Lot 2660
Airmail, 1918, 6¢-24¢ First Issue, Complete, complete sheets of 100, o.g., never hinged, fresh intact sheets, 16¢ with a few internal gum wrinkles and 24¢ sheet with some perf separations not affecting plate block, still a Very Fine set, from the Estate of the late John E. Du Pont.Scott No. C1-C3 $38,620.
Realized: $27,000
Lot 2661 /
Airmail, 1923, Second Issue, 8¢-24¢ Complete, complete sheets of 100, o.g., mostly never hinged, intact sheets with attractive overall centering, 8¢ with side plate number cut into, 16¢ with a few defects in s.e. stamps and 24¢ with a few reinforced perf separations not affecting plate blocks, F.-V.F., from the Estate of the late John E. Du Pont.Scott No. C4-C6 $37,120.
Realized: $32,500
Lot 2662
Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin, complete sheet of 50 with bottom plate number, o.g., never hinged (gum skips affecting plate block), nice overall centering, usual gum bends not creasing, still Very Fine, from the Estate of the late John E. Du Pont.Scott No. C18 $4,465.
Realized: $2,500
Lot 2663
Airmail Better Sheets Accumulation, dozens of sheets including the 1926-27 Map & 1930 Winged Globed issues, 1939 Trans-Pacific complete, 1939 Trans-Atlantic, 1941 Transport issue x 2, 1952 80¢ Hawaii, and many others, from the Estate of the late John E. Du Pont.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $3,500