1928 (29 Feb) first flight France-Uruguay, Toulouse to Montevideo, arriving 17 March, with appropriate pmks on back, fine, rare
Estimate: $250
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 #384 - FRANCE Flight Covers
Lot #385 - FRANCE Flight Covers
1929 (18 Feb) first flight (crashed) cover from Marseille to Indochina by pilots LeBrix and Paillard, autographed by LeBrix, with Hanoi and Saigon arrival postmarks, fine
Estimate: $200
Lot #386 - 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 #387 - FRANCE Flight Covers
1930 (10 May) first flight (Mermoz) from Paris to Brazil, with 13 May Pernambuco arrival, boxed "Premiere Traversee Commerciale de L'Atlantique-Sud Par Hydravion De L'Aeropostale" cachet, little toning on back, ex-Boris Joffe
Estimate: $250
Lot #388 - 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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