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Airmail, Flight Covers, and Special Delivery

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 996		() U.S., Airmail, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, "Fast Plane", #C3, regummed, also centered high, blue vignette at left almost to outside border, deep shade, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 997		U.S., Airmail, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, Plate Block of 12, Arrow and Blue Top Only, #C3, o.g., two subsequent creases since cert issued, excellent color, Fine to Very Fine appearance, 2016 P.S.A.G. cert. Scott $12,500. Scarce . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,990
Lot 998		U.S., Airmail, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, Block of 19, #C3, n.h., post office fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,470+. Estimate $550-700. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 999		U.S., Airmail, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, "Fast Plane", Block of 35, #C3, n.h., nice centering overall, nice gum, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,550+. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 1000		U.S., Airmail, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, "Low and Fast Plane", Block of 40, #C3, n.h., s.e. copies at right and bottom, post office fresh, nicely centered, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,200+. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 1001		/ U.S., Airmail, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, Vignette Shifts, #C3, 8 n.h. to o.g. (2 no gum) singles and block of 4, incl. "fast plane", etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 1002		/ U.S., Airmail, 1923, Second Issue, 8¢-24¢ Complete, Blocks of 4, #C4-C6, o.g. (heavy hinging) with bottom copies n.h. for #C5-6, well centered, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $820. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 1003		U.S., Airmail, 1923, 8¢ Dark Green, Plate Block of 6, #C4, n.h., large side #14826, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $330. Estimate $100-130. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 1004		U.S., Airmail, 1923, 16¢ Dark Blue, Plate Block of 6, #C5, l.h. (one copy), large bottom #14829, slight blue ink run on pl. # and internal tear below #, well centered, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 1005		U.S., Airmail, 1923, 24¢ Carmine, Block of 49, #C6, n.h., 6 copies marked for possible high grading, mostly well centered, Very Fine overall, 2019 P.S.E. cert. Scott $6,370+. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 1006		U.S., Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin Complete, #C13-C15, n.h., $2,60 gum bend, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,750. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1007		o U.S., Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin Complete, #C13-C15, used, 65¢ on piece with small crease, 65¢, $2.60 well centered, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,050. Estimate $450-500. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1008		U.S., Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin Complete on 3 Flight Covers, #C13-C15, well centered (65¢ fine), 65¢ to Spain and $1.30 to Denver, both on postal cards, $2.60 large cover with creasing at left, fine to very fine set. Scott $1,050. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1009		P U.S., Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin, Large Die Proof on India, #C13P1, 74mm x 53mm, affixed to 92 x 125mm card by two small pieces of mounting tape, proof with faint toning spots and small corner crease, Fine and rare. Ex 2001 Siegel Rarity auction. Scott $17,500. Maybe 3 to 4 sets known . Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,888
Lot 1010		U.S., Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin, #C13, n.h., excellent centering, 2020 P.S.E. cert. graded XF-SUP 95. SMQ $600. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1011		U.S., Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin, #C15, l.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $180-220. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1012		o U.S., Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin, #C15, slogan cancel, Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1013		U.S., Airmail, 1938, 6¢ Eagle, Imperf Horizontally, Vertical Pair, #C23a, n.h., marginal guideline, Very Fine. Scott $300+. Estimate $140-170. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 1014		U.S., Airmail, 1939, 30¢ Transatlantic, Sheets of 50, #C24, n.h., 5 sheets, all with gum skips at top, 1 with facial scuff on upper left copy, otherwise fine to very fine. Brookman $3,375. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1015		U.S., Airmail, 1941-44, Transport Complete, #C25-C31, n.h., sheets of 50, all well centered, 10¢, 30¢, 50¢ missing corner copies, very fine. Brookman $975 (intact). Estimate $250-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 1016		B U.S., Airmail, 1943, 6¢ Transport, Miscut Booklet Pane of 3, #C25a, n.h., great freak, Extremely Fine. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1017		U.S., Airmail, 1941, 6¢ Transport, Imperf Between, Horizontal Strip of 5, #C25b, o.g., "blue crayon rejection marking partially removed". Scott $1,500,+. Only 20 pairs known . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1018		U.S., Flight Covers, 1934 Trans-Atlantic Flight to Warsaw, AAMC #1211, New York, Jun 27 1934 machine cancel ties 2¢ adhesive to cacheted cover carried on the monoplane "NR797-W 'Warsaw'" by the brothers Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz, shortage of fuel outside of Caen forced landing where after refueling they continued on to Warsaw where 5Gr Polish stamp was added, signed by both brothers, Very Fine. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1019		U.S., Flight Covers, 1959 Rocket Mail, USS Barbero Official Missile Mail, Ellington-Zwisler #25C1, ship cancel JUN 8, 1959, Jacksonville, FL JUN 8, 1959 receiving cancel on reverse, cachet in black, scarcer rounded back flap variety, Fine to Very Fine. Ellington-Zwisler $750. 3000 flown . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1020		U.S., Flight Covers, 1959 Rocket Mail, USS Barbero Official Missile Mail, Ellington-Zwisler #25C1a, ship cancel JUN 8, 1959, Jacksonville, FL JUN 8, 1959 receiving cancel on reverse, cachet in black, Very Fine. Ellington-Zwisler $500. 3000 flown . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1021		U.S., Flight Covers, 1959 Rocket Mail USS Barbero Publicity Cover, Ellington-Zwisler #25D1, with official cachet, no date, not flown, Very Fine. 100 were prepared for distribution to the press. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1022		U.S., Flight Covers, 1959 Rocket Mail Flown Regulus II Charles A. Koch Cover, Ellington-Zwisler #27C1, September 4, 1959, Eglin Air Force Base, FL (completion of flight), this flown Regulus II cover similar to one pictured in E-Z Rocket Mail Catalog, rare item, Very Fine, One of 12 covers carried . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1023		P U.S., Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ Blue, Large Die Proof, #E1P1, on India paper die sunk on full size card, strong, sharp die impression, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 1024		P U.S., Special Delivery, 1885 to 1894, 10¢ Values, 3 Roosevelt Small Die Proofs, #E1P2, E3-4P2, on wove paper, each expertly removed from gray card backing, excellent margins all around, beautiful color and impressions, immaculate and Very Fine, 2018 P.S.E. certs. for all. Scott $800. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1025		U.S., Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ Green, Plate Block of 6, #E7, n.h., large top #4916, excellent centering, Extremely Fine, 1998 P.F. cert. Scott $1,500. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $2,645

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