1927 (10 Oct) Non Stop Flight, Paris to Buenos Aires by Lts. Dieudonne Coste & Joseph LeBrix, cover with appropriate franking and four line arrival cachet; also a cover from St. Louis, Senegal (13 Oct) to Pernambuco, Brazil, little toning and minor cover flaws, otherwise fine. The French aviators successfully crossed the South Atlantic from Paris to Rio de Janeiro, via St. Louis Senegal, Natal and Pelotas. They carried 17 covers from...
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 #378 - FRANCE Flight Covers
1930 (10 May) first flight (Mermoz) from Paris to Rio de Janeiro, with 26 May arrival, forwarded to USA (June 11), endorsed "Par Avion Mermoz Paris-Amerique du Sud", also typewritten "via Premier vol Paris a Dakar, Transoceanqieu par C.G.A.", fine and scarce flight cover
Estimate: $250
Lot #379 - FRANCE Flight Covers
1941 two covers from the Cruiser "Montcalm", one mixed franking with Vatican 12 1/2c, sent to Dakar, Senegal, the other to Conakry, French Guinea A.O.F., each with Naval cachets, fine
Estimate: $150
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