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6381

Germany, Rocket mail cinderella stamps,1933-36, rare rocket mail issues mounted in two approval books; strength is the Germany 1934 set (EZ 6A1-6), 1/2, 1 and 3m lettering and generic vignette proofs (total of 4), imperf tête-bêche set (unlisted), perf tête-bêche set (unlisted); Great Britain; Italy 1A1a, 1A1b, 1B1, 1B2, 1C2b, Cuba 4C1, 17 German covers with cinderellas but no postage stamps; 7 TIPEX covers; 21 rocket labels; the 1934 German material would be very hard to duplicate.
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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
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6382

Germany, 1941-44 - V1/V2 Rocket Development - Collection, 37 covers with Feldpost numbers, addresses or return addresses relating to the Reich's World War II Rocket development program, including Zinnowitz, Peenemünde, and the Dora/Mittelbau work camp; there is also some collateral including a complete issue of the Nazi newspaper "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung", which features an article about the new threat of the V-2 rocket on greater London; all stored in 5½" x 8½" sheet protectors in a small 3-ring binder, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.6 lbs.
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Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,300.00
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6383

Germany, Complete Silver Jubilee Issue FLOWN, 1960, all possible combinations from this 25th anniversary event; two rocket flown envelopes (EZ#20C1) autographed by experimenter G Zucker; card flown (also signed) the same day (EZ#20C2); four mini-sheets of three rocket labels each, one perforated mint and the other cancelled, and the same mint and cancelled as imperf sheets; also individual label sets of three, mint, mint imperf, cancelled, and cancelled imperf; includes unlisted silver souvenir sheet sent to VIPs and benefactors; a total of three flown and 25 "stamps".
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Suggested Bid $200-300
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6384

India, Group of 13 Different Better Rocket Covers, 1931-38, comprises E-Z #1C1, 6C1, 9-13C1, 17C1, 26C1, 28C1, 30C1 & 41C1; all appropriately cacheted and franked and in plastic sleeves, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Ellington-Zwisler $2,060
Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $1,000.00
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6385

India & Sikkim, Rocket Covers and Stamps, 1934-35, balance of the India/Sikkim part of the collection/stock; mainly stamps and proofs, with some duplication, but also including covers (E-Z numbers) India #1C1 ($400), 6C1 & 17C1, and Sikkim #3C1 & 4C1; virtually all identified by E-Z number in 5½" x 8½" sheet protectors in a small 3-ring binder; all clean and F-VF. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.4 lbs.
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Ellington-Zwisler $2,600
Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $1,200.00
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6386

Netherlands, Group of 15 Different Better Rocket Covers, 1934-46, comprises E-Z #3C1, 4C2c, 5C1-1a, 6C1, 10C1-1a, 11C1-1a, 26C1, 27C1, 29C1, 36C1 & 55C1-2, all clean and F-VF in plastic sleeves. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Ellington-Zwisler $1,785
Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
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6387

Sikkim, Group of 10 Different Better Rocket Covers, 1931-38, comprises E-Z #2-5C1, 7C1, 8C1, & 12-15C1; all appropriately cacheted and franked and in plastic sleeves, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Ellington-Zwisler $2,060
Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $1,200.00
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6388

United States, Extensive holding of modern rocket mail, very clean collection of modern (1950 and later) rocket mail; very minimal duplication perfect for the specialist or dealer who wants more breadth than depth; 243 envelopes in total, of these 167 are US and 76 foreign. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
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6389

United States, Wernher von Braun Peenemunde rocket scientists, wonderful accumulation of 47 members of Project Paperclip who followed von Braun to the United States at the end of WWII; individually signed, principally on Mercury and Apollo FDCs; handwriting belies advanced age; a similar collection would be most difficult to assemble today and virtually all of these men are gone. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $800-1,200
SOLD for $600.00
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6390

United States, Rocket Covers & Stamps, 1935-70, the balance of the U.S. collection/stock consisting of 40-50 different items with some duplication, arranged in 5½" x 8½" sheet protectors in a small 3-ring binder with up to 3 or 4 of an item; covers are mainly pre-1960, stamps run much later; best items are E-Z #5A1a ($150), 6A1a ($125), 6C1 ($250), 11-12C1 (2 of each @ $50), 25D1 - unflown U.S.S. Barbero covers (2 @ $200), 29C6a ($110) and an FDC of Scott #UXC2 with an Art Craft cachet X-1 Rocket cachet ($250); virtually all clean and F-VF. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs.
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Suggested Bid $350-500
SOLD for $300.00
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6391

