1923-1942 four first flight covers, one via London to Paris, another (1932) Dublin, via Rotterdam to Berlin (special oval cachet), another Liverpool to Belfast and 1942 RAS flight from Belfast to Glasgow, fine lot
Estimate: $200
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 #722 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
Lot #723 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1924 (13 Mar) First flight card via London and Paris to Degersheim, Switzerland, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #724 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (7 Aug) first flights Ireland to South Africa, six covers addressed to Pretoria, Mossel Bay, Bloemfontein, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, most with arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #725 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (27 Dec) three first flight covers, two to Delhi, one to Jodhpur, India, the latter with "First Official Airmail Despatch from Gt Britain" cachet, also "By First Despatch on the Extension of Indian Airmail from Karachi to Jodhpur" direction, each cover with arrival (6/7 Jan 30) pmk on back, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #726 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (28 Mar) first flight by Imperial Airways to Karachi, India, specially prepared envelope, v.f., with arrival pmk
Estimate: $250
Lot #727 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (28 Mar) first flight cover to Basra, Iraq, v.f., with arrival pmk
Estimate: $250
Lot #728 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (26 Aug) first air mail service Galway to London, flown cover with German franking, canceled "Deutsche Seepost Line Bremen-New York", corresponding label "Airmail-Karlsruhe-Galway" and oval cachet, v.f.
Estimate: $200
Lot #729 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (26 Aug) first air mail service Galway to London, group of 10 flown covers, each with appropriate cachet, mostly with 2p frankings, two mixed with additional English adhesives, fine
Estimate: $750
Lot #730 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1931 (27 Mar) first flight cover, via London to Mwanza, Tanganyika, also three (Dec 1931) first flights, two to Cape town and one to Windhoek, two with Imperial Airways cachets, fine-v.f. group
Estimate: $200
Lot #731 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1932 Paquebot cover, by air to India, posted at Sea "Dun Laogh" 7 October cancel, Great Britain franking, with boxed "Karachi-Madras" First Air Mail cachet and arrival pmk on back, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #732 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1932 (18 Jan) Imperial Airways cacheted first flight cover to Mbeya, Tanganyika, with transit and arrival pmks, returned to sender, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #733 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1933 (20 Sep) first flight cover to Rangoon, with "First Air Mail Indian Trans-Continental and Imperial Airways Rangoon-Karachi-London" cachet, arrival pmks, fine and scarce
Estimate: $250
Lot #734 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1933 (8 Dec) first flight cover to Singapore, with arrival pmk (19 Dec), franked with British 1/2p green, tied by cds, "certified flown (under cover) return flight" endorsement and signed by Captain Smye, pilot, fine and rare dispatch, only 12 flown
Estimate: $250
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