GERMANY, 1932 Do-X America to Europe Flight Covers, Do-X postcard franked with Germany C38 pair tied by "On Board" 19 MAI 32 cds, Berlin 27.5.32 arrival cancel, usual flight cachet, back side with straight-line "BCM/AIR FIELD" handstamp, unfranked Do-X envelope with "On Board" 22 MAI 32 cds, and usual flight cachet, 2-line "AFFRANCHISSEMENT/ PERCU 6,-- RM." handstamp with similar handstamp crossed out, backstamped Berlin 27.5.32, F-VF (Image)

CV. 850

GERMANY, Do-X Photo Postcards Selection, three cards; 1930 to Scotland showing plane on the water and franked with 15pf Eagle on picture side; 1931 to Scotland showing the Do-X in flight and franked with 10pf Eagle (2) on picture side; 1933 Hamburg to Mannheim showing plane in port; couple of the cards with light corner bends, Fine group (Image)

CV. 280

GERMANY, Unused Do-X Photo Postcards Selection, three cards; first shows aircraft moments after take-off and with pictures of Dr Dornier and crew members at top, second shows the aircraft at rest on the water (minor faults); last a vertical format card showing the Do-X on water with Zeppelin airship in the sky above (Zurich 1932); Fine selection (Image)

CV. 280

C12P, 1932 "Do-X" Flight Overprint Printer's Proof Sheet of the "TRANS-ATLANTIC/ WEST TO EAST/ Per "Dornier X."/ May, 1932./ One Dollar and Fifty Cents" surcharge, four impressions of the rejected first setting in red on wove paper (161x222mm), signed by printer "D.R. Thistle" and with notation "Pr. Dornier DO-X", a little creased but still Very Fine and unique; Ex-Harmer, MotsonrnTwo different printers proofs are known, both being unique. The first (offered in this lot) was rejected and the second accepted for use. The second accepted version changed "Dornier X" "Dornier DO-X" in accordance with the manuscript instructions seen on this rejected sheet. (Image)

CV. 13,000

NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, three covers addressed to Germany with each showing the red receiving handstamp of the respective city - Hannover, Hamburg or Munich; two of the covers with a St John's Nfld May 19 1932 date of issue machine cancel (Hamburg May 20), each cover shows a bit of postal wear, the Munich cover bit reduced at top, Fine group; over 300 Do-X covers were addressed to Germany but very few received the specific city red ink receiving handstamp; each signed E Diena; ex-Motson (Image)

CV. 1,500

NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, three covers to foreign destinations - Bahia (Brazil), Oporto (Portugal) and Sevilla (Spain), each with stamp tied by a St John's Nfld May 19 1932 date of issue machine cancel, Bahia cover light central vert bend, Portugal cover some light toning, still a Fine and scarce group; of the approximately 1,830 Newfoundland Do-X mail covers flown, only about 30 were addressed to countries other than Germany or Great Britain; ex-Motson (Image)

CV. 1,500

NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, three flown covers addressed to England incl one with St John's date of issue cancel, one cover with some light aging and a central horiz fold not affecting stamp, Fine group. (Image)

CV. 1,200

NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, tied on cover addressed to Hungary by St John's Nfld May 19 1932 date of issue machine cancel, backstamped Harbour Grace, Budapest, stamp with surcharge shifted slightly up, cover opened and just reduced at right, light central vertical fold, Fine and rare being the only recorded cover to Hungary; 2011 APS certificate; ex-Motson (Image)

CV. 1,100

NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, single tied on "OHMS/ Dept of Posts and Telegraphs" envelope by St John's Nfld May 20 1932 machine cancel, addressed to a member of the House of Lords in London, was forwarded to another address in London and then returned to sender, backstamped St John's Jun 2, cover a trifle soiled with trivial bit of wrinkling partly affecting the stamp, still Very Fine; a rare example of diplomatic pouch mail - a few privileged covers were returned to Newfoundland by special dispensation through the British Government Diplomatic channels; signed E Diena; ex-Motson (Image)

CV. 950

NEWFOUNDLAND, 1932 Do-X Transatlantic Flight, franked with unsurcharged $1 Airmail and tied by St John's May 20 machine cancel, backstamped St John's Jun 2, Fine, a rare use of the unsurcharged stamp on this flight (Image)

CV. 140