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AIR MAILS continued...

Transpacific Air Mails continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
601 Philippine Islands. 1932-41 Covers including 1932-33 Manila to Iloilo flights (2), 1935-36 R.A.F or Dutch Air Force flights (3), 1935 first flights from Manila to Guam (3) or San Francisco (4) or San Francisco to Manila (2), 1937 first flights from Manila to Macau, Hong Kong (2), Guam or Honolulu, commercial covers, etc. (28).

Est. £350-400

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
602 Thailand/Malaya. 1938-41 Covers including 1938 and 1940 covers from Bangkok franked 70s or 160s (1940 censored cover via Sydney, Auckland and San Francisco), 1939 New York to Marseille first flight cover sent to Bangkok and posted back to the USA franked 140s, also 1941 first flight covers from (3) or to Singapore, and commercial covers from Singapore to USA franked $1.50 or $1.90. (9).

Est. £120-140

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
603 USA. 1937-44 Covers (22) and a front including censored covers to Netherlands Indies (4, one forwarded to Burma with Rangoon censor), Australia (13) or New Zealand (2), 1941 cover to Greece franked at the 70c transpacific rate with "RETURN TO SENDER / SERVICE SUSPENDED", also 1941 cover from Mexico to Germany via Transpacific and Siberia. (23).

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
Crash Covers
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
604 1929 Covers recovered from the Le Bourget to Hanoi flight by Costes, Codos and Bellonte which crashed at Bondy on 19 February, all returned handstamped "RAID INTERROMPU / PAR ACCIDENT / Retour a l'envoyeur" (3, one with stamps tied by incorrect ordinary cancel, handstamped "ANNULLE" and refranked on reverse), or from the Le Bourget to Hanoi flight which crashed near Syrte in Tripolitania in December, returned handstamped "COURRIER ACCIDENTE". (4). N.290219a, b, 291214.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
605 image1936 (June 15) Cover from Bergen to Honningsvaag with 20ore meter, recovered from the JU.52 "Havorn" which crashed into cliffs at Sognfjord on June 16th killing six crew and passengers and destroying most of the mail. Handstamped "Bergens postkontor / Brevavdalingen" with manuscript endorsement, the reverse handstamped "Gjenfunnet post / fra "Havorn"". Scarce, a few letters recovered from the base of the cliffs. N.360616. Photo on Page 74. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
606 1936 Covers from Ceylon to Germany franked 80c, both recovered from the Imperial Airways flying boat "Scipio" which crashed and sank when landing at Mirabella Bay in Crete on August 22nd. Both covers with explanatory labels applied at Brindisi, one reading "Lettre endommagee de l'eau de la / mer a la suit du sinistre aerien", the other with a virtually identical label but with the second line ending "desastre aerien", Brindisi backstamps. Two unusual labels, only used on mail to Italy and Germany. (2). N.360822r, s.

Est. £160-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
607 1936-88 Crash covers comprising 1936 covers from Egypt (2) or India recovered from the Imperial Airways flying boat "Scipio", 1937 cover from India recovered from the "Cygnus" and 1938 covers from G.B to New Zealand with violet "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION / EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" (2), 1954 Singapore crash cover, and 1988 Post Office ambulance envelope bearing orange label "Packet damaged by plane crash" tied by 1988 (Jan. 28) Glasgow c.d.s (with March 22 Royal Mail letter explaining the night air service flight crashed at Derby airport on January 25th and burst into flames), also a few related news cuttings. (8+).

Est. £200-240

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
608 1941 (Nov 5/6) Picture postcard from Turku to Germany franked 2m, and a cover from Lahti to Sweden with the stamp washed off, both recovered from JU.52 "Sampo" Helsingfors to Stockholm flight which crashed near Abo on November 7th. Both handstamped with three line explanatory cachet, Finnish censors, the postcard also censored in Germany. (2). N.411107.

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
Zeppelin Mail
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
609 Graf Zeppelin. 1928-33 Flown covers and cards (58) including 1. Sudamerika Fahrt and Chicagofahrt stamps, Zeppelin stamps of Brazil, Finland, Russia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Iceland and USA (cover with four 50c Century of Progress stamps), acceptances from Danzig, Switzerland, Austria and Netherlands, 1929 Tokyo to Friedrichshafen flight, also picture postcards of the Zeppelin (22), other related cards, stamps and covers, all written up on pages. (80+).

Est. £2,000-3,000

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
610 Hindenburg/Graf Zeppelin II. 1936-39 Covers and cards carried on the Hindenburg (19, including Sweden and Liechtenstein acceptances) or the Graf Zeppelin II (8), also nine picture postcards of the Zeppelins. (36).

Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
611 1929 Orient Flight, cover and picture postcards (2) all cancelled on the Zeppelin, one postcard to Port Said dropped over the city, the cover to Er Ramle and a postcard to Cairo both dropped over Er Ramle, all with flight cachets and datestamps of Port Said or "ER RAMLE" (2, the postcard to Cairo incorrectly included amongst the Palestine mails), also a postcard of the Zeppelin. (4).

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
612 1930 First South American Flight, postcards bearing the special overprinted 2m (2, to Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Ayres) or 2m + 4m, the last card to Germany carried on the entire round flight via South and North America, the others flown to Rio with oval "CORREIO AEREO / RIO DE JANEIRO" arrival datestamp (May 25), two cards posted at Friedrichshafen (May 18), the other posted at Berlin on May 19th and flown to Spain to catch up with the Zeppelin at Seville with red boxed cachet. Also a registered cover to Friedrichshafen which enclosed a cover for this flight, and two picture postcards. (6).

Est. £200-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
613 1931 Egypt flight, postcards to Germany both posted on the Zeppelin with the Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin c.d.s and red cachet, 10th April card endorsed "affranchissement percu 1RM" due to the Zeppelin post office having run out of stamps, the second an 8pf postcard posted on 13th April franked 1m, the stamp presumably supplied by the sender. An interesting pair, the first offloaded at Cairo with the Caire Graf Zeppelin c.d.s, the second flown back to Friedrichshafen. (2).

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
614 image1931 Egypt Flight, covers and cards posted in Danzig, Switzerland, Netherlands or Austria, all flown to Cairo with the red flight cachet, Friedrichshafen and Caire Graf Zeppelin datestamps, four good foreign acceptances. (4). Photo on Page 74. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
615 1931-32 England flights, three 1931 flight covers or cards posted on the Zeppelin franked 1m or 2m, or posted at Romanshorn with Swiss stamps, and a 1932 flight cover posted on board franked 1m, all with Englandfahrt cachets, also a postcard of the Zeppelin at Hanworth. (5).

Est. £160-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
616 image1936 Hindenburg Olympic Flight, covers and cards from Germany (6), Liechtenstein, Belgium, Netherlands Indies (4), Netherlands (2), Switzerland and Austria, all flown on the "Hindenburg" Olympic flight, all with flight cachets. Also nine cards with cancels of the Olympic Stadium, four also with cachets. A good lot with some scarce foreign acceptances. (25). Photo on Page 74. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
617 imageBritish Somaliland. 1933 (Sep 11) Registered cover from Berbera to Pernambuco franked 1a + 1r, bearing a "Par Graf Zeppelin" label and handstamped "Via Friedrichshafen", with Friedrichshafen c.d.s (Oct. 14) and 1933 Sudamerika - Chicagofahrt Graf Zeppelin cachet, backstamped at Aden and Pernambuco. A rare Zeppelin acceptance from Somaliland. S.238. Photo on Page 74. (Image1)

Est. £1,400-1,600

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
618 Colombia/Brazil. 1932 (Feb 29) Cover from Cali to Germany bearing Colombia Air and postage stamps, flown to Rio de Janeiro with Brazil stamps applied (Mar. 24), then carried by Zeppelin, backstamped at Barranquilla, Rio and Friedrichshafen, very unusual.

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
619 Egypt. 1931 Egypt Flight, covers from Egypt to Palestine or Syria all flown from Cairo, around Jerusalem, then back to Cairo and despatched by rail, comprising cover to Jerusalem with Zeppelin 50m (2) tied by Port Said c.d.s, cover to Jaffa franked Zeppelin 100m tied by Cairo c.d.s, and cover to Damascus franked Zeppelin 50m and seven other stamps all tied by Alexandria datestamps. Three good covers all with arrival backstamps, the Port Said Zeppelin c.d.s scarce. (3).

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
620 imageEgypt. 1931 Egypt Flight, covers (6) and postcards (9), four posted on board franked by German stamps (to Egypt, Czechoslovakia or Austria, all with Caire Graf Zeppelin c.d.s), eleven others from Egypt with Zeppelin cancels of Cairo (7), Alexandria (3) or Port Said, franked by the Zeppelin 50m (5, two 1951 error), 50m + 50m, 100m (3) or 100m + Air 27m, another cover with ordinary stamps. Also four photos of Egypt taken from the Zeppelin and the two Egypt Zeppelin stamps in mint pairs and singles. A good lot, one cover to Turkey with the Zeppelin cachet in black, one cover signed by Captain Albert Sammt and two crew members. (25). Photo on Page 80. (Image1)

Est. £700-900

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
621 imageEgypt. 1933 (Aug 2) Registered cover from Alexandria to Brazil sent via London and Zeppelin from Germany, with Egypt 7m air pair, G.B 5d pair cancelled in London (Aug 5), cachets for the Berlin to Friedrichshafen special flight and fifth South American flight, backstamped at Pernambuco (Aug 22), fine and unusual. S.226. Photo on Page 80. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
622 France. 1932 (Apr 29) Commercial registered cover from Paris to Sao Paulo franked 20f brown, Friedrichshafen c.d.s (May 2) and 4th South American Flight cachet, reverse with violet "Expressas - 4A. Seccao / SAN PAULO" and arrival c.d.s (May 6). Red crayon pointing to the "via Friedrichshafen par Graf Zeppelin" inscription, otherwise fine. S.157.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
623 France. 1932 (Oct 1) Picture postcard with France 50c + 1f cancelled at Sessenhein and Germany Hindenburg stamps (5, 12pf - 50pf) cancelled by "LUFTSCHIFF / GRAF ZEPPELIN" Bordpost datestamp (Oct 11) with eighth South American flight cachet and Pernambuco c.d.s (Oct 13), an unusual mixed franking. S.189.

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
624 France. 1932 (Oct 8) Registered cover from Paris to Pernambuco, six stamps (including 1922 1f on 5f + 5f) paying the 12f rate, with Friedrichshafen c.d.s (Oct 10) and 8th South America Flight cachet, Pernambuco backstamp (Oct 13), fine. S.189.

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.
625 Germany. 1908-14 Picture postcards of Zeppelins including photos of the Hansa, Deutschland and Viktoria Luise, ZII and ZIII, 1909 International Airship Exhibition cards (6, one a superb poster card, three with exhibition vignettes), 1913 opening of Leipzig airship hanger and airport, comic cards, Count Zeppelin, etc., several with relevant messages, two official Zeppelin-Luftschiff cards to USA posted on the Viktoria Luise with cachets (stamps removed), two similar cards posted in Ireland in 1923, also a few labels. (46).

Est. £240-300

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 11:59 PM EST.

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