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(Paying Special Delivery Fees) 1918-1919, First Airmail Issue, small group on three pages comprising C3 top arrow block of four, C3 on May 15th 1918 First Trip cover Washington D.C. to Philadelphia Pa. incorrectly franked with additional E11; C3 and 1¢ Franklin (faulty on 1918 AEF Christmas package with Red Cross censor label prepaid 25¢ for parcel post rate, C2 on Aug. 13th flight cover Washington D.C. to New York, and C1 used with E11 on 1919 Philadelphia-New York flight cover to American Forces in France, F.-V.F. group. Scott No. C1-C3 Estimate $300 - 400.
Between 1918 and 1936, five different combination air mail / special delivery service stamps were issued by the United States Post Office. The Scott catalog has clearly misnumbered these stamps. The first two air mail stamps of the United States included 10¢ for special delivery service; and no additional stamps were required for that purpose. Later, between 1934 and 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt designed three additional stamps which also included the 10¢ fee for special delivery service in addition to the 6¢ airmail postage.
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Realized: $750