1905 AIRSHIP at BROCKTON-ONT FAIR, a Glasier published postcard showing American pilot Roy Knabenshue soaring above the fair-grounds, this was the start of the American Airforce and is the earliest known American airship card that was used to promote flights at USA and Canada County Fairs between 1905-1908, mint with retail over $100 US ($150 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1910 FRENCH AIRSHIP "PATRIE", on mint postcard showing the flight at the Moisson-France Airfield, 4 people on board and dozens of supporters on the ground, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1910 LANARK INTERNATIONAL AVIATION MEET, unposted card shows the Lanark-Scotland fair-grounds located 28 miles SE of Glasgow, pilot Bertrom Dickson is seen soaring above the crowds of well dressed ladies and men, apparently many air crashes with no fatalities thrilled the onlookers, scarce with retail over $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1935 DE-HAVILLAND "ALBATROSS", real photo card showing the 4-engine plane operated by Imperial Airlines, mint with retail over $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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62 AIRPLANE POSTCARDS 1944-1950's, all show propeller powered planes, 50 cards show a wonderful range of airplane types and airline companies, 12 cards are airport views + passenger plane interiors + a United Airlines flight menu + one military card showing the Boeing WWII Flying Fortress, retails over $200 US ($300 CDN), VF est

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52 JET AIRPLANE POSTCARDS 1963-1980's, a wide range of aircraft types and worldwide airline companies, lot includes one Space Shuttle card, retails over $180 US ($260 CDN), VF est

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17 GERMAN AIRSHIP POSTCARDS 1908-1929, all are mint B&W views noting 7 Graf Zeppelins, a JUL-5-1908 view of the LZ-7 and another card showing the 1909 crash, also 5 views of the LZ-1 at Hamburg and Munich, and 2 views of the LZ-3, retails over $250 US ($360 CDN), VF est

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1930 GRAF-ZEPPELIN FLIGHT BRAZIL to GERMANY (Frost #127-49H), Brazil stamp #254 and special Zeppelin stamp #3 pays the 20,500r airmail rate on a cachet cover from RECIFE on MAY-28-1930 and addressed to HAMBURG, carried on the last leg of the Pan-American Graf Zeppelin flight via LAKEHURST to FRIEDRICHSHAVEN noting arrival on JUN-6 and Lufthansa airmail onward to Hamburg, a rare flight retailing $500 US ($700 CDN), VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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1931 GRAF-ZEPPELIN POLAR FLIGHT (Frost #127-A), German Polar Flight stamp #C41 on a flight cachet 1¢ USA postal card pays the 2 Mark flight fee + 1¢ printed matter rate to USA, departing FRIEDRICHSHAVEN on JUL24-1931 and dropped to the Russian Icebreaker MALYGUIN in Polar waters on JUL-25, then forwarded to the addressee at Hilo-Hawaii arriving SEP-19, one of the rare flights retailing over $1100 US ($1600 CDN), VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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1929 WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS, 2 different 1929 Patton cachet first flight covers with #CL40 frankings to pay the 10¢ airmail fee, includes Prince-Albert-Sask APR-20 flight to Lac-La-Ronge-Sask (AAMC #104), and the JUN-21 flight from Lac-La-Ronge to Prince-Albert (AAMC #104a), retails $150 US ($200 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1930 USA 13¢ AIRMAIL SURCHARGE RATE to GERMANY, a colorful #C11-C12,618 franking on a provisional #UX33 postal card, pays the 3¢ UPU postcard rate + 10¢ airmail surcharge from WICHITA-FALLS-TEX on APR-9-1930 to Weingarten, routing via CAM airmail to New-York + surface ship to Southampton + Lufthansa airmail to Koln and Weingarten, retails $75 US ($100 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1931 BREMEN "SHIP to SHORE" AIRMAIL, nice 20¢ franking pays the 5¢ UPU rate + 15¢ airmail surcharge fee on a cachet cover from New-York on MAY-12-1931 and addressed to the USA Consulate in KOLN-GERMANY, routing via SS BREMEN + ship-to-shore airplane to SOUTHAMPTON on MAY-17 (saved 1-2 days) + Lufthansa Airlines to Koln on MAY-18, retails $75 US ($100 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1936 USA "GLORIA" ROCKET MAIL, special delivery from GREENWOOD-LAKE-NY to HEWITT-NJ on FEB23-1936 then forwarded to the addressee in Philadelphia noting an arrival on FEB-24, the cover has a flight cachet plus special flight stamp tied with a flight cancel, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1937 FIRST "AROUND THE WORLD" AIRMAIL FLIGHT, from New York on APR-19-1937 with routing by PanAm Airways via San-Francisco to Hong Kong arriving on APR-28 + Imperial Airways to Penang where the Hindenburgh Airship was planned to carry the final leg to New York but it but it had crashed at Lakehurst on MAY-6 so the cover was re-posted for the KLM flight to Amsterdam arriving MAY-15 + Air France flight to Rio-de-Janeiro on MAY-20 + a final Brazil reposting for the PanAm flight to New-York on MAY-27, the lot contains a detailed listing of all the intermediate stopovers, a fabulous 38 day airmail exhibition piece retailing at least $1000 US ($1400 CDN), VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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1946 BRAZIL AIRMAIL DOUBLE RATE to USA, great franking #516(x2),C19(x6) pays the 1 ounce USA airmail rate (2 x 1100r per ½ ounce) on cover from VARGINHA on JUN-26-1946 and addressed to Detroit, retails $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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12 CHERRY RED AIRLINE COVERS 1929-1930, all different flights with 10¢ semi-official airmail #CL46 frankings, includes AAMC #144, 144a, 145a, 145b, 145c, 145e, 146, 147, 147b, 147c, 148, 149, retails over $420 US ($600 CDN), VF est (Image)

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40 TCA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1939, all different cachet flights addressed to Patton in Winnipeg, appears to be the complete series, retails over $150 US ($200 CDN), VF est (Image)

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92 WORLDWIDE AEROGRAMMES 1949-1980's, the majority are used to USA noting a nice Gold Coast group from different small town and addressed to USA actress Paula Raymond in Hollywood, lot includes better rates from Nepal, Pakistan, and 6 Canada mint Domestogrammes, retails over $460 US ($650 CDN), F-VF est (Image)

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1906 KLONDYKE MINES RAILROAD, YUKON, a rare early Zaccarelli's Bookstore card on the first 28 mile trip from Dawson to Sulphur Springs, shows the steam engine with wood tender, one passenger car, 2 ore cars filled with miners, and a number of boxcars at the back, mint with retail over $100 US ($150 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1910 WOODSTOCK RAILROAD, real photo card showing the GTR locomotive with crew and the engineer's name E. H. WILLIAMS on the cab, note the famous H. A. PERKINS FUR Co. warehouse in the background, mint retails $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1919 DUKE of CONAUGHT TRAIN, real photo card showing the decorated Canadian Northern Railroad Engine No.1322, the engineer and Governor General staff posing in front, mint retailing $50 US ($75 CDN), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1921 PETERBOROUGH RADIAL RAILROAD, real photo card showing the open sided street car in down town Peterborough with operator sitting in front, retails $35 US ($50 CDN), VF est ($20+ US) (Image)

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1920 BELFAST & MOOSHEAD-LAKE RAILROAD (MAINE-USA), real photo showing Locomotive No.18 that operated between BELFAST-ME and BURNHAM-JUNCTION-ME, the crew is manually rotating the Belfast turntable, retails $35 US ($50 CDN), VF est ($20+ US) (Image)

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24 CPR EMPLOYEE POSTCARDS 1941 SERIES-No.1, the complete mint set signed by artist Kathleen Shackleton, published OCT-20-1941 but held until DEC-1941 for the Christmas mailing, as there were over 60,000 CPR employees the artist restricted the subjects to those who wore distinctive uniforms, only the first 4 cards are illustrated, the lot includes the original description card for a total of 25 cards, a rare set retails over $350 US ($500 CDN), VF est (Image)

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24 CPR EMPLOYEE POSTCARDS 1941 SERIES-No,2, the complete mint set signed by artist Kathleen Shackleton, also published OCT-20-1941 but held until DEC-1941 for the Christmas mailing, only the first 4 cards are illustrated, the lot includes the original description card for a total of 25 cards, a rare set retails over $280 US ($400 CDN), VF est (Image)

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