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LotNo.

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Lot Description

161

1892//1999, Two Balloon Fragments Salvaged from Accidents, the first a piece of the "Governor Russell", which fell into Boston Harbor on July 4, 1892, mounted in double-window matte with facsimile front page of Boston Daily Globe (accompanied by photocopies of additional newspaper articles); the second from the "Global Hilton Challenger" mounted below a matted photo of the balloon's night launch signed by pilot Dick Rutan—one of the few surviving pieces (the rest of the balloon was land-filled after an FAA investigation); two scarce items for the balloon fan, ex Lippman. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2)

Estimate $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

162

1922, June 3, Amundsen "Maud" North Pole Expedition, cover franked with a 3¢ stamp on an special Expedition label with "ARI MAIL" Error tied by Seattle machine cancel, label also tied by green "North Star Air Post" handstamp with a purple "Maud Expeditionen" handstamp at the upper left, Very Fine. Very few covers exist with the "ARI MAIL" Error.
AAMC TO 1021 var. (Image) (Image2)

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

163

1922, June 3, Amundsen "Maud" North Pole Expedition, cover franked with a 3¢ stamp on an special Expedition label tied by Seattle machine cancel, label also tied by green "North Star Air Post" handstamp with a purple "Maud Expeditionen" handstamp at the upper left; also included is a full sheet of nine expedition labels with 3¢ stamps affixed, position five being the "ARI MAIL" Error; cover with mild toning; sheet o.g., Very Fine.
AAMC TO 1021. (Image) (Image2)

Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

164

Byrd Antarctic Expedition II First Flight, block of four of #733 and single #C17 tied by individual "Little America Antarctica Jan. 30, 1935" duplex cancels on legal sized cover with three handstamp cachets including one proving this was carried on the first exploration flight at Little America, magenta "AIR MAIL" and black "NOV 15 1934" straightline handstamps, signed R.E. Byrd just below printed corner card, backstamped "San Francisco, Calif. Mar. 25, 1935 Little America Mail Received" slogan cancel, vertical crease at right between block of four and stamp, Very Fine, From Nov. 15 to Nov. 23, 1935, Byrd made five exploration flights over unexplored regions of Antarctica with the objective of finding a channel between the Ross Ice Barrier and the Weddell Sea. Each flight has its own cachet. only 100 covers carried on each flight, ex-Lippman. (Image)

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

165

1932 (May 25), SS Bremen Catapult Cover from the USS Akron, on George Washington Bicentennial cacheted envelope, franked #696, 702 plate block and 705, tied by Lakehurst, NJ postmark and duplexes of May 6, 1932; violet USS Akron Coast to Coast Trip, blue German Bremen May 25, 1932 and red Berlin forwarding cachets on front; reverse with violet double-oval May 8, 1932 Akron cachet, San Diego "Air-Mail/Saves Time" slogan cancel (May 11) and Berlin receiver (May 26); addressed to Berlin with "return to Cincinnati" on backflap; a busy but appealing cover, Fine to Very Fine, ex Lippman. (Image) (Image2)

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

166

1934, Clara Adams-signed Rate Sheet, light green "Use the German Air Mail Service to South America" flyer, touting "5 days in transit" (try that today), with rates on reverse, signed at top by Adams, pioneering aviatrix known as the "maiden of maiden flights" as the first female passenger of the Graf Zeppelin; bonus material features two small patches (roughly 1 inch/2.5 cm square) of Zeppelin fuel cell and outer skin coverings, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

167

U.S.S. Akron (Airship ZRS-4) Ring Laying Ceremony Invitation and Badge, Five incredible items consisting of an engraved invitation from the Officers of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation to the master ring laying ceremony Oct. 31 1929 and an invitation to dinner immediately following, a Western Union telegram to Bert Channer of the American Aeronautical Group the day before the ceremony announcing a one week postponement of the ceremony due to the death of Theodore E. Burton (read his bio on wikipedia), a 3-inch diameter die cast metal badge, per the accompanying printed card, made of Duralumin, the same metal used in the ship's construction, intended to serve as identification for all attendees and a souvenir for those who did not attend, Extremely Fine, and incredibly scarce Akron Collateral, absolutely perfect for an exhibit, for the full history of the USS Akron, see https://njpostalhistory.org/media/pdf/LakehurstNAS_Pts_I_IInjph2019.pdf, ex-Lippman. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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

168

USS Akron in Memoriam Cover signed by three survivors with piece of fabric, legal sized with Mellone cachet #5/30/33-9 beautifully prepared by the Frederick Hanbrock of the Lakewood Stamp Society and addressed to himself, signed at top center by Survivors H. Wiley Lt. Comdr., R.E. Deal B.M. 2nd Class, and M.E. Erwin A.M 2nd Class franked with block of four of Scott #C1, small piece (125 x 65mm) of the USS Akron's fabric affixed to the back and secured with large Lakewood Township and two wax seals, with text "This piece of fabric was salvaged from the Atlantic Ocean and was part of the ill-fated dirigible U.S.S. Akron, destroyed off the New Jersey Coast, April 4, 1933", four purple registered backstamps include Lakewood NJ May 30, 1933 (3) and next day Toms River NJ, Extremely Fine, also includes the USPS penalty envelope used by the Lakehurst post office in which the piece of fabric was mailed to Hambrock, Fantastic U.S.S. Akron item, ex-Lippman. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

169

1924-27, Group of Eight USS Los Angeles Covers, all on annotated homemade quadrille pages, starting with August and September 1924 German ZR-3 covers (prior to its handover to the US as war reparations and renaming as the Los Angeles), two 1925 Bermuda-to-Canada flight covers (Bermuda frankings), two 1925 Puerto Rico-to-Canada covers (Canada frankings), a 1927 cover with accompanying letter from Lieutenant Commander Rosendahl to Ian Morgan in Montreal referencing mail carried on the ship's various flights, and a playful 1927 Canada-franked Roessler cover addressed to Commander Rosendahl, "Rosendahl" covered by stamp selvage with "Roessler" written in; covers generally clean and sound, Very Fine overall, ex Lippman, an interesting addition for a Los Angeles collection; fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

170

1960 (Dec. 18), Two Rocket "Swordfish" Flight Covers, produced by the Society of Applied Rocketry (SOAR), on special cacheted envelopes, each franked by matching plate block of the 1960 Echo I issue (#1173) tied by Dec. 15 First Day cancel, plus a pair of SOAR blue-on-gold labels, one perforated (E-Z #40C1a), one imperforate (#40C1c), with red swordfish cachet; each numbered in red "P.F.Z. 1/3", Very Fine and rare, only three sets exist, ex Lippman. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction