Sale 660 — 1986 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 5 April, 1986
Category — Air Post
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
284
6c Orange (C1). Tied by Purple "Dec. 16, 1918" First Flight pmk. on Neat Cover to N.Y. City, Very Fine, Choice
2,750
1,300
285
24c Carmine Rose & Blue, Center Inverted (C3a). Position 47, Fresh Full Original Gum, Barest trace of hinging, Large Margins, Well-centered, Extremely Fine, A Tremendous Rarity, from our 1976 & 1978 Rarity Sales
110,000
0
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). On Cacheted Flight Card tied by N.Y. Grid Duplex, Used with Canal Zone Nos. C1, C3(2) & C5, tied by May 1930 Cristobal pmks., Very Fine, Rare, Only 25 Cards Carried
E. 1,000-2,000
1,150
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins (C13-C15). Mint Blocks with Plate Nos., Well-centered, Extremely Fine Set
12,400
7,000
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins (C13-C15). Mint Blocks, Well-centered, first two with natural gum bends (one 65c tiny natural gum skip), one $2.60 minor natural perf. dimple, Very Fine, Choice Set
12,400
6,000
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins (C13-C15). Blocks, Well-centered, 65c & $1.30 Mint (former some natural gum skips & trifle heavy natural gum bends), $2.60 Bottom Pair Mint (Top Pair lightly hinged), 65c & $2.60 with Plate Numbers, Very Fine Set
12,400
5,500
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins (C13-C15). Complete Set of Mint Top Plate No. Blocks of Six, selvedges of first two trifle reduced, few trivial natural gum skips, Fine-Very Fine
25,000
12,500
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins (C13-C15). Complete Set of Cacheted Flown First Day Covers, 65c is Plate No. Single (on 1c Postal Card), Fine-Very Fine
5,250
2,200
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6c Dark Blue & Carmine, Vertical Pair Imperforate Horizontally (C23a). Mint Arrow, Double "Top", Double Plate Nos. & Markers Block of Ten (Five Error Pairs), couple selvedge separations, Very Fine, Rare Unlisted Plate Block
E. 1,000-2,000
3,250
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15c Statue of Liberty, Horizontal Pair Imperforate Between (C35a). Mint, left stamp some light offset on face, Fine
2,000
1,100
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15c Statue of Liberty, Horizontal Pair Imperforate Between (C35a). Center Pair in Strip of Four, Mint, Fine, Rare
2,000
1,400
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5c Deep Blue, "Buffalo Balloon" Air Post Semi-Official (CL1). Huge Margins, Fresh, o.g., minor hinge remnant, pinpoint inclusion speck in bottom left margin, Extremely Fine
4,500
5,250
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