisco to France, ms "Per Steamer" and "Via Panama", San Francisco departure, "Paid" and "26" in red (prepayment of 10c and 16c), "Etats Unis Paq. Am. Ba Calais" entry pmk, charged "8" (decimes) postage due, with London transit and arrival pmks on back. This cover was c
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1853 (1 Feb) FL datelined New Orleans, addressed to Madrid, showing red "Yndias" and "6R" applied in Havana, "Vigo, Galicia" 7 Mar 1853 in transit, additional (unclear) markings on back, fine letter from New Orleans to Spain
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1856 (20 Dec) San Francisco to France, FL with red "San Francisco Cal. Paid 26 20 Dec" cds, red "New York Am. Pkt. Jan 17" exchange cds, carried by Collins Line "Ericsson" from New York Jan. 19 to Liverpool arriving Feb. 1, red London (2.2) backstamp and "GB/40c" bulk debit hs, Calais (2.2) entry cd
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1856 (5 Aug) FL from New York to Nantes, red "Colonies Art-18" and French entry (22 Aug) cds, boxed "Liverpool Ship Aug 21 1856" and other transit markings on back, charged "8" and "20", fine and interesting usage
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1863-64 two covers incoming to Reading, Mass, each with "Etablissements du Gabon" departure markings, "In U.S. Notes" and "33", Boston "40" arrival pmk on one, another with red "Br.Service", with French transit markings, "Portland 30", etc., fine pair of letters from U.S. Missionaries in Gabon
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1903 presentation album containing 309 small die proofs in intact leatherbound Roosevelt presentation album with gold-stamped "Otto Carmichael" on cover, (the leather on the cover is partly restored, as are the backing pages), the inside is intact with proofs beautifully presented on gray card pages
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1847 10c dark brown, die proof on bond, fresh, v.f., cat. $800 (Cat No. 2TC)
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1847 10c black, large to extra large margins all around, strong detailed impression, intense red circular grid cancel, v.f. and beautiful stamp, signed Jakubek BPP, with 1989, 2002 and 2015 Philatelic Foundation certificates (last one graded VF-XF 85)(SMQ $1,100) (Cat No. 2)
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1867 10c green, canceled "Hiogo Japan", good strike, fine (Cat No. 96)
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1869 1c-90c plate proofs on india mounted on large cards, bound in a special presentation album, hard bound with gold lettering "Proofs - United States Postage Stamps Series of 1869 Engraved by the National Bank Note Company", minor toning, mostly around the edges as often, proofs themselves fine-v.
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1869 15c brown & blue, Type I, Without Grill, unused without gum, well centered, fresh and v.f., with 1993 Peter Holcombe certificate (cat. $11,500 with gum) (Cat No. 118a)
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1869 15c brown & blue, Type II, significant shift of the central vignette to right, heavy hinge remnant, centered to bottom, fine, cat. $2600 (Cat No. 119var)
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1875 1c-90c "Atlanta" trial color plate proofs on card, complete set of 78 proofs, rich vibrant colors throughout, most with large margins, one 3c slightly in at bottom, fresh and mostly v.f. set, rare complete (The Atlanta trial color plate proofs on card were prepared for display at the 1881 Inter
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1870 3c deep red brown, imperf. trial color proof on wove paper, left margin block of four, faint marginal crease affecting one stamp, still v.f., cat. $500 (Cat No. 147TC5)
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1870 large cover (somewhat reduced at right), addressed to Philadelphia, franked on both sides and paying 12c with singles and strips of 1c blue, tied by 1876 New York pmks, endorsed "Ship's Letter U.S.S. Vandalia Harbor of Kingston Jamaica, Geo H. Cooke, Surgeon," charged "due 21 cents" in crayon,
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1872 (14 Jan) outer FL from Marseilles to Mexico, via New York where it was franked with 10c Bank Note issue (straight edge at left), tied by Jan 23 foreign mail pmk and forwarded to Laguna de Terminos, with "2" hs (Mexican inland postage), oval "Galwey & Casado New York" forwarder's cachet on back.
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1890 90c orange, n.h., bright color, v.f., with 2014 Weiss certificate, cat. $1575 (Cat No. 229)
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1893 1c-$5 plate proofs on card, complete set of 16, hinge remainders on back, otherwise brilliant colors and margins, fresh and v.f., cat. $2110 (Cat No. 230-45P4)
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1893 1c-$1 unused without gum, twelve different, mostly fine or better (Cat No. 230-241)
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1893 30c orange brown, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., with 1995 PFC, cat. $675 (Cat No. 239)
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1893 $1 salmon, barest trace of a hinge (appears n.h.), well centered, bright color, v.f., with 2017 PFC, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 241)
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1893 $2 brown red, l.h., well centered with wide margins, rich color, v.f., with 1996 PFC, cat. $1100 (Cat No. 242)
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1894 $2 bright blue, barest trace of a hinge, well centered with jumbo margins, beautiful color, with 1981 and 1999 PFCs, and 2009 and 2021 PSE certificates graded "XF 90J" (SMQ $6,400) (Cat No. 262)
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1898 2c rose carmine, n.h., well centered with wide margins, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 1995 PFC, cat. $850 (Cat No. 279Bc)
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1901 4c deep red brown and black, n.h., well centered, nice colors, with 2008 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $1,000) (Cat No. 296)
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1901 8c brown violet and black,, n.h., well centered, sharp impression, with 2008 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $1,400) (Cat No. 298)
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1908 5c blue, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., large margins all around, with 2004 PFC and 2009 PSE certificate, the latter graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $1,000) (Cat No. 315)
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1908 5c blue, horizontal pair, n.h., full to large margins all around, v.f., with 2018 PFC, cat. $1250 (Cat No. 315)
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1909 50c violet, l.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 1997 PFC and 2008 PSE certificates, the latter graded "XF-SUP 95" (SMQ $750) (Cat No. 341)
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1909 15c pale ultramarine, l.h., well centered with even margins, nice color, v.f., with 1968 PFC, cat. $1300 (Cat No. 366)
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1909 15c pale ultramarine, l.h., bright color, fresh and fine, with 2017 PSE certificate, cat. $1300 (Cat No. 366)
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1911 3c deep violet, horizontal guide line pair, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., with 2004 PFC, cat. $925 (Cat No. 394)
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1915 10c orange, n.h., well centered, bright color, v.f., with 2015 PSE certificate (for a stamp with selvage which has subsequently been removed) cat. $1650 (Cat No. 404)
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1914 50c violet, very lightly hinged, well centered, beautiful color, with 2005 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $1,000) (Cat No. 421)
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1916 3c violet, n.h., nicely centered, with 2015 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $975) (Cat No. 456)
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1916 50c light violet, l.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f., with 1982 PFC, cat. $850 (Cat No. 477)
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1917 $2 dark blue, n.h., well centered with large margins, rich color, with 2012 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $1,500) (Cat No. 479)
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1917 $5 light green, never hinged, nicely centered, with 2014 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $600) (Cat No. 480)
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1917 1c-$1 mostly complete (without 5c error and 15c gray), additional shades 2c, 8c, 11c and $1 (appears to be deep brown, showing offset on back), h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $623 (Cat No. 498/518)
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1917 2c carmine, l.h., well centered, fresh color, with 1989 PFC and 2008 PSE certificate, the latter graded "XF 90" (SMQ $525) (Cat No. 519)
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1920 2c carmine, type VII, horizontal pair with vertical guide line between, n.h., large margins all around, beautiful color, with 2005 PFC and 2017 PSE certificate, the latter graded "XF-SUP 95" (SMQ $9,250) (Cat No. 534B)
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1929 2c carmine, horizontal joint line pair, type II, n.h., v.f., with 1999 PSE certificate, cat. $1150 (Cat No. 599A)
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1929 Kansas-Nebraska overprints, complete sets, few low values l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 658-679)
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1954 Washington Coil, 1c green, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. A rarity, Datz book records only 13 pairs and a used strip of four (listed but unpriced) (Cat No. 1054c)
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1954 Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, 1 1/4c turquoise, precanceled "Seattle Wash", imperforate vertical pair, n.h., v.f. A rarity, Datz book records only 5 pairs and a line pair (all known examples are precanceled) (Cat No. 1054Ad)
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1954 Liberty Coil, 3c deep violet, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., cat. $1250 (Cat No. 1057b)
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1979 John Paul Jones, 15c multicolored, bottom left corner Plate Nos. A0001-A0005 Block of ten, fresh colors, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 1989 PFC for the complete sheet of 50 from which this originated (this issue was printed by the American Bank Note Company and perforated in three different f
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1930 Zeppelin 65c-$2.60 set of three, used on two covers and card, with appropriate cachets and markings, fine-v.f. (Cat No. C13-15)
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1930 65c green, n.h., v.f., with a photocopy of a 2013 PSE certificate for a block of six from which this cat. $250 (Cat No. C13)
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1930 $2.60 blue, n.h., well centered, with 2005 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $1,250) (Cat No. C15)
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1912 (10 Apr) New Orleans to Baton Rouge and return, card with special "U.S. Aerial Mail Service" cachet, typewritten "This card goes forward via the first aeroplane mail service between New Orleans and Baton Rouge - Geo Mestach, aviator and mail messenger. April 10, 1912", fine (on landing in Baton
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1913 (28 Feb) First Aerial Parcel Post Service, cover franked with 2x1c green (Panama-Pacific), New Haven, Conn, addressed to Cleveland, Tenn., with "Via First Aeroplane Parcel Post Harry M. Jones Aviator", New York, Mar 10 and Cleveland, Tenn March 11 pmks on back, fine cover, one of only eight car
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1918 (May 15) First Trip Washington to New York, cover franked with 4c and 20c Regular Issues, tied by violet First Trip pmk, with arrival cds on back
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1918 selection of six Government Flight covers on pages, with 3 June New York to Boston (C3 franking), 9 Sep (Chicago to New York, Cleveland to Chicago, each with C2, also 5 Sep New York to Chicago), plus two 18 Dec, one registered from Cleveland to St. Joseph, Mo., the other from New York to Chicag
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1927 (30 Apr) Wilkins North Polar Expedition Roessler corner cachet cover franked with 2c red, tied by "Detroit News Wilkins Expedition" and Barrow Alaska 30 April pmk alongside, with "12,000 miles over Arctic by Airplane Lat. 77.45 Long.175 100 Miles on foot to Shore", addressed to Fairbanks and si
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1927 (21 June) Admiral R.E. Byrd Trans-Atlantic Flight, cacheted cover franked with 5c blue, canceled New York, June 21, 1927, with Ver-sur-Mer 2.7.27 arrival cds, v.f. Comdr. R.E.Byrd took off on his monoplane "America" from New York to Paris and was forced to land on the beach at Ver-sur-Mer (aft
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1930 (1 Aug) Mears and Brown attempted Round-the-World flight, 1c stationery card with additional 10c Special delivery franking, East Orange, United States to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, where the plane crashed upon take-off, v.f., scarce - only 25 cards carried
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1931 (14 May) "Justice for Hungary" flown "1 dollar Detroit Budapest" specially prepared card from Flint, Michigan, with pre-printed bilingual cachet, 1c Coil franking, fine (in July, 1931, newspapers all over the world reported on the front page that two Hungarian pilots, Alexander Magyar and Georg
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1931 Allen and Moyle, Japan to USA flight, Sep 8 illustrated cover with U.S. and Japanese franking, canceled in Tokyo and upon arrival at Seattle (Oct 9), signed by both pilots. The Second Trans-Pacific flight from Japan, the aviators were forced down for a week in the Aleutian Islands and again in
