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Advertising/Illustrated Covers continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8561 cover s miscellaneous western boosters trap image[Miscellaneous] Western Boosters' Trap Shooting Assn., orange cartoon illustration, Cowboy Shooting a Rifle on the back of a Hotel Montana illustrated advertising cover franked with a 2¢ Shield, Anaconda, Mont. to Boston, Jun 28, 1908; small piece of top flap missing and small repair at the lower right, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $40
Currently Opening at...$20.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
Stampless Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8562 cover 1832.0801 image1832 (Aug. 1), Stampless Cover from Cleveland, OH, Folded letter with boldly struck 'Cleaveland,O/Aug. 1' double line boxed cancel to Pennsylvania with manuscript 'Paid 12½'., Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $90
Currently Opening at...$70.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8563 cover 1843.0822 image1843 (Aug. 22), Stampless Express Mail cover from Utica, NY to New York City, folded letter sheet datelined Utica Aug. 21, 1843, endorsed manuscript "Paid" and "Single", with red "U.S. Express Mail/Aug/22" postmark at left (type slug showing above) and matching straightline "PAID" handstamp at top center; crayoned "18-" rating at top right; penciled docketing on reverse "Recd/23 Aug. 1843"; vertical file folds, one through edge of rate marking, Fine to Very Fine, a handsome piece. (Image) Suggested Bid $100
Currently Opening at...$50.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8564 cover new jersey basking ridge imageBasking Ridge NJ Straightline, at top left with manuscript "Dec. 2nd" date and "10" rate on folded letter addressed to Samuel L. Southard in Trenton then forwarded to Washington DC with the rate crossed out and rerated "Free" and postmarked in Trenton the next day, with message from his father Henry asking him not to act on a family matter until he hears from Henry again; ink stain at top just into cancel and small faults, Fine to Very Fine appearance, see both sides of this folded letter online.
ASCC $400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $120
Currently Opening at...$60.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
General Postal History by Year
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8565 cover 1853-2002 imageDiverse Postal History Compilation, ca. 1853-2002, fourteen covers, each on its own annotated page, ranging from a blue grid-cancelled 1851 3¢ Washington to a 2002 Uzbekistan APO "Free Mail" cover; in between we find an Expo postal card, different rates illustrated, an uprated postal card to Constantinople, a WWI Soldier's Mail letter sheet, etc.; no howling rarities, but an interesting group, easily broken down for retail, Fine to Very Fine or better, fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) Suggested Bid $120
Currently Opening at...$60.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8566 cover 1861-65 imageGroup of six covers addressed to hospitals, ca. 1861-65, five covers plus a 3¢ entire, four addressed to Portsmouth Grove, RI, the other two to Johnsons Creek, New York and Alexandria, VA; the covers each franked by 1861 3¢ Washington (#65); various faults, Fine or better. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$120.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
Fancy Cancels
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8567 O Eight-Point Radial (Bridgeport, CT) imageEight-Point Radial (Bridgeport, CT), near-complete strike, light but clearly defined, on clean, well-centered 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with scissors-clipped perforations at bottom left, Very Fine strike on a pretty stamp, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno GE-R57. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8568 O Elaborate Geometric (Putnam, CT) imageElaborate Geometric (Putnam, CT), near-complete, clean cancel, known used 1861, on 3¢ Washington (#65); stamp with couple short/pulled perforations, still a Very Fine strike, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno GE-E 1. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8569 og Plinth (Putnam, CT) imagePlinth (Putnam, CT), near-complete strike in solid color on richly hued 3¢ green Washington (#158); stamp with minor perforation flaws, Very Fine strike, a late (or altered) use of this cancel, ex Yankee Peddler.
Cole GE-175. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8570 O Quartered Circle (Hartford, CT) imageQuartered Circle (Hartford, CT), near-complete strike of 22mm diameter cancel in bold black, on attractive and bright #65; stamp with a couple perforation flaws at left, Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno GE-C 183. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $120
Currently Opening at...$60.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8571 O X in Rounded-Corners Box (Putnam, CT) imageX in Rounded-Corners Box (Putnam, CT), pretty strike in blue on 3¢ green Washington; similar to Cole #GEN-65, nearly Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno GE-S 26. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $90
Currently Opening at...$45.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8572 cover crossroads imageCrossroads, bold strike tying richly colored 1851 1¢ imperforate on cover to Harvard University President [Jared] Sparks (president 1849-53); Shelbyville, Ky. postmark (Nov. 23) at left; manuscript "Due 4" crossed out at top center; stamp faulty at top, cover with lower right corner crease but generally clean, Very Fine strike. (Image) Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8573 O Double Anchor (Putnam, CT) imageDouble Anchor (Putnam, CT), fresh and sound #65 with complete strike of cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine strike, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate.
Skinner-Eno PO-AN 14. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8574 O USM (Putnam, CT) imageUSM (Putnam, CT), large-part strike, clean with clear color, on 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with perforation faults at top, a small tear at upper right, nearly Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2009 Weiss certificate.
