rocket mail - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 5828 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1934 First Indian Night Firing Rocket Despatch: Cover + contents (miniature page of Calcutta's leading daily) flown with rocket No.5 on 15th Dec. 1934 from ship to shore at night, one of 220 flown, bearing the black "Ship to Shore. First night firing Rocket Despatch" vignette tied by circled "Semaphore Station./Saugor Island/December 16 1934" clock d/s in black, franked KGV. 9p. tied by Park Street, Calcutta cds, and with Calcutta Dely. cds on the reverse. Both items signed Stephen H. Smith, the newspaper miniature also with s/l "BY ROCKET MAIL". The miniature with a short tear and adhered triangle at lower right, the envelope with a vertical fold at right. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5851 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1935 (29. June): Rocketgram over the river Damoodar used locally Burnpur, bearing Rocket Parcel Despatch vignette 2r. tied by oval "R.NO.66/PARCEL." h/s, franked by Indian 1935 Silver Jubilee 9p. tied by Burnpur cds, signed "Stephen H. Smith" on noted on the reverse '160 such messages' as contents of rocket. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5855 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1936 Flood Rocket Despatch: Cover flown on 9th June 1936 by rocket "Star of India" from a flooded area near Muktapur to Dhapa, one of 80 flown, bearing the "Flood Rocket Despatch/Carried by R.No.126 "The Star of India" from Matpukur to Dhapa" vignette in yellow tied by two-liner "TELESCOPIC/ROCKET, 126." and franked KGV. 9p. tied by Calcutta datestamp, s/l "ROCKET FEE Rs. 2/-" alongside and signed by Stephen H. Smith, on reverse with Calcutta Delivery dater, fine. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5844 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1935 5th Sikkim Dubar Rocket Experiment: Cover flown with 5th rocket experiment on 10th Apr. 1935, one of 158 flown, bearing the respective vignette in red tied by special octagonal star cachet in violet, with two-liner "OVER RIVER/RANAKHALI" and signed by Stephen H. Smith on front and on the reverse, signed Jal Cooper, fine. Additionally an unused vignette in red signed Jal Cooper on back. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5835 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1935 Sikkim Rocket Mail: Sikkim Rocketgram flown on 29th Sep. 1935 with rocket No.85 "Comdr. Norcock" fired by the Maharajah, one of 170 flown, bearing the Sikkim Rocket Experiment vignette in red tied by special 'Mountains' cachet 'Sikkim Rocket Experiment', s/l "COMDR.NORCOCK.,R.85", s/l "SEP 29 1935" and two-liner "DESPATCHED BY H.H./THE MAHARAJAH." alongside and signed by Stephen H. Smith both sides, on reverse with the list of contents of rocket despatch, fine. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5839 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1935 Indian Silver Jubilee Rocket Mail: Cover flown with rocket mail No.9 on 23rd Mar. 1935 as special rocketgram at KGV. Silver Jubilee, one of 180 flown, bearing the yellow & blue vignette tied by special diamond cachet 'Royal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935/ROCKETGRAM', franked KGV. 1/2a. and 3p. tied by Diamond Harbour cds, signed by Stephen H. Smith on front, and with Diamond Harbour Dely cds on the reverse, fine. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5860 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1938: Rocketgram flown on 26th June 1938 by rocket No. 166 "Dick Turpin", one of 166 flown, bearing the respective cachets "This Missive was carried by Test Rocket No. 166 "DICK TURPIN" at Alipore" in blue and circled "Stephen Smith Rocketgram" in red as well as Calcutta cds, signed Stephen H. Smith and by another person, fine. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5830 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1934 First Indian Rocket Mail: Cover flown with rocket No.1 on 30th Sep. 1934 from ship to shore, off Saugor Island, one of 140 flown, bearing the green "1st ROCKET DESPATCH" vignette tied by s/l "FIRST FIRING. Ship to Shore." in violet, franked KGV. 1/2a. tied by Saugor Island cds, signed by Commander Potter at front, and with s/l "ROCKET FEE Rs 2/-", further strike of Saugor Island cds and Stephen H. Smith signature on the reverse, fine. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5854 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1936 Flood Rocket Despatch: Cover flown on 21st Sep. 1936 by rocket "John Winterton" from a flooded area near Chingripota to Malikpur carrying covers, an apple and a live snake named "Miss Creepy", one of 106 flown, bearing the respective vignette in purple and franked KGV. 9p. tied by Sonarpur datestamp, Snake cachet "FLOOD ROCKET DESPATCH/CHINGRIPOTA TO MALIKPUR" alongside and on back and signed by Stephen H. Smith, on reverse with Calcutta Delivery dater, lightly stained, good. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
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 Lot 5846 - rocket mail - Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcards1935 Sikkim Rocket Mail: Sikkim Rocketgram flown on 1st Oct. 1935 by rocket "Chumbi" from Sir Tashi Namgyal Field to British Residency, one of 160 flown, bearing the Sikkim Rocket Experiment vignette in violet and franked KGV. 9p. tied by "GANGTOK/1 OCT 35" double-ring d/s, with special 'Mountains' cachet and respective two-liner alongside and signed by Stephen H. Smith, on reverse with the list of contents of rocket despatch, fine. Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 36th International Auction- part 2- philately & picture postcardsrocket mail |
