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1920-1926 ISSUES continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
961	FDC	617-19	#617-19, 1c-5c Lexington-Concord cplt., three different full-set first day covers, two from Boston, one with machine cancels and the other with unusual handstamp c.d.s. cancels with an inverted machine cancel at bottom left from putting the cover through the machine upside down, plus a Lexington cover with both flag machine and duplex cancels, three stamps with natural straight edges, very fine covers. (Image)	$475.00 SOLD for $140.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
962		621	#621, 5c Norse-American, an unusually select full top margin arrow and plate nos. F16928, F16925 block of eight, with exceptionally large top selvage for this issue, intense colors, very well centered and margined, without the often seen selvage indentation at top (caused during production), o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (imagea) (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
963		630	#630, 2c White Plains souvenir sheet, "post office" fresh mint sheet, quite well centered, strong color, crisp and intact, o.g., n.h., very fine (imagea) (Image)	$600.00 SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

1934 NATIONAL PARKS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
964	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., set of ten Rice cacheted first day covers (Planty #5), each with a plate block of six tied by Washington, D.C. cancels except 1c tied by Yosemite National Park cancel, a few of the covers with light hinge marks on front, otherwise very fine; plate blocks are seldom found on cacheted first day covers, especially when in this standard size envelope. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
965	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., set of ten on separate Ralph Dyer cacheted first day covers (Planty #7), each has a block of four (some with plate numbers), in addition each is signed by Postmaster James Farley, fresh and very fine; Farley signatures on first day covers are very scarce. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
966	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., each on separate Fawcett cacheted first day covers (Planty #13), these are the seldom seen handpainted examples, a couple values with a small cover corner crease, very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
967	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., plus extra 7c and 10c values, each on a separate Aeroprint cacheted first day cover (Planty #24), most with the maps colored in by hand, variety of cities, very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
968	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., each on separate Gundel handpainted cacheted first day cover (Planty #35), very fine; a beautiful set of these scarce "of the period" handpainted cachets. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
969	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., each on a separate Scheufler cacheted first day cover (Planty #50), each cancelled by a National Park postmark rather than the more common Washington, D.C. cancels, very fine and scarce. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
970	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., set on one Ralph Dyer handpainted first day cover, minor cover bend at top right, very fine; this is a unique item from Dyer's personal collection. (imagea) (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
971	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., set on one Grimsland cacheted first day cover, cancelled by U.S.S. Herbert dupex pmks., a most unusual cover in that each stamp is cancelled by its own first day (all ten had different first days of issue), faint toning band, very fine; an excellent cover for the Parks specialist. (imagea) (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
972	FDC	740/750a	#740-45, 747-48, 750a, 1c-9c Parks, on separate first day covers to Canton, China, each with a Hong Kong transit and Canton receiving postmark, some light toning bands from gummed envelope as is often the case on these, very fine; it is rare to find first day covers from this time period sent overseas. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
973	FDC	742/49	#742-49, 3c-10c Parks, eleven different first day covers, each signed by the Postmaster of the city they were cancelled in, six are cacheted, a couple with light toning bands from the envelope gum, otherwise very fine. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $110.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
974	FDC	743/749	#743, 745-49, 4c-10c Parks, six values on separate Imperial cacheted first day covers (Planty #31), these are the only values that exist with the Imperial cachet, includes additional 6c, 7c and two 10c (different cities), very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $100.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
975	FDC	748	#748, 9c Parks, on Beazell cacheted first day cover (Planty #15C), showing photograph of Gunsight Lake and Mount Jackson,very fine; a rarely seen cachet. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
976		770a	#770a, 3c Parks imperforate tied to Fawcett cacheted cover by Mar. 8, 1935 Washington, D.C. duplex, cancelled seven days before the release of the reprints, proving that this was one of the original "Farley Follies", very fine; only a small number of these exist. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
977	FDC	770a	#770a, 3c Parks imperforate, cross gutter block of four on Ralph Dyer handpainted first day cover, choice very fine; a beautiful cover, and being from Dyer's personal collection, it is believed to be unique. (imagea) (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
978	FDC	740/770	#740/770, 1c-10c Parks, valuable balance of an important specialized collection of first day covers, over 100 different, items, with many complete sets of the perforated issue, also some of the imperforate sets as well as the 1c and 2c souvenir sheets, nearly all are cacheted, including sets of Bates, Dyer, Parsons, Roessler, Top Notch, Roy, Grimsland, Anderson, Fairway, Open Book, Hubbard, Rice, Selby and many more, also some handpainted by Melissa Fox and others, plus there are full souvenir sheets, foreign destinations, complete sets on a single cover, a few USS Macon, etc., a few with light toning bands from the gummed envelope as often happens on these, but overall a very fine lot with many scarce cachets; the total retail value of this impressive holding will be many times our estimate.	Est. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

1938 TO DATE

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
979	FDC	834	#834, $5.00 Coolidge, top margin arrow and plate nos. F22167, 22168F block of four tied to cacheted first day cover by Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 1938 machine cancel, two Christmas Seals also tied, ms. date at bottom left, plate block is exceptionally well centered, very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
980	FDC	855	#855, 3c Baseball, lot of fourteen cacheted first day covers, there are four examples of the Wesley White cachet (Planty #107; one hand-cancelled), others are all different, including three Crosby cachets, also included in the lot is one uncacheted FDC and two modern items, a very fine group of this popular first day cover. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM