SCOTT #C-18 GRAF ZEPPELIN 50 CENT

 On October 2, 1933, one of my favorite US stamps was issued in New York City – #C18.  The stamp had a total of five First Days of Issue – one at each city the Graf Zeppelin stopped at from New York to Chicago.  Today, stamps have only one First Day of Issue, so this was quite unusual!  .

Only about 32,000 of the 324,070 #C18s stamps were sold.  That remaining 90% of the Post Office Department’s stock was destroyed!  That makes #C18 scarce today in any condition.  Get the stamp plus genuine covers flown aboard the Graf Zeppelin in your collection today…