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 C18, 1933 Century of Progress Flight)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5099
50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Block of four with plate no. 21172, tied by New York N.Y. G.P.O. Oct. 2 1933 First Day grid duplex circular datestamps and U.S. German Sea Post S.S. Bremen 5 Oct. 1933 and oval grid duplex, used with 20c Map No. C9 (also tied), on round trip cover with "Bremen" Catapult Service as well (attractive green October 9 cachet), Fine, rare usage
E. 300-400
800
5100
50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Three flown New York First Day Covers (Oct. 2, 1933), two with pairs, other pair and single, all signed by Dr. Eckener, same addressee, purple Century of Progress and red Triangular Round Trip cachets, pair on last some gum staining, also some light soiling, otherwise Fine lot
E. 300-400
425
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Block of four, tied by New York Oct. 2, 1933 grid duplex on C. Stephen Anderson cacheted First Day Cover (Planty C18-4), Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
225
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Five New York Oct. 2, 1933 First Day Covers with Printed Cachets, incl. Rice, Hacker, Anderson and Aerophilatelic Club of New York (Planty C18-2-C18-4, C18-9 respectively), two of the Rice (one green and gold and scarcer blue and gold), the Aerophilatelic Club is on legal-size to Halifax, Nova Scotia and signed by the club president, Fine-Very Fine, nice lot
E. 1,000-1,500
800
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Seven New York First Day covers (Oct. 2, 1933), three with Anderson printed cachet (Planty C18-4), several different circular datestamps, one with unusual "U.S. Patent Office Received Oct. 3, 1933" and signed by the guard on duty, treated as Special Delivery Mail with Washington, D.C. Special Delivery backstamp, Very Fine
E. 500-750
700
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Two New York City First Day covers (Oct. 2, 1933), one sent Air Mail/Registered/Special Delivery to Kansas, stamp tied by mute double oval, nice range of markings, also incl. original Registry Receipt, other tied by "New York High Bridge Oct. 2, 1933" grid duplex, the cover border and cachet are by Ioor, Fine-Very Fine, scarce and attractive lot
E. 300-400
375
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). 18 stamps on six flown New York First Day Covers (Oct. 2, 1933), multiple frankings with pairs, four singles and two blocks of four, purple Century of Progress and red Round Trip Triangular cachets, two stamps lightly creased from overlap, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
0
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Five covers, incl. Miami Oct. 6, 1933 First Day with faint Century of Progress cachet, "MISSENT" (did not make the flight, instead went by train, Ashfork & Los Ang. R.P.O. W.D. Tr.7 circular datestamp) to Los Angeles, block of four with plate no. 21172, Miami-Chicago, Miami Oct. 6, 1933 First Day flown to Chicago but no rubber stamp cachet and vertical pair with plate no. 21171 used with 10c Bicentennial on May 1934 "Europa" capapult cover carried aboard the Graf Zeppelin, also stained Miami-Chicago flown cover with "Chicago Air Mail" backstamp (not counted), Fine-Very Fine, scarce and most unusual lot of C18 covers
E. 300-400
600
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Twelve flown First Day Covers, four New York, two Akron, one Miami and five Chicago, purple or black Century of Progress cachets, four with red Round-Trip Triangles, two with printed cachets (Linprint and Ioor, Planty C18- 8 and 23), various legs of the flight, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,100
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Three flown First Day Covers, New York, Miami and Chicago, usual handstamped cachets and all with Anderson printed cachets (Planty C18-4), different legs of the flight, same addressee, Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
400
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Unflown First Day Covers from New York, Akron, Washington, D.C. and Miami, first with some slight cover toning, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
925
300
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Five cacheted flight covers, three are New York Oct. 2, 1933 FDC's, one block of four, another Ioor cachet (Planty 5B), the third with Flushing N.Y. Forest Hills wavy-line machine cancel (very scarce from post office other than NYC), also incl. two other unusual Century of Progress frankings, both with New York Oct. 2, 1933 First Day circular datestamps, one franked with horizontal pair 50c No. 701, other with single No. C10 and plate no. block of four of the 10c Washington Bicentennial No. 715 (selvage trifle reduced), overall Fine-Very Fine lot
E. 500-750
550
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Four Washington, D.C. First Day Covers (Oct. 5, 1933), all different types of circular datestamps, one posted registered/special delivery and stamp tied by mute double oval with purple backstamps, two others traditional wavy-line machine or grid duplex handstamp, the most unusual type is one cancelled aboard the "U.S.S. Cormorant" (circular datestamp with "Washington D C" appended at right), all printed cachets with Rice (scarcer red and gold), two Anderson and Ioor (Planty C18-2, C18-4 and C18-5b respectively), Fine-Very Fine, nice group
E. 750-1,000
950
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Two flown covers, both addressed to Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, first large-size with albino embossed corner card of the Postmaster General and signed at top right by James A. Farley, PMG in his ubiquitous green ink fashion, personal letter dated Oct. 16, 1933 to Ickes accompanies, also Farley signed in green, Farley explains the issue and its design, in closing he says "It is our sincere hope that the forthcoming flight and this special stamp will serve to strengthen the bond of friendship between the two Nations" (if he only knew), other cover bears block of four tied by New York Oct. 4 third day machine and handstamp circular datestamps, usual cachets, Fine-Very Fine, interesting lot
E. 300-400
750
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Six flown covers, four with blocks of four, one with single and pair (Anderson printed cachet) and one irregular block of four, all with purple Century of Progress and red round-trip triangular cachets, all posted at New York (one Oct. 3, others Oct. 4), Fine-Very Fine, one with A. Falk photocopy certificate
E. 750-1,000
800
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Tied by Miami, Fla. Oct. 23 1933 wavy-line machine cancel on cacheted flight cover with beautiful multicolor printed Parsons Cachet (Planty C18-20), Fine and rare, it is believed that only 14 of this cachet type were flown
E. 300-400
300
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Well-centered, slight soiling, tied by Miami, Fla. Oct. 23 1933 wavy-line machine cancel on cacheted flight cover with Beazell Photo Cachet, Akron, Ohio Oct. 25, 1933 receiving datestamp, rare and attractive, it is believed that there are only about two FDC's and about eight more flown with this cachet
E. 300-400
650
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Tied by Chicago Ill. Oct. 26 1933 circular datestamp and used in combination with Nicaragua horizontal pair 35c on 50c Brown, tied by light purple Oct. 18 Pan American Airways circular datestamp on cacheted flight cover to Germany (Sieger 245B), Very Fine
E. 400-500
700
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Century of Progress Flight Covers, 1933. Six covers, two are ordinary cacheted C18 covers, others with 50c rate made up of stamps other than C18, incl. C7-C10 plus two with 10c Special Delivery E15 in various combinations, three to Canada, the highlight is 10c Lindbergh Booklet Pane of Three with slightly reduced tab to fit cover (C10a) and pair of ordinary C10 stamps, one of the E15 combinations has all four stamps tied by New York Oct. 2 1933 grid duplex circular datestamps (First Day for C18), Fine-Very Fine, non-C18 Century of Progress flown covers are far scarcer than those with the C18 stamp
E. 400-500
425
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Century of Progress Graf Zeppelin Flight. Rare 1c and 3c rate Flight covers, former No. 730a Souvenir Sheet single tied by Chicago Ill. Oct. 26 1933 Century of Progress machine cancel on card, latter No. 729 similarly tied, both with flight cachets, latter with handsome green Zeppelin printed cachet (A. Falk signed photocopy certificate), also incl. unflown souvenir cover with same printed cachet bearing two each Nos. 728 and 729, Very Fine, very scarce and seldom seen
E. 300-400
375
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Six mixed franking covers, incl. with Canal Zone 20c Air Post, six different Brazil stamps, three different Brazil stamps incl. "Zeppelin 3$500" surcharge tied by Rio de Janeiro Fair cachet (ex Belinkoff), two covers with single Spain 30c Carmine, all stamps tied by Seville six-sided circular datestamp (no other markings) and used with Germany 2m Chicago Flight and additional 75pf franking tied by Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) circular datestamps and red triangular cachet, bears blue Aerophilatelic Club handstamp cachet at bottom left (Planty C18-9, ex silver and Belinkoff), also incl. C18 and 15c Map C8 tied by U.S. German Sea Post Bremen Oct. 5, 1933 circular datestamp on catapult cover round trip through Pernambuco and Miami with Chicago and New York backstamp transits, somewhat mixed condition, scarce lot
E. 750-1,000
1,600
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Ten post-Century of Progress Flight covers, incl. used with C10a single and 15c Statue of Liberty as part of Ordinary Mail/Registered cover (March 1934), used on large-size cover with eight commemoratives of the period (Dec. 1933), Air Mail/Registered use to Colombia (May 1935), tied by "Guam Guam Dec. 3 1935" and bars on cacheted Trans-Pacific First Flight cacheted cover, tied by "U.S.S. Medusa Oct. 4 1934" and "Canal Zone" between bars on cacheted canal transit cover by this U.S. Navy repair ship, vertical pair with mute double oval, Air Mail/ Registry use to La Paz, Bolivia (Oct. 24, 1934), two May 1936 cacheted Hindenburg flight covers, one used singly, other with additional U.S. and German franking, cacheted July 1940 cover for the Los Angeles to Auckland New Zealand Clipper Flight and April 1948 Air Mail/ Registered/Special Delivery cover to New York, last has some light staining and cover edge fault at left, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, scarce and unusual group of C18 covers
E. 750-1,000
750
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Eight cacheted flown covers, incl. Akron Oct. 4 and two Chicago Oct. 7 First Day Covers, four different dispatches, also Brazilian return flight cover, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
1,200
650
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Accumulation of 49 stamps on 46 flown covers or cards, various legs, all with handstamp cachets and some with additional printed cachets, some with additional frankings, mixed condition, generally Fine-Very Fine, also some collateral material, excellent lot for study
E. 1,500-2,000
2,200
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Air Post Specialized Collection. Many hundreds of stamps and covers in over twelve volumes, begins with a few Pioneer Flight covers, then covers all Air Post Issues from the 1926-27 Maps through the 1941 Transport less 1930 and 1933 Zeppelins with the following exceptions ($2.60 "Perelli" forgery die proof, P.F. Certificate, and two single C18's), otherwise all C7-C12, C16-C17, C19-C31 collected in like fashion with blocks, plate blocks, and all manner of covers, also three volumes of CAM and FAM covers and one volume of miscellaneous U.S. and Foreign Flight covers, also a huge quantity of clippings, notes and catalogs interspersed with the stamps and covers, Fine-Very Fine, an incredible lot that defies description and really has to be viewed to appreciate the full flavor of what is being offered, we doubt we have ever offered a more comprehensive collection of 1926-44 United States Air Post issues
E. 4,000-5,000
5,250
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Pioneer Flight Covers. Six from flights between 1912 and 1913, incl. AAMC Nos. 16, 16a, 30d, 38a and 70 (2, different frankings), overall Fine-Very Fine group of these early pioneer flight covers
E. 1,500-2,000
1,400
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Early U.S. Flight Covers, 1918-24. 20 items, incl. three to seven stamps each of Nos. C3-C6 (a few covers with multiple frankings), also ordinary postage on two 1926 flights and a couple 1930's airships, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
600
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Flight Cover Balance. Two binders containing various flight covers, incl. nice group of First Flights, four with No. C18 incl. one First Day, few other better incl. first round-the-world, two crash covers, No. C1 on 1921 registered cover to Finland, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
550
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Flight Covers. 12, incl. two with No. C3 used in 1920 and 1926, two with No. C2, also block of four of C5, one with Nos. C4 and C5 with 10c Special Delivery stamp used in 1925, one with No. C6 used with E12, some slight wear, most Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
450
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Flight Covers. Three, incl. 2c Pulaski and plate no. block of six of 3c Penn tied on May 29, 1933 Cacheted "Europa" Catapult cover to Palestine (also photo picture post card of plane catapulting from the "Bremen"), June 1933 cover franked with 1c and 3c Chicago Century of Progress (eight stamps for 20c total) on "Europa" Catapult Flight cover with attractive green cachet, last is Nov. 1933 cover from Hawaii to Austria franked with 5c Beacon and 8c Globe, purple "Air Mail-London to Continent" straight line, palm tree cachet both cover edges, Fine-Very Fine, scarce and attractive lot, the Palestine usage is particularly uncommon
E. 200-300
300
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