1870 (12 Nov) Gazette des Absents No.4, pre-printed "Par Ballon Monte", franked with 80c Laureated, canceled large Paris star "34" with Paris, Avenue Josephine Nov.12 cds alongside, addressed "par St. Petersburg to Tiflis George D'Asie", red "PD" and "Fr2" (Franco 2silbergroschen) in blue crayon, carried on "General Uhrich" to TIFLIS, GEORGIA, most probably a unique destination for a Ballon Monte, v.f. (Image)

Est.$15,000

1870 (13 Nov) small FL from Paris to St. Petersburg, "Par Ballon Monte" with 80c franking (small nick at right), cancelled by "35" large numerals, with Ministere des Finances cds alongside, boxed "PD" and blue due markings (to Prussia), fine Ballon Monte (Le General Uhrich) to Russia (Image)

Est.$2,500

1922 (26 July) registered and flown cover from Moscow to Germany, franked on both sides with 18x10r Imperial Arms (one folded over), "Mit Luftpost" and "Mit Luftpost befordert Konigsberg (Pr.)1." cachets, Berlin (3 Aug) and Potsdam arrival pmks, filing folds away from the stamps, impressive franking in excellent condition, ex-Maslowski (Image)

Est.$150

1927 (1 Sep) cover franked with two sets of the Aviation Congress Issue, flown from Moscow to Paris, with boxed trilingual Air Mail cachet, backstamped on arrival, v.f., ex-Maslowski (Cat No. C10-11) (Image)

Est.$150

1927 (14 Sep) registered cover franked with set of the Aviation Congress Issue, plus two additional 10k, flown from Moscow to Berlin, with appropriate arrival pmks, fine (Cat No. C10-11) (Image)

Est.$150

1931 (15 May) registered cover franked with imperforate set of five Airships, flown from Moscow to Berlin, tiny toned specks, still v.f., with arrival pmk, ex-Maslowski (Cat No. C15-19) (Image)

Est.$150