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555

Lots & Collections US-Rocket Mail and Satellites 1958/70: Fine selection of 65+ covers, including 1959 (Sep.9) Big Joe Project Mercury Launch, Apollo 2 1966 (Jul 5) 'Saturn 1B AS-203' Launch, 1967 (Jan 27) Patrick Air Force Base FL 'Fire in Space Craft', further 1958/59 Explorer Satelite Launches (9) with one of Mombasa (1970), 1960 Wallop's Island (4), 1958 Vanguard (3), Discoverer (27) as well as 1962 Mariner I and Transit 1B and 2A. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28)

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SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

557

Prephilately 1813 (1 June): Entire letter from New Orleans, Louisiana via Havana to Veracruz, Mexico, charged in red with '3' reales in transit. Cert. Comex (2014). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF1,800.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

558

1851: Remarkable tiny entire letter (63 x 33 mm.) with embossed colourless illustration of lady on horseback with wreathed "TO" below, endorsed "per Express" addressed to "J.C. Kindman, Present" and reverse with paper seal reading "IF YOU NEGLECT ME YOU LOSE ME". The love letter enclosed reads: "Agawam¹ '51, Tues. Eve; My dear Charles, Are you still in the land of the living? If so, permit me who am so much the younger of the twain to speak a word to thee. Why in the world do we not either see you, hear from you, or let us know the reason why? Do you know how it grieves me to see you so negligent? Oh! Charles! "You'll break my heart, I fear you will, if you continue so" ² If you do not write soon I fear you will never receive another such a long letter from me as this. Yours to the end, Hannah".rn1. Agawam is now Ipswich, Massachusetts.rn2. The quote in the letter comes from an old Kentucky song called "Fanny Gray, A Ballad of Real Life."rnA quite remarkable and most unusual cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

559

Issued Stamps 1847: 10 c. George Washington on folded letter from CINCINATTI to PHILADELPHIA, the stamp has full to very large margins all round, very large at left, tied by red grid cancel, the cancellation is light and clean, signed next to the stamp with pencil and signed 'Ward' on backside. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

560

1867 (28 Nov.): Cover from Quincy Illinois to Lenzburg, Switzerland, endorsed "via Liverpool", bearing 1861/62 30 c. orange, tied by Star fancy cancel with adjacent QUINCY despatch cds in black and framed "Franco Preuss. resp. Vereinsl. Ausg. Gr." handstamp in blue at top right, reverse with Prussian "VERVIERS COELN" TPO datestamp in blue, Baden "BAD. BAHNHPOST" TPO in black, BASEL transit and LENZBURG arrival (17. Dez.) cds's. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

561

Air Mail 1932: Washington 3 c. purple, used on official First Transatlanic Flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuanian, dated 15 July 1933, tied by Brooklyn duplex in black, carried on the ill fated 'Lituanica' which crash in Poland 650km away from the intended destination, with event postmark in black alongside the commemorative cachet in violet, cover number '270' (there being 983 sold to support the flight costs), to the reverse a Kaunas arrival dated 18 July 1933.rnNote: The 'Lituanica' was a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker airplane flown from New York across the Atlantic by Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas in 1933. After successfully flying 6,411 km (4,043 miles), it crashed, due to undetermined circumstances, 650 km (404 miles) from its destination, Kaunas, Lithuania. Both pilots perished. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

562

1918/1928: Group of four air mail covers including, 1920 first flight USA to Cuba with event cachets and arrival franked with three 2 c.; an American Maritime Agencies envelope franked with 24 c. Jenny tied by 'Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. - New York' duplex in violet dated 18 July; 1918 16 c. Jenny tied to 'Winged Letters' Inaugral aerial post flight and 1928 Graf Zeppelin first flight cachet on commemorative postcard from Lakehurst to London; condition very mixed, a scarce selection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

563

Lots & Collections 1851-2002: Collection from 19th century on mostly modest contents, from 1975 never hinged, including many booklets and mini-sheets, so there is postally valid material for a quite considerable amount. At the end officials, revenues, Canal Zone, Hawaii, 6 albums in total. Catalog value according to the consignor Michel about € 7000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13)

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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

564

1869/1972: Dealers stock of almost exclusively unused stamps, comprising two large stock books and three folders, in the main never hinged, a very fresh and clean accumulation, some blocks and multiples, imperforates and the odd marginal, good range of the lower values, some better, several sets, signigicant duplication in places, nicely organised chronologically, a very fine collection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)

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SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

565

1887/1990 ca: Extensive collection in two large boxes, that consists mostly of US Postal subscription from years 1970 to 1990, incl. three Lighthouse Albums, beginning with a few used items from the classic period. There are a few albums with full sheets (commemoratives and semi-postals), also blocks of four, FDCs, covers, postcards and other valid postage. Over $1´000 valuable face value. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

566

1900-1910ca.: About 500 picture postcards either to Switzerland or to France or uncirculated. 168 cards are housed in an album with a good range of topics as Indians, Chinatown, industries, timber industry, buildings, transports and expositions (Louisiana Purchase 1904), there are also American Sports, Patriotic Cards including various presidents, US Army etc. Quite a lot of cards with Irish themes, such as St. Patrick's Day. There are nine souvenir folders from Chicago (Chicago and it's beautiful parks), Cleveland, St. Louis etc. one the cover without the cards (Cherokee). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29)

SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

5341

1847: 5 c. red-brown, clear to large margins, used on entire letter to Oneida Castle, NY tied by circular grid handstamp in blue with "SYRACUSE / N.Y." cds at left (July 4). Small age spot at base of adhesive in margin otherwise fine Scott = $ 525. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5342

1847: 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, a fine example with good to large margins all round, used on cover to Newburyport, MA tied by circular grid in red with "BOSTON / 5 cts." cds (April 1) in red alongside A fine and most attractive cover. Signed Holcombe Scott = $ 475. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5343

1847: 5 c. deep red-brown on blued paper, a used example with ample to large margins all round, on 1848 entire letter to Boston endorsed "Paid", tied by barred grid obliterator in red with "NEW YORK" cds in red (Feb 1) at right. File fold well away from the adhesive which is in a very deep resonant shade Scott = $ 475. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5344

1847: 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, a fine example in a greyish shade with ample to large margins all round, sheet marginal at left, used on cover to Portsmouth, New Hampshire tied by circular grid in red and by "BOSTON / 5 cts." cds (May 28) in red. A fine and most attractive cover Scott = $ 475+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5345

1847: 5 c. deep red-brown on blued paper, a used example with large margins all round, on 1848 cover to Orwell, Vermont endorsed "Paid" in manuscript, tied by bold blue grid cancellation with "TROY / N.Y." despatch cds (April 1) at left. As ever with covers despatched from Troy, very fine Scott = $ 475. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5346

1847: 5 c. dark brown, a used example with large margins on three sides, close but just clear at upper left and trace of adjoining stamp at left, on 1849 entire letter from Forest Hill, Chester to Philadelphia tied by pen cross in black ink manuscript with weak "CHESTER" despatch cds in black (July 12 - with '12' in manuscript) below and erroneous "5" cent charge mark deleted in manuscript at right.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5347

1847: 5 c. brown on greyish-blued paper, a horizontal pair with clear to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, small scissor cut in margin only, used on 1850 entire letter from New Orleans to Marseille, France endorsed "British Steamer" cancelled by circular grid handstamp in red with "NEW ORLEANS / La." cds above (June 1) and "PAID / 10" in red. Carried on the Cunard Steamer "Asia" from New York (first voyage) with London cds (June 23) on reverse and framed "COLONIES / &c. ART. 13" in red; thence via Calais with Marseille arrival on reverse where charged "15" décimes due. A rare and most attractive Transatlantic usage. Signed Holcombe Scott = $ 2'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5348

1847: 10 c. black on blued paper, a used example with good to large margins all round, used on double rate 1848 cover to Bellefonte, PA tied by "PHILADELPHIA / 10 cts." datestamp (Oct 1-) in blue, with docketing of receipt internally of October 20th. A fine and rare cover. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (2024) Scott = $ 1'150. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5349

1847: 10 c. black on blued paper, a used example with good to large margins on three sides and shaved along intact outer frame line at left, used on 1850 cover to Quebec, Canada East, tied by red grill with "NEW YORK" despatch cds at right (Sept 17). "MONTREAL" transit cds in red (Sept 19) and"4½" in ink manuscript charge. Quebec arrival in red on reverse of a fine and scarce cover. Signed Holcombe Scott = $ 1'900. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM