FDCs (pre-1951)

1940 SIX DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES FDC IN BLOCS OF 4 STAMPS, VERY NICE	-	$1.99	47m
1948 FOUR ROOSEVELT COVERS IN BLOCS OF 4 STAMPS, SEE PICTURE	-	$0.99	49m
US FDC 1948 TO CHINA SHANGHAI SALUTING YOUNG AMERICA	-	$26.00	50m
MAY 21, 1931 RED CROSS FDC STAMPED DANSVILLE, N.Y.	-	$0.99	51m
US 1948 FDC CENTENARY AMERICAN TURNERS SOCIETY	-	$0.99	51m
1937 VIRGIN ISLANDS FDC STAMPED IN CHARLOTTE AMELIE	-	$0.99	51m
1945 AND 1946 THREE ROOSEVELT FDC CENTS 2, 3 AND 5 WASHINGTON, WARM SPRINGS	-	$0.99	51m
C43 15c GLOBE AND DOVES AIRMAIL FDC BY HOUSE OF FARNUM	-	$3.19	1h 30m
President Roosevelt 1937 Inauguration Inaugural Day Naval USS Sirius Navy	-	$25.00	1h 41m
Roosevelt FDR 4th Inaugural Inauguration Day 1945 Canal Zone Censored Costa Rica	-	$25.00	1h 41m
923 Steamship Artcraft Block of 4 Savannah FDC (HC)	-	$5.00	1h 45m
1936 Susan B. Anthony Issue FDC 784 block of 4	-	$2.00	2h 23m
1939 FDC -NY Worlds Fair-Sc#853- H Grimsland Cachet	-	$16.00	2h 37m
1938 FDC -Eagle Arrows -Sc#C23 -H. Ioor Cachet	-	$16.00	2h 38m
USA Air Letter FDC Postmarked First Day Of Issue 29th April 1947, Washington	-	$2.00	2h 57m
US Scott 680, 734, 2 covers, 1930's, Lot 2598	-	$3.99	3h 20m
15 unique ArtCraft FDC 1948-1949	-	$6.00 $15.00	5h 14m
USA FDC 1942 WW2 ERA Addressed Cover	-	$2.00	5h 27m
# 946 ADDR SANDERS FDC BL4 Joseph Pulitzer	-	$6.95	6h 34m
# 946 U A SANDERS 2 FDC Joseph Pulitzer	-	$5.95	6h 34m
# 946 U A SANDERS 3 FDC Joseph Pulitzer	-	$3.95	6h 34m
# 946 U A SANDERS FDC Joseph Pulitzer	-	$5.95	6h 34m
# 947 U A SANDERS FDC Postage Stamp Centenary	-	$3.95	6h 34m
# 952 U A SANDERS FDC Everglades National Park	-	$2.95	6h 34m
# 955 U A SANDERS FDC Mississippi Territory	-	$2.95	6h 34m
# 957 U A SANDERS FDC Wisconsin Statehood	-	$2.95	6h 34m
# 958 U A SANDERS 2 FDC Swedish Pioneers	-	$3.95	6h 35m
# 958 U A SANDERS FDC Swedish Pioneers	-	$3.95	6h 35m
# 959 U A SANDERS FDC Progress of Women	-	$2.95	6h 35m
# 960 U A SANDERS FDC William Allen White	-	$2.95	6h 35m
# 961 U A SANDERS FDC U.S.-Canada Friendship	-	$2.95	6h 35m
# 962 U A SANDERS FDC Francis Scott Key	-	$2.95	6h 35m
# 963 U A SANDERS FDC Salute to Youth	-	$2.95	6h 35m
# 964 U A SANDERS FDC Oregon Territory	-	$2.95	6h 35m
# 965 U A SANDERS FDC Harlan F. Stone	-	$2.95	6h 35m
# 966 U A SANDERS FDC Palomar Mountain Observatory	-	$2.95	6h 35m
# 967 U A SANDERS FDC Clara Barton	-	$3.95	6h 35m
# 970 U A SANDERS FDC Fort Kearny Centenary	-	$2.95	6h 35m

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