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U.S. - First Day and Cachet Makers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1371		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Diesel and Nuke Submarine Stock, many hundreds in sleeves and priced in 3 full dealer cover boxes, 1930's to 1990's, organized diesel A-W and 2 nuke A-W, good variety, some duplication, clean stock, inspect for value, generally Fine to Very Fine Owners retail $8470+. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1372		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Submarine Collection, 1400+ different diesel and nuclear covers (many for different cachets/cancels), 1930's to 1990's, organized in 7 binders, great collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1373		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Lovely F.D. Collection, 1933-1934, outstanding collection of early First Day's featuring variety of better cachet makers, incl. 1933 Century of Progress full sheet, and Byrd sheet, also Macon flights and a beautiful 1934 Tin Can Mail with accompanying letter from S.S. City of Los Angeles, great lot for the F.D. connoisseur, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1374		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, U.S.S. Frigate Constitution Stock, several hundred in sleeves and priced, in long cover dealer box, organized by date from 1932 to 1934, various cachets, city cancels for the cruise of this famous vessel, some duplication, nothing expensive, but clean stock, generally Fine to Very Fine Owner's retail $3174. Estimate $550-650. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1375		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, W.W.II Patriotic Stock, many hundreds in 2 full dealer cover boxes, sleeved and priced, various cachet makers, some sorted, interesting stock, nothing too expensive, but clean, generally Fine to Very Fine Owners retail $3082. Estimate $550-650. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1376		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Large Collector F.D.Accumulation, couple thousand in sleeves and loose in 3 banker boxes, 1923 to 1970's, noted #610, 720b, Park issues, Prexies to $5 with duplication, Famous American set, 1053, Airs incl. C9, C10, Transport set, group of inauguration from Eisenhower onwards, several different cachet makers, mix of addressed and unaddressed, group of U.N. incl., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1377		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, W.W.II Patriotic Collection, 150 different in cover album, strength in VE Day, VJ Day and MacArthur WV post office dedication, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1378		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, 1920's to 1930's Definitives Group, 17 uncacheted incl. #557 (New York cancel), 560, 558 (foxed), 588, 590, 632, 635a (cacheted), 638 (pl. block of 4), 723, mix of addressed and unaddressed, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $936+. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1379		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Bikini Atomic Bomb Test Group, 33 virtually all different, with many Able or Baker test dates, sleeved and priced, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1380		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, U.S.S. Constitution Collection, 140 different in cover album, 1931 to 1934 cruises with a few later, nice starter collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1381		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, 1940's to 1980's Accumulation, approximately couple thousands mostly First Day's incl. variety of cachet makers, premium throughout, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1382		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, 1920's to 1930's F.D. Commemorative Group, 65 in sleeves and loose, noted Norse-American set, Ohio Canal with Nickles (2) and Roessler cachets, nice group of 1930's issues, addressed, many cacheted, few Airs incl. #C24, few with edge soiling or aging, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $736+. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1383		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Submarine Collection, Unduplicated in 2 albums, around 240 mostly 1960's, few 1930's-40's, Canal Zone, etc., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1384		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Mostly 1930's Group, few hundred in small box, First Flights and First Day's, various cachets with duplication, few 1920's uncacheted, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1385		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, 1939 to 1982 Artcraft Group, Hundreds in 2 env. boxes, incl. few dupl. incl. #958 (10), 929 (29), 1939 Baseball (4), incl. blocks, few pl. blocks, booklet panes, etc., addressed and unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1386		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Ceremony Programs, Couple hundred mostly 25¢ to 34¢ values, virtually no dupl., clean. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $216
Lot 1387		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Full Banker Box of F.D.'s, couple thousand, mix of addressed and unaddressed, mostly cacheted (Artmaster), 1940's to 1990's, good variety, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1388		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Inaugural Accumulation, from Coolidge to Reagan, 44 with minor duplication for different cachets, noted Hoover, second and third Roosevelt, 2 Roosevelt mourning covers with cachets canceled Washington, DC April 12, 1945, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1389		United States, F.D. & Cachet Makers, Older F.D. Accumulation, few hundred in half full banker box, 1920's to 1950's (mostly 1930's), mostly unaddressed incl. many of the older, virtually all cacheted, some duplication, few with age lines, but overall nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460

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