1919, Trans-Atlantic Flight by Byrd. One-page typed letter signed by Byrd, dated 24th June 1919, referring to the recipient´s previous letter to Roosevelt (Assistant Secretary of the Navy at that time), asking for exact distances of each leg of Byrd´s transatlantic flight; ex Roosevelt, Kallir and Bolaffi. (Image)

1927 (Jun 14) First non-stop Transatlantic flight with a passenger (just two weeks after Lindbergh) cover, flown by Clarence Chamberlin who crossed the Atlantic carrying 250 covers in only 43 hours all the way to Germany, an even more impressive feat than Lindbergh! A scarce cover franked in the USA and Germany on arrival with autograph of Chamberlain; cert. Bolaffi (2001). (Image)

1927, TRANS-ATLANTIC Flight BYRD carrying the first authorized Trans-Atlantic-Mail (cardboard 267x175mm) signed by BYRD, Relief pilot BALCHEN and Radio Operator NOVILLE. Presumably unique; ex Kallir. (Image)

1931 (8.8-1.9.) Flight cover from List, Germany over Iceland (franked 50ä airmail), Greenland, Canada (franked 1c KGV) to Chicago (franked 2c von Steuben), by Wolfgang von Gronau with his crew to test this route with the Dornier Flying Boat "Grönland Wal", signed by the pilot with flight cachet above, very fine and a scarce airmail cover. (Image)

1932 (Feb 25) and 1932 (Apr 17), two Bertram Atlantis-Expedition covers flown from Berlin to Australia, the first with stamps franked at Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Iran, India, Ceylon, Thailand, Straits Settlements and Netherlands Indies, the second via India and Netherlands Indies; cert. Sieger BPP for the pair. (Image)

1932 Trans-Ocean-Congress, Rome, photo with autographs of all 38 pilots who received the medal of honour by King Victor Emmanuel III, in very fine condition and probably unique. An important showpiece of early Aviation; ex Erivan; cert. Sismondo with list of all pilots enclosed. (Image)

2005 (Feb 28) Steve Fossett First Solo Non-Stop Round the World Airplane Flight cover, numbered 059/500 with certificate and signature of the pilot, very fine, signed Bolaffi. (Image)

1910-1955, Group of mostly air related items with early 1900s German Flugsport Serie of vignettes loose and in a block of 25 m.n.h., 1910 postcards of Rolls at Bournemouth Aviation Meeting in England where he had a fatal accident, one card posted locally at Bournemouth on July 23 with printed black borders, other early Italian cards incl 1916 Aviazione Militare Italiana embossed card, plus Monaco 1955 Birds group of four imperf colour trials m.n.h. (Image)

1933-92, Group of 15 balloon mail covers plus ephemera, incl. 1935 Explorer II cover incl. insert signed by the two crew members (ex Franklin D. Roosevelt collection), 1933 Piccard-Compton cover signed by the pilot Jacques Piccard, 1935 with "Balloon Burst Inflating" cachet, 1957 signed cover by David G.Simons and two photos signed Joseph Kittinger, plus a 1969 letter from Winzen Research with a sample of Man High I balloon and a 1950 patent booklet for balloon construction by Winzen. (Image)

1934 (Jan 29) Hexentanzplatz rocket post cover with imperf. rocket labels (from the 1933 (Nov 10) rocket) 1M wine-red with dark blue numeral, 3M blue with wine-red numeral and 3M wine-red error of colour, tied by "Abgeschossen mit Nachtflug der Rakete" hs, with 12pf interpanneau tête-bêche booklet pair tied by the Hexentanzplatz cds, signed Zucker, very few exist on cover. (Image)

1940-43, three field post covers from V2 rocket sites, with one from 1940 with "Nebeltruppen" Eagle & Swastika cachet, 1942 "Versuchskommando Nord" cachet from Karlshagen/Usedom (endorsed on reverse), 1943 "Peenemünde Feuerleitungsstab" cachet sent from Zinnowitz, scarce mail. (Image)

1959 USA first official missile mail "USS Babero" printed cover with 4c tied by USS Barbero duplex, Jacksonville arrival, plus letter from the Postmaster General. (Image)

1959 USA first official missile mail "USS Babero" printed cover with 4c tied by USS Barbero duplex without date, reverse with "SAMPLE COPY / REPRODUCTION PURPOSES ONLY", signed Bolaffi. (Image)

1930-40s collection of 73 Netherlands rocket post covers from an Italian collector, partly written up already and many signed Bolaffi. There are numerous rare items, flown by P7,8,9, R328, P14+15 and also varieties of the labels (only 7 known, see Hopferwieser). One of the best collections we've seen of this interesting area of rocket evolution. (Image)

Rocket Post: 1930-1960, large collection of almost 100 rocket post covers + stamps, incl. Germany 1934 Hexentanzplatz with colour error of 3 DM label, Cuba 1939, 11 covers GB 1934 Sussex, several signed Zucker and the First Swedish Rocket Mail 1961 (only 26 survived), 3 covers First American Rocket Airplane Flight 1936, Yugoslavia 1960 in different types, etc., the collector having paid a fortune for this collection, often paying several hundred DM for single items. Nice opportunity! (Image)

1935-1936, Belgium rocket post group of 17 covers by Roberti and Zucker, incl. page of stamps, plus three later 1960s covers, many of them signed Bolaffi, a nice opportunity to acquire an advanced collection (20 covers). (Image)

Zeppelin LZ 127, collection with over 460 covers, including several rarities in 3 large volumes with over 150 pages, with memorabilia, ephemera and covers from 1928-1934, beautifully mounted and decorated, containing numerous photos from LZ 1, autograph cards, original parts of the Zeppelin, a mail-dropping chisel and a letter from Count Zeppelin with his signature. The first volume contains 100 covers with a wealth of top items that would be a great highlight in most collections, incl. Liechtenstein supply to the 1st America trip with destination Canada (probably a unique item, the collector paid €5500 for it) plus 2 further supplies to this trip, each catalogued at €8000, Czechoslovakia forwarded to Lakehurst (not listed in Michel and Sieger - a very great rarity!), USA 1928 card bearing the signature of Hubert Wilkins, Liechtenstein-Lakehurst forwarded (Michel €10'000), Oriental Flight with forwarding to Syria and postage due (probably unique), Sieger 23j on-board cover, Sieger 26 a,b,c, delivery of Cuers and both drops from the failed 1st North American trip, then the 1st trip carried out is wonderfully documented, including both drops, World tour with Königsberg drop, Sieger 30 Ac feeder Danzig (a rarity), rare Porrentruy drop on the America trip, 2nd Switzerland trip drop Interlaken, then a wealth of often rare drops, Liechtenstein Spain flight feeder, Landing trip Dübendorf with 4 covers from Liechtenstein, 1xMiF and 4 documents from the return trip, another rarity is the cover with stamps from Liechtenstein and Danzig on the Switzerland trip. Volume 2 contains 176 covers, here also a large number of expensive stamp issues from the South America trip. Again a sensational part of supplies from Liechtenstein, including a wide range for the South America trips such as a round trip letter to Cameroon, Liechtenstein feeder for flight 2.7. as well as 3 top covers from Switzerland trip/Vaduz and much more. Volume 3 with 186 covers, including many good return trips and another fantastic part of supplies from Liechtenstein and a good part of stage flights. A highlight Liechtenstein mini sheet #1 in the original format with the special cancel on a Zeppelin letter (a very great rarity), followed by another drop bag and a letter from Count von Zeppelin with signature and business card! An exceptional collection in every respect, which could have been described in much more detail, but the few examples and the pictures speak for themselves. Of the more than 460 Zeppelin covers, most of the pieces have a three-digit trading value, some even a four-digit value, but offered intact in order to preserve this work of art and offer the connoisseur an ideal introduction to this wonderful collecting area. (Image)