Australia - 1935 - A.Young, Zodiac, 28.10.1935 - George V Jubilee - rocket photographic postcard of the builder together with the rocket launched from Riverview towards Moggill (across Brisbane river) with Moggill canc. "28 OC 35 Queensland" - red postmark and commemorative vignette - despite the rocket explosion, mail was not damaged (unlike the one on the following rocket "Orion") - cat.Hopferwieser n.AS-04a (500 rocket letters are known,...
public auction #91 - Philately Postal History
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Vaccari srl public auction #91 - Philately Postal History
Vaccari public auction - Philately and Postal History
May 5 (by mail) - May 6 (public)
Saturday May 6, 2017 10:00 Europe/Rome
Last day for bids: Friday May 5, 2017 17:00 Europe/Rome
Philately and Postal History are present in Vaccari public auction, catalogue no.91.
As usual, very developed is the whole section devoted to Italian States with postal history but with a prevailing wide proposal of good and very good quality postage stamps, among which prestigious examples.
Very interesting and substantial also the Italian Kingdom, peculiar destinations or mail “incoming” in Italy, and foreign countries, with the second segment (countries J to U) of “Europe Collection 1843-1958”, hundreds of postage stamps used and/or unused at really advantageous prices.
A large section is devoted to Air Mail, from the first Italian small flights of the ‘20ies-’30ies and some rare postcards to a wonderful overview of Zeppelin flights, mainly of LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin with also important rarities of the 1933 Cruise in Italy and numerous covers both Italian and foreign.
Rocket mail is well represented with pioneer launches of the ‘30ies, and there is a special selection of Space mail focused on recent flights with China, the “first time” of Korea in 2008 and the International Space Station, with space letters to/from, among which lot 1035 returned to the Earth aboard Space Shuttle STS-124.
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Lot #984 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, V14, 16.3.1933 - rocket letter n.263 of g.3 in white tissue paper from Passail, canc. "16.3.33", to Graz with g.8 vignette + hand overprint "305" - violet special postmark "Geflogen mit Rakete V14" - initials of Schmiedl, Karl and Hela Weihs - on the back, arrival postmark "Graz 17.3.33" - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-20a (289 rocket letters known) - good quality - (12562F)
Lot #985 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, V16, 27.9.1933 - rocket letter n.190 of g.3 in white tissue paper from St.Jakob, canc. "27.9.33", to Liebenau with imperforate triangular vignette of s.1 - violet special postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete V16" - on the back, arrival postmark "Liebenau 28.9.33" - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-22a (387 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12563F)
Lot #986 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, Hubdrache D1, 6.12.1933 - rocket letter with automatic franking of g.35 and red canc. "Graz 1 6.12.33" addressed and sent, via Hannover, to one of the passengers of Norddeutschen Lloyd Bremen ship - red special postmark "Hubdrache D1 Schleppflug" and arrival postmark "Deutsch Amerikanische Seepost Bremen 15.12.33 New York" - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-Ia (200 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12564F)
Lot #987 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, V17, 10.12.1933 - 2 rocket letters n.123/254 of g.4 in white tissue paper canc. "Postrakete V17" with imperforate triangular vignette of g.30/g.60 (starting step and subsequent step "Stufe 1") - violet/black special postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete V17" + red date postmark "10 XII 1933" - both with signatures of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-23a+23c (380 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12565F)...
Lot #988 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, V18, 10.12.1933 - 2 rocket letters n.324/184 of g.4 in white tissue paper canc. "Postrakete V18" with imperforate triangular vignette of g.30/g.60 (starting step and subsequent step "Stufe 1") - violet/grey green special postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete V18" + red date postmark "10 XII 1933" - both with signatures of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-24a+24c (413 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (...
