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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Flight Covers and Air Post, other Back-of-Book
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
826 c Image1912, January 2, Wilmington N.C., Highwood Park Exhibition (AAMC 14). 1c Green (331) tied by "Aeroplane Mail Service" cancel with "Aerial Sub-Station Highwood Park Wilmington N.C. Jan. 1, 1912" circular datestamp on Orton Hotel picture postcard to City address, message "Regards by Aeroplane," Very Fine and scarce, AAMC states less than ten pieces are known and values it at (Image)

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 $ 700.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
827 c Image1912, July 19-22, Coney Island (Cincinnati), Ohio. Coney Island Flying exhibition (AAMC 41a). Two postcards, first 1c Green (405) tied by "California Ohio Jul. 22 8 AM" oval grid duplex datestamp, three-line red flight cachet at left on souvenir postcard illustrating aviator Paul Peck (first official Air Mail carrier) seated in biplane, sender writes "I am sending this in the air with Mr. Peck", small card edge faults, Fine, second same markings with No. 331 on steamer Island Queen picture postcard addressed to Cincinnati, creases, otherwise Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
828   ImageWilliam T. Robey to Elliott Perry. Three letters from William T. Robey, discoverer of the sheet of 100 of the 1918 24c Inverted Jenny, each addressed to famed stamp dealer Elliott Perry, dated January 13, 28 and February 6, 1918, dealing with requests for stamps from Perry and written only a few months before the Inverted Jenny stamps were found, also a fourth letter, dated February 28, 1944 from Harry Jeffreys to Perry acknowledging receipt of an Air Mail Invert that Perry purchased in the February 24 Edson Fifield Col. Green sale (Perry's initial letter reporting the purchase present as an unsigned copy), Jeffrey's letter also mentions the "splendid" vote of Kentucky Senator (Alben) Barkley to override a veto (by President Roosevelt), stating "the danger of dictatorship is being realized", a fascinating group (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
829 c Image16c Green, 1918 Air Post (C2). Tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. New York Jul. 13, 1918" duplex cancel on cover addressed to stamp dealer Eugene Klein in Philadelphia, backstamped "Philadelphia Pa. Rec'd Jul. 15 3:30 PM", some albino rate notations on front and sealed opening cut on back, Very Fine and extremely rare, the Scott listing of July 11 for a C2 First Day is questioned by the catalogue editors in a footnote and generally disputed by specialists, this July 13 use is therefore the likely earliest recorded, accompanied by a piece with C2 and the same Jul. 13 cancel (but a later time slug), cover with 2013 A.P.S. and 2016 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
830   Image24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Fast and low plane variety (vignette shifted down and to the left), tied by "Boston to New York" cancel on June 9, 1918 Government First Flight (AAMC 105) cover to Washington D.C. from famed stamp dealer Warren Colson, "Boston First Trip" cachet, Very Fine, ex Dr. Robertson (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
831 c Image24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Wide margins and well centered, used with 10c Orange Yellow (510) and 2c Documentary (R229), all tied by Warren Pa. mute double oval cancels, purple "Warren Pa. Parcel Post Nov. 16 1918" double-circle datestamp and matching Insured boxed handstamp on wrapper to Base Hospital, Camp Lee Va., during the global influenza pandemic, Very Fine and extremely rare use, after the reduction of the Air Mail rate from 24c to 16c per ounce, the bicolor Jenny stamp had little opportunity to correctly prepay a rate on cover, this wrapper is correctly prepaid with 31c in postage for a seven pound parcel to a Zone 4 destination (300-600 miles), plus 3c insurance for declared value to $5.00 and 2c War Tax, this is the only surface rate use of the 24c Jenny on a wrapper we have encountered (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
832 c Image65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). 65c on postcard, $1.30 and $2.60 on cover, Varick Street and Lakehurst cancels, between Apr. 29 and May 30, each addressed to Armstrong in Philadelphia, appropriate cachets and markings, Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 1,200.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
833 c Image65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). 65c on Woolworth building N.Y. postcard, $1.30 and $2.60 on cover, New York and Varick Street cancels, between May 11 and May 31, first two addressed to Germany, $2.60 addressed to Chicago, appropriate cachets and markings, Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 1,200.00

SOLD for $300.00
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834 c Image65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Tied to three separate cacheted flight covers or cards, each addressed to Northwood School at Lake Placid Club N.Y., used on different flights, some slight edgewear and $2.60 with heavy corner crease breaking paper, Fine-Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 1,200.00

SOLD for $200.00
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835 c Image1959, June 8, First Official Missile Mail, USS Barbero (AAMC 376). Two covers, one addressed to Chicago Ill. with "USS Barbero (SSG-317) Jun. 8, 1959 9:30 AM" circular datestamp, Jacksonville receiving backstamp and accompanied by original enclosure, other with stamp tied by mute datestamp without the date, back with "Sample copy for reproduction purposes only" handstamp, latter with some faint toning on back only, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
836 c Image3c, 12c Interior, 2c War, Fort Covers (O17, O20, O84). Three covers, best is 12c Interior tied by purple target with "Fort Simcoe Wash. Ter. Dec. 20, 1882" duplex datestamp on "Department of the Interior Yakima Indian Agency, Fort Simcoe, Wash. Ter." corner card cover to Tulalip Reservation, Washington Territory, Very Fine quadruple rate use and quite rare, Fort Simcoe was turned over to the Interior Department in 1859 for use as the headquarters of the Yakima Indian Agency, ex "Crystal", with 1983 P.F. certificate, second cover with 3c Interior from Washington D.C. to Fort Leavenworth Ks. and then forwarded to Fort Fred Steele (ca. 1877), light cover staining, otherwise Fine, finally 2c War on cover from Fort Concho Tex., cover edge faults and stamp corner rounded from placement at edge, otherwise Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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