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Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

Polar Covers continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
101   image1910-12 German South Polar Expedition, postcard showing Südpolarschiff "Deutschland" with expedition vignette tied by the 4-line "Polarschiff Deutschland/ Sud-Georgien/ Grytviken/ 1. Dezember 1911" datestamp with a Falklands 1d KE VII alongside tied by light South Georgia cds, addressed to Germany, couple of insignificant tone spots, Fine and rare (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:12 PM
102   image1934 Norway/ Bouvet Island, Norway 5o, 10o, 20o pairs with "BOUVET OYA" overprints tied on envelope by strikes of "CAPETOWN/ PAQUEBOT" 28 FEB 34 cancels, addressed to Simonstown So Africa, Very Fine in every respect; claimed by Norway in 1927, Wikipedia comments that Bovet Island "is the most remote island in the world" and has had just one post associated with it, that on the occasion of a visit in Feb 1934 by Adm Edward "Teddy" Evans (British C. in C., Africa Station) who obtained some Norwegian stamps at the consulate, these stamps were overprinted and used by crew members of the H,M.S. Milford to post letters which were accepted by the Cape Town postal authorities and cancelled by the paquebot marking, the Norwegian government repudiated the unauthorized overprinting of their stamps and insisted they be regarded as a private issue, hence their lack of catalog status. (Image1) Starting Price $1,500

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:13 PM

United States and Foreign Airmail Covers

Transoceanic Record Flights
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
103   image1933 Balbo Squadron Flight Cover, Chicago to Shediac (Canada) Leg, US 10c pair, 50c, $1 Definitives (Scott 571, 642, 701) tied by Chicago Jul 18 1933 Century of Progress slogan machine cancel on envelope with AAMC president cc, backstamped Shediac Jul 25 33, black ½ITALIAN AIR CRUISE / CHICAGO - ROMA» cachet, Fine, only 37 covers flown this leg; signed A Diena (Longhi 2941, EUR3,500; Sassone GP 54, EUR5,000) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:14 PM
104   image1933 Balbo Squadron Flight Cover, New York to Shediac (Canada) Leg, US 50c, $1 Definitives plus 20c Map (Scott 571, 701, C9) tied on registered airmail envelope by New York / Varick St Annex July 23 duplex cancel, backstamped Shediac Jul 25 33, nice strike of the purple ½ITALIAN AIR CRUISE / NEW YORK - ROMA» flight cachet, Very Fine, only 44 covers flown (Longhi 2944, EUR3,000; Sassone GP 57, EUR4,750) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:15 PM
105   image1933 Balbo Squadron Flight Cover, New York to Shoal Harbor (Newfoundland) Leg, US 50c, $1 Definitives plus 20c Map (Scott 571, 701, C9) tied on airmail envelope by New York / Varick St Annex Jul 23 1933 duplex cancels, neat red ms. ½By Italian Air Cruise New York-Newfoundland», backstamped Shoal Harbor Newf»d Jul 26 33, near-perfect strike of purple ½ITALIAN AIR CRUISE / NEW YORK - ROMA» cachet, Fine and attractive, 99 covers flown; signed A Diena (Longhi 2945, EUR2,000; Sassone GP 57, EUR3,750) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $750

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:16 PM
Foreign Airmails by Country
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
106   imageITALY; 1931 Crociera Aerea Transatlantica Italia – Brasile, specially printed flight card with Port Guinea 10c, 20c, 30c pair plus two different special flight vignettes, all tied by ½ESTACIO POSTAL DE BOLOMA -4. JAN 1931» cds cancels, backstamped ½NATAL (R.G.N. Corr. Aereo - 4a SEC. - 6.I.31» on arrival, the vignettes with some tropical toned perfs, otherwise a Fine and scarce use; one of only a few items transported privately outside the official mails by pilot Calo Carducci (I-CALO) himself on his plane from Balamo to Natal; signed E Diena (Longhi 2261, EUR4,000) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $2,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:17 PM
107   imageITALY; 1931 Rome to Genoa Flight Cover, franked with 1930 7.70L Balbo Rome to Rio de Janeiro Flight issue plus 1931 50c St Anthony (Scott C27, 261; Sassone 295, Aerea 25), tied by ½ROMA CENTRO 27.6.31» cds and ½GENOVA CENTRO (POSTA AEREA) 27.6.31.20» arrival cancel, Very Fine; an extremely rare use of the 7.70L Balbo issue on a cover not flown to Rio, this being one of just six covers known; 1981 E Diena certificate (Longhi 2289, unpriced) (Image1) Starting Price $5,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:17 PM
108   imageITALY; 1933 Balbo Squadron Return Flight to Italy, Franked with US 3c Washington (Scott 720) tied by New York Jul 23 1933 duplex and Italy 5.75L+44.75L tryptich overprinted ½I-VERC» (Alessandro Vercelloni; Scott C49) cancelled on arrival by ½ROMA VIA VICENZA 12.8.33» cds, envelope with some aging not affecting the stamps, Fine and rare with only 10-15 known; signed A Diena and Colla and with the latter»s 2016 certificate (Longhi 2947, EUR25,000; Sassone GP 60, EUR47,500) (Image1) Starting Price $5,000

