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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1126

Cuba, Roessler Covers with Cuban SCADTA Consular Ovpts., Roessler Folly?? Two covers, with Roessler cachets (note misspelling "COLUMBIA") bearing Cuban 2c stamps and SCADTA consular ovpts, one a Registry stamp. Apparently never mailed., Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1127

Cuba, 1928 Aug 15 Letter recovered from "General Machado" which crashed into Gulf of Mexico., Pilot Fatt, carrying mail from Havana to Key West on Aug 15, 1928, couldn't find Key West, and crashed into Gulf of Mexico. He was rescued by crew of the SS Legionnaire. Recovered mail was taken to St. Petersburg, where 3-line black cachet was applied. Back flap closed with two official USPOD seals., a Very Fine cover.
Edifil H4; €1,000 ($1,330).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1128

Cuba, 1928 Aug 15 Letter recovered from "General Machado" which crashed into Gulf of Mexico., Pilot Fatt, carrying mail from Havana to Key West on Aug 15, 1928, couldn't find Key West, and crashed into Gulf of Mexico. He was rescued by crew of the SS Legionnaire. Recovered mail was taken to St. Petersburg, where 3-line black cachet was applied. Back flap closed with three official USPOD seals.; Very heavily damaged and waterlogged., Very Fine for this.
Edifil H4; €1,000 ($1,330).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
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1129

Cuba, 1928 Feb 24 W.I.A.E. First Flights from Santiago de Cuba., Four(4) covers flown on first flight by West Indian Aerial Express from Santiago de Cuba; two to San Juan, one each to Port-au-Prince and to Santo Domingo. One cover to San Juan postmarked on 23rd, other three on 24th. Two covers signed by pilot Basil L. Rowe. Various cachets., Very Fine.
AAMC WI-8,a,b.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1130

Cuba, 1929, FAM 5 and FAM 9 Connecting Service, First Trans-Andean Flight, Buenos Aires - Havana, Buenos Aires to Cuba, Panagra Inaugural flight to Canal Zone then on to Cuba via FAM 5, backstamped in Buenos Aires and Havana, Very Fine, Very Rare and Unlisted.
AAMC F9-47 var.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
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1131

Cuba, 1931, Experimental Hydroplane Route, lovely pair of covers, Baracoa to Antilla and Antilla to Baracoa, Route tested for service to towns along Cuba's far eastern coast, fresh and Very Fine.
Edifil N17, N18.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
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1132

Cuba, 1931, CNCAC, Return Flight Antilla to Holguin, tested as a branch of Route 1 service, Very Fine, 1 of 31 covers carried.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
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1133

Cuba, 1931, CNCAC, Holguin to Baracoa, tested as a branch of Route 1 service, Very Fine, 1 of 54 covers carried.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
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1134

Cuba, 1935, International Glider Flight from Miami to Havana, three covers, two are special covers with Union League Club of Chicago corner cards, first postmarked at 8:30 PM second which is franked by airmail special delivery (US#771) and postmarked at 10:00 PM, each with appropriate cachets and marked "Nulo" by Cuban officials as the flight was not sanctioned in advance, last cover is the flight with the Cuban stamp eradicated (cut out) by Cuban authorities, interesting group, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
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1135

Ecuador, 1929 Jan 29 SCADTA Airmail Guayaquil-Barranquilla. (Scott C4), C4 Provisional airmail pays 1.5 Sucre SCADTA fee to Colombia. Scott 170 pays 10c surface rate to U.S. Barranquilla Jan 31 airmail transit stamp on back., a Very Fine cover, Scarce flight cover.
Sanabria 4.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1136

France, 1927 Oct 10 Record Flight Paris-Buenos Aires., French aviators Coste and LeBrix successfully crossed the South Atlantic in the plane "Nungesser Coli." 17 covers were flown all the way from Paris to Buenos Aires and have Paris aviation postmark of Oct 10 and Buenos Aires receiving stamp of Oct 20. Signed by Coste., Extremely Fine, Extremely rare and key to South Atlantic Airmail exhibit., John Heinmuller collection.
AAMC TO 1063.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1137

CL2

French Guiana, 1921 July 25 T.A.G. Commercial Mail Cayenne-St. Laurent. (Scott CL2), Societe des Transports Aeriens flew early airmail on a regular basis between these two cities. The air fee was a surtax of 75 centimes.; Roughly opened at top., Fine and rare, Extremely rare usage.
Sanabria 1. AAMC 1a.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000
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1138

CL5

French Guiana, 1921 July 15 T.A.G. Experimental Flight Cayenne-St. Laurent. (Scott CL5), Societe des Transports Aeriens Guyanais (T.A.G.) flew mail in 1921 on an experimental regular basis between these two cities.; Roughly opened at top. Light vert fold., Fine and scarce, Extremely scarce usage., 1990 APEX certificate.
AAMC 1a. Sanabria 3.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500
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1139

