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Auction: 173 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 158

Airmail postal stationery comprehensive collection, in two binders, with detailed annotations, with the exception of the first 1929 issues most are covers and letter sheets, beginning with various border types of UC1, including a scarce cover with border omitted, a fulsome study of dies and types follows, including more difficult items and varieties such as UC1a, UC2 Die 2 with border type D, and unusual air letters including UC16r with die cut reversed, UC16w without front overlay, UC16x with no overlay, UC16y with color and inscription omitted, the scarce UC23 6 on 4c Washington & Franklin, UC32b and UC32c Jetliner air letters showing the red and blue omitted respectively, UC38x John F. Kennedy air letter with red omitted, later examples with various die cutting varieties, a wonderful collection with many key items, significant Scott retail value, visually appealing and very fine.

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