1920s/30s German Aviation Label collection, 132 vignettes and labels in a stockbook, mostly 1920s/30s, including airlines, aviation meets and events, mostly German but some other countries represented, also includes rare Third Reich propaganda and Lufthansa labels, Very Fine, an interesting collection

CV. 200

1857 John Wise Balloon Stationery, 3c Nesbitt with John Wise's first type of balloon stationery, "LANCASTER, Pa" Sep. 15, 1857 cds, addressed to William Noaker in Carlisle, Pa in Wise's own hand, cover repaired at top left with part of balloon design drawn in, still Very Fine, a rare piece of early aviation history; similar to Schoendorf Ill. #33 (Image)

CV. 400

"Aerial Monarch, Big Attractions, R. Huston Ludlum, Balloonist & Prince of Aerial Gymnasts", near overall "Aerial Monarch" Balloon illustrated cover to Dalton, Ind, 1c (206), printed ad for "H. HUSTON LUDLUM/ Balloonist & Prince of Aerial Gymnasts/ BALLOON RACES A SPECIALTY", tied by Cincinnati, Ohio double oval, Very Fine. (Image)

CV. 250

Trans Pacific Clipper Covers Assortment, 45 covers, majority being Cal. to Hawaii (12), Guam-Hawaii-San Francisco, various legs (12), several military Wake and Midway flights including scarce "Nitro" and 2 Midway "birds cachet", etc., generally Very Fine. (owner retail $3,875).

CV. 450

Trans Atlantic Clipper Covers (FM 18), 46 different flight covers, with many different "legs" of the flight, all with various cachets and foreign frankings (depending upon leg), many signed by pilots and some crew members note Capt. Laforte (18), Capt Gray (15), note F18-1, F18-2, a, F18-3, F18-4, F18-5, a, F18-6, a, b, F18-10, F18-11b, F18-13, a, F18-14a F18-15, a,b, F-1821, c, F18-22a, F18-23, a, etc., generally Very Fine. (owner retail of $6,655).

CV. 750

FAM 14 Specialized Cover Collection, 27 covers on specialized album pages, variety of legs incl. extension to Singapore, various frankings incl. US, Macao, Philippines, Hong Kong, Straits Settlements, and China, generally F-VF, an interesting collection sure to please the specialist, considerable retail value

CV. 350

CANADA, 1927 "London to London" Ill-Fated Flight, a rare mint publicity postcard produced to promote the Tully and Medcalf flight sponsored by Carling Breweries. images of the aircraft, Pilot TB Tully, Navigator Lieut JD Medcalf and Mr. Chas. Burns of Carling Breweries who were offering $25,000 for a non-stop flight, fresh and Very Fine; this card, along with two others were found in a box of non-philatelic aviation items at a local auction in Ontario in 2014 ; ex-MotsonrnThe Stinson "Detroiter" aircraft could not carry sufficient fuel to complete the whole flight without refueling at Harbour Grace, Nfld nor was a radio carried on-board. After the flight left Newfoundland it was never seen or heard from again. (Image)

CV. 1,200

GERMANY, 1931 von Gronau "Gronland Wal" Flight from Germany to Chicago via Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Longlac, Canada and with all appropriate frankings, cancels and cachets in addition to be signed by pilot Wolfgang von Gronau, opened at left and with bit of edge wear as expected on this well-travelled cover, A Fine exhibit item (Image)

CV. 1,300

GREAT BRITAIN, Imperial Airways Assortment, includes Aug 1939 "Caribou" cover Botwood to Montreal (Canada) and signed by Capt JC Kelly Rogers (scarce), complete booklet of Imperial Airways labels, Aug 1939 first Transatlantic commercial flight postmarked Brighton & Hove 3 Aug and addressed to Newfoundland (backstamped Botwood Aug 6) - this "Caribou" flight was one of the 15 successful mid-air refueling flights and shows the required GPO "North Atlantic Air Service" (NAAS) inscription, finally an original Jun 21 1939 GPO circular stipulating the "NAAS" inscription requirement, a Fine group; ex-Motson (Image)

CV. 500

NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919 Handley-Page, Harbour Grace Supplementary Mail, Handley-Page souvenir cover with printed imprint, franked with 1c-6c Caribou issue (tied by mute cancels) and with Harbour Grace JY 4 19 and Long Island City NY JUL 10 cancels plus the scarce violet "Missent to Long Island City, N.Y." handstamp, no backstamps, cover with slight faults incl a vertical bend at the right side, still Fine and desirable being one of just two known covers addressed to the USrnAll "Harbour Grace JY 4" mail was from the "Supplementary Mail" mail and only Harbour Grace mails were included in USA mail. (Image)

CV. 900

NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919 Handley-Page, Canada 2c Admiral postal card cancelled by 2-line "HANDLEY, PAGE AERIAL MAIL/ FROM PARRSBORO, N.S." and addressed in pilot Adm. Mark Kerr's hand to his daughter Alis in London, Greenpoint NY Oct 10 1919 arrival cancel on address side, no back stamps, card with siome typical light edge wear and some light corner bends, FinernThe message on the back of the card is also in Kerr's hand and reads "Oct 9 1919 Parrsboro N.S./ Keep this for your collection. We are taking a mail to New York in "Atlantic" Handley Page. / Love from Daddy" (Image)

CV. 1,400

NEWFOUNDLAND, 1930 Harbour Grace to England via "Columbia", commercial cover with proper 50c franking tied by St John's Nfld Sept 25 1930 machine cancel, typed 2-line "per Air Mail 'Columbia' Hr. Grace to London, England, September 1930.", dated Yorkshire Insurance Co 13 Oct 1930 receiving handstamp on address side, backstamped Harbour Grace OC 9, light central vertical fold, o/w Very Fine (Image)

CV. 475

NEWFOUNDLAND, 1931 Harbour Grace to Denmark via "Liberty", "Official flight record of Danish plane "Liberty" United States to Denmark, June 22nd, 1931/ Aviators Hillig and Hoiris" typed heading on a Newfoundland Postal Telegraph form, specifies the flight route from St John to Andersons Cove, franked with Newfoundland 15c, 50c and $1 Airmails signed by Hillig and Hoiriis, form with folds not affecting stamps incl slight separation along vertical fold at top, a Very Fine exhibition item and probably unique; ex-Harmer, Motson (Image)

CV. 750

NEWFOUNDLAND, 1942 1st Direct Pan American North Atlantic Flight to England, two St John Ambulance brigade envelopes addressed to "Red Cross and Saint John" London, each franked with #253, 261, 263, tied by St Johns machine or hand cancel, Fine pair (Image)

CV. 280

NEWFOUNDLAND, 1947 1st Flight Covers to Helsinki, three airmail envelopes incl one with printed cachet for the flight, each sent from Gander with 40c franking and with appropriate arrival cancels, one with Finland 12m Lion franking and flight cancels on address side, Fine and scarce group with few covers flown (Image)

CV. 350

GERMANY, Graue 157d-158d, 1933 Steamer "Europa", unsevered German paid-reply postal card (Michel P173), message portion with German franking and August 2, 1933 Bremen-to-New York routing (Graue 157d); reply portion with American franking sent from New York to Germany via Southhampton on August 8, 1933 (Graue 158d); minor faults but still Very Fine, an extremely rare piece of postal history encompassing two catapult flights on a single cover (Image)

CV. 200

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