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Lot 604 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, grounded plane variety (C3), deep colors. Pristine never hinged original gum. Fresh and Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND POPULAR VARIETY, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO COME FROM PORTIONS OF ONLY THREE SHEETS.
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 605 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, "fast plane" (C3 var.), the true variety with the leading wing tip extending fully into the sheet margin, rich colors. Unused. Fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THIS IS THE FASTEST PLANE WE HAVE EVER SEEN.
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Lot 606 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), high and slightly fast plane shifted vignette, particularly well centered with rich colors on brilliant white paper. Pristine never hinged original gum. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $150
Expertization: Copy of 2000 P.F. Certificate as a block of 8.
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Lot 607 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), high and slightly fast plane shifted vignette, exceedingly well centered, rich colors on brilliant white paper (from the same multiple as previous). Pristine never hinged original gum. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $150
Expertization: Copy of 2000 P.F. Certificate as a block of 8.
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Lot 608 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), nearly fast plane shifted vignette, near perfect centering, rich colors on crisp white paper. Original gum, never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $150
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Lot 609 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), nearly fast plane coming in for a landing shifted vignette, exceptionally well centered within large beautifully balanced margins. Fresh never hinged original gum. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $150
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Lot 610 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), group of three with varying shifted vignettes comprising high flying, nearly fast plane coming in for a landing, and low flying, brilliant colors. O.g., two hinged, one never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine group.
Scott $300
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Lot 611 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), top plate number single, well centered with large margins, bright and fresh. Original gum, stamp never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $150
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Lot 612 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), lower left corner margin single with sidereographer's initials, rich colors, well centered, plane flying a bit low. Original gum, never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $150
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Lot 613 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), left arrow margin block of four, well centered with strong color. Original gum, never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $600+
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Lot 614 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), centerline block of four, well centered, bright and fresh, plane flying a bit high and fast. Original gum, never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $600+
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Lot 615 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), top margin arrow, double "TOP" and plate numbers, block of twelve, plane flying a bit high, fresh with bright colors, fully intact, choice centering, one with usual gum skip, o.g., never hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,225
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Lot 616 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), bottom margin plate blocks of six, well centered and fresh, "RWB" handstamp on reverse of selvage, light natural inclusion in one $1.30, original gum, never hinged. Very Fine and choice set.
Scott $23,250
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Lot 617 |
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Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (C13), bottom margin plate no. 20077 block of ten, outstanding centering, intact perforations, original gum, never hinged, a few natural skips and bends as usual. Extremely Fine. A gem plate block.
Scott $4,950
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Lot 618 |
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Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14), bottom margin plate no. 20088 block of ten, nicely centered, original gum, never hinged. Fresh and intact, F.-V.F.
Scott $11,600
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Lot 619 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), nicely centered set on flown First Day Cover, cancelled Washington, D.C. "5" duplex handstamps, all appropriate flight cachets, Very Fine.
Scott $15,000
Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 620 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), on matched set of Pan-American round trip flight covers, all with hand drawn address cachets— believed to be L.W. Staehle, C13 block of four. F.-V.F. Sieger 64. A, C, G.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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