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: Gibralter to Vatican)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5171
1933, July 1-12 3rd South America Flight, Malta to Rio De Janeiro (Sieger 219). Six different Malta stamps tied by purple "Air Mail Malta 6-Jun. 1933" circular datestamps on cover with blue Zeppelin cachet, additional "Sliema.B.O" and Friedrichshafen July 1 circular datestamps, large purple four-line backstamp "-Responda logo-'Via Condor-Zeppelin' A mala de 'ultima hora' fecha SEXTA-FEIRA 7/7/33, as 12 horas", also Rome transit and Rio receiver, Fine-Very Fine, quite attractive
E. 300-400
375