1929 1st North America Flight card to USA, franked with 2 1/2g variety ("G" in "Gulden" broken, Mi.206 IV/€450), fine non-philatelic usage (Si.27)
Estimate: $150
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
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 #286 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
Lot #287 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1929 (22 Apr) Mediterranean flight picture postcard addressed to Berlin, cancelled on board, violet "Mit Luftschiff L.Z. 127 ab Friedrichshafen" two-line handstamp and corresponding "Mittelmeerfahrt 1929" cachet, with San Remo (25 Apr) drop postmark and Berlin (27 Apr) arrival, v.f., with 1999 Hermann Sieger certificate. A rare San Remo drop mail from Danzig (Si.24d)
Estimate: $250
Lot #288 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1930 Nordland flight to Norway, with green cachet, appropriate Hammersfest arrival pmk, minor toning, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #289 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1930 South America flight picture postcard, Cape Verde drop, with Praia arrival pmk, signed Gappe (Si.57J)
Estimate: $150
Lot #290 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1931 3rd SAF picture postcard ("Graf Zeppelin" landing) to Pernambuco, Brazil, complete round-flight, with two Brazil stamps added for the return trip to Friedrichshafen, with bilingual (German/Portuguese) Zeppelin directional cachet, v.f., rare two-country franking, Sieger unlisted
Estimate: $1000
Lot #291 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1931 Iceland Flight card, flown via Friedrichshafen to Reykjavik, v.f., scarce
Estimate: $250
Lot #292 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1932 official "Seedienst Ostpreussen" picture postcard addressed to Dr.Kronstein mixed franking with German 1M Polar Flight, canceled on board, LUPOSTA flight, Ronne drop, with additional "Auf M.S. Hansestadt Danzig auf Hoher See" handstamp, v.f. and extremely rare combination franking, unlisted (Si.169Ba,variety)
Estimate: $250
Lot #293 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1932 LUPOSTA flight, 10pf stationery, unsevered reply card originally addressed to a Josef Goldberger, passenger on board "Graf Zeppelin", other side with additional German franking, canceled on board, Ronne drop, with appropriate markings on both sides, minor card separations, fine and possibly unique combination
Estimate: $250
Lot #294 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1933 Roma Flight, picture postcard ("Artushof und St.Marien"), registered from Zoppot, v.f., with appropriate cachet and arrival pmk on back (Si.207B)
Estimate: $200
Lot #295 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1933 4th SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Estimate: $150
Lot #296 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1933 7th SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet (Si.232B)
Estimate: $150
Lot #297 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago Flight, registered card from Zoppot to Chicago, franked on both sides with the complete set of "15 November" overprints (Mi.220-230), etc., Berlin connecting cachet, New York transit and Chicago arrival pmks, rare
Estimate: $250
Lot #298 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago Flight, registered cover from Zoppot to Miami, high value franking, Berlin connecting cachet, New York transit and Miami arrival pmks, unlisted destination, signed Gappe
Estimate: $250
Lot #299 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago Flight, registered cover from Zoppot to Akron, Ohio, high value franking, Berlin connecting cachet, New York transit and Akron arrival pmks, forwarded back to Europe, with Wageningen (Netherlands) 4 November, 1933 pmk on back, scarce destination, signed Gappe
Estimate: $250
Lot #300 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago Flight, registered card from Zoppot to Akron, Ohio, high value franking, Berlin connecting cachet, Akron arrival pmk on back, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #301 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago Flight, registered card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet, Pernambuco arrival pmk, rare
Estimate: $250
Lot #302 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1934 12th SAF (Christmas Flight) to Buenos Aires, commercially used, with high value franking, arrival pmk on back
Estimate: $150
Lot #303 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1935 7th SAF card from Zoppot to Brazil, franked on both sides, endorsed "Mit Luftschiff - Graf Zeppelin", Berlin (29.6.35) transit and Pernambuco arrival pmk, v.f., scarce dispatch, signed Gappe
Estimate: $150
Lot #304 - DANZIG Zeppelin Flights
1936 Hindenburg LZ 129 flight cover with attractive franking, registered and addressed to USA, two red cachets letter "d", Frankfurt transit, with New York arrival pmks (Si.406d)
Estimate: $150
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