United States and Foreign Airmail Covers continued...
U.S. Zeppelin Flights continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2261 |
 |
 U.S. Zeppelin Covers Group, 20 covers (3 legal size) or cards
incl two with C18 frankings, 1929 "Round the World" with Roessler cachet, 1930 South America Flight with C11 plate block, 1936 Hindenburg North America Flight cover with Roessler cachet (4), etc., usual mixed condition, VG-VF (see online scans) (Image 2) (Image1) |
600-900
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:25 PM |
| 2262 |
|
 1936 Hindenburg North America Flight; 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR
HINDENBURG SERVICE" 3-line handstamp on back of bit worn legal size cover franked with C8, C19-20 (4c shortpaid), tied by Los Angeles May 8 1936 duplex cancels, German official seals overlapping at top and tied on back side by Idar-Oberstein
roller cancel, some bends and small edge breaks, VG-Fine, a most unusual "due" marking (Image 2) (Image1) |
100-150
SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:25 PM |
| 2263 |
|
 1930 South America Flight, C13 block of four tied on legal
size envelope by New York Apr 29 1930 duplex cancels, usual US and German flight cachets, backstamped Lakehurst May 30 Zeppelin cancel, cover vert bend at left, bottom left stamp small edge break, still Fine (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:25 PM |
| 2264 |
|
 1930 South America Flight, set of three covers self addressed
to and with Toaspern cachets and C13-15 single frankings, all with Varick St Station NY May 7 1930 slogan cancels, usual US and German flight cachets, C13 cover with Sevilla backstamp and back side flaps of cover removed; C14 Lakehurst May 31
Zeppelin rec'g cancel on address side and back side flaps of cover removed, C15 backstamped Lakehurst May 31 Zeppelin cancel, Very Fine set (Sieger 64A-C) (Image1) |
600-900
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:25 PM |
| 2265 |
|
 1930 South America Flight, legal size UC1 uprated with C13-15
plus C12 all tied by New York May 31 1930 duplex cancel or double oval, usual US and German flight cachets, backstamped Friedrichshafen 6.6.30, cover with a bit of light wrinkling, not affecting stamps, Fine and attractive (Sieger 64I) (Image1) |
500-750
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:26 PM |
| 2266 |
|
 1930 South America Flight, C15 plus 681, C11 tied on airmail
envelope by New York NY Apr 28 1930 duplex cancels, usual US and German flight cachets, backstamped Lakehurst NY May 31 Zeppelin cancel, bits of extraneous cachet ink on face, Fine (Sieger 64C) (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:26 PM |
| 2267 |
|
 1930 South America Flight, C14 tied to American Red Cross
envelope by partial Lakehurst NJ flag cancel, usual US and German flight cachets, backstamped Friedrichshafen 6.6.30, NY City Jun 18 Zeppelin cancel, cover couple tiny spindle holes top corners not affecting stamp, Fine (Sieger 64G) (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:26 PM |
| 2268 |
|
 1936 Hindenburg North America Flight, attractive Staehle
designed envelope with 735a strip of three, C8-9 tied by New York Jul 14 1936 duplex cancels, no cachets or backstamps, Very Fine and attractive (Sieger 424) (Image1) |
100-150
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:27 PM |
Space Covers
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2269 |
|
Space Cover Collection over 160 covers from about 1933-1980s, large majority are FDCs, numerous countries including numerous Russia and Czechoslovakia, also Austria, Ascension, Wallis & Futuna, French Antarctic, United States,
Canada and many more, mostly F-VF |
100-150
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:27 PM |
| 2270 |
|
1981/92 Space Shuttle Covers Assortment, 120 cacheted covers many being unaddressed, from STS-1 through STS-47 and good number of different flights in between, includes launch, landing, return mission cachet, etc., a 1983 Columbia/
Space Lab cover signed by John Young, F-VF |
75-100
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:27 PM |
| 2271 |
|
 1961 Space Cover Reference, two covers with non-genuine
cancels; a USS Champlain cover for recovery of the "Freedom 7" Mercury capsule piloted by Alan Shepard - the first American to fly into space; a USS Randolph cover for recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 4 capsule piloted by Gus Grissom (signature on
cover) which ultimately proved unsuccessful as the capsule sank, useful pair of covers
(Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:28 PM |
| 2272 |
|
 1934 Piccard Stratosphere Balloon Flight Cover, Canadian
private air mail stationery with hand-inked cachet "Stratosphere Flight Sep 27, 1934 / Dr & Mrs Jean Piccard. Detroit. Mich" (though the flight itself took place nearly a month later) Greenfield, Mich Oct 13 1934 machine cancel plus another partial
Michigan duplex ties US 2c Grand Canyon, 6c Globe (oxidized), signed on back by Jeanette Piccard and husband Jean Piccard with note below signatures: "Landed at Cadiz Ohio", Fine and rare;rnJeannette Piccard was the first licensed female balloon
pilot in the U.S., the first woman to fly to the stratosphere and, by some accounts, the first woman in space. Accompanied by her husband, Jean—a member of the Piccard family of balloonists and the twin brother of Auguste Piccard—she
reached a height of 10.9 miles (17.5 km) during this record-breaking flight over Lake Erie on October 23, 1934, retaining control of the balloon for the entire flight.rn (Image1) |
100-150
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:29 PM |
| 2273 |
|
 1965 Gemini 4 Crew Signed Launch Cover, signatures of James A
McDivitt and Edward H White on envelope with handstamped "GEMINI ASTRONAUTS/ MAJORS JAMES McDIVITT & EDWARD WHITE/ IN 2nd US MANNED GT-4 CAPSULE/ TAKE OFF FROM PAD 19 - CAPE KENNEDY/ FOR 4 DAY - 62 EARTH ORBITS/ FIRST U.S. WALK IN SPACE" handstamp,
Cape Canaveral Jun 3 1965 date of launch machine cancel (covering the "White" portion of his signature) ties C69, VF, it was this flight that was commemorated with the "Space Walk" issue of 1967 (Scott 1331-32) (Image1) |
500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:30 PM |
| 2274 |
|
 1971 Apollo 15 Crew Signed "Phases of the Moon" Cover, bold
signatures of Dave Scott, Al Worden and Jim Irwin on small envelope with the "Phases of the Moon" label tied along with C76 by Kennedy Space Center Jul 26 1971 launch date pictorial cancel, back side with the privately produced Herrick "LAUNCH JULY
26 - 1971" and "RECOVERY AUG. 7 - 1971" handstamps in red, Herrick address label; accompanied by NASA card dated July 25 1971 noting the autographed cover and that only "130" were made, Very Fine (Image1) |
250-350
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:31 PM |
| 2275 |
|
 1971 Moon Landing Postmark Proofs, two different handstamp
proofs prepared for the Apollo 15 lunar landing, one "'United States / On The Moon / Aug 3 1971 / First Day of Issue" struck on an 88x45mm piece of brown envelope paper, "Moon Landing / USA / Jul 29 1971 / First Day of Issue" struck on a NASA Manned
Spacecraft Center Stamp Club with cachet for Apollo 15, these markings were prepared by a collaboration between the United States Postal Service and NASA, Very Fine; 1996 notarized affidavit describing provenance included. (Image1) |
400-600
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:31 PM |
| 2276 |
|
 1971 Apollo 15 Crew Signed "Phases of the Moon" Cover, bold
signatures of Dave Scott, Al Worden and Jim Irwin on small envelope with the "Phases of the Moon" label, Kennedy Space Center Aug 2 1971 date of issue cancel for Space Achievement issue (Scott 1434-35); Herrick address label; accompanied by two NASA
cards dated July 25 1971 noting the autographed cover and that only "36" were made, Very Fine
(Image1) |
250-350
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:32 PM |
| 2277 |
|
 1971 Apollo 15 Crew and Backup Crew Signed Cover, cacheted
cover with a "SUB SATELLITE LAUNCH" handstamp at top signed by crew members Dave Scott, Al Worden and Jim Irwin plus the backup crew of Dick Gordon, V (Vance) Brand and Harrison Schmitt, Kennedy Space Center Aug 4 1971 slogan cancel (date lunar
orbiter departed moon orbit after releasing a sub satellite), Very Fine, unusual to find covers with signatures of the full crew and backup crew (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:32 PM |
| 2278 |
|
 1971 Apollo 15 Crew Signed "Splash Down" Cover, cacheted
postal stationery cover signed by crew members Dave Scott, Al Worden and Jim Irwin plus backup crew members Harrison Schmitt and Dick Gordon, Kennedy Space Center Aug 7 1971 4:48 PM EDT Mailer's Postmark Permit pictorial cancel, accompanied by a
similar cover signed by the main crew plus backup crew member Vance Brand, Very Fine and attractive (Image1) |
200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:32 PM |
| 2279 |
|
 1972 Apollo 16 Crew Signed Re-Entry and Splashdown Cover,
Orbit cacheted envelope with signatures of John Young, Charlie Duke and Ken Mattingly, Cape Canaveral Apr 27 1972 machine cancel, unaddressed, Very Fine (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:33 PM |
| 2280 |
|
 1972 Apollo 16 Crew Signed Recovery Ship Cover, signatures of
John Young, Ken Mattingly and Charlie Duke on cover with Apollo 16 Recovery Force handstamp cachet and U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CVS-14) Apr 27 1972 hand cancel, address label removed, Very Fine (Image1) |
200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-13, 11:33 PM |
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