2013 CHICAGOPEX Stamp Show November 2013 | Page 196

Session II: Sunday, November 24, 2013

Estimate

2299

USA First Day Cover Singles, cont.
2294

2296

2300

(1900a, 1901a) 1982-83 PRECANCELED
TRANSPORATION COIL FDCs ................................. PH

2301

2302

2303

2298

$200

Attractive group of 5 covers (4 FDC and one First Flight)
representing 4 different cities. Three covers are matching special
delivery FDCs from Chicago, Detroit and Washington, DC (two
stamps with straight edges). Fourth is Nickles FDC from
Dearborn, MI, with large double ring cancel. Bonus cover (not
counted in value) is scarce Feb 15, 1926, Gorham First Flight
cover from Cleveland to Detroit. Fine. Ex-Cook. (Brookman
$380) Cat $370.

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(E12a) 1922 MOTORCYCLE DELIVERY 10¢
DEEP ULTRAMARINE FDC ...................................... PH

(J68) 1925 POSTAGE DUE ½¢ DULL RED FDC,
RAHWAY, NJ .............................................................. PH

2304

(J68) 1925 POSTAGE DUE ½¢ DULL RED FDC,
PHILADELPHIA, PA ................................................... PH

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$300

$700

$250

Fine to very fine single tied to Philip H. Ward cover with 1¢
Franklin by April 15, 1925, Philadelphia, PA, magenta
handstamp, earliest known use of this postage due and first
day of third-class 1½¢ mail rate. Very fine. Ex-Cook. (2008
APS Cert #184841) (Brookman $750)

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$200

Very fine single tied to stamped envelope (Scott #U429) by
April 15, 1925, Rahway, NJ, machine cancel, earliest known
use of this Postage Due and first day of third-class 1½¢ mail
rate. Two additional strikes of Rahway machine cancel on
reverse. Very fine. Ex-Cook. (1998 PF Cert #328805) (Brookman $2200)

(C4-C6) 1923 AIRMAIL SET, FIRST DAY COVERS ....... PH $1000

(C7) 1926 MAP 10¢ BLUE FIRST DAY COVERS (x4)
.................................................................................... PH

(E12) 1922 MOTORCYCLE DELIVERY 10¢ ULTRA
FDC, WASHINGTON, DC .......................................... PH

Very fine single tied to cover by July 12, 1922, Washington,
DC, machine slogan cancel (10-AM), with additional #499
(straight edge) to pay first-class rate. Addressed to Edward C.
Worden, fancy script handstamp ‘First Day of Issue’ lower left.
Rare FDC, Scott value is for E12, no premium added for scarcer
E12a. Cat $500.

$200

Complete set of three first day covers, each with ‘Washington
D.C.’ date stamps on August 1923 covers, same addressee but
in different hands. Overall fine to very fine, small faults,
including 16¢ with couple small corner tears top left, slight
cover soiling. FDC for 16¢ stamp on cover from The Shoreham
Hotel (illustration on backflap). Scarce trio. Cat $1750.

1969 10¢ MOON LANDING AIRMAIL FDCs ............... $200-250

Very fine single tied to neat cover, along with 2¢ Washington)
by July 12, 1922, Washington, DC, machine cancel. Addressed
to Worden. Very fine. Ex-Cook. (Brookman $300) Cat $500.

Two scarce FDCs for precanceled versions of early Transportation coil stamps 5.2¢ Sleigh and 5.9¢ Bicycle. Both on Kribbs
handpainted covers, each with a 10¢ postage due stamp (also
tied), to meet then-current 20¢ first-class rate. Very fine.
Ex-Cook. (Brookman $400) Cat $350.

2297

$700

Extensive collection of the ‘First Man On the Moon’ issue of
Sept 9, 1969, beginning with first day ceremony program and
including more than 50 cacheted covers. All are unaddressed
almost all printed (couple hand colored) with many issued in
small quantities. Almost all have the ‘Moon Landing’ cds of
July 20, 1969, in addition to the first day cancel of Sept 9.
Some with a bit of toning. An excellent collection for the Apollo
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