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A Famous Voyage and Airmail Flights continued...

Airmail Postal History continued...

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421

United States, 1926-27, U.S. Army Good Will Flight through Central & South America. Major Dargue led a squadron of six Army planes on a Good Will Tour through Central and South America, visiting every country on the way. Began in San Antonio, Tex. Dec 21. At each stop a local stamp was added to the souvenirs and postmarked there. This cover was on the entire trip, as evidenced by the franking and postmarks, Fine to Very Fine.
AAMC SH568a.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

422

United States, 1927, Wilkins North Polar Expedition. 1¢ pair tied by Detroit News Wilkins Expedition handstamp and by Barrow, Alaska c.d.s., Apr 30, on Roessler airmail envelope, backstamped Fairbanks, May 16, manuscript endorsement "12,000 miles over Arctic by airplane, 100 miles on foot to shore", signed by Wilkins, Very Fine.
AAMC 1052; $500.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

423

United States, 1928, cover autographed by Orville Wright, signature upper left, on cover commemorating 25th anniversary of Wright Brothers first flight, an attractive historic item, Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Est. $600-800
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

424

United States, 1928, cacheted autographed "Round the World" postal card, cancelled by Jun 28 1928 duplex, with pair China 249 tied, reverse has the scarcer red cachet with Jul 22 1928 duplex, John Henry Mears signature, with original receipt from Alexander Drysdale Gage, historic material; missing stamp, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750

He was born on May 22, 1878 in Massachusetts. On July 2, 1913, he left New York City on the RMS Mauretania, then traveled by a combination of steamers, yachts, and trains to circumnavigate the Earth and reach New York City again on August 6, 1913. He had an elapsed time of 35 days, 21 hours, 35 minutes, 18 and four-fifths seconds. His record stood for 13 years. In 1928, he set the record again at 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes and 3 seconds. In the same year he wrote an autobiography called Racing the Moon.

After the Graf Zeppelin broke his record in 1929, he made one last attempt in 1930. He had to abandon the trip after the airplane he was on was damaged during takeoff. He died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles on July 26, 1956 . (Image) (Image2)

Est. $500-750
CLOSED
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425

United States, 1929, cover autographed by Glenn Curtis, bold signature at bottom left of cover with teal Miami Municipal Airport Dedication cachet, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600

Glenn Curtis died of appendicitis in 1930, a scarce autograph . (Image)

Est. $400-600
CLOSED
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426

United States, 1930, First Flight cover autographed by John Henry Mears, 10¢ (E15) tied onto 1¢ postal card (UX27) by 1930 East Orange NJ machine cancel with photo cachet of Mears, addressed to Brookings SD, on reverse is photo of Mears with description of flight, registration number and his autograph; small thin spot affects "J", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $500-750
CLOSED
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427

United States, 1938, First Flight Between San Juan, Ponce, Mayaguez & Vieques, three covers for each leg of the new service, each cover had to carry US postage besides the semi officials to prepay mail to the US, lot consists of three covers with five of the seven Sanabria listed semi official stamps, scarce as a complete set, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

Aviation Ephemera

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428

Aviation History Labels. 34 early 20th century Poster Stamps depicting early aircraft inscribed "Landfahrerdank Wohlfahrtmarke" [Charity Stamps for the Benefit of Airmen]; 17 depict fixed-wing craft (all different), the other 17 lighter-than-air (10 different designs, various colored backgrounds); few minor flaws, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $200-300
CLOSED
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429

Aviation History Labels. Set of 48 colorful poster stamps published in 1940 for Tydol Flying A motor oil, designs depict aviation history from Da Vinci through the DC-4 with three featuring airships; also includes 7 different se-tenant sheets of 12, each containing four examples of three different designs and each sheet broken into two blocks of 6 (14 blocks of six, 21 different stamps), all o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

430

Grahame-White, Claude (1879-1959). Pioneer aviator & aircraft manufacturer, first British Airmail pilot, created first British Aerodrome and first flying school; real photo postcard, ca. 1910, featuring a <3 / 4>-length portrait signed "Sincerely Yours, C Grahame-White", Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

431

(Lindbergh, Charles), custom textile produced by AVION, lavender with repetitive caricature designs of The Spirit of St. Louis, 88 x 106 inches, lobed edges, good condition, also included are two additional textiles, one 12½ x 20 inches, the other 18 x 38 inches, both featuring The Spirit of St. Louis themed designs, three letters attesting to the presentation and provenance from previous owner.
Estimate $500 - 750

This textile was presented to P.R. Weddell, the superintendent of the Corona Tire Company in Butler, Pa., in 1928. The previous year, the company produced the tires for The Spirit of St. Louis. Also present is a typed letter signed ("Wm. A. Maguire"), dated January 18, 1928, from Manville Jenkes Company to P.R. Weddell. In full: "We are sending you under separate cover one of our AVION bedspreads. This spread was manufactured by our organization to commemorate Lindbergh's flight and other aviation achievements that have taken place the last year. You might be interested to know that we have already sent spreads to every person in the news today, to the King and Queen of every reigning house in Europe, to Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Lindbergh, Ambassador Houghton, Ambassador Schurman, Mr. Orteig of the Brevoort Hotel, who was really responsible for Lindbergh's flight, and last but not least, Col. Lindbergh has slept under one of these spreads at the Premier's house in Ottawa, Canada. We have had replies from all of these notable people thanking us for the Spreads. I might add that this spread cannot be bought in the stores at any price, as we only made, for our friends, a limited amount, which is rapidly being exhausted. We hope you will get as much pleasure out of this Spread as we do in sending it " . (Image)

Est. $500-750
CLOSED
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432

WW I Aircraft Identification Chart. 1915, 19½" by 23½" (approximately), chart showing German and British aircraft, instructions for who to advise if enemy aircraft is identified, printed by His Majesty's Stationery Office, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

Airmail Postal History Collections

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433

Cuba, Air Mail Service, Exhibition Collection, 1914-39. 45 covers including: 1928 Havana to Santiago de Cuba; Survey Flights for the National Route (2); Inauguration of Route 1(23); Addition of Cienfuegos to Route 1 (5); Additional Changes to Route 1(8); Preston added to Routes 1 & 2; Inauguration of Route 3 (5), many are signed by the pilot, by far a wonderful and desirable collection that would by-and-far be the backbone to any Cuban Flight collection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

Est. $3,000-4,000
CLOSED
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434

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Cuba, Airmail Flight collection, 1927-43, of 35 covers and 3 stamps including double overprint, excellent collection of this most popular area, generally Fine to Very Fine, ex- Robert Spooner.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

435

Ireland, Extensive Collection of Irish First Flight Covers. 112 FAM 18 covers, 1939, mostly cachet type F18i, with six Crosby photo cachets, with first flights to New York, New Brunswick, Botwood Newfoundland, great range of frankings, an exciting lot for the Irish specialist, please examine, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

436

Ireland, FAM 18 Southern Route First Flight Covers. 22 1939 first flights, a few different cachets, includes 22 Crosby photo cachets, with covers to and from New York, Marseille, Lisbon and Horta, great range of frankings, please spend sufficient time with this group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

437

Ireland, Airmail Postal History. 56 first flights, 1939 FAM 18 covers, a few different cachets, with first flights to and from US, Newfoundland, London and Canada, includes four Crosby photo cachets, inspection suggested, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

438

Ireland, First Flight Covers Selection. 120 first flights including FAM 18, 22, 24 and 27 covers, 1945-1994, quite a few different cachets, with each selected first flights to and from US, Vienna, Prague, India, Damascus, Turkey, needs further research but should have huge potential for the savvy bidder, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

Catapult Flight Covers

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439

Germany, 1930-31, Do.-X Europe-Pan-America Flight, Amsterdam-Rio de Janeiro. Cover addressed to, and apparently carried by, Dutch engineer Alfred "Freddy" Schmid aboard the Do.-X., franked with 25 stamps from ten countries, all tied by appropriate cancels along the route of the eight month flight< / BI>; the flight left Friedrichshafen on 3 Nov 1930, the cover came aboard at Amsterdam (first cancel 8 Nov), then went through (all with stamps affixed) Southampton (12 Nov), Bordeaux (17 Nov), Madrid? (22 Nov), Coruña Spain (24 Nov) and Lisbon (28 Nov), where there was a long delay for repairs; then Rio de Oro (30 Apr 1931), Puerto da la Cruz, Canary Is. (30 & 31 Apr), Bolama, Portuguese Guinea (5 May), Praia, Cape Verde (30 May), Rio Grande Norte, Brazil (5 Jun), onboard cancels (German stamps, 6 Jun) and, finally a Rio de Janeiro receiver (no stamps, 22 Jun), Fine to Very Fine, a marvelous piece of early aviation history.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2)

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

440

Germany, 1930-31, Do.-X Do.-X Europe-Pan-America Flight, Lisbon-Rio de Janeiro. Postcard franked with a block of 4 of 1m Eagle (C32) canceled Friedrichshafen 13 Nov 1930, red flight cachet and onboard cancel 30 Jan 1931, backstamped Rio de Janeiro 22 Apr; sent to famed C.S.A. stamp dealer, August Dietz, by a German cousin, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction