Australia – Scott # 171 on WWII Military Cover
$5.00Australia Scott 171 on WWII-era military-related airmail cover with Salvation Army, ACF, and YMCA cachet.
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Bahamas – Scott # 33, used
$5.00Bahamas Scott #33 is a used 1902 definitive stamp depicting the Queen’s Staircase in Nassau. Featuring an engraved architectural design, it represents early British colonial postal issues of the Bahamas.
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Bahamas – Scott #s 288-89, hinged
$0.50Bahamas Scott #288–289, unused hinged. Two-stamp set issued in 1969 marking the 50th anniversary of Bahamas airmail services, featuring early aircraft and aviation-themed designs.
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Bavaria – Scott #s 260-63, used
$3.00Used Bavaria stamps overprinted “Deutsches Reich,” Scott 260–263 (30–60pf), illustrating Germany’s post–World War I postal transition. Strong historical appeal for German States and Weimar-era collections.
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Brunei – Scott # 154 on cover
$2.00Brunei Scott 154 on commercial airmail cover mailed to Mississippi, USA.
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Brunei – Scott #s 217-19
$0.75Brunei Scott #217–219, 1974 MNH set commemorating the Universal Postal Union centenary with globe and Sultan design.
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Cambodia – Scott #s 71-73
$0.75Cambodia Scott 71–73 MNH semi-postal set supporting Red Cross child welfare, featuring children’s imagery and bilingual Khmer–French inscriptions. Clean, fresh examples with full gum.
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Canada – Scott # 14, used
$25.00Canada Scott #14 (1¢ Rose), used with visible cancellation. Classic Queen Victoria issue from early Canadian postal history.
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Canada – Scott # 90, on cover
$2.00Canada Scott #90 on 1904 cover from Allandale to Thornbury, Ontario, with clear cancels and backstamp.
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Canada – Scott # C1, used
$2.00Canada Scott #C1 (1928) 5¢ first Canadian airmail stamp featuring a biplane design. Used example with clear cancellation and strong engraved detail.
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Canada – Scott #s C7-8, used
$2.50Canada Scott #C7–C8 (1942) wartime airmail stamps depicting military aircraft and ground crew. Used examples with clear detail and intact perforations.
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Canal Zone – Scott # C26, used
$0.50Canal Zone – Scott #C26, Used.
An 80 cent Canal Zone airmail stamp featuring a winged air mail emblem over a globe with aircraft in flight, symbolizing international aviation routes through the Panama Canal region. -
Ceylon – Scott #s 279-89A, used
$27.50Used partial set of Ceylon King George VI pictorial definitives, Scott 279–289A (low value omitted), featuring scenic landscapes, wildlife, and cultural subjects with period cancels.
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Cilicia – Scott # 123, used
$0.50Used Cilicia Scott 123, French Sower definitive overprinted “O.M.F. Cilicie” and revalued in piastres. Clear overprint with period cancel.
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Denmark – Scott # 1075-77, used
$1.001997 Denmark Scott #1075–1077 commemorative stamps honoring postal transport by rail and the 150th anniversary of the Copenhagen–Roskilde railway. Railway and postal history themes. Used examples.
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Denmark – Scott # 1094, used
$0.501998 Denmark Scott #1094 commemorative stamp from the Post & Tele Museum series, depicting a telephone operator. Telecommunications history theme. Used example.
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Denmark – Scott # 1095, used
$0.751998 Denmark Scott #1095 commemorative stamp from the Post & Tele Museum series, depicting a postal courier. Postal history and labor theme. Used example.
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Denmark – Scott # I1, used
$1.75Denmark Scott #I1 Gebyr fee stamp used for late or administrative postal charges. Offered here in used condition with authentic cancellation.
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Denmark – Scott # P1, used
$1.00Denmark Scott #P1 newspaper stamp (Avisporto), used for mailing newspapers at special postal rates. Offered here in used condition with authentic cancellation.
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Denmark – Scott # P12, used
$4.00Denmark Scott #P12 Avisporto newspaper stamp, 5 øre, used for reduced-rate newspaper mailing. Offered here in used condition with authentic postal cancellation.
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Denmark – Scott # P13, used
$1.00Denmark Scott #P13 Avisporto newspaper stamp, 7 øre, used for reduced-rate newspaper mailing. Offered here in used condition with authentic postal cancellation.
