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Cuba, 1939 (Oct 1), Antonio Funes - Havana (Ellington-Zwisler 1C1), properly cacheted cover with First Rocket Flight overprint on the 25c Matanzas provisional, Very Fine. Only 60 covers were flown. Hopferweiser AF-01a; €500 ($560). Ellington-Zwisler $350 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Cuba, 1939 (Oct 1), Antonio Funes - Havana (Ellington-Zwisler 1C1), properly cacheted cover with First Rocket Flight overprint on the 25c Matanzas provisional, Very Fine. Only 60 covers were flown. Hopferweiser AF-01a; €500 ($560). Ellington-Zwisler $350 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Cuba, 1939 (Oct 3), Antonio Funes - Havana (Ellington-Zwisler 3C1), cacheted cover with red Rocket Stamp handstamped purple "C 1 25C/ 8 OCT 1939/ 3 R ENSAYO" (E-Z 3A1); the cover bears a handwritten Havana address and apparently went thru the mail, as it is postmarked on the reverse with an Oct 8 Havana c.d.s., despite having no Cuban postage., Very Fine. Only 16 covers were flown. Hopferweiser AF-03a; €2,100 ($2,350). Ellington-Zwisler $1,000 Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Germany, 1931 (Apr 15), Reinhold Tiling - Dümmersee (Ellington-Zwisler 1C1), specially prepared card picturing a rocket test, numbered 139 of 188 flown and franked with an 8pf Ebert tied by an Apr 15 Dielingen c.d.s. and signed by Tiling; minor corner bend at the lower left, Very Fine. Hopferweiser RT-1. Ellington-Zwisler $2,500. Hopferweiser €2,000 ($2,240) Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Germany, 1931 (Apr 15), Reinhold Tiling - Dümmersee (Ellington-Zwisler 1C1), specially prepared card picturing a rocket test, numbered 167 of 188 flown and franked with an 8pf Ebert tied by an Apr 15 Dielingen c.d.s. and signed by Tiling; addressed to Mrs. Ruth Tiling in Osnabrück, Very Fine. Hopferweiser RT-1. Ellington-Zwisler $2,500. Hopferweiser €2,000 ($2,240) Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Germany, 1931 (Nov 14), Reinhold Tiling - Not Flown (Ellington-Zwisler 1D2), specially prepared card picturing a rocket test, numbered 86 of 300 produced and franked with a 6pf Ebert tied by a Nov 14 Berlin NW c.d.s., Very Fine. Hopferweiser Unlisted; €200 ($220). Ellington-Zwisler $200 (1996) Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Ellington-Zwisler $200 (1996) Sug
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 15:07:04 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6308
Symbol: ECat No: 2C1 var.
Germany, 1933 (August), Gerhard Zucker - Hasselfelde - Zucker Pre-flight Mock-up (Ellington-Zwisler 2C1 var.), Airmail envelope with a 1m black Rocket Stamp (E-Z 2A2) tied by the black "Herta" cachet 1 and with the red Rocket cachet 2; additionally, there is a handstamped "+ 2 (manuscript) RM./ Unkostenbeitrag" indicating a proposed 2m contribution toward expenses; Zucker also has indicates the area below the stamp where he intends to add his signature to the flown covers and an area at the bottom of the envelope where his third cachet ("…Duhnen nach Insel Neuwerk") will be applied; he has also written "Munster!" [Specimen] and added his initial "Z"'; the envelope has been punched for filing at the bottom and has been folded at the right end with some light paper clip rust on the fold, but this is marvelous and unique piece of Rocket postal history from Zucker's personal archives. Hopferweiser GZ-01 var.; €450+ ($500).
This experiment was originally intended to take place in the North Sea town of Duhnem but, due to safety concerns, local authorities refused to issue the necessary permit, forcing Zucker to relocate it to the Hasselfelde in the Harz mountains. Ellington-Zwisler $750+ Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Ellington-Zwisler $750+ Suggested
Opening US$ 375.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 15:07:39 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6309
Symbol: Cat No: 2C1i var.
Germany, 1933 (Aug 31), Gerhard Zucker - Hasselfelde (Ellington-Zwisler 2C1i var.), Registered cover with five flight cachets (E-Z #2 (on back), 4, 6, 7 & 8) with three 1m Rocket Stamps (two each E-Z 2A1-2, Hopf. V1-2) canceled by cachets 4 & 6; franked with 84pf postage tied by Aug 23 Duhnen c.d.s.s with Zucker's manuscript inscription (cachet 8), Very Fine. Only 40 flown. Hopferweiser GZ-01b; €450+ ($500).
This experiment was originally intended to take place in the North Sea town of Duhnem but, due to safety concerns, local authorities refused to issue the necessary permit, forcing Zucker to relocate it to the Hasselfelde in the Harz mountains. Ellington-Zwisler $750+ Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Ellington-Zwisler $750+ Suggested
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 15:08:18 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6310
Symbol: Cat No: 2C1i var.
Germany, 1933 (Aug 31), Gerhard Zucker - Hasselfelde (Ellington-Zwisler 2C1i var.), Registered cover with five flight cachets (E-Z #2 (on back), 4, 6, 7 & 8) with four 1m Rocket Stamps (two E-Z 2A1 & one 2A2, Hopf. V1-2) canceled by cachet 6 ("31. Aug. 1933"); franked with 84pf postage tied by Aug 23 Duhnen c.d.s.s with Zucker's manuscript inscription (cachet 8), Very Fine, signed Aisslinger BPP. Hopferweiser GZ-01b; €450+ ($500).
This experiment was originally intended to take place in the North Sea town of Duhnem but, due to safety concerns, local authorities refused to issue the necessary permit, forcing Zucker to relocate it to the Hasselfelde in the Harz mountains. Ellington-Zwisler $750+ Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Ellington-Zwisler $750+ Suggested
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 15:08:56 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6311
Symbol: Cat No: 2C1i var.
Germany, 1933 (Aug 31), Gerhard Zucker - Hasselfelde (Ellington-Zwisler 2C1i var.), Registered cover with five flight cachets (E-Z #2 (on back), 4, 6, 7 & 8) with four 1m Rocket Stamps (two E-Z 2A1 & one 2A2, Hopf. V1-2) canceled by cachet 6 ("31. Aug. 1933"); franked with 84pf postage tied by Aug 23 Duhnen c.d.s.s with Zucker's manuscript inscription (cachet 8), Very Fine, signed Aisslinger BPP. Hopferweiser GZ-01b; €450+ ($500).
This experiment was originally intended to take place in the North Sea town of Duhnem but, due to safety concerns, local authorities refused to issue the necessary permit, forcing Zucker to relocate it to the Hasselfelde in the Harz mountains. Ellington-Zwisler $750+ Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (November) - Gerhard Zucker - Stiege - Proof Covers (Ellington-Zwisler 3/4/3), 12 covers and four cards made up by Zucker prior to the November flights utilizing the eight different cachets & handstamps that would eventually be used on the flown items; markings included are E-Z #2-1, 3-1, 3-3, 4-1, 4-3, 5-1 & 5-2 plus an unlisted handstamp, "Zierichtung [target direction]: Henetanzplatz-Rosstrappe", and an unlisted bilingual label "Mit Lufttorpedo/Par Aerotorpedo", which has been affixed to 14 of the 16 covers; additionally, three are signed by Zucker and two bear a single rocket stamp (E-Z #3A1a & 4A3); also included are three small sepia-tone photos of the experiments. A Very Fine and unique group, each in a plastic sleeve. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (Nov 4), Gerhard Zucker - Stiege - Inverted italic "3" on 1m black (Ellington-Zwisler 3A3c), tied on piece by violet Hasselfelde c.d.s./cachet, Very Fine. Only eight of the inverted italic "3" were produced. Hopferweiser V2bK; €100 ($110). Ellington-Zwisler $300 Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (Nov 4), Gerhard Zucker - Stiege (Ellington-Zwisler 3C1a), card with five different Rocket Stamps including the Inverted 3m on 1m (E-Z 3A3b, Hopf. V2aK) canceled by "Hasselfelde, 1. Nacht-Raketenflug, 4. XI. 1933" c.d.s.s; franked a 5pf Wagner Semi-Postal tied by a Nov 4 Hasselfelde c.d.s. and signed by Zucker, Very Fine. Hopferweiser GZ-02; €150+ ($170). Ellington-Zwisler $400 Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (Nov 4), Gerhard Zucker - Stiege (Ellington-Zwisler 3C1, 1a), two covers and two cards with various Rocket Stamps including three with the Inverted 3m on 1m (E-Z 3A3b, Hopf. V2aK), all canceled with the "Hasselfelde, 1. Nacht-Raketenflug, 4. XI. 1933" c.d.s.; franked with various 3pf, 4pf & 6pf Wagner Semi-Postals tied by a Nov 4 Hasselfelde c.d.s.s, all but one card signed by Zucker; stamps on one cover with perf toning, Fine to Very Fine. Hopferweiser GZ-02; €600+ ($670). Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (Nov 6), Gerhard Zucker - Stiege (Ellington-Zwisler 4C1), cacheted cover with perforated 3m blue & red Rocket Stamp (E-Z 5A2, Hopf. V4a); franked with a 4pf Wagner Semi-Postal tied by Nov 6 Hasselfelde c.d.s., signed by Zucker and addressed in his hand to himself in Hasselfelde, Very Fine. 200 covers were flown. This is the listing example illustrated in Hopferwieser. Hopferweiser GZ-03; €300 ($340). Ellington-Zwisler $350 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (Nov 10), Gerhard Zucker - Stiege (Ellington-Zwisler 5C2), plain card with green flight cachet tying a 3m on 1m black on yellow Rocket Stamp with stars instead of circles (E-Z 4A4a, Hopferwieser V2b) with approximately 10mm margins all around, franked with a 3pf Hindenburg tied by a Nov 10 Hasselfelde c.d.s. and signed by Zucker, Very Fine. Hopferweiser GZ-04; €200+ ($220). Ellington-Zwisler $315 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (Nov 10), Gerhard Zucker - Stiege (Ellington-Zwisler 5C1), cacheted cover with the 3 different perforated Rocket Stamps (E-Z 5A1, 5A2 (2) & 5A3 / Hopf. V3a, V4a (2), V4c) - the 1m & 3m red brown vertically se-tenant; franked with 3pf, 12pf & 8pf Wagner Semi-Postals, the last two se-tenant, tied by Nov 10 Hasselfelde c.d.s.s and signed by Zucker, Very Fine. Only 40 of 5A3/V4c were produced. Hopferweiser GZ-04; €200+ ($220). Ellington-Zwisler $500 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (Nov 10), Gerhard Zucker - Stiege (Ellington-Zwisler 5C2), cacheted card with the 3 different perforated Rocket Stamps (E-Z 5A1, 5A2 (2) & 5A3 / Hopf. V3a, V4a (2), V4c) - the 1m & 3m red brown vertically se-tenant; franked with a 5pf Wagner Semi-Postal tied by a Nov 10 Hasselfelde c.d.s.s and signed by Zucker, Very Fine. Only 40 of 5A3/V4c were produced. Hopferweiser GZ-04; €200+ ($220). Ellington-Zwisler $500 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Germany, 1933 (Nov 10), Gerhard Zucker - Stiege (Ellington-Zwisler 5C1), cacheted cover with the 3 different perforated Rocket Stamps (E-Z 5A1, 5A2 (2) & 5A3 / Hopf. V3a, V4a (2), V4c) - the 1m & 3m red brown vertically se-tenant with a gutter between; franked with 3pf, 6pf & 4pf Wagner Semi-Postals, the last two se-tenant, tied by Nov 10 Hasselfelde c.d.s.s and signed by Zucker, Very Fine. Only 40 of 5A3/V4c were produced. Hopferweiser GZ-04; €200+ ($220). Ellington-Zwisler $500 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
