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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
6341   imageGermany, 1944 - V1/V2 Rocket Development - Brussels Research and Experimental Command, 1944, Feldpost cover postmarked with a "blind" Jan 10, 1944 c.d.s., from Feldpost Office #L 54676. the location where the 155th Flak Regiment was trained in "V" Rocket firings. This cover bears the handstamped censor marking Col. Max Wachtel, Commander of all V-operations for the Air Force; V-rocket forces were called "'Wachtel troops""; this is , Very Fine. The only recorded cover with Col. Wachtel's censor handstamp. (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
6342 P 1B1 imageIndia, 1934 (Sep 30), Stephen H. Smith - Saugor Island - Proof of the Rocket Stamp (Ellington-Zwisler 1B1), frame and rocket only, five different colors: black on pink, black on pale yellow, red on orange coated, red on white and black on white, the last two se-tenant; all inscribed "Proof" and signed by Smith, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $300+
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
6343 P 2C1 imageIndia, 1934 (Sep 30), Stephen H. Smith - Saugor Island - Lighthouse (Ellington-Zwisler 2C1), flown cover - a marvelous F. Harley & Co., Calcutta illustrated advertising cover - with blue & red Rocket Stamp (E-Z 2A1); franked with a ½a green George V tied by a Sep 30 Saugor Island c.d.s.; signed by Smith (on the reverse) and by "W. Shenton, Light House Keeper", Very Fine. 209 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser SS-02a; €450 ($500). (Image)

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Ellington-Zwisler $300
Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
6344 P 2C1 imageIndia, 1934 (Sep 30), Stephen H. Smith - Saugor Island - Lighthouse (Ellington-Zwisler 2C1), flown cover with blue & red Rocket Stamp (E-Z 2A1); franked with a ½a green George V tied by a Sep 30 Saugor Island c.d.s.; signed by Smith (on the reverse) and by "W. Shenton, Light House Keeper", Very Fine. 209 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser SS-02a; €450 ($500). (Image)

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Ellington-Zwisler $300
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
6345 P 1C1 imageIndia, 1934 (Sep 30), Stephen H. Smith - Saugor Island - Ship to Shore (Ellington-Zwisler 1C1), flown cover with green & red Rocket Stamp (E-Z 1A1); franked with a ½a green George V tied by a Sep 30 Saugor Island c.d.s.; signed by Smith and by Capt. Charles Potten, Commander of the ship D.V. Pansy, from which the rockets were launched, Very Fine. 143 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser SS-01; €400 ($450). (Image)

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Ellington-Zwisler $400
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
6346 P 3C1 imageIndia, 1934 (Oct 3), Stephen H. Smith - Saugor Island - Shore to Ship (Ellington-Zwisler 3C1), flown cover with red & green Rocket Stamp (E-Z 3A1); franked with a ½a green George V tied by an Oct 4 Muriganga c.d.s.; signed by Smith (on the reverse) and by Saugor Island Semaphore Station attendant, "Rashon Ali", Very Fine. 135 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser SS-03; €500 ($560).

This rocket was launched from the Semaphore Station on Saugor Island toward the ship Guide. It fell short of the ship, but the covers had been sealed in a watertight container and were recovered by the Guide and taken to the post office at Muriganga. (Image)