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1931 (22 June) attempted Solo Transatlantic Flight by Ruth Nichols. Miss Ruth Nichols set out from New York for Paris in an attempt to be the first woman to make a solo Trans-Atlantic flight. Unfortunately, her Lockheed Vega Monoplane "Akita" was forced down and crashed at St. John's, Newfoundland,
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1932 (18 Aug) specially prepared postcard to New York, franking missing, signed Thor Solberg (after managing to convince the Enna Jettick Shoe Company to fund his flight, Solberg made his first attempt to fly from the United States to Norway with Carl Petersen in a Bellanca K, named Enna Jettick. T
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1932 (Aug 4) Germany-Iceland-Canada-USA Transatlantic flight Wolfgang Von Gronau, cover with Canadian, USA, Philippines, Japan, Netherlands Indies, Ceylon and Indian adhesives, canceled at their prospective stops, including Unalaska, Alaska (Aug 29) pmk, v.f., signed by Von Gronau
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1932 (5 July) Mattern & Griffin Round the World Flight, cover franked with U.S., German and Russian adhesives, bearing appropriate postmarks and autographed by both fliers, usual adhesive toning partly showing through, otherwise v.f. The U.S. pilot Jimmy Mattern, with Lt. Griffin attempted to beat
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1933 Darius-Girenas Trans-Atlantic flight cover franked with 3c Newburgh, tied by Brooklyn July 15 cds, with "Lituanica" and corresponding Lithuanian cachets, signed by Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas, Kaunas July 18 arrival pmk on back, v.f. (After taking off from Floyd Bennett Field in New York
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1933 (1 Nov) Pond and Sabelli flight to Rome, 8c stationery entire addressed to A.Wittnauer & Co (J.P.V. Heinmuller), with appropriate markings incl. Leact ui Concubair (15 May 34) and Rome, signed by Sabelli. The fliers reached Ireland, where they had to stop for repairs on the way to Rome
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1934 (27 June) cover with U.S. and Polish franking, special cachet, v.f. (On June 28, Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz took off from Floyd Bennett Field in NYC and landed in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. The next day, they took off from there for a Trans-Atlantic trip. Through mechanical problems, a lea
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1935 (22 June) Attempted Flight, New York to Rome, Italy, by George and Alfred de Monteverde in the airplane "Francesco de Pinedo." The attempt was unsuccessful. Cover with 2x6c franking, canceled New York on June 14, 1935, and again in Brooklyn on June 22, 1935. Printed inscription bears impressio
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1935 (21 Sep) attempted non-stop flight from New York to Lithuania by Lit. Felix Vaitkus, in the plane "Lituanica II". After successfully crossing the North Atlantic, Lt. Vaitkus was forced down at Bellinrobe and covers were forwarded to Lithuania by other means. United States 6c stationery entire e
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1930 (15 June) "Bremen" Amsterdam-Bremenhaven flight cover with 20c franking, previously flown on Europe-Pan-America Round Flight Zeppelin dispatch ($2.60 franking removed), with all original cachets and arrival markings, some cover wear and tear, undoubtedly most unusual re-used Zeppelin cover
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1943-44 U.S.S. Barbero, 17 mostly different cacheted covers, franked with 3c "Win the War" or other contemporary adhesives, fine-v.f.
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1959 (8 June) U.S.S. Barbero Missile Mail cover with "First Official Missile Mail" cachet and official enclosure, franked with 2x4c Flag, addressed to Salisbury, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, with Jacksonville, FL arrival, v.f. and rare (Cat No. 25C1)
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1959 (8 June) U.S.S. Barbero Missile Mail cover with "First Official Missile Mail" cachet and official enclosure, franked with 4c Flag, unaddressed, with "Sample Copy for Reproduction Purposes only" handstamp on back, v.f. (Cat No. 25C1)
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1959 U.S.S. Barbero June 8 cover with "First Official Missile Mail" cachet and official enclosure, with Jacksonville, FL arrival, v.f. (Cat No. EZ 25C1)
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1959 (8 June) U.S.S. Barbero Missile Mail Cover collection with collateral material included, with 3xBarbero covers including type I (x2), type II (minor cover faults), also two different Barbero patches, reports, photos, folder with newspaper clippings, various covers and other material (Cat No. 25
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1885 10c blue, n.h., nicely centered, fresh color, with 2017 PFC graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $2,250) (Cat No. E1)
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1888 10c blue, n.h., well centered with wide margins, nice color, with 2010 PFC and 2019 PSE certificate, the latter graded "XF 90" (SMQ $2,750) (Cat No. E2)
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1894 10c blue, n.h., nicely centered with wide margins, with 1985 and 2016 PFCs (both showing top margin selvage which has since been removed), the latter graded "VF-XF 85" (3,500) (Cat No. E4)
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1911 10c ultramarine, n.h., well centered with jumbo margins, nice color, with 1996 and 2002 PFCs, and 2004 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95J" (SMQ $1,600) (Cat No. E8)
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1914 10c ultramarine, n.h., well centered with wide margins, with 2016 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $1,250) (Cat No. E9)
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1916 10c pale ultramarine, n.h., v.f., with 2015 PSE certificate, cat. $700 (Cat No. E10)
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1884 30c red brown, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 1994 PSE certificate and 2009 PFC, cat. $550 (Cat No. J20)
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1891 10c bright claret, n.h., well centered with even margins, with 2020 PSAG certificate graded "90" (SMQ $800) (Cat No. J26)
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1891 50c bright claret, n.h., well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, with 2000 PFC and 2000 and 2008 PSE certificates, the latter graded "XF 90" (SMQ $2,000) (Cat No. J28)
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1895 30c pale rose, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., with 1991 and 2002 PFCs, cat. $1100 (Cat No. J36b)
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1897 50c claret, n.h., fresh and fine, with a 2012 PFC for a block of four from which this originated, cat. $925 (Cat No. J44)
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1914 30c carmine lake, n.h., well centered, bright color, with 2005 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $1,000) (Cat No. J57)
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1901 cover sent from Peking to Pittsburgh by First Lieutenant Manus MacCloskey with the 7th US Artillery of the China Relief Expedition. Postmarked "Mil Postal Sta No.1 China" in Peking, and "Mil Postal Sta No.1 China" cds in Tientsin, minor toning, with arrival pmk on back (MacCloskey, a West Point
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1913 Shanghai China overprints on U.S. Washington-Franklin 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 10c and 50c, nine different, l.h. or h.r., fine and very rare, ex-Carl Kilgas (John Darrah, U.S. Postal Agent in Shanghai, to enhance the prestige of the Agency, had some of his stock overprinted locally to use in
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1913 Shanghai China overprints on U.S. 1902 Issue, 13c purple black, h.r., fine, ex-Kilgas (Chan $720)
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1913 Shanghai China overprints on U.S. 10c Registration stamp, h.r., fine, ex-Kilgas (Chan $720)
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1913 Shanghai China overprints on U.S. Postage Dues, 2c deep claret, l.h., fine, ex-Kilgas (Chan $720)
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1913 Shanghai China overprints on U.S. Parcel Post Postage Dues, 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c and 25c green, complete set of five, used, first two with straight edges, fine and rare, ex-Kilgas (Chan $3,600 for unused)
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1913 Shanghai China overprinted in red on U.S. Parcel Post Postage Dues, 2c, 5c and 10c green, three different, used, fine and very rare, ex-Kilgas (Chan $2,880 for unused)
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1913 Shanghai China overprints on U.S. Parcel Post, 1c rose carmine, blue overprint inverted, dried gum, fine and very rare, ex-Kilgas (Chan $1,800)
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1919 2c-$2 surcharges, complete set, l.h. or h.r., mostly fine-v.f., ex-Kilgas, cat. $1920 (Cat No. K1-16)
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1919 2c-$2 surcharges, complete set, l.h. or n.h., but with natural gum spots or skips, fresh, 12c on 6c orange slightly oxidized, 40c on 20c tiny thin, mostly fine-v.f. (Cat No. K1-16)
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1919 2c-$2 surcharges, complete set used, mostly fine-v.f., ex-Kilgas, cat. $4196 (Cat No. K1-16)
