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CatNo.

Lot Description

2059

409 USA

1936 (May 11) American Post (Sieger 409), circuitous journey from New York to Frankfurt by airship followed by Pan-American Clipper from San Francisco to Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands; all appropriate transit marks. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

2060

409 USA

1936 (May 12), 1st North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst - Frankfurt (Sieger 409), large Registered Round-the-World cover bearing stamps of four countries; originating in Vienna, Austria where 2.85s postage was canceled on Mar 2, then proceeding to Ahmedabad, India, Mar 10 (9ap9p stamps added and canceled Mar 14), Darwin N.T., Australia (Mar 24), Perth, W.Australia (2s8d stamps added and canceled Apr 3), Melbourne, Apr 8, New York, May 6 ($1.01 in stamps added and canceled the same day), Frankfurt (May 14 type III receiver) and, finally, making its way back to the sender in Vienna on May 15; some wear, but no more than would be expected, Fine and most unusual.
Michel 13. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $475.00
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2061

409 USA

1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post (Sieger 409), double Registered cover posted at New York under cover to Postmaster is Brisbane; in Australia Scott # 139 was applied followed by more American stamps in Manila; transit marks on the back include New York, Brisbane, Queensland, Darwin, and a partial Type III Frankfurt machine cancel; busy cover (in a good way), Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
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2062

409 USA

1936 1st North America Flight, 14 covers returned to the US (Sieger 409), variously franked including uprated stationery, 3 covers cacheted (2 Zeppelin (one of which a Rotary cover), 1 "Texas Under Six Flags"), all flown to Frankfurt and returned to the US; frankings include definitives, commemoratives, Airs and Airmail Special Delivery stamps, with pairs and blocks including a block of 12 5¢ Kosciuszko with plate number and plate crack (positions 1-3), strips from 1¢ and 3¢ Century of Progress souvenir sheets, a Byrd souvenir sheet (on albino 6¢ Airmail entire), etc., Fine to Very Fine or better. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $350.00
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2063

409 USA

1936 1st North America Flight, bounced-around cover (Sieger 409), properly franked Registered cover that made it safely to Frankfurt then on to Berlin, where it was redirected back to the sender in South Ozone Park, NY…where the Post Office bounced it among the New York City, Ozone Park, Jamaica and (finally) South Ozone Park Registry Offices over two days; penned note at top left reads, "It is impossible to get this letter carried to somebody else but the addressee therefore I could not put it in the provided envelope. But it is quite sure as it is registered. Respectfully mail [?…?]", Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

2064

409 USA

1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post (Sieger 409), Canton China Registered cover initially posted in New York and delivered to Springfield IL after visiting France and Singapore; sports China Scott # 264 as well as US postage on uprated postal entire; reverse plastered with cancels including New York, Frankfurt (Type III machine cancel), Canton, Singapore, and Springfield; beautiful, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $225.00
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2065

409 USA

1936 1st North America Flight, nine covers with auxiliary markings (Sieger 409), all US-franked, with "Insufficiently/Prepaid for/Hindenburg Service" (2), "Zollamtlich freigegeben" (4), "Too Late" (2 different Morgan Annex), plus one flown cover with "Opened by Customs for Foreign Exchange Control" coil label (strip of three-plus); if the markings aren't to your taste, the color frankings, Christmas Seals, blocks and plate blocks used might appeal, Fine to Very Fine or better. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
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2066

409 USA

1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post (Sieger 409), posted at New York under cover to Postmaster in Brisbane; mixed franking with US postage ($2.10) and Australia Scott # 158 tied with Ship Room cds; stamps were also applied in Manila where they were postmarks with a duplex canceler; delicious marcophaly, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
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2067

409 USA

1936 1st North America Flight, group of 17 items (Sieger 409), comprising 12 covers and five postal or picture post cards, with a range of solo, single and mixed frankings, all addressed to Germany with proper flight cachet and Frankfurt receivers (one card lacking receiver); note an uprated postal card, numerous Airmail frankings, several Registered items, even one with two-line German "Opened by Customs" handstamp; a few 6¢ stamps oxidized, otherwise fresh and generally sound, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
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2068