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Ellington-Zwisler $400
Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
6347 5C1, 5C2 imageIndia, 1934 (Dec 16), Stephen H. Smith - Saugor Island (Ellington-Zwisler 5C1, 5C2), flown cover with black & white Rocket Stamp (E-Z 5A1) and a miniature page from the newspaper The Statesman; franked with a 9p green George V tied by an Oct 16 Calcutta c.d.s.; both the cover and the Statesman page are signed by Smith, Very Fine. 220 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser SS-05; €350 ($390). (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $500
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
6348 7C1a imageIndia, 1934 (Dec 17), Stephen H. Smith - Saugor Island (Ellington-Zwisler 7C1a), flown cover with red & white Rocket Stamp (E-Z 7A1) and a miniature page from the newspaper The News of the World; franked with a 9p green George V tied by an Oct 16 Calcutta c.d.s.; both the cover and the News of the World page are signed by Smith, Very Fine. 110 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser SS-05; €350 ($390). (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $325
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
6349 18A1a, 20A1a, 23A1a imageIndia, 1937 (Feb 1-3), Stephen H. Smith - Dehli - Scout Jamboree (Ellington-Zwisler 18A1a, 20A1a, 23A1a), imperf blue, red and green Rocket Stamps, each in a miniature sheet of 4 signed and numbered by Smith - these are all numbered 1 of 25, o.g.; minor toning in the margin of the red & green sheets, otherwise Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Ellington-Zwisler $550
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
6350 E   imageMonaco, 1953, original essay used for J53 rocket triangle stamp, 2.75" x 5.5" pen and ink with watercolor on a card measuring 6.5" x 9.75"; only slight changes necessary to the issued design; two trial color die proofs sunk in card included, one in kelly green and the other deep violet; the makings of a terrific single frame exhibit. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
6351 CR-04e var. imageNetherlands, 1935 (Jan 24), Karl Roberti - Katwijk aan Zee - Poolster P. 12 (Ellington-Zwisler CR-04e var.), appropriately cacheted cover with orange N.R.B. Rocket Stamp with "POOLSTEP" Error Double, one Inverted (E-Z 4A1 var.). franked with 4½c postage tied by Jan 1 Katwijk aan Zee c.d.s. and signed by Roberti, Very Fine. The envelope has the illustrated imprint of the N.R.B. (Netherlands Rocket Construction Foundation) on the flap.
Hopferweiser 4C1f var.; €700 ++ ($780).

THE E-Z LISTING FOR 4C1F IN THE 1996 SUPPLEMENT IS FOR THE DOUBLE OVERPRINT WITH ONE INVERTED, BUT WITH THE CORRECT "POOLSTER" SPELLING—THIS ERROR, WITH THE "POOLSTEP" MISSPELLING, IS LIKELY UNIQUE.

The Dutch word, Poolster, translates literally to Pole Star or Polaris, the name of the Rocket. Roberti's rockets were all named after celestial bodies: Orion, Comet, Meteor, Polaris, Mars, Mercury, etc. The misspelling was caused by the tail of the "R" in the opt breaking off. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
6352 6C1 imageSikkim, 1935 (Apr 10), Stephen H. Smith - Surumsa - Parcel Despatch (Ellington-Zwisler 6C1), thin white card with green Rocket Stamp (E-Z 6A1), unposted; the reverse is a handwritten list of the contents of the rocket including "Fifty such messages", signed and dated; the front also bears the signature of Sikkim General Secretary C. E. Dudley, Very Fine. Only 50 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser SS-15; €700 ($780). (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $450
Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
6353 6C1 imageSikkim, 1935 (Apr 10), Stephen H. Smith - Surumsa - Parcel Despatch (Ellington-Zwisler 6C1), thin white card with green Rocket Stamp (E-Z 6A1), unposted; the reverse is a handwritten list of the contents of the rocket including "Fifty such messages", signed and dated; the front also bears the signature of Sikkim General Secretary C. E. Dudley, Very Fine. Only 50 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser SS-15; €700 ($780). (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $450
Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
6354 2C1-2 imageSwitzerland, 1935 (Jul 8), Gerhard Zucker - Lake Constance (Bodensee) Night Flight (Ellington-Zwisler 2C1-2), appropriately cachet cover and card with "3=" & "1=" Rocket Stamps, respectively (E-Z 2A1-2), each franked with a 5c Mt. Pilatus tied by a special "An Bord M. S. Silberhecht, Lindau (Bodensee)" circular cancel, Very Fine, The Silberhecht was the ship from which the rocket was fired. 200 covers and 150 cards were flown.
Hopferweiser GZ-15a-b; €370 ($420). (Image)

