James T. McCusker, Inc. Philatelists and Auctioneers since 1978
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James T. McCusker, Inc. Philatelists and Auctioneers since 1978
James T. McCusker, Inc. Philatelists and Auctioneers since 1978 Public Auction #359 United States First Day Covers, WWII Patriotics & Akron.Macons Wednesday • May 20, 2015 • 10:00 A.M. E.S.T. Public Auction Location James T. McCusker, Inc. • Auction Gallery 804 Broadway • Raynham, MA 02767-1797 Exhibition of Lots Viewing at our Auction Gallery Tuesday, May 19th • 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M Wednesday, May 20th • 8:00 A.M. on or by Appointment • Call 800-852-0076 Auction Offered By James T. McCusker, Inc. 804 Broadway • Raynham, MA 02767-1797 Toll Free: 800-852-0076 Business: 508-822-7787 Fax: 508-822-1230 http://www.jamesmccusker.com Table of Contents AutogrAphs .............................................................................................1-4 CommemorAtive And regulAr issue FdC’s • #1 to dAte .............5-367 AirmAil First dAy Covers • “C” numbers ...................................368-395 AirmAil speCiAl delivery First dAy Covers • Ce1 & Ce2..............396 speCiAl delivery First dAy Covers • e1-e23.............................397-398 speCiAl hAndling First dAy Covers • Qe1-Qe4...............................399 postAge due First dAy Covers • J68-J104 .........................................401 James T. mccusker, Inc. duCk stAmp First dAy Covers • “rW” numbers........................402-404 stAtionery envelope First dAy Covers • “u” numbers............405-406 stAtionery AirmAil envelope FdC’s • “uC” numbers......................407 stAtionery postAl CArd FdC’s • “uX” numbers ..............................408 inAugurAl Covers .........................................................................409-414 WWii pAtriotiC Covers ................................................................415-444 uss Akron & uss mACon ...........................................................445-460 -2- Wednesday • may 20, 2015 Live Internet Bidding at James T. 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All bids are per lot as numbered in the catalog. the right is reserved to withdraw any lot prior to sale, divide a lot, or to group two or more lots. 2. the highest bidder shall prevail. should any dispute arise between bidders, the decision as to the successful bidder and the reoffering or resale of the lot under dispute shall rest solely on the judgement of the auctioneer. the auctioneer shall regulate the bidding and reserves the right to refuse any bid believed by him not to be made in good faith. Any bid which is not commensurate with the value of the item offered, or which is merely a nominal or fractional advance over the previous bid, may be rejected by the auctioneer, in his discretion, if in his judgement, such bid would be likely to affect the sale injuriously. a 15% Buyers PremIum WILL Be added TO THe saLes PrIce. 3. unless the sale is advertised and announced as an unrestricted sale, or as a sale without reserve the consignor has preserved the right to bid personally through the auctioneer or any other agent. 4. payment for all lots, including those on which opinions are desired under Condition of sale 7, shall be made as follows: a. 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All disputed lots must be returned intACt in the Condition reCeived. the FolloWing lots Are not returnAble For Any reAson WhAtsoever: lots ContAining ten or more items; lots ACQuired by purChAsers Who hAd the opportunity to eXAmine them beFore the AuCtion; lots desCribed With FAults or deFeCts or As-is. (see page 2). 9. in no event Will Any ClAim relAting to Any item sold hereunder be reCogniZed iF JAmes t.mCCusker inC. is not inFormed Within Four Weeks From the dAte oF sAle And in no event shAll JAmes t. mcCusker inC. be liAble For Any Amount greAter thAn the purChAse priCe oF Any lot WhiCh mAy give rise to A ClAim. 10. Agents are personally responsible for purchases made on behalf of their clients unless other arrangements are confirmed in writing prior to the auction. 11. Appropriate massachusetts sales tax is payable by buyers residing in massachusetts who do not have an exempt certificate on file with James t. mcCusker inc.. sales tax is also payable on the 15% buyers premium. 2012 scott and/or brookman catalog values used. 12. mail bids, and at the auctioneer’s discretion, telephone bids will be executed without charge by James t. mcCusker inc.which undertakes to execute bids with due diligence. however, James t. mcCusker inc. assumes no liability for errors which may occur from time to time. the right is reserved to reject bids or bid sheets which, in James t. mcCusker inc.’s sole opinion, may not or may appear not to be commensurate with the market value of the item or items bid on. 13. the placing of a bid shall constitute acceptance of all the foregoing conditions of sale. © JAmes t. mcCusker, inC. All rights reserved. James T. mccusker, Inc. -4- Wednesday • may 20, 2015 James T. McCusker, Inc. Philatelists and Auctioneers since 1978 Public Auction #359 United States First Day Covers & Collections Wednesday • May 20, 2015 • 10:00 A.M. E.S.T. Welcome to Public Auction #359 comprised of 460 lots of mostly U.S. First Day Covers. Highlighting this sale include: Autographed covers by Jimmy Doolittle & Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida, Orville Wright, Earl Ovington and James Hoffa. FDCs begin with Scott #210, 294-99 complete set of Pan Americans on rebacked First Day, 549, 597, excellent selection of cacheted classics on including 859-93 (5) Goldberg AO H/P, 974 & 995 Dorothy Knapp hand painteds, 1053 Fluegel, the scarce Arkansas Fluegel, C13-15 (3) Roessler cacheted set of 3 covers, Germany C42 Dyer Hand Painted from his personal collection. A fine selection of Inaugurals, Fluegel Staehle WWII Patriotics with “free” and Naval cancels and we round out the sale with many better Akron Macon cover lots. Thank you, Jim McCusker p.s. Live Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork is available for this auction. James T. mccusker, Inc. -5- Wednesday • may 20, 2015 7 549 2c Pilgrim Tercentenary tied by december 21, 1920 Washington, dC. hand cancel, neatly opened at top. Addressed to mr. J. rodney ball with printed corner card from “the stAmp shoppe - little rock Arkansas”. the first we have offered with this corner card. very clean with a brookman catalog value of 1,000.00. . . . . . . . .$ 600-750 auTOgraPHs On FIrsT day cOvers 1 Hoffa, James r., bold autograph on 3c trucking industry FdC (malone #10, Fleetwood cachet, 6 block of 4), XF-superb signature & cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-250 2 Ovington, earl; First American Airmail pilot, autograph on 1931 flight cover, honolulu to Washington, “First pacific Coast experimental Flight” cachet. . . . .$ 150-200 8 555 3c abraham Lincoln single tied by unofficial Alexandria, vA. machine cancel, extremely clean and addressed to lauler. A similar cover realized 350 (plus 15%) in our auction #145 (11/00). brookman $250.00.$ 200-250 3 C26 8c plane mellone #5, Artcraft cachet depicting doolittle with his signature to left as well as capt. mitsuo Fuchida from Japan. Fantastic and of great historical significance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 350-500 9 559 7c William mckinley, tied by niles oh cancel, open top, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 4 Orville Wright autographed cover dated december 17, 1928 franked by a strip of 3 #643 with northville, mich. hand cancel, the 25th Anniversary of the Wright brother’s historic Flight at kitty hawk. tied on the reverse is a multicolor rotary international 2” x 2” label describing the event. estimated here at current brookman catalog value and seldom seen! . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 750-1,000 10 564 12c grover cleveland, tied by Caldwell nJ cancel, unaddressed. Catalog value 175.00. . . . . . .$ 75-90 11 564 12c grover cleveland single tied by Caldwell, nJ. hand cancel on oversized cover with printed bold address to pioneer servicer edward Worden. brookman 175.00 for a standard cover, pristine! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 12 565 14c american Indian tied by Washington cancel, neatly opened at left, serviced by hammelman, brookman 275.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-190 u.s. FIrsT day cOvers 5 210 2c Washington tied by First day tied by october 1, 1883 lewisburg, West virgina, ny. rAre mAltese Cross FAnCy CAnCel! the only fancy cancel FdC we know of for this scott number. sent to philadelphia with “oct. 2 philadelphia” backstamp. original contents datelined “sunday 10. a.am sept. 30 - 83” scott value 2,000.00 for common cities. Accompanies by a pse certificate of authenticity. neatly opened at top and one of the more important 210 First day Covers offered in decades! $ 2,000-3,000 13 567 20c golden gate single tied by Washington, dC. cancel, a very clean cover typed addressed to edward C. Worden. brookman 400.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-250 14 591 10c James monroe single, Washington, d.C. cancel, serviced and addressed by nickles, neatly open at left. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 15 597 1c Benjamin Franklin pair tied by First day July 18, 1923 Washington, dC. machine cancel, serviced by hammelman with pair tied by Washington, dC. cancel. neatly opened at left. brookman catalog value 600.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300-450 16 600 3c abraham Lincoln coil pair, tied by Washington, d.C. cancel, serviced by hammelman in his fancy script, neatly open at left. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-60 17 602 5c Theodore roosevelt single tied by Washington, d.C. cancel, neatly open at left. . .$ 60-75 6 18 614-16 1c-5c Huguenot-Walloon planty #4A, A.C. roessler printed address in black, tied by lancaster, pA. hand cancels, open at top, with slight fault but scarce. $ 100-150 6 294-99 1c - 10c Pan american First day cover with all 6 singles tied with Washington dc. oval registry hand cancels and hand cancel on expertly reBacked cOver dated may 1, 1901 to standard size Fdc measuring 6” x 3 1/2” with slight vertical crease. This cover was sent via registered mail no. 19449 to germany with First day may 1, 1901 registry hand cancel and addressed to rueppricht who serviced several covers at the time. current scott value 33,500.00. an exceptional opportunity to own a true classic at a fraction of a nonrebacked cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 4,500-6,000 19 617-619 1c - 5c Lexington-concord set of three on one cover with added “Welcome to lexington” multicolor label, tied by lexington, mA cancel. . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 James T. mccusker, Inc. 20 617-19 1c-5c Lexington-concord on one cover, tied by lexington, mA. flag machine cancel, printed address to ernest putnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 21 618 2c Lexington-concord single with plate #, planty #1, 1st g.A. Jackson cachet with Concord, mA. flag cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 -6- Wednesday • may 20, 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 619 5c Lexington-concord block of four serviced by edward Worden, tied by Concord, mA registry date cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 38 644 2c Burgoyne campaign planty #14, 1st Joshua gerow cachet in green in combination with #643 First day, premium cachet. Catalog value 250.00. . . . . . . .$ 75-90 23 622 13c Benjamin Harrison single, planty #1, tied by north bend, oh hand cancel, typed address to and serviced by Worden, catalog value 200.00. . . . . . .$ 50-75 39 645 2c valley Forge single tied by rare unofficial bird in hand, pA cancel, serviced by Andrew schaedler and only the 2nd example of this scarce cancel we have offered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-60 24 623 17c Woodrow Wilson planty #1, A.C. roessler cachet in black, tied by new york, City hall station hand cancel, addressed to roessler in his hand. . . . . .$ 125-175 40 645 2c valley Forge, dual cancel with october 13, 1928 cacheted event cover commemorating dedication of donald Woodward Airport in le roy. ny. . . . .$ 50-75 25 623 17c Woodrow Wilson planty #2-4, complete set of 3 different 1st C.e. nickles cachets including Washington, virginia, and new Jersey, neatly opened at left, seldom seen as a group with a catalog value of 800.00. . . . .$ 450-600 41 645 2c valley Forge planty #11, 1st ridgewood stamp Co. cachet in black, single tied by valley Forge pA machine cancel, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 42 645 2c valley Forge planty #12, kurkjian cachet in purple (text) and black (border) with lancaster hand cancel (the 1st we have seen from this city), addressed to kurkjian, seldom seen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 26 628 5c ericsson memorial single tied by Washington dC hand cancel with duAl CAnCel with unoFFiCiAl Alexandria hand cancel on yellow cover. A similar cover (white envelope) sold for 400.00 (plus 15%) in auction #358. serviced by and addressed to burfeind. the first we have seen, rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300-400 27 628 5c ericsson memorial single tied by Washington dC hand cancel with duAl CAnCel with unoFFiCiAl Alexandria hand cancel on yellow cover. A similar cover (white envelope) sold for 400.00 (plus 15%) in auction #358. serviced by and addressed to burfeind. the first we have seen, rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300-400 Bids Below 50% of the low-end estimate are respectively declined 28 628 5c ericsson memorial planty #2, griffin cachet in black and yellow on blue cover with Washington, dC. may 29, 1926 cancel, scarce! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 250-300 Thank you 29 629 2c Battle of White Plains, uncacheted, on robert briggs reply envelope, tied by unofficial valley Forge, pA cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 30 629 2c Battle of White Plains unlisted typed cachet, with label, on monarch cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-60 31 629 2c Battle of White Plains dual cancel with 654, serviced by reckner on monarch envelope, tied by philadelphia, pA and menlo park cancels. . . . .$ 40-60 32 629 2c Battle of White Plains planty #5c, 1st otto lampe cachet in black, tied by new york ny cancel, printed address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-125 33 629 2c Battle of White Plains planty #10, A.C. roessler cachet in black, tied by 10/28/26 Washington dC cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 34 642 10c James monroe single, tied by Washington, d.C. cancel, open left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 35 644 2c Burgoyne campaign single, uncacheted, tied by unofficial selkirk, n.y. cancel. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-50 36 644 2c Burgoyne campaign, uncacheted envelope, tied by unofficial n.y. and Chicago r.p.o. cancel, open top and rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-50 37 644 2c Burgoyne campaign unlisted, unknown cachet in blue, tied by Albany ny cancel, slight tear at upper left of stamp and open right side and scarce. . . .$ 100-125 James T. mccusker, Inc. -8- Wednesday • may 20, 2015 22 23 24 eX25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 645 2c valley Forge planty #27, “minute man” cachet in blue, tied by valley Forge pA cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 59 656 2c electric Light Jubilee coil pair, uncacheted envelope tied by Washington, d.C. cancel and addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 44 645 2c valley Forge planty #62A, vernon bressler typed cachet with multicolor of the period label, tied by unofficial york, pA. cancel, neatly open at right, seldom seen. . . . . .$ 40-60 60 657 2c sullivan expedition single on uncacheted cover, tied by unofficial springfield mA cancel, open right side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 45 646 2c molly Pitcher planty #1, milton mauck cachet in red and blue, tied by red bank nJ cancel, open right side and addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-80 61 657 2c sullivan expedition planty #22, A.e. gorham cachet in green, tied by elmira, ny cancel, scarce, first we have offered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 46 647 2c Hawaii tied by First dAy August 14, 1928 Waimea, h. isls. hand cancel (kauai) with Waimea trading Co., inc. corner card, unaddressed and scarce. .$ 60-75 62 658 1c kansas combo with 669 1c nebraska on Washington, d.C. corner card, tied by Washington dC cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-125 47 647 2c Hawaii unlisted, real view photo post card of “Federal building, honolulu”, single tied by honolulu hi hand cancel on reverse, very scarce especially with adressee from hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 63 658 1c kansas tied by rare predated April 15, 1929 newton kansas machine cancel, addressed to C.o. Conkey, open left side and quite scarce. Catalog value 450.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-300 48 647 2c Hawaii single on uncacheted envelope, tied by unofficial steelton pA cancel, rare. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 49 647 2c Hawaii planty #3m, A.e. gorham cachet, tied by honolulu cancel-also cancel with added shenango valley Aviation meet cachet cancel 9/22/28, open left side and rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 50 647-48 2c-5c Hawaii unlisted, set of two hand drawn “of the period” cachets by reckner in red and blue pen and ink. A recent discovery with both covers tied by Washington dC hand cancels, slightly oversized, very scarce! . . . .$ 200-250 51 647-48 2c-5c Hawaii with single of 2c value and block of four for the 5c on one cover, honolulu, hi cancel with magenta period rubber stamped cachet “First day Cover”, serviced by and type addressed to C.A. hills of honolulu, open top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 125-150 52 647-48 2c-5c Hawaii on Air mail cover, tied by Washington, d.C. cancel, overseas destination to london, england, intended for Airplane ship to shore delivery, but not sent due to insufficient postage, open top and a great item for exhibit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 53 647-48 2c-5c Hawaii planty #20, A.C. roessler cachet, set of two on one cover with J.F. Wooley, postmaster corner card, both stamps tied by honolulu hi machine cancel, printed address to A.C. roessler, scarce. . .$ 120-150 54 649 2c aeronautics unlisted Civil War patriotic cachet in blue, open left side and seldom seen. .$ 60-90 55 650 5c aeronautics unlisted Civil War patriotic cachet in blue, open left side and seldom seen. .$ 60-90 56 654 2c electric Light Jubilee with add-on red hoover cachet, tied by unofficial south plains, nJ cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 57 654 2c electric Light Jubilee planty #10, milton mauck cachet in red and blue, tied by menlo park nJ cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 58 655 2c electric Light Jubilee block of four tied by Washington cancel, on airmail envelope. . . . . .$ 50-75 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 10 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 eX50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 658 1c kansas combo with 660 3c kansas, planty #5, First Flight rubber stamp cachet, unofficial kansas City ks cancel, rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-125 81 681 2c Ohio river planty #30C, beazell cachet “ohio river dam”, single tied by Cincinnati oh hand cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 65 662 4c kansas, single tied by Washington dC machine cancel, open left side, addressed, pristine. . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 82 681 2c Ohio river planty #30F, beazell photographic cachet “view of ohio river”, single tied by Cincinnati oh hand cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 66 663 5c kansas planty #6, milton mauck cachet in red and blue, tied by 5/1/29 Washington, d.C. cancel, open left side and rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 125-150 67 664 6c kansas with pair of 1c kansas #658 singles tied by rare predated April 15, 1929 newton, kansas machine cancel. typed “of the period” cachet by robert s. Crandall of newton, kans. the first we have seen, quite rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 400-500 83 682 2c massachusetts Bay colony planty #2A, unknown cachet printed in black with 22 beacon st. return address, tied by boston cancel, open top with slight tear, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 84 682 2c massachusetts Bay colony planty #36, unknown cachet in green, tied by salem mA cancel, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 68 673 4c nebraska single on plain cover, tied by Washington, d.C. cancel, printed address. . . . .$ 75-100 69 674 5c nebraska tied by Washington, d.C. machine cancel, rubber stamp address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 70 675 6c nebraska planty #12 addressograph cachet on Air mail cover, tied by Washington, d.C. cancel, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 71 677 8c nebraska single on Air mail cover tied by Washington, dC cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 72 680 2c Battle of Fallen Timbers planty #2b, a group of six emeigh cachets with different cities including erie, Washington d.C., maumee, perrysburg, Waterville, & toledo. mostly addressed to emeigh. . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 73 680 2c Battle of Fallen Timbers planty #14A, beazell cachet of “An American indian”, single tied by toledo, oh. cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 74 680 2c Battle of Fallen Timbers planty #14d, beazell cachet “Anthony Wayne” tied by perrysburg, oh machine cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 75 680 2c Battle of Fallen Timbers planty #14e, beazell cachet of “Anthony Wayne’s headquarters at greenville”, tied by toledo, oh. cancel, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 76 680 2c Battle of Fallen Timbers planty #14F, beazell cachet of “the greenville treaty”, tied by maumee, oh. machine cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 77 680 2c Battle of Fallen Timbers planty #14h, beazell cachet, tied by Waterville, ohio cancel, rubber stamp address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 78 681 2c Ohio river planty #20, Floyd shockley cachet in blue, tied by hinton and Cincinnati r.p.o. cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 79 681 2c Ohio river planty #13, Floyd shockley cachet in black, tied by detroit and Cincinnati r.p.o. cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 80 681 2c Ohio river planty #20, Floyd shockley cachet in blue, tied by pittsburgh & st. louis r.p.o. cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 12 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 689 2c von steuben planty #2, elliott cachet in blue and red, tied by Washington, d.C. Fdoi, on gray envelope, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 102 703 2c yorktown planty #17, 1st A.C. horn printed cachet in black, tied by scarce unofficial Columbia, Ct cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 86 689 2c von steuben planty #13, harry simon cachet in orange, tied by new york cancel, scarce. . . .