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Lot 391 |
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Amudsen North Pole "Maud" Expedition (AAMC 1021), red label collar bearing 2¢ red tied by "Seattle, Wash. Jun 3 1922" machine cancellation and label by green "North Star Air Post" cachet, purple "MaudExpeditionen" handstamp. Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 392 |
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Airmail Crash and Damaged Covers, group of seven different including 14 Jan. 1936 Goodwin, Ark., Washougal Wash. 21 Jan. 1931 (31.2), Alhambra Cal. 22 Dec. 1930 (30.15), Techapi Mountains 18 Nov. 1930 (30.14), fire damaged 21 Jan. 1948 at Boston. Fine and interesting group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 393 |
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Experimental Parachute Mail (AAMC 121), cover bearing 6¢ orange (C1) tied by purple "First Aerial Plane-Non-Stop-Mail Delivery, Washington, D.C., Official Experiment, Dec. 5, 1919." d.s. cachet, matching framed "John Aerial Mail Dropping Apparatus" handstamp. Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 394 |
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Airmail, 1918, 6¢ orange (C1), well centered, tied by purple "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila., Phila., Dec 16, 1918" duplex on cover from Philadelphia, Pa. to Washington, D.C. A Very Fine and choice First Flight cover.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 395 |
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Airmail, 1918, 6¢ orange (C1), tied by New York Grand Central duplex on first flight cover from Philadelphia, Pa. to Washington, D.C., purple "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila., New York, Dec 16, 1918" duplex adjacent. A Very Fine and choice First Flight cover.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 396 |
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Airmail, 1918, 16¢ green (C2), set of all three first flight legs from Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York, each tied by corresponding "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila., Jul 15, 1918" duplex on cover. Fine and scarce set of first flight covers.
Scott $2,400
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Lot 397 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), well centered, tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila., Washington, May 15, 1918, First Trip" duplex on cover from Washington, D.C. to Brooklyn, N.Y. Very Fine a choice First Flight cover.
Scott $750
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Lot 398 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila., Phila., May 15, 1918" duplex on cover from Philadelphia, Pa. to Washington, D.C. A Very Fine and choice First Flight cover.
Scott $750
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Lot 399 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), complete set on individual first Day Covers, 65¢ on card, $1.30 and $2.60 on airmail envelopes, each with appropriate cachets, all with Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930 machine cancellations. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $3,500
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Lot 400 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin complete (C13-C15), complete set on three matching red and blue framed envelopes, C13 with two singles (one with plate number), appropriate cachets and backstamps. F.-V.F.
Scott $1,175
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Lot 401 |
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Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14), F-VF, on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen. Very Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 402 |
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Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), tied on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover, Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen round trip, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $600
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Lot 403 |
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Postage Due, 1891, 5¢ bright claret (J25), plate number "318" selvage pair using on incoming ship letter, cancelled by "Ames, Iowa. Nov 2 1896" duplex, "New York Oct 31" duplex with "Due 10 Cents", cover staining at bottom doesn't affect stamps. Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 404 |
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State Dept., 1873, 3¢ bright green (O59), cancelled by quartered cork cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jul 20" c.d.s. on incoming consular cover from the U.S. Legation at Central America to Shreveport, La., red "Department of State" straightline handstamp, tiny cover tear. Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Turner
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