Robert B. Spooner Lindberg Collection continued...

**World Airmail Flights: Catapults continued...**
LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
2862		UNITED STATES Europa to Amsterdam, 1930 (Graue-Leder K52 var), cover, franking (C8,C12) tied by indistinct cancels, 2-line INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID FOR Violet handstamp with manuscript "ship to shore", Par Avion etiquette, no flight cachet, on reverse, Austria 10g Postage Due (J139) tied by Moen bridge cancel and partial Paris 10-10/30 cds, F.-V.F. Graue-Leder $40.	Graue-Leder $40 SOLD for $25.00 Will close during Public Auction
2863		UNITED STATES Bremen to Southampton, Combination with U.S.S. Akron Flight, 1932 (Graue-Leder K102X1), cover, franking (C9,C12) tied by Lakehurst, N.J. machine cancel, directional instructions typed at top, large violet U.S.S. Akron Coast to Coast Trip cachet, on reverse large double oval Coast to Coast Trip violet cachet and San Diego/Calif May 11, 1932 machine cancel receiver, Bremen Catapult blue flight cachet on face, addressed Berlin, Berlin Shuttle Flight red cachet, backstamp, Berlin 26.5.32 receiver, Very Fine. Graue-Leder $1,500.	Graue-Leder $1,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2864		WORLDWIDE Catapult and DOX Flights, 1927-1932, 35 items, all but seven are envelopes including Bremen, Europa, Isle de France, Leviathan. Couple faults includeing one oversize folded, generally F-VF. Estimate $400 - 600.	Est. $400-600 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction

**World Airmail Flights: Pioneer Flights, First Flights and Other Airmail**
LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
2865		AUSTRALIA 1928/1933, Flight covers, four different, 1928 flight July Queensland to Port Darwin, 1933 New Guinea to Sydney First Flight, last two 1931 31 APR Australi/England experimental flight, one franked on reverse with Kookabura pane (#95a), interesting group Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
2866		CANADA 1930, June 5, Moncton-Windsor, Canadian Airways experimental flight, attractive 1880 1¢ postal card franked wth (used already) 3¢ Large Queen and 5¢ Beaver, #C1 pays the airmail, Very Fine and attractive. AAMC 3027a; $75. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
2867		GERMANY 1912 Three Different Air Mail Cards, 1m on 15pf Gelbert Hund surcharge on orange card plus 2, 15pf orange on brown gray cards canceled Frankfurt and Darmstadt each with additional 5 pf Germania. Useful group, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
2868		GERMANY 19.6.12 Darmstadt, 1m Gelber hund overprint on 10pf Rhein-Main airmail stamp + 5pf Germania on orange Rein-Main Flug-PostKarte, printed palais-Bervaltung mainz address, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2869		GERMANY 1913 Flugpost am Rhein und Main, two special cards with the semi-official airmail issued for the flight, one with Gelber Hund overprint (unaddressed), other addressed to Würzburg with E.EL.P. overprint, F.-V.F., the E.EL.P. with 1968 Pfenninger certificate. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
2870		ISRAEL 1949 (July 19) Jenin to New York Airmail A.V. 2 Cover, carrying 5 Palestine overprinted issueds tied by Jenin cds's. Front shows violet, boxed "Par Avion" and black, boxed "A.V. 2" handstamp. Reverse shows nablus 20 July arrivial, F-VF, scarce usage. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $50.00 Will close during Public Auction
2871		ITALY 1926 Nobile Transpolar Flight by the Dirigible "Norge", real photo picture post card (showing the pilot, Umberto Nobile, on the reverse) franked by 20c "Michetti" tied by Ciampino 4.8.26 cds's, with special multicolor expedition label at left tied by violet flight cachet, addressed to S. Bayer in Milan, no backstamp; some faint foxing at bottom, F.-V.F. Sassone €1,750 ($2,450). (Image)	Sassone €1,750 ($2,450) CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2872		NEW ZEALAND 1934/1937, Trans Ocean Flights, six covers, five fpr the First Trans Tasman includimng #C1, C5 frankings, plus 1937 Trans Pacific per American Clipper, excellent group, a few are creased, otherwise Very Fine. AAMC TO 1203-1204. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
2873		PHILIPPINES 1927 Cebu-Manila Flight, franked with 4c + 20c + 24c issues, all proper postmarks and cachets; reduced at right, still Very Fine, rare - only 16 covers carried. AAMC 17r. Estimate $400 - 500. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2874		PHILIPPINES 1927 Flight via Army Sea Plane, franked with 16c Airmail, all proper postmarks and cachets, Very Fine, very scarce - only 35 flown. AAMC 17a. Estimate $400 - 500. (Image)	Est. $400-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2875		PHILIPPINES 1928 Army Airplane Experimental Flight, franked by 20c Airmail, all proper postmarks and cachets, Very Fine, only 81 carried. AAMC 20ac. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2876		PHILIPPINES 1928 Manila-Hong Kong via British Far East Flight, franked with 2c + pair 4c airmail + three 30c + 1p regular issues, all proper postmarks and cachets, Very Fine, a gem and quite scarce. AAMC 35. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $60.00 Will close during Public Auction
2877		PHILIPPINES 1928 Manila-Hong Kong via British Far East Flight, franked with 2c + 4c Airmail + two different 1p regular issues, all proper postmarks and cachets, immaculate, Very Fine, a gem, only 503 carried. AAMC 35. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $60.00 Will close during Public Auction
2878		PHILIPPINES 1929 Manila-Lopez First Flight (Captain Calvo), franked by eight 2c Airmail, all proper postmarks and cachets and signed by the pilot; immaculate, Very Fine, scarce - only 304 flown. AAMC 38. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2879		UNITED STATES 1928, 5¢ Beacon, Ralph Dyer hand painted cachet for Hubert Wilkins, Intrepid Polar explorer (Scott C11), affixed to gorgeous overall handpainted envelope with Los Angeles CA, March 23, 1930 postmark, commemorating one of the great Polar explorers Sir Hubert Wilkins, with paste-on photograph of Wilkins with address to Dyer. Signed by Wilkins in a location specifically designed in the cachet for it by Dyer. Another spectacular one-of-kind historically fascinating cover., Choice Extremely Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000 A classic "Dyer" cachet depicting his early "signature" paste on photograph style cachet and autograph . (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2880		UNITED STATES 1954 Crash Cover From KLM, two covers, both with "Salvaged From K.L.M. Crash At Shannon" SL, one cover missing stamp, the other is an aerogramme, both addressed to New York, both slightly damaged from crash, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.	Est. $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2881		WORLDWIDE Foreign First Flights Cover Lot, 55 covers, 1921-1990, strength in France & Portugal, better includes Albania C1-6 first day & first flight, Argentina C14 on 1932 US Sea Post Service, Costa Rica 1926 first flight to Canal Zone & Russia 1932 C34 & C35 on Polar Flight card & cover, excellent assortment for dealer or internet trader, F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)	Est. $400-600 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction

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