Sale 1291 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023
Category — Air Post and Flight Covers
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
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323
"Prof. Carl Myers" Illustrated Cover. 1c Green (No. 279) cancelled by "Frankfort, N.Y. June 3, 1899" duplex on cover with red balloon "Carlotta" illustrated at left and printed address to Secretary of Agricultural Fair (Monticello, Ill.), cover with some edgewear and backflap tear, Fine, accompanied by two advertisements from Prof. Myers, one of which has an illustration of his "Sky-Cycle"
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E. 200-300
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post, Fast Plane Variety (C3 var). Clear vignette shift with the top wing of the plane well into the Carmine frame, tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. Washington May 15, 1918 First Trip" datestamp on 2c postal card (UX29) to New Haven Conn., typed "By Aero Mail via Philadelphia and New York", New Haven receiving backstamp of May 16, Very Fine, a rare example of the Fast Plane variety used on the May 15, 1918 flight, only a few examples are recorded by Joe Kirker, the use of a 24c on a first flight postal card is also very rare, ex Price, with 2017 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied by magenta "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. New York May 15, 1918 First Trip" datestamp on cover to Washington, signed by Pilot James Edgerton, Very Fine and desirable example of the first scheduled air mail route
E. 500-750
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. Phila May 18, 1918" datestamp on cover to New York City, backstamped with "Offered at Address/ May 18 at 332 M/ Cause of Non-Delivery Closed", indicating a failed attempt at delivery (May 18 was a Saturday), blue crayon "36176" at top, Very Fine, one of only a handful of early C3 flown covers from Philadelphia listed in Power Search (others are May 14 and two May 15)
E. 400-500
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. New York Jul. 15, 9AM 1918" duplex cancel on First Day of New 16c Rate cover to Philadelphia, manuscript "Aeroplane Mail", arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce use of the first Air Post stamp overpaying the new 16c rate on the first day of the rate, naturally these covers would normally be franked with No. C2, ex Price, with 2017 P.F. certificate
E. 750-1,000
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6c-24c 1918 Air Post (C1-C3). Complete set tied by March 1919 Army Unit 705 (Bordeaux--Gironde) wavy-line machine cancel on registered cover to Philip Ward in Germantown Pa., A.E.F. censor's handstamp, slightly blurred "U.S. Military Postal ......Registered No 703" with 20 Mars 1919 date between bars ("not listed in black" in pencil next to marking), also April 19, 1919 Philadelphia and Germantown purple registry handstamps, Very Fine
E. 400-500
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6c Orange, 1918 Air Post (C1). Tied by violet "First Aerial Plane Non-Stop Mail Delivery/Official Experiment Dec. 5, 1919." (AAMC 121) circular datestamp on cover to Washington, with "Jahn Aerial Mail Dropping Apparatus" handstamp at bottom left, Washington backstamp of the same day, Very Fine
E. 200-300
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1920 (Nov. 1) Experimental Key West-Havana Seaplane Flight. 3c vertical pair tied on 3c Entire by Key West, Fla. Nov. 1, 1920 duplex, first trip cachets on front and Havana Nov. 12 receiving cachet on back, "Via Air Mail" crossed out and replaced by ms. "Via Sea Plane", Very Fine
E. 200-300
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65c, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). Tied by Washington, D.C. May 5, 1930 duplex on flown round-trip card, New York backstamps, cachets including the small circular round-trip, stamps are well-centered and card is exceptionally fresh, Very Fine and choice
E. 200-300
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65c, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). Tied by New York Varick Sta., Apr. 30, 1930 duplexes on 1c Postal Card flown on the South American flight, proper cachets, Friedrichshafen backstamp (June 6), addressed to Hungary, Very Fine,
E. 200-300
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65c, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). Each on a flown card with a different Roessler cachet, 65c June 2, 1930, $1,30 Apr. 29, 1930, all markings on the front of the cards, $1.30 with light card bend, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Scott value $580.00
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E. 200-300
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65c Green, Graf Zeppelin (C13). Two horizontal pairs tied by "New York, N.Y. Varick St. Sta., May 7, 1930 12 M" duplex datestamp on flown round-trip cover, proper flight cachets (one of which ties two stamp, Lakehurst backstamp, fresh and Very Fine
E. 300-400
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$1.30, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C14-C15). Both a plate number single, tied by Varick St. Sta. N.Y. May 6, 1930 slogan cancel on cover flown on the South American flight, proper cachets, Friedrichshafen (June 6) and Lakehurst (June 18) backstamps, Very Fine
E. 400-500
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$1.30 Brown, Graf Zeppelin (C14). Rich color, tied by "Lakehurst May 20 1930 wavy-flag cancel on flown cover to Germany, with Gorham cachet of large Zeppelin, proper flight cachets, Friedrichshafen backstamp, Very Fine
E. 200-300
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$2.60 Blue, Graf Zeppelin (C15). Tied by Varick Sta. May 7, 1930 slogan cancel on cover with Roessler cachet, flown on the Friedrichshafen-Rio de Janeiro leg, of which 100 covers were carried, two Rio de Janeiro backstamps, Very Fine, Scott value $575.00
E. 300-400
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$2.60 Blue, Graf Zeppelin (C15). Tied by Varick Sta. May 7, 1930 slogan cancel on cover with Roessler cachet, flown on the Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco leg, of which only 70 covers were carried, trivial corner mounting bend at bottom left, Very Fine, Scott value $575.00
E. 300-400
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1930 and 1933 Zeppelin Collateral Material. Four items, Post Offices notices of the Graf Zeppelin set and the Chicago Zeppelin stamp, P.O. Card inquiring about the 1930 set, and a promotional flyer of the South American flight, 1930 P.O. announcement has two small holes from mounting, otherwise a Fine group
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E. 200-300
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6c Winged Globe, Air Post (C19). Tied along with 2c Red Cross by Baltimore June 30, 1934 First Day duplex on Harry Loor cachet in red and black (Planty #21), typed addressed, Very Fine
E. 200-300
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