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
5119
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