1921 souvenir postcard depicting the crash of British Airship "R-38" (crashed over Hull, Aug. 24, 1921), posted by a crew-member (J.Cuelinam) and addressed to Scott E. Peck, United States Naval officer at Coco Solo base, Canal Zone, with Panama transit pmk, message reading (in part) "a good description on the other side. Who's lucky? The First Trip I missed"
Estimate: $250
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 February 28-March 1 2017 sale, with 1,528 lots, including Part III of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers from the Gappe holdings. In addition, we are featuring an important collection of Russia, especially Air Post, with many rarities, errors and varieties. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including group lots from the ex-Gappe stock. This 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 #592 - GREAT BRITAIN Flight Covers
Lot #593 - GREAT BRITAIN Flight Covers
1924 (30 May) flown cover to Prague, oval "De Havilland Aircraft Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware" datestamp, with two Czech stamps (uncanceled) added for the return trip to London, endorsed "Flown in FH 50 to Prague" and pilot signed at top
Estimate: $250
Lot #594 - GREAT BRITAIN Flight Covers
1928 (4 Aug) Catapult Air Mail cover via Le Havre (per "Ile de France") to Cleveland, fine and scarce
Estimate: $200
Lot #595 - GREAT BRITAIN Flight Covers
1928 (28 Aug) Catapult Air Mail cover via Plymouth (per SS "Ile de France") to Charlotte, North Carolina, fine and scarce, signed Gappe
Estimate: $200
Lot #596 - GREAT BRITAIN Flight Covers
1939 (31 May) first flight cover to Horta, Azores, v.f., with Pan-American Airways "Southern Route" cachet, arrival pmk (2 June) on back
Estimate: $150
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