United States, X-15 rocketplane old school collection, undisturbed gem waiting for the X-15 specialist; owned by Space Unit member #267 with most handmade by Max Kronstein; 86 X-15 covers with half before 1962; powered flights 3-13 noted; 29 are autographed (including a few extra like Paul Bickle); Walker (2), White (4), Crossfield (2), Petersen (4), Rushworth (3), McKay (2), Armstrong (2), Engle, Thompson (2), Dana (3) and Knight (4); includes curious LLRV signed by Walker, a few from Rocket Motors, a few X-21 (2 signed), and XB-70; Kronstein paste-ups generally don't age well, these are no exception although very minimal toning or foxing noted, Ex- M. V. Crowell collection. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs.
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Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $6,000.00
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6392

United States, X-15 rocket plane on the cusp of space, consists of photographs and covers; unusual inscribed Armstrong on reduced 8x10 (easily matted), 5x7 color photo signed by White, another eight photographs focused on engineering aspects of flight, also Kronstein correspondence. X-15 logs published by Edwards, and two ALS notes from the last pilot, Bill Dana; lovely Kincheloe signature on May 1958 Edwards cover (named project pilot but killed in F-104 two months later), Crossfield on Kronstein homemade, Bock (B-52 carrying X-15) on attractive July 1959 envelope, two meter pictorials from Reaction Motors during development of the XLR-99 engine, Goldcraft 1st and 2nd powered flight, unsigned Boy Scout cachet covers for an Armstrong and two Adams flights; Kronstein always sought out the quirky appreciated by the specialist, Ex- Dr. Max Kronstein collection. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,800.00
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6393

United States, X-24 rocket powered lifting body, 45 plus pilot autographs on 117 event covers; mostly Boy Scout and Swanson rubber stamp cachets; many captives, scrubs, and carried on mothership represented; signatures include Brand, Dana (2), Enevoldson (2), Engle, Love (15), Manke (20), McMurty (4), Rushworth, and Scobee (2). Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $700.00
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6394

United States, Rocket men of the high desert of California, while the Mercury astronauts were soaking up the press in Florida, test pilots were taking it up hurtling pieces of machinery, hanging it out over the edge, and reeling it back in California and Nevada; X-20 pilots Milt Thompson, Capt Al Crews, Maj Henry Gordon, and William Knight signatures on an ASSET envelope; James A Abrahamson (MOL) on a Ap-8 FDC; John P Stapp on a MOF envelope honoring his record-breaking rocket sled rides; Michael Collins on a great GT-X CREW envelope (too bad the Young is an autopen); Francis Gary Powers, the CIA U2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960 on a Project Mercury FDC; Myron Malkin, the Program Manager for MOL on a Mercury FDC; John H. Glenn Jr cancelled on an envelope postmarked in Hampton VA in 1961; Robert M White X-15 astronaut, Dick Lawyer MOL astronaut and Hank Hartsfield MOL astronaut on a printed NASA FRC X-24B envelope; Charles E Yeager B/Gen USAF on an Edwards AFB 25th year of advanced flight research envelope; bonus, unaddressed (and uncacheted) USS Lake Champlain (with dots) hand cancel dated Dec 4, 1961 for reference. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $600.00
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6395

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United States, Exhibit quality 1936 cinderella rocket mail labels, rocket mail was a hot topic in the 1930's; the International Philatelic Exhibition in May 1936 planned to feature the German rocket experimenter, Gerhard Zucker; while envelopes with his cinderella labels are common a complete sheet with all 10 different "values" is rare, hinged on a handmade display sheet; 12 label 50 cent (printed 6 inverted over 6) sheets in tan and another in silver; the American Legion triangles, all 4 examples as singles and pairs in both orange and in green; man riding rocket ettiquette-type label on yellow, tan, blue and ivory paper printed in groups of 4; National Stamp Exhibit labels printed by the American Banknote Company overprinted with "Rocket-post experimental flight" in black. strip of four stamps for each of the four issued colors; red Century of Progress label (actually from the 50's); four covers postmarked during the 1936 stamp show with rocket overprint on 1934 ABC labels; two 1936 TIPEX covers with triangle pairs (not flown); 1936 Greenwood Lake flown card; EZ#101C1a flown by RRI rocket; McMahon 982.01.28 cover postmarked USS Observation Island Mar 29, 1960 valued in 1972 at $10; a very nice lot for the rocket mail specialist.
Ellington-Zwisler 9D1. Ellington-Zwisler 8C2; $25. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
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6396

Worldwide, Powerful rocket mail collection, 1932-1938, surprisingly strong examples from around the globe from early experimenters; Germany wonderful unlisted Tiling postcard of rocket in flight dated 13 Nov 1932, Zucker 6C1 with perf labels and another without, striking 2C1b, stock book with 31 tête-bêche 1934 rocket label pairs, plus 31 modern; Switzerland 2C1; Italy 1C1b; Belgium 4C1a; Holland 1C1 (with burn marks from explosion), 4C1, 5C1, 7C1a, 10C1, 11C1, 11C1a, 53C1, 54C1; United States 5A1, 5A1a, 6C1, 8C1 plus 14 modern; France 4C2; and Luxembourg 1C1; a truly impressive lot. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs.
Ellington-Zwisler 2C1b; $175. Ellington-Zwisler 2C1; $150. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
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6397

Worldwide, Balance of Modern Rocket Covers & Stamps, more than 150 covers, stamps, souvenir sheets & collateral including duplication, some on Lighthouse album pages but most loose and unidentified; includes Cuba, Germany, Netherlands, United States, etc.; all clean and F-VF. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.8 lbs.
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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
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Later Aircraft Flights

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Lot Description

6398

United States, 1934-1983, FLOWN on test aircraft, curious collection of envelopes carried by favor in various aircraft; Sikorsky S-42 seaplane on world altitude record flight in 1934 and autographed by pilot Boris Sergievsky and the NAA Observer, 35 years ago it cataloged for $25, 9 copies; carried by Gary E Krier in NASA's Digital Fly By Wire in 1972 (flight #9); another DFBW (flight #29) autographed by Gary E Krier; 1976 flight by George Larson and CC Bock Jr in the B-1 bomber; 1977 F8DFBW signed by Gary E Krier; F-15A electronic weapons systems test in 1977 conducted by Richard O Covey (who later commanded the space shuttle); 1978 post maintenance flight of an F-14A by David M Walker (also a future shuttle astronaut); 1983 test flight of an XM-4 VTOL aircraft signed by G Raymond (these looked like flying saucers), addressed to New Zealand; fun group of 16 covers.
AAMC 5th Ed 680; $25. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $250.00
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6399

United States, 1946 (Jul 25) Atomic Bomb Test - Bikini Atoll, unaddressed Airmail cover carried on the Navy observation plane - a B-29 Superfortress specially outfitted for photographic reconnaissance - that photographed the two 1946 Bikini tests on July 1 (test Abel) and July 25 (test Baker); franked with a 6¢ Transport (C25) tied by a Jul 25 "U.S. Navy, 10666 Br." (Kwajalein, Marshall Islands) duplex handstamp and signed by the Pilot, Major George P. Birdsong, Jr., the operations officer of the photographic unit, Very Fine. This was also the first use of Bell Laboratories' "Fastex" high-speed camera. Only 30 covers were carried,

Birdsong was a highly decorated pilot. He was one of the first to complete 25 World War II bombing missions. He later flew B-29s in the Strategic Air Command and, in 1953, he set the B-47 Transatlantic speed record from Maine to England. He was the first SAC pilot to check out in a B-52 and in 1968-69 he flew 189 missions in Viet Nam, retiring in 1970 . (Image)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
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6400

United States, 1950, Atomic Bomb - Los Alamos, an Airmail cover from Paris, France on Mar 11, 1950, addressed to Manhattan Project Director, General "Sir Leslie R. Groves, Director of atom-center, Los Alamos, U.S.A."; missent to Los Alamos, Calif. (Nov 7 handstamp on the reverse) and redirected at Los Alamos, N.M., where it was received on Nov 10 (dated timestamp on the front); the was finally forwarded to Groves (who had retired in 1948) in South Norwalk, Ct., Very Fine. The Manhattan Project ended in 1946, but the facility continued to develop nuclear weapons as the Los Alamos National Laboratory. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $170.00
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