$ 45-60 103 703 2c yorktown planty #17, 1st horn cachet in black, tied by unofficial gildersleeve Ct hand cancel. the first we have seen this unofficial city for any 703 issue, scarce! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 70-100 87 690 2c Pulaski unlisted gundel add-on multicolor cachet, tied by pittsburgh, pA cancel, rare, only the second we have seen with this cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 88 690 2c Pulaski planty #8, harry ioor cachet in red and blue, tied by brooklyn, ny cancel, open left side and very scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 89 690 2c Pulaski planty #19e, beazell cachet, “british headquarters in gA”, single tied by savannah, gA cancel, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 104 703 2c yorktown planty #17, 1st Alfred horn cachet in black, tied by turQuoise, tied by unofficial northford, Ct cancel, rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 105 703 2c yorktown planty #17, 1st horn cachet in black, tied by unofficial West haven Ct cancel, rare. . .$ 60-75 90 692-701 11c-50c rotary Issues, a complete matched set of 10 covers with typed addresses all on standard size covers. some neatly opened side or top. A very clean set with a catalog value of 1,850.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 900-1,200 Bids Below 50% of the low-end estimate are respectively declined 91 702 2c red cross planty #16a, beazell photographic cachet “Aiding A Wounded soldier”, single tied by Washington dC machine cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 Thank you 92 702 2c red cross planty #16d, beazell photographic cachet “breaking the sad news”, Washington dC cancel, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 93 703 2c yorktown unlisted, yorktown Commission corner card, block of four w/ plate number tied by yorktown vA cancel, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 94 703 2c yorktown block of four, planty #gp12, “the united states yorktown Commission” corner card. $ 50-75 95 703 2c yorktown unlisted Commonwealth of virginia (virginia state board of education) corner card, with autograph, tied by yorktown, vA cancel, rare. . . . . .$ 60-75 96 703 2c yorktown unlisted Commonwealth of virginia (virginia state library) corner card, with autograph, tied by yorktown, vA cancel, rare. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 97 703 2c yorktown planty #5, set of two J.W. stoutzenberg cachets in blue with each official First day City cancel, matched typed addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 98 703 2c yorktown planty #14, 1st Willard cachet, red, green, black (text), Wethersfield, Ct cancel. . . .$ 30-45 99 703 2c yorktown unlisted Commonwealth of virginia (state Commission on Conservation and development) #10 corner card with autograph, tied by yorktown, vA cancel, rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 100 703 2c yorktown planty #17, 1st horn cachet in black, tied by unofficial middletown Ct cancel. . . . . . .$ 60-75 101 703 2c yorktown planty #17, 1st horn cachet, tied by unofficial Washington, Ct cancel, addressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 14 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 85 86 87 88 89 eX90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 703 2c yorktown planty #18, early add-on gundel cachet in orange and black, plate # single tied by Wethersfield, Ct cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 124 722 3c george Washington coil single, planty #1, F.r. rice cachet in blue, serviced by hacker, tied by unofficial u.s. Frigate Constitution cancel. . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 107 703 2c yorktown planty #21, A.e. gorham cachet in blue, tied by yorktown vA cancel, with added cancel from French Cruiser duquesne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 125 723 6c James a. garfield, general purpose red and blue cachet, unofficial u.s. Frigate Constitution cancel, with added blue rubber stamp cachet honoring 120th ironsides Anniversary, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 108 703 2c yorktown planty #21b, A.e. gorham cachet in red, tied by yorktown vA cancel, seldom seen. .$ 45-60 109 703 2c yorktown planty #32, 1st norman barcus cachet printed in black, tied by with yorktown, vA. cancel, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 126 723 6c James a. garfield single, planty #6, louis mc danel cachet in black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35-50 110 703 2c yorktown planty #34C, beazell photographic cachet “main street. yorktown 1781.”, single tied by yorktown, vA. cancel, rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 111 703 2c yorktown planty #34i, beazell photographic cachet “surrender of lord Cornwallis october 19, 1781”, block tied by yorktown vA cancel, typed addressed, on reverse is a FdC cancel of #1937-38. . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 112 703 2c yorktown planty #45, 1st Covered Wagon cachet in blue, tied by Wethersfield Ct cancel. $ 45-60 113 703 2c yorktown planty #49, elliott cachet in, red and blue, tied by yorktown, vA cancel, addressed. . . .$ 45-60 114 703 2c yorktown planty #49b, elliott cachet in orange and blue (text), tied by Wethersfield, Ct cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 115 704-15 1/2c - 10c Washington Bicentennials planty #3 & #4, on twelve 1st F.r. rice cachets, matched typed addresses, neatly open at top, clean! . . . . . . . . .$ 150-175 116 704-15 1/2c - 10c Washington Bicentennials planty #82A, complete set of 12 Carla rose cachets printed in black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 120-150 117 718 3c 10th Olympic games planty #54, Fairway cachet in blue, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 118 718 3c 10th Olympic games planty #63, unknown cachet in green and brown (hurdler). . . . . . . . .$ 40-50 119 718 3c 10th Olympic games planty #31, Crosby cachet in red and blue, tied by unofficial uss pennsylvania cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 120-150 120 718-19 3c & 5c 10th Olympic games interesting “turned” cover with #716 First day cancel on interior of cover, cachet is 716-27 purple rubber stamp. . .$ 45-60 121 718-19 3c & 5c 10th Olympic games unlisted, unknown cachet in red text and rubber stamp cachet, tied by unofficial u.s. Frigate Constitution cancel, rare. .$ 60-90 122 719 5c 10th Olympic games planty #27, Fairway cachet in red and blue, tied by Washington, d.C. 2nd day cancel, open right side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 123 720B 3c george Washington Booklet Pane (with tab), uncacheted, serviced by C. elliott, tied by unofficial u.s. Frigate Constitution cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 16 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 eX115 eX116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 724 3c William Penn unlisted, uncacheted envelope, tied by unofficial u.s.s new mexico cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 128 724 3c William Penn unlisted, hanford Air mail cover with cachet in turquoise, tied by philadelphia pA cancel, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-60 129 724 3c William Penn unlisted, A.C. roessler completely censored cachet (planty #9 underneath), tied by Chester pA machine cancel, addressed, open left side and rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 130 724 3c William Penn planty #1, set of 3 egolf cachets, new Castle, Chester & philadelphia cancels, on slightly oversized blue envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 131 724 3c William Penn planty #44, Clarence reid printed cachet in black, tied by unofficial 10/24/32 Washington, dC hand cancel, addressed to reid, very few produced and rarely seen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 132 725 3c daniel Webster planty #23C, beazell photographic cachet “daniel Webster”, tied by hanover, nh. cancel, scarce! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 142 731 3c Byrd on uncacheted cover, tied by unofficial n.y. and Washington r.p.o. cancel. . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 143 734 5c kosciuszko planty #43, scarce cachet in blue and red, tied by buffalo, n.y. cancel, open top. $ 30-45 144 734 5c kosciuszko unlisted set of seven secretary of the interior corner cards, each tied by official First day City cancel, matched typed addressed to secretary of the interior, harold ickes; slightly oversized and unique. . . .$ 200-300 145 735a 3c Byrd s/s single planty #9, leo August cachet in blue on regular size cover, unofficial r.p.o. cancel (boston, springfield and new york) seldom seen . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 146 737 3c mothers pair on uncacheted cover, foreign destination to Canton, China with Chinese roller bar back stamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 147 740-49 1c to 10c national Parks planty #17, set of 10 Fairway cachets, tied by parks cancels, mixed addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 133 725 3c daniel Webster planty #23e, beazell photographic cachet of daniel Webester’s birthplace, tied by Franklin, nh cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-250 134 725 3c daniel Webster planty #23g, beazell photographic cachet “Webster hall, dartmouth College”, block tied by exeter, nh machine cancel, typed address to beazell, first we have seen in 30 years with this cancel and only the 2nd cachet, quite rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 135 725 3c daniel Webster planty #41, black and white post card of Webster birthplace tied by Franklin nh cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 136 726 3c georgia Bicentennial on monarch cover serviced by dr. e.p. Cressler with detailed typed instructions to postmaster on how to service the cover, slightly oversized and a great exhibit item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 137 727 3c newburgh uncacheted envelope, foreign destination to Cairo, egypt, open top and rare. . . . .$ 60-75 138 728-29 1c & 3c century of Progress unlisted hand painted one of a kind of the period cachet in black, red and blue, on slightly oversized envelope. . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 139 728-29 1c & 3c century of Progress unlisted, unknown “of the period” hand drawn cachet in red and black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 140 728-29 1c & 3c century of Progress planty #70, ralph dyer multicolor cachet, set of two on one cover, typed addressed, one of the scarcest of all printed dyer cachets, rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 141 733 3c Byrd, unlisted gundel hand painted “later” add-on cachet of ship on small cover,(6” x 3 1/2”), scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 18 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 127 128 129 eX130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 eX144 145 146 eX147 148 750a 3c aPs souvenir sheet pair on uncacheted cover addressed to miss doris viola Wunder of new orleans louisiana in black india ink, Atlantic City, n.J. cancel; adorned with Four signatures including A.m. simpson (Acting postmaster), martin, Aps president, davis, Aps secretary and Fellers, superintendent division of stamps; a unique item and a must for a Aps specialist! great exhibit piece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-250 149 751 1c yosemite s/s planty #19, Covered Wagon cachet in green on #10 envelope, scarce. . . . . . .$ 45-60 150 752-71 Imperforate Parks planty #1, complete set of 20 with various Anderson cachets, matched typed addressed with a few guters strips of three. see all images online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 250-300 151 773 3c california pair planty #31, harry ioor cachet in purple and black, with two red eXp stamps (tied), foreign destination to dresden, germany with receipt stamp, nice exhibit item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 152 776 3c Texas unlisted, unknown hand drawn “of the period” cachet addressed to byron Abbott. simple cachet in turquoise, possibly unique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 162 794 5c navy planty #22A.2, Crosby thermographed cachet in blue and gold (top two lines and photo border), of bancroft hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-50 163 798 3c constitution planty #12A, harry ioor cachet in purple and black, tied by unofficial glenville pA cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 164 799 3c Hawaii planty #9A, cachet in blue, tied by semiofficial schofield barracks cancel, scarce cachet. .$ 45-60 165 802 3c virgin Island planty #39, highland democrat cachet in green, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 166 802 3c virgin Island planty # 81C, siegmund cachet in black on #10 cover, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . .$ 50 167 806 2c John adams planty #53 risko Art hand painted cachet, multicolor, pencil erased address. . . .$ 40-50 168 809 4 1/2c White House planty #169 mae Weigand hand painted “of the period” cachet of the “large bust” variety. the first we have offered with a planty catalog value of 250.00. extremely scarce and a must for the Weigand specialist. . . . . . . . . . .$ 120-150 153 776 3c Texas planty #17, 1st risko Art hand painted airbrushed multicolor cachet, exquisite color and detail seldom seen in it’s period, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-250 Bids Below 50% of the low-end estimate are respectively declined 154 777 rhode Island unlisted elton manuel signed hand drawn “of the period” pen and ink cachet. We sold another cachet by this artist (different and unique design) back in auction #224 (June of 2006) for a then 425.00 (plus 10%). exceptional detail and a must for the rhode island specialist, unique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300-400 Thank you 155 778 3c TIPeX planty #32, 1st house of Farnam cachet with full s/s on rAre undersiZed envelope measuring 6” x 3 1/2”. the 2nd we seen this size and the only full sheet (the other was a single from the sheet), one of the premier cachet makers and one the scarcer first cachets to find, especially this undersized envelope variety, scarce! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300-400 156 782 3c arkansas unlisted, A.C.e. Artist “of the period” hand painted cachet by ACe Artist W.C. sharp, open top and beautiful! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 120-150 157 782 3c arkansas unlisted hand painted “of the period” cachet by thomas hardy in purple and black, on slightly oversized envelope, scarce and very well done! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 158 782 3c arkansas planty #4C, risko Art hand painted airbrushed multicolor cachet, scarce. . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 159 782 3c arkansas planty #48A, William raley multicolor cachet, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35-50 160 783 3c Oregon planty #22, group of four risko Art hand painted multicolor cachets, each a different color combination, all tied by missoula mt cancels. . . . .$ 150-200 161 794 5c navy planty #22.1, Crosby thermographed cachet in blue and gold (naval Academy), addressed. . . . . .$ 40-50 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 20 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 148 149 eX150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 eX167 168 169 826 21c chester a. arthur planty #169 (variety) mae Weigand hand painted “of the period” cachet of the “large bust” variety. very scarce with a planty catalog value of 250.00 and a must for the Weigand specialist. . .$ 150-200 187 854 3c Washington Inauguration planty #26, F.t. Carter multicolor cachet, addressed. . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 170 828 24c Benjamin H. Harrison planty #41A, pavois multicolor cachet, combo with #829 mckinley (both stamps issued the same day) with both being rAre plAte bloCks! unaddressed and quite scarce. . . . . .$ 60-75 189 855 3c Baseball centennial planty #39A, W.m. grandy cachet in red and blue, addressed. . . . .$ 20-30 188 854 3c Washington Inauguration planty #59, Chambers cachet in purple, addressed, rare. . . .$ 45-60 171 832 $1 Wilson planty #1, harry ioor cachet in black and violet, arrow centerline block of four, addressed. .$ 60-75 172 832 $1 Wilson planty #12, Annis cachet in red and black, addressed, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-50 173 833 $2 Harding unlisted Collective hand painted add-on cachet, one of a kind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 174 833 $2 Harding planty #25, reich cachet in green and black, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-125 175 833 $2 Harding planty #43, Cachetcraft cachet in green and black, catalog value $125.00. . . . . . .$ 100-125 176 834 $5 coolidge planty #5, Fidelity cachet in blue, black and red, catalog value $210.00. . . . . . . . .$ 125-150 177 834 $5 coolidge planty #38, Crosby thermographed cachet in red and blue, addressed, scarce. . . . . .$ 150-200 178 834 5 calvin coolidge planty #45, house of Farnam cachet, red, registered mail markings. . . . . . . .$ 125-150 179 835 3c constitution ratification planty #77, risko Art hand painted airbrushed multicolor cachet, pencil erased address, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 180 839-51 Prexi Horizontal coils planty #4, set of 13 on two Fidelity cachets, foreign destination to greece. scarce with additional franking on front, matched typed addresses. great exhibit item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 125-150 181 852 3c golden gate International expo. planty #7b, house of Farnam cachet in purple, tied by unofficial rodeo, CA cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 182 852 3c golden gate exposition planty #14A, F.t. Carter cachet in black and red, addressed, scarce. $ 45-60 183 853 3c ny World’s Fair planty #16A, l.W. staehle multicolor label cachet “Federal building”. . . .$ 60-75 184 853 3c ny World’s Fair unlisted 1st Artcraft cachet variety on Adam bert #5 size envelope, typed address to bert, open left side and seldom seen. . . . . . . . . .$ 250-300 185 853 3c ny Worlds Fair doris Wunder hand made cover addressed to doris Wunder in yellow ink 4/2/39 dC, with three autographs including burke (pm Washington), e. dale badgeley, and Weeks (engraver). the first we have seen or this issue and a must for the 853 specialist! .$ 200-300 186 853 3c ny World’s Fair planty #77, unknown cachet, purple and red on oversized sheet, new york cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 22 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 855 3c Baseball centennial pair on uncacheted cover, foreign destination to France and forwarded. see web image for backstamps, great exhibit item. . . . . .$ 200-250 206 899-901 national defense issues mellone #29, house of Farnam cachet in purple, foreign destination to kingston, Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 191 855 3c Baseball centennial planty #6, Cachetcraft cachet in blue and black, addressed. signed by Connie mack, named to the hall of Fame in 1937 and who established longevity record for managers, 53 years including 50 with the philadelphia A’s. seldom seen autograph and very clean FdC. brookman 600.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 450-600 207 904 3c kentucky statehood mellone #12, 1st Jordan/staehle multicolor cachet, unaddressed. $ 25-40 192 855 3c Baseball centennial planty #24d, Crosby thermographed cachet in purple of Christy mathewson, addressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 193 855 3c Baseball centennial planty #84, Carl s. Wooley cachet in red and blue, tied by unofficial ballston spa cancel, typed addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 208 907 2c allied nations unlisted, Crosby thermographed double cachet in red and blue on #10 special delivery cover, (m23 & m24), scarce. . . . . . . .$ 60 209 909-21 5c Overrun nations set of 13, with 2 for 909 and no 920, on clear embossed “postmaster general” official stationery. All with appropriate write ups on each stamp and all typed addressed to the right rev. J.b. dudek. . .$ 450-600 210 913 5c netherland mellone #74b, mae Weigand hand painted cachet, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 194 855 3c Baseball centennial planty #88, possible ludwig cachet in dark purple, addressed. . . . . .$ 60-90 195 855 3c Baseball centennial planty #95, unknown cachet printed in black, only the 4th such cover we have offered in 30 years with sales over 700.00. planty catalog $750.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 500-750 196 857 3c Printing Tercentenary planty #56, William s. linto cachet in brown and silver, (cachet number p.u.s., cover #27, 32 produced), quite scarce. . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 197 859-93 1c-10c Famous americans unlisted bernard goldberg hand painted cachets. Complete set of all 35 stamps on 5 covers! remarkable and the first set we have seen, one of a kind cachets and most probably the only set to exist! $ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,200-1,500 198 868 10c James Whitcomb riley combo with #86467, unlisted, Crosby thermographed double cachet in brown on #10 envelope, addressed, and scarce. . . . . . .$ 60-75 199 894 3c Pony express doris Wunder cover with orange ink and 4/4/40 dC cancel with 4 signatures including postmaster burke, brooks (picture), roach (design) and ecdmondson (lettering). only the 2nd “Wunder” cover we have seen for this issue, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-250 eX197 200 895 3c Pan american union unlisted, unknown of the period hand drawn pencil cachet, addressed and most likely one of a kind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 201 895 3c Pan american union on salvador postal stationery, addressed and unique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 20-30 202 895 3c Pan american union single on oversized solicitor of the post office corner card, rare. . .$ 90 203 899-901 national defense issues on one uncacheted cover, foreign destination to lovetch, bulgaria. $ 30-45 204 899-901 national defense issues, blocks, mellone #21, Fidelity cachet in red and blue on #10 cover, mailed special delivery to georgetown, british guinea rare! . . . .$ 75 205 899-901 national defense issues mellone #29, house of Farnam cachet in purple, foreign destination to Antigua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 24 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 190 191 192 193 194 195 eX196 eX197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 eX209 210 211 915 5c greece mellone #77A, mae Weigand hand painted cachet, pencil erased address. . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 212 917 5c yugoslavia mellone #78b mae Weigand hand painted cachet, light pencil address to Weigand.$ 75-100 213 920 5c denmark unlisted, unknown one of a kind of the period hand drawn hand painted multicolor cachet, slightly oversized and addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 214 921 5c korea unlisted, Artcraft patriotic cachet in red and blue, of “the key to victory”, addressed. .$ 25-40 230 928 5c united nations conference set of 5 different pent Arts cachets, on # 10 Airmail envelope, matched addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 231 928 5c united nations conference mellone #40, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet, only the 4th copy of this cachet we have offered in 25 years, pencil erased address to Weigand with our last sale of nearly 550.00 occurring in auction #259 in december of 2008, scarce! . . . .$ 200-300 215 921 5c korea mellone #82A, mae Weigand hand painted cachet, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 Bids Below 50% of the low-end estimate are respectively declined 216 921 5c korea mellone #82C, mae Weigand hand painted cachet, pencil address to Weigand. . . . .$ 75-100 217 922 3c railroad unlisted multicolor 9” x 4” patriotic cover (“shoot some ink this way for ..”), tied by san Francisco, CA cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 Thank you 218 922 3c railroad mellone #41, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet, tied by san Francisco machine cancel, pencil address and seldom seen. . . . . . .$ 75-100 219 922 3c railroad mellone #42, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet, tied by ogden hand cancel, unaddressed and quite scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 220 923 3c steamship mellone #35, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet, tied by kings point cancel, pencil address and rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 221 924 3c Telegraph unlisted, unknown patriotic label multicolor cachet of “victory starts here” tied by baltimore, md cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 20-40 222 924 3c Telegraph unlisted, unknown patriotic label multicolor cachet of “this is the enemy” tied by baltimore, md cancel, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 20-40 223 925 3c Philippines mellone #4, William s. linto cachet foreign destination to england, rare! . . .$ 100-150 224 925 3c Philippines mellone #40, mae Weigand hand painted cachet, tied by Washington cancel, rare! $ 90-120 225 926 3c motion Picture unlisted, Artcraft patriotic cachet in red and blue of let’s go America. . . .$ 25-40 226 926 3c motion Picture mellone #33, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet of man behind camera, pencil addressed to Weigand and seldom seen. . . . .$ 90-120 227 928 5c united nations conference unlisted Collective hand painted add-on cachet, one of a kind. . . . . . .$ 35-50 228 928 5c united nations conference single with foreign destination to vienna, Austria with censor tape. nice exhibit item and a must for the #928 or WWii specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 229 928 5c united nations conference unlisted, gladys Adler hand painted cachet, addressed and the first we have offered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-175 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 26 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 928 5c united nations conference mellone #50, griffith hand tinted “of the period” cachet. the only example we have ever seen, light insignificant toning at bottom, not detracting, scarce if not rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-250 233 929 3c Iwo Jima unlisted, don and bille Ashley addon cachet in black, on monarch envelope. . . . . .$ 40-50 234 929 3c Iwo Jima marines mellone #20, Fluegel cachet signed by Joe rosenthal (photographer of original iwo Jima image). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200-250 235 939 3c merchant marine five stamp combo, unlisted, l.W. staehle multicolor cachet on oversized cover (see 929/940-14), unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 236 930 1c Franklin d. roosevelt mellone #3A, Fluegel multicolor cachet rAre round robin - mini sheet assembled block of four with all four plate number corners #23309 creating a mini-sheet. the first we have seen and a must for the Fluegel specialist as well as a great exhibit item, unaddressed and pristine, rare! . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 248 942 3c Iowa statehood mellone #31, cachet in dark blue and red (text), foreign destination (belgium), open top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 249 942 3c Iowa statehood mellone #44, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet. the scarcest of the three listed Weigand cachets and the 5th time we have offered this scarce design in nearly 30 years. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 250 943 3c smithsonian unlisted unknown hand painted “of the period” on monarch size envelope, probably by bolton of kansas, well done scarce! . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 251 945 3c Thomas a. edison mellone #8, Cachetcraft/staehle cachet in red and black, foreign destination to melbourne, Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 252 946 3c Joseph Pulitzer mellone #44, William s. linto cachet, first we have seen this design. . . .$ 100-150 237 932 3c Franklin d. roosevelt mellone #48C, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet, addressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 238 933 5c Franklin d. roosevelt mellone #44d, dorothy knapp hand painted cachet on scarce airmail border, addressed and seldom seen. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 400-500 239 933 5c Franklin d. roosevelt mellone #48d mae Weigand hand painted cachet, addressed. . . . . .$ 60-90 240 934 3c army unlisted, unknown cachet printed in blue and brown, unaddressed and very well done, recent discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-40 241 935 3c navy unlisted Collective hand painted add-on cachet, one of a kind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 242 935 3c navy mellone #97, l.W. staehle cachet in blue, gold and silver on oversized card, unaddressed and scarce, sold for 130.00 in Auction #206. . . . . . .$ 75-100 243 936 3c coast guard mellone #57, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet, only the 4th we have offered in over 25 years with sales of 460.00 in auction #205 (03/05) and $575.00 in auction #226 (08/06), rare! . . . .$ 200-250 244 940 3c veterans of World War II unlisted, WWii patriotic multicolor label cachet, vp-14 squadron, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 20-40 245 940 3c veterans of World War II unlisted, WWii patriotic multicolor label cachet, 73rd evacuation hospital, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 246 940 3c veterans of World War IIunlisted, unknown cachet in red, yellow and blue, “Watch the yellowman”. . . . .$ 25-40 247 941 3c Tennessee statehood mellone #43, William s. linto cachet in silver, purple and green, unaddressed and rare, only 24 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 125-150 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 28 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 eX247 248 249 250 251 252 253 948 5c & 10c cIPeX s/s mellone #48, mae Weigand hand painted cachet, only the 5th we have seen with the last three sales over 180.00 each. . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 267 1140 4c Benjamin Franklin unlisted hand painted cachet of the period by master A.l. Fitzpatrick, one of a kind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 254 949 3c doctors unlisted norbert C. Waldau hand painted cachet, “of the period”, addressed to Waldau. the 2nd we have offered with the sale occurring in december of 2008 for over 400.00, quite rare! . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 268 1145 4c Boy scouts unlisted post card, black and white with boy scout, unaddressed, rare. . . . . .$ 30-45 255 949 3c doctors mellone #36, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet, pencil address to Weigand and only the 4rd we have offered, scarce. . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 270 1150 4c Water conservation maul hand painted multicolor cachet, addressed, scarce. . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 256 951 3c u.s. Frigate constitution unlisted, postmaster general corner card, typed address, scarce. . . . .$ 50-75 257 956 3c Four chaplains unlisted, sanders multicolor cachet on oversized card 5” x 6 1/2”, unaddressed and scarce! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 258 974 3c Juliette Low unlisted, goldberg add-on oneoF-A-kind. very few produced and other than the other example offered in this auction the first we have seen. A must for the goldberg or scouting enthusiast. . . . . . .$ 400-500 269 1145 4c Boy scouts mellone #54 ross Craft cachet in blue and green, first we have seen, label address. $ 30-45 271 1151 4c seaTO mellone #11, Fluegel multicolor cachet, plate block of four, unaddressed. . . . . . .$ 15-20 272 1153 4c 50-star Flag mellone #23 Fluegel multicolor Cachet, plate block of four, unaddressed. . . .$ 15-20 273 1154 4c Pony express centennial plate block m#18, Fluegel multicolor cachet, unaddressed. $ 20-30 259 974 3c Juliette Low mellone #24, dorothy knapp hand painted multicolor cachet (without yellow border), pencil addressed to dorothy knapp. Only the 4th copy we have sold with last two selling for over 2,000.00 each. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,000-2,500 260 974 3c Juliette Low mellone #32, William s. linto cachet in silver, gold, and green, 42 produced, 2nd one we have offered in over 30 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300-400 261 990 3c executive mellone #33, l.W. staehle cachet in purple and black, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 262 995 3c Boy scouts unlisted, dorothy knapp hand painted multicolor cachet, pencil erased addressed to dorothy knapp. This is only the 6th example of this rarity we have sold in over 30 years (with this being a unique design) with a sale of over 5,000.00 for a different design in auction #234 in march of 2007. Other sales of $3,900.00 (+15%) or $4,485.00 in action #205 in may of 2005 plus a different design in auction #206 in march of 2005 in the amount of $4,000.00 (+10%) or $4,400.00 - a must for the scout specialist! . . . . . . . . .$ 3,000-3,500 263 1053 $5 alexander Hamilton mellone #20, Fluegel multicolor cachet, unaddressed and scarce. one of the most elusive of all Fluegel FdCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 400-500 264 1053 $5 alexander Hamilton mellone #32, beautiful knoble hand painted multicolor cachet, unaddressed and as fresh as the day it was made, quite rare! . . . . . .