1998 Berlin Airlift First Day Covers

1. The Berlin Airlift First Day Covers Issued June 26, 1998 Scott 3211

2. First Day Ceremony Program Front Cover

3. First Day Ceremony Program

4. First Day Ceremony Program Inside bottom of the program in German.

5. First Day Ceremony Program

6. First Day Ceremony Program Outside bottom of the program.

7. First Day Ceremony Program Back Cover

8. Official First Day Cancels There were two official First Day Cities for this issue. Berlin Station APO AE 09265 21mm from top line to bottom line 12mm between 2nd and 3rd line Berlin Station APO AE 09265 4 lines evenly spaced 19mm from top line to bottom line 6mm between 2nd and 3rd line Malmstrom AFB, MT 59402

9. Unofficial First Day Cancels Berlin Station with 50th Anniversary logo. Berlin Station Circular Date Stamp Rhein-Main Air Base Station with 50th Anniversary logo.

10. Fluegel

11. DGW Cover with Berlin Station cancel. Number 13 of 25 Cover with Malmstrom AFB, MT cancel. C-54 Transition School Station Number 10 of 25.

12. Fleetwood Front Back

13. Hobby Link With Berlin Sta. APO AE 09265 Cancel With Rhein-Main Air Base Station Cancel This cache has a smaller image of plane and people. 50th Anniversary logo added.

14. Dynamite From the back of the cover 53 of 85

15. RRAGS RRAGS Logo on back of the cover Flight Paths for Allied Occupation to Berlin

16. WII

17. WII

18. Doug Gross Signed by Col. Gail Halvorsen (Candy Bomber) Back of the cover.

19. House of Farnum Official First Day Cancel Closeup of Cachet Unofficial First Day Cancel

20. Aristocrat Cover with Plate Block and Plate Position

21. Unknown Cachet Maker

22. Melissa Fox Back of the cover 4 of 10

23. Melissa Fox

24. Kribbs Map Back of the cover 5 of 20

25. Kribbs Medal From the back of the cover. 4 of 5 This cover features both the Unofficial and Official Berlin Station First day cancel Insert that came with the FDC

26. LEB

27. LEB

28. LEB

29. Jack Hussey

30. H & M Back of the cover

31. H &M Back of the cover

32. H & M

33. H & M

34. H & M Back of the cover

35. H & M

36. H & M

37. H & M

38. H & M Unofficial First Day Cancellation Back of the cover

39. PMW

40. Fred Collins

41. RC Graebner

42. KAHArtist Proof Closeup of Notes

43. KAH

44. Sand Key

45. Wilson 44 of 50

46. Pugh Hand Painted FDC 19 of 79 Right – Insert that came with the FDC

47. Russ Hamilton

48. Kendil Bevil Autographed by Gail Halverson (Candy Bomber)

49. FDC

50. FDC Map

51. FDC

52. Van Natta

53. Van Natta

54. Van Natta

55. Shadow

56. Neil Faircloth

57. Frank Ellis

58. Colorano Silk

59. Quadracolor

60. C. W. Ray

61. Anagram

62. Commemorative Postal Society Combo FDC with 3784 FDC Cancel

63. GMH3 Back

64. Heritage