Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 4054Īirmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon (Scott C11), exceptional example of blue color shifted down and to right about as far as we’ve ever seen, o.g., never hinged (tiny natural gum skip mentioned only to be 100% accurate), red vignette centered well, natural s.e. Mint N.H., perfect centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. Estimate value $200 – 300.ĭaniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 652, Lot 830ĥc Beacon (Scott C11). Estimate price $200 – 300.ĭaniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 652, Lot 831Īirmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon (Scott C11), full pane of 50, single blue TOP, F#1957719566, sideographer initials R.F.W., o.g., mostly never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. In an all-out effort to increase the use of airmail service, the. 5 Beacon on the Rocky Mountains Issue Date: JCity: Washington, DC Quantity: 106,887,675 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Flat plate printing Perforations: 11 Color: Carmine and blue In an all-out effort to increase the use of airmail service, the Post Office Department reduced the rate to 5 per ounce. Beginning with this issue, airmail stamps were restricted to exclusive use on mail carried by air and could no longer be used as a substitute for ordinary postage. Estimate price $75 – 100.ĭaniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 653, Lot 2481Īirmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon (Scott C11), full pane of 50, single red TOP, 19632/19666, o.g., mostly never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. The design features the beacon light that is atop Sherman Hill in the Rocky Mountains. Estimate value $750 – 1,000.ĭaniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 2065Īirmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon (Scott C11), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, select high quality plate with brilliant colors, Very Fine. Purchased online today for under $1,000.00.Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon (Scott C11), enormous lot includes eleven plate number singles, 121 top plate number strip of three, and a plate block of six with the vignette sharply shifted to the top, great lot for the specialist, unchecked for better plate numbers, o.g., some never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Years, and a nice looking mint lightly hinged set of the 1930 Zeppelins can be The prices have actually decreased considerably, over the With the exception of the Inverted Jenny, these are theĬollecting benchmark of the entire series of U.S. Needless to say though, only about 8% of the total printing of a little over 1,000,000 of each denomination was sold The unsold stamps were returned to the Post Officeĭepartment and incinerated. CollectorsĪnd dealers that could afford the stamps bought many of them for use onįlown covers carried by the Graf Zeppelin. Graf Zeppelin set was only on sale for about two months. And, these stamps were issued right at the beginning of the worldwide Great Depression. 10 US Air Force Vintage Air Mail Stamps - USAF 50th Anniversary - Unused Postage for Mailing - 1957 USPS 6c SnailMailBean (1,132) 5. The $4.55 face value of a set of single stamps, in 1930, would be equivalent to about $48.00 today. Graf Zeppelin, but the rates for letters carried on board the airship Germany - Weimar : Graf Zeppelin Issues - 1930-1931Īmericans were enthusiastic about the flights of the airship For more information on the Europe-Pan American flight of the Graf Zeppelin, click on the following link: The $2.60 denomination depicts the airship Graf Zeppelin in flight, in front of a world globe, with clouds on either side. The $1.30 denomination depicts the airship Graf Zeppelin in flight, between Europe and the Americas. The 65 Cent denomination depicts the airship Graf Zeppelin flying over the ocean. #C13-15) were issued Apfor the Europe-Pan America Flight of the German airship Graf Zeppelin. The three US airmail stamps shown above (Sc.
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