South Africa, 1929 (Aug 26-29), Durban - Capetown or Johannesburg, 15 covers: mostly different legs, Very Fine.
AAMC 6d, e. Muller 16a etc.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Sale 707 The Knapp Collection of Airmail Flights
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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 707 The Knapp Collection of Airmail Flights
The Thomas P. Knapp Collection of Aerophilately, including important offerings from many name collections (some lots still on exhibition pages) and loaded with original news articles, period photographs and research notes. A premier classic airmail postal history collection started in the 1930's by the late Mr. Knapp. Highlights include:
- U.S. Pioneer Airmail Flights
- East and West Transcontinental
- Lindbergh and Earhart
- Zeppelin Flights
- Crash Covers
- Balloons including Ballon Monté
- Great Britain, Canada and Newfoundland Flights
- Other Worldwide including West Indies, South Atlantic, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia
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Lot #881 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Lot #882 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
South Africa, 1939 (21-25), first flights to the West Coast of Africa, series of 18 different, all with the same "First Flight - West Coast."/.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #883 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
South America, 1926-93, first flights, over 570 covers held in several stockbooks, with origin countries like Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, Curacao, Reunion, Columbia, Falkland Islands, Peru, airlines include Aeropostale, Air France, KLM, Varig, LATI, Avianca, Swissair, Lufthansa, Aerolineas Argentinas, Alitalia, Panair do Brazil, SAS, Iberia, TAP, South African Airways, with Condor flights and Air France Concorde flights, picture...
Lot #884 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
South East Asia, 1932-57, first flights, beautiful assemblage of 33 items, with the bulk from Indochina, including a splendid array of outbound and return flights from Hanoi, Saigon and Haiphong, as well as Air Cambodia and Air Laos flights, Eurasia examples, and more; most listed by Muller numbers, Very Fine, specialist's delight; examine.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #885 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
South West Africa, 1931 (Aug 1-11), first flights, 6 covers: Windhoek - Grootfontein, Windhoek - Keetmanshoop, Rehobeth - Windhoek (2), Rehobeth - Windhoek - Omaruru, and Windhoek - Swakopmund; the two Rehobeth - Windhoek covers are a magnificent gem pair, each franked with a block of the 1931 Airs (C5-6), and added to Windhoek "Private bag", Very Fine.
Muller 7, 8, 9.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #886 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
South West Africa, 1934 (Jul 27), Windhoek - London, cover addressed to Ibstock, Leicester with 10d C6 tied by Jul 27 c.d.s. and Au 22 London receiver tying G.B. ½d King George V upon arrival; signed by pilot, Victor Smith, Very Fine.
Muller 13.
Estimate $350 - 500
This was the first flight to fly from South West Africa to London via the west coast of Africa. Apparently, because it wasn't a record flight for the...
Lot #887 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Spain, 1916 (Jul 2) Majorca Cup Race, Barcelona - Majorca, real photo postcard of Salvador Hedilla and his Monocoque II on the ground prior to the race, with handwritten inscription "Señor Hedilla flew this carte over Barcelona 20-7-16"; on the back, in another hand, is "Señor Hedilla in the Barcelona field starting for Mallorca"; reportedly carried in a letter from an associate of Hedilla's, according to a card from the Henry...
Lot #888 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Spain, 1926 (Apr 4), Madrid - Manila, small cover franked with complete set of first Airs (C1-5) and 20c Special Delivery (E1) tied by Apr 4 Madrid Special Delivery cancels (First day of C1-5) with blue flight cachet and special blue Manila receiver on reverse; signed by pilot, Eduardo G. Gallarza, on the front, Very Fine. Only 16 covers were carried.
AAMC TO 1038.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #889 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Spain, 1926 (Apr 4), Macao - Manila, registered cover canceled Macao, Apr 11 with blue flight cachet and special blue Manila receiver on reverse, along with Manila registry c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine. Only 59 covers were carried.
AAMC TO 1038c.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #890 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Spain, 1926 (Apr 4), Macao - Manila, a cover similar to the previous lot, but with different franking, Fine to Very Fine. Only 59 covers were carried.
AAMC TO 1038c.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #891 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Spain, 1933 (Mar 18), Madrid - Manila, cover postmarked Mar 17 with two different flight cachets and an Apr 10 Manila backstamp, Fine to Very Fine.
Muller 66.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #892 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Spanish Colonies: Ifni, 1937, Sidi-Ifni - Vatican City, cover franked with a 60c Civil War Local Airmail stamp canceled Aug 28, 1937 and backstamped Vatican City, Sep 7; no indication of air transport other than the stamp, but still a most unusual usage, Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #893 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Spanish Morocco, 1939, registered airmail cover, Tangier to France, franked with complete set of 11 Tangier "Via Aérea Tanger" Civil War locals, including the Special Delivery, canceled Tangier Airmail hexagon, Mar 1, and backstamped Amiens, France, Mar 3, Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #894 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Sweden, 1912 (Sep 21-26), Stockholm - Lidingö, card and cover bearing the special Semi-Official Airmail and appropriate flight cachet; the card, initially canceled Stockholm, Sep 20 with only the SAO, was mailed on Sep 21 and is not backstamped; it was posted again on Sep 22 with a normal 5ö stamp tied by another Stockholm c.d.s.; it also bears a publicity label for the 1912 Olympics with text in Arabic, the cover, an...
Lot #895 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Sweden, 1928 (Jun & Aug), Night Flights Stockholm - London, all with special flight cachet; Jun 18: a special postcard and two registered covers, the covers franked with B32-36 to A.C. Roessler; Aug 14: a registered cover to Stanley Gibbons; Aug 22: a special card with additional 4-line "Air Post Office…"cachet; also two covers flown London - Stockholm bearing both cachets: Jun 20 and Aug 31.
AAMC...
Lot #896 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Sweden, 1929 (Jun-Aug), flight covers, seven covers with special pictorial cancels, five are Stockholm - Kalmar - Stettin - Berlin - Vienna with various dates between Jun 22-29, one originating in Paris; two are night flight Stockholm - Amsterdam, Jun 21 & 25; also includes a real photo postcard of the passenger cabin of a Swedish Air Lines Ju 52/3 ca. 1930s, Very Fine.
Muller 80, 81. AAMC 13 etc.
Estimate $100 - 150....
Lot #897 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Switzerland, 1913-46, airmail covers, about 50 covers including slight duplication, nearly all First Flights including Muller numbers 60, 131, 132, 134, 135, 138, 141, 143, 151-154, 158, 159, 161, 163, 167, 172-174, 176, 191, 191a, 194, 197, 204, etc.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #898 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Switzerland, 1913 (Mar 30), Burgdorf - Bern, 50c Semi-Official Airmail and 5c postage tied on special Burgdorf "Flying Day - 1913" postcard by violet flight cancels; some foxing, otherwise Very Fine.
Michel IV. Zumstein IV; SFr 1,200 ($1,240).
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #899 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Switzerland, 1937-92, Swissair Trans-Atlantic inaugural flights, roughly 100 covers, including 1937 Geneva to New York, 1947 Geneva to New York via Washington, 1948 New York to Zurich and return, 1962 Zurich to Chicago via Montreal, and 1967 New York to Zurich; 1969 Zurich to Reykjavik, 1970 Vienna to Chicago and return, 1971 Boeing 747 flights to and from Geneva (including several cacheted covers), and 1973 Geneva to Boston; other...
Lot #900 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Switzerland, 1957-94, Swissair first flights, over 100 covers mounted on pages, with 1957 Apr 1 Zurich to Tokyo cover, 1961 Sep 10 Zurich to Hong Kong cover, 1969 Mar 31 Zurich to Singapore cover, 1969 Nov 2 Geneva to Bombay cover, 1975 Nov 2 Geneva to Hanoi cover, 1974 Mar 17 UN to Hong Kong cover, along with menus, luggage stickers, photos, fresh and worth perusing, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #901 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Thailand, 1919-29, first flights, comprising Muller #1, 1a, 4, 12, 15 and 31; 1//4 being Military flights; lovely frankings (including overprint on #1) and Thai-language cancels and cachets; flights comprise Bangkok - Chandhaburi and return, Ubol - Bangkok (2, both with special airplane cancel), Nong - Bangkok and Bangkok - Delhi (Goodwill Flight); Goodwill Flight cover a beautiful uprated 15stg postal card with a wealth of markings,...
Lot #902 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Thailand, 1939 (Aug 5), Southampton - New York - Hong Kong - Bangkok - London, cover posted at Southampton (Aug 5), reposted in New York (Aug 8), backstamped Hong Kong (Aug 16), reposted and registered in Bangkok (Aug 19) and finally, backstamped London (Aug 26), Very Fine.
AAMC TO 1328 var.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #903 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Thailand, 1960-68, Thai Airways first flights, 50 covers mounted on pages, includes 1960 May 5 Bangkok to Singapore cover, 1960 May 3 Calcutta to Rangoon cover, 1962 May 17 Bangkok to Manila cover, 1964 Apr 4 Bangkok to Saigon cover, 1968 Dec 4 Nepal to Calcutta cover, along with photos, a very attractive collection, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #904 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
Turkey, 1923-56, first flights, starting with a Prague - Istanbul cover from Oct. 1923, and following with flights from Berlin, Ankara, Greece and the Netherlands, and to England, Iran, Italy, etc.; note Muller Greece #38 (first airmail, Greece - Iran, 58 flown); a great mix of countries, languages and scripts, Very Fine, sample this Turkish delight.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #905 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Other Foreign Flights
U.S. and Foreign, 1926-80, endurance flights, approximately 390 covers in four albums, some better include signed photo of Augustus Post aviator & balloonist, 1926 Experimental Flight World Altitude Record postal card, 1925 Pulitzer Trophy Race postal card, 1929 U.S. Army Air Service Refuelling Mission, 1929 cover signed by Carl Spaatz, winner of Distinguished Service Cross, Elwood Quesada signed lettersheet for the "Question Mark...
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