| U.S. Postal History - R.C. Beazell First Day Covers |
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Lot 694 |
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1929, 2¢ Sullivan Expedition (657), First R. C. Beazell cachet #657-16C with light Canajoharie, N.Y. cancel. Very Fine and rare F.D.C.
Scott $300
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Lot 695 |
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1929, 2¢ Sullivan Expedition (657), First R. C. Beazell cachet #657-16D with Genesco, N.Y. cancel, pinpoint hole bottom left from corner mount. Very Fine. Rare F.D.C.
Scott $300
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Lot 696 |
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1929, 2¢ Sullivan Expedition (657), First R. C. Beazell cachet #657-16E with Canajorie, N.Y. cancel. Very Fine. Rare F.D.C.
Scott $300
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Lot 697 |
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1929, 2¢ Sullivan Expedition (657), First R. C. Beazell cachet #657-16G with Canajorie, N.Y. cancel, light vertical surface bend from folded flap. Very Fine. Rare F.D.C.
Scott $300
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Lot 698 |
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1929, 2¢ Fallen Timbers (680), two #680-14C with Perrysburg and Waterville, Ohio cancels. Very Fine. Very fresh pair.
Scott $500
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Lot 699 |
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1929, 2¢ Fallen Timbers (680), three #680-14E with Maumee, Toledo and Waterville, Ohio cancels, last with reverse label and corner mounting stains, otherwise a Very Fine lot.
Scott $750
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Lot 700 |
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1929, 2¢ Fallen Timbers (680), two #680-14F with Erie and Perrysburg, Ohio cancels. Very Fine pair.
Scott $500
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Lot 701 |
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1929, 2¢ Fallen Timbers (680), five different including #680-14A (Erie), 14B (Maumee), 14D (Erie), 14H (Maumee) and 14I (Toledo), first and last two with small reverse mounting thins, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and difficult group to assemble.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 702 |
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1929, 2¢ Ohio River (681), #681-30C with unofficial Lexington, Ky cancel, bright white paper, normal smudged cancel, Very Fine and rare F.D.C.
Scott $400
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Lot 703 |
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1929, 2¢ Ohio River (681), #681-30E with very sharp Wheeling, W.V. cancel, Extremely Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 704 |
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1929, 2¢ Ohio River (681), four different including #682-30A, 30B, 30E, 30F with normal smudged Cincinnati, Ohio cancels, second with four additional h/s cachets or auxiliary strikes, Very Fine and difficult to assemble.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 705 |
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1929, 2¢ Ohio River (681), three different including #681-31A, 31B, 31C with Louisville, Ky cancels. Very Fine. Attractive designs.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 706 |
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1929, 2¢ Ohio River (681), three different including #681-31B, 31D, 31E with Pittsburgh, Pa. cancels. Very Fine.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 707 |
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1929, 2¢ Ohio River (681), three different including #681-31C (Cincinnati), 31F (Cairo) and 31I (Homestead), last appears unaddressed. Very Fine.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 708 |
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1929, 2¢ Ohio River (681), three different including #681-31E, 31G, 31H with Evansville, Ind cancels, first franked with block, bend at middle, other with matching Floyd Schockley addresses. Very Fine.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 709 |
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1931, 2¢ Pulaski (690), lot of thirteen including nine different designs #690-19d, 19e, 19f, 19f, 19g (Chicago and Toledo), 19h, 19i, 19j (Buffalo and Pittsburgh), 19k and 19l with a total of nine different cancels, all with some oxidation, as often with this very brown paper, otherwise Fine-Very Fine and a very difficult group to assemble.
Scott $3,850
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Lot 710 |
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1931, 2¢ Red Cross (702), three different including #702-16b, 16f, 16i with typical smudged Danville, N.Y. cancels, last opened at left, Very Fine.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 711 |
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1931, 2¢ Red Cross (702), nine different including #702-16b, 16d, 16e, 16h, 16i, 16j and 16l with mostly clear Washington, D.C. cancels, #702-16h opened at left. Very Fine to Extremely Fine and very difficult to assemble.
Scott $3,150
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Lot 712 |
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1931, 2¢ Yorktown (703), complete set of twelve #703-34a-34l, all with typical smudged Yorktown, Va. cancels except #703-34d, 34h with Wethersfield, Ct., matched type E.C. Barrie addresses, #803-34e with diagonal crease from original folding of photo paper, Fine-Very Fine, an exceedingly rare set.
Scott $4,200
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Lot 713 |
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1931, 2¢ Yorktown (703), three different #703-34c, 34d, 34e, all franked with blocks with Yorktown, Va. h/s cancels, matching blue printed addresses, Very Fine and very scarce grouping.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 714 |
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1931, 2¢ Yorktown (703), three #703-34g with U.S.S. Arkansas, Constitution h/s and Yorktown, Va. machine cancels, last typically somewhat smudged, others very clear. A Very Fine lot with the first being especially scarce.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 715 |
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1931, 2¢ Yorktown (703), four #703-34m all franked with the U.S.S. Arkansas handstamp cancels, W.G. Crosby typed addresses (as they were serviced by him), Very Fine and most attractive.
Scott $1,200
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Lot 716 |
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1932 Washington Bicentennial set (704-715), complete set of eleven (½¢-1¢ combo) covers with all different Beazell/Crosby designs #704-15-26q-26aa, all with various, mostly clear, colored U.S.S. Hamilton-New Year's Day cancels, Very Fine, a rare set.
Scott $3,850
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Lot 717 |
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1932 Washington Bicentennial set (704-715), complete set of twelve different denominations with all different Beazell/Crosby designs #704-15-26i, 26k, 26l, 26m, 26n, 26r, 26t, 26v, 26x, 26z and 26aa plus an unlisted variety of 26bb with "Old Ironsides" as bottom instead of "U.S. Frigate Constitution", some typical soiling and smudged addresses, Fine-Very Fine.
Scott $4,200
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Lot 718 |
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1932 Washington Bicentennial set (704-715), complete set of twelve blocks of different denominations on a complete set of different Beazell designs #704-15-26e-26p, all with matching C.E. Nickles addresses, typical slightly smudged cancels, Very Fine and a rare lot.
Scott $4,200
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Lot 719 |
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1932 Washington Bicentennial set (704-715), complete set of twelve different denomination F.D.C.'s and a second set of twelve covers with 2/22/32 Washington Birthday cancels, all different Beazell/Crosby designs 3704-15-26 except one duplicate in the last set, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 720 |
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1932 Washington Bicentennial set (704-715), balance lot of F.D.C.'s (17), second days (11) and Washington Birthdays (5) with various denominations and mostly different Beazell/Crosby designs #704-15-26, Fine-Very Fine, one of the largest lots ever to be offered of these rare covers.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 721 |
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1932, 2¢ Winter Olympics (716), complete set of eight #716-25a-26h with matching typed W.G. Crosby addresses, typical slightly smudged cancels. Very Fine. A rare set of this popular issue.
Scott $2,800
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Lot 722 |
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1932, 2¢ Arbor Day (717), four different including #717-16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, last two with typical smudged cancels, others fairly clear. Very Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 723 |
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1932, 3¢ William Penn (724), complete set of eight #724-21a-21b with clear mixed city cancels, matching R.C. Beazell printed (?) addresses. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,800
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Lot 724 |
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1932, 3¢ Daniel Webster (725), complete set of eight #725-23a-23h with typical somewhat smudged mixed city cancels, matching R.C. Beazell printed (?) addresses. Very Fine.
Scott $2,800
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Lot 725 |
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1933, 3¢ Washington's Headquarters (727), three different including 3727-46b (h/s cancel), 46d (block), 46h, very clear cancels, second opened at left, Very Fine and attractive lot.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 726 |
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1933, 1¢ Century of Progress (728-729), compete set of eleven different designs #728-729-69a-69i franked with blocks including five of each denomination plus one block combo for #728-729-69b, all but two are on large cards, matching manuscript addresses, Fine-Very Fine.
Scott $3,850
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Lot 727 |
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1933, 3¢ N.R.A. (732), three different including 3732-25a, 25d, 25e with clear Washington, D.C. cancels, first and last are cards, Very Fine.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 728 |
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1934, 3¢ Mother's Day, rotary (737), two different including #737-40a, 40e, clear cancels. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $700
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Lot 729 |
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1934, 6¢ Parks, perf'd (745-749), five different unlisted designs #645-49-15 varieties, all with clear National Park cancels except #747 which is a U.S.S. Cormorant. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. An exceedingly rare lot.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 730 |
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1937, 10¢ S.P.A. souvenir sheet (797), unlisted in Planty Mellone, clear cancel, a bit of green color offset from reverse h/s cachet, still rare and Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 731 |
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1926-1932, 1¢-10¢ Commemorative Airmail issues, nine pre-photo FDCs addressed to R.C. Beazell including #628 (2), 645, 683 (blk), 718-19 (combo), 719, C10, C10a plus a C10 first flight cover, most opened at top, few lightly tone, Fine-Very Fine group of classic covers.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 732 |
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Airmail Special Delivery, 1934, 16¢ dark blue (CE1), #CE1-7c with a clear Chicago, Ill. cancel, bright white paper. Extremely Fine. A rare issue.
Scott $500
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