Robert B. Spooner Lindberg Collection continued...

**World Airmail Covers: Lindbergh continued...**
LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
2682		FAM 5 Inaugural Flight, Miami-Cristobal, onward free by SCADTA pilots, in honor of Lindbergh, three covers, Barranquilla delivered Cratagena and flown to destination gratis, another with offcial SCADTA stamps, and yet another to Lima Peru with both SCADTA and Peruvian stamps to pay the airmail rate, F.-V.F. AAMC L43 var. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
2683		FAM 5 Inaugural Flight, Miami-Cristobal, onward free by SCADTA pilots, of twelve covers, nine of which were flown by Lindbergh, various flights including Cristobal-Miami, Colon-Miami and Panama City-Miami, Panama flights include Panama stamp varieties, Inverted & flagged "5", includes "Outlaw Flight" covers, wonderful selection and wouyld be most difficult to duplicate, generally Very Fine. AAMC L43/46. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2684		FAM 8 Inaugural Flight Mexico-Brownsville, ten covers, including three "Lost in Wing" covers, double and triple event covers, generally Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2685		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, Damaged in plane crash Atlanta, Ga, Sept 13, 1929, carried south via CAM 19 NY-Atlanta, part of the packet of covers for dispatch from St Johns on Lindbergh flight, quickly forwarded to Miami and points beyond, from Miami, it was already back on its correct schedule (Interrupted Flight #29.13a), Very Fine. AAMC L69. Estimate $300 - 400 Plane struck radio mast, crashed, caught fire, killing pilot . (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
2686		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, Port au Prince to Paramibo, four covers including Castries (only 113 flown), St. Kitts and two from New York with incoming cachet used on commercial mail, interesting and useful, generally Very Fine. AAMC L54 various. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2687		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, Santo Domingo to Paramaribo, to St. Johns, properly franked and amrked flight cover, immaculate and Very Fine, Only 15 peices flown. AAMC L55b. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
2688		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, Santo Domingo to Paramaribo, to Georgetown, properly franked and amrked flight cover, Choice Extremely Fine, Only 5 peices flown. AAMC L55e. Estimate $400 - 600 One of the key items to a Lindbergh exhibition collection . (Image)	Est. $400-600 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
2689		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, San Juan to Paramaribo, Crash cover, forwarded through, originally in packet for San Juan where it received this postmark and cachet (Interrupted flight 29.09.13a), Very Fine. AAMC (L56d) L69. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2690		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, San Juan to Paramaribo, registered Crash cover, forwarded through, postmarked and cacheted in St. Thomas & backstamped (Interrupted flight 29.09.13a), Very Fine. AAMC (L57c) L69var. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
2691		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, St Kitts to Paramaribo, Gonzalez cover dispatched by St. Kitts to all points, backstamped St. Johns post office, where it was held for Northbound return flight, light indications of tropical aging otherwise fresh and Very Fine, one of 28 reported Gonzalez covers. AAMC L59a. Estimate $300 - 400.	Est. $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2692		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, St Kitts to Paramaribo, two covers, from local residents to Antigua and Port of Spain, respectively, second includes letter from woman to her husband tells of plan to take children to see airship, generally F.-V.F., one of 28 reported Gonzalez covers. AAMC L59a, c. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
2693		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, Georgetown to Port au Prince, on colorful but aged and brittle (as always) envelope from Singer Sewing Machines, backstamped San Juan and Port au Prince, tear along top edge does not detract from this rare Lindy key item, otherwise F.-V.F., One of five covers. AAMC L67g. Estimate $400 - 607. (Image)	Est. $400-607 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
2694		Extension of FAM 6 to South America, Balance of Collection, 16 covers various dispatches and destinations including two Canadian originations, St Kitts Roessler, Paramaribo signed bt pilot "Jack Tilton", interesting period and most useful, generally Very Fine. AAMC L53//68 various. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
2695		April 21, 1930, three pages from Telegram log book in Lindebergh's own hand, seven telegrams in his own hand and signed variously but mostly Charles A Lindbergh, these pages were then given to the Telegram office and confirmations were provided (one is included for the second telegram) as an example, Very Fine and rare. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000 Charles and Anne Lindbergh spent the winter of 1929-30 in California where he could work with Lockheed on the contruction of a new low wing monoplane, the Locheed Sirius. On Easter Sunday They flew it from Glendale, CA to New York in the record time of 14 hours 45 minutes and 32 seconds. The next day, at the Pan Am building, since even airmail would not be fast enough to thank those who had worked with them to make the flight a success, Lindbergh wrote these night letters and had them sent by wire. (Image)	Est. $7,500-10,000 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2696		FAM 5 Express Airmail Service, Dual Franking on Cuba Dispatches, additional US postage for distance on FAM 5 and beyond, 5¢ Cuban postage to Miami, 20¢ US postage to Canal Zone, indications of tape mounting on reverse only otherwise Very Fine. AAMC L71. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2697		FAM 5 Express Airmail Service, Dual Franking on Cuba Dispatches, two items, first a business cover front only to Bueno Aires, 7¢ Cuaban postage and 55¢ US postage and envelope, Santiago to Cartagena, 15¢ Cuban postage and 30¢ US postage, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Est. $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2698		FAM 5 Express Airmail Service, Miami to Mollendo, Peru, 65¢ Zeppelin (#C13) tied by registry dumb postmark to 2¢ revalued stationery, Timing of flights to Mollendo on FAM 9 is given by backstamps: Miami, Apr 26: Cristobal, Apr 27; Mollendo, April 30, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400 Timing of unique express flight was such that mail for it and a continuation to South America could be franked with the newly issued US Graf Zeppelin stamps and be flown before the German Zeppelin flight for which they were intended . (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2699		Express Airmail Service, Miami to Antofagasta, Chile, 65¢ Zeppelin (#C13) tied by registry dumb postmark to small size 1¢ Columbian stationery, which reached its destination the 3rd day out of Cristobal, instead of the 4th day, which had just been added to the schedule, appropriate backstamps, Extremely Fine and attractive. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2700		Express Airmail Service, Miami to Montivideo, Uruguay, 65¢ Zeppelin (#C13) plus 5¢ additional tied by registry dumb postmark to small size envelope paying 70¢ registered rate for Buenos Aires and Montivideo, arrival the same afternoon, howver backstamp the next day which was not unusual for later PM arrivals, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2701		Completing the Lindbergh Circle, FAM 5 Extension, with weekly service along the north coast of South America to Maracaibo and Puerto Cabello, Miami to Puerto Cabello, franked 65¢ Zeppelin (#C13) which overpays the 30¢ rate, Cristobal transit backstamp, Very Fine, signed H. Bloch. Estimate $300 - 400 These Graf Zeppelin franked flights have been illustrated in Zeppelin Collector section of AFA news Vol. 45, No. 3, p.65; Vol. 46, No. 1, p.39; Vol. 48, No. 2, p. 33 . (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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