Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Foreign Stamps and Covers (Flight Covers)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1846
1936, May 25-June 3 -- Second South America Flight (AAMC Z-406; Sieger 411D). Cover bearing four different Mexico issues, tied by light strikes of May 18 circular datestamps on registered cover to Germany, neat purple "Correspondencias Registradas, Mexico D.F., May 18, 1936" oval backstamps, also with New York and Frankfurt backstamps, few toned perfs, otherwise Very Fine, this was the first official Zeppelin transport of Mexican mail and only registered letters received arrival markings
E. 300-400
250