Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Air Post and Pioneer Flights thru Back-of-Book on Cover

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1883

24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied by magenta "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila., Washington, June 20 12PM 1918" pmk. on post card to Kansas City Mo., also with purple "Fee claimed at Kansas City" straightline handstamp, interesting contents incl. "How do you like this new stamp? I am sending this in an airplane via N.Y.", some edge flaws, Very Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1884

24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Used with 5c Blue (504) and two 1c Documentary paying the WW I Parcel Post tax, all tied by Hartford Conn. ovals on parcel tag from the Roto Co. in Hartford, with perforated "Textile Exposition" adhesive label, reverse with soiling and few minor stamp flaws, Fine appearing and scarce use of the 24c Jenny on a parcel tag (Image)

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E. 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1885

65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Each tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930 5-PM" machine cancels on First Day cover ($2.60) or card (65c and $1.30) addressed to Nickles in Washington D.C., each with appropriate cachets, fresh and Very Fine set (Image)

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3,500.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1886

65c, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13, C15). Each tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930 5-PM" machine cancel on First Day cover, addressed by purple handstamp to Harry Citret in Newark N.J., Fine-Very Fine (Image)

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2,400.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

1887

65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Incl. two $2.60, each on separate cover ($2.60) or card (65c and $1.30), used in April and May 1930 and to various addresses incl. 65c to Spain and with receiving datestamp, various cachets, some edgewear, Fine-Very Fine (Image)

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1,825.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1888

65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). 65c and $2.60 with plate no. selvage at bottom, tied on separate cover ($1.30 and $2.60) or card (65c), last two to Los Angeles, first to Friedrichschafen, used in April thru June 1930, the $1.30 with Seville backstamp, various cachets, Very Fine group (Image)

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1,200.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1889

65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Each tied to individually flown cacheted postal entire/card, 65c on 2c Postal Card and tied by "Lakehurst N.J. May 10, 1930" flag cancel to Wurttemberg, Germany, $1.30 tied by "Lakehurst N.J. May 10, 1930" flag cancel on 5c entire to Wurttemberg, Germany, and $2.60 tied by "Varick St. Sta. N.Y. May 6, 1930" machine cancel on 5c entire to New Orleans La., stamps with minor perf tip toning from gum soak, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

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1,200.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1890

65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Each on separate flown cover, one to Germany, other two to U.S. destinations, appropriate cachets, 65c post card some light bends, also C13-C15 used singles, couple small flaws incl. thin spot on $1.30 and tiny tear on $2.60, finally 50c Century of Progress issue on cover and used single, Fine-Very Fine appearance (Image)

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2,470.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

1891

2c Carmine (375). Tied by "East St. Louis Oct. 11-11" machine cancel on Vin Fiz Souvenir post card to Centralia Mo., picturing Rodgers and his plane, with "Hearst $50,000 ocean to ocean flight" text at top left, some light staining and wrinkling, corner dings, otherwise Fine, not a flown card but a desirable Vin Fiz item nonetheless, AAMC No. 2d (Image)

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E. 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1892

1c Green (331). Tied by "Washington D.C. Aug. 6, 1909 1:30 AM" machine cancel on Wright Brothers airplane picture postcard to Stafford Co. Va., captioned "Orville Wright and his World Record-breaking Aeroplane, Fort Myer Va.", couple minor frayed perfs at left, otherwise Very Fine, the first military airplane in the world, built by the Wright brothers for the Army Signal Corps, made its first flight at Fort Myer Va. in Sep. 1908, after a subsequent crash a new plane was delivered the following summer, when Orville made additional demonstration flights at Fort Myer in a Wright A plane, an improvement of the 1908 design (this is the flight shown on the card), the Army formally accepted Signal Corps Airplane No. 1, the world's first military airplane, on Aug. 2, 1909, days before this card was mailed (Image)

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E. 150-200

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1893

1911, Oct. 4-8 -- St. Louis Mo. Aviation Meet (AAMC 5a). Two postcards, 1c Green and 2c Carmine respectively, both tied by Oct. 5 flight cancels, attractive designs on other side, Very Fine (Image)

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300.00

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction