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Airmail

Lot	Photo	Description
Lot 7039		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, 4th Day (Scott C11), pair canceled Jul 28, 1928 at Middletown, Pa. on a cover with a rubberstamped cachet for Stultz Day in honor of Pennsylvania pilot Wilmer L. Stultz, addressed to Stutz, Mo. and backstamped Chicago, Kansas City and Stultz, Very Fine. Usages of the 5¢ Beacon between July 25 and August 1 are quite scarce, . Suggested Bid $200 A month earlier, on June 18, 1928, Wilmer L. Stultz and his co-pilot, Lou Gordon, flying the Fokker trimotor "Friendship", carried passenger Amelia Earhart across the Atlantic, making her the first female passenger to fly across the Atlantic. Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7040		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, 4th Day (Scott C11), single used with an additional 5¢ postage on Jul 28, 1928 at Detroit Mich. on an airmail cover to Cheyenne, Wyo.; mistakenly identified on the reverse as a "pre-first day" because "Stamp issued in Detroit July 31st"; small tear at the upper left, otherwise Very Fine. Usages of the 5¢ Beacon between July 25 and August 1 are quite scarce, . Suggested Bid $30 . Realized $15. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7041		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Combination Last Day/First Day of Rate (Scott C11), plate no. strip of 4 with both plate no. single and blue "TOP" canceled Boston, Jul 31 on a legal size airmail envelope with rubberstamped C.A.M. 1 rate-change cachet, to George H. Kieley, Springfield, Ill. c/o the Postmaster; penciled instruction reads, "opposite side for 2nd address"; cover then postmarked at Springfield on Aug 1 and mailed to Kieley in Sommerville, Mass., the reverse bearing a rubberstamped Springfield pictorial first-day-of-rate cachet; some edge wrinkling but a rare - and possibly unique - cover, F.-V.F. Suggested Bid $300 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7042		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), plate block of 9 tied by mute ovals on an oversize Registered cover with Third Assistant Postmaster General, Philatelic Agency Official Business corner card (Planty 16); postmarked Jul 25 Washington D.C. Registry Division on the reverse, along New York (also Jul 25) and Ogden, Utah (Jul 27) registry Division. postmarks, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $400 . Realized $200. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7043		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with a marvelous E.J. Muzzy (?) cachet featuring a nicely done red thermographed representation of the actual stamp with the sky hand colored blue and black inscription "First Day of Issue", Very Fine. Suggested Bid $350 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7044		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with a Milton Mauch pictorial First Day cachet (Planty 1). Suggested Bid $300 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7045		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), *plate block of 4* on a Washington FDC with an **Albert Gorham cacheted envelope prepared for the 2¢ & 5¢ Hawaii overprints (647-648) that would not be issued until Aug 13*; addressed to Honolulu and backstamped New York (Jul 26) and San Francisco (Jul 27); light creases at the left, which appear to have been caused by the San Francisco cancelling machine* (see photo of back), otherwise Very Fine and quite likely, unique. Suggested Bid $300 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7046		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair with blue plate no. & "TOP" on Washington FDC with a *hand drawn pen & ink cachet picturing a plane over an air field* on a printed Return envelope to Detroit stamp & coin dealer, W.F. Fratcher, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $250 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7047		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), *plate block of 4* on a Washington FDC with an Albert Gorham "First Day of Issue" cachet (Planty 4B), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $250 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7048		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), *plate block of 6 with blue "TOP"* on a Washington FDC addressed to Edward Worden, Milburn, N.J. Very Fine. Suggested Bid $250 . Realized $130. View details and enlarged photo
Lot 7049		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), *plate block of 6* on a legal size Washington FDC to San Francisco with a *Washington dealer, C.E. Nickles* corner card, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $250** . Realized $140. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7050		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a small Washington FDC with an unlisted George Burfeind cachet picturing George Washington and green Burfeind address, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200 . Unsold View details and enlarged photo