SOLD for $15,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:18 PM
Foreign Zeppelin Flights
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
109   imageBRAZIL; 1930 South America Flight, Brazil ‣Condorâ€� Domestic Flight, Brazil 100r postal card addressed to Recife uprated with Parahyba Provisional ½5» on 20,000r blue with additional 200r ½Vovo» tied by ½Syndicato Condor Ltda. / PARAHYBA 22 Mai 30» cachet, cancelled on arrival by Zeppelin special cachet and returned same day to Parahyba, card written by Ernesto Oehlker and addressed to himself, Very Fine; sent by Condor to Recife in hope that the card would be returned by Zeppelin but for unknown reasons the card was returned via another Condor flight back to Parahyba; listed in the Zeppelin Study Circle Journal 2005 being #3 of the 7 cards known; 2016 German Zeppelin Study Circle certificate (Sieger 9, EUR65,000)
Provenance: Heinrich Koehler Auction 230, 1980 Lot 242 (Image1)		 Starting Price $10,000

SOLD for $13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:19 PM
Foreign Rocket Mail
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
110   imageAUSTRIA; Rocket Flight Cover; 1931 Feb 2, Schoeckel Mountain (Austria) – Friedrich Schmiedl, manuscript ½Raketen-Flugpost Schmiedl 2.2.1931» on mint Austria 10gr bistre (E-Z 8A1, numbered ½71») on album page with flown card franked with same stamp (E-Z 8C1c, numbered ½47») neatly cancelled by boxed ½V7» handstamp with ms. inserted ½2.2.31» date with a second strike of the handstamp at lower left with ms ½079» instead of date, nice strike of 2-line ½Raketenpost Schmiedl / Raketen-Flugpostkarte» cachet plus hand-written notation »Versuchsweise befördert mit Postrakete 'V7' am 2.2.1931 Schöckel-Radegrund», Very Fine and desirable early rocket mail item (Hopferwieser (2016) = ₼ 4800 Lot)
In 1930 Schmiedl launched further V3, V4, V5, and V6 rockets from Schoeckl, perfecting a parachute recovery system. His first successful post office rocket mail on 2 February 1931 transported 100 letters from Schoeckel to Sankt Radegund. He began with what he called "regular mail service" in September 1931 with launch of his G1 rocket from Hochtroetsch to Semriach. (Image1)		 Starting Price $2,500

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:20 PM
111   imageCUBA; Rocket Flight Cover; 1939 Oct 3, Havana – Exp.–Fumes, Excellent strike of ½PRE-ENSAYO DEL PRIMER COHETE POSTAL AEREO / C-1 Oct 3 1939» cachet with the ½3» inserted, franking a private blue label surcharged ½C1 / 25 C» and tied by black ½CAMPO EXPERIMENTA / HABANA, CUBA / OCTUBRE 3 1939» with the ½3» being inserted in violet, backstamped ½ADMON. DE CORREOS HABANA - CUBA 3 OCT 1939», Fine and scarce with only 21 covers flown and only a few known with the Havana arrival cancel (Hopferwieser (2016) = ₼ 2’100 lot, E-Z 2C1a, unpriced) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,200

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:20 PM
112   imageCUBA; Rocket Flight Cover; 1939 Oct 8, Havana – Exp.-Fumes, Nice strike of ½PRE-ENSAYO DEL PRIMER COHETE POSTAL AEREO / C-1 Oct 8 1939» cachet with the ½8» inserted, franking a private red label surcharged ½C 1 25C / 8 OCT 1939 / 3R ENSAYO», tied by black "CAMPO EXPERIMENTA - HABANA, CUBA OCTUBRE 1939", label with some toned perfs, still Fine and scarce with just 16 covers flown (E-Z 3C1, Hopferwieser (2016) = ₼ 2‘100) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:20 PM
Space Covers
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
113   imageAstronaut Signatures Assortment, Includes Apollo 9 commemorative cover with original signatures of crew members McDivitt and Schweikert; Apollo 15 astronaut Jim Irwin - four signatures on mint sheet of US 1971 Space Achievement issue (Scott 1434-35); Apollo 16 signatures of crew members Charles Duke, Ken Mattingly and John Young; a Challenger flown space cover; Very Fine (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image1) Starting Price $800

