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**The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
524A		1c-10c Inventors, Famous Americans (889-893). Blocks of four, tied by First Day cancels to individual Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day covers, each addressed in Knapp's hand to Shirley M. Culver, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 6,400-9,000	11,500.00
525		3c Landing of Cadillac (1000). Two Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day covers with slight differences mostly visible in the map portion of the design, one with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, other with small handstamp address, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	675.00
526		3c Colorado Statehood (1001). All-over Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	350.00
527		3c Battle of Brooklyn (1003). Fresh Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	350.00
528		3c Betsy Ross (1004). Gorgeous Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	350.00
529		3c Grand Coulee Dam (1009). Pretty Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	350.00
530		3c LaFayette (1010). Stunning Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	350.00
531		Overrun Countries Anti-Axis First Day Covers. Eight, each with startling multicolored design mostly made from cut-outs pasted on the cover, incl. three Mellone-listed, propaganda themes and ultra-racist caricatures, Very Fine, some of the most spectacular anti-Axis designs we have ever encountered (Image)	E. 500-750	1,000.00
532		Overrun Countries First Day Covers. Ten First Day covers specially prepared by Deputy 3rd Asst. PMG to Maj. Gen. Watson, Secretary to the President, seven signed by Ambassadors of Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway and Yugoslavia, Albania, Austria and France signed by the Postmaster General, each has letter explaining commemorative issue, Very Fine, an incomplete set but the first we recall seeing with seven ambassadors' signatures (Image)	E. 500-750	250.00
533		6c Professional Baseball (1381). Tied by "Cincinnati OH Sep. 24, 1969" machine cancel on cacheted First Day cover, signed by five Baseball Hall of Famers incl. Bill Terry, Johnny Mize, Bill Dickey, Burleigh Grimes and Ernie Banks, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	160.00
534		24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. Washington May 15, 1918 First Trip" cancel on cover to New York City, receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at left, Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	180.00

The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

524A

1c-10c Inventors, Famous Americans (889-893). Blocks of four, tied by First Day cancels to individual Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day covers, each addressed in Knapp's hand to Shirley M. Culver, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 6,400-9,000

11,500.00

525

3c Landing of Cadillac (1000). Two Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day covers with slight differences mostly visible in the map portion of the design, one with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, other with small handstamp address, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

675.00

526

3c Colorado Statehood (1001). All-over Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

350.00

527

3c Battle of Brooklyn (1003). Fresh Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

350.00

528

3c Betsy Ross (1004). Gorgeous Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

350.00

529

3c Grand Coulee Dam (1009). Pretty Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

350.00

530

3c LaFayette (1010). Stunning Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day cover with light pencil address to Knapp's daughter-in-law, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

350.00

531

Overrun Countries Anti-Axis First Day Covers. Eight, each with startling multicolored design mostly made from cut-outs pasted on the cover, incl. three Mellone-listed, propaganda themes and ultra-racist caricatures, Very Fine, some of the most spectacular anti-Axis designs we have ever encountered (Image)

E. 500-750

1,000.00

532

Overrun Countries First Day Covers. Ten First Day covers specially prepared by Deputy 3rd Asst. PMG to Maj. Gen. Watson, Secretary to the President, seven signed by Ambassadors of Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway and Yugoslavia, Albania, Austria and France signed by the Postmaster General, each has letter explaining commemorative issue, Very Fine, an incomplete set but the first we recall seeing with seven ambassadors' signatures (Image)

E. 500-750

250.00

533

6c Professional Baseball (1381). Tied by "Cincinnati OH Sep. 24, 1969" machine cancel on cacheted First Day cover, signed by five Baseball Hall of Famers incl. Bill Terry, Johnny Mize, Bill Dickey, Burleigh Grimes and Ernie Banks, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

160.00

534

24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. Washington May 15, 1918 First Trip" cancel on cover to New York City, receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at left, Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

180.00