Skinner-Eno PT-USM 1. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8575 O H (Hartford, CT) imageH (Hartford, CT), complete, centrally struck tall cancel, on attractive 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with a few minor perforation flaws, Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno LS-H 2. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $120
Currently Opening at...$60.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8576 cover FREE (Wallingford, CT) imageFREE (Wallingford, CT), brown cover sent to E.P. Brownell, Postmaster of Moodus, Conn. with "Wallingford/10/JUN/Ct." postmark; enclosed correspondence, datelined June 10th 1852, is from the postmaster's nephew, who had enclosed the final installment payment for stock in the Ct. & L.I. Steam Boat company; although not official USPOD business, the letter went free nonetheless (the position obviously had its perks), Fine to Very Fine, ex Yankee Peddler. (Image) Suggested Bid $90
Currently Opening at...$45.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM

Airmail Postal History

Early Zeppelin Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8577 cover 1912.0623 image1912 (June 23), Rhein-Main Flight Card, addressed to Altes Palais, Darmstadt, franked by 5pf green Germania and three 30pf deep green on pale gray Air Semi-Officials (#CL3, single and vertical pair), all tied by Darmstadt "Flugpost am Rhein u. am Main" flight cancels; a few soiled spots along top edge of card, but otherwise clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $480. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
USS Macon
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8578 cover 1934.0712 image1934 (July 12), USS Macon Training Flight cover, franked by 10¢ Map and tied by Sunnyvale, Calif. duplex, with purple cachet of the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce, across which is written (printed?) "First Flight with Commander Wiley"; this was the training flight during which the Macon located the ships Houston and New Orleans (the former carrying President Roosevelt on a secret trip to Hawaii); having found the ships, the Macon's Sparrowhawk planes dropped newspapers and magazines to the President, near Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $90
Currently Opening at...$45.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
Graf Zeppelin Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8579 cover 59 H image1930 (May 24), Condor/Zeppelin Flight Cover from Rio to Washington, franked by Brazil 300r rose red Mercury (#250, corner damage) and 10000r on 20000 blue Zeppelin (#4CL5) tied by Rio Condor Syndicate double-ring postmark, with bilingual "By 'Condor' Airmail in Brazil" label (Sanabria #5) alongside and tied by Recife "Correio Aereo 'Graf Zeppelin'" double-ring postmark of May 28; appropriate green Lakehurst receiver on reverse, Fine to Very Fine, an attractive cover.
Sieger 59 H.
Scott $400+. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
Hindenburg Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8580 cover 406 Sweden image1936 (May 6) 1st North America Flight (Sieger 406), Registered cover from Stockholm with scarce Zeppelin etiquette label addressed to New York; no flight cachet but correctly records arrival in America with New York Registry postmark on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $80
Currently Opening at...$40.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8581 cover 406 A image1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406A), postcard sent from Berlin and addressed to MA; Missent auxiliary marking difficult to decipher, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $60
Currently Opening at...$30.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8582 cover 406 C/D image1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406C/D), four envelopes and a picture postcard from the First North American Flight all underpaid; auxiliary markings relay the shortpay as no Postage Due stamps were used; three are commercial covers, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Suggested Bid $80
Currently Opening at...$64.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8583 cover 406 D image1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406D), envelope that entered the mail stream at the railway station at Frankfurt was sent to New York and then across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii; returned as unclaimed, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $60
Currently Opening at...$40.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8584 cover 428 image1936 (Aug 5) 6th North American Flight (Sieger 428), intriging commercial overweight envelope from Berlin to MA (Postage Due 2¢) from the Military Attache in the US Embassy to a military officer in the United States; US postage on reverse confirms shortfall paid, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $60
Currently Opening at...$30.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8585 cover 441 image1936 (Oct. 5) 10th North American Flight (Sieger 441), other mail (Si 441B) carried on 10th crossing having missed the sail date for the 9th; interesting auxiliary marking on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $80
Currently Opening at...$40.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
Zeppelin Collateral Material
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8586   imageGraf Zeppelin newspaper clippings American flight, 50 full-page clippings from the New York Evening Journal, October 10-31, 1928 tracing the first fight of LZ-127 from Germany to the U.S. and return, preserved unmounted in sleeves, minimal edge chipping. Shipping charges apply - weight 12 lbs. (Image) Suggested Bid $120
Currently Opening at...$60.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8587 photo imageZeppelin Company, New ZR-3 First Trial Flight at the Zeppelin Plant, 5½" x 9" vintage sepia photographic print in neutral mat ready to be framed; an unusual image of the future USS Los Angeles while aloft in Friedrichshafen, Germany; photograph marked Clements #4E; impressive; slight corner crease. (Image) Suggested Bid $60
Currently Opening at...$30.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8588 dinnerware cocktail shaker 1990s imageModern "Zeppelin" Cocktail Shaker, made of a combination of stainless steel and silver plate, giving it a sleek silver finish that adds to its elegance the set includes three pieces, with a strainer for easy pouring; this original Restoration Hardware model, called the Zephyr, was manufactured in the 1990s. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $80
Currently Opening at...$40.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8589 ephemera imageUnited States Magazine Covers, Scientific American matted cover showing German military parsevals passing the Cologne cathedral, color matted cover from Scientific American showing airplane attacking a Zeppelin, matted Aviation magazine cover of airship Italia commanded by Gen Umberto Nobile, reproduction of a 1935 Air-Ship Day poster as part of Michigan football, and 1883 woodcut of Tissandier aerostat; attractive. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. (Image) Suggested Bid $60
Currently Opening at...$30.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8590 ephemera prints imageGroup of 23 Zeppelin-related Prints, oversized (16" x 11") lithographic prints of mostly photographs in a soft enclosure; also a print that shows a pair of British B E 2 military aircraft about to attact a U-type Zeppelin in 1917, housed in a 13" x 11" frame; extraordinary images. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (Image) Suggested Bid $80
Currently Opening at...$40.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8591 Great Britain 1917 imageGreat Britain, 1917, Military Pass "C" for two Airship sheds, a bearer pass, about 2¾" x 4", admitting one Lt. Cmdr. J.M. Fraser, R.N.V.R., to the Vickers Ltd. Airship Sheds at Cavendish Dock and on Walney Island; issued and signed by Fraser on Apr 17, 1917, Very Fine and rare. (Image) Suggested Bid $60
Currently Opening at...$30.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8592 harmonicas imageGermany, Start Your Own Band, pair of antique harmonicas for the musically inclined; Graf Zeppelin harmonica (like most, missing the little propeller) created by C A Seydel in Sohne Germany; the second, barely 1.5" in length, has the name and image of the Shenandoah and still plays! (Image) Suggested Bid $60
Currently Opening at...$30.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8593 literature imageZeppelins and Airships for Youth, 50 books for the school aged reader; When Monsters Roamed the Sky, Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, Through the Air to the North Pole, and Tailspin Tommy are typical titles; some are from collections including the Every Boy Mystery Series, and the Airship Boys (Due North, Adrift, and Ocean Flyer); majority are hardcover chapter books; includes the card game Around the World with the Graf Zeppelin. Shipping charges apply - weight 55 lbs. (Image) Suggested Bid $120
Currently Opening at...$60.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8594 literature dollfus imageDollfus & Bouche. History of Aviation, masterpiece with tipped illustrations and engraved drawings written in French; written at a time when aviation was exploding, in 30 short years the Wrights had conquered the air, Europeans began having Air Meets, airships were created, aviation played a role in the Great War, pilots flew around the world, Byrd attained the North and South Poles, Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, and the Graf Zeppelin and DO-X took to the skies; check online for stunning images from this ultimate coffee table book; scuff marks, and slight tape repair. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) Suggested Bid $80
Currently Opening at...$40.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8595 literature fischer imageFischer, Ludwig. Count Zeppelin: His Life-His Work, sumptuous coffee table sized love letter to Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin; The boards are black with gold lettering and a 4" disc with the image of the Count; subtitled as a Memorial to the German People this lovely volume traces the origin of the hot air balloon, the Count's early work, and finishes with Dr Hugo Eckener and the Graf Zeppelin tracing the globe; well illustrated including several in full color; a marvelous book if you read German. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $80
Currently Opening at...$40.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8596 oil bottle imageUnited States, Tydol Zeppelin Sample Oil Bottle, early cork stopped miniature glass oil filled advertising sample bottle from the Tidol (Tide Water Oil Co.), as found in its original advertising container (side states that the Co.'s Veedol brand oil inside the sample bottle is the exact oil that was used and drained from the tanks of the Graf Zeppelin airship on October 15, 1928; cardboard canister is toned. (Image) Suggested Bid $80
Currently Opening at...$40.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8597 ornament imageModern "Zeppelin" Christmas Ornament, two piece Christmas ornament made of a combination of stainless steel and silver plate, by Restoration Hardware and manufactured in India in the 1990s. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $40
Currently Opening at...$20.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8598 ornaments imageZeppelin Christmas Ornaments, eight miniature airship holiday ornaments made from ceramic or metal to decorate the Christmas tree with an aviation theme; upgrade your tree to the best in town. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. (Image) Suggested Bid $60
Currently Opening at...$30.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8599 photos imageVaried. American, German, and British Airships in Flight, five items illustrating airships; glass plate (4" x 3") of British R43 produced by The Childrens Encyclopedia with desktop metal frame; 6" x 4.5" vintage (copyright 1928) photographic print in a serving tray-like frame showing an early US Navy airship outside a hanger; 8" x 10" modern print in light color wood frame of the US Navy J-3 passing over a series of pennants; 6.5" x 4.5" period photo matted in an attractive wood frame showing T G W Settle and party with the Graf Zeppelin at Mines Field in California; and an 8" x 10" poster print framed of the US Navy ZD-6 over open water; a nice group. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.4 lbs. (Image) Suggested Bid $160
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM
8600 pipe imageOrnate Hand-carved Zeppelin Pipe, extraordinary at over a foot tall, with an image of Count Zeppelin and an early airship floating above on a porcelain bowl; braiding of the rubber tubing at the top in need of repair; well loved. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image) Suggested Bid $100
Currently Opening at...$50.00
Closing..Feb-02, 09:00 PM

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