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Denmark – Scott # P20, used
$1.00Denmark Scott #P20 Avisporto newspaper stamp used for reduced-rate newspaper mailing. Offered here in used condition with authentic postal cancellation.
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Denmark – Scott #s 1092-95
$2.001998 Denmark Scott #1092–1095 commemorative set honoring the Post & Tele Museum. Postal and telecommunications history themes. Used examples.
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Falkland Islands – Scott # 294
$0.75Falkland Islands Scott 294 MNH souvenir sheet honoring Sir Rowland Hill.
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France – Scott # 1168
$0.401966 France Scott #1168, 1.60f commemorating the centenary of the Paris pneumatic mail network. Mint never hinged with full original gum.
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France – Scott # B293
$1.251955 France Scott B293, 12f+3f Stamp Day semi-postal depicting historic balloon mail. Mint never hinged.
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France – Scott # B302
$0.751956 France Scott B302, 12f+3f Journée du Timbre semi-postal honoring François de Tassis, pioneer of European postal systems. Mint never hinged.
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Germany – Scott # 157, used
$0.75Germany Scott #157 used (1923) 200 Mark inflation-period definitive of the Deutsches Reich, showing postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 158, used
$0.50Germany Scott #158 used (1923) 300 Mark inflation-period definitive of the Deutsches Reich, with postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 193, used
$0.50Germany Scott #193 used (1923) 40 Mark inflation-era definitive of the Deutsches Reich, with postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 361, used
$2.50Germany Scott #361 used (1926) 50 Pfennig definitive featuring composer Johann Sebastian Bach, with postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 362, used
$1.75Germany Scott #362 used (1926) 80 Pfennig definitive featuring composer Christoph Willibald Gluck, with postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 375, used
$1.50Germany Scott #375 used (1928) 20 Pfennig Hindenburg definitive of the Deutsches Reich, showing postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 396, used
$0.50Germany Scott #396 used (1932) 40 Pfennig Hindenburg definitive of the Deutsches Reich, showing postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 478, used
$0.50Germany Scott #478 used (1938) 15 Pfennig definitive promoting the Kraft durch Freude leisure organization, showing postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 683, used
$5.50West Germany Scott #683 used (1951) 70 Pfennig numeral definitive of Deutsche Bundespost, showing postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # 717, used
$2.25West Germany Scott #717 used (1958) 80 Pfennig Theodor Heuss definitive of Deutsche Bundespost with postal cancellation.
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Germany – Scott # B15, Bohemia & Moravia – Scott # 84, on postcard
$5.00Germany Scott #B215 pair and Bohemia & Moravia #84 on 1943 “Stamp Day” postcard with special cancel.
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Germany – Scott # B177, on Cover
$3.00Germany Scott #B177 on 1940 cover with Berlin Christmas slogan cancel, mailed to Austria.
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Germany – Scott # B230, on Postcard
$3.00Germany Scott #B230 on 1943 Innsbruck special cancel postcard featuring Alpine church scene.
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Germany – Scott #B254, on Printed Meeting Postcard
$7.50Germany Scott #B254 on June 1944 postcard announcing a stamp collectors’ meeting in Niebüll, shortly after D-Day.
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Germany – Scott #s 102a & 104a, on Cover
$12.00Germany Scott #B102a & B104a on 1937 registered cover with Munich “Day of German Art” event cancels.
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Germany – Scott #s 415-31, used
$2.75Germany Scott #415–431 used group of Hindenburg definitives issued 1933–1941, covering multiple denominations with postal cancellations.
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Germany – Scott #s 444-45, used
$0.50Germany Scott #444–445 used set (1935) commemorating the Saar Territory’s return to Germany, showing postal cancellations.
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Germany – Scott #s 702-21, used
$5.00West Germany Scott #702–721 used group of Theodor Heuss definitives (1954–1960) covering multiple denominations with postal cancellations.
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Germany – Scott #s B134-36, on postcard
$10.00Germany Scott #B134–B136 complete on 1939 Berlin Automobile Exhibition postcard with special cancel and Deutsche Bank advertising.
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Germany – Scott #s B186-87, on cover
$6.00Germany Scott #B186–B187 on 1940 cover with Marburg Philipps University commemorative cancels honoring Emil von Behring.
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Ghana – Scott #s J6-10
$0.50Ghana Scott #J6–J10 postage due stamps featuring denominations 1d, 2d, 3d, 6d, and 1/-. Clean typographic design. Mint never hinged (MNH) set.
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Great Britain – Scott # 207, used
$1.00Great Britain Scott #207 is a 1929 King George V 1½d Postal Union Congress commemorative, offered here used with a clear cancellation.
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Great Britain – Scott # 208, used
$1.75Great Britain Scott #208 is a 1929 King George V 2½d Postal Union Congress commemorative, offered here used with a clear cancellation.
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Great Britain – Scott # 279, used
$0.50Great Britain Scott #279 is a 1949 King George VI Universal Postal Union 1s commemorative, offered here used with a clear cancellation.
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Indonesia – Scott #s J12-13
$3.001950 Indonesia Scott #J12–J13, complete mint never hinged postage due set. Early Republic issues inscribed “Bayar Porto,” used to collect underpaid mail.
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Iran – Scott # 1094, used
$0.50Iran Scott #1094, used definitive stamp featuring Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Part of a late Pahlavi-era portrait series used for everyday postal service.
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Iran – Scott # C28, used
$1.001926 Iran Scott #C28, used airmail stamp featuring a biplane overprint and “Poste Aérienne” inscription. Early aviation issue from pre-Pahlavi Iran.
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Iran – Scott # C35, used
$0.501928 Iran Scott #C35, used airmail stamp featuring Reza Shah Pahlavi and a symbolic aviation scene. Early Pahlavi-era issue highlighting Iran’s adoption of modern air transport.
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Iran – Scott # C36, used
$0.501928 Iran Scott #C36, used airmail stamp featuring Reza Shah Pahlavi and a symbolic bird-in-flight aviation scene. Early Pahlavi-era issue highlighting Iran’s adoption of modern air transport.
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Iran – Scott # C64, used
$3.00Iran Scott #C64, used airmail stamp with “Iran” overprint. Early Pahlavi-era aviation issue featuring Reza Shah Pahlavi and a bird-in-flight motif.
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Iraq – Scott # 119, used
$0.501953 Iraq Scott #119, used definitive stamp featuring King Faisal II. Mid-century issue from the final years of Iraq’s Hashemite monarchy.
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Iraq – Scott # O67, used
$0.50Iraq Scott O67, used Official stamp with “On State Service” overprint. 75-fils blue issue used for government correspondence during the Hashemite-era period.
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Ireland – Europa 2021
$2.75Ireland (Éire) MNH EUROPA stamp (W rate) depicting “Ancient Postal Routes” with medieval courier scene.
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Italy – Scott #s 752-73
$0.40Italy Scott #752–753 (1958 Postal Centenary), MNH set honoring early Italian postal issues. Clean, historic designs.
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Laos – Scott # J7
$0.75Laos Scott J7 MNH postage due stamp depicting traditional river boats and fishing structures.
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Mali – Scott #s C343-47
$1.25Mali Scott #343–347 (1979), MNH. Five-stamp set honoring Sir Rowland Hill and featuring classic early issues from several countries in a “stamps on stamps” design. Fresh color and full original gum.
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Malta – Scott # J12, hinged
$0.50Malta Scott J12 (1925), unused hinged. Postage due stamp with classic British colonial design used for collecting insufficient postage.
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Malta – Scott # J13
$0.75Malta Scott J13 (1925), MNH. Postage due stamp in classic British colonial design, issued for collecting insufficient postage.
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Mexico – Scott # 1385
$1.50Mexico Scott #1385 (1985) MEXFIL 85 souvenir sheet, MNH. A bold philatelic exhibition issue honoring Mexican stamp collecting and postal history.
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Nepal – Scott # 283, used
$0.50Nepal Scott #283 is a used definitive stamp depicting King Mahendra in traditional royal attire. Part of Nepal’s mid-20th-century monarchy series, it reflects everyday postal use during the Shah dynasty era.
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Poland – Scott #s 31041-42 on Postcard
$3.00Poland Scott #3041–3042 on 1993 exhibition cover marking 15 years of Pope John Paul II’s pontificate, with Warsaw cancel.
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Poland – Scott #s 3281, 3345 & 3460 on cover
Poland cover with Scott #3281, 3345, 3460, airmail to USA with mixed franking and postal markings.
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Rhineland Palatinate – Scott #s 6N20 & 6N26 on Cover
$5.00Germany French Zone cover with Scott #6N20 & 6N26, registered airmail from Kaiserslautern to Brooklyn, 1948.
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Saarland – Scott # 227
$3.001951 Saar Scott #227 commemorative stamp issued for the Day of the Postage Stamp. Historical mounted scene with town and bridge. Mint never hinged with full original gum.
