BRAZIL; First Commercial Flight Brazil-Europe by Jean Mermoz. light strike of the special "1 Mala Aerea Transatlantica Para a Europa" Rio 7-6-1930 ties franking to airmail envelope with printed cachet for flight and autographed by "Jean Dabry' (Mermoz' navigator), addressed to London and backstamped Rio de Janeiro 7 VI 1930, cover with a light central vertical fold and trivial corner bends at bottom, Fine cover; flight took 12 days to reach London (Image)

CV. 100

CZECHOSLOVAKIA; 1927/31 First Flight Cards, three cards, two registered postal stationery and a post card. 1) 1927 use from Prague to Breslau, Germany, 2) 1930 use from Bratislava to Marianske Lazne, and 3) 1931 use from Karlovy Vary to Berlin; nice frankings and markings with Airmail overprints, F-VF (Image)

CV. 100

GERMANY; 1927 Interrupted Trans-Atlantic Flight by Kohl, Loose and Von Hunefeld in the "Bremen", 1926 1M, 2M strip of three, 3M strip of three (2), tied on registered envelope by Dessau 14.8.27 cancels (Mi 382-84, Scott C32-34); two boxed handstamps "Zurück/ Flug nicht durchgeführt" and "Befördert durch Luftpost/ mit Flugzeng Junkers W.33", printed "ERSTE LUFTPOST/ DESSAU-NEW YORK" cc, backstamped Norderney 4.10.27. cover with a small edge break at top and some discoloration from a piece of adhesive tape affixed on back side (does not affect stamps), Fine cover; stamps alone catalog EUR818/ $643 (Image)

CV. 150

ICELAND; 1939 First Mail-Carrying Glider Flight, cacheted card with franking (both sides) tied by Reykjavik cancels, boxed and circular cachets, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 80

INDIA; 1930 World Flight of Mildred Bruce with the Blackburn Bluebird. envelope with printed details concerning the pilot and flight franked with 1a KG V tied by Jodhpur 27 Oct 30, backstamped New Delhi 29 Oct, Very Fine and attractive; signed by pilot "Mildred Bruce" (Image)

CV. 100

ITALY; 1934 First Direct Flight to Argentina, airmail envelope addressed to Buenos Aires franked with 5L on 2L Overprinted Airmail (Scott C54) with 1.25L Blue tied by Roma 27 1 34 cds with Bordighera/ Imperia 25.1.34 cancels alongside, nice strike of the flight cachet, backstamped Roma 29 1 34 and blue boxed Pan Am Airways handstamp, Fine and attractive (Sassone EUR800) (Image)

CV. 100

NORWAY; Trans-Polar Flight Expedition. the small souvenir card with expedition imprint cancelled by "LUFTPOST MED "NORGE"/ SVALBARD-NORDPOLEN-ALASKA 11-14/ V 1926", handstamp with an additional strike alongside, signed by Norwegian aviator "Hjalmar Riiser-Larssen" across indicia and by "Roald Amundsen/ Christiana" and addressed in his hand to Germany, backside franked with Germany 1923 20pf (value shifted), Very Fine and scarce (Image)

CV. 150

NORWAY; 1935 Solberg North Atlantic Flight cacheted envelope showing plane and pilot franked with 7o Green tied by Bergen 16.VIII.35 flight roller cancel, missing backflap, still Fine; signed by Thor Solberg; signed Schoendorf (Image)

CV. 60