Auction #94 WORLDWIDE AIR POST STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY

1931, Zeppelin over Naafkopf Mountains, 1fr olive black and 2fr indigo, complete set of two, nice centering and fresh colors, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $565, Est. $150-$200

1946 (July 27), Pioneer Flight registered cover from Kuala Lumpur to Madras, franked by vertical pair of BMA Malaya overprint on $2 red and green, Penang transit and arrival ds on reverse, mostly VF and scarce 4 dollars franking, Est. $100-$150

1930's, KLM four different luggage labels, three poster stamps and Fokker Pander in two blocks of eight or nine, all with full OG, NH, VF

1933 (December 22), ''Postjager'' Catapult Flight to Batavia (now Jakarta), group of six covers, including three specially pre-printed ones, originated from Amsterdam Central Station, Kerkrade and Rotterdam, others from Breda, Eindhoven and Gouda, four with Batavia ''22.12.33'' ds on reverse, others with Semarang ''23.12.33'' or Probolinggo ''26.12.33'', practically all are VF, Est. $250-$300

1933 (December 18-22), group of 7 pre-printed ''Zilvermeeuw'' Catapult Flight covers ( one with manuscript) addressed to Batavia, Bandoeng, Medan, Soerabaya and etc., posted into the mail at Amsterdam Central Station, Domburg, Gravenhage, Hilversum, Nijmegen, Scheveningen and Voorburg, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly F/VF, Est. $250-$300

1934 (December 18-22), KLM First Flight Amsterdam - West Indies by Fokker F.XVIII ''De Snip'', 4 covers, including two pre-printed for the Flight from Gravenhage and Oosterhesselen; two with ''Par Avion'' pre-print from Groningen and Helden-Panningen, all addressed to Curacao, franked from 3 to 6 Dutch values, one has mixed franking, red and violet flight markings, F/VF, Est. $150-$200

1937 (November 13-December 3), 500th Flight by KLM to Netherlands Indies, Direct and Return Flights cover from Zaandam to Batavia and from Soerbaja to Zaandam, mixed franking by Fokker Pander for Netherlands and Indies, violet and black flight markings, Amsterdam Central Station ''2.XII.37'' drop and Zaandam ''3.XII.37'' arrival ds, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150

1930 (November 11), Netherlands Return Flight cover to Eisenach, franked by five stamps, including two air post values, violet flight cachet and ''Mit Luftpost Graf Zeppelin'' marking, Friedrichshafen ''11.11.30'' arrival ds, mostly VF, Sieger #99B, €165, Est. $100-$150

1935, Airplane over Bulolo Goldfields, £2 bright violet and L5 emerald green, excellent set in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,100++, SG #204-05, £1,100 as hinged, Est. $1,000-$1,200

1935 (August 6), pre-printed First Flight cover from Beira to Limbe (British Nyasaland), franked by two Mozambique Company stamps, Blantyre drop and Limbe same day arrival markings on reverse, VF, Est. $100-$150

1927 (September 19), the Hague Air Post Conference, 10k and 15k x3, used on registered air mail cover from Moscow to Paris, all appropriate markings and arrival ''21-9-27'' ds, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150

1931 (February 2), mixed franking air mail cover prepared to be sent by Do X Flight through Lisbon and Dakar, however sent from Leningrad to Berlin by plane and forwarded to Colombia by ship, upon arrival uprated by six Colombian adhesives, finally delivered to Cali on March 17 by airplane either from Buenaventura or Barranquilla, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200