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Sierra Leone – Scott # 473, used
$0.50Sierra Leone Scott #437 (1975), used, commemorating the opening of the New Congo Bridge and the 70th birthday of President Siaka Stevens.
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Singapore – Scott # 195, on Cover
$3.00Singapore Scott #195 on 1975 airmail cover to Florida with commercial Starlight Corporation origin.
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Singapore – Scott # 345, on cover
$3.00Singapore 1984 airmail cover to USA with single $1 ship stamp (Scott #345).
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Singapore – Scott #s 189-91, 210 & 212, on cover
$4.00Singapore multi-franked airmail cover to Austria with colorful stamps and decorative elements.
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Singapore – Scott #s 338 & 344, on Registered Airmail Cover
$4.50Singapore #338 & #344 on 1984 registered airmail cover to Tampa, Florida with arrival backstamp.
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Singapore – Scott #s 34 & 40, on cover
$4.501959 Singapore/Malaya airmail cover to USA with QEII definitives including $1 high value.
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Singapore – Scott #s 454 & 500, on cover
$3.001959 Singapore/Malaya airmail cover to USA with QEII definitives including $1 high value.
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Singapore – Scott #s 5 & 17a, on cover
$5.00Malaya (Singapore) Scott #5 & #17a on early airmail cover to Charleston, SC with commercial law firm usage.
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Sweden – Scott # 1968a, on FDC
$7.50Sweden Scott #1968a souvenir sheet on First Day Cover commemorating the Nationalmuseum’s 200th anniversary.
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The Postage Stamp In War (eBook), Fred J. Melville
A classic 1915 study of postal history in wartime, The Postage Stamp in War explores how stamps, letters, and field post linked soldiers and civilians across continents. Fred J. Melville traces the evolution of army mail, rare war issues, and censorship markings from the Crimea to World War I—an essential volume for collectors and historians alike.
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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance (eBook), James Wilson Hyde
A fascinating 1889 collection of stories and historical insights about Britain’s postal system, featuring mail coaches, postboys, lost letters, robberies, and the evolution of the Royal Mail.
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United States – C78 on cover, USAF 25th Anniversary Cancel
$3.00U.S. Scott C78 cover with Air Force Postal Service anniversary cancel and APO markings.
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United States – Pope John Paul II Visit Cover
$3.00U.S. Scott 1597 commemorative cover honoring Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit to America.
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United States – Scott # 2437a
$1.50United States – Scott #2437a, MNH block of 4.
A 1989 25¢ commemorative block issued for the 20th Universal Postal Congress, depicting the evolution of mail transport from stagecoach to modern mail truck. -
United States – Scott # 2438
$2.00United States – Scott #2438, MNH self-adhesive block.
A 1989 issue commemorating the 20th Universal Postal Congress, depicting the evolution of mail transportation from stagecoach to early motorized mail truck. -
United States – Scott # J75, used
$1.00United States Scott #J75, 30¢ carmine lake Postage Due stamp, used with visible cancellation. A classic high-denomination U.S. postage due issue.
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United States – Y2K New Year Cover
$2.00U.S. Scott 3369 commemorative Y2K cover with Times Square Station cancel.
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United States – First Flight Cover, AM-1 Air Mail Route Extension (1959) Franklin, Ohio to Columbus, Ohio – January 11, 1959 (NN)
$3.00United States First Flight Cover – AM-1 Air Mail Route Extension (1959).
Cacheted cover flown Franklin, Ohio to Columbus, Ohio on January 11, 1959, franked with Scott #1106 and #1120, with Chicago arrival backstamp. -
United States – First Flight Cover, CAM Route (J)
$3.00United States First Flight Cover – New York–Chicago CAM Route (June 4, 1928).
