AIRSHIP "R-34", Return Flight from Roosevelt Field, New York/USA via Clifton/Ireland to Pulham/England, cover franked with 24 Cents Airmail Stamp cancelled New York 07-08 and Hampstead 07-09, upon arrival in London, covers received a special arrival mark 07-13 incorporating the words "R-34" in the mark, very fine sample of this first transatlantic "west-east" crossing with an airship, certified Bolaffi
Auction #161 Philatelic & Numismatic
By: Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG Auction #161 Philatelic & Numismatic
161st International Hall Auction at Felzmann – Philately 8-10 March 2018
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The start of this year’s hall auctions is just around the corner. We will be beginning the auction week in style
with around 4,600 top philatelic lots.
It all kicks off with our special airmail auction “Per Ardua Ad Astra” which, in three chapters, gives a detailed
overview of aerophilatelic history, from the beginnings with ballons montés, to the pioneering achievements of
Zeppelin and airmail all the way to the modern cutting-edge technology of rocket mail, including astrophilately.
Another part of the special catalogue is a fine selection of Zeppelin memorabilia, including a thank-you card to
balloonist Eduard Spelterini written and signed by Count Zeppelin himself (Lot 3169).
There are also many highlights to be found in the field of terrestrial communication. The high-quality material
on offer includes surprising European rarities such as the Red Mercury in Type Ib in excellent quality (Lot 4460)
or Lombardy-Venetia’s unique four-colour franking (Lot 4505).
Philatelic gems from the Old German States include Lübeck’s exceptional specimen of a misprint (“ZWEI EIN
HALB S”) with perfectly positioned town cancel (“LUEBECK BAHNHOF 20/1”). The German Empire section
begins with a 3-kreutzer breast shield in carmine in MNH condition (Lot 4885) and a 9-kreutzer issue in lilac
brown in extremely fine MNH condition (Lot 4901). The Chicago Flight from the Third Reich with a photo
certificate (Schlegel) unsigned and in “… perfect condition” (Lot 5086) – incidentally, all top material auctioned
by Felzmann is certified by experts. World War II field post enthusiasts can look forward to a Kuban admission
stamp for field post parcels in Type III (Lot 5804).
Finally, the German Post-War Philately section includes the title item – and undisputed highlight of the 161st
Felzmann auction – the legendary Gscheidle postcard, the first known complete article of mail, franked with a
60-pfennig stamp commemorating the 1980 Olympic Games, the entire printed issue of which was destroyed
following the Western boycott of the Games. A small number of specimens that survived were used unwittingly
by the wife of Minister of Post Kurt Gscheidle two years later – this is known in philatelic circles as the
“Gscheidle error”. Having already generated extensive media coverage on two occasions before, we are proud
to offer a third opportunity to acquire the “crown jewels of German philately” (Lot 6095). With a “Transport
Exhibition souvenir sheet” on ungummed handmade paper to commemorate the 1953 Transport Exhibition, a
further gem is going under the hammer in a complete presentation booklet (Lot 6090).
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Lot #3048 - flugpost Flugpost International - USA
Orville Wright autograph on cover commemorating the 25th anniversary of the first flight effected by the Wright brothers with 5 Ct airmail stamp cancelled Kitty Hawk Dec. 17, 1928; certified Bolaffi
Lot #3049 - flugpost Flugpost International - USA
Round the World Flight by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty with airplane "Winnie Mae"; Cover from Mineola/USA June 21 1931 to Berlin June 24 and via Moskow, Siberia and Canada back to New York July 1, 1930, autographed by Post and Gatty in superb quality; signed Longhi, certificate Bolaffi
Lot #3050 - flugpost Flugpost International - USA
Round the World Flight by Jimmy Mattern and Lt. Griffin; cover with U.S. 5c Airmail cancelled New York July 5, 1932, plane took off from Floyd Bennett Field going via Harbour Grace to Berlin where it received a Germany 4pf stamp cancelled Berlin Zentralflughafen July 6 , from there to Moscow where it received a 15k stamp cancelled Moscow July 7, their journey ended on their trip to Siberia, cover is also signed by Jimmy Mattern and Lt....
Lot #3051 - flugpost Flugpost International - USA
Balbo Squadron Flight "Crociera Aerea del Decenniale Italia - Nord America", cover franked with US$ 1,70 from Chicago 1933-07-18 "by Italian Cruise to New York", transit 07-20 on the backside, addressed to Monroe, cover bears the great commemorative cachet "ITALIAN AIR CRUISE CHICAGO - NEW YORK" and has a vertical crease, Sorani certificate (Longhi 33TAa)
Lot #3052 - flugpost Flugpost International - USA
Giant Sikosky S. 24 flight at Bridgeport/CONN 1934-04-26, purple cachet "SEAPLANE 2 WORLDS ALTITUDE RECORDS CAT. WITH 2000 & 5000 KILO LOAD", Igor Sikorsky's helicopter air-machine managed to transport a load of 7533 kg up to a hight of 2000 m and a load of 5000 kg up to a hight of 6203,6 m, the cover with 8 Cts US airmail stamp cancelled Bridgeport 04-26 was carried on the record flight, Bolaffi certificate
Lot #3053 - flugpost Flugpost International - USA
VOYAGER, special cacheted 'carried aboard' cover for Engineering Test Flight (numbered 357 of 500), autographed by both Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager, v.f., certified Bolaffi
Lot #3054 - flugpost Flugpost International - USA
VOYAGER, special cacheted Round the World flight cover (numbered 351 of 750), autographed by both Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager, v.f., certified Bolaffi
Lot #3055 - flugpost Flugpost International - USA
VIRGIN ATLANTIC GLOBAL FLYER, Steve Fossett's first Solo Non Stop Round The World Airplane Flight in 2005, very attractive special cacheted cover (numbered 257 of 500), autographed by Steve Fossett, v.f., certified Bolaffi
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