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**The Sheldon J. Friedman Collection of Air Posts**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
792		8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Complete set of First Day covers, each tied by Washington D.C. slogan postmarks, matched typed Washington D.C. address, H.F. Colman handstamp corner cards, also incl. No. C4 second day usage on legal-sized cover with hotel printed corner card, Nos. C5 and C6 faint soiling and slightly reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,950.00	950.00
793		24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Right plate no. block of six, tied by "New York N.Y. Jul. 1, 1924 8:30 AM" duplex cancels on first transcontinental night flight (AAMC 167) Worden cover to Los Angeles, purple handstamp cachet at left and blue "Via Air Mail" handstamp at bottom, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	475.00
794		1918, May 15, New York N.Y.-Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101F3). No. C3 tied by magenta "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. May 15 2 AM 1918 First Trip New York" duplex cancel, on cover to Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, Washington D.C., small blue "Post Office New York City" design printed on top backflap, Extremely Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)	650.00	900.00
795		1918, May 15-16, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. and Philadelphia (AAMC 101A1, 101A11, 101B1). Six covers comprising of three of first, one of second and two of last, each franked with No. C3 incl. one on uprated 3c entire, two No. 101A1 with different accountant's printed corner cards (one with vertical crease), one No. 101B1 to Reading Pa on penalty envelope with "Official Business" crossed out, tiny tear at top, otherwise Very Fine group, AAMC Retail (Image)	2,900.00	675.00
796		1918, May 15, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. and Philadelphia (AAMC 101A3, 101A4, 101B2). Each with No. C3 tied by magenta First Trip duplex cancels, No. 101A4 to Brooklyn, No. 101B2 to Trenton, Fine-Very Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)	1,750.00	900.00
797		1918, May 15, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. (AAMC 101A5). No. C3 tied by violet Govt. Flight duplex cancel, 3c Violet Coil tied by faint second strike, on cover to Springfield Mass., printed "The Republican, Springfield Mass." corner card, with original typed letter from the Washington Branch which in part reads "What a wonderful thing it is to be sending mail through the air", violet "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" two-line handstamp, Extremely Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)	650.00	850.00
798		1918, May 15, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. (AAMC 101A6). No. C3 tied by Govt. Flight duplex cancel on legal-sized cover to Brooklyn N.Y., printed "War Department, Office of the Chief of Ordinance, Official Business" corner card and Private use Penalty crossed out, violet "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" two-line handstamp, two vertical file folds clear of stamp, otherwise Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)	650.00	450.00
799		1918, May 15-17, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. and Philadelphia (AAMC 101A7, 101A8, 101A10 and 101B3). Each with No. C3 tied by First Trip duplex cancel, latter on 3c Purple entire to Pittsburgh, with original enclosure -- an unused 2c Red postal card which reads, "Dear Mother, Just a line by the New Aerial Post. This is the first day for it. Guess I'll beat this to you...", also incl. flown cover to Pittsfield Mass. with May 17 duplex (unlisted in AAMC), entire with toned spots, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)	2,600.00	2,300.00
800		1918, May 15-16, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. and New York, N.Y.-Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101A12, AAMC 101D2). Each with No. C3 with part arrow at left tied by black Govt. Flight duplex cancels, Very Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)	1,100.00	2,100.00
801		1918, May 16, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. (AAMC 101A15). No. C3, centered to bottom right and natural s.e. at top, tied by Govt. Flight duplex cancel on cover to Larchmont N.Y., with original letter on hotel stationery which reads "My dear son, I am sending you this letter by airplane mail at least it will go to New York by airplane and by train mail from there to Larchmont. While it is not unusual to fly from here to New York, yesterday was the first day the government officially started any airplane mail service, and if you live to be a man and have any children they may read of this event in their histories. The boy scouts helped to deliver the mail that arrived at Washington yesterday and I understand they did very good work. Love to all. Father. P.S. As the airplane had trouble on the way to New York yesterday, this will be the first mail thru, providing it gets there.", cover with part of top backflap gone and two small tears, otherwise Fine (Image)	650.00	475.00
802		1918, May 16, Washington, D.C.-Philadelphia (AAMC 101B6). No. C3 tied by Govt. Flight duplex cancel on cover to Collinwood, Tenn., "Philadelphia May 16 3 PM 1918 Transit" backstamp, "N.Y. & Wash. R.P.O. May 16, 1918" circular datestamp at bottom left, blue crayon "Missent", small soiled area at right, otherwise Very Fine, an exceptional cover (Image)	E. 750-1,000	900.00

The Sheldon J. Friedman Collection of Air Posts

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

792

8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Complete set of First Day covers, each tied by Washington D.C. slogan postmarks, matched typed Washington D.C. address, H.F. Colman handstamp corner cards, also incl. No. C4 second day usage on legal-sized cover with hotel printed corner card, Nos. C5 and C6 faint soiling and slightly reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

1,950.00

950.00

793

24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Right plate no. block of six, tied by "New York N.Y. Jul. 1, 1924 8:30 AM" duplex cancels on first transcontinental night flight (AAMC 167) Worden cover to Los Angeles, purple handstamp cachet at left and blue "Via Air Mail" handstamp at bottom, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

475.00

794

1918, May 15, New York N.Y.-Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101F3). No. C3 tied by magenta "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. May 15 2 AM 1918 First Trip New York" duplex cancel, on cover to Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, Washington D.C., small blue "Post Office New York City" design printed on top backflap, Extremely Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)

650.00

900.00

795

1918, May 15-16, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. and Philadelphia (AAMC 101A1, 101A11, 101B1). Six covers comprising of three of first, one of second and two of last, each franked with No. C3 incl. one on uprated 3c entire, two No. 101A1 with different accountant's printed corner cards (one with vertical crease), one No. 101B1 to Reading Pa on penalty envelope with "Official Business" crossed out, tiny tear at top, otherwise Very Fine group, AAMC Retail (Image)

2,900.00

675.00

796

1918, May 15, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. and Philadelphia (AAMC 101A3, 101A4, 101B2). Each with No. C3 tied by magenta First Trip duplex cancels, No. 101A4 to Brooklyn, No. 101B2 to Trenton, Fine-Very Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)

1,750.00

900.00

797

1918, May 15, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. (AAMC 101A5). No. C3 tied by violet Govt. Flight duplex cancel, 3c Violet Coil tied by faint second strike, on cover to Springfield Mass., printed "The Republican, Springfield Mass." corner card, with original typed letter from the Washington Branch which in part reads "What a wonderful thing it is to be sending mail through the air", violet "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" two-line handstamp, Extremely Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)

650.00

850.00

798

1918, May 15, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. (AAMC 101A6). No. C3 tied by Govt. Flight duplex cancel on legal-sized cover to Brooklyn N.Y., printed "War Department, Office of the Chief of Ordinance, Official Business" corner card and Private use Penalty crossed out, violet "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" two-line handstamp, two vertical file folds clear of stamp, otherwise Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)

650.00

450.00

799

1918, May 15-17, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. and Philadelphia (AAMC 101A7, 101A8, 101A10 and 101B3). Each with No. C3 tied by First Trip duplex cancel, latter on 3c Purple entire to Pittsburgh, with original enclosure -- an unused 2c Red postal card which reads, "Dear Mother, Just a line by the New Aerial Post. This is the first day for it. Guess I'll beat this to you...", also incl. flown cover to Pittsfield Mass. with May 17 duplex (unlisted in AAMC), entire with toned spots, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)

2,600.00

2,300.00

800

1918, May 15-16, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. and New York, N.Y.-Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101A12, AAMC 101D2). Each with No. C3 with part arrow at left tied by black Govt. Flight duplex cancels, Very Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)

1,100.00

2,100.00

801

1918, May 16, Washington, D.C.-New York, N.Y. (AAMC 101A15). No. C3, centered to bottom right and natural s.e. at top, tied by Govt. Flight duplex cancel on cover to Larchmont N.Y., with original letter on hotel stationery which reads "My dear son, I am sending you this letter by airplane mail at least it will go to New York by airplane and by train mail from there to Larchmont. While it is not unusual to fly from here to New York, yesterday was the first day the government officially started any airplane mail service, and if you live to be a man and have any children they may read of this event in their histories. The boy scouts helped to deliver the mail that arrived at Washington yesterday and I understand they did very good work. Love to all. Father. P.S. As the airplane had trouble on the way to New York yesterday, this will be the first mail thru, providing it gets there.", cover with part of top backflap gone and two small tears, otherwise Fine (Image)

650.00

475.00

802

1918, May 16, Washington, D.C.-Philadelphia (AAMC 101B6). No. C3 tied by Govt. Flight duplex cancel on cover to Collinwood, Tenn., "Philadelphia May 16 3 PM 1918 Transit" backstamp, "N.Y. & Wash. R.P.O. May 16, 1918" circular datestamp at bottom left, blue crayon "Missent", small soiled area at right, otherwise Very Fine, an exceptional cover (Image)

E. 750-1,000

900.00