BALLON MONTE France #33 tied on F/L by "35" in star cancel on Oct 14. 1870 flight of the Jean Bart I (BM12), endorsed "par ballon monte", Montauban & Clermont backstamps, signed Schoendorf, VF (Image)

Cat. $440 SE

JAPAN Group (21) flight related covers on dealer cards; in first flights Tokyo to Osaka 1919, Osaka to Dairen (China) 1926, Osaka to Seoul 1929, Osaka to Manchukuo 1929; (2) early 1930s PPC showing photos of pilots and airplane; regular airmail cover franked w/ #210, C3 to West Virginia; (10) 1951 Postal Week flights Tokyo - Osaka w/ various commemoratives; gen F-VF [Proceeds benefit APS] (Image)

Est. $200-300 LE