1926 Seattle-Los Angeles, two first flight covers, one to Zaragoza, Mexico, each with Canadian and U.S. franking, fine-v.f., with arrival markings
Estimate: $150
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
We are pleased to present our February 28-March 1 2017 sale, with 1,528 lots, including Part III of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers from the Gappe holdings. In addition, we are featuring an important collection of Russia, especially Air Post, with many rarities, errors and varieties. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including group lots from the ex-Gappe stock. This entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
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Lot #48 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
Lot #49 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1930 (3 May) first flight cover from Miami to Venezuela, corresponding "USA-Canal Zone-Venezuela" cachet, 10c orange added on arrival in Puerto Cabello (May 6 1930), with Cristobal (May 4) and Colon, Panama (Nov 18) pmks on back, v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #50 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1930 Mears and Brown non-stop air mail flight cover carried from New York to Harbour Grace, from where it was sent registered to New Jersey (Aug.2), various transit postmarks on reverse, with handwritten note on reverse by W.H. Kennedy (Postmaster at Harbour Grace) "Delivered to me by John Henry Mears who landed at Hr. Grace airport from airplane, City of New York August 2, 1930 at 4.25 PM", v.f.
Estimate: $350
Lot #51 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1930 (1 Aug) Mears and Brown attempted Round-the-World flight, card carried from US to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, where the plane crashed upon take-off, v.f., scarce - only 25 cards carried
Estimate: $400
Lot #52 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1931 (24 May) Hillig and Hoiriis Transatlantic Flight, New York to Copenhagen. The flight ended prematurely at Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, from where the mail was forwarded by ship, arriving in Copenhagen on 3rd July; cover signed by both pilots, with Copenhagen and Liberty pmks, only 30 covers carried
Estimate: $150
Lot #53 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1933 (1 Nov) Pond and Sabelli flight to Rome, 8c stationery entire addressed to J.P.V. Heinmuller, with appropriate markings incl. Leact ui Concubair (15 May 34) and Rome, signed by Sabelli. The fliers reached Ireland, where they had to stop for repairs on the way to Rome
Estimate: $300
Lot #54 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1935 (14 June) de Monteverde crash cover, with boxed cachet indicating that it was placed (after the crash) on "Francesco de Pinedo" at Floyd Bennett Field, v.f., signed by Alfred de Monteverde (Alfred and George Monteverde, brothers from Portugal, crashed at 6:38PM, June 22 1935 in an attempted take-off from Floyd Bennett Field for a non-stop fight to Rome. The fliers were not injured. The aircraft was a Bellanca J-2 Special 31-55. The plane...
Lot #55 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1938 Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World, airmail cover addressed to Florida, triple franking with French and Russian adhesives, all appropriate markings and actually signed by Howard Hughes and Harry Conner, one stamp defective, otherwise fine and scarce item, one of only a few covers actually signed by Hughes
Estimate: $2500
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