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**The Sheldon J. Friedman Collection of Air Posts continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
803		1918, May 15, Washington, D.C.-Philadelphia (AAMC 101C1). Three covers, each with No. C3 tied by First Trip duplex cancels, comprising one to Truby in New Kensington with gray Aero Mail label, one to McMann in New York City with red Aero Mail label, and one to Scott Stamp Co. in New York City, Extremely Fine group, AAMC Retail (Image)	1,500.00	2,100.00
804		1918, May 15, New York, N.Y.-Philadelphia or Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101E, 101F1). One of former and two of latter, No. 101E legal-size cover with two No. C3 tied by First Trip duplex cancel, Aerial League of America printed corner card to Erie Pa., latter two with No. C3 tied by First Trip duplex cancels, incl. one with boxed pointed hand/return to sender, also incl. two covers from NYC to Washington incl. No. C3 on 3c Violet entire canceled by May 15 duplex with May 16 Govt. Flight duplex at left, and No. C3 tied by May 23 Govt. Flight duplex, three with faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)	E. 750-1,000	950.00
805		1918, May 15, New York N.Y.-Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101F2). No. C3, centered to bottom, tied by magenta "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. May 15 1 AM 1918 First Trip New York" duplex cancel, on oversized cover To the President, The White House, Washington D.C., small blue "State of New York Executive Chamber Albany" printed corner card, top backflap removed, appears Extremely Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)	650.00	800.00
806		1918, May 23, Katherine Stinson, Chicago-New York N.Y. (AAMC 102). 3c Violet entire, "Chicago Ill. May 23 6 AM" duplex cancel, to Harry Truby, red "Aeroplane Mail Service Chicago-New York Miss. Katherine Stinson." five-line handstamp cachet, black "Aerial Service" mark and violet "Received without contents at Chicago P.O. M.D.T.I." two-line handstamp, New York May 31 receiving backstamp, Very Fine and rare, only 60 pieces flown, AAMC Retail (Image)	1,000.00	2,300.00
807		1918, June 1-9, Aug. 12, Washington D.C.-New York N.Y.-Boston (AAMC 103-105, 107). Eleven covers comprising Nos. 103 (two), 104a, 104b (two), 104c (three), 105, 107a and 107e, seven with No. C3, Nos. 107 with No. C2, each with Govt. Flight duplex cancels, one No. 104a with June 4 cancel, one No. 104c unaddressed, No. 107a with Aug. 11 cancel, No. 107e with origial enclosure, variety of printed corner cards, mounted on pages, Very Fine group, AAMC Retail	1,950.00	1,150.00
808		1918, June 15, Columbia Country Club Flight, New York, N.Y.-Washington D.C. (AAMC 106). No. C3 with duplex cancel, violet boxed flight cachet at top center, on cover to Lt. King at the country club, Red Cross label on back, light vertical file fold, Very Fine, only 100 flown, AAMC Retail (Image)	1,000.00	1,000.00
809		1918, Sep. 5-9, New York, N.Y.-Chicago (AAMC 108-109). Eleven covers incl. Nos. 108a (four), 108d, 109 (three), 109a and 109c, each with No. C2 (one with pair), cancels incl. flight cachet, Govt. Flight and town duplex, on exhibit pages, Very Fine, AAMC Retail	1,250.00	625.00
811		1918, Dec. 14-21, Washington-New York-Cleveland-Chicago (AAMC 110). Fourteen covers incl. Dec. 14 (C2), Dec. 16 (two C1), Dec. 17 (C2), Dec. 18 (three C1 and five C2), Dec. 19 (one), Dec. 21 (one), cancels incl. Cleveland, Bryan O., and Bellefonte Pa., on exhibit pages, Fine-Very Fine	E. 2,500-1,500	1,150.00
812		1919, May 3-10, Macon, Ga.-Montgomery, Ala.-Atlanta, Ga. (AAMC 115). Seven covers/post cards comprising Nos. 115a, 115a/e combination, 115b, 115c (picture postcard), 115f (two) and 115f returned to Atlanta on May 10, each with No. C1 tied by town duplex, No. 115a/e combination on legal-size cover with two vertical file folds and toning clear of stamp, Fine-Very Fine, AAMC Retail	1,400.00	800.00
813		1919-20 U.S. Governmental Flight Cover Accumulation. 26 comprising Nos. 116 & 118 (three each), 120, 121 (two), 125, 126, 127 (two), 131 (two), 132 (two), 133, 135 (three) and 138 (five), thirteen with No. C1, three with No. C2, and one with No. C3, also incl. first day of 2c Air Rate and No. C1 tied by Newark Govt. Flight duplex to Chicago postmarked "1916" in error and changed to 1919 by pen, on exhibit pages, Fine-Very Fine, AAMC Retail	3,275.00	2,900.00
814		1921, June 13, Pathfinder Flight, San Francisco-Chicago (AAMC 145). No. C1 tied by "San Francisco, Calif. Jun. 13, 1921 6PM" machine cnacel and violet "Air Mail Service, San Francisco, Calif. Jun. 13, 1921" oval cancel on cover to Harry Truby, New York City, red handstamp cachet at left, Very Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)	350.00	425.00

The Sheldon J. Friedman Collection of Air Posts continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

803

1918, May 15, Washington, D.C.-Philadelphia (AAMC 101C1). Three covers, each with No. C3 tied by First Trip duplex cancels, comprising one to Truby in New Kensington with gray Aero Mail label, one to McMann in New York City with red Aero Mail label, and one to Scott Stamp Co. in New York City, Extremely Fine group, AAMC Retail (Image)

1,500.00

2,100.00

804

1918, May 15, New York, N.Y.-Philadelphia or Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101E, 101F1). One of former and two of latter, No. 101E legal-size cover with two No. C3 tied by First Trip duplex cancel, Aerial League of America printed corner card to Erie Pa., latter two with No. C3 tied by First Trip duplex cancels, incl. one with boxed pointed hand/return to sender, also incl. two covers from NYC to Washington incl. No. C3 on 3c Violet entire canceled by May 15 duplex with May 16 Govt. Flight duplex at left, and No. C3 tied by May 23 Govt. Flight duplex, three with faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)

E. 750-1,000

950.00

805

1918, May 15, New York N.Y.-Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101F2). No. C3, centered to bottom, tied by magenta "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. May 15 1 AM 1918 First Trip New York" duplex cancel, on oversized cover To the President, The White House, Washington D.C., small blue "State of New York Executive Chamber Albany" printed corner card, top backflap removed, appears Extremely Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)

650.00

800.00

806

1918, May 23, Katherine Stinson, Chicago-New York N.Y. (AAMC 102). 3c Violet entire, "Chicago Ill. May 23 6 AM" duplex cancel, to Harry Truby, red "Aeroplane Mail Service Chicago-New York Miss. Katherine Stinson." five-line handstamp cachet, black "Aerial Service" mark and violet "Received without contents at Chicago P.O. M.D.T.I." two-line handstamp, New York May 31 receiving backstamp, Very Fine and rare, only 60 pieces flown, AAMC Retail (Image)

1,000.00

2,300.00

807

1918, June 1-9, Aug. 12, Washington D.C.-New York N.Y.-Boston (AAMC 103-105, 107). Eleven covers comprising Nos. 103 (two), 104a, 104b (two), 104c (three), 105, 107a and 107e, seven with No. C3, Nos. 107 with No. C2, each with Govt. Flight duplex cancels, one No. 104a with June 4 cancel, one No. 104c unaddressed, No. 107a with Aug. 11 cancel, No. 107e with origial enclosure, variety of printed corner cards, mounted on pages, Very Fine group, AAMC Retail

1,950.00

1,150.00

808

1918, June 15, Columbia Country Club Flight, New York, N.Y.-Washington D.C. (AAMC 106). No. C3 with duplex cancel, violet boxed flight cachet at top center, on cover to Lt. King at the country club, Red Cross label on back, light vertical file fold, Very Fine, only 100 flown, AAMC Retail (Image)

1,000.00

809

1918, Sep. 5-9, New York, N.Y.-Chicago (AAMC 108-109). Eleven covers incl. Nos. 108a (four), 108d, 109 (three), 109a and 109c, each with No. C2 (one with pair), cancels incl. flight cachet, Govt. Flight and town duplex, on exhibit pages, Very Fine, AAMC Retail

1,250.00

625.00

811

1918, Dec. 14-21, Washington-New York-Cleveland-Chicago (AAMC 110). Fourteen covers incl. Dec. 14 (C2), Dec. 16 (two C1), Dec. 17 (C2), Dec. 18 (three C1 and five C2), Dec. 19 (one), Dec. 21 (one), cancels incl. Cleveland, Bryan O., and Bellefonte Pa., on exhibit pages, Fine-Very Fine

E. 2,500-1,500

1,150.00

812

1919, May 3-10, Macon, Ga.-Montgomery, Ala.-Atlanta, Ga. (AAMC 115). Seven covers/post cards comprising Nos. 115a, 115a/e combination, 115b, 115c (picture postcard), 115f (two) and 115f returned to Atlanta on May 10, each with No. C1 tied by town duplex, No. 115a/e combination on legal-size cover with two vertical file folds and toning clear of stamp, Fine-Very Fine, AAMC Retail

1,400.00

800.00

813

1919-20 U.S. Governmental Flight Cover Accumulation. 26 comprising Nos. 116 & 118 (three each), 120, 121 (two), 125, 126, 127 (two), 131 (two), 132 (two), 133, 135 (three) and 138 (five), thirteen with No. C1, three with No. C2, and one with No. C3, also incl. first day of 2c Air Rate and No. C1 tied by Newark Govt. Flight duplex to Chicago postmarked "1916" in error and changed to 1919 by pen, on exhibit pages, Fine-Very Fine, AAMC Retail

3,275.00

2,900.00

814

1921, June 13, Pathfinder Flight, San Francisco-Chicago (AAMC 145). No. C1 tied by "San Francisco, Calif. Jun. 13, 1921 6PM" machine cnacel and violet "Air Mail Service, San Francisco, Calif. Jun. 13, 1921" oval cancel on cover to Harry Truby, New York City, red handstamp cachet at left, Very Fine, AAMC Retail (Image)

350.00

425.00