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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale - 668

Steamship Disasters

The Titanic
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1401   imageFacing Slip from Oscar Scott Woody, Postal Clerk on board R.M.S. Titanic, April 10, 1912, recovered from his body and stamped with his name. This slip marked mail going to "Minnesota / From Sea Post 2 Letters", and bears the postmark "Trans Atlantic Post Office / AP 10 / 12" & "TITANIC / O.S. WOODY" two-line personal handstamp, 3 1/8 in. x 5 in. (8 corner margin. x 12.7 corner margin.), Fine, a similar slip from mail from NY realized $21,250.; a few scattered stains at top, F.-V.F. (Image) Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000
SOLD for $6,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

Early Aviation

Autographs
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1402   imageEarhart, Amelia (1898-1937), neat blue ink signature across a portrait photo cachet on an Airmail cover postmarked Cleveland O., Nov 22, 1923, Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1403   imageLindbergh, Charles (1902-1974), neat "C.A. Lindbergh" on F.A.M. cover Miami - Cristobal C.Z., Feb 4, 1929 (AAMC F5-1), Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1404   imageWright, Orville (1871-1948), bold black ink signature on North Carolina Airmail Week cover postmarked Kitty Hawk N.C., Oct 12, 1937, Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
Balloons
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1405 BM40 image1870 (Dec. 7), Ballon Monté, Denis-Papin (BM40), folded letter to Agen franked with 20c Ceres tied by mute star, postmarked Dec 5 Paris R. de Bondy circular datestamp. Scott $400. (Image) Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1406   image1870 (Nov. 23), Ballon Monté, La Ville d'Orléans, the manuscript date inside is 23 Nov 1870, and the departure date stamp is Paris (60) of the Bureau Central 23 November 1870 6th collection, the only backstamp is a railway transit date stamp, it is addressed to Orbec in Calvados and that is the department of that train service, the cover is heavily water damaged and all stamps have been lost, there are signs where the stamps and original cancellation had been, the "PP" would have been applied in transit back in France, a wonderful historic item, F.-V.F. Scott $500. (Image) Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1407   image1874, Willie Hill balloon, Brooklyn, Jul 6 c.d.s. and matching Maltese Cross cancel, addressed to Hill, with arrival note on the reverse; corner chipped, otherwise F.-V.F., only seven of these ballon postal cards have turned up, Ex Schoendorf. Scott UX3. (Image) Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
Pioneer and Record Airmail Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1408 3 image1911 (Sep 23-Oct 1), Garden City International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3), 2¢ entire with Sep 23 Special cachet/cancel and "Aerial Special Despatch" handstamp, Very Fine. AAMC $500. (Image) Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1409 3 image1911 (Sep 23-Oct 1), Garden City (N.J.) International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3), picture postcard with 1¢ Franklin tied by Sep 23 Special cachet/cancel with "Aerial Special Despatch" handstamp, F.-V.F., message reads "A souvenir of the inauguration of the First Aerial Mail service established in United States.". AAMC $500. (Image) Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1410 30a image1912 (May 30-Jun 2), Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton (Ill.) Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30a), picture postcard with a 1¢ Washington tied by May 31, "1 - PM" Cicero flag cancel, picture side (a real photo of the club house at the Elmhurst Golf Club) bears the message, dated May 30, "This will be the first mail that you receive via Air Mail Service."; minor corner crease, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1411 1077 image1928 (Jun. 28), Mears-Collyer Round-the-World Flight (1981 AAMC 1077), Roessler illustrated 1¢ postal card canceled New York, Jun 28 and bearing two 1¢ Chinese stamps canceled Mukden, Jul 10, handstamped "C.P.D. Collyer" signature and serially numbered "000008"; backstamped New York, Jul 22. 1981 AAMC $350. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1412 1141 image1931 (Jun 21), Post-Gatty Round-the-World Flight (1981 AAMC 1141), cover franked with 2¢ carmine tied by Jun 21 Mineola N.Y. machine cancel, also postmarked Berlin c.d.s. (Jun 24) and violet Moscow cachet/cancels (Jun 29) with Jul 1 Mineola receiver also on front; signed by both Wiley Post (pilot) and Harold Gatty (navigator), Very Fine. 1981 AAMC $650. (Image) Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1413   image1932 (Aug. 4), Wolfgang Von Gronau Round the World Flight, Chicago dispatch, cover franked with U.S., Canada, Japan, Philippines, Dutch East Indies, Ceylon & India stamps that were added and tied at each stop, adjacent "Germany-Iceland-Canada-U.S.A./ Trans-Atlantic/ Wolfgang Von Gronau/ Montreal, Canada" flight cachet and autographed by Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau, addressed List, Sylt and backstamped with Friedrichshafen receiving postmark, Very Fine. AAMC $1,168. (Image) Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1414   image1933 (July 18), Balbo Air Squadron Flight, Chicago to Rome, franked with 15¢ airmail block of four, plus $1 & $2 regular stamps, tied by Century of Progress Jul. 18, 1933 machine cancel, several transit & receiving backstamps and special official cachet on reverse "Italian Air Cruise/ Chicago-Roma" provided by the U.S. Post Office Department (AAMC 1184c), F.-V.F., Scarce, according to the American Airmail Catalog only 220 covers flown; we noticed three expert signatures on reverse. (Image) Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1415 1184 image1933 (July 18), Balbo Air Squadron Flight, Chicago to New York (1981 AAMC 1184), cover franked with $1.70 postage tied by Jul 18 Chicago machine cancel, serially numbered 1055 with black flight cachet and two different New York backstamps, Very Fine. 1981 AAMC $750. (Image) Suggested Bid $350-500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
First Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1416   image1937 (Jan. 1), First Flight by Roland Garros, Reunion to France, tied by Jan 1 St. Denis circular datestamp and by flight cachet on registered cover, backstamped Ansiéres, Seine (city of address) but not Paris, F.-V.F. Scott $600. AAMC 1275. (Image) Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
1417   imageLatin America, 1928-30, six first flight covers, includes 1930 Ecuador to NJ, 1928 Costa Rico to Mexico, 1928 Cuba to New York, 1928 Cuba to Haiti autographed by the pilot B.L. Rowe, 1928 Costa Rico to Panama, and St Thomas to Venezuela, excellent potential for the savvy bidder, F.-V.F. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1418   image1936 (Feb. 28), First Flight, Monrovia to Harper, special envelope franked with 6¢ on 1¢ green Official (C3) tied by Feb 28 Monrovia circular datestamp with Harper receiver of the same date alongside, Very Fine. (Image) Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1419   image1939 (May 23), First Flight by Francisco Sarabia, Mexico to New York, C93A tied, with an additional 20c postage, on airmail envelope by Mexico City circular datestamp, 23 May first day cancel, backstamped New York 24 & 25 May, Very Fine. Scott $600. (Image) Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1420   image1948 (Feb. 17), First Flight, Anchorage-Naha, franked with 25¢ airmail stamp, which is tied by ANCHORAGE, ALASKA Feb. 17, 1948 machine cancel, adjacent receiving; toning from original gum used to build the envelope, F.-V.F., extremely rare, according to the American Airmail Catalog, only 28 pieces were carried. JSDA F28-37. (Image) Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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