Lot 225
 
Airmail, 1918, 6¢ orange (C1), bright color, tied by clear "New York N.Y. Dec 1918" wavy machine cancellation on 1¢ entire with typed address of Reginald Brook in Brooklyn N.Y., American Red Cross label on flap; Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $32,500
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE AIR MAIL FIRST DAY COVER, OF WHICH ONLY FIVE HAVE BEEN AUTHENTICATED.
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Lettick
Ken Lawrence gives a brief census of the First Day Covers of U.S. 1918 Air Mail Stamps in the March 2003 article. There are possibly three more C1 first day covers, but they not been seen or authenticated by experts.
Illustrated in an article by Ken Lawrence, American Philatelist, March 2003, p. 225.
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