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**First Day Covers continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1001	F	628	#628, 5c Ericsson, fifteen first day covers, includes one cacheted (Planty #6 with block of four), one on civil war patriotic, four unlisted towns including Benton Harbor, Mich, College Park, Md., and R.P.O. and one from U.S.S. Dobbin, most are very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $190.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1002	F	629	#629, 2c White Plains, 20 first day covers, several cacheted including five O.W. Lampe (Planty #5, 5A, 5B) in different colors or designs, also Planty #9, 10, 16, 18 and others, some unofficial towns including Valhalla, N.Y. with block of four from souvenir sheet, several others with singles or blocks from the souvenir sheet, mostly very fine; a useful group for the specialist. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1003	F	630	#630, 2c White Plains souvenir sheet, tied to registered first day cover by White Plains double oval pmks. and a purple registry cancel, "White Plains, N.Y. Registered/Oct 18" handstamps on back, serviced by Worden, souvenir sheet with tiny rust spot, still very fine and scarce. (Image)	Mellone 2,000.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1004	F	630	#630, 2c White Plains souvenir sheet, top imprint margin strip of ten from the souvenir sheet with selvage on all three sides, tied to registered first day cover by Philadelphia Sesquincentennial Exhibition Model Post Office pmks., "Philadelphia, Pa./Oct 18/1926" machine cancel on back as well as same day registry pmks., Worden addressed, very fine; a very scarce postmark on this first day cover. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $35.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1005	F	631	#631, 1 1/2c Yellow brown imperforate, three Aug. 27, 1926 Washington first day covers, one with horizontal gutter block of eight on Nickles corner card, one vertical gutter pair on Gorham cover, and a horizontal gutter strip of four on Hammelman serviced cover, fine-very fine. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1006	F	632-42	#632-642, 1c-10c 1927 Regular issue cplt., plate number block of four of each tied to a separate first day cover, all addressed to Dr. Nelson in Sheldon, Iowa, 10c with violet "Special Delivery" handstamp, very fine set; extremely rare as a set of plate blocks, unpriced in Mellone as such. (Image)	Est. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1007	F	643	#643, 2c Vermont Sesquincentennial, eight cacheted August 3, 1927 first day covers, includes Roessler (Planty #3) from four different cities, also Planty #5, 7, first Bradie Buchanan (#18) and an unlisted Flag cachet postmarked from Detroit (see photo), generally very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1008	F	644	#644, 2c Burgoyne Campaign, specialized group of 25 first day covers, most of the value in cacheted items including the colorful first Habbert (Planty #1), the first Joshua Gerow dual combination with #643 (Planty #14), two postcards (Planty #25, 29), three Griffin (#9) from different cities (one second day), two of the first Harris Hunt cachet (#7, one used from Oriskany), Planty #4 and a complete set of five cities of the Gorham cachet (#6), others are mostly unofficial towns, generally very fine; an exceptional assemblage with many better items. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1009	F	645	#645, 2c Valley Forge, set of seven first day covers from all of the official cities (Cleveland is with Midwestern Exhibition cancel), each with Milton Mauck cachet (Planty #5) at bottom left, Lancaster cover slightly reduced, Valley Forge cover with small tear at top, otherwise a very fine group; a very difficult set to assemble. (Image)	Mellone 410.00+ SOLD for $90.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1010	F	645	#645, 2c Valley Forge, set of seven May 26, 1928 first day covers from all official cities, each with matching J.W. Stoutzenberg first cachet on blue envelope (Planty #19), a few with just a slight hint of foxing, still a very fine set; the Stoutzenberg cachet is very scarce from any city, and to assemble a set from all the different cities is quite a remarkable task; the Mellone catalog value is for the most common cachet usage, and does not include any premium for the different cities. (Image)	Mellone 1,750.00+ SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1011	F	645	#645, 2c Valley Forge, plate number single tied to first day cover by "Valley Forge Pa./May 26/1928" machine cancel, with the very scarce Harry Marlow cachet in blue, cachet has reference to Marlow's great great grandfather, who served with Washington at Valley Forge, very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $140.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1012	F	645	#645, 2c Valley Forge, lot of 50 May 26, 1928 first day covers, several better cachets including first cachets of Stoutzenberg, Egolf and Bert, Planty #39 from three different cities, and some unlisted cachets, plus some with Cleveland Midwestern Philatelic Exhibition cachets and handstamps, unofficial towns, two first flight covers, eight on civil war patriotics, etc., majority very fine; would make an excellent start to a specialized collection of one of the most popular first day cover collecting issues. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1013	F	647-48	#647-648, 2c-5c Hawaii Sesquincentennial, set tied to first day cover by "Honolulu Hawaii/Aug 13/1928" duplex pmk., with C.W. Best cachet of palm trees (Planty #1), very fine and handsome. (Image)	Mellone 250.00 SOLD for $95.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1014	F	647-48	#647-648, 2c-5c Hawaii Sesquincentennial, tied to first day cover by greenish-blue "Honolulu Hawaii/Aug 13/1928" duplex pmk., with first Reid multicolored embossed cachet (Planty #2), wonderfully fresh, an extremely fine example of this attractive cachet. (Image)	Mellone 325.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1015	F	647-48	#647-648, 2c-5c Hawaii Sesquincentennial, set tied to first day cover by "Honolulu Hawaii/Aug 13/1928" duplex pmk., with first Reid cachet of scroll and bust both in gold (Planty #2), with green boxed "First Day Cover" handstamp left, fresh, extremely fine. (Image)	Mellone 325.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1016	F	647-48	#647-648, 2c-5c Hawaii Sesquincentennial, set tied to first day cover by "Honolulu Hawaii/Aug 13/1928" duplex pmk., with first Reid cachet with gold and red scroll and copper bust (Planty #2A), green boxed "First Day Cover" handstamp left, very fine. (Image)	Mellone 325.00 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1017	F	647-48	#647-648, 2c-5c Hawaii Sesquincentennial, set tied to first day cover by "Honolulu Hawaii/Aug 13/1928" duplex pmk., with first Reid cachet of blue scroll and silver bust (Planty #2A), green boxed "First Day Cover" handstamp left, choice very fine. (Image)	Mellone 325.00 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1018	F	647-48	#647-648, 2c-5c Hawaii Sesquincentennial, tied to first day cover along with 5c Beacon air post (#C11) by Honolulu double oval pmks., "Honolulu Hawaii/Aug 13/1928" duplex handstamp below, with first Reid cachet of scroll only in blue and gold (Planty #2B), sent to Fresno, Ca., very fine. (Image)	Mellone 325.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1019	F	647-48	#647-648, 2c-5c Hawaii Sesquincentennial, set with 2c plate number single, tied to first day cover by "Honolulu Hawaii/Aug 13/1928" duplex handstamps, with first Reid cachet of the all gold scroll only (Planty #2B var.), very fine. (Image)	Mellone 325.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
1020	F	647-48	#647-648, 2c-5c Hawaii Sesquincentennial, set along with 5c Beacon air post (#C11) tied to first day cover by "Washington D.C./Aug 13/1928" duplex pmks., with Gorham cachet in orange and purple (Planty #3A), very fine. (Image)	Mellone 250.00 SOLD for $95.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM