1787-1859 pre-philatelic stampless letters, collection of 68 FLs from Scandinavia, France, German States and Russia, with excellent markings including dues, disinfected, scarce transits, etc., clean and generally fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$1,500

1800-1960s large accumulation of covers and cards in six cartons (banker's boxes), with United States flight covers, picture postcards, postal stationery, Rocket Mail (including 3,000+ sets of 1966 30th Anniversary United States to Mexico/Mexico to United States, cacheted and flown covers franked with Rocket labels and 8c U.S. Goddard), WWII censored items and many others, rest of the world well represented throughout with British Commonwealth, South and Central America, Asia and Africa, many E-Bay items (priced $20-$250+), some described, others in quantities ready to be lotted, mixed condition, good holding of postal history, assembled by Abraham Siegel, sold on behalf of his estate

Est.$5,000

1821-50 pre-philatelic FLs or covers, selection of 18 different, with Austria, India, United States, Papal States, France, including 1848 letter from Paris, with red "Legion Pie IX Etat Major" ("Pope Pius IX Legion Headquarters"), etc. Also included is a complete Royal Letter Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, with signature and intact wafer seal, fine lot (Image)

Est.$250

1856-1956 small box with 300+ covers and cards, United States and multitude of countries, including China, British Commonwealth, France, Russia, Romania, Germany, Vietnam, some Postal Stationery, flights, varieties, plus much more. A good variety and excellent group of a Postal historian or dealer (Image)

Est.$5,000

1860-1960 small box with 340 covers or cards from European countries (Spain, Netherlands, Greece, France, Ireland, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Montenegro, etc.), some better items, commercial and philatelic usages, mixed condition, mostly fine or better (Image)

Est.$500

1930s-60s hundreds in a small box, flown covers from Albania, Austria, Luxembourg, Turkey, Spain and Spanish Colonies, Romania, San Marino, French Africa, British Commonwealth, including Australia, Papua, Greece, Iraq, Belgium, Korea, Scandinavian countries, Liberia, Switzerland, Sudan, Egypt, Hungary, Thailand, Portuguese Colonies, many first or special flights, Air Post sets on cover, cachets, flight schedule, labels, etc., many $50-$100 price range, generally fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$2,500

1900-1970 carton with 500+ covers and cards, Germany, with Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, HAPAG Lloyd, Naval cards, various South American lines, maiden voyages, France ("Normandie"), Italian ships, other European countries, wonderful variety, high retail value

Est.$1,000

1909-18 collection of 160+ mostly used Zeppelin picture postcards (not flown by Zeppelin), views with Zeppelin in the air or moored at an air station, showing the early struggles of these giant oblong objects gliding through the air, almost always ending in a disaster. Most of these cards were issued at various Air shows, the 1909 International Aeronautical Exhibition (I.L.A.) and others, mostly in Germany, few other countries, many elaborate designs, embossing, extended cards, panoramic pop-up folding cards, pull-out postcards, some with additional labels, generally fine-v.f., many $100+ items, difficult to assemble (Image)

Est.$7,500