Sale 989 — 2010 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 19 June, 2010
Category — Hindenburg Crash Cover, Russia, Switzerland
1937, May 5, Hindenburg Disaster Flight. Largely intact cover with scorched edges, bearing four singles of Germany 75pf Air Post stamps, cancelled on board and tied by bold purple "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Nordamerika Luftschiff Hindenburg 5.5.1937" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Mexico, with original enclosure dated April 30, 1937 which shows some burn marksEXTREMELY FINE. THE UNIQUE COVER TO MEXICO RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE HINDENBURG. A SUPERB COVER FROM ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AIR DISASTERS IN HISTORY.
On Thursday, May 6, 1937, the airship Hindenburg exploded as it was approaching to make a landing at Lakehurst N.J. The cover offered here was mailed by the recipient, Mr. Doehner, to himself in Mexico. Unfortunately, he and his daughter perished in the crash. His wife and two young sons survived.
Ex Gruys. Accompanied by copy of Bulletin of Verification which accompanied the cover on its delivery to Mexico. With 2001 Stamp Institute of America (Arthur Falk) certificate.
RUSSIA, 1858, 10k Black, Plate Proof of Frame Only (2P). Block of four with selvage at right and gutter margin at bottom, bright shade, light horizontal crease at bottom entirely in selvage, light bend at top right and small paper irregularity at bottom right are also entirely in selvageVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1858 10-KOPECK FIRST ISSUE OF RUSSIA, WHICH IS A PRINTING OF THE FRAME ONLY.
Ex Breitfuss. Each stamp with small blue "P M D" backstamp.
GENEVA, 1843, 5c Black on Yellow Green, Left Half of "Double Geneva" (2L1a; Zumstein 4L). Large margins to full, detailed impression, neat strike of red cross in rosette cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL USED HALF OF THE FAMOUS "DOUBLE-GENEVA" CANTONAL STAMP.
With 1972 Hunziker and 1982 Rellstab certificates