1925 (20 Feb) USS Los Angeles flight cover from Baltimore to Bermuda, v.f., only known dispatch from Baltimore, with arrival pmk
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 November 29-30 sale, with 1,504 lots, including part one of the Heinz Gappe (HGI Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
Heinz was well known to Aerophilatelists, having been active in this field since the 1960s and amassed a wonderful holding of this ever-popular and exciting area.
There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers.
As always, the sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. The sale concludes with 165+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including groups of the ex-Gappe stock.
The 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 #61 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot #62 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1925 (6 June) "U.S.S. Los Angeles" cover from Lakehurst to Minneapolis, arrival Federal Reserve Bank June 12 datestamp, franked with 2c Norse-American, addressed to Maj. Joseph A. Steinmetz, fine, scarce (Si.20X, €650)
Estimate: $250
Lot #63 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1929 Lakehurst to Los Angeles, round-the-world flight, paying $3.64 with 2x24c Jenny, 16c dark blue and 3x$1 regular issue, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #64 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1929 Lakehurst to Tokyo, round-the-world flight, paying $2.05 with 5c Beacon and $2 regular issue, corresponding "First Flight Around the World by German Airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin" label and cachet, Tokyo arrival pmk, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #65 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1929 Lakehurst to Lakehurst, two covers, paying $3.55 each, appropriate cachets and markings, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #66 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1929 Round-the-World Flight, card and four covers, each with a different printed cachet, also unaddressed "Zeppelin Mail" picture card, with two unused labels, variety of markings, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #67 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1929 Round-the-World Flight cover to Germany, with red "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Weltrundfahrt" cachet, Friedrichshafen arrival pmk, fine and unusual cover with German (instead of the violet U.S.) cachet
Estimate: $250
Lot #68 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1929 Round-the-World Flight card to Germany, with red "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Weltrundfahrt" cachet, Friedrichshafen arrival pmk, fine and unusual cover with German (instead of the violet U.S.) cachet
Estimate: $250
Lot #69 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1929 Round-the-World flight cover addressed to Germany, attractively franked with 6c-24, plus other stamps, with appropriate cachet and arrival pmks; this is a "turned cover", originally a 1929 Orient Flight, franked with German 2M Zeppelin, some tape markings, fine and unusual item, signed Gappe
Estimate: $250
Lot #70 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1930 65c-$2.60 set of three, used on flown card and two covers, each with Europe-Pan-America Round Flight and red South America flight cachets ($2.60 Roessler printed cachet), fine-v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #71 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1930 65c-$2.60 set of three, used on flown card and two covers, each with Europe-Pan-America Round Flight and red South America flight cachets ($2.60 Roessler printed cachet), fine-v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #72 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1930 65c-$2.60 set of three, used on flown card and two covers, each with Europe-Pan-America Round Flight and red South America flight cachets ($2.60 Roessler printed cachet), fine-v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #73 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1930 South America Flight card, franked with 65c Zeppelin, tied by Lakehurst departure pmk, appropriate cachets, including "this article made the complete round trip", minor stain, otherwise fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #74 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1930 65c green, used on flown card, with Europe-Pan-America Round Flight and red South America flight cachets, written by C.E. Rosendahl (Charles E. Rosendahl was the leading figure in America’s rigid airship program. He was one of the most experienced airship aviators in the United States, and was a tireless proponent of lighter-than-air aviation, but is perhaps best remembered as the commander of NAS Lakehurst at the time of the...
Lot #75 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1933 Century of Progress flight from Akron, Ohio to Latvia, attractive franking, including 50c green, charged "10" postage due on arrival in Riga, colorful enhancement on back, with 8 different exhibition labels and vignettes, unusual destination
Estimate: $150
Lot #76 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1937 (6 May) cover intended for the Hindenburg, addressed to Mrs. Berta Baer in Frankfurt, paying 40c, canceled New York, with "Airship Hindenburg" typewritten in red, arriving in Frankfurt on 17th May, fine
Estimate: $250
Lot #77 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1937 (6 May) card intended for the Hindenburg, addressed to Mr. Nathan Baer ("Zeppelin greetings"), paying 40c, canceled New York, with "Air-Ship Hindenburg" typewritten at top, fine
Estimate: $250
Lot #78 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1937 (6 May) cover addressed to Hermann Sieger in Frankfurt, with 2x20c green, canceled New York, with four-line cachet "Intended for first eastbound trip of Airship "Hindenburg" in 1937. Could not be forwarded on account of accident to Airship, May 6, 1937", also "Return to Sender", with "Mail Via Airship Hindenburg" label, little adhesive toning, otherwise fine, rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #79 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1937 (6 May) cover addressed to Hermann Sieger in Frankfurt, with 2x20c green, canceled New York, with four-line cachet "Intended for first eastbound trip of Airship "Hindenburg" in 1937. Could not be forwarded on account of accident to Airship, May 6, 1937", also "Return to Sender", little adhesive toning, otherwise fine, rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #80 - United States - Air Post Zeppelin Flights
1937 (6 May) U.S. Naval Air Station "Zeppelin Guest Pass", v.f.
Estimate: $250
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