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**FIRST DAY COVERS continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
701	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., each on separate first day cover with signatures of the superintendent of each National Park, with printed period cachet in red "1934 - A National Park Year", very fine; an impressive specialist's set that is probably unique; ex-Martin. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
702	FDC	740-49	#740-49, 1c-10c Parks cplt., cplt., each on separate first day cover with signatures of the director of each National Park, with printed period cachet in red "1934 - A National Park Year", very fine; another probably unique set for the specialist; ex-Martin. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
703	FDC	752-71	#752-71, 1c-16c Imperforate Farleys cplt., each a block of four on separate business size first day covers, with unlisted cachets of White House in pastel colors, all with matched typed address, very fine; a scarce set of Farley first day covers; ex-Martin. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
704	FDC	752-71	#752-71, 1c-16c Imperforate Farleys cplt., each is a plate block (souvenir sheet are gutter blocks) of six on separate first day covers, each with Beverly Hills cachet in red and black, light pencil addresses, very fine; particularly scarce and seldom seen in plate blocks; ex-Martin. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
705	FDC	752-71	#752-71, 1c-16c Imperforate Farleys remarkable first day cover collection neatly laid out in eleven albums, over 800 covers total, much of the value is in complete sets of cacheted FDC's, with the important cachet makers of the period including Grimsland, Dyer, Fairway, Beverly Hills, Open Book and Anderson, all of these makers have complete sets present, several with more than one type of cachet and there is some modest duplication of the same cachet, plus there are some partial sets including Fawcett, Imperial, Ioor, Roessler and Hubbard, also a group of eighteen "Last Days", and some sets of the National Parks including Rice and Beverly Hills (with plate blocks), several of the sets are in blocks, including some matched position blocks, a few small flaws but the overwhelming majority is fine-very fine; a fabulous holding of this highly collectable issue, the likes of which may never been offered again; ex-Martin.	Est. $15,000-20,000 SOLD for $6,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
706	FDC	785-94	#785-94, 1c-5c Army-Navy amazing first day cover collection neatly housed in fourteen albums, with a total of over 1,400 covers, a large portion of the value is in the cacheted sets, some with one stamp on each covers, some with each set on a covers, and a few with both sets on one cover, virtually every known cachet maker of the period is represented, including some very scarce hand-painted sets from Risko, Laffert, Fulton and Owen, also includes many unofficials, sets with blocks or plate blocks and many combinations, also of note are some autographed by James Farley, fine-very fine; an incredible holding of this issue which would be nearly impossible to duplicate.	Est. $7,500-10,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
707	FDC	803-34	#803-34, 1/2c-$5.00 Presidentials, cplt., each on a separate first day cover addressed to "The President of the United States, The White House, Washington, D.C." and with embossed corner card of the Postmaster General, inside of each envelope is a signed letter from James Farley to the President describing the source of each design, quite fresh and very fine; probably a unique set and certainly a cornerstone of a specialized collection of the Presidential series; ex-F.D. Roosevelt collection. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction

**MODERN ERRORS**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
708	u	1381a	#1381a, 6c Baseball, black (engraving) omitted, exceedingly well centered, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a choice example of this popular error; 1992 PF certificate and a 2006 PF certificate (XF-Superb 95). (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
709		1414c	#1414c, 6c Christmas, Blue omitted, transitional bottom right corner plate number strip of four, with the two right stamps completely missing the blue color, while the left stamp is normal, and the second stamp has the blue partially omitted, with pre-cancel bars as always, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine; an extraordinarily rare color omitted error, as only 15 examples are reported, with this being the unique plate strip containing two such errors; 1993 PF certificate for the plate block of eight from which this came. (Image)	$3,000.00+ SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
710		1420a	#1420a, 6c Landing of the Pilgrims, with orange and yellow omitted, o.g., n.h. (tiny spot of gum disturbance), very fine. (Image)	$750.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
711		1467d	#1467d, 8c Wildlife Conservation se-tenant block of four, red and brown omitted, a choice left sheet-margin example, o.g., n.h., trivial tiny inclusion in top left stamp, extremely fine; a very popular and enormously rare error with only eight blocks of four exist. (Image)	$4,000.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
712		1547b	#1547b, 10c Energy Conservation, orange and green omitted, top sheet-margin single, o.g., n.h. (trivial bit of gum disturbance), very fine. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $80.00 Will close during Public Auction
713		1555a	#1555a, 10c D.W. Griffith, engraved brown omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
714		1575b	#1572-75b, 10c Postal Service Bicentennial, red omitted, two vertical pairs which make up the se-tenant block of four, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; very rare in any format, as no more than eight blocks exist and only two sets of pairs are recorded. (imagea) (Image)	as a block $7,500.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
715	PB	1597b	#1597b, 15c Flag, gray omitted, left margin plate no. 39380 block of six, with partial red and blue color where the gray should be, which is often the case on this error, o.g., n.h., very fine; cataloged as six singles. (Image)	$2,850.00+ SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
716		1632c	#1632c, 13c Interphil, engraved red missing, vertical strip of three, the engraved red missing due to a printing misregistration, engraved blue color also shifted, o.g., n.h., very fine; a very rare error that is listed but not yet priced in Scott; 2001 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
717		1632c	#1632c, 13c Interphil, engraved red missing, another example of this rare error, being a top sheet-margin single, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
718	PB	1716a	#1716a, 13c Lafayette, red omitted, top left corner plate no. 37954 block of four, with the top two stamps missing the red due to a strong perf. shift, in fact the plate number appears on the top left stamp, o.g., n.h., very fine; this is the only example of this error we have offered; listed but not priced in Scott. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
719	PB	1841b	#1841b, 15c Architecture, se-tenant block of four, red omitted from top stamps, top right plate no. 38430 block of four, with a perforation shift that causes the plate number to appear on the top right stamp (this shift is also the reason this error exists), o.g., n.h., very fine and striking. (Image)	$400.00+ SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
720		1938b	#1938b, 18c Bicentennial se-tenant pair, engraved black omitted, top left corner block of four containing two error pairs, o.g., n.h., faint fingerprints on gum, very fine. (Image)	$750.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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