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Ellington-Zwisler $525
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
6355 3C1a imageSwitzerland, 1935 (Jul 27), Gerhard Zucker - Saentis (Ellington-Zwisler 3C1a), cacheted cover with perforated red Rocket Stamp (E-Z 3A1) tied by special Jul 27 Zucker/Saentis c.d.s., signed by Zucker, Very Fine. Only 67 covers were flown.
Hopferweiser GZ-16b; €320 ($360). (Image)

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Ellington-Zwisler $600
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
6356 3C2 imageSwitzerland, 1935 (Jul 27), Gerhard Zucker - Saentis (Ellington-Zwisler 3C2), cacheted 6pf German postal card with a green Rocket Stamp (E-Z 3A2) tied by Zucker's signature; the card also bears two black on blue labels (one on the back) captioned, in German, "Alignment of the rocket ready for launch"; unposted; bit of minor toning, Fine to Very Fine. Only 150
150 cards were flown.
Hopferweiser GZ-16a; €250 ($280). (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $320
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
6357 8C1a, 2a imageUnited States, 1936 (Fec 23), Willy Ley, Greenwood Lake, N.Y. (Ellington-Zwisler 8C1a, 2a), cacheted cover & card, each with a sheet of 4 of the appropriate Rocket Stamp (E-Z 8A1a, 8A2a); each franked with a 16¢ Airmail Special Delivery (the card with the imperf Special Printing) tied by Feb 23 Hewitt N.J. duplex handstamps, Very Fine. Only 25 of each with sheets of 4 were flown.
Hopferweiser WL-01a, b vars. (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $800
Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
6358 8C1a, 2a imageUnited States, 1936 (Fec 23), Willy Ley, Greenwood Lake, N.Y. (Ellington-Zwisler 8C1a, 2a), cacheted cover & card, each with a sheet of 4 of the appropriate Rocket Stamp (E-Z 8A1a, 8A2a); each franked with a 16¢ Airmail Special Delivery tied by Feb 23 Hewitt N.J. duplex handstamps and signed by Ley, Very Fine. Only 25 of each with sheets of 4 were flown.
Hopferweiser WL-01a, b vars. (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $800
Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
6359 8C1a, 2a imageUnited States, 1936 (Fec 23), Willy Ley, Greenwood Lake, N.Y. (Ellington-Zwisler 8C1a, 2a), cacheted cover & card, each with a sheet of 4 of the appropriate Rocket Stamp (E-Z 8A1a, 8A2a); each franked with an imperf 16¢ Airmail Special Delivery (771) tied by Feb 23 Hewitt N.J. duplex handstamps and signed by Ley; addressed to Airmail Dealer, F.W. Kessler, who was the philatelic consultant for the flight., Very Fine. Only 25 of each with sheets of 4 were flown.
Hopferweiser WL-01a, b vars. (Image) (Image2)

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Ellington-Zwisler $800
Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
6360 11C1, 12C1 imageUnited States, 1936 (Jul 2), Kieth Rumbel - McAllen, Tex./Reynosa, Mexico (Ellington-Zwisler 11C1, 12C1), An embossed leather-bound 24-page booklet entitled First International Rocket Air Mail Flight published by American Legion Post No. 37 in McAllen, Texas (sponser of the flights) in January 1958; with a foreword by George W. Wentz, Jr. Mounted within are mint singles and sheets of 4 of the two Rocket Stamps (E-Z #11A1, 11A1a, 12A1 & 12A1a) plus a flown cover of each, Very Fine. An interesting piece of Rocket Mail postal history,

In Herman Herst, Jr.'s Fun and Profit in Stamp Collecting, he writes, "An approval dealer named George Wentz conceived of a United States-to-Mexico rocket flight across the Rio Grande where it was probably no more than a trickle. For years he offered examples of this flown cover as approval premiums to encourage collectors to buy his wares." . (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

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