Worldwide, Extensive and Varied Postal History Assortment. Dealer's delight, with approximately 400 or so covers from every corner of the globe (including a few you don't usually find); period ranges from the mid- to late 1800s through about the mid-1960s, with a solid holding of classics; no great rarities spotted, but among the highlights are strong early Austria; Germany including at least one Bavaria card; a baker's dozen of Republican China with various Sun Yat-sen and a Junks cover; Netherlands First Day Covers from the 1950s and '60s in limited quantities; a nice tranche of Swiss First Day Covers ranging between about 1949 and the '60s, again in useful quantities; 51 different Collins hand-painted US First Day Covers; 11 1952 Papua New Guinea First Day Covers (!); a 1949 £1 King George VI First Day Cover; plus material from Japan, Algeria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and more besides; condition varies, but plenty clean, and much interesting, Fine to Very Fine, inspection invited. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.8 lbs.
Estimate $2,000 - 2,500. (Image)

Estimate $2,000-2,500

Worldwide, Kaleidoscopic Cache of Covers. Many, many hundreds in total; strongest in Canada with stampless covers, early flights (some with Semi-Officials and/or pilot-signed), First Day Covers, etc.; the remainder of the world with First Day Covers, commercial usages, Official covers, stationery (mint, used, uprated), Guam #M6 on cover, and so much more; loads of Topical interest; a perfect lot for the eBayer looking to expand their listings, Fine to Very Fine or better, inspection invited.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,600. (Image)

Estimate $1,200-1,600

Worldwide, Wide-ranging Selection of Zeppelin Covers and Cards, 1924-39. Over 60 in total, presented on fully annotated album pages and in a small-format cover binder; much of interest, the covers from LZ-126 (ZR-3), LZ-129 (Hindenburg), and the LZ-130 (Graf Zeppelin II), with numerous flights and cachets represented; mixed in as well are several USS Akron items, plus a few used Zeppelin-themed stamps, postcards and picture post cards (a few real photos), etc.; broad array of frankings and origin-destination combinations; well worth a thorough review by the airship enthusiast, as some better items are present; see the entire holding online, generally Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

Estimate $1,500-2,000

Worldwide, Attractive Compilation of Flown Graf Zeppelin Covers, 1928-35. Over 40 in total, all mounted on exhibit pages with picture post cards and detailed annotation; carried on various flights of the Graf Zeppelin, with many with better frankings including ten US covers with #C18 (three of which have multiple frankings), one cover with German 4m Polar Flight and one with 2m Chicago Flight adhesive, a nice-looking Iceland flight cover, and more, generally Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.6 lbs.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Video for this lot) (Image)

Estimate $1,500-2,000

Worldwide, Worthwhile Mix of 28 Zeppelin Flight Covers and Cards, 1928-37. Neat array including U.S., Germany, Brazil, Paraguay, Spain and Liechtenstein (#C15-C16 First Day Cover); highlights including 1928 First Flight Airmail cachet of Oct. 28, 1928; 1929 First Round-the-World Flight; three First 1929 America Flight; 1930 German postcard with Mailed On-board cachet; several South America Flights; three Brazil Pan-America Flights; Century of Progress from Miami (three different, one First Day Cover); Zeppelin-Condor(-Lufthansa) cachets; a May 1, 1937 Hindenburg Germany Flight (canceled due to weather, the mail dropped May 3 over Cologne on its outward fatal flight to North America), and more; generally clean and sound, Very Fine, well worth the time to review.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Estimate $750-1,000