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Airpost to Christmas Seals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 927		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1918 Issue Usages, #C1-C3, consists of #C1 (12, all oxidized, could be cleaned up), C2 (9) and C3 (9), various early airmail usages, noted reg., Dec 1918 on postcard, nice group, generally Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 928		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1918, 16¢ Green to Gambia, #C2, Los Angeles 1919 muted oval ties adhesive to reg., New York, Liverpool transit and Bathurst, Gambia receiving cancels on reverse, nice commercial usage, cover a bit wrinkled, on back a few small tears, otherwise Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 929		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1918, 24¢ May 17, 1918 Usage, #C3, tied by Air Mail Service Wash., N.Y., Phila May 17, 1918 cancel, to Mass., with letter pertaining to aerial mail service which started the previous day, cover fault upper right, nice piece, Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 930		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1923 Issue Usages, #C4-C6, consists of #C4 (23), C5 (18) and C6 (19), various airmail routes, some better destinations incl. Alaska, overseas, Special Delivery, nice commercial group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 931		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1923, 24¢, Seapost Usage, #C6, tied by U.S. Transpacific Seapost S.E. No. 21, Mar 23, 1926 duplex cancel, "Dollar Steamship Line" corner card, to Buffalo, N.Y., San Francisco and Cleveland transit cancels on reverse, nice 3 zone airmail, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 932		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1941, 10¢, 30¢ to Dutch East Indies, #C7, C24, Cleveland Apr 15, 1941 cancels tie 10¢ and 30¢ (2) adhesives, initially franked for FAM #18 (30¢), held for 40¢ additional postage (hs. at left), censored by Dutch (in red), 9.5.41 Borneo receiving cancel on reverse, scarce item, Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 933		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1926, 10¢ Map & Planes Mailed From Midway Island, #C7, pair tied by Honolulu Jun 17, 1940 cancel, with blue cachet "Mailed at Midway Island", to Honolulu, some soiling around stamps, otherwise Fine. Engineer doing pre-WWII construction on island, Ex Helbock. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 934		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1930, 10¢, 15¢, 20¢ Values on SCADTA Usage, #C8-C10, tied to legal sized by New York to Bogota, May 3, 1930 duplex cancels, plus Colombian 25c values to pay internal airmail rates, 12.V.30 receiving cancel on front, Cristobal, CZ transit cancel on reverse, edge wear, vert. fold and soiling on cover, otherwise Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 935		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh Pane First Day, #C10a, tied by Washington May 26, 1928 duplex cancels, pane well centered, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $875. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 936		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1930 Zeppelin 65¢, $1.30, 2 Different Flights, #C13-14, 65¢ on postcard on 1934 South America flight, $1.30 on damaged cover (front separated from back, etc.) on 1930 1st Pan-American flight, adhesives fine to very fine. Scott $540+. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 937		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1933, 50¢ on 2 Century of Progress Flights, #C18, 1st mailed Oct 2, 1933 (1st Day) from New York to Rio, cachet in violet and red, 18 Oct receiving cancel on reverse, 2nd mailed Oct 26 from Chicago to Fredrichshafen, cachet in violet, transit and receiving cancels on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $280. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 938		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1933 U.S.S. Macon Navy Day Flight, 5¢ tied by Moffett Field, Oct 28, 1933 duplex cancel, flight cachet in black with postmaster signature, Very Fine. One of only two flights the Macon carried mail. Only 24 covers carried . Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 939		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1969, 10¢ Moon Landing F.D. Accumulation, #C76, couple hundred 1st Day's and 1st Day cancels on various photos, programs, folders, etc., excellent variety of cachet makers with little dupl., many sleeved and priced, noted retail to $20, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 940		U.S.; Airpost Covers, 1980, 35¢ Curtiss, Freda Dickie Cachet, #C100, lovely handpainted 1st Day, unaddressed, scarce modern item, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 941		U.S.; Postal Stationery, 1860, 3¢+1¢ Red & Blue Entire, #U28, used entire, 1862 from New York to New Jersey, some fault back of cover, cut square and front very fine. Scott $400. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 942		U.S.; Postal Stationery, 1874, 1¢ Light Blue on Orange, Die 2, With Seebeck Ad Collar, #U116, entire, New York cancel, to New Albany, IN, light edge wrinkles, collar with Vessey Street address, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 943		U.S.; Postal Stationery, 1876, 3¢ Red With Centennial Fair Cancellation, #U218, entire, Sep 4 (1876) Centennial, Philadelphia, PA cancel in black, normally seen on 3¢ green entire, bit of edge wear at right, still rare item, Fine to Very Fine. 3¢ red entire was not available or sold at the fair. Only 11 usages on 3¢ red are known . Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 944		U.S.; Postal Stationery/Airpost, 1929, 5¢ Blue, #UC1 var., used entire, watermark 33, used with additional 5¢ adhesive from San Juan 1935 to San Francisco, Very Fine. UPSS #AM4-33 $500. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 945		U.S.; Postal Stationery/Airpost, 1929, 5¢ Blue, Die 2, #UC2 var., used entire, watermark 33, used with additional 5¢ adhesive from San Juan 1933 to San Francisco, Very Fine. UPSS #AM9-33 $750. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 946		U.S.; Postal Cards, 1875, 1¢ Black on Buff, Watermark Small U.S.P.O.D., #UX4, New York Mar 17 duplex cancel, used locally, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 947		U.S.; Postal Card/Airpost, 1983, 28¢ Speedskater, Red, Pink, Magenta & Yellow Double Impression, One Inverted, #UXC21a, mint, a modern rarity, unpriced in Scott, Very Fine, , only 2 known . Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,990
Lot 948		U.S.; Christmas Seal, 1907, Type I Tied, #WX1, with 1¢ adhesive on Santa Claus postcard, tied by bold Philadelphia Dec 25, 1907 Germantown Station flag cancel, tape stain over small tear at right, nice usage on Christmas Day, Fine to Very Fine. Green #7-1 $1,000. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 949		U.S.; Christmas Seal, 1907, Type I Tied, #WX1, with 1¢ adhesive on holiday Tuck's postcard, tied by faint Petersburg, PA Dec 24, 1907 cancel to Altoona, Pa, few corner creases, Fine to Very Fine. Green #7-1 $1,000. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 950		U.S.; Christmas Seal, 1909, New Hampshire Local Tied, #WX5 var., with 1¢ adhesive on holiday postcard, tied by Nashua, n.h. Dec 24, 1909 duplex cancel, bit of edge wear on reverse, Very Fine. Green #1421. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $299

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