1879/80: Norway, 10 Ø. used "VAALERISMA 6/2 1880" on round-the-world-card, east/ irregular westbound: German UPU card 10 Pf. (corner fault) posted "Döbeln 13/4/79" showing stamps of India ½ A., 1 A. used "CALCUTTA", Japan 1876 1 S., 2 S. x2 used "HIOGO DEC 18", USA 3 C. used "MILWAUKEE" and Norway as mentioned; via Cairo/Egypt, Calcutta/India, Melbourne/Australia, Ceara/Brazil, Milwaaukee/USA, Hiogo (Kobe)/Japan, Hong Kong Dec. 21 1879, London, Vaaler/Norway back to Grimma/Saxony 13/2/1880. 20+ postmarks, time in transit 306 days. Faults as to be expected, stunning item. (Image)

1881, 25.06.: New York - Luzern (Switzerland): Postal stationary card with additional franking 1 C. Franklin, blue. Hand written German text by Samuel A. King, who will travel by air to Europe "... To Europe by air balloon is one of the most interesting news, which was announced yesterday the metropolis New York. ... The aeronaut Samuel A King will soon start a new experiment ... Funds applied for construction of a new airship ...". A rare document of the beginning of transatlantic air travel. ÷ 1881 New York - Luzern. Ganzsachenkarte mit Zusatzfrankatur mit interessantem Text: " ... Nach Europa per Luftballon ist eine der interessantesten Neuigkeiten, die gestern der Weltstadt New York bekannt gegeben wurde ... Der Luftschiffer Samuel A King wird demnächst ein neues Experiment unternehmen ... Geldmittel zum Bau eines neuen Luftschiffes aufgebracht ... 100 Kubikfuß Wasserstoffgas. Herr King beabsichtigt von einer größeren westl. Stadt a (Image)

Flown Mail on U.S.S. Shenandoah:Fantastic exhibition collection on 16 pages of mail flown on U.S.S. Shenandoah during historic flights. It includes certain other relevant collateral materials. Mail carried on Shenandoah exists only in limited quantity; flown mail on the airship is extremely scarce. It is seldom seen and rarely offered for sale as any airmail dealer and collector knows.This single frame exhibit is truly remarkable for the following reasons:1. The 1924 Transcontinental Flight was an outstanding achievement in Naval Aviation history. It was the first time an airship flew about 10.000 miles round-trip acress the United States and back. The flight was difficult and dangerous. Only a small amount of unofficial mail was carried and very limited number of post cards were dropped enroute. This exhibit has the only reported Shenandoah cover carried on the flight with postage due franking and the only reported Shenandoah Registere (Image)

1930/2005 (approx.), WALT DISNEY, A dream comes true! The world famous and greatest Disney collection in private hand is on the market now! Just the sheer volume of material is impressive. No fewer than 14 large boxes are needed to accommodate the material. And this material it is good, it is very good, it is the best. First and foremost the core of the collection are about 3,300 Disney cards and covers from 1930 up to 1950. Used and unused. The Disney characters are on display here in almost all walks of life, as there are Sports, Music, Everyday Life, Play and Fun and others. And there are a lot of rare and very rare cards and covers, including some pre-Disney cards like “Cinderella” (USA, 1909), “Snow White” (Sweden) and “Classic Pinocchio” (Russia), many covers show a special usage, like Japanese surrender (WW II) or German army postal service. Some Disney covers run from the USA to different countries of the world and other ones ru (Image)