U.S. First Day and Special Covers, Postal Commemorative Start Price USD 125.95 Current Price USD 125.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 End Time Friday, December 26, 2008 Location Bethlehem, Pennsylvania See more about 'U.S. First Day and Special Covers, Postal Commemorative' Description Housed in an official protective binding, 45 pages in superb condition collect and detail each stamp's first day of issue along with informative descriptions of the historic persons or events commemorated by each stamp series. The set also includes additonal original materials from the Postal Commemorative Society detailing the original owner's membership and item issue dates. This bound set includes the following covers and collectors sheets: - Apollo XI (SEP 9, 1969; JUL 20, 1969) - 1980 Winter Olympic Games: Speed Skating/Downhill Skiing (FEB 1, 1980) - 1980 Winter Olympic Games: Ski-Jumping/Ice Hockey (FEB 1, 1980) - Benjamin Banneker (FEB 15, 1980) - Frances Perkins (APR 10, 1980) - Emily Bissell (MAY 31, 1980) - Hellen Kelller and Anne Sullivan (JUN 27, 1980) - Veterans Administration (JUL 21, 1980) - Bernardo de Galvez (JUL 23, 1980; 3 AUG 1980) - Coral Reefs: Chalice Coral/Finger Coral (AUG 26, 1980) - Coral Reefs: Brain Coral/Elkhorn Coral (Aug 26, 1980) - American Labor Movement (SEP 1, 1980) - Edith Wharton (SEP 5, 1980) - American Education (SEP 12, 1980) - Northwest Indian Masks: Bella Bella/Chilkat Tlingit (SEP 25, 1980) - Nrthwest Indian Masks: Tlingit/Bella Coola (SEP 25, 1980) - American Architecture: Breaking with Tradition (OCT 9, 1980) - American Architecture: The Experimental Spirit (OCT 9, 1980) - Christmas 1980 (OCT 31, 1980) - Everett McKinley Dirksen (JAN 4, 1981) - Whitney Moore Young, Jr. (JAN 30, 1981) - American Red Cross (MAY 1, 1981) - Flowers of America: Dahlia/Lily (APR 23, 1981) - Flowers of America: Rose/Camellia (APR 23, 1981) - Savings and Loan Associations (MAY 8, 1981) - America's Space Acheivements: Probing the Planets/Understanding the Sun/Comprehending the Universe/Exploring the Moon (MAY 21, 1981) - America's Space Acheivements: Benefiting Manking (MAY 21, 1981) - Professional Management Education (JUN 18, 1981) - Wildlife Habitats: Wetlands/Grasslands (JUN 26, 1981), 2 small blue pen marks on envelope - Wildlife Habitats: Mountains and Woodlands (JUN 26, 1981) - International Year of Disabled Persons (JUN 29, 1981) - Edna St. Vincent Millay (JUL 10, 1981) - American Architecture: Form Follows Function (AUG 28, 1981) - American Architecture: The Search for Permanence (AUG 28, 1981) - Alcoholism (AUG 19, 1981) - James Hoban, collectors sheet only - Bobby Jones (SEP 22, 1981) - Babe Didrikson Zaharias (SEP 22, 1981) - Centennial of the Statue of Liberty (JUL 4, 1986), cover only - Frederic Remington, collectors sheet only - Battles of Virginia Capes and Yorktown, collectors sheet only - Desert Plants: Agave/Beavertail Cactus, collectors sheet only - Desert Plants: Seguaro/Barrel Cacti, collectors sheet only - Christmas 1981, collectors sheet only - John Hanson, collectors sheet only This valuable collection, in near-mint condition (some yellowing of collectors sheet edges) and opened only for initial installation and later inspection, is perfect for collectors or as a gift. Please contact me with any questions before the sale; I will do my best to respond promptly. Place a Bid!