Lot 7051		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Philadelphia signed by 2nd Assistant Postmaster General, W. Irving Glover; addressed to William F. Housman, Steelton, Pa., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200 . Realized $110. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7052		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to New York with A.C. Roessler address and his red pictorial "Air Plane Stamp News" corner card (Planty 3), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200 . Realized $120. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7053		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), *plate block of 4* on a Washington FDC on an airmail envelope, prepared by Albert Gorham, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200 . Realized $160. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7054		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), group of 9 Washington FDCs created by (and addressed to) Philadelphia stamp dealer Benjamin Sonnenstein; all with his typical homemade airmail envelopes and tiny rubberstamped "Day of Issue"; seven of them with pairs (two on 2¢ entires, U431-432) and two with a single plus a commemorative (5¢ Norse American & 5¢ Ericsson), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200 . Realized $160. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7055		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Philadelphia on a homemade airmail envelope, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7056		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair with blue plate no. & "TOP" on a Washington FDC to New York by Louis Guenzel with his 4-line rubberstamped cachet, "Aug. 1-1928-5 CENT Airmail rate Thanks to Postmaster Glover, Henderson Praeger"; addressed to Guenzel and backstamped Salt Lake City, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $180 . Realized $150. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7057		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to New York with A.C. Roessler address on a type 4 double-bar airmail envelope (Planty 3 var.), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $180 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7058		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to New York with A.C. Roessler corner card on a type 4 double-bar airmail envelope (Planty 3 var.), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $180 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7059		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Detroit - an U.S. P.O.D. Airmail postcard with a map of U.S. C.A.M. routes on the back, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $180 . Realized $100. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7060		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a Washington FDC with an Albert Gorham C.A.M. cachet (Planty 4A); 5¢ postage due paid with a 5¢ Roosevelt (556) on the reverse canceled Jul 27 at the destination, Cummington, Mass., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $180 . Realized $90. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7061		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with an Aero Philatelic Society of Chicago corner card, plus two Aug 1 flight covers with single C11s and the same corner card: Detroit and Louisville, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $150 . Realized $80. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7062		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), *plate no. strip of 4* on a Washington FDC flown to New York and sent Special Delivery to Cleveland, O., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $150 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7063		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC on a *brown, red & blue pictorial airmail envelope to the Congress High School Stamp Club, Bridgeport, Ct. (Planty 14), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $150* . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7064		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair with red plate no. on a legal size Washington FDC - an American Multigraph Co. airmail business envelope picturing a large biplane (Planty 12), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $150 . Realized $150. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7065		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a Washington FDC - a 2¢ Sesquicentennial entire - to Indianapolis with a Floyd Shockley/Indiana Stamp Club rubberstamped cachet, "5^c Air Mail Stamp, First Day Cancellation" (Planty 5); 3¢ Postage Due paid with an Indianapolis pre-canceled 3¢ J63, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $150 . Realized $80. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7066		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on Washington FDC with rubberstamped Great Falls, Mont. C.A.M. 26 cachet (Planty 15); the cover was supposed to have been sent "Airmail to Salt Lake City, by Rail to Great Falls, Mont., Air to Butte, Mont., Aug. 1st"; it was inad sent to St. Paul, Minn. first; the cover has postmarks of St. Paul (Jul 26), Salt Lake City (Jul 30) Great Falls (Aug 1) and Butte (Aug 2), Very Fine. A unique cover and Planty's listing example, . Suggested Bid $140 . Realized $80. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7067		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to New York with an Albert Gorham cachet prepared for C.A.M. 19 & 23 first flight covers (Planty 4C); also a May 1 C.A.M. 19 cover, New York-Philadelphia, with the same Gorham cachet and franked with a 10¢ Lindbergh (C10), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $140 . Realized $80. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7068		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC made by *Louis Guenzel from a cut-down A.C. Roessler* "Trail Blazers of U.S. Air Mail Service card" (Planty 2 var.) with partial Guenzel rubberstamped cachet "…Airmail rate Thanks to Postmaster Glover, Henderson Praeger" plus a tiny "First Day of Issuel rubberstamp; Guenzel pencil address erased, but backstamped Salt Lake City, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120** . Realized $120. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7069		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to New York/San Francisco *with stenciled C.E. Nickles* customer address and his promotional insert, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120** . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7070		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a Washington FDC to Richmond - *addressed to Washington FDC maker, C.E. Nickles* with his promotional insert; handstamped "Postage Due 5 Cents." with no indication of its payment, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120** . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7071		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a Washington FDC to Peoria, Ill. with an Albert Gorham generic "First Day of Issue" cachet (Planty 4D); 5¢ Postage Due paid with a Peoria pre-canceled 5¢ J64, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120 . Realized $150. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7072		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Kansas City with a pictorial Lake Champlain Yacht Club corner card, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7073		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Kansas City with a pictorial Lake Champlain Yacht Club corner card, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7074		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Los Angeles with a Los Angeles Biltmore hotel corner card; includes accompanying letter noting regarding the first day and the rate change, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7075		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), used with a 5¢ Huguenot-Walloon (616) on a Washington FDC to Philadelphia with collector/dealer Benjamin Sonnenstein rubberstamped address and tiny "Day of Issue" on a handmade airmail envelope. Suggested Bid $120 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7076		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on Washington FDC to Oakland, Cal. *signed by Graf Zeppelin pilot and innovator, Dr. Hugo Eckener; addressed to Airmail collector, Dr. Erwin H. Fast, Spring Valley, Wis., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120* . Realized $80. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7077		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a Washington FDC to Philadelphia self-addressed to Baltimore stamp dealer O.W. CrowderPlanty 13, 5¢ Postage Due paid with a Baltimore pre-canceled 5¢ (J64); includes a Crowder insert touting the "�FDC� worth saving.", Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120 . Unsold View details and enlarged photo
Lot 7078		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a Washington FDC to Philadelphia with the corner card of Baltimore stamp dealer O.W. Crowder (Planty 13), handstamped "Postage Due 5 Cents." with no evidence of it being paid, though the cover, addressed to Baltimore, is also handstamped "Ordinary Mail"; includes a Crowder insert touting the "�FDC� worth saving.", Very Fine. Suggested Bid $120 . Realized $75. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7079		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Philadelphia with collector/dealer Benjamin Sonnenstein rubberstamped address and tiny "Day of Issue" on a handmade airmail envelope, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7080		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), two Adam K. Bert Washington FDCs: one with a pair to Los Angeles with Adam Bert corner card (Planty 7), the other with a single and a 5¢ Postage Due (J64) with a pre-printed address to Bert in Washington, Pa., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100 . Realized $75. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7081		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with a Floyd Shockley/Indiana Stamp Club rubberstamped cachet, "5^c Air Mail Stamp, First Day Cancellation" (Planty 5), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7082		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), vertical pair with horizontal guide line on Washington FDC to Philadelphia with Henry Hammelman calligraphic address to renowned stamp dealer, Eugene Klein; central vertical file fold, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100 . Realized $60. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7083		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on Washington FDC to Philadelphia with Henry Hammelman calligraphic address to renowned stamp dealer, Eugene Klein; central vertical file fold, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7084		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with Third Assistant Postmaster General, Philatelic Agency Official Business corner card (Planty 16); addressed to Warwick, England but backstamped only New York; reduced slightly at the left ("Third" missing from corner card) and somewhat soiled, Fine. Suggested Bid $100 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7085		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to San Francisco with an *unlisted* rubberstamped Eagle & Shield "First Day Issued" cachet in magenta; addressed to Chicago and sent Special Delivery, but apparently two stamps used to pay the 10¢ Special Delivery fee have been removed, otherwise Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7086		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on Washington FDC to San Francisco addressed to renowned Philadelphia stamp dealer, Philip Ward, c/o the San Francisco Postmaster, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7087		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on Washington FDC to Philadelphia addressed to well-known stamp dealer, Elmer Long, Harrisburg, Pa., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7088		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), four covers serviced by Detroit dealer, Ward R. Chapin: 1.) pair on Washington FDC; 2.) pair on Detroit Jul 31 last day of 10¢ rate cover; and 3.-4.) singles on Aug 1 First Day of 5¢ rate covers: LaCrosse, Wis. & North Platte, Neb.; also includes two small Chapin advertising inserts. Suggested Bid $80 . Realized $50. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7089		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Chicago with an unlisted purple Eagle and "First Day Issued" cachet and an American Flag sticker, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7090		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Boston Fairway general purpose Eagle & Shield airmail envelope with a Floyd C. Fuller, Grey Eagle, Minn. corner card, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Realized $45. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7091		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with National Aeronautic Association "Air Mail" label (Planty 9); mild file fold at the left, F.-V.F. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7092		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with a National Aeronautic Association "Air Mail" label (Planty 9); mild file fold at the left, F.-V.F. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7093		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a Washington FDC - a 2¢ Sesquicentennial entire - to Boston with additional 1¢ & 2¢ stamps, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7094		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on Washington FDC to Philadelphia addressed to renowned stamp dealer, Eugene Klein; central vertical file fold, F.-V.F. Suggested Bid $80 . Realized $80. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7095		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC addressed to stamp dealer Howard M. Weaver in Waynesboro, Pa., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7096		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC addressed to stamp dealer C.D. Reimers in Fort Worth, Tex., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7097		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC - a 2¢ Sesquicentennial entire - sent Special Delivery with a plate no. single of 10¢ blue (E11), Very Fine. Serviced by LeGrand Payne of Indianapolis, . Suggested Bid $80 . Realized $80. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7098		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), two Washington FDCs made by Washington stamp dealer, Walter R. Cuff: one with a pair to San Francisco addressed to Cuff c/o the San Francisco Postmaster, the other a single and a 5¢ Postage Due (J64), flown to Richmond though addressed to Cuff in Washington, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Realized $80. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7099		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), single on a Washington FDC with pre-printed address to pioneer Washington dealer H.A. Robinette; handstamped "Postage Due 5 Cents" but with no evidence that it was paid. Suggested Bid $80 . Realized $50. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7100		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with a pre-printed address to stamp dealer A. Atlas Leve in Syracuse, N.Y., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $80 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7101		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a small Washington FDC to dealer Benjamin Sonnenstein in Philadelphia with his tiny rubberstamped "Day of Issue" and a neat pictorial corner card, "Both bells have turned", Very Fine. Suggested Bid $70 . Realized $40. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7102		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), block of 4 & single tied by mute ovals on a Registered Washington FDC to San Francisco with an attractive "Air Mail" & Plane imprint; hand lettered corner card reads "From: Postmaster, Washington D.C.", Very Fine. Suggested Bid $60 . Realized $70. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7103		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), block of 4 with red plate no. on a Washington FDC to Cleveland, O. - a red & blue pictorial airmail envelope similar to Planty 14, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $60 . Realized $34. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7104		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Buffalo, N.Y. on an airmail envelope with a small, circular portrait of Charles Lindbergh; interesting addition on the flap: a 1927 Christmas Seal, imperforate and with blue printed twice, once inverted - prob printer's waste, but…, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $60 . Realized $30. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7105		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on Washington FDC - an airmail envelope - to Indianapolis stamp dealer Floyd Shockley, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $60 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7106		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on Washington FDC - an airmail envelope - to Indianapolis stamp dealer Floyd Shockley, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $60 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7107		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to New York with a rubberstamped "First Day COVER", Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7108		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to William F. Housman, Steelton, Pa. on his plain airmail envelope without the pictorial cachet, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50 . Realized $50. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7109		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), on a Washington FDC - a 3¢ entire (U439) with a 2¢ Burgoyne (644) - to St. Paul, Minn.; reduced slightly at the right, F.-V.F. Suggested Bid $50 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7110		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), block of 4 on a Washington FDC to W.H. Gilley in Chicago, an airmail envelope with an additional "Air Mail" label, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7111		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC to Toledo, O. - a red & blue pictorial airmail envelope similar to Planty 14, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7112		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), two Washington FDCs with pairs, one to Greensboro, N.C., the other a tiny, 4"x3¾" envelope to San Francisco, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $40 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7113		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC with a Washington Terminal Railroad corner card (crossed out), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $40 . Unsold View details and enlarged photo
Lot 7114		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), two identical Washington FDCs franked with pairs on attractive airmail envelopes addressed to Frank W. Wright c/o prominent Airmail collector, Willis Pott., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $30 . Realized $15. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7115		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair and a 2¢ Coil (599) on a Washington FDC to San Francisco with typed "cachet" for Washington-New York-San Francisco flight, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $30 . Realized $20. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7116		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), guide line block of 4 on a Washington FDS to New York, addressed to Muscatine, Ia., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $30 . Realized $15. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7117		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC addressed to Elmira, N.Y. stamp dealer Kenneth B. Levegood, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $30 . Realized $15. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7118		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Washington D.C. (Scott C11), pair on a Washington FDC addressed to Elmira, N.Y. stamp dealer Frank W. Wright; small tear and smudge at the left, otherwise Very Fine. Suggested Bid $20 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7119		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Pre-First Day (Scott C11), single with a 2¢ #634 canceled Philadelphia, Jul 24, 1928 on a cover to Princeton, N.J.; assessed 8¢ Postage Due paid with J61, J62 & J64 canceled Princeton, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7120		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Unofficial First Day Cover (Scott C11), pair on a *Baltimore, Md.* FDC to Indianapolis - a 2¢ Sesquicentennial entire, Very Fine. A rare Unofficial first day city, . Suggested Bid $120 . Realized $65. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7121		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Unofficial First Day Cover (Scott C11), pair a First Day Cover canceled *Harrisburg, Pa. with a pictorial W.E. Housman* cachet (Planty 8); addressed to Housman in Cheyenne, Wyo. and backstamped there; bit of light toning, most notably at top corners, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200** . Realized $110. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7122		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Unofficial First Day Cover (Scott C11), two on a FDC canceled *Hyattsville, Md.,; locally addressed to B.E. Burfeind, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200* . Realized $100. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7123		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Unofficial First Day Cover (Scott C11), single on a FDC *canceled with "N.Y. & Wash. R.P.O." duplex handstamp* - a 2¢ Sesquicentennial entire - with a Floyd Shockley/Indiana Stamp Club rubberstamped cachet, "5^c Air Mail Stamp, First Day Cancellation" (Planty 5); 3¢ Postage Due paid with an Indianapolis pre-canceled 3¢ J63. A rare Unofficial first day cancel, . Suggested Bid $200 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7124		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Unofficial First Day Cover (Scott C11), single on a *New York, N.Y.* FDC - a 2¢ Sesquicentennial entire - with a Floyd Shockley/Indiana Stamp Club rubberstamped cachet, "5^c Air Mail Stamp, First Day Cancellation" (Planty 5), Very Fine. A scarce Unofficial first day city, . Suggested Bid $160 . Realized $120. View details and enlarged photo
