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First Day and Cachet Makers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1210		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Better FDC Collection Balance, in 38 binders, starts with #724 and runs to about 1991, but nearly 40% is from 1935 to 1940 with little after 1960's, noted perf and imperf National Parks, Prexies, Army-Navy, Famous Americans, Overrun Nations, group of better #855, Airmails, with better cachets incl. binder of Espenshade, needs inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 1211		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Better FDC Group, 19 incl. #855 Crosby, 879 Bardstown Distillery, 1289a-1295a combination Bazzar, C9 Bahr, C10 Bahr, C24 Rice, group of Roessler incl. C9, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1212		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, 1924 to 1934 FDC Collection, in 7 binders, starts with #614-616, noted 640 with 632 (AFDC cert.), good variety of cachet makers incl. better, also loose pages which incl. some Prexies and Liberty series, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1213		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Ship, Event and Early First Day Covers, hundreds of various ship, event and early first days, incl. multicolored cachets from better cachet makers, at least five baseball centennial noted, also five cover binders with hundreds incl. nice selection of 1930's 2¢ reds etc., multicolored cachets, National Parks, Famous Americans and more, review recommended, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1214		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Hand Painted First Day Cover Group, interesting assortment incl. 19 different California Missions hand painted on 1985 Junipero Serra first day covers, 23 different Disney hand painted with various characters depicting Olympics and a misc. assortment of others, generally Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1215		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, 1921 to 1929 First Day Collection, intact, few hundred mounted on pages, starting #610 to #681, incl. better cachets throughout, some identified by Planty #, incl. definitive values, etc., overall clean group, better than normally seen. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1216		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, FDC and Events Accumulation, in 11 binders plus loose and in pages, earliest seen was 1929 but mostly from 1940 to early 1990's incl. one binder of 1940 Pony Express issue, some heavy dupl. in the loose, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1217		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Flight Group, about 400-500 late 1910's to 1950's, mostly cacheted, mostly CAM and FAM flights incl. to Hong Kong, but also airport dedications, few Foreign mixed in, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1218		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Hand Painted First Day Covers, nearly 100 assorted incl. Pughs and various numbered limited editions, overall Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1219		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, WWII Patriotic Group, Around 90, all diff. cachets, many franked by 3¢ Iwo Jima adhesive, clean group. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1220		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Inauguration Group, F.D.R. (six 1933 and one 1941), one F.D.R death with first Fluegel/Staehle cachet, one Truman, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 1221		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Doris Gold Better Handpainted, 39, many space related, mostly better selection, clean. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 1222		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Presidential Collection, around 170 incl. Inauguration from FDR to Clinton period, better cachets, incl. Mallone, PentArts with Roosevelt electric eye varieties, Crosby, few adhesives, etc., clean group. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 1223		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Small Better 1930's FD Selection, around 100 incl. 1938 Presidentials, Beatrice, Nebraska May 1 FD, #623 Roessler, better cachets incl. Gorham, Grimsland, Parsons on #751, Anderson #735-5, etc., clean selection. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1224		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Special Delivery FDC Group, #E12 and E14 both neatly addressed, E15 electric eye plate unaddressed, all uncacheted, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1225		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Flight Group, several hundred early flights, mostly U.S. with much mid to late 1920's, about 15% Foreign Pan-Am, sleeved and priced, retail up to $50, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1226		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, Indian & Statehood FDC Group, Approx 400 FDC's mainly from 1940's-50's with Indian Centennial, California & Nevada Statehood, etc., with various cachets incl.few Crosbys and handpainted plus a group of modern combo over-franked covers, generally fine-very fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1227		U.S. Cachet & F.D.C. Collections, FDC Accumulation, in binders in full bankers box, noted #628 and other earlies, set of Prexies incl. booklet panes, Airmails incl. C10, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $173

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