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Lot 2539

Danzig 1930 Europa Catapult flight, registered cover franked with 15pf, 30pf, 35pf & 75pf Anniversary overprints tied by Danzig airpost ovals, 9 June, blue handstamp Europa- New York cachet, backstamped Berlin, 10 June and N.Y., 18 & 19 June, Very Fine (Hab.50 Dz).
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2540

France Vintage airmail picture postcards, complete set of 11 multicolor picture postcards depicting pioneer aviators and aircraft from 1908-09 period, scenes are titled Biplane Delagrange, Glen H. Curtiss, Roger Sommer, Robert Esnault Pelterie, Voyage de Chalons a Reims, Hubert Latham, Henri Demanest, Biplane Voisin, Bleriot traverse la Manche, Wright Brothers, and Santos Dumont, Very Fine and early group of aviation cards.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2541

Germany New York - Berlin Do.-X card and cover (C38, C39), franked with 2m & 4m S. America flight Zeppelins (C38-39) respectively, tied by violet on-board cancels with additional stamps to make up the 4m and 6m rates, each with magenta flight cachet and A.C. Roessler printed illustration of the "Super-Plane", a Very Fine and attractive pair.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2542

Hungary 1933, July 19-20, Europa to New York (Hab. 129 Hu), cover to New York franked with ten stamps totaling 1.82p tied on reverse by Mátyásföld c.d.s.s, July 14, addressed to Long Island City, N.Y. with appropriate cachets, a Fine and exceedingly rare use of catapult service for commercial mail. Only seven Hungarian covers were carried.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 2543

Russia 1933, Oct 1-2, Bremen to New York (Hab. 147 R), registered cover addressed to Bronxville, N.Y. franked with six stamps totaling 78k tied by Leningrad-Berlin airmail cancels, Sept 24, German 6pf and 12pf Frederick tête-bêche pairs added and tied by Berlin c.d.s.s, Sept 25, with 18pf additional on reverse tied by Cologne c.d.s.s, Sept 26, New York and Long Island City receivers Oct 2 and 3, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2544

Saar 1930-34 Catapult covers, collection of 34 different East bound covers comprising 16 Bremen, 15 Europa, and three Columbus feeder flights, all franked with multiple stamps, includes Haberer #31 & 32 round trip cover with both cachets, Haberer #69 (10 Sept 1931) on intact message/reply card with reply half franked with additional stamps (uncancelled) bearing Europa seapost cancel 17 Sept, etc. Most serviced by Carl Fahlbusch, several ex-Friedrichstahl. A Very Fine and scarce to rare group. Complete listing on request.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
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Lot 2545
 
Foreign Early aviation covers, group of 24 covers and one unused Zeppelin card, several different foreign countries including Egypt, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Macau, Panama, South Africa, Togo, and Uruguay, good group of early airplane and Zeppelin flights, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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