409 USA

1936 1st North America Flight, interesting duo (Sieger 409), comprising proof of Lakehurst flight cachet in black on 76 x 127 mm card, plus flown cover—without postage—to Mr. FW von Meister at the Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei in Frankfurt; cover with appropriate Frankfurt receiver (Type III) on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $140.00
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2069

409 USA

1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post (Sieger 409), round the world cover with adhesives from the United States including the TIPEX souvenir sheet to England and China before returning to America; China franking includes Scott # 210, 294, 313, and 323 canceled in Shanghai; on the reverse, in addition to a Manila machine cancel, are German stamps 474, 478, C53, and C58; quite the world traveler, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2070

409 USA

1936 1st North America Flight, seven return leg covers (Sieger 409), variously (and colorfully) franked with definitives, commemoratives, Airs (one including #C4), Special Delivery and/or Airmail Special Delivery stamps (#CE1 on one cover, #CE2 on six); two cacheted envelopes, all but one with flight cachet and Frankfurt receivers, the one lacking the cachet with two "Too Late/Morgan Annex, N.Y.P.O." handstamps and a Paris transit on reverse; attractive cancels and auxiliary markings (including "Buff. & Chi. W.D./R.P.O." on one), Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $250.00
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2071

409 USA

1936 1st North America Flight, 34 US covers to uncommon destinations (Sieger 409), variously franked with definitives, commemoratives and/or Airmails and including a couple uprated stationery items, all but one with First Flight cachet; destinations comprise Austria (2), Belgium (3), Canada, China, Cuba, England (2), Finland, France (2, 1 "Alsace-Lorrain"), Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Palestine, Philippine Islands, Poland, Romania, Singapore/Straits Settlements, South Africa, Switzerland (3), and "Beyrouth, Syria"; attractive and appealing, Fine to Very Fine or better. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

2072

409 V Nicaragua

1936 1st North America Flight originating in Nicaragua (Sieger 409 V), 3c & 15c Nicaragua airmail stamps, 3c with blue manuscript at top left, both tied by large violet boxed "Correo Aereo May 2 1936 Managua Nic," 15c Nicaragua and USA 15c Statue of Liberty and 20c Clipper (Scott Nos. 696 & C20) tied by "New York N.Y. May 11, 1936" machine cancel, violet Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet also ties 15c US stamp, on cover to Germany with Zeppelin type III arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine and very scarce with Sieger noting only 50 covers were posted, signed Zeppelin expert Arthur Falk.
Sieger €900 ($970). (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2073

409 W US Canal Zone

1936 (May 12), 1st North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst - Frankfurt (Sieger 409 W), cover franked with three 20¢ Airmails (C11) tied by a May 8 Cristobal machine cancel; backstamped with the type III Frankfurt receiver, Very Fine. Most of the Canal Zone mail was also franked with U.S. postage.
Michel 13; €1,500 ($1,620).
Sieger €1,150+ ($1,240). (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
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2074

409W US Canal Zone

1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, Canal Zone Post (Sieger 409W), Canal Zone mail (Scott # C11) sent to New York where American adhesives were applied; Type III German receiver seen on both obverse and reverse; scarce; faint toning, Fine, 50 pieces carried. (Image)

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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $300.00
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2075

410

1936 (May 17) 2nd North American Flight (Sieger 410), commercial cover sent to Canal Zone during 2nd North American Flight; better destination, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $100.00
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2076

410//423 A

1936 2nd to 5th North America Flights, group of 14 (Sieger 410//423 A), comprising both covers and cards, all with on-board cancels; present are Sieger #410 (4, including one cover to Brazil franked 2RM Chicago Flight, one cover to Czechoslovakia), 417 A (6, including envelope franked with complete Olympics set, post card addressed to Costa Rica), 420 A, and 423 A (3), Fine to Very Fine or better. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $600.00
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2077

410 A

1936 1st North America Flight (Sieger 410 A), Germany Scott Nos. 415, 416, 418-422, 469, 472, B82-B86, B88, C35, C36, C46-C58 tied by fourteen strikes of "Deutsch Luftpost Europa-Nordamerika Luftschiff Hindenburg 2. Fahrt 21.5.36" Type IV bordpoststempel on 290 x 190 mm envelope, Very Fine, a fabulous franking. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
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2078

