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U.S. First Day and Cachet Maker Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 537		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, 1920's To 1947 F.D. Accumulation. Thousand of mostly covers in 6 boxes, some event covers, large majority cacheted and addressed, good variety of issues with minor duplication, noted #614-616, 622-623, few add-on cachets noted, makers incl. Farnam, Ioor, Anderson, Artcraft, Grimsland, Grandy, Staehle, Linprint, Mauck, Cachet Craft, etc., excellent lot for retail, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 538		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Patriotic Group. Box of 600 patriotically themed, incl. early flag cachets and postmarks, Navy, anti-Mussolini and Hitler, and a set of 26 cards of flags of the Allied nations, owners retail $8500+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,600. View details	Unsold
Lot 539		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Large Collector F.D. Accumulation. About 6400 from 1923 to 1991, early issues are mostly uncacheted with few add-on cachets but incl. #610, 622-623 uncacheted, with 684 and 686 Roessler cachets, 834 Fidelity cachet addressed, 1940's on mostly cacheted with modern issues mainly unaddressed, incl. face values to $9.35, nice variety of cachets incl. Fleetwood and Colorano, and some better 1940's cachets, also modern booklet panes, Fine. Estimate $1,250. View details	Realized $920
Lot 540		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Large F.D. Accumulation. About 3500, 1935 to 1990's incl. airmails, Special Delivery, stationery, and Officials plus regular and commemoratives, majority with cachets (stationery is mostly uncacheted), modern issues mostly unaddressed incl. cachets by Fleetwood and Colorano, Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 541		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, High Value F.D. Accumulation. 155 from 1938 to 2001, face values from $1 to $12.25, majority cacheted, modern issues mostly unaddressed, incl. #834 with Planty #27 cachet, 1053 (6 all addressed), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 542		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Flight Stock. Over 400 different CAM's in sleeves, many with better franking and/or cachets incl. Mauck, etc., marked retail $3577, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 543		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, High Value F.D.C.'s With Colorano Cachets. 90 from 1978 to 2000 with minor duplication face values from $1 to $14, incl. #2122c booklet pane, unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 544		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Collection of Better Colorano F.D.C.'s. 130 incl. 103 pre-silk maxi cards from 1965 to 1973, plus #1423 Wool first cachet, and #1432, unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 545		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, F.D.C. Accumulation. About 1150, 1950 to 1999, majority cacheted unaddressed incl. some Staehle and Colorano cachets, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 546		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Interesting F.D.C. Accumulation. Over 1500, 1930's to 1970's majority cacheted addressed, incl. some better cachets from the 1930's and 1940's incl. Oregon related (#783 and 1124) plus a couple handpainted, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 547		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, CAM's, FAM's, etc. ¾ full box with hundreds mostly unsorted from dealer, mostly U.S. origination, incl. few later Pan-Am, SAS, few Foreign, few early flight commemoration, Fine overall. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 548		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Crosby F.D.C. Accumulation. 192 from 1938 to 1948 addressed, incl. #834 (2), few non-FDC ship covers, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $276
Lot 549		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Small Group of Better F.D.C.'s. Incl. #803-834 with Ioor cachets addressed, and 9 Challenger, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 550		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, F.D.C. Accumulation of Over 600. 1930's to 1990's early uncacheted, balance mostly cacheted, about ½ unaddressed incl. some Fluegels and 8 Collins handpainted plus few events, older U.S. commercial and foreign, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $92
Lot 551		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, F.D.C. Accumulation of About 500. 1929 to 1980's, some early issues uncacheted, balance mostly cacheted addressed incl. some better cachets from 1930's, Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $115
Lot 552		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Inaugural Accumulation. About 600 with duplication, 1933 to 1997, with some #854 cacheted FDC's, mostly cacheted unaddressed, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $104
Lot 553		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Accumulation of F.D.C. and Events Sorted By State. About 800, majority cacheted, addressed, 1936 to 1990's incl. some better 1930's and 1940's cachets, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 554		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Accumulation of Lincoln Topical Covers and Cards. About 200 incl. #367 with Feb.13, 1909 Newton Iowa cancel (2nd day of issue), plus events and mostly cacheted FDC's, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 555		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Modern High Values With Better Cachets. 18 from 1991 to 2000 with face to $11.75 unaddressed, incl. cachets by Pugh (4), Collins, Coverlover, Wild Horse and Geerlings, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $138
Lot 556		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Balance of Collection. Many hundreds, 1930's to 2000, modern uncacheted FDC's, mint stationery and few 1940's cacheted FDC's and events, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $58
Lot 557		U.S. F.D. and Cachet Maker Covers, Remainder Lot of About 700. Majority FDC's about half with cachets, plus U.S. and foreign commercial and couple FDC programs, Average to Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $98

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