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Lot 1217 |
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Ethiopia/Eritrea 1936 Catapult Flight, cover to Brazil franked by Ethiopia 25c and three different Eritrea issues, all tied by Addis Abeba 12.12.1936 c.d.s., red Zeppelin flight cachet below, four different transit backstamps and Pernambuco 26.XII.36 receiver; the cover was intended for a Zeppelin flight but was instead flown by catapult. F.-V.F. only 10 flown.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1218 |
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Italy 1926 Amundsen-Nobile-Ellsworth N. Pole Expedition labels, 8 varietes, including perf and imperf, inverted center, color shifted and missing, proof, block and used. F.-V.F.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1219 |
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Italy 1926 Amundsen-Nobile-Ellsworth N. Pole Expedition, cover with Italian franking and special Expedition label, from Rome to Nome, Alaska, signed by M.E. Arduino, a crew member, with two additional vintage picture postcards picturing the airship Norge. F.-V.F.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1220 |
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Italy 1928 Amundsen-Nobile-Ellsworth N. Pole Expedition, small group including a cover with Italian franking and special cancel, two covers with Norwegian franking and an Italian issue for the expedition with overprint on the gum side (signed Arthur Falk). F.-V.F.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1221 |
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Italy 1930 1st Transatlantic Dornier DO-X Flight, cover addressed to the Commander of the Do.-X, Capt. Christiansen in Lisbon, franked by Italy 1.25L (B37) tied by Milano 7.11.1930 c.d.s., Germany 2m and 4m Zeppelins (C36-37) added and tied by Do.-X 30 Jan 31 on-board c.d.s., red boxed flight cachet below, backstamped Lisbon 11.7.31. Very Fine.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500
EXTREMELY RARE ITALIAN DESPATCH.
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Lot 1222 |
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Italy 1941 First Jet Airmail, Nov 30, Milan-Rome (Sassone 528b), picture postcard (photo of the early jet) franked by 10L and 50L stamps, one tied by special large "First Flight by Jet" postmark, card autographed by the plane's designer Campini and both pilots, De Bernardi and Pedace. Very Fine and Rare. Sassone €3,100 ($3,410).
Provenance: Gordon
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Lot 1223 |
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Liechtenstein 1930 1st Transatlantic Dornier DO-X Flight, cover to New York franked by seven stamps (106, 107[2], C2, C4-6) totaling 7fr tied by Vaduz 1.XI.30 cancels, with Friedrichshafen 13.11.1930 c.d.s., Do.-X 30 Jan. 1931 on-board c.d.s. and red flight cachet;. Very Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1224 |
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Liechtenstein 1932 Dornier DO-X Flight, Zürich-Altenrhein, cover franked by 2fr definitive tied by Triesenberg 11.XI.1932 c.d.s., with Staad b. Rorschach 14.XI.32 transit cancel, red oval and red boxed flight cachets, Basel 15.XI.1932 backstamp. Very Fine. Only 154 Liechtenstein items carried on this flight.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1225 |
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Liechtenstein 1933 Kronfeld Glider Flight, Vienna-Budapest, post card franked with a variety of Liechtenstein officials tied by Vaduz 7 Sept 1933 cancels, with violet Post-Segel-Flug cachet in center and Zürich 8.VII.33 arrival postmark, Vienna, Budapest, Liechtenstein backstamps and special glider cachet on reverse;. Very Fine. Only 112 flown, this usage from Liechtenstein is possibly unique.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1226 |
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Norway 1926 Amundsen-Nobile-Ellsworth N. Pole Expedition (AAMC 5), small special card with two strikes of the Expedition cancel, signed by the Norwegian pilot-captain H. Riiser-Larsen. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1227 |
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Switzerland 1913 Bern-Burgdorf First Flight, Mar. 30 (Zumstein III), picture post card (with official black & white illustration of Oskar Bilder, the pilot, in front of his early airplane) franked with 5c Tell and 50c Bern-Burgdorf semi-official air, each tied by violet Erste Flugpost/Bern-Burgdorf/30.111.(19)13 cancel;. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1228 |
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Switzerland 1922 Gordon Bennet Cup, picture post card (with black & white view illustration) franked with Switzerland 10c Sitting Helvetia and with special Gordon Bennet adhesive label at left, each cancelled by Geneva 6 VIII 1922 c.d.s. (last day of the flight). The card is addressed to Capt. H.E. Honeywell of the Swiss Aero Club and marked "Balloon Post U.S. Balloon Uncle Sam" and was (supposedly) flown on the balloon;. Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1229 |
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Switzerland 1930 "Europa", Oct 1, legal-size cover to New York franked by 1fr and 2fr airs tied by Zürich 23.X.1930 c.d.s., New York transit cancel and 3 New York backstamps, two red flight cachets. F.-V.F. Only 75 flown [Haberer 35].
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1230 |
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Switzerland 1930 1st Transatlantic Dornier DO-X Flight, multicolor view picture post card to New Jersey, franked by 5fr definitive tied by Romanshorn 12.XI.1930 cancel, Friedrichshafen 13.XI.30 and Dornier-X 30 Jan 1931 postmarks, Rio de Janeiro backstamp;. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1231 |
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Turkey 1933 A.E.I. Istanbul-Rome First Flight, July 1, cover to Rome franked by four different Turkish issues tied by Istanbul 1.7.1933 c.d.s., two Rome backstamps. F.-V.F. Only a very small amount of mail was carried on the flight.
Estimate 500 - 750
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