410A/412A

1936 (May 21) 2nd North American Flight (Sieger 410A/412A), originating at Lakehurst, this pair of envelopes sent by F W von Meister with attractive Hindenburg cachet received On-Board postmarks for both the flight to Germany and the subsequest trip to Brazil, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
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2079

410B//454

1936 (May 17) Received Too Late for Hindenburg (Sieger 410B//454), 3 examples of German items with auxiliary mark that reports received too late and sent by ordinary mail; two examples (Si 410B) were sent to Tulsa and Chicago missing the 2nd North American Flight; and the last (Si 454) was also destined for Chicago and just missed passage on the tragic final flight of the Hindenburg. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

2080

410 Estonia

1936 2nd North America Flight, Estonia franking (Sieger 410), four color franking with stamps tied by individual "13.V.36 Tallinn Eesti" double circule datestamps on 198 x 124mm registered cover to Huntington Indiana, red Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet at left, airmail etiquette at top left, "Huntington W.Va Registered May 20, 1936" and May 21 (missent) and "Huntington Ind. Registered Jun 3, 1936" receiving backstamps, Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

2081

410 Iceland

1936 2nd North America Flight, Iceland franking (Sieger 410), 2kr air mail stamp (Scott No. C20) tied by "Reykjavik 6.V.36" circular datestamp and red Zeppelin handstamp flown cachet with air mail etiquette and Reykjavik registry label on registered card to Carnation, Washington, two New York registry 5.20 1936 oval receiving cancels, Extremely Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
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2082

410 Lithuania

1936 (May 17), 2nd North America Flight, Frankfurt - Lakehurst (Sieger 410), Registered cover franked with (front & back) with nine stamps totaling 4.80L, the stamps on the front canceled May 9 at Silale, those on the back Kaunus, May 13; red "c" flight cachet; backstamped New York and Los Angeles, Very Fine.
Michel 14; €900 ($970).
Sieger €650 ($700). (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $900.00
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2083

411 A USA

1936 (May 21), 2nd North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst - Frankfurt (Sieger 411 A), legal size commercial illustrated advertising cover for the Furness (shipping) Lines cover correctly franked with 43¢ worth of metered postage, 4x 10¢ & 2x 1½¢ impressions; addressed to London, England and postmarked with a May 20 New York duplex handstamp and handstamped "Via Air Mail"; no other markings;central vertical file fold, F-VF. A rare metered commercial cover that was carried by normal Airmail from Frankfurt to London, with a 2004 D. Leder certificate.
Michel 15 var. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $225.00
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2084

411 C Canada

1936 (May 17), 2nd North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst - Frankfurt (Sieger 411 C), Registered cover franked with (front & back) 12 stamps totaling 70¢ canceled May 10 at Montreal; backstamped New York (May 19) and Frankfurt, Very Fine.
Michel 15 A; €350 ($380).
Sieger €500 ($540). (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $325.00
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2085

411C Canada

1936 (May 19) 1st North America Flight (Sieger 411C), return mail from Lakehurst originating with Registered Montreal envelope addressed to Sieger in Germany; adhesives include Scott # 168 and pair of C5 on the front and a block of nine C5 on the reverse; attractive, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger €500 ($540). (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
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2086

411D Mexico

1936 (May 21) 2nd North America Flight (Sieger 411D), Registered cover from Mexico franked with Scott # C65, C70, and C72 on return trip from Lakehurst to Frankfurt; no special markings were used on this flight's US mail; only registered items received backstamps, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
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2087

412 A//447 A

1936, 2nd-5th South America Flights, group of 13 (Sieger 412 A//447 A), comprising Sieger #412 A (May 26: 1 cover, 2 Czech postal cards uprated with German stamps; May 31 picture post card); 425 A (July 27 picture post card); 432 C (Sept. 5 postal card); #443 A/D (Oct. 29 picture post card and Nov. 1 cover); 445 A (Nov. 4 cover); and 447 A (Nov. 25 card and cover plus Nov. 27 and Dec. 5 picture post card); includes a couple color photos of the ship's interior, Fine to Very Fine or better. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $600.00
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2088

412C

1936 (May 31) 5th South American Flight (Sieger 412C), return trip On-Board picture postcard of the Hindenburg Promenade with 9 adhesives. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
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2089

412 Czech

1936 (May 25) 2nd South American Flight (Sieger 412), better example from the Hindenburg 2nd South American Flight to Buenos Aires on Air France stationery; Mi 16 €450, Si €250, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
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2090

412 var Denmark

1936 2nd South American Flight (Sieger 412 var), lovely Danish Airmail set on Registered Kobenhavn postcard to Santiago Chile; Mi 16 €450, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
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2091

412 var Peru

1936, 7th South America Flight, Peru Franking (Sieger 412 var), three stamps tied by "Lima 27 Jun 36" double circle datetamps on black & white photo postcard of Peru docks addressed to Sieger, purple "Via Lufthansa" straightline and blue boxed "Via Condor Zeppelin" handstamps, Extremely Fine, this flight is unlisted in Sieger. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
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2092

417 Peru

1936 3rd North America Flight after missing an earlier Zeppelin flight (Sieger 417), franked with three Peru stamps tied by two strikes of Jun. 3, 1935 double circle datestamp and originally intended for the Zeppelin flight from Rio de Janeiro to Germany, this cover missed the flight resulting in the routing instructions being crossed off but was still sent on to Hamburg where it was later franked with two Germany 50pf Zeppelin stamps (Scott No. C57) and a 25pf stamp canceled by Hamburg 18.6.36 circular datestamps and sent on the 3rd North American flight to Brooklyn New York, Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
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2093

417 Poland

1936 3rd North America Flight, Poland franking (Sieger 417), Poland Scott Nos. 286, 297 & 301 tied by individual strikes of commemorative cancels dated 17.6.36 with red Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet on cover from Gdynia Poland to Frankfurt and then by Zeppelin to NYC, with typed routing instructions at bottom left, two backstamps including NYC June 22 1936 duplex and Foznan 18.6.35, Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $150-250
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

2094

417

1936 (Jun 15) 3rd North American Flight (Sieger 417), envelope from the American Commercial Attache in Berlin to an address in Washington DC; entered the mailstream at the railway station in Frankfurt and is autographed by Dr Eckener; unusual. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
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2095

417

1936 3rd North America Flight (Sieger 417), approximately 192 x 130 mm cover sent Registered from Baden-Baden to Port Chester, NY, with complete Eagle & Globe set (#C46-C56); Registry and two different Airmail etiquettes; stamps bright, the cover with a few flaws, but a handsome piece nonetheless, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel 22. (Image)

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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $100.00
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2096

417 B

1936 3rd North America Flight, two returned covers (Sieger 417 B), from the same sender in Hamburg, similarly franked and Registered, to travel via Hindenburg to the US, then by US Airmail to the destination: one to Lima, Peru, one to Paramaribo, Netherlands Guyana (Surinam); the Suriname cover rather straightforward, with two boxed bilingual "Unknown" handstamps on front, violet Miami, FL (June 22) and San Juan, PR (June 24) transits and Paramaribo receiver (June 27) in black, plus Hamburg receiver on return on Aug. 6; the Peru cover an auxiliary markings lover's dream: the front with three "Retour" handstamps, a blue green "Admon Central de Correos/Inspección de Carteras" June 29 handstamp, and faint "return origin" "Correos del Estato" handstamp of Oct. 18; reverse with violet Miami (June 22) and Cristobal, C.Z. (June 24) outward transits, two black Lima receivers (June 26), and Hamburg return receiver of Nov. 27, Fine to Very Fine, and a fun duo. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
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2097

417B

1936 (Jun 19) 3rd North American Flight (Sieger 417B), uncommon Postage Due on Hindenburg mail to the US; Cumberland registry cancel on reverse confirms balance due paid, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $120.00
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2098

417B Hungary

1936 (Jun 19) 3rd North American Flight (Sieger 417B), Registered Budapest envelope sent to a philatelist in New Jersey; the reverse has a Frankfurt railway transit as well as New York and New Jersey registry marks; Mi 22, €450, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
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