(Cosmonaut) Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), first female human in space (1963 in VOSTOK 6), still the youngest woman to go into space, the first woman to fly solo in space and the first woman to fly in formation with another spaceship in space (with Bykovski in VOSTOK 5). Signature in blue on special space flight cover with official cachet for the end of her 3 day flight and return to earth (C.O.S.M.O.S. cat. #4518), franked with Russia #2752 imperf variety on postal envelope with 4k stamp design like #2443 and with two red pictorial ccls from Kiev, Ukraine June 19, 1963 showing two rockets circling earth together. Extremely nice! Also including a picture of her in flight suit, another picture smiling in helmet and a single mint stamp, Russia #2753 of her, autographed in black (Image)

$225

Mexico 899//E26, Collection of 1975-76 issues (58) in Scott Specialty binder, F-VF NH, includes #899, 1072-81 (4), 1084-1101, 1107-8, 1120, 1113a, 1118, 1140-43, C374, C430-1, C456-70, C491-2, C496, C514-17, E25-6. The binder is in excellent condition, a 1" two-post Scott with supplement 26 and 27 with a few earlier pages and several blank pages. Catalog value is for mint stamps. Binder about $30 retail and page about $8. Overall, total approximately $88. Couple pages loose Cat($45) (Image)

$75

Spain Collection of about (100), mostly Classics, F-VF, all Unused, a mix of NG and OG with several having disturbed gum. Several complete sets and several long short sets. Includes nos. 387, 391, 401-02, 418-430, 433-45, 491-98, 973-77, 1105-07, 1182-86, 1153, 1199, 1212-14, C18//28 with CE1, C31-40, C43-47, O20-21 and O23, E9 and EB2 Cat($66) (Image)

$40

Germany C32, 1m Black and Salmon on Graf Zeppelin Flight Cover, VF-XF tied to A.C. Roessler cacheted airmail cover with an on-board "LUFTSCHIFF/13.10.1929/GRAF ZEPPELIN" dc bridge ccl. Cover also with red boxed "Mit Luftschiff "Graff Zeppelin" beforedert" hs and a red brown "AMSTERDAM/13*x*'20/PERLUCHTPOST/OVERGEBRACHT/2" hs which includes a propeller. The cover with Roessler silver cachet "Im/Zepplin-Luftschiff" and a Zeppelin flying through clouds. VIA/PARACHUTE" typed in maroon in upper left corner which refers to the manner of dropping a bundle of covers from the air ship over Amsterdam, Netherlands with a parachute to be retrieved by postal employees and mailed to their final destinations. On reverse, in red "AN BORD DES/LUFTSCHIFFES/13 OKT.1929/GRAF ZEPPELIN" cds ccl. Sieger cat. #41.B, cv €200 about $210, which does not allow for the cachet (Image)

$275

Kuwait 83, 15r on £1 Silver Wedding Issue, F-VF LH Cat($65) (Image)

$40

Netherlands Indies 2, 10c Lake, VF, with tiny thin, light cds ccl Cat($180) (Image)

$60

Netherlands Indies 98, 2½g Slate Blue, VF LH Cat($73) (Image)

$65

"The Letters of Walter George, Quensell: Tin Can Mailman of the South Seas", edited by Laurence L. Benson, 1990, 87 pages. Nice spiral bound booklet, 9" x 11" x 3/8" gives a history of Mr. Quensell, the founder of "Tin Can Mail" on Niuafo'ou on in the Kingdom of Tonga. The book also reprints many letters written by George where he explains in his own words the local population, economy, business interests, operation of the Tin Can Mail processes and much more. Examples of the different postal markings and handstamps are also illustrated throughout. Excellent condition and a very interesting book (Image)

$30

801, 3¢ Puerto Rico on FDC Picture Postcard, F-VF, tied to picture postcard of the Governor's Palace in San Juan with San Juan FDOI ccl, similar to Mellone's #802-137 (cv $50) on ppc by Colortone. Card with vertical crease at left and address on reverse, light foxing; possibly unique (Image)

$25

GA1, 1985 Georgia 1st of State Duck Print, sba Daniel Smith, with artist signed stamp, Wood Ducks, mounted in cream over red brown double matting with black trim, shrink-wrapped (Image)

$250