Cacheted cover franked with Scott #C10 (Lindbergh Air Mail), canceled in Chicago with Toledo arrival backstamp. -
United States First Flight Cover – Allentown, Pennsylvania to Newark, New Jersey (V)
$4.001935 U.S. first flight airmail cover from Allentown, Pennsylvania to Newark, New Jersey, Route AM-1, franked with Scott #727 and bearing clear first flight and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to New York, New York (U)
$4.001935 U.S. first flight airmail cover from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to New York City, Route AM-1, franked with Scott #727 and bearing clear first flight and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Bradford, Pennsylvania (II)
$4.001948 U.S. first flight airmail cover from Bradford, Pennsylvania, franked with Scott #UC17 and bearing clear first flight and transit postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Bradford, Pennsylvania to Newark, New Jersey (JJ)
$4.001948 U.S. first flight airmail cover from Bradford, Pennsylvania to Newark, New Jersey, franked with Scott #UC17 and bearing clear first flight and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Chicago (O’Hare Airport) to Columbus, Ohio (AM-1 Route Extension, 1959), (XX)
$4.00United States First Flight Cover documenting a 1959 AM-1 route extension from Chicago (O’Hare Airport) to Columbus, Ohio. Features maroon route extension cachet, Scott #1106 and #1120 franking, clear origin and Washington, D.C. receiving postmarks, and genuine flown usage. A solid late-period U.S. airmail route extension cover.
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United States First Flight Cover – Chicago (O’Hare), Illinois to Washington, D.C. (AM-1 Route Extension, 1959). (KK)
$4.001959 U.S. First Flight Cover commemorating an AM-1 route extension from Chicago (O’Hare), Illinois to Washington, D.C., franked with Scott #1108 and #1120, with clear origin and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Chicago, Illinois to Dayton, Ohio (AM-1 Route Extension, 1959), (VV)
$4.001959 U.S. First Flight Cover documenting an AM-1 route extension from Chicago (AMF O’Hare) to Dayton, Ohio. Franked with Scott #804 (pair) and #1027, with illustrated route cachet and January 12, 1959 Dayton receiving postmark. A solid late-period U.S. airmail route extension cover.
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United States First Flight Cover – Columbus, Ohio to Cincinnati, Ohio (AM-1 Route Extension, 1959), (QQ)
$4.001959 U.S. first flight airmail cover marking an AM-1 route extension from Columbus, Ohio to Cincinnati, Ohio, franked with Scott #C51 and bearing clear first flight and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Columbus, Ohio to Cincinnati, Ohio (AM-1 Route Extension, 1959), (SS)
$4.001959 U.S. First Flight Cover from Dayton, Ohio, commemorating the AM-1 Air Mail Route Extension, franked with Scott #1108 and #1120, with authentic postal markings.
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United States First Flight Cover – Columbus, Ohio to Dayton, Ohio (AM-1 Route Extension, 1959), (MM)
$4.001959 U.S. first flight airmail cover marking an AM-1 route extension from Columbus, Ohio to Dayton, Ohio, franked with Scott #C51 and bearing clear first flight and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Columbus, Ohio to Washington, D.C. (AM-1 Route Extension, 1959), (OO)
$4.001959 U.S. first flight airmail cover marking an AM-1 route extension from Columbus, Ohio to Washington, D.C., franked with Scott #C51 and bearing clear first flight and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Detroit, Michigan (Coast-to-Coast Service) (BB)
$4.001946 U.S. first flight airmail cover from Detroit, Michigan marking coast-to-coast service, franked with Scott #C26 (8¢ Transport Plane) and featuring a bold illustrated cachet.
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United States First Flight Cover – Fort Wayne, Indiana (United Air Lines), (FF)
$4.001942 U.S. first flight airmail cover from Fort Wayne, Indiana via United Air Lines, franked with Scott #UC17 and bearing a clear Nov 1, 1942 postmark.
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United States First Flight Cover – Newark, New Jersey to Akron, Ohio (X)
$4.001938 U.S. Contract Air Mail first flight cover from Newark, New Jersey to Akron, Ohio, franked with Scott #785 and #789, with clear first flight and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Toledo, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois (C)
$4.001928 U.S. first flight cover from Toledo, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois, franked with Scott #645 and bearing a clear first flight cachet and June 3, 1928 postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Toledo, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois (I)
$4.001928 U.S. overnight first flight airmail cover from Toledo, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois, franked with Scott #C10 (10¢ Lindbergh) and bearing clear first flight and arrival postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Toledo, Ohio to Detroit, Michigan (L)
$4.001928 U.S. first flight airmail cover from Toledo, Ohio to Detroit, Michigan, franked with Scott #C10 (10¢ Lindbergh) and bearing clear first flight and receiving postmarks.
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United States First Flight Cover – Toledo, Ohio to New York, New York (G)
$4.001928 U.S. first flight cover from Toledo, Ohio to New York City, franked with Scott #C10 (10¢ Lindbergh airmail) and bearing clear first flight and arrival postmarks.