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Lot 1179 |
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Airmail, 1923, 24¢ carmine (C6), top margin plate number block of 6. Well centered and exceptionally fresh with strong and intact perforations. Original gum, never hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $3,100
TOP PLATE BLOCKS OF THE 1923 24¢ IN THIS QUALITY ARE QUITE SCARCE.
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Lot 1180 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), top margin plate number blocks of 6. Well centered, fresh and intact. Original gum, 65¢ $1.30 never hinged, $2.60 lightly hinged on the selvage only. $1.30 light selvage crease at upper right, $2.60 with tiny adherence on one. A Very Fine set.
Scott $18,850
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Lot 1181 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), each tied by Washington, D.C. First Day cancel on dual-cacheted flown Zeppelin cover: 65¢ card Friedrichshafen - Seville, $1.30 card Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst, $2.60 airmail envelope Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst, Very Fine. Michel 62Ga, 66Gb, 66Gc.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 1182 |
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Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (C13), tied by mute oval on 2¢ entire sent registered airmail from Boston to Tanca, Peru, postmarked Boston (24 Apr.) on reverse as well as Miami (26 Apr.), Cristobal, Canal Zone (27 Apr.) and Tanaca (1 May), Very Fine and rare use of a Zeppelin stamp on non-Zeppelin mail. The airmail rate was 40¢ to Peru via Miami plus 15¢ for registration, but prior to 1 Jan. of 1930 the Miami-Peru rate was 50¢ so this may have been inadvertantly overpaid (other than the convenience of the 2¢ envelope).
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1183 |
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Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (C13), Very Fine block of 4 tied by New York duplex cancels (29 Apr.) on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst, Very Fine and scarce franking. Michel 66Ga.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1184 |
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Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (C13), plate block of 6 tied by New York duplex cancels (2 May) on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst, backstamped green Lakehurst Zeppelin receiver (31 May), F-VF and exceedingly rare. Michel 68Ga.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1185 |
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Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14), Very Fine margin block of 4 tied by New York duplex cancel (2 May) and by U.S. cachet on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst, backstamped green Lakehurst Zeppelin receiver (31 May), F-VF and scarce franking. Michel 66Gb.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1186 |
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Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), Extremely Fine, tied by Washington, D.C. First Day cancel on U.S.-cacheted flown Zeppelin cover Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst, backstamped green Lakehurst Zeppelin receiver (31 May), Very Fine and very scarce without the German Flight cachet. Michel 66Gc.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1187 |
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Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), left margin block of 4 with plate #20095 cancelled New York duplex (2 May) and tied by U.S. cachet on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst, backstamped green Lakehurst Zeppelin receiver (31 May); light bend at upper right affecting corner of stamp, F-VF and rare. Michel 66Gc.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1188 |
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1930 Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen return flight (Michel 68Ga), card addressed to Germany franked with 85¢ Canal Zone postage cancelled Critobal (22 May) and U.S. 65¢ Zeppelin (C13) tied by New York duplex (29 May), U.S. and German flight cachets and Friedrichshafen receiver (6 June), Very Fine.
Michel €1,200 ($1,300) Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1189 |
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1930 Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen return flight (Michel 68Gb), registered cover addressed to Germany franked with 1.27cor Nicaragua postage (front and back) cancelled Managua (15 May) and U.S. $1.30 Zeppelin (C13) tied by New York duplex (27 May), U.S. and German (on reverse) flight cachets, backstamped Havana (18 May), New York (22 May) and Friedrichshafen (6 June), F-VF.
Michel €1,800 ($1,940) Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1190 |
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1930 Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen return flight (Michel 68Ga), card addressed to Germany franked with 50¢ Panama postage cancelled Panama City (15 May) and U.S. 65¢ Zeppelin (C13) tied by New York duplex (27 May), U.S. and German flight cachets and Friedrichshafen receiver (6 June) with Havana transit postmark (18 May) on reverse; small nick at bottom of card, Very Fine.
Michel €1,800 ($1,940) Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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