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World Aerophilately continued...

World Airmail Covers continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
281   imageSwitzerland, 1913 (Mar. 31), First Flight cover, Herisau-Niederglatt, commemorative picture post card showing plane over town; franked 5c postage plus 50c dark blue Herisau Flight Day Forerunner; each tied by violet double-ring "II. Schweizer. Flugpost/30.III.13/Herisau" special cancel, Very Fine, with 1998 Zumstein certificate.
Zumstein F V; SFr 1,200 on cover ($1,240). Muller 62; $5,000 points.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $600-800
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
282   imageSwitzerland, 1913 (May 4), Official Oskar Bider picture post card, Langnau to Bern, post card depicting the pilot in front of his plane, overprinted "Flugtag Langnau i.E." in red; card franked 5c postage plus 50c violet Flugspende Langnau Semi-Official, each tied by strong strikes of "Erste Flugpost/4.V.13/Langnau I.E.-Bern" special cancel; Bern same-day receiver, a Very Fine card and usage, Muller quotes 1,800 flown.
Muller 66 (7,500 points). Zumstein F VI; SFr 1,300 on cover ($1,340).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
283   imageSwitzerland, 1913 (Mar. 9), Bider First Flight card, Basel to Liestal, picture post card portraying plane over soldiers marching; franked 5c postage plus 50c blue Swiss National Air Fund, both stamps tied by blue "Erste Schweizerische Flugpost/9.III.13" bridge cancel; faint vertical crease through message side of card, away from stamps and markings, otherwise Very Fine, 5,030 flown (Muller).
Zumstein F II; SFr 650 on cover ($670). Muller 58; $3,000 points.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
284   imageSwitzerland, 1913 (Mar. 9), First Flight card, Basel-Liestal, official Committee Card #1 with 5c postage and 50c light blue Forerunner; stamps tied by two strikes of blue "Erste Schweizerische Flugpost/9.III.13" cancel; card depicts donors dropping coins into the collection point, Very Fine, 5,030 flown, with 1998 Zumstein certificate (which erroneously cites the cancel as 9.III.18).
Zumstein F II; SFr 650 on cover ($670). Muller 58; $3,000 points.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
285   imageSwitzerland, 1913-61, sensational selection of 70, an absolutely spectacular collection of postal cards, post cards and covers, all with an aeronautics theme; impossible to do the lot justice here in words (everything is imaged online for your perusal), but just a few highlights are Forerunners/Semi-Officials on cover, Air Meets & Shows, colorful commemorative cancels, etiquettes and vignettes galore (including a corner pair with full margins of 50c blue and green International Meeting of Swiss-Central Europe Air Service on Registered cover), a Gordon Bennett vignette, a Zeppelin, Rocket Mail, even the 1938 Aarau miniature sheet used on cover, Very Fine, a magnificent group.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39)

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Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
286   imageSwitzerland, 1926-39, first flight covers, three covers and two postal cards (one from the International Flight Meeting in Zurich in 1927); one cover Muller #181 to Alexandria, Egypt; nice frankings across the board, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
287   imageSwitzerland, 1937-92, Swissair Trans-Atlantic inaugural flights, roughly 100 covers, including 1937 Geneva to New York, 1947 Geneva to New York via Washington, 1948 New York to Zurich and return, 1962 Zurich to Chicago via Montreal, and 1967 New York to Zurich; 1969 Zurich to Reykjavik, 1970 Vienna to Chicago and return, 1971 Boeing 747 flights to and from Geneva (including several cacheted covers), and 1973 Geneva to Boston; other first flights out of Zurich include the DC-10 in 1975, 1981 and 1989, and 1991 MD-11 flights to and from Zurich; some postcards, autographed photographs, letters and baggage stickers, Very Fine, a unique lot that would please any aviation collector, historian or enthusiast.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
288   imageSwitzerland, 1957-94, Swissair first flights, over 100 covers mounted on pages, with 1957 Apr 1 Zurich to Tokyo cover, 1961 Sep 10 Zurich to Hong Kong cover, 1969 Mar 31 Zurich to Singapore cover, 1969 Nov 2 Geneva to Bombay cover, 1975 Nov 2 Geneva to Hanoi cover, 1974 Mar 17 UN to Hong Kong cover, along with menus, luggage stickers, photos, fresh and worth perusing, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
289   imageThailand, 1923-25, two early domestic airmail covers, the first a hand-colored picture post card of Dusit Park & Palace in Bangkok, franked by #128 & 130, tied by Nagor Rajasima cancel (unclear date), with Ubol 14.9.23 receiver alongside; the second a cover to Bangkok printed with bilingual "By Air-Mail" indicator at top, franked by #C1, C3 & C5, cancelled Nong Khay 21.4.25, the First Day of Issue of the 2stg stamp; cancels all with airplane motif, Very Fine, a very pretty pair.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
290   imageThailand, 1926, First flight, Danish Fokker plane, Mu. 18 (AAMS 7), franked B4 Sc. 132, CV $250, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
291   imageTonga, 1926, Tonga to U.S., air in U.S., commercial cover, Tonga Sc. 38 pr. + 54, paying surface rate to Seattle, C3 placed for air carriage to Penn., a fabulous cover for collectors of either country, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
292   imageUnited States, c. 1945, Rudolph W. (Shorty) Schroeder, pair of covers, one from Schroeder to Brooklyn, NY, listing his aviation CV, the second a commemorative cachet cover for the 25th anniversary of Schroeder's "epic flight into the stratosphere" in 1920; both covers signed by Schroeder; includes an Oct. 26, 1950, letter from Schroeder to Bill Schneider, both covers Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150

Schroder set several U.S. and world altitude records, climbing to 38,180 feet in 1920, and was "Commercial Air Mail Pilot License #1". He went on to work for United Airlines as Vice-President for Safety. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
293   imageUnited States, 1904-10, lighter-than-air vessel postcards, various, including Knabenshue (9), Baldwin, Dixon (2), Jones, Strobel (2) and Van Vranken, plus nine unidentified as to maker and a number of reprinted photographs, Very Fine, rare lot virtually impossible to duplicate now.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
294   imageUnited States, 1924, Trans-oceanic Record Flight, AAMS TO 1025, postal card with 1¢ for return postage, a beauty, CV $175 (1990), Extremely Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
295   imageUnited States, 1925-35, Trans-oceanic Record Flights, 7 covers, AAMS TO 504, 505, 1131, 1139A (2), 1205 & 1230, CV $350 (1990), Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
296   imageUnited States, 1925, Trans-oceanic Record Flight, AAMS TO 1097, MacMillan Expedition + sheetlet of 4 of 4 vignettes for 1931 flight to Iceland via Greenland, CV $250+, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $150 - 250. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-250
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
297   imageUnited States, 1926, Trans-oceanic Record Flight, AAMS TO 1045, from Homeric by D.H. Moth piloted & initialed by Alan Cobham, CV $125 (1990), Extremely Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
298   imageUnited States, 1929, "Yellow Bird" Trans-oceanic Flight to Spain, AAMS TO 1091, franked Sc. 65, arrival Jun 14 on face (mild cr., unaffecting) + TO 1081b (2) via Ile de France & seaplane to Paris, CV $320 (1990), Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Estimate $200 - 301. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-301
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
299   imageUnited States, 1931, Justice for Hungary Trans-oceanic Flight, AAMS TO 1144, special card imprinted $1 + 1¢ internal postcard rate, green Budapest Jul. 31 arrival, a scarce and lovely item, CV $150 (1990), Extremely Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction
300   imageUnited States, 1933, Italian Cruise Trans-oceanic Record Flight, AAMS TO 1184a, Chicago to New York, franked 4th Bureau, 20¢, 50¢ & $1 + Chicago arrival & departure cacheted covers, CV $800+ (1990), Extremely Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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