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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

901

Thailand, 1919-29, first flights, comprising Muller #1, 1a, 4, 12, 15 and 31; 1//4 being Military flights; lovely frankings (including overprint on #1) and Thai-language cancels and cachets; flights comprise Bangkok - Chandhaburi and return, Ubol - Bangkok (2, both with special airplane cancel), Nong - Bangkok and Bangkok - Delhi (Goodwill Flight); Goodwill Flight cover a beautiful uprated 15stg postal card with a wealth of markings, included note states "plane crashed in jungle", Very Fine.
Muller 1//31: 10,000 points.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

902

Thailand, 1939 (Aug 5), Southampton - New York - Hong Kong - Bangkok - London, cover posted at Southampton (Aug 5), reposted in New York (Aug 8), backstamped Hong Kong (Aug 16), reposted and registered in Bangkok (Aug 19) and finally, backstamped London (Aug 26), Very Fine.
AAMC TO 1328 var.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

903

Thailand, 1960-68, Thai Airways first flights, 50 covers mounted on pages, includes 1960 May 5 Bangkok to Singapore cover, 1960 May 3 Calcutta to Rangoon cover, 1962 May 17 Bangkok to Manila cover, 1964 Apr 4 Bangkok to Saigon cover, 1968 Dec 4 Nepal to Calcutta cover, along with photos, a very attractive collection, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

904

Turkey, 1923-56, first flights, starting with a Prague - Istanbul cover from Oct. 1923, and following with flights from Berlin, Ankara, Greece and the Netherlands, and to England, Iran, Italy, etc.; note Muller Greece #38 (first airmail, Greece - Iran, 58 flown); a great mix of countries, languages and scripts, Very Fine, sample this Turkish delight.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

905

U.S. and Foreign, 1926-80, endurance flights, approximately 390 covers in four albums, some better include signed photo of Augustus Post aviator & balloonist, 1926 Experimental Flight World Altitude Record postal card, 1925 Pulitzer Trophy Race postal card, 1929 U.S. Army Air Service Refuelling Mission, 1929 cover signed by Carl Spaatz, winner of Distinguished Service Cross, Elwood Quesada signed lettersheet for the "Question Mark", signed cover by Reg Robbins & James Kelly, 1929 signed cover by L.W. Mendell & R.S. Reinhart, cover signed by Anthony Fokker aircraft designer, 1930 glider flight cover, 1930 Women Pilot Day cover, 1932 Endurance Flight cover signed by Louise Thaden & Frances Marsalis, two 1934 Sikorsky Giant Flying Boat, 1935 Douglas "Mystery Ship" cover, also augmented by picture postcards, original photos, newspaper & magazine articles, tickets and signed ephemera, an exceptional collection not soon duplicated, a careful inspection will confirm this lot's true value, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

906

Uruguay, 1925-34, first flights, 31 covers mounted on pages, includes 1926 Mar 1 Montevideo to Buenos Aires cover, 1925 Mar 5 Buenos Aires to Montevideo cover, 1926 Mar 14 AAMC 12 Montevideo to Rocha cover, 1930 Aug 25 Montevideo to Salto cover, with magazine articles, handsome collection, please review, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

907

Uruguay, 1927 (Nov 22), Costes-Le Brix Round-the-World Flight, Montevideo - Buenos Aires, cover cancelled Nov 22 and backstamp Buenos Aires the next day; the specially printed envelope bears the name of their plane, Nungesser Coli, Very Fine, only 10 covers were carried.
Muller 24. AAMC TO 1063 var.
Estimate $500 - 750

Their plane was named in memory of French fliers, Charles Nungesser and François Coli, who had disappeared earlier that year attempting to make the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic from Paris to New York . (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

908

Uruguay, 1929 (Oct. 31), Wilkins Antarctic Expedition Cover, Montevidéo, Uruguay, via Falkland Islands, a pretty cover with large green plane over steamer among icebergs cachet, addressed to A.C. Roessler in East Orange; cancelled Montevideo Oct. 31, 1929, with additional 1d Falklands issue cancelled Port Stanley 6 NO 29; additional purple double-ring "Wilkins Antarctic/Deception/Island/Expedition" handstamp and black South Shetlands JA 6 30 c.d.s.; Montevideo and South Shetlands cancels repeated on reverse; further, front bears note in pencil "Captain Wilkins/Hotel la Alhambra/Montevideo"; signed "Hubert Wilkins" in blue, Very Fine, a great piece of Antarctiana and the age of exploration.
AAMC TO 1097; $300.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

909

Venezuela, 1928, Costes-Le Brix Round-the-World Flight, cover commemorating the fliers' landing in Venezuela on their record setting 1927-28 Round-the-World Flight, postmarked Caracas, Jan 19, 1928 and franked with 40c postage, each of the four stamps with special commemorative cancel; slight foxing, otherwise Very Fine.
AAMC TO 1063 var.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