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:21 PM
114   imageApollo 11 ‣Insuranceâ€� Cover Signed by the Astronauts, Cacheted cover with bold signatures of Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins, cancelled by Kennedy Space Center, FL July 16 1969 launch date machine cancel, Very Fine and rare; signed A Bolaffi and with 2002 ½Certificato finanziario di "Qualita Bolaffi"

As Buzz Aldrin once explained, ½Since we were unable to obtain adequate life insurance due to the high risk nature of being an astronaut, we signed this group of covers and evenly distributed them to our families for safe keeping while we performed our mission. If an unfortunate event prevented our safe return, the covers would have provided a limited financial means of support to our families.» (Image 2) (Image1)		 Starting Price $1,500

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:21 PM
115   imageApollo 12 Cover Flown to Moon and Back,
cacheted cover postmarked Houston TX Dec 10 1960 hand cancel after quarantine period, signed by crew members Alan Bean, Charles Conrad and Dick Gordon, on back side written notation ½This envelope was flown to the moon on Apollo 15. Richard F. Gordon.", Very Fine and rare; 1984 E Diena certificate and 1984 sworn statement of Barbara F. Gordon
Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot Richard "Dick" Gordon prepared a set of 87 envelopes with the intention of carrying them with him on the mission but in the end they were left behind. These covers were later carried by Jim Irwin on the Apollo 15 mission, allowing them to be regarded as flown, though on a different mission
(Image 2) (Image1)		 Starting Price $10,000

SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:22 PM
116   imageApollo 13 Cover Flown to Moon and Back in Commander James Lovell»s personal preference kit, cancelled immediately upon landing by Ellington Air Force Base Apr 19 1970 duplex hand cancel with another strike on the back side, cacheted cover is signed by the original crew of James Lovell, Frad Haise and Ken Mattingly (shortly before the flight Mattingly was replaced by Jack Swigert but his signature was not added to the covers either before or after the mission), Very Fine, #13 of 50 flown, signed Alberto and Giulio Bolaffi and E Diena, accompanied by his certificate (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $25,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:23 PM
117   imageApollo 15 Flown to Moon and Back, Cacheted cover with Kennedy Space Center Jul 26 1971 date of launch slogan machine cancel, stowed aboard the spacecraft in a sealed fireproof packet, carried to the lunar surface in LM "Falcon" and returned to Earth in CM "Endeavour"; immediately after splashdown on Aug 7 1971 the cover was postmarked at US Navy Postal Station on USS Okinawa and signed by the crew - James B Irwin, David R Scott and Alfred M Worden, Very Fine; #270 of 300 (100 were flown on behalf of stamp dealer Hermann Sieger); signed A Bolaffi and accompanied by sworn statement of the crew (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $4,000

SOLD for $6,250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:23 PM
118   imageApollo 17 ‣Insuranceâ€� Cover, Cacheted cover with Dec 7 1972 date of launch machine cancel, signed by all three of the crew members - Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt, Very Fine and rare
Very few of the Apollo 17 ½insurance» covers were prepared because of the prior Apollo 15 ½scandal» and very few covers are known with signatures of all three astronauts as Schmitt was unmarried and had no children. (Image 2) (Image1)		 Starting Price $2,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:24 PM

United States Postal History

Postmasters' Provisionals Covers
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
301   image3X1, 1845 5¢ black Baltimore, Md. Postmaster Provisional single, position 10 with sheet margin at right, manuscript cancelled, tied by blue "PAID" on May 14, 1846 folded letter to NY, matching Baltimore Md. postmark at left and manuscript "Due 5" below stamp, trivial file fold through address, Very Fine usage; this is cover number 8 in Mrs. Hayes listing of the 5¢ on black; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $15,000) (Image1) Starting Price $3,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:37 PM
302   image3XU1, 1845 5¢ Blue on buff Baltimore Md. Postmaster Provisional entire blue straightline "PAID" below signature, matching "Baltimore Md. ... 19" postmark, addressed to Annapolis (Md.), Very Fine usage; number 42 on Mrs. Hayes census and illustrated as figure 3 in the article; 2016 Philatelic Foundation (Scott $6,500) (Image1) Starting Price $2,000

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:38 PM

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