$ 250-300 265 1064 3c Pennsylvania academy of Fine arts unlisted, C.W. george thermographed cachet in brown and green, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 15-20 266 1093 3c school Teachers unlisted hand painted of the period cachet, pencil erased address. . . . . . . . . .$ 30-40 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 30 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 1162 4c Wheels of Freedom unlisted “of the period” multicolor hand painted cachet by decker, a new discovery, possibly one of a kind and addressed. . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 Bids Below 50% of the low-end estimate are respectively declined 275 1173 4c echo I unlisted hand painted cachet of the period on monarch cover by A.l. Fitzpatrick, one of a kind, label addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-60 276 1178 4c Fort sumter unlisted Frank ulrich hand painted cachet, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 Thank you 277 1199 4c girl scout Jubilee mellone #33, 1st button bay, vermont cachet in red, addressed. . . . . . . .$ 25-40 278 1199 4c girl scout Jubilee mellone #62, von ohlen cachet in gold and green, unaddressed. . . . . . . .$ 25-40 279 1202 4c sam rayburn unlisted bear Claw cachet, blue, red and gold, addressed, first we have seen. $ 25-40 280 1237 5c science unlisted eddie Atkinson hand painted cachet, unaddressed, very scarce. . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 281 1237 5c science mellone #5, eddie Atkinson hand painted cachet, unaddressed, very scarce. . . . . .$ 60-75 282 1247 5c new Jersey Tercentenary unlisted Collective hand painted add-on cachet, one of a kind. . . . . . .$ 25-40 283 1254a-57a 5c christmas Tagged Zip block, boerger cachet in black, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 284 1265 5c magna carta mellone #15, Fluegel multicolor cachet, zip block of four, unaddressed. . .$ 15-20 285 1265 5c magna carta unlisted, Frank ulrich hand painted multicolor cachet, unaddressed, rare. . .$ 45-60 286 1276a 5c christmas Tagged boerger cachet in black, plate block of four, canceled dC 11/16/65, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 287 1294 1 eugene O’neill unlisted, Clarence reid cachet in blue, pencil address, less than 20 produced. . .$ 40-60 288 1294 1 eugene O’neill mellone #69, Frank ulrich hand painted cachet, unnaddressed, scarce. . . . .$ 60-75 289 1295 $5 John Bassett moore Artcraft cachet, plate block of four, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-60 290 1295a $5.00 John Bassett moore Tagged, set of 8 tagged covers issued on April 3, 1973 (20c to $5.00 values), “sam” cachet in black, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 291 1304 5c george Washington mellone #29, Fluegel multicolor cachet, line pair, unaddressed. . . . . .$ 20-30 292 1318 5c Beautification of america unlisted, maul hand painted multicolor cachet, addressed to maul and rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 293 1318 5c Beautification of america mellone #15, Fluegel multicolor cachet, plate block of four, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 20-30 294 1320 5c savings Bonds-servicemen mellone #18, Fluegel multicolor cachet, plate block of four, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 20-30 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 32 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 eX290 291 292 293 294 295 1326 5c “Peace” Lions unlisted, ralph dyer hand painted cachet, block of four, label addressed, rAre!. $ 50-75 296 1329 5c voice of america mellone #17, maul hand painted cachet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 297 1331-32 5c space accomplishments unlisted, Clarence reid cachet in green and black, pencil address, less than 20 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35 298 1341 $1 airlift unlisted hand drawn “of the period” cachet. beautiful multicolor cachet and probably one of a kind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-175 309 1905a 11c railroad caboose “B” Press, hilton hand painted cachet, pnC#2 strip of five tied by september 24, 1991 hand cancel, unaddressed, rare. . . . . .$ 100-150 310 1909a $9.35 express mail Booklet house of Farnam cachet, unaddressed. brookman catalog value $175.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 311 1932 18c mildred didrikson Zaharias ralph dyer hand painted cachet, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 312 2017 20c Touro synagogue ralph dyer hand painted cachet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 299 1345-54 6c Historic Flags mellone #20, complete set of 10 stamps on 5 Fluegel multicolor cachets, unaddressed. one of the scarcest of all Fluegel cover sets to acquire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 120-150 313 2045 20c medal of Honor ralph dyer hand painted cachet, unadressed and scarce! . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 300 1357 6c daniel Boone unlisted, Frank ulrich hand painted multicolor cachet, unaddressed, scarce. $ 45-60 315 2195 $2 William Jennings Bryan ralph dyer hand painted cachet, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . .$ 60-90 301 1358 6c arkansas river navigation unlisted, Fluegel multicolor cachet. One of the two scarcest of all known Fluegel First day covers (the other being #1204) and one of only 6 recorded sales. There are six known Public auction realizations for this cover which include 2,400.00 by rka at the 1998 aFdcs convention, our Public auction #145 in november of 2000 for $2,400.00 plus 15% buyers fee for a total of $2,760.00 (which we resold in 2005 in auction #215 for $3,400 + 15% for a total of $3,910.00) and prior to that our auction #158, in October of 2001 for $2,640.00 plus 10% buyers fee for a total of $2,904.00 our auction #329 in October of 2012 for $2,300.00 (included a 15% buyers fee), and finally in auction #354 (09/14) for $3,250.00 (plus 15% buyers fee). certainly one of the most valuable cacheted Fdcs for the post classic period and a must for the Fluegel specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,500-3,000 314 2089 20c Jim Thorpe ralph dyer hand painted cachet, seldom offered, unaddressed and scarce! $ 60-90 302 1364 6c american Indian mellone #29, Frank ulrich hand painted cachet, unaddressed, scarce. . . . . .$ 40-50 303 1373 6c california settlement unlisted, Frank ulrich hand painted cachet, unaddressed, seldom seen.$ 40-50 304 1381 6c Professional Baseball, unlisted national baseball hall of Fame postcard of dan brouthers with First day cancel on reverse, first we have offered, rubber stamp address, rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 305 1391 6c maine statehood block of four, ralph dyer hand painted cachet, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 306 1414 6c christmas maul hand painted multicolor cachet, addressed, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 307 1423 6c Wool 1st Colorano silk multicolor cachet, clean and unaddressed, one of the most sought after of all contemporary 1st cachets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 308 1789 15c John Paul Jones Freda “dickie” Weaver hand painted cachet, 30 produced. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 350-400 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 34 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 295 296 297 298 eX299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 2277 25c “e” and earth sold out Collins hand painted cachet #Q1301 set of 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-125 317 2285a Owl and grosbeak complete booklet with all stamps cancelled, kribbs hand painted cachet, 30 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25-40 318 2286-2335 22c american Wildlife James paslay hand painted cachet #179, complete set of 50 on 13 covers, 60 sets produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 125-150 319 2350 22c William Faulkner gundel hand painted cachet, set of 6 progressive proofs with one being a finished product, unaddressed, one of a kind. . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 320 2367 22c christmas madonna & child James paslay hand painted cachet, dual with 2368, 150 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 334 2620-23 29c First voyage of columbus Joint issue with italy on a Warren Wildermuth hand painted, “Columbus pointing east” hand painted cachet. this is one of only 30 knoWn covers that were actually canceled in rome where the italian post office used blue ink to cancel the u.s. stamps. this cover was written up on the front page of linn’s (July 20, 1992). A modern day rArity and a must for the joint issue collector. our most recent sale was in auction #224 in June of 2006 for approximately 300.00. . . . . .$ 250-300 335 2624-29 1c-$5 columbian s/s l. Ziola powell hand painted cachet, set of 16, one of a kind. . . . . . . .$ 150-200 336 2705 29c giraffe david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 321 2390-93 25c carousel animals philaspec hand crafted cachet. hAlF-moon error (see top middle stamp at upper left next to 25c) in red, very few known. $ 50-75 322 2445-48 25c classic Films michelle bakay hand painted cachet, 43 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 323 2445-48 25c classic Films gary davis hand painted cachet of gone with the Wind, 24 produced. . .$ 50-75 324 2484 29c Wood duck david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 325 2535 29c 1991 Love kristin Wayne hand painted cachet of honeymoon, combo with 1951, artist proof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-60 326 2535 29c 1991 Love mueller hand painted cachet, 15 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 327 2539 $1.00 eagle and Olympic rings russ benning hand painted cachet, plate block of four, 24 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60 328 2541 $9.95 express mail ples hand painted cachet of graf Zeppelin on #10 size cover combination with #C18 50c Zeppelin, only 7 produced and the first we have offered! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 329 2544a $10.75 endeavor shuttle express mail Colorano silk hand painted cachet, 125 produced.$ 50-75 330 2559a through 2559j 29c World War II issues set of 10 sam Cornish hand painted cachets, each a different design, very few produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 331 2560 29c Basketball elaine thompson hand painted cachet of magic Johnson, 10 produced. . . . . . . .$ 60-75 332 2562-66 29c comedians booklet singles mueller hand painted cachet, set of 5, 25 produced. . . . .$ 350 333 2577a 29c space exploration booklet singles set of 10 singles ron beller hand painted cachet, 70 sets produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 400-500 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 36 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 eX316 317 eX318 eX319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 eX330 331 eX332 eX333 334 eX335 336 337 2711-14 1992 29c contemporary christmas david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . .$ 150-200 355 3658 60c Love david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 338 2722 29c Oklahoma mueller hand painted cachet, 50 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 356 3865 37c The art of disney goofy, mickey mouse, and donald duck Collins hand painted cachet, #r3801. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 20-30 339 2786 29c Little House on the Prairie gary kolter hand painted cachet, 30 produced. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 340 2789 29c Traditional christmas natasha Ayngorn hand painted cachet, 20 produced. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-80 357 3950-53 37c christmas cookies david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 341 2789 29c Traditional christmas lora bender hand painted cachet #14, 20 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 Bids Below 50% of the low-end estimate are respectively declined 342 2838 29c World War II set Fluegel multicolor Cachet, set of 10 different, all unaddressed and surely few produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 343 2838 29c World War II Set on 10 unused 1st Colorano maxi Card cachet, surely few produced. . . . . . . . .$ 100-125 Thank you 344 2867-68 29c cranes david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 345 $2 madison (2875a var.), single on cacheted FdC showing “major dt at bottom” (double transfer) extremely scarce (mellone $1,500.00), also includes 2 mint ss’s, one with major dt & other with minor dt, all 3 items with 2005 pse Certs. only example of FdC we have seen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 750-900 346 3025-29 32c Winter garden Flowers david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced, beautiful design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 347 3118 32c Hanukkah barbara montgomery hand painted cachet, 75 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35-50 348 3119 50c cycling set david dube hand painted cachet, with both cancels, 27 produced. . . . . . .$ 90-120 349 3136 32c dinosaurs Full Pane Collins hand painted cachet #l2701-09, set of 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 350 3410 $1.00 exploring The solar system Collins hand painted sold out cachet #W3201. . . . . . . .$ 30-45 351 3411b $3.20 escaping the gravity of earth, astronauts Collins hand painted sold out cachet #t3201. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-40 352 3413 $11.75 Landing on the moon, Hologram Collins hand painted sold out cachet #r3201. .$ 35-50 353 3502r 34c american Illustrators, n. c. Wyeth Fortinbras hand painted cachet created with pastels, magnificent color and design unique in the hobby, only 20 produced! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 354 3535 34c Porky Pig, “that’s All Folks” kribbs hand painted cachet with All Four previous Warner brothers issued stamps including road runner, daffy duck, sylvester & tweety, as well as bugs bunny each with its appropriate official First day of issue hand cancel. one of the few cachet makers to produce such a combination cover. one of only 10 produced and the first we have offered, a modern day rarity! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 120-150 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 38 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 337 338 339 340 341 eX342 eX343 344 345 346 347 348 eX349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 4360-63 42c Holiday nutcrackers david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 359 4425-28 44c Winter Holidays david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 360 4462 64c monarch Butterfly david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 361 4478-81 Holiday issues david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 362 4548 44c u.s. merchant marine - clipper ship david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced.$ 150-200 363 4549 44c u.s. merchant marine - auxiliary steamship david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 364 4550 44c u.s. merchant marine - Liberty ship david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced.$ 150-200 365 4551 44c u.s. merchant marine - container ship david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced.$ 150-200 366 4579-82 44c Holidays david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 367 4667 45c Louisiana statehood 200th anniversary david emke hand painted cachet, 25 produced.$ 150-200 AirmAil & bACk oF the book First dAy Covers 368 c2 16c Jenny tied by First First Flight July 15, 1918 new york Airmail service. typed addressed with additional “received Jul 15 1918” magenta rubber stamp on front. An extremely clean cover, one of the better copies we have offered. Catalog value 750.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 450-600 372 c14 $1.30 Zeppelin tied on cacheted flight cover with roessler cachet to spain by lakehurst, n.J. 6/1/30 duplex, seville roller mC backstamp, appropriate us cachets including green lakehurst pictorial mC., see reverse online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300-400 373 c15 $2.60 Zeppelin unlisted, emeigh printed border in red, gold, and black, with plate number single tied by Washington dc hand cancel, typed addressed with all appropriate flight cancels, first one we have seen, rare! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,000-2,500 374 L.W. staehle Trans-atlantic Flight date 6/28/39 new york with portugal stamps on the front (and reverse see online). beautiful red and turquoise cachet at bottom with additional printed cachet in black at left “per pan American Airways dixie Clipper twenty passengers...” the first we have seen and a must for the staehle specialist. $ 300-450 375 c17 8c Winged globe planty #12, u.s. post office rubber stamp cachet on bradie buchanan Air mail cover in red and blue, open top and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 376 c18 50c Zeppelin single tied by miami, FlA machine cancel on uncacheted cover and seldom seen unflown cover! typed addressed to and serviced by nickles. neatly opened at left with a catalog value 250.00, pristine! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 120-150 377 c18 50c Zeppelin single tied by Washington, dC. hand cancel on airmail envelope, open left side, brookman 225.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-150 378 c18 50c Zeppelin planty #4, Anderson cachet in black with new york, ny. october 2, 1933 hand cancel, neatly opened at left and seldom seen. . . . . . . . .$ 200-300 369 c8 15c map, uncacheted, Washington, d.C. cancel flown via night Air mail to Chicago, tied by Chicago back stamp 9/19/1926 and 9/20/1926. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 370 germany c42 Polar Flight single tied by 7/24/31 cancel with 7/27/31 arctic cancel as well as flight rubber stamped cachet on front. simply a magnificent “of the period” cachet from ralph dyer’s original and personal collection. Beautiful artwork with great attention to detail with photo of graf Zeppelin. Thermographed address and cachet at upper left. a wonderful one-of-a-kind item and a must for the dyer and Zepp specialists alike! . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,500-2,000 371 c13-15 65c-$2.60 Zeppelin, complete set of 3 unlisted, a.c. roessler printer cachets in green and grey with red and blue roessler bordered envelope. Washington, dc. registry “rolling o” cancel with april 19, 1930 FIrsT day OF Issue backstamp and all appropriate registry markings and numbers. c13-15 printed cachets are scarce and roessler cachets are exceptionally rare as they are usually seen only on flight covers! an extremely clean set in suPerB condition, an excellent opportunity for the Zeppelin and roessler specialists. Brookman $7,500.00. . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,000-7,500 James T. mccusker, Inc. eX371 - 40 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 eX371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 c18 50c Zeppelin planty #15, lawrence h. smith cachet printed in blue with single tied by new york ny october 2, 1933 machine cancel, typed address, extremely scarce and only the 4th we have offered, scarce. $ 450-600 380 c18 50c Zeppelin planty #24, rubber stamped cachet in black, tied by Chicago il 10/7/33 cancel, Friederichshafen back stamp. Foreign destination to bern switzerland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 381 c21-22 20c-50c china clipper planty #33 set of two klotzbach Cachets in red and green, mixed address, first we have seen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 397 e13 15c motorcycle single with block of #551 tied by Washington, dC. hand cancel, serviced by Worden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 398 e15 10c motorcycle single tied by dC. hand cancel, open left side, serviced by and addressed to nickles. . . . .$ 60-75 399 Qe4 25c special Handling, single tied by Washington dC hand cancel, with printed cachet in upper left corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 382 c24 30c Winged globe doris Wunder hand made cover addressed to miss doris viola Wunder of new orleans louisiana in yellow with 5/17/39 dC cancel. Autographed by 4 people including burke (pm dC), vail, brooks and hall (lettering). only the 2nd Wunder cover we have seen for this issue and it had just two signatures, quite rare! .$ 200-300 383 c26 8c Plane single, unlisted, l.W. staehle multicolor cachet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 384 c28 15c Plane unlisted, louis Weigand photographic thermographed cachet in green, pencil erased address, pristine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 50-75 385 c30 30c Plane unlisted, l.W. staehle multicolor cachet, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 386 c31 50c Plane mellone #4, Artcraft cachet, plate block of four, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 20-30 387 c33 5c dc-4 mellone #33, mae Weigand hand painted cachet, unaddressed, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 388 c35 15c new york skyline unlisted, mae Weigand hand painted multicolor cachet, pencil erased address to Weigand. only the 4th we have offered with our last two sale averaging over 160.00 each, scarce. . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 389 c36 25c Bay Bridge mellone #25, mae Weigand hand painted “nude” cachet, addressed, very seldom offered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 390 c37 5c dc-4 on uncacheted cover, foreign destination to Japan with Censor tape, unique. . . . . . . .$ 40-50 391 c37 5c dc-4 “paste up” single mellone #14 Fluegel multicolor Cachet, unaddressed rAre! . . . . . .$ 60-75 392 c40 6c alexandria Bicentennial mellone #6 ira bennett multicolor cachet, plate block of four, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35 393 c45 6c Wright Brothers on uncacheted cover with dual cancels from kitty hawk, n.C. and dayton, oh. signed by kittyhawk postmaster, scarce! . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 394 c46 80c Hawaii pair on uncacheted cover, foreign destination to ottowa, Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 395 c46 80c Hawaii uncacheted with rAre foreign destination to temuka, neW ZeAlAnd, rare! . .$ 45-60 396 ce1 16c great seal planty #1, parsons cachet in blue, green and red, addressed and beautiful. . .$ 30-45 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 42 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 Japan capitulates - 8/14/45 Fluegel/staehle cachet in blue, red and silver, u.s. navy cancel with “free” cartoon rubber stamp, the first we have offered, scarce and unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 POsTage due cOvers 401 J90-101 2c-5.00 Postage due’s (no 1/2c or 1c value’s). matched set of 12 covers to the $5.00 all tied by Brooklyn, ny hand cancels. very scarce and seldom seen. We originally sold this grouping back in 1992 over 20 years ago and have not seen a like offering since. extremely rare and undervalued in scott at $1,280.00 and a must for the Postage due enthusiast! accompanied by two different aPs certificates of authenticity................................................ .$ 1,000-1,200 FederaL duck sTamP & sTaIOnery Fdc’s 402 rW48 1981 duck stamp sold out Collins hand painted cachet #F401. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 120-150 403 rW57 1990 duck stamp gary kolter hand painted cachet, 35 produced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-125 WOrLd War II PaTrIOTIc cOvers 414 04/12/46 1st anniversary of president roosevelt’s death Apo cancel on teixeira multicolor cachet, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 415 8/22/44 all over czubay cachet in green, “hell hitler”, tied by kingman, Az cancel, open right side, addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 30-45 416 1/17/45 gladys adler hand painted cachet, “War bonds keep it Flying buying”, tied by Camden, nJ. cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 417 Flag raised over Tokyo by macArthur Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel with “free” cartoon rubber stamp, the first we have offered, scarce and unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 418 Fluegel multicolor cachet for August 6, 1945 AtomiC bomb drop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-125 419 Fluegel staehle multicolor cachet for may 14, 1951 operation AtomiC nevAdA, tied by beatty, nv cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 100-125 420 germany & Italy declare War on u.s. - 12/11/41 Fidelity cachet in red and blue, unaddressed. . .$ 60-75 404 rW57 1990 duck stamp gary davis hand painted cachet, tied by glendale AZ cancel, 29 produced.$ 75-90 Bids Below 50% of the low-end estimate are respectively declined 405 u569 10c Tennis centenary cachet by bob bolling (creator of Archie comic strip), black and white photo, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 406 u603 20c Purple Heart maul hand painted multicolor cachet, unaddressed, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 Thank you 407 uc22 6c on 5c carmine (uc15) blue rubber stamp cachet, tied by AAms Convention cancel, rare and typed addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 408 uX57 5c Weather vane unlisted, Frank ulrich hand painted cachet, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 15-20 409 1941 Fdr Inaugural (iii-2) roessler cachet in red (text) and blue photo, addressed, scarce. . . . . . .$ 125-150 410 1941 Fdr Inaugural, iii-1 original order of the Zunks cachet in blue, tan and red text. . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 411 1945 Fdr Inaugural (iv-19) unknown cachet in blue, tied by roosevelt ny cancel, scarce. . . . .$ 250 412 1945 Fdr death cover (4/12/45), unknown cachet, tied by detroit, mi cancel, pencil address. . . . .$ 75-100 413 1945 Fdr death cover William s. linto cachet in silver and brown, 85 produced, and scarce, catalog 250.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 150-200 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 44 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 400 eX401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 11/08/1943 WWII Patriotic hand painted cachet by leslie meyer, tied by holland, tX cancel, open right side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 437 v-J day - 9/2/45 Fluegel/staehle multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel with “free” cartoon rubber stamp, the first we have offered, scarce and unaddressed. . . . . .$ 90-120 422 2/22/45 gladys adler multicolor patriotic cachet “god bless America” tied by Washington, Ct. cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 438 8/31/45 Tokyo Bay, uncacheted envelope tied by tokyo bay cancel, with censor markings, unaddressed and rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 423 Liberation of Italy - 5/2/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel (uss peterson), 1st we have offered, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 439 v-J day - 9/2/45, krakow hand painted cachet, of “liberty”, tied by Cleveland, oh cancel, open right side and addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 424 Liberation of rangoon - 5/3/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel (uss new Jersey), 1st we have offered, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 440 v-J day - 9/2/45 William s. linto cachet in green, lCdr harold e. stassen, u.s. navy cancel, cachet #956, cover #21, 40 produced, unaddressed. . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 425 5th & 7th armies meet at Brenner Pass Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel, 1st we have offered, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 441 v-J day - 9/2/45, krakow hand painted cachet, “America land of the Free”, tied by Cleveland, oh cancel, open right side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 426 Liberation of copenhagen - 5/5/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel, 1st we have offered, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 427 Liberation of amsterdam - 5/5/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel, 1st we have offered, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 428 Liberation of Oslo - 5/8/45 Fluegel/staehle multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel, 1st we have offered, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 429 v-e day - 5/8/45 Walter Czubay cachet in red and yellow, cancelled in belgium with foreign stamp, passed by Censor, quite unique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 430 v-e day - 5/8/45 Walter Czubay cachet in red and purple, cancelled in belgium with foreign stamp, passed by Censor, quite unique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-90 431 Invasion of Borneo - 6/11/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel (uss new Jersey), 1st we have offered, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 432 united nations conference - 6/25/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel with “free” cartoon rubber stamp, the first we have offered, scarce and unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 433 6/27/1945 1st anniversary of cherbourg, France being freed of nazi bondage, hand painted multicolor cachet of the period, unique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 75-100 434 american Flag raised over Berlin 7/4/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel with “free” cartoon rubber stamp, scarce and unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 435 russia declares War on Japan - 8/8/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel with “free” cartoon rubber stamp, the first we have offered, scarce and unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 436 Liberation of china - 9/2/45 Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel with “free” cartoon rubber stamp, scarce and unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 46 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 general Wainwright rescued from Japanese Fluegel multicolor cachet, u.s. navy cancel with “free” cartoon rubber stamp, the first we have offered, scarce and, unaddressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90-120 443 1st atom Bomb Test at Bikini - 6/30/46 Fluegel multicolor cachet, unaddressed, seldom seen. . .$ 100-125 444 Philippine Independence day - 7/3/46 Fluegel multicolor cachet, unaddressed, very scarce. . . . . . .$ 75-100 458 uss macon 02/12/35 mellone #C102.4, unknown cachet in black (uss texas at scene of disaster), tied by uss texas cancel, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 459 uss macon 03/11/35 mellone #3, Crosby cachet in purple (lost but not forgotten), tied by uss grebe cancel variety (rest in peace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 460 uss macon 03/11/35 mellone #3, Crosby cachet in black of lost but not forgotten, tied by uss grebe rest in peace cancel variety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35-50 uss akrOn & uss macOn cOvers end OF saLe 445 uss macon 11/15/33 mellone #3, los Angeles Cover Club cachet in green and blue, tied by uss Algorma cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40 THank yOu FOr yOur PaTrOnage 446 uss macon 05/07/34 mellone #12.2, miami philatelic society cachet in blue (macon returns from maneuvers), tied by uss tillman cancel. . . . . .$ 25-40 447 uss akron 05/30/34 mellone #5, r. Aretz cachet in blue, tied by barnegat City nJ hand cancel, rare.$ 60-75 448 uss macon 07/12/34 mellone #21,o.h. Fatout hand painted multicolor cachet, tied by u.s.s. Algorma hand cancel, 78 produced, scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 449 uss macon 08/22/34 mellone #37.2, tacoma Chamber of Commerce cachet in green of tacoma welcomes the macon, tied by tacoma WA cancel. . . . . . . .$ 45-60 450 uss macon 09/13/34 mellone #1A, dumonte/browne cachet in green and black (los Alamos valley), tied by los Alamos CA cancel. . . . . . .$ 45-60 451 uss macon 10/08/34 mellone #2.2, J. hulff cachet in multicolor (23rd departure), tied by moffett Field CA cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 452 uss akron 11/07/34 unlisted, unknown cachet in black of 5th Anniversary of Akron ring laying, tied by Akron oh cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 40-50 453 uss macon 12/03/34 mellone #6.5, F.e. smith cachet in multicolor (macon sails to maneuver with Fleet), tied by moffett Field CA cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35-50 454 uss macon 12/03/34 mellone #6.5, F.e. smith multicolor cachet (macon sails to maneuver with Fleet), tied by moffett Field CA cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45-60 455 uss macon 01/15/35 mellone #4.2, J. hulff cachet in red, blue and silver (33rd departure from moffett Field), tied by moffett Field CA cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-90 456 uss macon 02/11/35 mellone #2.2, J. hulff cachet in red and blue of the pride of the navy takes to the air, tied by moffett Field CA cancel, 25 produced, scarce. .$ 50-75 457 uss macon 02/12/35 mellone #C7.1, unknown cachet in rede and silver (macon afire at sea), tied by brooklyn receiving ship ny cancel, unaddressed and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60-75 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 48 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 James T. mccusker, Inc. - 50 - Wednesday • may 20, 2015 Public auction #359 Closing Wednesday • May 20, 2015 James T. mccusker, Inc. 804 broadway • raynham, mA. 02767-1797 bus: 508-822-7787 • Fax: 508-822-1230 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.jamesmccusker.com TOLL Free 800-852-0076 name A/C# if necessary, please advance my bid(s) by: Address City state phone(w) Zip ___10% ___20% ___30% ___50% ___100% ___break tie ___other (h) ___40% references e-mail Firm_________________________________phone______________________ Please enter the following bids on my behalf. 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