• Login (enter your user name) and Password
    Please Login. You are NOT Logged in.

    Quick Search:

  • To see new sales and other StampAuctionNetwork news in your Facebook newsfeed then Like us on Facebook!

Login to Use StampAuctionNetwork.
New Member? Click "Register".

StampAuctionNetwork Extended Features

StampAuctionNetwork Channels
 
You are not logged in. Please Login so that we can determine your registration status with this firm. If you have never registered, please register by pressing the [Quick Signup (New to StampAuctionNetwork)] button. Then Login.  
 

logo

World Airmail Covers continued...

Pioneer Flights and Miscellaneous Airmail continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
704 C21-26 imageItalian Colonies: Tripolitania, 1933, Zeppelin set complete, used on non-Zeppelin cover (Scott C21-26), airmail cover postmarked Tripoli July 1, 1933. Destination New Orleans, Very Fine.
Scott $4,250.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image 1) (Image)		 Scott $4,250
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Jun-28, 01:54 PM
705 Do-X 13f imageNetherlands Colonies: Surinam, 1931, Do-X Flight, Surinam to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (AAMC Do-X 13f), cover with complete set Surinam Scott C8-14 flown from Paramaribo, Surinam, to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on Do-X. Special Surinam Do-X postmark of Aug 18 applied 3 times. Official flight cachet. Backstamped Port-of-Spain August 19, 3:45PM. Outstanding item from this flight, Very Fine.
Scott C8-C13; $253 as used off cover.
AAMC $350.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image 1) (Image)		 AAMC $350
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Jun-28, 01:55 PM
706   imageRussia, 1924, 5 commercial airmail covers, 3 to GB, 1 to Switzerland, 1 to Germany, 3 registered, 2 had addresses excised, all with Mair A2 (6*) etiquette, mounted on exhibit pages, well-described as to rate and route + piece with same etiquette, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Jun-28, 01:56 PM
707   imageRussia, 1927-8, 6 commercial airmail covers, to Latvia, Teheran, Germany + 3 to GB, 5 registered, 5 with etiquettes (Mair 4, 5a (3) & 8a, all 4*), on exhibit pages, well-written up, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Jun-28, 01:57 PM
708   imageRussia, 1931, "Bremen" Catapult Flight to New York, extraordinary registered cover flown from Leningrad to Berlin and then on to Cherbourg where placed on "Bremen" to New York. Catapult flight from "Bremen" to New York. Berlin transit postmark of August 27 on back cancels block of 5Pf German stamps. Backstamped NY Registry Division September 4. Luposta (Danzig) 1932 advertising label on back. Without catapult cachet due to no space on cover for application. Rare acceptance. Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Jun-28, 01:58 PM
709 C15-C19 imageRussia, 1931, Dirigible Construction complete, imperf (Scott C15-C19), on beautiful registered FDC to Berlin, postmarked on First Day of Issue, May 15, 1931, in Moscow. Air (not Zeppelin) to Berlin where backstamped May 16, Very Fine.
Michel 397 C X-400 C Xa. Sieger 3U-7U.
Scott $200 as used stamps off cover.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image 1) (Image)		 Scott $200 as used stamps off co
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Closing..Jun-28, 01:59 PM
710 C25b imageRussia, 1932, 15k Dirigible Construction, engraved, perf 14 (Scott C25b), very scarce non-Zeppelin commercial usage of Zeppelin Stamp on cover to USA, postmark Leningrad Aug 13, 1935., Very Fine.
Michel 406 B. Sieger 8B; €400 ($520).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:00 PM
711 DO-X 6g imageSwitzerland, 1931, DO-X Lisbon-Rio de Janeiro Flight (AAMC DO-X 6g), very attractive cover mailed in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on Nov 3, 1930, transit in Friedrichshafen Nov 13, on to Lisbon for DO-X dispatch. Due to fire damage, trans-Atlantic flight postponed until Jan 31, 1931. On-Board cancel applied Jan 30 (Type 1). German official cachet. Backstamped Rio de Janeiro Apr 22 (error, should be June 22). Black diamond cachet on back. Franking Switzerland Scott C3,C4,C5x2,C6,C7,C8x2,C9x4,182 (Scott $200+). Very light vertical crease. Small edge tear top right cutting 20 Rp stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:01 PM
712   imageUnited States, Onward Air Transmission covers, five covers each with red "OAT" handstamp, includes Nyasaland to California, Belgium Congo to New York, Tunisia to California with censor tape, Khobar Saudi Arabia to California and Senegal to Virginia with censor tape, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 1,945. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $400-1,945
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-28, 02:01 PM
713   imageUnited States, 1913, pioneer airmail card from Rutland, Vermont, 1¢ McKinley postal card flown by aviator George Schmitt on the morning of the second day of the Rutland Fair Aviation Exhibition. Only 57 pieces of mail flown. Later in the day, during a subsequent flight, the plane crashed, killing aviator Schmitt. Card somewhat soiled; scuffs including portion of postmark, otherwise Fine.
AAMC 71; $600.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $275.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:02 PM
714 101 imageUnited States, 1918, First Flight Washington DC To New York (AAMC 101), 24¢(C3) tied by May 15 191 First Trip cancel on cover addressed to New York City, Fine to Very Fine, ex Martin.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:02 PM
715   imageUnited States, 1926, Ship To Shore Demonstration Flight, from HMS Homeric piloted by Alan Cobham who has initialed the cover, rated 2¢ US surface 1½ Great Britain, cancelled on board Homeric and again in New York for onward transmission, flight aborted due to rough seas, also picture postcard of Homeric, cover numbered 24, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:03 PM
716   imageUnited States, 1927, Lindbergh tribute cover with Halvorsen hand-drawn cachet, attractive cover showing Spirit of St. Louis crossing ocean with Eiffel Tower on one side and Statue of Liberty on the other. Postmarked June 14, 1927 in New York. C5 franking. On back, se-tenant pair of Lindbergh tribute seals, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:03 PM
717   imageUnited States, 1931, Round the World Flight of the "Winnie Mae", extremely fine and rare cover flown round-the-word with Wiley Post and Harold Gatty on the "Winnie Mae." Cover cancelled Mineola, NY, June 21, 1931, Berlin June 24, Moscow June 29, Mineola July 1. Signed by both Post and Gatty, Very Fine.
AAMC TO1141; $650.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:04 PM
Zeppelin Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
718 177 imageAndorra (French), 1932, 6th South America Flight (Sieger 177), very scarce registered cover flown from Fr. Andorra to Paris and then to Berlin and Friedrichshafen, where placed on LZ-127 to Montevideo, Uruguay. Green staging cachet on back, black Uruguayan staging cachet on front, used as a receiving stamp. Andorra covers unlisted in Sieger, Very Fine.
Michel 275; €600 ($780).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image 1) (Image)		 Est. $500-750
SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:05 PM
719 59E imageBrazil, 1930, South America Flight (Sieger 59E), cover with Condor label showing air service in Brazil, May 24th, 1930 Condor Rio CDS canceling "Graf Zeppelin USA" 10,000 Reis Brazilian stamp, additional May 28 Recife Zeppelin postmark. Backstamped with green Lakehurst zeppelin shaped cancel May 31., Very Fine.
Sieger €100 ($130).
Estimate $300 - 400

Autographed by Ernst Lehmann and Kurt Schönherr- Captain Lehmann was the most senior officer on board the Hindenburg. He was fatally burned when the ship caught fire at Lakehurst on 6 May 1937; he died the following day. Kurt Schönherr- one of three helmsman of the fateful flight, actually survived the ordeal . (Image 1) (Image)		 Sieger ?100 ($130)
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:06 PM
720 214 imageBritish Offices in Morocco, 1933, 2nd South America Flight (Sieger 214), exceptional registered cover mailed from Larache, Morocco, with British Agency franking, on May 25, 1933. Flown to Friedrichshafen where June 3rd postmark applied, then by LZ-127 to Pernambuco, Brazil. June 6th receiving stamp. Extremely clear postmarks and cachets, Extremely Fine.
Sieger €500 ($650).
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image 1) (Image)		 Sieger ?500 ($650)
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:06 PM
721 219 imageBritish Offices in Morocco, 1933, 3rd South America Flight, Berlin Connecting Flight (Sieger 219), scarce registered cover posted June 22, 1933 at the British Postal Agency in Tangier, Morocco, then traveled by regular means to London and Berlin, where placed on connecting flight (confirmation cachet) to Friedrichshafen. Then onto LZ-127 to Brazil. Santos, Brazil, July 6 backstamp., Very Fine.
Sieger €350 ($460).
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image 1) (Image)		 Sieger ?350 ($460)
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:06 PM
722 238 imageBritish Offices in Morocco, 1933, Chicago Flight, Berlin Connecting Flight (Sieger 238), very scarce registered cover, mailed at British Postal Agency, Tetuan, Morocco September 13, 1933, by normal means to London, then to Berlin. Berlin to Friedrichshafen on connecting flight (confirmation stamp) and then flown by Graf Zeppelin to Brazil. Backstamps Berlin Sept 30 and Pernambuco Oct 17., Very Fine.
Sieger €650 ($840).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image 1) (Image)		 Sieger ?650 ($840)
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:07 PM
723 238 imageBritish Offices in Morocco, 1933, Chicago Flight, Berlin Connecting Flight (Sieger 238), scarce registered cover originating in Tangier, flown by normal means to London and then Berlin, Connecting Flight Berlin-Friedrichshafen (confirmation stamp), then by LZ-127 to Brazil. Left Friedrichshafen October 14, 1933. Backstamped in Rio on the 18th, Extremely Fine.
Sieger €500 ($650).
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image 1) (Image)		 Sieger ?500 ($650)
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $250.00
Closing..Jun-28, 02:07 PM

Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork are
Copyright © 1994-2022 Droege Computing Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place
Suite 120, Durham NC 27705
Back to Top of Page