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1919 2c-40c surcharges, selection of 14, some duplication, few without gum, l.h. or h.r., fine or better, cat. $945 (Cat No. K1/13)
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1919 16c on 8c, canceled on piece "Last Day" and "Last Hour - 6:00 PM" (December 31, 1922), also Feb 1901 2c canceled on piece "U.S. Postal Agency China", in combination with Japanese Offices in China 10sn, another piece with 1902 Issue 5c and 10c tied by oval U.S. Postage Agency Shanghai "R.D." pm
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1919 $2 on $1 violet brown, double surcharge, used, well centered for issue, fine and rare, ex-Kilgas. The double surcharge was found a few weeks before the Agency was due to close on 31 December, 1922. All copies were sold over the counter as regular stock, cat. $11500 (Cat No. K16a)
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1922 2c and 4c surcharges, used and unused of each, fine-v.f., cat. $650 (Cat No. K17-18)
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1922 4c on 2c carmine, single and block of four, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $650 (Cat No. K18)
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1919 illustrated "Nippon Ysen Kaisha" Japan Mail S.S. Co. cover, headed S.Blackwell c/o American Consul, Batavia, sent via the U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, franked with 3c offset printing and sent to USA, "examined by censor" seal, fine and most attractive cover
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1918 (26 Nov) U.S.Postal Agency Siberia cover to Los Angeles, with framed A.E.F. Siberia Censored "1st Lieut.31st Inf." handstamp, signed "Fletcher", one of only 18 recorded, small cover tear at top, otherwise fine
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1918 (1 Oct) YMCA letter (five pages) datelined Vladivostok, with corresponding cover endorsed "Soldier's Mail", sent from Japan, with 10sen franking to New York, with "1524" censor in red and "Passed by Censor" handstamp struck twice on back, faint "A.E.F. Siberia Censored" struck twice on front, e
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1918 (28 Sep) YMCA cover (slightly reduced at left), endorsed "A.E.F. Siberia", sent from Otaru, Japan, with 10sen franking to Morrisville, Missouri, censor's signature at bottom, cover tears, rare
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1918 (31 Oct) to 20 Dec., five covers with various U.S. Postal Agency Siberia markings, censor cachets and sent to USA, fine-v.f.
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1934-2013 issues complete, Plate No. singles collection complete (missing RW18), with souvenir sheets, including artist signed, also Boating Stamps, all n.h., well centered, v.f. or better, some with PFC or PSE certificates. A most attractive collection of these beautiful stamps (Cat No. RW1/80)
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1986-1990 $7.50 Whistling Duck, Black inscriptions omitted, also 1990 $12.50 multicolored, black inscription omitted from back, also 2009 souvenir sheet without artist's signature, n.h., last two with PSE certificates, cat. $2150 (Cat No. RW53a,57a,87c)
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1989-91 New Hampshire Governor's Edition, three different sheets of 30, n.h., v.f., cat. $6300 (Cat No. 7b-9b)
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1920 3c Liberty, large die proof in black, reduced to stamp size, with serial number at top, card mounted and inscribed "Experiment," fine and rare
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1920 2c Liberty, die proof in black, with serial number at bottom, card mounted and inscribed "Experiment" and "Specimen", fine
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1920 2c Liberty, vertical strip of five, die proof in black, with serial number at top, card mounted and inscribed "Experiment" and "Specimen", middle stamp defective, otherwise fine and rare
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1930 uncut die proof sheetlet on bond, color chart "Number 26 blue", with serial number at top, v.f.
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1930 uncut die proof sheetlet on bond, color chart "Number 206 brown", with serial number at top, v.f.
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1947 3c-25c black, large die proof, card mounted, color chart "Postage and Revenue Stamps", eight designs (four different) including Communication, Education, Rembrandt and Taj Mahal, each inscribed "Specimen", dated and signed, including "OK for Color", with Engraving Order Dept. date stamp on back
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1947 25c Communication, large die proof in green, card mounted, pencil inscriptions indicating color adapted for Haiti airmail stamp, pencil dated 1954, v.f.
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1931 (28 July) Manila-Katsuura (Japan) crash cover addressed to German Embassy care of Tokyo Japan, with explanatory 10-line cachet, numbered and signed by Major Chichester, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk on back
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1850s-1970s accumulation in a large stock book, used and unused singles, coils, blocks, plate blocks, mint sheets, booklet panes and booklets, Revenues, Locals and Carriers, reprints, errors, varieties, postal stationery and related items, Christmas Seals, some Revenues, U.S. Possessions, Hawaii, Ph
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1851-1930s selection of mostly unused singles and a few sets in two small Counter Books, Regular Issues and Commemoratives, few better items, also 16 different Duck Stamps, mixed condition, many fine or better, much useful material, cat. $17,000+
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1867-1975 collection in Scott specialty album and two others, with used 1857-61 singles, 1869 Pictorials to 12c, Bank Note Companies to 30c, Bureau Issues to 90c, Columbians to 15c (unused), Trans-Mississippi to 50c (used), unused Pan-American set complete, numerous Washington-Franklins and commemor
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1861-1940 collection on pages, good group of used Bank Note issues to 90c, Bureau issues, Columbians ($4 unused), unused 1922 Liberty set to $5, Commemoratives with White Plains souvenir sheet, Kansas-Nebraska, etc., Air Post, with C1-6, C13-15, h.r., fine-v.f.
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1893-1980 balance of a consignment, including Columbian Exhibition tickets, 1896 5c Plate No. strip of three, some imperf. Plate No. blocks, Bureau Issues with Plate Numbers, No.396 coil pair, 599A single, White Plains block of four on cover with 1926 (Oct) cancel missing date, 803-47 singles, 2015
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1893-1983 collection in Scott album pages, many n.h., with 30 1982-1988 PFCs, including Columbians 1c-3c, 6c, 8c, Trans-Mississippi 2c, 5c, 8c, 10c, Pan-American complete set of six, Louisiana Purchase, Jamestown, occasional Coil singles, 1917-19 Perf. 11 complete to $1, 1922 Liberty set complete to
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1901 small selection of sheet margin strips, mostly with plate numbers (the multiples are heavily reinforced), with 1c strips of 3, 4 and 5 (2), 2c horizontal pair and strips of 4 (2), 4c horizontal pair, strips of 3 and 4, 5c strips of 3 and 4, 8c strip of 4 and 10c strips of 4 (2), h.r., fine-v.f.
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1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, l.h., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $2750 (Cat No. 630)
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1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, l.h., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $2750 (Cat No. 630)
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1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, l.h., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $2750 (Cat No. 630)
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1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, l.h., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $2750 (Cat No. 630)
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1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, four used copies, occasional perf. separations, mostly fine or better, cat. $1800 (Cat No. 630)
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1880-1920 accumulation of 600+ unused stamps in stock book, singles, pairs, blocks of four, four sheetlets of 25, another sheet of 100, duplication, some better items, with or without gum as issued, one PFC, fine-v.f., sold AS IS
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1830s-80s mostly stampless letters, collection of 350+, mostly written up on pages, with contents, origin and destination, covering Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee, etc., many court and legal letters, with fascinating contents, depositions, legal transactions, variety of d
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1880s-1930s three cartons with many hundreds of covers and cards, various advertising covers (Beer, Singer Company, Manufacturing, etc.), Columbians on cover, some earlier items, Prohibition and Temperance plus many others, excellent variety, many $50+ items, some ephemera, mostly fine-v.f.
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1930s-40s Alaska Dog Team Post, collection of 90+ cacheted covers, postmarks include Fort Yukon, Nenana, Minto, Kwiguk, Tolovana, Wainwright, Aleknagik, Savoonga, Tofty, Deering, etc., addressed locally or to Oregon, Canada, excellent variety of cachets, markings, postmaster's signatures, flight cov
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1919-31 collection of 60+ crash covers, interrupted flight covers, collection of 60+ on pages, well described and in various stages of preservation, some badly damaged or burned, with many better items, starting with AAMC 190915 (only three reported), 1921 San Francisco "Airplane Fire", Aug.6 Elko,
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1932-40 collection of 40+ on pages, well described and in various stages of preservation, some badly damaged or burned, with many better items, starting with AAMC 331012 Belle Chaise, Louisiana (only one (!) reported), excellent and impossible to duplicate collection, ex-Zvi Aloni (contributor to th
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1941-88 collection of 75+ on pages, well described and in various stages of preservation, some badly damaged or burned, with many better items, some possibly unique. The final item in the collection of a cover recovered from the Pan-Am Flight 103, which exploded at 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Scotl
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