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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History continued...

Henry Houser Collection of Catapult Mail
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3724 c ImageFRANCE, 1928, 10fr on 90c "Ile de France" Air Post, Inverted Surcharge (C3a, Yvert A3a). Used with 50c stamp, tied by "New-York Au Havre 23-8-28" First Day of Issue octagonal datestamp on flown catapult cover to Paris, well-struck six-line catapult handstamp cachet at lower right

VERY FINE. A PHENOMENAL FRANCE AIR POST RARITY. ONLY TWO COVERS ARE KNOWN WITH THE INVERTED ILE DE FRANCE 10-FRANC ON 90-CENTIME SURCHARGE.

The provisional surcharges were created during an attempt to create a new service to expedite mail crossing the Atlantic. This was accomplished using a combination of boat and plane to transport the mail. The mail was placed on board the ship, and a plane would take off from the ship at a predetermined point. This new Catapult Mail service gained about 24 hours, as mail on board ships had to wait for the ship to dock and then be removed. The "Ile de France" provisionals were created due to the popularity of the first leg of the voyage. Realizing that the ship would not have sufficient postage on board for the return voyage, the French Consul General in New York commissioned Emile Cabella, a New York printer, to surcharge 3,000 90c and 1,000 1.50fr stamps. News of the stamps reached France before the plane arrived and they were instantly sought by collectors.

Only 50 stamps were printed with the inverted surcharge. Of those, 45 have normal spacing, as seen on the example offered here. Only two covers with inverted surcharges are known to exist.

Signed Raybaudi and accompanied by his 1987 certificate. Yvert €20,000. Scott Retail (Image)

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 $ 19,000.00

SOLD for $22,000.00
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3725 c ImageFRANCE, 1928, 10fr on 90c "Ile de France" Air Post (C3, Yvert PA3). Well-centered, used with 1.50fr stamp, tied by "New-York Au Havre 23-8-28" First Day of Issue octagonal datestamp on 1928 registered flown catapult cover to Le Havre, France, six-line catapult handstamp cachet at top left, transit and arrival backstamps, vertical file crease resulting in small tear at top well away from adhesives, Fine, an attractive and scarce use, the provisional surcharges were created during an attempt to create a new service to expedite mail crossing the Atlantic. This was accomplished using a combination of boat and plane to transport the mail. The mail was placed on board the ship, and a plane would take off from the ship at a predetermined point. This new Catapult Mail service gained about 24 hours, as mail on board ships had to wait for the ship to dock and then be removed. The "Ile de France" provisionals were created due to the popularity of the first leg of the voyage. Realizing that the ship would not have sufficient postage on board for the return voyage, the French Consul General in New York commissioned Emile Cabella, a New York printer, to surcharge 3,000 90c and 1,000 1.50fr stamps. News of the stamps reached France before the plane arrived and they were instantly sought by collectors. Scott Retail on cover (Image)

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 $ 2,200.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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3726 c ImageFRANCE, 1928, 10fr on 90c "Ile de France" Air Post, 6-1/2mm Surcharge (C3b). Used with 1.50fr stamp, tied by "New-York Au Havre 23-8-28" First Day of Issue octagonal datestamp on 1928 flown catapult cover to Detroit Mich., six-line catapult handstamp cachet at top left, Paris backstamp, Very Fine, scarce as only 295 of the wide spacing were printed and few are known on cover, signed Calves and with 1991 P.F. certificate, Yvert €4,750, Scott Retail on cover (Image)

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 $ 3,900.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
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3727 c Image1930, May 19, Bremen to New York, Catapult Flight (Graue-Leder K-21 DZ). Danzig Nos. 170, C27, and C29 tied by multiple strikes of "Zoppot Luftpost 11.5.30" circular datestamp on cover to Brooklyn N.Y., well-struck red catapult cachet, Danzig and Berlin transit and Brooklyn N.Y. backstamps, 1g stamp with selvage at top, Fine, quite scarce as Graue-Leder record a mere four Danzig covers carried on this flight (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
3728 c Image1931, May 17, Bremen to Southampton, Catapult/Zeppelin Combination Flight (Graue-Leder K-60 X4). Germany 2m South America Zeppelin Flight stamp tied on card, posted on board the Bremen for the catapult flight, stamp tied by "Deutsch Amerikanische-Seepost 13.5.31" circular datestamp, Friedrichshafen Jun. 6 circular datestamp where it was used in combination with a Zeppelin flight on the Seville leg and dropped in Toulouse, corresponding red catapult and Zeppelin cachets, card with trivial corner bend, still Fine, a scarce combination usage (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
3729 c Image1932, May 25, Bremen to Southampton, Mixed Franking Catapult Flight (Graue-Leder K-102 AA). Australia 2p and 4p stamps along with U.S. Nos. C7 and C16, each tied by "Brisbane, Queensland 15 AP 32" circular datestamp to Hamburg, Germany, the latter of which paying the U.S. Air Mail rate, blue catapult flight cachet, Hamburg backstamp, Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
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3730 c Image1932, Jun. 28, Europa to New York, Zeppelin/Catapult Combination Flight (Graue-Leder K-111 X1). Germany 1m Zeppelin Flight used with 10pf, 15pf, and 50pf (2) stamps, tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 6 32" circular datestamps on cover to Roessler in Paterson N.J., used in combination with a Netherlands Zeppelin flight from which it then travelled to its destination via a catapult flight, corresponding blue Zeppelin and violet catapult cachets, Very Fine and scarce (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,700.00
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3731 c Image1932, Aug. 2, Europa to New York, Mixed Franking Catapult Flight (Graue-Leder K-119 BE). Belgium 25c and 2fr stamps tied on cover by two strikes of "Deurne 27 VII 1932" circular datestamp to New York, payment for catapult made with Germany 50pf stamp tied by "Koln, Flughafen 28.7.32" datestamp, violet catapult cachet, Brussels transit backstamp, Very Fine, a small number of Belgium combination covers are known on this flight, Graue-Leder states only one known although we have been able to find another (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
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3732 c Image1932, Aug. 20, Europa to New York, Mixed Franking Catapult Flight (Graue-Leder K-123 LX). Luxembourg No. C2 with an additional No. 194 on back, each tied by "Luxembourg-Ville 13.8.32" circular datestamps on registered pictorial postcard to Turrialba, Costa Rica, additionally franked by Germany No. B33d and tied by a Seapost cancel, green catapult cachet, New York and San Jose, Costa Rica transit handstamps, Germany stamp with trivial tear, still Fine, a scarcely encountered destination (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
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3733 c Image1933, May 12, Europa to New York, Mixed Franking Catapult Flight (Graue-Leder K-137 BE). Belgium 35c and 50c stamps tied by "Antwerpen 5 V 1933" circular datestamp to New York, additionally franked by a Germany 50pf stamp tied by "Koln Flughafen 6. 5. 33." datestamp covering the catapult service, red supplementary flight and green catapult flight cachets, Very Fine, one of only two Belgium combination covers recorded by Graue-Leder for this flight (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
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3734 c Image1933, Jun. 6, Bremen to New York, Catapult Flight (Graue-Leder K-143 JU). Yugoslavia No. 75 with selvage at left, tied by violet "Beograd 27.V.32" triangular datestamp on cover to New York, well-struck black catapult cachet, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

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