United States and Foreign Airmail Covers continued...
Philippines Flights continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2662 |
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Philippines Flight Covers, 1947/79, 47 unusually fresh and attractive legal sized flight covers ranging from "Clipper" to "Concorde" originating from five different countries, generally VF or better; some quite scarce with as few as 25 flown and
retail values to $100 with many in $25-$40 range (AAMC RP5/118); owner retail $ 1,201). (see online scans). |
250
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:15 PM |
Balloon Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2663 |
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 1857 John Wise Balloon Stationery, 3c Nesbitt with John
Wise's first type of balloon stationery, "LANCASTER, Pa" Sep. 15, 1857 cds, addressed to William Noaker in Carlisle, Pa in Wise's own hand, cover repaired at top left with part of balloon design drawn in, still Very Fine, a rare piece of early
aviation history; similar to Schoendorf Ill. #33 (Image 1) |
400
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:16 PM |
| 2664 |
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 "Aerial Monarch, Big Attractions, R. Huston Ludlum, Balloonist &
Prince of Aerial Gymnasts", near overall "Aerial Monarch" Balloon illustrated cover to Dalton, Ind, 1c (206), printed ad for "H. HUSTON LUDLUM/ Balloonist & Prince of Aerial Gymnasts/ BALLOON RACES A SPECIALTY", tied by Cincinnati, Ohio
double oval, Very Fine. (Image 1) |
250
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:16 PM |
USS Los Angeles Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2665 |
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 Sieger 20M, 1925 USS Los Angeles Bermuda Flight, 599 tied by
Feb. 18, 1925 Varick St. Sta. NY machine cancel, Feb. 20 "AIR MAIL SERVICE / NEW YORK" four bar cancel, backstamped St. Georges, Bermuda, illustrated A.C. Roessler corner card, Very Fine, early and rare (Image 1) |
60
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:17 PM |
| 2666 |
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 USS Los Angeles 1925 Covers, five covers, two April 1925
Lakehurt to Bermuda flight, two from return Bermuda to Lakehurt flight, and one from May 1925 Lakehurt to Puerto Rico flight, all with appropriate frankings and markings, two with Worden corner cards, Very Fine, an interesting group (Image 1) |
120
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:17 PM |
U.S. Zeppelin Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2667 |
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 Sieger 241G, 1933 Century of Progress Flight, Roundtrip,
franked with two singles and a pair of C18, routed "From Friedrichshafen - To Friedrichshafen," New York Oct. 3, 1933 cds and red triangular flight cachet, Very Fine, an attractive cover (Image 1) |
160
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:17 PM |
| 2668 |
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 Sieger 244C, 1933 Century of Progress Flight, Chicago to
Friedrichshafen, legal size envelope franked with 728 (2), 729 (2), 732 (2), and C18, Oct. 26, 1933 Chicago machine cancel and cds, all appropriate markings incl. Friedrichshafen arrival marking on reverse, vertical file crease and slight
corner faults, still Very Fine (Image 1) |
50
SOLD for $65.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:18 PM |
| 2669 |
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U.S.S. Akron-Macon Flights, 18 different covers, all with appropriate flight cachet, various flights and maneuvers, all Very Fine, retail values to $100, also includes 13 WW II patriotics with various cachets all used in June 1945
and franked with 5c (928) "Toward United Nations" issue, patriotic covers with some light cover toning, still interesting and Fine. (owner retail $628). |
150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:18 PM |
Airline Labels and Ephemera
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2670 |
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1920s/30s German Aviation Label collection, 132 vignettes and labels in a stockbook, mostly 1920s/30s, including airlines, aviation meets and events, mostly German but some other countries represented, also includes rare Third Reich
propaganda and Lufthansa labels, Very Fine, an interesting collection |
200
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:18 PM |
Foreign Flight Covers Lots and Collections
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2671 |
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 1946/49 Pan American World Airways First Flight Covers Assortment.
six airmail envelopes to Newfoundland with frankings of Iraq, Austria, India, Turkey, Syria, Czechoslovakia plus six additional covers with Newfoundland franking and flown to Karachi, Calcutta, Brussels, Prague, Vienna and Ankara, F-VF (Image 1) |
170
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:19 PM |
Foreign Pioneer Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2672 |
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 Six French Early Aviation Postcards ca. 1910, set of six
embossed and lithographed postcards depicting early French aviators and their aircraft, some of the most important names in early aviation, all unused and Very Fine, a scarce and beautiful group (Image 1) |
100
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:19 PM |
Foreign Airmails by Country
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2673 |
 |
 CANADA, 1927 "London to London" Ill-Fated Flight, a rare
mint publicity postcard produced to promote the Tully and Medcalf flight sponsored by Carling Breweries. images of the aircraft, Pilot TB Tully, Navigator Lieut JD Medcalf and Mr. Chas. Burns of Carling Breweries who were offering $25,000 for a
non-stop flight, fresh and Very Fine; this card, along with two others were found in a box of non-philatelic aviation items at a local auction in Ontario in 2014 ; ex-MotsonrnThe Stinson "Detroiter" aircraft could not carry sufficient fuel to
complete the whole flight without refueling at Harbour Grace, Nfld nor was a radio carried on-board. After the flight left Newfoundland it was never seen or heard from again. (Image 1) |
1,200
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:20 PM |
| 2674 |
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 GERMANY, 1931 von Gronau "Gronland Wal" Flight from Germany
to Chicago via Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Longlac, Canada and with all appropriate frankings, cancels and cachets in addition to be signed by pilot Wolfgang von Gronau, opened at left and with bit of edge wear as expected on this
well-travelled cover, A Fine exhibit item (Image 1) |
1,300
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:20 PM |
| 2675 |
|
 GREAT BRITAIN, Imperial Airways Assortment, includes Aug
1939 "Caribou" cover Botwood to Montreal (Canada) and signed by Capt JC Kelly Rogers (scarce), complete booklet of Imperial Airways labels, Aug 1939 first Transatlantic commercial flight postmarked Brighton & Hove 3 Aug and addressed to Newfoundland
(backstamped Botwood Aug 6) - this "Caribou" flight was one of the 15 successful mid-air refueling flights and shows the required GPO "North Atlantic Air Service" (NAAS) inscription, finally an original Jun 21 1939 GPO circular stipulating the "NAAS"
inscription requirement, a Fine group; ex-Motson (Image 1) |
500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:21 PM |
| 2676 |
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 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919 Alcock and Brown, C2 tied on roughly
opened envelope (not affecting stamp) addressed in Alcock's hand to his friend Harold Hurn in England, poorly struck St John's Jun 10 1919 machine cancel, no backstamps as Post Office facilities were not available when the the aircraft landed at
Clifden, Fine and scarce; signed A Diena (AAMC FF-3a) (Image 1) |
950
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:21 PM |
| 2677 |
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 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919 Handley-Page, Harbour Grace Supplementary Mail,
Handley-Page souvenir cover with printed imprint, franked with 1c-6c Caribou issue (tied by mute cancels) and with Harbour Grace JY 4 19 and Long Island City NY JUL 10 cancels plus the scarce violet "Missent to Long Island City, N.Y."
handstamp, no backstamps, cover with slight faults incl a vertical bend at the right side, still Fine and desirable being one of just two known covers addressed to the USrnAll "Harbour Grace JY 4" mail was from the "Supplementary Mail" mail and only
Harbour Grace mails were included in USA mail. (Image 1) |
900
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:21 PM |
| 2678 |
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 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919 Handley-Page, Canada 2c Admiral postal
card cancelled by 2-line "HANDLEY, PAGE AERIAL MAIL/ FROM PARRSBORO, N.S." and addressed in pilot Adm. Mark Kerr's hand to his daughter Alis in London, Greenpoint NY Oct 10 1919 arrival cancel on address side, no back stamps, card with siome typical
light edge wear and some light corner bends, FinernThe message on the back of the card is also in Kerr's hand and reads "Oct 9 1919 Parrsboro N.S./ Keep this for your collection. We are taking a mail to New York in "Atlantic" Handley Page. / Love
from Daddy" (Image 1) |
1,400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:21 PM |
| 2679 |
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 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919 Kerr and Brackley, C2 tied on cover
addressed to England by St John's Nfld Jun 9 1919 machine cancel with a light Harbour Grace JU 14 cds alongside, no backstamps, Very Fine; signed A Diena (AAMC FF-4a) (Image 1) |
950
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:21 PM |
| 2680 |
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 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1930 Harbour Grace to England via "Columbia",
commercial cover with proper 50c franking tied by St John's Nfld Sept 25 1930 machine cancel, typed 2-line "per Air Mail 'Columbia' Hr. Grace to London, England, September 1930.", dated Yorkshire Insurance Co 13 Oct 1930 receiving handstamp
on address side, backstamped Harbour Grace OC 9, light central vertical fold, o/w Very Fine (Image 1) |
475
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:22 PM |
| 2681 |
 |
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1931 Harbour Grace to Denmark via "Liberty",
"Official flight record of Danish plane "Liberty" United States to Denmark, June 22nd, 1931/ Aviators Hillig and Hoiris" typed heading on a Newfoundland Postal Telegraph form, specifies the flight route from St John to Andersons Cove,
franked with Newfoundland 15c, 50c and $1 Airmails signed by Hillig and Hoiriis, form with folds not affecting stamps incl slight separation along vertical fold at top, a Very Fine exhibition item and probably unique; ex-Harmer, Motson (Image 1) |
750
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 06:22 PM |
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