Sale No: 755
Lot No:323
Symbol:Cat No:TO-1317 var.

Portugal, 1939 Pan-American Transatlantic Survey Flight for F.A.M. 18, Horta to Lisbon (AAMC TO-1317 var.), cover franked with Portugal 5e Airmail canceled Horta, Mar 29 and backstamped Lisbon, Apr 1; endorsed "First Trans-Atlantic Survey Flight, Carried by Arthur B. Gaylord, Wright Aero Representative", addressed by Gaylord to himself c/o P.A.A., Lisbon; also signed by an unknown Portuguese representative, Very Fine. An exceedingly rare cover, as this was not a mail-carrying flight. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600

Sale No: 755
Lot No:324
Symbol:Cat No:TO-1317 var.

Portugal, 1939 Pan-American Transatlantic Survey Flight for F.A.M. 18, Lisbon to Horta Return (AAMC TO-1317 var.), cover franked with Portugal 2e postage canceled Rossio (Lisbon), Apr 13, and backstamped Horta, Apr 15; endorsed "First Trans-Atlantic Survey Flight, Yankee Clipper NC 18603, Carried by Arthur B. Gaylord, Wright Aero Representative", addressed by Gaylord to himself c/o P.A.A., Horta, Azores, Very Fine. An exceedingly rare cover, as this was not a mail-carrying flight. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600

Rocket Mail, 1936 (July 2), Kieth Rumbel - McAllen, Tex./Reynosa, Mexico, embossed leather-bound 16-page booklet entitled First International Rocket Air Mail Flight published by American Legion Post No. 37 in McAllen, Texas (sponsor of the flights) in January 1958, with a foreword by George W. Wentz, Jr.; mounted within are mint singles and sheets of 4 of the two Rocket Stamps; binding sound with pages just lightly toned (not affecting stamps in mounts), Very Fine, an interesting piece of Rocket Mail postal history.
Ellington-Zwisler 11A1, 11A1a, 12A1 & 12A1a.

In Herman Herst, Jr.'s Fun and Profit in Stamp Collecting, he writes, "An approval dealer named George Wentz conceived of a United States-to-Mexico rocket flight across the Rio Grande where it was probably no more than a trickle. For years he offered examples of this flown cover as approval premiums to encourage collectors to buy his wares." . Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 755
Lot No:355
Symbol:Cat No:193 A b

Scandinavia: Iceland, 1931 (May 21), Iceland Flight, Reykjavik - Friedrichshafen (Michel 193 A b), cacheted, Registered card franked with the complete set of Zeppelins (C9-11), Fine to Very Fine.
Michel €550 ($620)
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Michel €550 ($620)
Suggested Bid

Sale No: 755
Lot No:367
Symbol:Cat No:30

Switzerland, 1929 (Aug 15-26) Round-the-World Flight, Friedrichshafen - Los Angeles (Michel 30), cacheted cover franked (front & back) with 10fr postage, including the 5fr Rüti (206) - $400 on cover - and #C9-14, Very Fine. Only 272 covers were flown.
Michel €600 ($670)
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Michel €600 ($670)
Suggested Bid

Sale No: 755
Lot No:505
Symbol:Cat No:66 F

Argentina, 1930 Europe Pan-America Flight, Rio de Janeiro - Lakehurst (Michel 66 F), an attractive trio, three covers each with a different mix of Zeppelin overprints totaling 3p, including four 1p green overprint (C28), Very Fine. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400