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Heavier-Than-Air Flights continued...

Foreign Crash Covers continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1001   imagePeru, 1937 (Sept. 15), letter recovered from Faucett plane crash on Cuzco-Lima route at Chilca, original cover in very dirty condition (as nearly always) bearing striking blue "Servicio Aereo" straightline, plus Peruvian Service Cover used to forward the mail, with violet 2-line "Recuperada del accidente del/avion FAUCETT-15.9.937" [sic] cachet; reverse of Service envelope bears 2 Lima 18 SEP 37 backstamps, a 23 SEP (illegible) dater, plus a double-circle violet "Correos del Peru/Oficina/Servicio Aereo" handstamp, Very Fine.
Nierinck 370915A; SFr 350+ ($360).
Estimate $250 - 350

The plane "met with an accident," in Nierinck's words, flying from Cuzco to Lima. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1002   imagePhilippines, 1954 (Jan. 14), Philippine Airlines Manila-London cover salvaged at Rome, singed to a half-circle on left, long airmail cover posted from Tokyo to London, bearing 3 Nierinck-listed cachets on front: black "Corrispondenza recuperata in seguito/incidente aereo del 14 GEN 1954" applied in Italy (Type a), black 2-line "DAMAGED IN/PAL-AIRCRAFT CRASH" applied in London (Type f) and 2-line "DAMAGED IN P.A.L. AIRCRAFT CRASH" on mail for Britain, but in blue rather than the Nierinck-listed black (Type i var); reverse free of markings, Very Fine.
Nierinck 540114a, 540114f & 540114i var; SFr 560+ ($580).
Estimate $300 - 400

After leaving Beirut, the "Cloud Master", a DC 6, arrived near Rome where it had to land, as its 2 right-side engines were burning, making it impossible to reach Ciampino airport. Attempting a forced landing, it exploded 20 meters above the ground. 18 died; part of the mail was recovered. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1003   imageSingapore, 1954 (Jan. 10), BOAC Singapore-London Comet flight, cover salvaged at Elba (Italy), long envelope slogan meter cancelled in Singapore 8 Jan 54, addressed to Benson (Oxon.), England; front carries 2 strikes of the red 2-line "Damaged by seawater/Comet Mail" cachet with wide space between "by" and "seawater"; back shows British P.O. paper tape sealing flap and 3 strikes of London receiver, Very Fine.
Nierinck 540110a; SFr 160 ($170).
Estimate $100 - 150

The plane crashed at Elba shortly after taking off from Rome, killing all aboard. Postal bags were recovered the next day and taken to Genoa by the steamer "Persia". (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1004   imageSouth Africa, 1931 (Nov. 13), Union Airways Port Elisabeth-Capetown flight cover salvaged at Sir Lowry's Pass, original letter posted in Durban on November 12, Official "In Diens Van Sy Majesteit/On His Majesty's Service" envelope cancelled Capetown Nov. 19, with typed and signed letter from The Department of Posts & Telegraphs of the Union of South Africa, Very Fine.
Nierinck 311113a; SFr 800 ($830).
Estimate $400 - 600

The Springbok, a DH80 Puss Moth, hit a storm and crashed on a mountainside 30 km from Capetown. Some of the mail was recovered and forwarded under Service cover with a typewritten letter (as here); about 600 pieces of mail were salvaged. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1005   imageSweden, 1944 (Aug. 29), BOAC Sweden-England flight, cover salvaged at Kinnekulle (Sweden), with Stockholm 25.8.44 c.d.s., addressed to New York City with manuscript "Via England" added; bears purple boxed 3-line "Damaged through an air-/plane accident in course/of conveyance." cachet on front; "EXAMINED BY/5297" Censor tape seals left side, while back shows clear "Stockholm 1/1-9-447/AVG UTR A" c.d.s. strike, Very Fine.
Nierinck 440829b; SFr 380 ($390).
Estimate $200 - 300

Due to wartime conditions, the BOAC flight avoided the more direct route over the Skagerrak (the strait of water to the west of Sweden between Norway and Denmark's Jutland Peninsula), flying instead over central Sweden, where it crashed on Kinnekulle Mountain in Västergötland. Recovered mail was forwarded, with a number of special marks. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1006   imageWorldwide, 1927-83, crash covers, from a forced landing at Rutbah Wells, Iraq, on the last day of 1927, to a 1983 balloon crash at Clare Oval, South Australia, this lot offers a quick overview of what can go wrong in the sky; note a Dec. 1928 crash of the first Pan-American Airways flight from Costa Rica northbound, where the pilot failed to clear a palm tree; a Jan. 1931 crash at sea; a 1932 cover that survived two crashes; delays due to weather; salvaged mail, and mail "received in damaged condition", Very Fine overall, great variety from around the globe.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1007   imageWorldwide, 1941-45, WWII era crash covers, 9 covers, includes 1944 Kansas City MO to APO listed in Eisendrath p. 170, 1944 Nov 15 cover from Hawaii to mainland, with "Damaged in Transit", 1942 from Indonesia to Lagos, crashed at sea, 1942 cover from Griffin GA to APO 871, 1944 Vancouver to England with "Salvaged From/Air Crash", 1944 APO 526 to New York with crash label, 1945 from Lebanon to New York, censored, and 1945 Texas to New York with"Damaged in Plane Crash", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
FAM Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1008   image1920-28, FAM 4, 12 covers including #F4-1 (2) & SH580 (2), two with early air etiquettes; appropriate cachets, Very Fine, a difficult group.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1009   image1928-30, FAM 5, approximately 250 covers including #F5-4b, F5-5a, F5-21 (2), F5-50a, F5-94, F5-97f, F5-100a, F5-100l, F5-100m (2), a massive holding with signed covers, marvelous frankings, interesting supplemental postal history, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, must be inspected, this is a honey.
Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000
SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1010   image1929 (Feb) to 1931 (Nov), FAM 5, 6 and 8, 31 covers, cards and ephemera, with strength in Cuba flights, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, worth a look.
AAMC $450.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1011   image1930 (Sept. 15-Oct. 22), Pre-FAM 6 survey & pre-flight covers, four in all, the earliest being a colorful Uruguay cover from the Sept. 15 Rio - Montevidéo - Rio - U.S. flight, with eight-stamp franking and boxed cachet in blue showing Uruguayan and U.S. Great Seals under which reads "Primer Vuelo/Uruguay-Estados Unidos/Via Panair/F.A.M. No 10", with violet boxed "via NYRBA/Correspondencia Aerea" (added later); additionally, two Haitian covers from Port-au-Prince dated Oct. 20, 1930, one to Cayenne, French Guiana, the other to Maranhao, Brazil, both sporting large double-ring "Premier Vol" blue cachets, the cover to Brazil noted in typescript ""Via first flight F.A.M. 10" and signed "Roberts" and by the Haitian Postmaster General; the final cover is dated Oct. 22, 1930, sent Suriname to Brazil (Muller #29), bearing incomplete "Luchtpost/Suriname/Par Avion" barred bridge handstamp in violet; appropriate backstamps each, Very Fine, a lovely group of pre-Pan Am covers, when the skies really were open.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1012   image1928-37, FAM 6, roughly 100 covers including F6-14 to 14e, F6-18a, F6-18b & F6-18c, F6-26f & F6-26g and F6-27d; a glorious group covering the entire development of this route, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, must examine.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1013   image1930-37, FAM 6 first flights, includes over 145 covers mounted on pages, with Nov 10 1930 F6-38 Miami to Para, Nov 10 1930 F6-39 Port au Prince to Para, Nov 10 1930 F6-38 Miami to Belem to Para, Nov 11 1930 F6-43 St John's to Para, Nov 12 1930 F6-46 Georgetown to Para, Nov 25 1930 F6-51d San Juan to Bahia, Jan 7 1931 F6-68 Cayenne to Miami, Oct 26 1931 F6-91 Camaguey to Rio Grande do Sui, Feb 6 1932 F6-136 Port au Prince to Maceio, a beautiful collection of this historic FAM, examine will be a pleasant endeavor, Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1014   image1930, FAM 6-65 first flights, 13 covers mounted on pages, with F6-65 Dec 30 1930 to Santos, F6-65a Dec 30 1930 to Cayenne, F6-65b Dec 30-1930 to Para, F6-65c Dec 30 1930 to Maranhao, F6-65d Dec 30 1930 to Foraleza, F6-65e Dec 30 1930 to Natal, F6-65f Dec 30 1930 to Bahia, F6-65g Dec 30 1930 to Victoria, F6-65h Dec 30 1930 to Rio, tough to acquire covers, please review, Very Fine.
AAMC $1,290.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1015   image1931, FAM 6-108 first flights, 22 covers mounted on pages, with F6-108 Nov 7 1931 to Miami, F6-108a Nov 7 1931 to Montevideo, F6-108b Nov 7 1931 to Rio Grande do Sui, F6-108c Nov 7 1931 to Port Alege, F6-108d Nov 7 1931 to Florianopolis, F6-108e Nov 7 1931 to Santos, F6-108f Nov 7 1931 to Rio de Janeiro, F6-108g Nov 7 1931 to Victoria, F6-108h Nov 7 1931 to Bahia, this series is quite difficult, inspection please, Very Fine.
AAMC $3,300.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1016   image1931, FAM 6-107 first flights, 17 covers from Montevideo to various destinations, includes F6-107a to Rio Grande do Sui, F106-107b to Porto Alegre, F6-107c to Florianopolis, F6-107d to Santos, F6-107t to San Juan, fresh and attractive collection, Very Fine.
AAMC $670.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1017   image1929-30, FAM 8, approximately 100 AAMS- or Muller-listed covers, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, an excellent lot for the Mexico collector; examine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1018   image1929-35, FAM 9 first flights, over 80 covers mounted on pages, includes 1929 May 23 F-5b Panama City to Guayaquil, 1929 May 23 F-6b Colon to Guayaquil, 1929 May 19 F9-10 Esmeraldas to Cristobal, 1929 July 12 F9-25 Miami to Santiago, 1929 July 22 F9-31b Arica to Guayaquil, 1929 Oct 14 F9-44 Guayaquil to Buenos Aires, 1929 Oct 12 F9-47 Buenos Aires to Cristobal, 1929 Oct 12 F9-47c Buenos Aires to Lima, 1929 Oct 12 F9-47e Buenos Aires to Buenaventura, 1929 Nov 29 F9-55a Montevideo to Columbia, with newspaper clippings, advertising picture postcards, a collection with many scarce & valuable covers, easily worth our low estimate, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1019   image1935-78, FAM 14 first flights, over 550 covers mounted in four albums, includes F14-5a Guam to Honolulu, F14-6a Manila to Guam, F14-21 Hawaii to Singapore, F14-23a Manila to Singapore with green cachet, F14-47 Tokyo to Calcutta, F14-56 Calcutta to Guam, F14-65a Seattle to Guam, F14-65Fb Seattle to Guam, F14-66a Portland to Naha, F14-67 Los Angeles to Manila, in addition there are picture postcards, luggage stickers, photos, autographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and a large scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, solid and expansive, just a great collection, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1020   image1939-73, FAM 18 first flights, over 550 covers mounted in five volumes, includes F18-1 var Vancouver to NY to Marseilles cover, F18-6 Marseilles to NY cover, two covers commemorating start & finish of first clipper flight, autographed photos of Yankee Clipper by Captain Harold Gray who piloted the first trans Atlantic passenger flight, F18-25 Dakar to New York cover, F18-11a Shediac to Botwood cover, cover mailed at departure of clipper from Port Washington, FAM 18var Baltimore to Horta and return cover, with photographs, some signed, many of the New York World's Fair, picture postcards, newspaper clippings, correspondence, $1 bill signed by flight crew of Yankee Clipper Inaugural mail flight, an exciting collection with many scarcer flights and many better frankings, sure to draw aggressive bidding, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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