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 C1-C11, Byrd, Roessler)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5069
c
Sale 1003, Lot 5069, Air Post and Flight Covers (Scott C1-C11, Byrd, Roessler)Roessler "Graf Zeppelin" Ovpt.. 1c Green (632) bearing Roessler cinderella overprint, used with 5c and $1.00 1922-25 Issue, tied by "Lakehurst N.J. Oct. 28, 1928" duplexes on cover with picture cachet depicting Graf Zeppelin flying over the Statue of Liberty, Friedrichshafen backstamp, the well-known Air Mail dealer A.C. Roessler applied this cinderella overprint and was charged by postal authorities with issuing counterfeit stamps, as a first offender he was given probation on the condition that he retire from the stamp business, he died a few years later in a mental institution, interesting item

E. 200-300
325