Germany, 1930 (Nov. 13-Aug. 27, 1931), Do-X America Flight, Friedrichshafen - New York, cover to U.S., water damaged during suppression of wing fire at Lisbon, with red German flight cachet, black Brazil flight cachet, Do-X postmark, New York backstamp, franked with Sc. C32-C34, Mi. 382-384, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500
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1140

21aI

Germany, 1933, DELA German Air Fair, 30pf Semi-Official Balloon Post (Michel 21aI), Special card (unaddressed) franked with 30pf red label with broken top on "D" of "Der Luftschutz", tied by green Balloon Flight c.d.s. (25 Aug), Very Fine and exceedingly rare. Only 490 of the normal label were issued; the broken "D" variety is priced only on cover.
Michel €1,500 ($2,000).
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Michel €1,500 ($2,000)
Est. $600-800
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

1141

Germany, 1933 (June 6), DLH South Atlantic First Trial Flight, Westfalen - Natal, Brazil, postal card to F. Hammer, with purple flight cachet, Pernambuco arrival postmark (G/D L T3a), Extremely Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000
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1142

Great Britain, 1934 (Apr. 14-18), DLH South Atlantic 6th Flight South, Stuttgart - Natal, registered cover from Great Britain (first acceptance) to Recife via Berlin, with red Berlin airmail confirmation cachet and red Stuttgart staging cachet, franked with 2 GB stamps (G/D L 11GB), Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
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1143

Great Britain, 1937 First Flight London-Capetown and Return, cover franked with 1½d KGVI tied by London machine cancel (13 Nov) with "Capetown Municipal Airport, Wingfield, 16. Nov. 1937" receiver and additional Capetown Post Office c.d.s. the same day; another 1½d for return postage was canceled London (21 Nov) upon return and a third was added on reverse and canceled Plymouth (23 Nov) for delivery to Mrs. Betty Kirby Green, the flight's co-pilot; the back of the cover bears a special label reading "London - Cape - London Record Round Flight by F/O A.E. Clouston and Mrs. Kirby Green, November, 1937", Very Fine and rare.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $350-500
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1144

C49

Italy, Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight covers & Collateral (Scott C49), three items: 1). A 5.25L+44.75L Balbo triptych (C49) tied by Milan airmail c.d.s.s, 29 May 1933, on registered cacheted Balbo Flight cover, Rome to New York, backstamped Rome (30 May & 2 June), and New York (19 July); includes the original enclosure in which the sender, one Alfredo Dorlatti, tells of sending two identical covers to the recipient, a Mario Cremona, so that Cremona can return one to Dorlatti; stamp with a heavy pre-use crease, cover is Fine. 2). A cacheted Balbo Return Flight cover from New York to Rome, franked with $3.62 postage, canceled 23 July and backstamped Rome (12 Aug); the cover is signed by Balbo and is accompanied by a letter from the Secretary of the Italian Air Ministry, A. Pischedda, and the cover in which Pischedda returns the flight cover to the sender, the same Mario Cremona to whom the first cover (item 1) was sent; the letter, apparently in response to Cremona's request, acknowledges that Pischedda has had Balbo sign the cover. 3). New York's Official Souvenir Program, a 24-page B&W magazine with a 3-color cover, that depicts the Italian pilots and flight crews, their planes and various dignitaries; overall Fine condition. A fascinating group.
Sassone 52 var.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000
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1145

New Zealand, 1931-1940, Survey Flights from New Zealand, 15 covers include AAMS TO 1151, 1203, 1206, 1210a, 1292 (2 + 2 round trips), 1292a (4) & 1344 (2), a very difficult lot to assemble, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23)

Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1146

Switzerland, 1930 (6 Jun) Catapult Cover Bremen-Boston, 2¢ U.S. legal size stamped envelope franked with 1.36fr postage (including a 3c Tell's son block of 32) tied by Basel c.d.s.s (29 May) with red flight cachets, Very Fine and quite scarce; only 18 Swiss mail pieces were carried.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
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1147

United States, 1929 Los Angeles Times Air Mail Derby Cover, one of the 6 covers entered into the derby, this one flown to Seattle, then steamer to Yokohama etc. with a well worn example of the Times article noting the start of the "race". An interesting and Rare cover, with expected travel wear for a early around the world air-mail cover.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
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1148

United States, 1934-54, Crash covers, AAMS 34.6, 37.4 (2); 38.1 & 54.6 (CV $375), usual condition for crash covers, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

1149

United States, 1918, first trip cover from Washington to New York, 24¢ tied by "Air Mail Service Wash NY Phila/Washington,May/15/1918/First Trip" handcancel repeated on reverse, on small cover Washington to New York; light toning at top, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott C3. AAMC 101.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1150

United States, First Flight Chicago IL to New York (Scott C1), 6¢ tied by "Chicago IL 1918/Dec 18" machine cancel on ad cover for stamp & coin dealer addressed to Nassau Stamp Co in NYC, typed "Via 1st Aeroplane Mail", AAMC flight #110, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction