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MILITARY COVERS & POSTCARDS continued...

WORLDWIDE WWII MILITARY COVER COLLECTIONS continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

481

11 RUSSIA WWII SOLDIER LETTERS 1942-1944, all with FPO and field hospital locations identified, includes a registered cover, 3 telegrams, 4 on war propaganda stationery noting "to Surrender is Treason", "Annialate the Fascist Skunk", "Guard Official Secrets" ++, 10 of the 11 items have the original contents with the relevent portions translated, retails over $750, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for C$80.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

482

8 RUSSIA WWII SOLDIER POSTCARDS 1943-1946, all with patriotic images and FPO locations identified, the relevent contents are translated, one is a Victory card, retails over $600, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for C$85.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

483

7 RUSSIA WWII SOLDIER POSTCARDS 1943-1945, all with FPO locations identified, the relevent contents translated, card images show views of the Finland War in 1939, 1944 Russian Army Scouts, a Finish soldiers 1944 card addressed to Terijoki ++, retails over $350, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for C$85.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

484

5 RUSSIA WWII SOLDIER CARDS 1944-1945, all with FPO locations identified and the relevent contents translated, retails over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for C$50.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

485

5 WORLDWIDE MILITARY COVERS & CARDS 1940-1942 (one later), all better up to $200 items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes a rare postally used 1940 German propaganda postcard showing Neville Chamberlain with caption "Not Worth a Pfennig" (mailed from a Breslau Feldpost), a scarce 1941 Polish Oficer POW postcard from Stalag-10A and addressed to Warsaw one year after the Katyn Massacre (Russian Secret Police executed 22,000 Polish POW Officers and Civilian Leaders), a 1942 Australian Soldiers airmail letter from Egypt APO-17 and addressed to the Governor of Tasmania, a 1940 Czech Army in Exile fund raising card, also a 1965 UN Peace Keeping FREE airmail letter from a Scottish Soldier in Lebanon, listed retail price $450, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for C$85.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

ZEPPELIN AIRMAIL COVERS

LotNo.

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Lot Description

486

1929 GRAF ZEPPELIN GERMANY to NETHERLANDS, a 50pf uprated postal card with flight cachet, posted on board the airship on OCT13-1929 with mail dropped over Amsterdam, Frost flight #127-37Ab cat $300 US, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $375, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

C$200+

SOLD for C$120.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

487

1929 GRAF ZEPPELIN GERMANY to KOLN, a 50pf uprated postal card with flight cachet, posted on board the airship on OCT23-1929 with mail dropped over Koln on OCT 25th, Frost flight #127-38 cat $500 US, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $600, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

C$200+

SOLD for C$110.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

488

1929 GRAF ZEPPELIN GERMANY to USA, 4m single franking #C37 pays the USA rate from Friedrichshafen on JUL31-1929 to Lakehurst-NY arriving on AUG 5th, Frost #127-27A cat $200 US, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

489

1929 GRAF ZEPPELIN ROUND the WORLD, a $3.55 flight fee with flight cachet for the AUG6-1929 Lakehurst-NJ departure to Lakehurst arrival on AUG 29th, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for C$80.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

490

1930 GRAF ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS (x2), includes the MAY21-1930 cachet flight Buenos-Aires to Germany, also the MAY 18th cachet flight from Seville-Spain to Lakehurst via Brazil, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

C$200+

SOLD for C$120.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

491

1931 GRAF ZEPPELIN GERMANY to BRAZIL, the SEP18-1931 cachet flight to Brazil with a 2m postcard rate franking #C36, includes the return flight with Brazil #227,C27 franking, Frost #127-135C cat $300 US, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $350, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for C$100.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

492

1932 GRAF ZEPPELIN GERMANY REGISTERED to ARGENTINA, the OCT24-1932 cachet flight to Rio de Janeiro and Condor airmail onward to Buenos-Aires, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for C$100.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

493

1934 GRAF ZEPPELIN ARGENTINA REGISTERED-AR to SPAIN, nice $1.35 rate from Buenos Aires on JUN28-1934 with mail dropped over Barcelona on JUL 8th, Frost #127-204B cat $200, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for C$60.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

494

1936 HINDENBURG USA to GERMANY, a 42¢ rate for the AUG19-1936 flight from Lakehurst-NJ to Frankfurt with AUG 22nd arrival, some corner faults neatly restored, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

495

1928-1990 AIRSHIP COVERS & STAMPS (x164), includes 2 covers noting the 1935 Graf Zeppelin flight from Netherlands to Argentina, and the 1932 USS Akron airship training flight, also 162 mint and used airship stamps noting issues from Russia, Cyrenaica, USA, plus a wide range of the 1976 Zeppelin 75th anniversary sets, retails over $300, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for C$85.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

AIRMAIL COVERS

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

496

1929 WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS (x2), the first flight cachet cover from Prince-Albert-Sask to Lac-La-Ronge on JUN21-1929 (AAMC #2903), and a second cover for the return flight (AAMC #2903a), both covers with semi-official #CL40 frankings on back to pay the 10¢ airmail fee, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

C$50+

SOLD for C$35.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

497

1930 CHERRY-RED AIRLINES (x3), all are different MAR-1930 Saskatchewan first flight covers with semi-official #CL46 frankings to pay the 10¢ airmail fee, includes first flights from Lac-La-Ronge to Christopher-Lake, return flight Christopher-Lake to Lac-La-Ronge, and Christopher-Lake to Prince-Albert, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for C$45.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

498

1931 CANADA AIRMAIL to COLOMBIA, a good 45¢ franking pays the airmail treaty rate from Toronto on JUL16-1931 to Bogota, routing via CAM to New-York and Miami + Pan-Am to Barranguilla + SCADTA to Bogota with arrival JUL 23rd, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for C$75.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

499

1929 USA to GERMANY with SS BREMEN CATAPULT, a 20¢ part airmail cover from New-York on JUL 26-1929 and addressed to Berlin, this was the first catapult ship-to-shore Europe airmail service on approaching Southampton + onward airmail to Berlin, two flight cachets and at least a 24 hour delivery improvement, light soiling from the trip, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for C$60.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

500

1930 USA to GERMANY with SS BREMEN CATAPULT, a cover mailed on board the ship with a 75pf Germany franking to part ay the airmail rate dated JUL21-1930 to Hannover, note catapult ship-to-shore airmail service on approaching Southampton + onward airmail to Hannover, two flight cachets and at least a 24 hour delivery improvement, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for C$70.00
Closing..Jul-24, 07:00 PM

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