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**The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
535		8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Tied on First Day covers by Washington D.C. slogan cancels to Worden in Millburn N.J., matched add-on hand-painted red, blue and black Torkel Gundel cachets, Very Fine, Scott Retail as uncacheted First Day covers (Image)	1,950.00	800.00
536		8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Tied by Washington D.C. slogan cancels on First Day covers to Philip Ward in Germantown Pa., fresh and Very Fine (Image)	1,950.00	625.00
537		24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Choice centering, tied by "Washington D.C. Aug. 21 10-AM 1923" slogan cancel on First Day cover to Worden in Millburn N.J., Very Fine (Image)	850.00	230.00
538		10c Map, Air Post (C7). Tied by "Wilmette Ill. Feb. 13 6PM 1926" duplexes on 2c entire with printed return address to Roanoke Va., minor edgewear, Very Fine and rare usage from an unofficial First Day city (Image)	E. 100-150	210.00
539		10c Lindbergh, Air Post (C10). Three cacheted First Day covers, incl. one with Griffin cachet (Planty #1) from St. Louis, one from Springfield Ill. with first Raymond Bahr rubber stamped cachet with printed cachet "From the Home of Abraham Lincoln", last from Little Falls Minn. with first Milton Mauck cachet in red and blue (Planty #6), Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	260.00
540		10c Lindbergh, Booklet Pane (C10a). Choice centering, used with 2c Valley Forge (645) and tied by blue "Cleveland, Midwestern Philatelic Sta. May 26, 1928 4PM" cancels on cacheted First Day registered cover to Gorham in Washington D.C., transit backstamps, Very Fine, scarce First Day usage (Image)	800.00	475.00
541		5c Beacon, Air Post (C11). Three First Day covers, incl. pair tied by Harrisburg Pa. R.P.O. cancel on yellow cover with Housman cachet, one from Denver Col. serviced by and sent to Milliken (only ten were serviced by him), last from Harrisburg Pa. serviced by Elmer Long, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	400.00
542		65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Three covers all with same cachets with large image of Zeppelin, first with block of four with plate no. of 65c tied by Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930" duplex cancels on First Day cover with Lakehurst backstamp, second with $1.30 tied by "Lakehurst N.J. May 30, 1930" flag machine cancel to Germany with with Friedrichschafen backstamp, last with $2.60 tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930" machine cancel on First Day cover with Lakehurst backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, an impressive matched set of cacheted covers with two used on the First Day of issue (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,700.00
543		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Five covers, three First Days incl. block of four from New York to Chicago with Friedrichschafen backstamp, single from New York with Recife backstamp,single from New York to Washington D.C., others are first week incl. Oct. 5 from Washington D.C. to Kans. and Oct. 6 from Miami Fl. to Wis., one with Rice cachet, others uncacheted, fresh and Very Fine	E. 400-500	575.00
544		6c Winged Globe, Air Post (C19). Used with 2c Red Cross (702) and tied by "Baltimore Md. Jun. 30 12PM 1934" duplex cancel on Harry Ioor cacheted First Day cover to Indianapolis Ind., Very Fine, scarce and attractive printed cacheted cover (Image)	E. 300-400	250.00
545		6c Air Post Booklet (C39a). Two Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day covers with slight differences, light pencil addresses to Knapp, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	700.00

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

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

535

8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Tied on First Day covers by Washington D.C. slogan cancels to Worden in Millburn N.J., matched add-on hand-painted red, blue and black Torkel Gundel cachets, Very Fine, Scott Retail as uncacheted First Day covers (Image)

1,950.00

800.00

536

8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Tied by Washington D.C. slogan cancels on First Day covers to Philip Ward in Germantown Pa., fresh and Very Fine (Image)

1,950.00

625.00

537

24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Choice centering, tied by "Washington D.C. Aug. 21 10-AM 1923" slogan cancel on First Day cover to Worden in Millburn N.J., Very Fine (Image)

850.00

230.00

538

10c Map, Air Post (C7). Tied by "Wilmette Ill. Feb. 13 6PM 1926" duplexes on 2c entire with printed return address to Roanoke Va., minor edgewear, Very Fine and rare usage from an unofficial First Day city (Image)

E. 100-150

210.00

539

10c Lindbergh, Air Post (C10). Three cacheted First Day covers, incl. one with Griffin cachet (Planty #1) from St. Louis, one from Springfield Ill. with first Raymond Bahr rubber stamped cachet with printed cachet "From the Home of Abraham Lincoln", last from Little Falls Minn. with first Milton Mauck cachet in red and blue (Planty #6), Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

260.00

540

10c Lindbergh, Booklet Pane (C10a). Choice centering, used with 2c Valley Forge (645) and tied by blue "Cleveland, Midwestern Philatelic Sta. May 26, 1928 4PM" cancels on cacheted First Day registered cover to Gorham in Washington D.C., transit backstamps, Very Fine, scarce First Day usage (Image)

800.00

475.00

541

5c Beacon, Air Post (C11). Three First Day covers, incl. pair tied by Harrisburg Pa. R.P.O. cancel on yellow cover with Housman cachet, one from Denver Col. serviced by and sent to Milliken (only ten were serviced by him), last from Harrisburg Pa. serviced by Elmer Long, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

400.00

542

65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Three covers all with same cachets with large image of Zeppelin, first with block of four with plate no. of 65c tied by Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930" duplex cancels on First Day cover with Lakehurst backstamp, second with $1.30 tied by "Lakehurst N.J. May 30, 1930" flag machine cancel to Germany with with Friedrichschafen backstamp, last with $2.60 tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930" machine cancel on First Day cover with Lakehurst backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, an impressive matched set of cacheted covers with two used on the First Day of issue (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,700.00

543

50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Five covers, three First Days incl. block of four from New York to Chicago with Friedrichschafen backstamp, single from New York with Recife backstamp,single from New York to Washington D.C., others are first week incl. Oct. 5 from Washington D.C. to Kans. and Oct. 6 from Miami Fl. to Wis., one with Rice cachet, others uncacheted, fresh and Very Fine

E. 400-500

575.00

544

6c Winged Globe, Air Post (C19). Used with 2c Red Cross (702) and tied by "Baltimore Md. Jun. 30 12PM 1934" duplex cancel on Harry Ioor cacheted First Day cover to Indianapolis Ind., Very Fine, scarce and attractive printed cacheted cover (Image)

E. 300-400

250.00

545

6c Air Post Booklet (C39a). Two Knapp multicolored hand-illustrated First Day covers with slight differences, light pencil addresses to Knapp, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

700.00