Lot #989 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, S1 first two-phase postal rocket, 27.12.1933 - registered rocket letter n.198 from Graz to Hamburg with automatic franking of g.45 and red canc. "Graz 1 27.12.33" - azure special postmark "S1" - on the back, postmark "Stufe 2" + arrival postmark of 29.12.1933 - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-25bZ (378 rocket letters known of which only 46 with increased rate for registration fee) - very good quality - (12567F)
Lot #990 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K1 first catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.221 with g.4 + vignette of g.20 with overprint "Katapultflug" and hand "63" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K1" on both postage stamps - label, blue line postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and red date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-26a (379 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12568F)
Lot #991 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K1 first catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.094 with g.4 + vignette of g.20 with overprint "Katapultflug" (on the rocket) and hand "199" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K1" on both postage stamps - label, blue line postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and red date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-26b (379 rocket letters known, rare the variety with overprint on the rocket) -...
Lot #992 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K1 first catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.068 with g.4 but without vignette and with postage paid postmark of g.20 for rocket mail flight "Raketen Flugzuschlag bezahlt" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K1", label, blue line postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and red date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-26h (379 rocket letters known, variety without vignette + postage paid...
Lot #993 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K2 second catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.117 with g.4 + vignette of g.30 with overprint "Katapultflug" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K2" on both postage stamps - label, red postmarks line "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-27a (387 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12571F)
Lot #994 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K2 second catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.340 with g.4 + vignette of g.30 with overprint "Katapultflug" inverted - red postmark "Post-Rakete K2" on both postage stamps - label, red postmarks line "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-27b (387 rocket letters known, inverted overprint variety) - very good quality - (12572F)
Lot #995 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, K2 second catapult rocket, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.311 with g.4 but without vignette and with postage paid postmark of g.30 for rocket mail flight "Raketen Flugzuschlag bezahlt" - red postmark "Post-Rakete K2", label, red postmarks line "Geflogen mit Postrakete" and date "29 XII 1933" - signature of F.Schmiedl - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-27i (387 rocket letters known, variety without vignette + postage paid...
Lot #996 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, UK1 first catapult rocket launched underwater, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.100 with g.4 + label and blue line postmark "Geflogen mit Postrakete" - the rocket was launched underwater nearby the ship by the water basin of Murtal and the experiment succeeded only partially - at the end of the experiment F.Schmiedl applied the wording "Unterwasserstart Misslungen Schmiedl" and numbered the ex. - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS...
Lot #997 - rocket mail
Austria - 1933 - F.Schmiedl, UK2 second catapult rocket launched underwater, 29.12.1933 - rocket letter n.39 with label only "Mit Raketenpost Katapultflug" (different from covers n.1-26 with ex. of g.4) - the rocket was launched underwater nearby the ship by the water basin of Murtal and, after the failure of step 2 of the experiment, F.Schmiedl applied the wording "U2" and numbered the ex. - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-29 (48 rocket letters known...
Lot #998 - rocket mail
Austria - 1935 - F.Schmiedl, N1, 25.2.1935 + N4 and N5, 10.4.1935 - 3 rocket postal stationery ex. issued for the experiments of "N" series made by prof. Schmiedl - N1 of g.5 n.206, with launch at Edelschrott and signature of F.Schmiedl - N4, of g.3 + g.40 registered n.222 and N5 of g.12, both with launch from Pernegg - postmark "Geflogen mit Rakete" on them all - cat.Hopferwieser n.FS-35c+38b+39c - very good quality - (12576F)
Lot #999 - rocket mail
Belgium - 1935 - C.Roberti, Zeemeeuw, 9.5.1935 - rocket letter n.408 launched from the seaside resort in Duinbergen on the North Sea Belgian Coast towards Knocke, arrival canc. of 10.5.1935 on the front - blue label (by rocket), violet postmark repeated, 3 vignettes, black, yellow and orange, this one canc. with red postmark of the flight - cat.Hopferwieser n.CR-11a (535 rocket letters known) - very good quality - (12584F)
Lot #1000 - rocket mail
Belgium - 1935 - C.Roberti, De Schelde R.V.3, 4.9.1935 - rocket letter n.107 launched from the seaside resort in Duinbergen on the North Sea Belgian Coast but exploded - blue label (by rocket), blue postmark + red postmark of the flight + subsequent control canc. on 5.11.1935 - on the back, line postmark on 2 lines relevant to the explosion "... R.V.3 Albert-Plage" - signature of C.Roberti - cat.Hopferwieser n.CR-14b (450 rocket letters known...
Lot #1001 - rocket mail
Cuba - 1939 - A.V.Funes, 1.10.1939 - official rocket letter franked with a provisional imperforate postage stamp overprinted "Primer Cohete Aereo" and canc. "Campo Experimental Habana, Cuba, 1.10.1939" - 60 rocket letters for this experimental launch, originally destined to the official committee of the 15.10.1939 launch, are known - cat.Hopferwieser n.AF-01a - very good quality - (12558F)
Lot #1002 - rocket mail
Germany - 1934 - G.Zucker, Hexentanzplatz, 28.1.1934 - rocket letter with the three perf. vignettes "1. Deutscher Raketenflug 1934" of m.1/2+1+3 + complementary values canc. "Hexentanzplatz 29.1.34" - violet special postmark "Raketenstart Thale-Hartz 28.1.34" + red postmark "NSDAP Ortsgruppe" - signature of the builder G.Zucker - cat.Hopferwieser n.GZ-05a (700 rocket letters known, 300 covers) - very good quality - (12559F)
Lot #1003 - rocket mail
Germany - 1934 - G.Zucker, Hexentanzplatz, 28.1.1934 - rocket letter with the three imperf. vignettes "1. Deutscher Raketenflug 1934" of m.1/2+1+3 + complementary values canc. "Hexentanzplatz 29.1.34" - violet special postmark "Raketenstart Thale-Hartz 28.1.34" and red postmark "NSDAP Ortsgruppe" - signature of the builder G.Zucker - cat.Hopferwieser n.GZ-05a (700 rocket letters known, 300 covers) - very good quality - (12560F)
Lot #1004 - rocket mail
India - 1935 - S.Smith, N.61 Red Cross, 6.6.1935 - "Rocketgram, by Rocket Parcel despatch", rocket letter small sheet with, on the back, the list in 8 points of despatch by rocket contents - commemorative label + green vignette of r.9 - both on the front and on the back: launch date canc. "Kolaghat 6. Jun. 1935" + violet line postmark on 3 lines + signature of S.Smith - cat.Hopferwieser n.SS-20 (110 rocket letters known, as per handwritten...
Lot #1005 - rocket mail
India - 1935 - S.Smith, N.84 Sikkim, 28.9.1935 - rocket letter small sheet with, on the back, the list in 8 points (2 completed and 6 barred) of despatch by rocket contents - commemorative label and franking of p.9 - launch date canc. "Gangtok 6. Jun. 1935" + postmarks, line "From telegraph office" in violet and circular of the flight - signature of S.Smith (on the front and on the back) - cat.Hopferwieser n.SS-24 (155 rocket letters known,...
Lot #1006 - rocket mail
India - 1937 - S.Smith, The Tiddler, 22.9.1937 - small rocket cover (cm 9x6 format) n.33 with handwritten wording in red and violet postmark on 4 lines "By Rocket Aeroplane The Tiddler, Behala 22/9/37" - on the back, franking of p.9 canc. "Calcutta Park Street 22.9.37, 7.20" and, alongside, alike but with time "7.30" - signature of S.Smith - cat.Hopferwieser n.SS-48 (36 rocket letters known, euro 750.00) - very good quality - rare and...
Lot #1007 - rocket mail
Italy - 1934 - G.Zucker - first transport of rocket mail - 2 blocks of 4 triangular commemorative stamps each, of L.5 and L.7,70, (half complete sheet of 8 ex. each) - L.5 (cm 14,3x15,1) with background in red and inscriptions in green, L.7,70 (cm 14,7x15,3) with background in blue grey and inscriptions in green, printed on polygon watermarked paper - both have one side margin which is closer because of the cut into two parts of the complete...
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