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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1876

China, c. 1930-47, First Flight covers, 10 covers, 9 CNAC & 1 Eurasia, internal and external flights, Very Fine.
Scott $215 ++.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Scott $215 ++
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1877

China, 1931, two commercial covers to Great Britain, both backstamped in Berlin, one with Berlin air arrival in red on face, franked with C6, 7, 10 (2) & C9, 10, scarce pair, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1878

China, 1936-43, commercial air covers, 9 covers: 8 to U.S., 1 to Australia, variously franked, a number with directional handstamps, 3 registered, inspect, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1879

Colombia, 1925 (June 27), SCADTA first flight, Barranquilla to Maracaibo, a trial flight with violet flight cachet, Venezuela seal, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1880

Colombia, 1925 (Aug. 10), SCADTA first flight, Barranquilla, Colombia to Central America, Canal Zone (August 12), Costa Rica (August 14), Nicaragua (August 17), Honduras (August 18) and Guatemala (August 22). 5 covers, each with purple flight cachet and correct backstamp, mixed Colombia + SCADTA franking. Also: Cristobal, Canal Zone - Costa-Rica, August 14, 1925, with Specimen violet cachet and cancel, Limon CR backstamp and 2 Canal Zone backstamps. Total 6 covers, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1881

Cuba, 1914, Jaime Gonzalez Pioneer Flight, First airmail attempt; indications of foxing, folded vertically and repaired, Fine appearance and Very Rare, One of Four recorded specially printed cachets, illustrated in Terry's book with a similar cover to Lapeira in Cruz Planas Museum of Ministry of Communications.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

The "Key" to any Cuban Airmail Collection . (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1882

Cuba, 1914-39, Air Mail Service, Exhibition Collection, 45 covers including: 1928 Havana to Santiago de Cuba; Survey Flights for the National Route (2); Inauguration of Route 1(23); Addition of Cienfuegos to Route 1 (5); Additional Changes to Route 1(8); Preston added to Routes 1 & 2; Inauguration of Route 3 (5), many are signed by the pilot, by far a wonderful and desirable collection that would by-and-far be the backbone to any Cuban Flight collection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1883

Cuba, 1920 (Nov 1), Foreign Route 1, 1st Trip via Seaplane, with private cachet, a W. W. Wilson cover, 6¢ per ounce applied in stamps (vertical pair of US #535), proper backstamp Nov 12, Very Fine.
Edifil C1; €850 ($1,080).
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1884

Cuba, 1920 (Nov 1), Foreign Route 1, 1st Trip via Seaplane, with private cachet, Truby Brothers cover, 6¢ per ounce applied in stamps (US #C1, slightly oxidized), proper backstamp Nov 12, Very Fine.
Edifil C1; €850 ($1,080).
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1885

Cuba, 1920, Nov 12, Commercial Cover U.S. - Cuba, the first US foreign airmail service to any destination Country, First Class mail was carried on a space available basis only, No Cuban dispatches, postmarked in New York Oct 29 which was brought to Key West 1/2 hour before these flights left for Havana, official cachet backstamped, light indications of usage, Fine to Very Fine, One of the few non-philatelic covers.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1886

Cuba, 1926, November 23, US Navy Flight to Canal Zone, Hampton Roads, Va., seaplane suffered broken oil line over Cuba and was forced down near the Isle of Pines, after repairs it was able to continue to Cristobal, Fine to Very Fine, Scarce, #24 of 58 flown covers.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)

Est. $100-150
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1887

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Cuba, 1927-43, Airmail Flight collection, of 35 covers and 3 stamps including double overprint, excellent collection of this most popular area, generally Fine to Very Fine, ex- Robert Spooner.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1888

Cuba, 1927-1935, Exhibition Flight Collection, 48 covers including Inauguration of Resumed Flight Route 1, re-named FAM 4; WIAE (7) different; FAM 4 change to Miami terminal (2); FAM 6 Inaugural Flight Miami-San Juan (12); FAM 5 First Service to intermediate stops (3); FAM 7 & 8 which made their first dispatches to Cuba (not through); NYRBA Trunk Inauguration, Buenos Aires-Miami (5) plus Cienfuegos; Roessler intended for LZ-127 missed; FAM 6 route change via Camaguay(4); FAM 5 Change in Express Route (5); Carribean Airways, Ltd., Kingston-Santiago de Cuba (3), International Glider Flight Miami to Havana (2); some pilot signed, a wonderful and interesting selection of Cuban Flights, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1889

Cuba, 1928-35, Flight Collection, over 125 covers and includes 1928, Cuba 1-9 (21), External Flights (24) which includes Frank Hawks signed record flight (2), several US Navy Planes, Bob Buck Junior Record Flight, Flights to Cuba (35) including LA Helicopter, Flights from Cuba (43) which includes two crash covers on the Miami - New York Route, an impressive collection formed over many decades, ex- Robert Spooner.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1890

Cuba, 1929, FAM 5 and FAM 9 Connecting Service, First Trans-Andean Flight, Buenos Aires to Cuba, Panagra Inaugural flight to Canal Zone then on to Cuba via FAM 5, backstamped in Buenos Aires and Havana, Very Fine, Very Rare and Unlisted.
AAMC F9-47 var.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1891

Cuba, 1929, June 30, Mexican Dispatch to Cuba, Pan American Survey Flight, from Merida to Havana by Basil Rowe, backstamped in Cuba 8PM July 1st, Very Fine, exceedingly rare.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1892

Cuba, 1939, Rocket Flight Pre-Test Trial Launches, six covers, two are from the Second Test with labels handstamped C1 and 25¢, one in red and one in blue October 3rd, 1939, four covers from teh Third Trial has four covers for October 8, 1939: red label with three line handstamp 25¢ no diagonal lines with another that has different borders and is water damaged, then blue and red matching borders, an extremely rare group, the only ones that we have had the pleasure to offer, generally Fine to Very Fine, very rare, likely less than 20 of any one exist.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

The cornerstone to any Rocket Mail Exhibit . (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1893

Cuba, 1930 (Dec. 17), Havana, Cuba to Los Angeles, Crash in Alhambra CA December 22, 1930, although no crashes occurred in Cuba to damage Cuban Airmail, some occurred elsewhere after mail left Cuba, crash in Alhambra, CA on Salt Lake - San Diego route, Very Fine for this.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1894

Cuba, 1931, Experimental Hydroplane Route, lovely pair of covers, Baracoa to Antilla and Antilla to Baracoa, Route tested for service to towns along Cuba's far eastern coast, fresh and Very Fine.
Edifil N17, N18.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1895

Cuba, 1931, First Flight Baracoa to Santiago de Cuba, after only five days from the experimental flight a new National Route 2 took over as an extension of Route 1 East from Santiago de Cuba, not Holguin. This short time gave little chance to prepare covers, this is a Votaw return cover signed by Pilot R.H. McGlohn and with the special cachet, Very Fine, Very Rare, 1 of only 9 covers to make the full return flight.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1896

Cuba, 1931, CNCAC, Return Flight Antilla to Holguin, tested as a branch of Route 1 service, Very Fine, 1 of 31 covers carried.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1897

Cuba, 1931, CNCAC, Holguin to Baracoa, tested as a branch of Route 1 service, Very Fine, 1 of 54 covers carried.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1898

Cuba, 1931-32, FAM 5, 6 & 10 Collection, of 21 covers all on annotated exhibition pages, 1st International Dispatch Camaguey FA 6 (6); Havana FAM 5 connections and extensions including: to Maracaibo (only 13 flown), Colon (30 flown), Tampico from Mexico City, Winnipeg via USA, La Guaira & Barranquilla (44 flown), Arequipa via Lima, Cordoba via Buenos Aires; Nuevita - FAM 6 & 10 (4); Mexican and Guatemalan Stops added to FAM 5 (3), an intriguing and impossible to duplicate group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1899

Cuba, 1931 (Jan. 19), Mexico to Cuba, forced down in the Gulf near Suculu, discontinued and mail sent by boat, label applied; indications of the forced landing in the Gulf, otherwise fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

Nierinck 310119a . (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1900

Cuba, 1932, Combination of Routes 1 and 2, Bayamo to Baracoa, lovely cover signed by first pilot A.L. McCullough and was then carried by George Rumill, Very Fine, Very Rare, 1 of 10 covers flown.
Edifil N125.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction