United States and Foreign Airmail Covers continued...
Foreign Airmails by Country continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2682 |
 |
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1942 1st Direct Pan American North Atlantic Flight to
England, two St John Ambulance brigade envelopes addressed to "Red Cross and Saint John" London, each franked with #253, 261, 263, tied by St Johns machine or hand cancel, Fine pair (Image 1) |
280
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:22 PM |
| 2683 |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1947 1st Flight Covers to Helsinki, three
airmail envelopes incl one with printed cachet for the flight, each sent from Gander with 40c franking and with appropriate arrival cancels, one with Finland 12m Lion franking and flight cancels on address side, Fine and scarce group with few covers
flown (Image 1) |
350
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:22 PM |
Foreign Catapult Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2684 |
|
 AUSTRIA, 1930 Catapult flight covers, two covers, Graue nos.
K39 AU and K53 AU, K39 with trivial creases but both still Very Fine (Image 1) |
120
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:23 PM |
| 2685 |
|
 GERMANY, 1929/30 Catapult flight covers, five covers
including Graue nos. K1d, K25 (Austria), K33d, K41d, and K47c, all Very Fine, an interesting and attractive group (Image 1) |
200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:23 PM |
| 2686 |
|
 GERMANY, 1931 Catapult flight covers, group of five covers
including Graue K61c, K62c, K71d, K86c, and K94c, all Very Fine, an attractive group (Image
1) |
170
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:23 PM |
| 2687 |
|
 GERMANY, 1932/35 Catapult flight covers, five covers
including Graue nos. K106c, K137d, K144c, K169d(1), and K239d, all Very Fine, an attractive group (Image 1) |
170
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:23 PM |
| 2688 |
|
 GERMANY, Graue 157d-158d, 1933 Steamer "Europa", unsevered
German paid-reply postal card (Michel P173), message portion with German franking and August 2, 1933 Bremen-to-New York routing (Graue 157d); reply portion with American franking sent from New York to Germany via Southhampton on August 8, 1933 (Graue
158d); minor faults but still Very Fine, an extremely rare piece of postal history encompassing two catapult flights on a single cover (Image 1) |
200
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:23 PM |
Foreign DO-X Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2689 |
|
 GERMANY, 1932 Do-X America to Europe Flight Covers, Do-X
postcard franked with Germany C38 pair tied by "On Board" 19 MAI 32 cds, Berlin 27.5.32 arrival cancel, usual flight cachet, back side with straight-line "BCM/AIR FIELD" handstamp, unfranked Do-X envelope with "On Board" 22 MAI 32 cds, and usual
flight cachet, 2-line "AFFRANCHISSEMENT/ PERCU 6,-- RM." handstamp with similar handstamp crossed out, backstamped Berlin 27.5.32, F-VF (Image 1) |
850
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:24 PM |
| 2690 |
|
 GERMANY, Do-X Photo Postcards Selection, three cards; 1930
to Scotland showing plane on the water and franked with 15pf Eagle on picture side; 1931 to Scotland showing the Do-X in flight and franked with 10pf Eagle (2) on picture side; 1933 Hamburg to Mannheim showing plane in port; couple of the cards with
light corner bends, Fine group (Image 1) |
280
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:24 PM |
| 2691 |
|
 GERMANY, Unused Do-X Photo Postcards Selection, three cards;
first shows aircraft moments after take-off and with pictures of Dr Dornier and crew members at top, second shows the aircraft at rest on the water (minor faults); last a vertical format card showing the Do-X on water with Zeppelin airship in the sky
above (Zurich 1932); Fine selection (Image 1) |
280
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:24 PM |
| 2692 |
|
 C12P, 1932 "Do-X" Flight Overprint Printer's Proof Sheet of
the "TRANS-ATLANTIC/ WEST TO EAST/ Per "Dornier X."/ May, 1932./ One Dollar and Fifty Cents" surcharge, four impressions of the rejected first setting in red on wove paper (161x222mm), signed by printer "D.R. Thistle" and with notation "Pr. Dornier
DO-X", a little creased but still Very Fine and unique; Ex-Harmer, MotsonrnTwo different printers proofs are known, both being unique. The first (offered in this lot) was rejected and the second accepted for use. The second accepted version changed
"Dornier X" "Dornier DO-X" in accordance with the manuscript instructions seen on this rejected sheet. (Image 1) |
13,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:25 PM |
| 2693 |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, three
covers addressed to Germany with each showing the red receiving handstamp of the respective city - Hannover, Hamburg or Munich; two of the covers with a St John's Nfld May 19 1932 date of issue machine cancel (Hamburg May 20), each cover shows a bit
of postal wear, the Munich cover bit reduced at top, Fine group; over 300 Do-X covers were addressed to Germany but very few received the specific city red ink receiving handstamp; each signed E Diena; ex-Motson (Image 1) |
1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:25 PM |
| 2694 |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, three
covers to foreign destinations - Bahia (Brazil), Oporto (Portugal) and Sevilla (Spain), each with stamp tied by a St John's Nfld May 19 1932 date of issue machine cancel, Bahia cover light central vert bend, Portugal cover some light toning, still a
Fine and scarce group; of the approximately 1,830 Newfoundland Do-X mail covers flown, only about 30 were addressed to countries other than Germany or Great Britain; ex-Motson (Image 1) |
1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:25 PM |
| 2695 |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, three flown
covers addressed to England incl one with St John's date of issue cancel, one cover with some light aging and a central horiz fold not affecting stamp, Fine group. (Image 1) |
1,200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:25 PM |
| 2696 |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, tied on
cover addressed to Hungary by St John's Nfld May 19 1932 date of issue machine cancel, backstamped Harbour Grace, Budapest, stamp with surcharge shifted slightly up, cover opened and just reduced at right, light central vertical fold, Fine and rare
being the only recorded cover to Hungary; 2011 APS certificate; ex-Motson (Image 1) |
1,100
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:25 PM |
| 2697 |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND; C12, 1932 $1.50 on $1 Do-X Flight, single tied
on "OHMS/ Dept of Posts and Telegraphs" envelope by St John's Nfld May 20 1932 machine cancel, addressed to a member of the House of Lords in London, was forwarded to another address in London and then returned to sender, backstamped St John's Jun 2,
cover a trifle soiled with trivial bit of wrinkling partly affecting the stamp, still Very Fine; a rare example of diplomatic pouch mail - a few privileged covers were returned to Newfoundland by special dispensation through the British Government
Diplomatic channels; signed E Diena; ex-Motson (Image 1) |
950
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:26 PM |
| 2698 |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1932 Do-X Transatlantic Flight, franked with
unsurcharged $1 Airmail and tied by St John's May 20 machine cancel, backstamped St John's Jun 2, Fine, a rare use of the unsurcharged stamp on this flight (Image 1) |
140
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:26 PM |
Foreign Zeppelin Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2699 |
|
 CZECHOSLOVAKIA, Sieger 247, 1934 1st South American Flight,
franked with Czechoslovakia C10, C13, and C15-16, "BRUNTAL" May 17, 1934 cds, red circular flight cachet applied in Berlin, Very Fine, an attractive cover (Image 1) |
60
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:26 PM |
| 2700 |
|
 DANZIG; Sieger 57P, 1930 Pan-American Flight, Zeppelin
airship photo postcard carried "round trip" and franked with 198, C26, C28-30 all tied by Danzig 9.5.30 oval Flugpost cancel, Friedrichshafen 6.6.30 transit, usual flight cachet, Very Fine and attractive (Image 1) |
150
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:26 PM |
| 2701 |
|
 DANZIG; Sieger 170Aa, 1932 LUPOSTA Flight, Danzig - Ronne Leg,
C31-35 + C29 tied on envelope by special flight cancel, Ronne 31.7.32 arrival cancel, usual flight cachet, Very Fine (Image 1) |
60
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:27 PM |
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