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U.S. and Worldwide Collections and Large Lots


Airmail & Zeppelin Lots
 
 
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Lot 405
 
Airmail Collection, 1918-1938, several hundred almost entirely mint stamps mounted in Scott brown International Airpost album. Sparsely filled with mainly complete sets including better mint such as: U.S. C1-2, C4-6, C21-22 & C24 plate blocks 6, Canada C1-5, Cyrenaica CB1-10, Eritrea CB1-10, Finland C1, France C1-2, C16-17, Germany C38-39, Iceland C4-8, C9-11, Japan C3-7, C8 used with natural gum creases, Spain C97, plus more, popular group, generally F-VF, mint o.g.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 406
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Massive Airmail Accumulation, several hundred mostly higher value singles and sets mounted on stockcards and stocksheets. Broad range of countries with overprint and surcharge varieties, imperfs, plus many more. Better values include (mint, unless otherwise noted) Albania C15-21, Costa Rica C57-66, Canada CL2 booklet pane of 2, C1a, Denmark C1-5 (2), Dominican Rep. RAC1-7, RAC2c, Finland C1 (4), France C17 used block of 4, Germany C38-39 (2), C43-45 (2), Greece C38-47, Honduras C20-25, C33-36, Liechtenstein C7-8 (2), Newfoundland C2-3, New Guinea C27 used with APS cert., C28-43 used, C46-59 used, Nicaragua C67-76 used, Phillipines C1-6 (2), C9-14, C17, Paraguay C134-46 imperf pairs, Russia C23a, C68, Saar CB1a, San Marino C11-16 used, Spain B14-18, CB1-5 (Specimen overprints.), C92-96, C97 (2), CB6, Civil War (two Canary Is. private issue S/S), Syria C7-9, Uruguay C14-25, C26, C27-60A, U.S. C1-6, C18 (two blocks of 4), Venezuela C66-78, plus much more. Condition generally F-VF, some small faults scattered throughout, mint o.g. with many NH. A massive mostly mint lot loaded with better, great for a retail dealer or would supply many mail sale lots. (Marked Retail Prices $56,500+.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
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Lot 407
 
Aviation - Vintage Postcards, Selection of 43 pre-1920 picture postcards featuring winged aircraft and their pilots, mostly mint French cards but also including World War I German Air Force. Marked retail prices total $1,000.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 408
 
Germany 1912 Rein and Main Flight Selection, 26 postcards used with Airmail stamps in combination with Germania, mostly 10pf or 20pf single frankings but there are also three triple frankings of 30pf stamps canceled at Darmstadt on June 22-23, 1912 (Sieger 12a), a few faults, other cancellations, and 1912 "Gelber Hund" 1m on 10pf (2) each with Germania 5pf on separate postcards canceled at Darmstadt and Frankfurt, mainly F-VF, a few faults. Owner's retail $3,920.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 409
 
Germany Catapult Mail, 1929-35 catapult covers or cards (41 different) from the "Bremen "or "Europa" franked with stamps of Germany (22 covers) or U.S.A. (19 covers) with a nice range of adhesives, all with appropriate cachets, F-VF. Owner's retail $2,455.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 410
 
Germany Airmail Covers, Selection of about 165 airmail covers from the 1920s to the 1960s, mainly First Flights including Zeppelins with some scarce flights and unusua frankings. Marked retail prices total over $9,400.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 411
 
GERMANY AIRMAIL COVERS, Selection of 30 covers, 1912-62, including 12 Catapult flights, generally F-VF, all in plastic sleeves and priced to retail at over $1,700.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 412
 
Germany Picture Postcards, Exceptional lot of about 200 mostly mint cards featuring Third Reich Aircraft on the ground, in the air, and in battle. An outstanding holding of these scarce and desirable cards. Marked retail prices total over $5,000.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 413
 
Iraq Airmail Covers, 70 mostly 1920s-30s commercial usage covers, all plastic sleeved with write-ups and retail priced to a total of over $5,000. Mostly via Palestine and to England, however, there are other destinations including. Austria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Java, Russia, Switzerland, Syria and the U.S. F-VF, interesting group.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 414
 
Switzerland Airmail Covers, Outstanding stock of about 600 covers, mainly First Flight covers from the 1920s and '30s but also some later flights, commercial airmail covers with some unusual destinations and loads of exceptional frankings. Owner's retail prices total about $31,000 with individual items to $200 and more. A marvelous lot.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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Lot 415
 
