United States, 1930, First Flight cover autographed by John Henry Mears, 10¢ (E15) tied onto 1¢ postal card (UX27) by 1930 East Orange NJ machine cancel with photo cachet of Mears, addressed to Brookings SD, on reverse is photo of Mears with description of flight, registration number and his autograph; small thin spot affects "J", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Fire & Ice: Zeppelins, Aerophilately and the Titanic #643
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Lot #426 - a famous voyage and airmail flights airmail postal history
Lot #427 - a famous voyage and airmail flights airmail postal history
United States, 1938, First Flight Between San Juan, Ponce, Mayaguez & Vieques, three covers for each leg of the new service, each cover had to carry US postage besides the semi officials to prepay mail to the US, lot consists of three covers with five of the seven Sanabria listed semi official stamps, scarce as a complete set, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #428 - a famous voyage and airmail flights aviation ephemera
Aviation History Labels. 34 early 20th century Poster Stamps depicting early aircraft inscribed "Landfahrerdank Wohlfahrtmarke" [Charity Stamps for the Benefit of Airmen]; 17 depict fixed-wing craft (all different), the other 17 lighter-than-air (10 different designs, various colored backgrounds); few minor flaws, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #429 - a famous voyage and airmail flights aviation ephemera
Aviation History Labels. Set of 48 colorful poster stamps published in 1940 for Tydol Flying A motor oil, designs depict aviation history from Da Vinci through the DC-4 with three featuring airships; also includes 7 different se-tenant sheets of 12, each containing four examples of three different designs and each sheet broken into two blocks of 6 (14 blocks of six, 21 different stamps), all o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
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Lot #430 - a famous voyage and airmail flights aviation ephemera
Grahame-White, Claude (1879-1959). Pioneer aviator & aircraft manufacturer, first British Airmail pilot, created first British Aerodrome and first flying school; real photo postcard, ca. 1910, featuring a -length portrait signed "Sincerely Yours, C Grahame-White", Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #431 - a famous voyage and airmail flights aviation ephemera
(Lindbergh, Charles), custom textile produced by AVION, lavender with repetitive caricature designs of The Spirit of St. Louis, 88 x 106 inches, lobed edges, good condition, also included are two additional textiles, one 12½ x 20 inches, the other 18 x 38 inches, both featuring The Spirit of St. Louis themed designs, three letters attesting to the presentation and provenance from previous owner.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot #432 - a famous voyage and airmail flights aviation ephemera
WW I Aircraft Identification Chart. 1915, 19½" by 23½" (approximately), chart showing German and British aircraft, instructions for who to advise if enemy aircraft is identified, printed by His Majesty's Stationery Office, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #433 - a famous voyage and airmail flights airmail postal history collections
Cuba, Air Mail Service, Exhibition Collection, 1914-39. 45 covers including: 1928 Havana to Santiago de Cuba; Survey Flights for the National Route (2); Inauguration of Route 1(23); Addition of Cienfuegos to Route 1 (5); Additional Changes to Route 1(8); Preston added to Routes 1 & 2; Inauguration of Route 3 (5), many are signed by the pilot, by far a wonderful and desirable collection that would by-and-far be the backbone to any...
Lot #434 - a famous voyage and airmail flights airmail postal history collections
Cuba, Airmail Flight collection, 1927-43, of 35 covers and 3 stamps including double overprint, excellent collection of this most popular area, generally Fine to Very Fine, ex- Robert Spooner.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #435 - a famous voyage and airmail flights airmail postal history collections
Ireland, Extensive Collection of Irish First Flight Covers. 112 FAM 18 covers, 1939, mostly cachet type F18i, with six Crosby photo cachets, with first flights to New York, New Brunswick, Botwood Newfoundland, great range of frankings, an exciting lot for the Irish specialist, please examine, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #436 - a famous voyage and airmail flights airmail postal history collections
Ireland, FAM 18 Southern Route First Flight Covers. 22 1939 first flights, a few different cachets, includes 22 Crosby photo cachets, with covers to and from New York, Marseille, Lisbon and Horta, great range of frankings, please spend sufficient time with this group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #437 - a famous voyage and airmail flights airmail postal history collections
Ireland, Airmail Postal History. 56 first flights, 1939 FAM 18 covers, a few different cachets, with first flights to and from US, Newfoundland, London and Canada, includes four Crosby photo cachets, inspection suggested, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #438 - a famous voyage and airmail flights airmail postal history collections
Ireland, First Flight Covers Selection. 120 first flights including FAM 18, 22, 24 and 27 covers, 1945-1994, quite a few different cachets, with each selected first flights to and from US, Vienna, Prague, India, Damascus, Turkey, needs further research but should have huge potential for the savvy bidder, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #439 - a famous voyage and airmail flights catapult flight covers
Germany, 1930-31, Do.-X Europe-Pan-America Flight, Amsterdam-Rio de Janeiro. Cover addressed to, and apparently carried by, Dutch engineer Alfred "Freddy" Schmid aboard the Do.-X., franked with 25 stamps from ten countries, all tied by appropriate cancels along the route of the eight month flight; the flight left Friedrichshafen on 3 Nov 1930, the cover came aboard at Amsterdam (first cancel 8 Nov), then went through (all with stamps...
Lot #440 - a famous voyage and airmail flights catapult flight covers
Germany, 1930-31, Do.-X Do.-X Europe-Pan-America Flight, Lisbon-Rio de Janeiro. Postcard franked with a block of 4 of 1m Eagle (C32) canceled Friedrichshafen 13 Nov 1930, red flight cachet and onboard cancel 30 Jan 1931, backstamped Rio de Janeiro 22 Apr; sent to famed C.S.A. stamp dealer, August Dietz, by a German cousin, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #441 - a famous voyage and airmail flights catapult flight covers
Germany, 1932, Do.-X Do.-X Europe-Pan-America Flight, Return New York-Berlin. Do.-X postcard franked with a pair of 2m South America Flight Zeppelin (C38) tied by onboard cancels 19 May, purple flight cachet, Berlin receiver (27 May) at lower left, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #442 - a famous voyage and airmail flights catapult flight covers
Germany, 1933 (June 6), DLH South Atlantic First Trial Flight, Westfalen - Natal, Brazil. Postal card to F. Hammer, with purple flight cachet, Pernambuco arrival postmark (G / D L T3a), Extremely Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #443 - a famous voyage and airmail flights catapult flight covers
Liechtenstein, 1933, Westbound Catapult Flight, Bremen to New York. Cover franked 85rp canceled Triesenberg 22 Aug, purple flight cachet 29 / 30 Aug, backstamped at destination, Lebanon Pa., 30 Aug; 60rp stamp with abrasions, otherwise Very Fine, only 18 flown.
Graue-Leder K163 LN; $900.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #444 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Albania, 1933 (19-22 Aug), 5th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Recife. Registered cover to Brazil franked with 85q tied by Shkodêr c.d.s.'s 14 Aug, Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. 19 Aug, backstamped Rome & Tirane but no Recife receiver, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel 327; €450 ($600). Sieger 226A.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #445 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Algeria, 1934 (13-16 Oct), 10th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Recife. Registered postcard franked with 10fr80c canceled Algiers 8 Oct, Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. 13 Oct and red "b" flight cachet with Recife receiver 17 Oct, Very Fine.
Michel 410; €420 ($560). Sieger 280Aa.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #446 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Andorra (French), 1933 (2-5 Sep), 6th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Recife. Registered cover to Brazil franked with 12fr Lavieille c.d.s.'s 18 Aug, Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. 2 Sep, backstamped La Tour de Carol, Recife and Curitiba Brazil; light vertical file fold not affecting stamps, Very Fine.
Michel 333; €600 ($800). Sieger 229.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #447 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Austria, 1913 (20.10), LZ 17 Sachsen, Dresden Flight. Special Zeppelin picture postcard with imprinted 5h stamp bearing onboard cachet and type I flight cancel, Very Fine, signed Sieger.
Michel 17 Gd; €850 ($1,140). Sieger 7.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #448 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Austria, Hindenburg, 1936 (1 Aug), Olympic Flight. Cover franked with 36g tied by Gallspach c.d.s.'s 29 Jul, magenta flight cachet, backstamped Berlin 1 Aug, Very Fine.
Michel 32 I; €850 ($1,140). Sieger 427.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #449 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Belgium, Graf Zeppelin II, 1938 (2-3 Dec), Sudetenland Flight, Reichenberg Drop. Plain card franked 1.50fr tied by Brussels c.d.s. 1 Dec, red flight cachet, backstamped Reichenberg, Very Fine.
Michel 8 Ia; €350 ($470). Sieger 456.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #450 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Brazil, 1930 (28-31 May), South America Flight, Recife-Lakehurst, 5c U.S. Airmail stamped envelope with 10,000rs "USA" Zeppelin tied by Recife Zeppelin cancel 28 May, backstamped Lakehurst, signed by 29 members of the Zeppelin's crew (mostly engineering Department) including Captains Albert Sammt & Max Pruss, Very Fine.
Michel 66 Be. Sieger 59. E.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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