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 (Foreign Flight Covers: Algeria to Germany)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5137
c
Sale 1003, Lot 5137, Air Post and Flight Covers (Foreign Flight Covers: Algeria to Germany)China Flight Covers. Two, first is 1931 registered Nanking-Moscow First Flight via Berlin, final destination New York, franked with six Chinese stamps (five different) incl. $1.00 No. 287, all tied by Special Biplane cancel, New York registry receiving backstamps and Berlin receiver, no Russian markings, other is for the May 20, 1933 Mediterranean Flight, three ordinary Chinese stamps tied on back of cover addressed to Rome by Shanghai circular datestamps for the last leg of the Zurich-Tunisia-Rome-Zurich flight, two-line "VOLO STRAORDINARIO ZURIGO-TUNISI-ROMA-ZURIGO" with last two stops underlined, Rome and Zurich circular datestamps, adhesive Air Mail label "Par Avion" with two Chinese characters above, Fine-Very Fine and very scarce lot

E. 400-500
550