Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — Air Post and Flight Covers (Scott C13-C15)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5070
65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Set of three A. C. Roessler airmail covers, each with stamp tied by mute oval cancel and purple Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930 First Day registry backstampVERY FINE AND SELDOM-SEEN PREMIUM SET OF GRAF ZEPPELIN FIRST DAY COVERS. A MUST-HAVE SET FOR THE ROESSLER SPECIALIST.
Ex Martin.
E. 3,000-4,000
1,900
5071
65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Each tied on backflap of separate Pennsylvania Railroad illustrated cover by "Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930" First Day of Issue duplexes with second clear strike below, each addressed to Mr. Randolph Cook in Norfolk Va., each also bears 2c stamp with "TPRR" perfin (Pennsylvania Railroad)VERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARY MATCHING SET OF GRAF ZEPPELIN FIRST DAY COVERS.
Ex Martin. Signed and with 1979 Friedl certificate. With 1999 P.F. certificates
E. 3,000-4,000
1,900
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65c-$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). Each tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930" machine cancel on separate First Day card and cover, first with usual cachets and flown, second not flown, Fine-Very Fine, also accompanied by No. C13 on small piece with First Day cancel
2,300
650
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Tied by "New York Varick St. Sta. May 5, 1930" duplex cancel on cacheted cover to Chicago Ill., Friedrichschafen backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a desirable and colorful cover carried on the round-trip flight
E. 1,500-2,000
2,000
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Vertical pairs of 65c and $1.30, single of $2.60, each tied on cacheted flight cover, Lakehurst receiving backstamps, last with some minor gum toning, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles for first two
1,705
850
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Each tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930" machine cancel on separate cacheted flown First Day cover or card (first), fresh and Very Fine
3,500
1,300
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Horizontal pair with plate no. 20077 at left, tied by Lakehurst N.J. May 30 1930 waving flag machine cancel, large gray Graf Zeppelin printed cachet and red and purple flight handstamped cachets, Fine
310
275
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Used with five different Panamanian air post stamps (Sieger 64X), all tied by "Agencia Postal/Panama/May 15 1930" duplex cancels, this mixed franking cover was prepared with the intent of flying it aboard the Graf Zeppelin from Cuba to Lakehurst, the Zeppelin failed to land at Cuba so this cover was carried by ship, 65c tied by New York, N.Y. Grand Central Sta. May 27, 1930 oval grid duplex, usual flight cachets, "Habana Cuba May 18, 1930" backstamp transit, Very Fine, quite scarce with very few known
E. 750-1,000
900
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Block of four, well-centered, tied by New York, N.Y. Varick St. Sta. Apr. 23, 1930 oval grid duplex cancels on neat red and blue bordered air mail cacheted flight cover, the routing instructions and address are artistically rendered in two-color calligraphy, Very Fine and choice, simply beautiful, has to be one of the finest 65c block covers known
700
1,600
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65c, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). Two of former one of latter, all plate no. singles (65c right 20077 and right 20078, $1.30 bottom 20085), lightly tied by New York Varick St. Sta. Apr. 24, 1930 grid duplex cancels on legal-size flown cacheted cover, with old black and white family photo with statement on back that it was transported aboard the Graf Zeppelin, Very Fine, striking cover
675
600
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65c, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). Two singles of former, one of latter, small top right corner fault, on flown cacheted cover tied by two different New York City oval grid duplexes, one a "3" with horizontal bars, the other a "10" with vertical bars, most unusual and an attractive cover
675
300
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65c, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). Used together, tied by New York, Friedrichshafen circular datestamps on purple diamond cachet round-trip card, Fine-Very Fine, only 461 covers or cards made the complete round trip
525
325
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65c, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). Tied on flown cacheted card and cover, latter minor cover filing crease at bottom, far from stamp, Very Fine
565
250
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65c, $1.30 Graf zeppelin (C13-C14). One of each on flown cacheted cards, another of latter on cacheted flight cover, the 65c is a photo card of the Graf Zeppelin being taken out of its hanger with a small inset photo of Dr. Eckener, $1.30 card with hand embroidered flag of Mexico, used from St. Louis, Mo., the $1.30 cover is just a nice clean cacheted example cancelled at the New York Varick Street Station on May 22, 1930, Fine-Very Fine
910
425
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65c, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C14). 65c on photo post card featuring Dr. Eckener, Count Zeppelin, Captain Lehmann and the Graf Zeppelin, without any U.S. markings and tied by Friedrichshafen June 6 1930 circular datestamp, additional German 1m Eagle Air Post (pre-use fault) added and tied by Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin on-board cancel the same day, two of No. C14, one a somewhat off-center bottom right corner selvage single properly tied on cacheted Zeppelin post card with additional 2c Aeronautics tied by Aug. 8, 1929 waving flag machine cancel, other a flown cacheted cover tied by New York May 31, 1930 oval grid circular datestamp, cover irregular at left and with two-line "Received In Bad Condition/N.Y.P.O. Varick St. Sta." handstamp on back, Fine and unusual lot
910
275
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Horizontal pair, tied by neat "Varick St. Sta. N.Y. May 6, 1930" datestamp on Ioor green cachet cover to Peoria Ill., usual cachets, May 31 Lakehurst receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, only two examples of this cachet are known, ex Berkun
E. 750-1,000
550
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Used with 2c No. 683 and tied by "Lakehurst N.J. May 30, 1930" datestamp on Hanford cachet cover to Unadilla N.Y., usual cachets, Eckner label on back, Friedrichschafen, New York and receiving backstamps, Very Fine and choice, this is the only recorded 1930 Graf Zeppelin cover with a Hanford cachet, ex Berkun
E. 400-500
350
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Tied by bold "Cleveland Ohio May 27, 1930" datestamp on Griffin green cachet cover to Sao Paolo, Brazil, neat Friedrichschafen backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, ex Berkun
E. 400-500
225
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Tied by "Varick St. Sta. N.Y. Jun. 2, 1930" slogan machine cancel on flown cacheted cover from Lakehurst N.J. to Friedrichshafen, Germany, cover with red and blue border and unusual privately printed "LZ-127" Zeppelin illustration, Fine
400
180
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Used with No. C12, tied by "Lakehurst N.J. May 30, 1930" waving flag machine cancel on flown cacheted cover for the Lakehurst to Seville, Spain, leg of the flight, attractive printed red and blue cover border, Very Fine
400
180
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Tied by Washington D.C. Apr. 19, 1930 First Day slogan machine cancel on cacheted flown card, Very Fine and choice
1,100
300
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Tied by two strikes of "New York City Hall Sta. Jun. 2, 1930" duplex on cacheted cover to Hamburg, Germany, with Friedrichschafen backstamp, some toned spots around stamp and on cover, some wear, otherwise Fine, scarce flown cover
E. 300-400
160
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$1.30, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C14-C15). Single of each, tied by New York Varick St. Sta. May 6, 1930 grid duplex cancel on round-trip buff envelope, usual cachets and appropriate backstamps, $1.30 short top left corner perf and $2.60 top right corner creasing, otherwise Fine, only 461 covers from the United States made the round-trip
925
375
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$1.30-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C14-C15). First tied by "Lancaster Pa. May 31, 1930" circular datestamp on cacheted flight cover, used on the return flight to Seville, Spain (these covers did not receive the red circular South America Flight cachet), Seville June 5, 1930 backstamp, Very Fine, it is interesting to note that of the 31,000 pieces of U.S. mail for the return flight, only 814 were directed to Spain, second tied by New York duplex on cacheted flight cover to Alfred Martin in Detroit, backflap tear, otherwise Very Fine
1,025
450
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$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Choice centering, tied by "Varick St. Sta. N.Y. Apr. 30, 1930" machine cancel on cacheted cover to Buffalo N.Y., Lakehurst backstamp, Very Fine
625
325
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$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Rich color, tied by neat "Varick St. Sta. N.Y. May 6, 1930" datestamp on Ioor green cachet cover to Shelbyville Ind., usual cachets, May 31 Lakehurst backstamp, tiny piece out at top left, otherwise Very Fine and choice, one of only two known Ioor cacheted covers and the only one bearing the $2.60 Graf Zeppelin stamp, ex Berkun
E. 1,000-1,500
600
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$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Tied by New York, N.Y. Varick St. Sta. May 7, 1930 oval grid duplex cancel on cacheted flight cover, Very Fine
575
275
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$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Flown cacheted cover used with additional 2c Molly Pitcher and Valley Forge on 2c Red Round Die entire, all tied by New York, N.Y. Varick St. Sta. Apr. 30, 1930 grid duplex cancels and flight cachet, Fine
575
275
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$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Tied by Varick St. Sta. N.Y. Apr. 29, 1930 slogan machine cancel on large-size red and blue border 5c Blue Air Post entire, red and purple flight cachets, blue green May 31, 1930 Lakehurst, N.J. Zeppelin receiver on back, Very Fine
575
400
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