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Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 1270
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Cat No: Collection
Marvelous Air Letter Sheet Collection, 1944-1963, a few hundred Air Letter Sheets perfect for the specialist; some WWII related, a few from the Korean War era, and dozens of First Flights, Polar Flights, and Air Mail Routes; destinations include Malaysia, St Pierre & Miquelon, Honduras, England, Mexico, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Australia, and Ireland; the perfect study for commercially produced letter sheets, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.6 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Closed..Aug-17-2022, 13:18:31 EST
Sold For 0
Attempted Flights
Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 2120
Symbol: C
Cat No: Nov. 23
1926 (Nov. 23), United States Navy Attempted Non-stop Flight Hampton Roads, Virginia to Coco Solo, Canal Zone, U.S. #C7 tied by Norfolk, VA, Nov. 23, 1926, Hamp Roads, duplex on cover to Canal Zone, 4-line "NAVAL AIR STATION / HAMPTON ROADS, VA. / TO PANAMA-CANAL ZONE / FIRST NON-STOP FLIGHT," private handstamp, Cristobal, Nov. 26, 1926 backstamp with postmaster Gerald D. Bliss initials; planes were forced down near Isle of Pines, Cuba, and only one completed the flight, a Very Fine cover, a scarce and desirable flight, 68 pieces carried, of which only a few with cachet. AAMC CZ 13; $125. (Image)
Estimate $75-100
Opening US$ 40.00
Closed..Aug-18-2022, 14:58:56 EST
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First Flights
Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 2121
Symbol: C
Cat No: CZ 18a
1928-34, Premium Canal Zone First Flight Covers, group of six better flights; March 9, 1928 U.S. Army Inspection flight, Washington, D.C. to France Field with Cristobal, Mar. 24, receiver with black cachet (CZ 18a); return flight Cristobal, March 27, 1928 to Washington, D.C. (CZ 18b); three different Dec. 28, 1928, Commercial Flood flight Cristobal to San Jose, Costa Rica, first with CZ #106 cancelled Ancon, Dec. 27 with Jan. 15 receiver, next CZ #UC1 Cristobal, Dec. 28 with Jan. 14 receiver, last CZ #U6 with #105 Cristobal, Dec. 28 with Jan. 14 backstamp (all CZ 22a); finally April 10, 1934, U.S. Navy Massed flight, San Diego with AIRCRAFT BASE FORCE, APR 10, 1934, U.S. FLEET, ACAPULCO MEXICO cancel to Balboa with CZ #115 cancelled Coco Solo, May 1, on reverse with 7-line blue cachet with propeller and wings (CZ 81b), attractive and more difficult Canal Zone flights, overall Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $150-200
Opening US$ 80.00
Closed..Aug-18-2022, 14:59:10 EST
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Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 2122
Symbol: C
1936, LOT First Flight Covers to Palestine, Oct 27, franked Sc. 298, 302, C3 pr, C4 pr, to Haifa with appropriate purple cachets + unlisted (in Muller) registered FF from Buchurest (Romania) on same flight franked Sc. 456, B58, C19, C21 with approriate purple cancel/cachet + non-FF dated Nov 9 franked "Gordon Bennett" overprint Sc. 307 with purple LOT cachet, the Romanian cover is quite unusual and (apparently) uncommon, Extremely Fine. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Aug-18-2022, 14:59:27 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 2123
Symbol: C
Cat No: 257
1937, three Ala Littoria First Flights to Palestine, 3 covers: Mu. 375, Rome to Haifa, franked Sc. 257 (3), 339, C86 + Trieste to Haifa, franke Sc. 213, 360, C84-85 + registered from Rhodes to Haifa, franked Rhodes C1-4, all with appropriate cachets and Apr 8 arrivals. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Aug-18-2022, 14:59:42 EST
Sold For 150
Lindberghiana
Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 1271
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Cat No: Collection
Lindbergh Treasure Trove, large box filled with all manner of Lindberghiana, includes over 400 covers & cards, loose in box, in cover albums and in two groups on pages, the best having write ups on quadrille pages, an incredible collection that includes several RPPCs, & an autographed 1928 cover flown from Columbia while he was on a goodwill trip, also has binder of 1997 material, viewing recommended, an exciting offering for the historian or Lindbergh admirer, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 375.00
Closed..Aug-17-2022, 13:18:56 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 1272
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A Lindy Medley, 1927-29, a jaunty little tune comprising 12 picture post cards (several appearing to be real photos), four 1927 covers addressed to Lindbergh (from Morocco, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium); eight Lindbergh "Again Flies the Air Mail", Goodwill or FAM Flight covers, including a US #U522 with Panama #256 and Lindbergh Trans-Atlantic Flight commemorative label; plus a slightly tattered airgram with Lincoln's Gettysburg Address inside and an image of Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis on the back; all but one postcard unused, the covers with slightly varying condition but still presentable, Fine to Very Fine or better. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Aug-17-2022, 13:19:19 EST
Sold For 0
Pioneer Flights
Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 2118
Symbol: C
Cat No: 3a
1911 (Sep 23-Oct 1), Garden City (N.J.) International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3a), picture postcard with 1¢ Franklin tied by Sep 24 Special cachet/cancel with "Aerial Special Despatch" handstamp; message reads "I am here this afternoon watching the flyers. More than a dozen are flying…. This will be mailed by Aerplane". Card is very scarce real photo card of [Aviation pioneer Walter] "Brookins Starting"; also includes a clipping from the New York Evening Post of Sep 16, 1931 with an illustrated article entitled "Air Mail to Mark Its 20th Birthday", Very Fine. A rare card. AAMC $250+. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Aug-18-2022, 14:58:24 EST
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Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 2119
Symbol: C
Cat No: Mar. 18
1929 (Mar. 18), Return Flight of the Pan American from Canal Zone, official business penalty cover cancelled Cristobal, Mar. 18, 1929, to postmaster, Washington, DC, with Brownsville, Tex, Mar. 20, backstamp, carried on the planned non-stop flight which was interrupted by weather and forced to land in Tampico, Mexico, before continuing on to Brownsville, signed by pilot Ira C. Eaker and postmaster general Walter F. Brown, a Fine to Very Fine cover, only 27 pieces were carried, six signed by Eaker. AAMC CZ 28; $250. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Aug-18-2022, 14:58:45 EST
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Rocket Mail
Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 1273
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Cat No: Collection
United States, International Rocket Mail Collection, 1961, the definitive documentation from the 25th anniversary flights of the 1936 rocket mail to Mexico in a Scott Specialty album; preproduction photo essay of the 1961 rocket adhesive and photographic black & white proof of the American Legion envelope cachet; presentation folder (blue) from the July 2nd event as well as the rare (5 made) pink folder planned; color separation proofs of the souvenir sheet (black, scarlet, blue, yellow, yellow and blue); perforated tête-bêche sheets of labels used on flown covers, gutter blocks (including marked "Specimen"), imperforate sheets tete beche used in presentation folders, imperforate sheets with overprint "Rocket United Nations", souvenir sheet overprinted with both "Specimen" and "Rocket United Nations"; flown covers on test rockets including several burned or otherwise mangled; series of other overprints as well as Paisley Rocketeers Society of Scotland flown letters; unlikely to ever be as extensively duplicated and beautifully written up, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 375.00
Closed..Aug-17-2022, 13:19:40 EST
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Zeppelin Covers
Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 2124
Symbol: C
1931 (Jul 24-27), Polar Flight, Leningrad - Malyguin, registered cover and card, each franked with two of the four imperforate Zeppelins (C26-C29), Very Fine. Michel 204Aa-b; €210 ($240). (Image)