Foreign Airmail Covers, 1929-1937, 28 covers or cards comprising Catapult mail (19) from the "Bremen" or "Europa" at Amsterdam, Bremen, New York, or Southampton franked with stamps of Germany or USA, and D Ox (9, with six unused picture postcards) from Brazil, Germany, and Switzerland. Owner's retail $1,850.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 416
 
Worldwide Flight Covers, Small selection of about 250-300 covers with some very nice covers from a wide range of countries. Marked retail prices total over $7,800.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 417
 
Austria Zeppelin Covers, 1929-1936, 23 covers or cards carried on various flights or stages, including 1930 (May 8) South America flight card from Vienna to New York with Lakehurst duplex and endorsed "Mit Graf 'Zeppelin' bis Habanna (Cuba)" (Sieger 57) and 1932 (Sept. 29 South America flight cover from Vienna to Rio de Janeiro (Sieger 183), mostly F-VF. Sieger 23II/403, E3140. Owner's retail $3,365.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 418
 
Germany Zeppelin Cover Assortment, 1924-36 covers or cards (109) carried on various flights or stages (some with both cover and card), many attractive frankings, a substantial lot, F-VF. Sieger 20/367. Owner's retail $22,390.
Estimate 5,000 - 6,000
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Lot 419
 
Germany Zeppelin Assortment, 1924-1936, 88 covers or cards from various flights which have duplication, better frankings or flights include 1930 South America Flight 2m on 15pf card to New York (Sieger 57E), 4m on card to U.S.A. via Lakehurst (Sieger 57F), 4m on cover to Brazil (Sieger 57M), 1931 Polar Flight 2m on flown card via Malyguin (Sieger 119H), and 1933 Chicago Flight 2m with other values on card (Sieger 238Bc) and 1m and 2m on cover (Sieger 238Bca), a few faults. An appealing assembly. Sieger 7/376A. Owner's retail $9,778.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 420
 
Germany Zeppelin Cover Assortment, 1929-34 covers or cards (33) carried on different flights or stages, including 1930 (May 24) Friedrichshafen-Bahia card bearing South America 2m (Sieger 57D), diverse range of flights, F-VF. Sieger 24/246, E3155. Owner's retail $3,585.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 421
 
Germany Zeppelin Covers, 1938-1939, 67 covers or cards, mostly Sudetenland flight, F-VF. Sieger O455IX/462. Owner's retail $3,060.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 422
 
GERMANY ZEPPELIN COVERS, Selection of 22 overseas flights 1924-36, nice range of flights 16 different) and frankings, all F-VF, all in plastic sleeves with marked retail prices totaling $1,885.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 423
 
GERMANY ZEPPELIN COVERS, Selection of 32 internal flights 1929-39, nice range of flights (25 different) and frankings, all VF, all in plastic sleeves with marked retail prices totaling $1,885.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 424
 
Germany Zeppelin Stock, a large varied stock of covers or cards (175) with much Olympics interest including the complete set canceled on board the airship on May 9, 1936 (day of issue, Chicago Flight, Sieger 407A footnote), many fine frankings, duplication but a useful group, F-VF. Sieger 345/427. Owner's retail $11,800.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 425
 
Germany Zeppelin Picture Postcards, Exceptional stock of about 400 cards of Zeppelins and lighter-than-air craft, both German and French, mostly used. An outstanding holding of these scarce and desirable cards; also some photos, modern reproductions and Zeppelin commemoratives. Marked retail prices total $10,000.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 426
 
GERMANY ZEPPELIN PICTURE POSTCARDS, About 75 vintage postcards, about 60% mint, featuring lighter-than-air craft, with the earliest being from 1908. One shows the wreckage of the L.11, another from 1917 shows a "Fessell" balloon. Also included is an original photo of the LZ.49.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 427
 
Liechtenstein Zeppelin Covers, 1931-1936, ``.

10 covers or cards, four different flights, all but two franked by Zeppelin stamps, one bearing Officials, including 1931 Lausanne flight bearing Zeppelin 2f (Sieger 110B) and 1931 (July 20) Polar flight card from Triesenberg to Leningrad via Friedrichshafen (Sieger 119E), F-VF. Sieger 110A/441B, E1695. Owner's retail $1,800.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 428
 
Spain Zeppelin Covers, 1930-1933, 26 covers or cards, all but two from 1930 flights mainly Sevilla, including 1930 Sevilla flight round trip cover and card via Lakehurst with Spanish Zeppelin cachet (Sieger 58C) and round trip cover with German Zeppelin cachet (Sieger 58F), mainly F-VF. Sieger 58, 204, E3360. Owner's retail $4,060.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 429
 
Switzerland Zeppelin Covers, 1929-1933, 38 covers or cards, mostly from November 2, 1929 (Sieger 46) and October 12, 1930 (Sieger 95) flights and a few others, nice range of frankings, F-VF. Owner's retail $4,340.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 430
 
Switzerland Zeppelin Cover Assortment, 1929-1935, 22 covers or cards carried on different flights with some fine frankings, F-VF. Sieger 46/305Aa. Owner's retail $3,475.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 431
 
Latin America Zeppelin Assortment, 1930-1936, 82 covers or cards with many flights represented, some duplication, comprising Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina (14) and Brazil (66) with 1930 (May 24) U.S.A. 2¢ stationery envelope to U.S.A. via Lakehurst and envelope to Trieste each bearing Provisional $10,000 on Brazil-Europa $20,000 (Sieger 59H) canceled at Rio de Janeiro with appropriate Zeppelin cachets, F-VF. Owner's retail $4535.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 432
 
Latin America Zeppelin Covers, 1930-36 covers or cards (47) from various Latin American countries comprising Argentina (11), Bolivia, Brazil (27), Paraguay (4), and Uruguay, various flights of Graf Zeppelin and Hindenberg, with appropriate cachets, F-VF. Sieger 59/246. Owner's retail $3,180.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 433
 
Zeppelins Worldwide Collection, a fine collection of approximately 250 covers housed in five cover albums with many countries represented, including Argentina, Brazil, Germany with 1933 Chicago Flight 2m and 4m on separate covers (address labels scratched out), Liechtenstein with 1931 Zeppelin 1f, and 1936 Airship Hindenburg AP11 1f and 2f (two sets) on three covers, Spain, Switzerland, U.S.A. 1929 First Round-the-World postcard bearing Airmail 6¢ and 24¢ 1930 Graf Zeppelin 65¢ (3, with pair), and $1.30 on postcards (2) and envelope, and 1933 Century of Progress 50¢ on flown FDC, and Uruguay. A nice collection.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 434
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Zeppelin Issues Collection, neatly arranged on stocksheets, loaded with premium issues including Used Argentina C20-24, Brazil Sieger 1-3, Germany C35-37 (2), C37 block of four, C40-41, C43-44, Sieger 3, also included Italy and Colonies issues with dubious cancels (not figured), Mint Argentina C20-23, C25-28 NH, C35-37, Bolivia C24-26, Brazil C26-30, Egypt C3, 3a, 4, Finland C1, Germany C35-37, C43, C44 (3), C45 (5), Greece C5-7, Iceland C9-11, Liechtenstein C7-8, Russia C15-19 (2), C26-33, C53-57, San Marino C11-16, USA C18 NH, etc., some minor faults and a few regummed but generally freah and F-VF, a solid offering of this popular area.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 435
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Zeppelin Topical Collection, mostly mint sets and singles neatly arranged on stockpages and including Used USA C18, Egypt C3-4, Germany C35-37, Mint Argentina C35-37, Bolivia C24-26, Brazil C26-30, Egypt C3a, Finland C1, Germany C39, 40, 56, Greece C5-7, Hungary C24-25 (2), Iceland C9-11, Liechtenstein C7-8, C15-16, Paraguay C88-97, Russia C15-19, C30-33, San Marino C11-16, also includes some recent topical sets of various countries, o.g. F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 436
 
Worldwide Zeppelin Selection, 1924-1936, 50 covers or cards comprising Austria (5) with 1929 Round-the-World flight card to Tokyo, Danzig, Germany (7), Hungary (12, all with 1931 Zeppelin), Iceland with 1931 Zeppelin overprint on 2kr on Iceland flight cover, Liechtenstein (9), Netherlands (2), Russia, Saar 1931 South America flight from Saarbrucken to Rio de Janeiro bearing 2f pair and 10f (2) with Berlin acceptance (Sieger 124Dc, E300), Sweden, Switzerland (8), and U.S.A. (4), duplication, F-VF. Owner's retail $5,880.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 437
 
WORLDWIDE ZEPPELIN COVERS, Selection of 32 covers with countries of origin being: Austria (2), Brazil (4), Danzig, Hungary (2), Liechtenstein, Netherlands (2), Russia, Saar, Spain (4), Uruguay (2), and U.S. (13 including two C18); nice clean lot, all in plastic sleeves with marked retail prices totaling $2,700.
Estimate 500 - 750
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