Lot 7125		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Unofficial First Day Cover (Scott C11), pair on a *New York, N.Y.* FDC with a Floyd Shockley/Indiana Stamp Club rubberstamped cachet, "5^c Air Mail Stamp, First Day Cancellation" (Planty 5), Very Fine. A rare unofficial first day city, . Suggested Bid $120 . Realized $65. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7126		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Richmond, Va. (Scott C11), pair on a *Richmond, Va.* FDC - a 2¢ Sesquicentennial entire with a Floyd Shockley/Indiana Stamp Club rubberstamped cachet, "5^c Air Mail Stamp, First Day Cancellation" (Planty 5), Very Fine. One of only two recorded Richmond FDCs, . Suggested Bid $250 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7127		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day Cover - Richmond, Va. (Scott C11), pair on a *Philadelphia, Pa.* FDC - a 2¢ Sesquicentennial entire with a Floyd Shockley/Indiana Stamp Club rubberstamped cachet, "5^c Air Mail Stamp, First Day Cancellation" (Planty 5). Suggested Bid $200 . Realized $110. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7128		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Unofficial First Day Cover (Scott C11), two singles on a FDC to Berkeley, Cal. *canceled with "U.S. Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa." duplex handstamps; with matching corner card and typed name of sender, "Lt. Comdr. F.E. Locy (MC) Navy"; four different backstamps, F.-V.F. Likely a unique First Day Cover,* . Suggested Bid $250 Lt. Commander Francis E. Locy was an avid Naval Cover collector. He developed the LOCY method of categorizing Naval cancels and earned the Navy Cross in World War I . Realized $275. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7129		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Unofficial First Day Cover (Scott C11), single with an additional 5¢ on a FDC to Chicago *canceled with "U.S.S. Dallas" duplex handstamp; handstamped purple "Niight Air Mail" and backstamped Philadelphia Navy Yard (Jul 26) and Chicago (Jul 27), Very Fine. One of only six covers prepared.,* . Suggested Bid $150 Includes National Archives copies of U.S.S. Dallas log book pages verifying that Dallas was moored at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on July 25. Realized $120. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7130		Airmail, 1930, 5¢ Winged Globe, flat plate printing (Scott C12), Washington D.C. FDC - an airmail envelope with a gorgeous multicolor add-on cachet picturing a Boeing Monomail 200 mail plane, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $30 . Unsold View details and enlarged photo
Lot 7131		Airmail, 1930, 5¢ Winged Globe, flat plate printing (Scott C12), plate no. single on a Washington D.C. FDC - an airmail envelope with an illustrated Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, corner card, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $15 . Realized $15. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7132		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Catapult Cover (Scott C11), pair used with a 10¢ Lindbergh (C10) canceled New York, Jul 2, 1929, on a special Roessler "Ship to Shore Via Steamship Bremen and Airplane" card with red cachet (Graue-Leder K2); couple creases at the top affecting one stamp, F.-V.F. Suggested Bid $50 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7133		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, "Open Door" variety (Scott C11), mostly clear door canceled Yonkers, N.Y., May 24, 1931, on a cover with a rubberstamped cachet for "Army Air Maneuvers" that took place over Yonkers on this date, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7134		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day of Rate (Scott C11), single canceled Aug 1 Harrisburg, Pa. Term. R.P.O. "RMS" duplex on a William F. Housman cacheted envelope (as Planty 3), Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $150 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7135		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day of Rate (Scott C11), three Aug 1 First Day of rate C.A.M. flight covers, all with Albert Gorham "First Day of Issue" cachet (Planty 4D): C.A.M. 16, Columbus-Cleveland; C.A.M. 17, Chicago-Toledo; and C.A.M. 18, Cedar Rapids-Omaha, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $90 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7136		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day of Rate (Scott C11), Beacon collateral; two non-Beacon FDCs on P.O.D. Airmail postcards (unfranked) issued specifically for the new 5¢ Air Mail rate that took effect on Aug 1: one the 5¢ Hawaii overprint (648), canceled Honolulu, Aug 13, 1928, the other a block of 4 of the 2¢ Electric Light (654), Menlo Park, Jun 5, 1929; the card was based on a previous card with C.A.M. Routes on the back but with the date of the rate change printed in the stamp space, Very Fine. Nice, . Suggested Bid $50 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7137		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day of Rate (Scott C11), tied by a neat Aug 1 St. Joseph, Mo. machine cancel on a cover with a multicolor "First Day Cover, Five Cent Rate" cachet; signed by St. Josph Postmaster, Elliot Marshall, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50 . Realized $30. View details and enlarged photos
Lot 7138		Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, First Day of Rate (Scott C11), single on a cover to New York canceled Aug 1 at Detroit on an airmail envelope with a small, circular portrait of Charles Lindbergh; typed inscription reads, "Bearing 5 cent air mail stamp issued on this date, Aug. 1, 1928", Very Fine. Nice, . Suggested Bid $30 . Unsold View details and enlarged photos

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