1956, USA / MERCURY - official NASA-photograph (from 1974) of the 7 astronauts selected for the Mercury Program. With handwritten personal dedication ("To Michael") and signature of Alan SHEPARD - he was the first American and the second human in space (with Freedom 7 in 1961) and the oldest man on the moon (with Apollo 14 in 1971). Measurements ca. 20x25 cm; generally in fine condition, with slight folds on left side
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 #3738 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
USA / MEDALS from MERCURY-REDSTONE 4 & GIOTTO - 2 rare covers with medals from Cape Canaveral & Houston issued in 1986; both with a medal containing metall from each spacecraft; reversed no. 0797 & 1330
Lot #3739 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1961, USSR / GAGARIN - 30th Anniversary, outstanding collection of unique drawings and designs, regarding Yuri GAGARIN, the first human to fly into outer space with VOSTOK. To be highlighted are 7 blueprint drawings by the well-known Russian graphik designer/artist G. KOMLEV for stamps, each signed by the artist, different sizes, formats and compilations (ref. Michel 6185-6188, souvenir sheets 218+219; Zagorsky 6241-6244, souvenir sheets 221+...
Lot #3740 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1961, RAS AL KHAIMA - miniature sheet showing the first four American astronauts on separate stamps (Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Cooper); with original signature of Alan SHEPARD, the first Amerikan in space with MERCURY-Redstone 3 on the 5th of May, 1961. Publishes 20.11.1966, m.n.h., Superb
Lot #3741 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1962, USA / MERCURY 8 - FDC / Start Cover of Mercury 8, showing launching Atlas-Mercury-rocket and portrait of John Glenn; with postmark CAPE CANVERAL "20 Feb 1962"; with signatures of S. CARPENTER, W. SCHIRRA, J. GLENN, D. SLAYTON, A. SHEPARD, G. COOPER, V. GRISSOM
Lot #3742 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1962, USSR - stamp to honour the first four cosmonauts, perforated type of the supposedly largest stamp in the world; with signatures of the 4 cosmonauts Y. GAGARIN, V. TITOV, A. NIKOLAYEV & P. POPVICH & cancellation; slight crease left side
Lot #3743 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1961/63 RUSSIA / VOSTOK 1 & 6 - Two autographs of the first humans in space with an accompanying official letter: Autographs of Jurij Alekseevic GAGARIN as the first man in space on his flight on the 12th of April, 1961 (Vostok 1) and of Valentina Vladimirovna TERESKOVA as the first female in space on her flight on the 16th of June, 1963 (Vostok 6).The autographs date were issued in October, 1963 as Mlle Claudine Falk required them from...
Lot #3744 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1961, USSR - THE FIRST SIX RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS; six covers of the first six russian cosmonauts, each with corresponding stamp and original signature of Yuri GAGARIN, German TITOV, Andrian NIKOLAEV, Pavel POPOVITCH, Valery BYKOVSKY and Valentina TERESHKOVA; Sieger series
Lot #3745 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1964, USSR / WOSCHOD - three commemorative covers of the flight's crew, each showing one cosmonaut with his picture, his own official stamp and his autograph: W. KOMAROW, K. FEOKTISTOW & B. JEGOROW. The launch of WOSCHOD on the 12th of October, 1964 surprised the NASA; for the first time 3 cosmonauts surrounded the Earth in a caspule. When they landed on the 13th of October, 1964, the political leadership of the Soviet Union had changed (...
Lot #3746 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1965, USA / GEMINI VI-A - signed photograph of the rendezvous with Gemini VII on December 12, 1965 - the first rendezvous manouvre of manned spacecrafts with a miminum distance of 30 centimeters. With signatures of P. STAFFORD & W. SHIRRA. Semi-glossy in generally fine condition with slight scratches; certificate by Autograph Collectors Club
Lot #3747 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USSR / SOYUZ 4 & SOYUZ 5 - stationery cover 4 K., with special postmark "Earth Cosmos - Cosmos-Earth" 14.1.69; signed by V. SCHATALOV, B. VOLYNOV, A. YELISEYEV & E. KHRUNOV
Lot #3748 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USSR / SOYUZ 4 - with Soyuz 4 flown FIRST EDITION of "Tseli Zveszdoplavaniya" (Objectives of Space Exploration) by K. Tsiolkovski, Kaluga 1929. On cover page handwritten confirmation and signature of the commander of Soyuz 4: "On board of Soyuz 4, 15th of January, 1969, V. SHATALOV". This first edition of Ziolkowski was in the possesion of the commander Wladimir Schatalow until March 1996. Photo certificate from Hopferwieser. Shatalov...
Lot #3749 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USA / APOLLO 11 - glossy picture of Neil ARMSTRONG with his signature; the commander of Apollo 11 participates in simulation training in preparation for the scheduled lunar landing mission on June 19, 1969 - he is in the Apollo Lunar Module Mission Simulator in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Flight Crew Training Building. Measurements 10x15 cm. Certificate revers by P. Fisher
Lot #3750 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USA / APOLLO 11 - signed Apollo 11 "Type 2 Dow-Unicover" insurance cover, showing a printed cachet of the first step on the moon's surface and besides the portraits of the 3 crew members; postmark of Kennedy Space Center of 16 July 1969 (launch Apollo 11); with signatures of Neil AMSTRONG, Michael COLLINS & Edwin E. ALDRIN. Certificate by Göde
Lot #3751 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USA / APOLLO 11 - specimen cover with "Moon Landing" cancellation "20 JUL 1969", No. 131 of 150, conducted to verify the procedures under vacuum conditions by Matthew Radnofsky before the actual flight of Apollo 11. Signed by Bolaffi and Diena with correlating photo certificates, € 5.000,-
Lot #3752 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USA / APOLLO 11 - official NASA-photograph of Micheal COLLINS. With signature of M. COLLINS - he conducted the fourth EVA ever (with Gemini 10 in 1966) and was the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (1969). Measurements ca. 20x25 cm; generally in fine condition, with few partial punch holes on left side and minor folds in the right corners.
Lot #3753 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, CAMEROON - complete sheet "Mahatma Ghandi" with RED INVERTED OVERPRINT type I for APOLLO 11 "FIRST MAN LANDING ON MOON 20 July 1969" in English & French, only 10 such complete sheets are known to exist; m.n.h., superb
Lot #3754 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USA / APOLLO 11 - signature of Neil ARMSTRONG, the first man on the moon, on Belgium 1969 - miniature sheet 40 m.n.h., superb
Lot #3755 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USA, Moon Landing, 10 C "Incognito Astronaut", lithographed rose red colour completely omitted, mint n.h., v.f., Bolaffi certified (Scott C76a)
Lot #3756 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1989, USA, 20th Anniversary Moon Landing, $ 2.40 "Ghost Astronauts", engraved black colour omitted, mint n.h., v.f., sign. En. Diena, Bolaffi certified (Scott 2419a)
Lot #3757 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1969, USA / APOLLO 12 - flown MOON COVER, No. 48 of 87, this piece was flown around the moon - but only transported with Apollo 15 in 1971; handwritten note "Flown to the moon"; with postmark "Houston 10.12.1969 (day of dismissal from quarantine), on the backside handwritten confirmation of transport on Apollo 15 and signature of R. Gordon "... flown to the moon on Apollo 15"; with signature of all three astronauts of Apollo 12 mission:...
Lot #3758 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1971, FUJEIRA / APOLLO 14 - Test print of complete sheet showing "Apollo 14", with gold overprint; superb
Lot #3759 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1971, GDR - miniatur sheet "10 Years of Manned Space" Journey", rare and decorative supplement for a collection: imperforated "PHASENDRUCK" without text and numbers, suberb
Lot #3760 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1971, SALYUT 1 / SOYUZ 11 - SELDOM - large start cover (not flown) with signatures of cosmonauts BEFORE the start (unusal procedure) incl. the PERISHED REPLACEMENT TEAM; signed by A. LEONOV, P. KOLODIN, V. KUBASOV (original team, due to toberculosis not flown and replaced), and by perished replacement team G. DOBROVOLSKY, V. VOLKOV, V. PATSAYEV; cover folded and adress partially erased
Lot #3761 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1971, USA / APOLLO 15 - flown MOON LANDING COVER, SCOTT-Moon-Cover No. 279 of 300 (incl. inlaying explanation card with no. 279), this cover was transported with the Lunar Module "Falcon" and was physically present on the moon; with postmark of Kennedy Space Center "26 JUL 1971" (splashdown Apollo 15) and postmark of USS OKINAWA "7 AUG 1971" (landing Apollo 15); signed by A. WORDEN, D. SCOTT & J. IRWIN. Notary sign with notarial no. 119...
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