rocket mail - Stamp Auctions

Lot 989 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 989 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, S1 first two-phase postal rocket, 27.12.1933 - registered rocket letter n.198 from Graz to Hamburg with automatic franking of g.45 and red canc. "Graz 1 27.12.33" - azure special postmark "S1" - on the back, postmark "Stufe 2" + arrival postmark of 29.12.1933 - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-25bZ (378 rocket letters known of which only 46 with increased rate for registration fee) - very good quality - (12567F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 996 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 996 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, UK1 first catapult rocket launched underwater, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.100 with g.4 + label and blue line postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete" - the rocket was launched underwater nearby the ship by the water basin of Murtal and the experiment succeeded only partially - at the end of the experiment F.Schmiedl applied the wording "Unterwasserstart Misslungen Schmiedl" and numbered the ex. - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-28 (100 rocket letters known, euro 800.00) - very good quality - rare example - (12574F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 990 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 990 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K1 first catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.221 with g.4 + vignette of g.20 with overprint "Katapultflug" and hand "63" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K1" on both postage stamps - label, blue line postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and red date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-26a (379 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12568F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 993 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 993 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K2 second catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.117 with g.4 + vignette of g.30 with overprint "Katapultflug" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K2" on both postage stamps - label, red postmarks line "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-27a (387 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12571F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 997 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 997 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, UK2 second catapult rocket launched underwater, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.39 with label only "Mit Raketenpost Katapultflug" (different from covers n.1-26 with ex. of g.4) - the rocket was launched underwater nearby the ship by the water basin of Murtal and, after the failure of step 2 of the experiment, F.Schmiedl applied the wording "U2" and numbered the ex. - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-29 (48 rocket letters known, euro 1,000.00) - very good quality - rare example - (12575F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 991 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 991 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K1 first catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.094 with g.4 + vignette of g.20 with overprint "Katapultflug" (on the rocket) and hand "199" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K1" on both postage stamps - label, blue line postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and red date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-26b (379 rocket letters known, rare the variety with overprint on the rocket) - very good quality - (12569F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 984 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 984 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, V14, 16.3.1933 - rocket letter n.263 of g.3 in white tissue paper from Passail, canc. "16.3.33", to Graz with g.8 vignette + hand overprint "305" - violet special postmark "Geflogen mit Rakete V14" - initials of Schmiedl, Karl and Hela Weihs - on the back, arrival postmark "Graz 17.3.33" - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-20a (289 rocket letters known) - good quality - (12562F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 999 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 999 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Belgium - 1935 - C.Roberti, Zeemeeuw, 9.5.1935 - rocket letter n.408 launched from the seaside resort in Duinbergen on the North Sea Belgian Coast towards Knocke, arrival canc. of 10.5.1935 on the front - blue label (by rocket), violet postmark repeated, 3 vignettes, black, yellow and orange, this one canc. with red postmark of the flight - cat.Hopferwieser n.CR-11a (535 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12584F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 998 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 998 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1935 - F.Schmiedl, N1, 25.2.1935 + N4 and N5, 10.4.1935 - 3 rocket postal stationery ex. issued for the experiments of "N" series made by prof. Schmiedl - N1 of g.5 n.206, with launch at Edelschrott and signature of F.Schmiedl - N4, of g.3 + g.40 registered n.222 and N5 of g.12, both with launch from Pernegg - postmark "Geflogen mit Rakete" on them all - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-35c+38b+39c - very good quality - (12576F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail
Lot 992 - rocket mail  -  Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Lot 992 - rocket mail - Vaccari srl Vaccari public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K1 first catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.068 with g.4 but without vignette and with postage paid postmark of g.20 for rocket mail flight "Raketen Flugzuschlag bezahlt" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K1", label, blue line postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and red date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-26h (379 rocket letters known, variety without vignette + postage paid postmark) - very good quality - (12570F)

Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History

rocket mail