THE KURT GOLDSMITH COLLECTION OF FIRST FLIGHT COVE continued...
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Opening |
| 191 |
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 FRANCE 1934 (May 25) Paris to San Diego cover flown by Codos and Rossi with French 50c and Paris departure c.d.s, landed in New York due to mechanical issues, whereupon USA 8c applied, tied 'Brooklyn May 29' c.d.s. Signed by
both pilots. A rare & desirable cover with just ten covers carried. (Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 192 |
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 GERMANY 1924 group of airship covers or cards (5) from Germany to USA, one signed by the crew of Z.R.3 and one from Switzerland, various frankings & cachets. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-100
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 193 |
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 GERMANY 1927 (Aug 14) registered flight cover from Germany to New York with multiple franking tied 'Dessau 14 8 27' cancels and with flight cachets, abandoned soon after take-off, the cover b/stamped 'Norderey 4 10 27', the
starting point of the second attempt. (Image)
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Estimate £ 50-60
Starting Bid £ 50
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 194 |
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 GERMANY 1929-33 Zeppelin covers group of six with 1929 'Round the World Flight' to USA (3, each bearing 1928 4m), 1930 (18 May) South America flight (2) with optd 2m (Cat. £500) to Seville and 4m (Cat. £500) to Rio de Janeiro
(slightly soiled), also 1933 (14 Oct) Chicago flight bearing optd 2m (Cat. £325). A useful group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 195 |
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 GERMANY 1930 postcard addressed to Llay Llay (Chile) bearing South America Zeppelin 2m blue (Cat. £650) tied 'Friedrichshafen 18 5 30' c.d.s, South America Zeppelin Flight cachet in red and arrival strike. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 196 |
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 GERMANY 1930 South America Flight (18.5.30) cover bearing South America Flight 2m & 4m (2) Zeppelin stamps (Cat £1500) Friedrichshafen to Dallas with the South America Zeppelin Flight cachet in red. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 197 |
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 GERMANY 1930 South America Flight (18.5.30) illustrated card bearing South America Zeppelin 2m & 4m stamps (Cat. £1000) Friedrichshafen to Berlin with the 'Europe Pan-America Round Flight' violet and 'South America Zeppelin
Flight' in red cachets, 'Berlin 7 6 30' arrival c.d.s. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 130-170
Starting Bid £ 130
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 198 |
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 GERMANY 1930 South America Flight cover to New Jersey bearing South America Flight 4m Zeppelin stamps (2, Cat. £1000), tied 'Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 1 9 30', on board posting for the Seville to Lakehurst sector. Zeppelin
cachet in red, signed by airship commander Dr. Hugo Eckener. Also a card for the Friedrichshafen to Seville sector. (Image)
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Estimate £ 130-170
Starting Bid £ 130
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 199 |
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 GERMANY 1930 South America Flight (May 18) cover with 4m Zeppelin stamps (3) Friedrichshafen to USA, also card from Spain (attractive 12p franking) from Seville (also on the round trip), South America Flight 2m Zeppelin (Cat.
£500) card Berlin to Argentina and Danzig to Brazil cover, each on South America Flight (May 18 30). (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 200 |
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 GERMANY 1931 Dornier Flying boat cover bearing Zeppelin 2r plus 20pf, 80pf, 1m & 2m tied 'Friedrichshafen 13 11 30' to USA, with the German 'Dornier' commem cachet in red and Spanish 'DOX' triangular cachet in black. A second
cover from Austria with 50s, 1s & 5s Airs tied 'Wien 28 10 30' to USA via Friedrichshafen, also with the commem cachets. A fine pair of covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-130
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 201 |
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 GERMANY 1932 Dornier Flying boat cover to Berlin, carried on the return flight, with Germany 1m (pair) and Zeppelin South America Flight 4m (Cat. £500) tied 'Dornier 19 MAY 1932' cancels, with commem 'DO-X' cachet in violet.
Also, a stampless unaddressed cover. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-130
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 202 |
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 GERMANY 1933 'Century of Progress' group of covers (3) each with the commem cachet in red, 1m & 2m Chicago Flight Zeppelin stamps (Cat. £975) tied 'Friedrichshafen 14 10 33' to Illinois, 6pf, 25pf & 4m Zeppelin stamp (Cat.
£325) to Dresden tied 'Berlin 14 10 33' (with the additional cachet applied for mail sent onwards from Berlin) and 40pf plus 1m Zeppelin stamp (Cat. £650) card to New York (posted on board). A fine & scarce trio. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-400
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 203 |
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 GREAT BRITAIN 1911 Coronation printed airmail card in purple brown (minor peripheral faults) with both KEVII & KGV ½d, tied 'First United Kingdom Aerial Post SP 9 11' c.d.s, addressed to Shanghai, China and with 'Shanghai OC18
11' arrival c.d.s. One of the scarcest overseas destinations with few recorded examples. (Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 204 |
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 GREAT BRITAIN 1911 First Aerial Post dark brown advertising card to Aberdeen cancelled SP.9.1911 '5'. The advertisement on the back is for J & J Colman, manufacturers of mustard, starch, corn - flour etc. (Image)
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Estimate £ 50-70
Starting Bid £ 50
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 205 |
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 GREAT BRITAIN 1933 2d, 3d & 5d on cover to Rio tied 'London Air Mail 29 SP 33', then 'Deutsche Luft Post Berlin - Friedrichshafen Zeppelin October 1933' cachet in red and 'Berlin 30 9 33' applied, to then connect with the
'South America - Chicago' Zeppelin flight. Rio de Janeiro arrival c.d.s. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 206 |
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 HONG KONG 1936 Goodwill Tour of the Royal Air Force group of flight covers (4) two via Flying boat, on leaves, three bearing the 'By Courtesy Air Flight Hong Kong China Japan Royal Air Force Feb 18th 1936' cachet in violet, to
Amoy, Shanghai (both with arrival c.d.s) and Osaka, Japan, the fourth cover from Japan (Mar 3) with the new 'Hong Kong China Japan Return Trip' cachet, Hong Kong arrival c.d.s. A little minor soiling, a scarce group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 130-160
Starting Bid £ 130
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 207 |
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 HONG KONG 1936-37 group of flight covers (5), four of which are commem, from Hong Kong with 1936 (Mar 27) first through flight to London via Penang (2, one somewhat soiled), 1936 (5 Nov) first flight to Canton bearing an
attractive 1c to 12c franking, 1937 Hong Kong to Guam and to USA via Macao. (Image)
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Estimate £ 130-170
Starting Bid £ 130
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 208 |
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 ICELAND 1932 (Aug 15) Lindbergh flight from Iceland to New York bearing 5a, 15a and the 1928 Air optd 10a & 50a, tied 'Reykjavik 15 8 32' cancels, signed by Postmaster on reverse and with 'Col. and Mrs Lindbergh Airmail in
Reykjavik August 15 1933' cachet. USA 2c applied upon arrival, tied 'New Yok Aug 30' c.d.s. A fine & scarce cover. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 209 |
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 ICELAND 1933 (Aug 17) Lindbergh Atlantic Survey Iceland to USA (New Jersey) commem cover with 5a & 1e (2) franking tied 'Reykjavik 17 8 33' c.d.s. (Image)
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Estimate £ 50-60
Starting Bid £ 50
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 210 |
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 ICELAND 1933 'Hopflug Itala 1933' optd set of three (Cat. £4750) plus 30a on registered cover to Boston tied 'Reykjavik 7 7 33' cancels, flown on the Balbo Iceland to USA flight. New York transit and Boston arrival strikes on
reverse. Exceptional quality and very scarce with just 289 covers carried. (Image)
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Estimate £ 1,500-2,000
Starting Bid £ 1,500
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
