1927 (Dec 12) special flight by French aviators Dieudonne Costes and Joseph LeBrix from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago, envelope addressed to Costes bearing "Mercury" 400r. with violet "Raid: Rio de Janeiro a Santiago / 2me. Traversee de la Cordillere des Andes /le Pilote:" cachet, Santiago arrival markings of Dec. 13 on the front and reverse, fine. Only eleven covers carried
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Our first sale of the year will be held on January 13-14th, with 1,500+ lots, including the William Bilden stock of postal history of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
There are selections of 19th Century United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, followed by the collection and stock of Ukraine and Carpatho-Ukraine formed by Michael Shulewsky of Trizub Stamp Copmany.
There are also selections of Poland and Russia, better South America, Asia and rest of the world.
The sale concludes with 140+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
The entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com.
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Lot #353 - brazil flight covers
1927 (Dec 12) special flight by French aviators Dieudonne Costes and Joseph LeBrix from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago, envelope with printed Agencia Havas address, with "Correio Aereo por Nungesser - Coli" typewritten alongside, with arrival pmk Dec. 13, filing fold at bottom, rare cover, one of eleven covers carried
Cherrystone Auctions, Inc.
Cherrystone Auctions, Inc. holds a major international auction sale every two months, in the heart of New York City, featuring over 2,500 lots including: Important Rarities, Postal History and... Read More