910

Venezuela, 1929-31, first flights, 13 covers from several different flights, variously franked and with appropriate handstamps, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Muller 8, 8, 14, 15, 51.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

911

Zanzibar, 1931, Daressalaam - Zanzibar - Tanga - Mombasa, registered cover postmarked Zanzibar, Nov 2 and backstamped Mombasa the next day, mimeographed flight cachet, also bears St. Anthony "S.A.G" label.
Muller 2 var.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction

912

Worldwide, 1920-47, miscellaneous airmail covers, 30 covers from Argentina, Canada, Belgium, Brazil, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Sierra Leone, Spain (8), and the U.S.; most are First Flights.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

913

Worldwide, 1925-46, transcontinental covers, over 50 covers mounted in a binder, includes 1925 London to Chicago first flight cover via "Aquitania", piece of aircraft material from the "Greater Rockford" which crashed 1928 Aug 17 in Greenland, 1929 Jul 10 Rome to Paris leg of flight, 1929 Aug 26 Galway to London cover, 1930 Aug 26 Halifax to New York cover, 1931 Jan 13 London to Jamaica via NY cover, 1931 June 19 New York to Denmark cover, 1931 Jul 15 New York to Budapest cover, 1934 Jun 27 New York to Warsaw cover, 1936 Sep 4 first East West Woman's solo flight autographed by Beryl Markhamm pilot, and many more renowned covers, also includes magazine articles, newspaper clippings, picture postcards, photos, a plethora of postal history, Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

914

Worldwide, 1930, First Trans Atlantic Flight to New York, 11 covers mounted on pages, with 1930 Sep 17 cover first flight from Paris to New York, photo signed by Captain D. Costes, 1962 airport dedication cover signed by M. Bellente, with newspaper clippings, photos, and various covers celebrating anniversaries, fascinating lot, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

915

Worldwide, 1931-47, first flights, 7 covers mounted on pages, includes 1931 First Non Stop Flight Tokyo to Seattle autographed by both flyers Allen & Moyle, 1938 March 3 Langley Field to Buenos Aires and return covers, 1947 Honolulu to New York non-stop cover, 1947 Apr 24 Auckland to Vancouver, with luggage sticker and photos, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

916

Worldwide, 1953-87, Trans Pacific first flights, over 900 covers in six albums, air lines include American, Northwest, Delta, JAL, ANA, Polynesia Airlines, Aloha Airlines, Canadian Pacific, Pan Am, Nippon, BOAC, Air Micronesia, United, Continental, Air New Zealand, South Pacific Air Lines, Swissair, Philippine Air Lines, Quantas, with countries Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Tahiti, Mexico, Bermuda, Korea, Brazil, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Hong Kong, PRC, Japan, picture postcards, photos, luggage labels, gate pass, newspaper clippings, ephemera, correspondence, schedules, an extensive collection of these popular flight, examine please, Very Fine.
Estimate $4,500 - 6,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

Suggested Bid $4,500-6,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

917

Worldwide, 1939-80, round the world flights, about 245 covers and cards, all around the world flights, includes 1939 Brussels to Brussels via Honolulu, 1947 Chicago to Chicago signed by the owner navigator, 1947 San Francisco to New York via Calcutta & New York to San Francisco signed by the pilot, 1947 First Round the World Passenger Flight, 1947 Pan American World Airways First Clipper Air Mail Flight to & from Tokyo, 1948 Atlas Sky Merchant Miami to New York, with photos, letters, newspaper articles, schedules, and bonus cards, a plethora of sale able material, pull up a chair & peruse to your heart's content, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

918

Worldwide, 1948-75, first flights, 56 covers mounted on pages, includes 1971 Dec 10 South African Airways Johannesburg to New York cover, 1948 Aug 17 Liberian International Monrovia to New York cover, 1973 Apr 4 Cubana East Berlin to Havana cover, 1962 Jan 17 Avianca Quito to San Juan cover, 1968 Apr 29 British Eagle Bermuda to London cover, 1950 Jun 25 El Al Lydda to New York cover, 1975 May 29 Iran Air United Nations to Teheran cover, also covers from Pakistan International Air, India Air, photos, luggage stickers, picture postcards, autographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, time tables, easel style stand up ad, some obscure and short lived airlines present, take special care in inspection, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

919

Worldwide, 1950-90, airline first flights, over 135 covers mounted on pages, airlines include Aeroflot (5), Korean Air (2), Air Ceylon, Indonesian Airways (2), Air New Zealand (6), Bhutan (5), Royal Nepal (2), Iberian (2), Finnair (2), Air Lanka, CSA (5), Air China (6), China Eastern Air (5), Cathay Pacific (7), and many more, enhanced by postcards, luggage stickers, photos, schedules, menus, many scarce airlines present, definitely worth inspecting, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

920

Worldwide, 1953, London To Chisrtchurch Air Race, a lively lot that contains photos, maps, poster, luggage tags and labels, autographs and sixteen covers from various countries all pertaining to this air race, historic and valuable, please review, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction