7 PIONEER FLIGHT ITEMS: 1929-47, six covers and one large piece, most covers are FF to France or Switzerland and military flight Madagascar - Reunion of 1943, nicely franked with all appropriate air post markings, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200
Auction #95 Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Philatelic Rarities of the World
By: Raritan Stamps Inc.
Raritan Stamps Inc. Auction #95 Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Philatelic Rarities of the World
Raritan Stamps, Inc. - Live Auction #95
February 2-3,2022.
Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Philatelic Rarities of the World.
The Sale contains 1224 lots and represents the property of 36 owners.
Among the highlights are:
- Over 120 lots related to Worldwide Air Post, including Zeppelin Flights Postal History of various countries;
- Beautiful selection of US and and Canada classic stamps and modern errors;
- Nice range of the People's Republic of China lots, including Gold Fishes, Chrysanthemums, Stage Arts of Mei Lan-fang, Views of Yellow Mountains and other long sets, several Culture Revolution items;
- Valuable French, Italian, Liechtenstein and Monaco lots;
- Most impressive Russian Imperial material with Romanov Dynasty Proofs from the Tsar Collection, Soviet Union large die proofs from the Postal Archives, rarities of 1930's, Semi-Postal, Air Post and various back of the book items;
- A part of the Highly Awarded Collection of Wenden and Russian Zemstvo material;
- Outstanding Ukrainian material from renowned Collections of J. Bulat, Dr. Seichter and Dr. Zelonka.
The auction will be held within two sections.
Timetable
February 2, 2023 |
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Lots #1 – 625
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Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History, Philatelic Items of United States, Great Britain, British Commonwealth countries from A to T, including valuable BNA and Canada, Countries of the World from Afghanistan to French Colonies, including over 60 lots of People's Republic of China |
February 3, 2023 |
11:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Lots #626 - 1224
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Countries of the World from Georgia to Romania, powerful Russia and Soviet Union, including Semi-Postal, Air Post, various Back of the Book issues, Russian Zemstvo, strong Ukraine, Vietnam and Yugoslavia, Worldwide Topical Collections |
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Lot #77 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History Netherlands
GROUP OF 18 PIONEER FLIGHT ITEMS: 1934-61, mainly covers sent from Netherlands to Dutch Colonies, such as Curacao (1934), Surinam (1934), Dutch Indies (1937), Aruba (1946), nice mixed franking items to South Africa, cover from Antilles to Australia and many more, mostly fresh unit, F/VF, Est. $250-$300
Lot #78 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History nicaragua
1932, black error surcharge Correo Aereo. Interior 1922 (instead of 1932). Vale $0.25 over black ''1931'' on National Palace 25c dark brown, full OG, NH, VF and rare, the surcharge looks very well, but we did not find any records about this error, Est. $250-$300
Lot #79 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History nicaragua
1935, National Palace and Cathedral with blue ''Resello 1935'' over official blue ''Deshon-Sevilla'' and black ''Correo Aereo Oficial'', 15c-1cor, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce in sound condition, C.v. $81 as hinged
Lot #80 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History Norway
1925, Roald Amundsen's Attempted Flight to North Pole by flying boat ''Dornier Do J Wal'', double- sided small size postcard sent from USA to Norway on March 18, 1924 to be delivered to North Pole, upon arrival uprated by two Norwegian stamps, including Polar Bear 25o red issued to help financing the Expedition, cancelled by Kings Bay (Svalbard) ''18.VI.25'' ds and returned to Brooklyn, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200
Lot #81 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History Norway
1925, Roald Amundsen's Attempted Flight to North Pole by flying boat ''Dornier Do J Wal'', double-sided small size postcard sent from USA to Norway on April 9, 1924 to be delivered to North Pole, upon arrival uprated by two Norwegian stamps, including Polar Bear 25o red issued to help financing the Expedition, cancelled by Kings Bay (Svalbard) ''18.VI.25'' and Kristiania (Oslo), then returned to New Jersey, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200
Lot #82 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History Norway
1926 (May 9), Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett Direct and Return Flight by Fokker F-VII Tri-motor monoplane called Josephine Ford from Svalbard (Spitsbergen) to North Pole cover with mixed franking of Norway and US, tied by Ny-Alesund and Kings Bay ''9.V.26'' respectively, signed by Richard Byrd and addressed to Orange, NJ, mostly VF and rare, Est. $800-$1,000
Lot #83 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1887, pre-printed cover of ''Airship the Construction Department. Russia'' (The Head of the Department was Prof. Dmitry I. Mendeleyev, creator of the Periodic Law of Elements), the item franked by 7k blue and sent from St. Petersburg to Berlin, addressed to Hermann Moedebeck, Aeronautics Pioneer, specialist in air navigation, the cover has all appropriate markings, VF, a rarity the dawn of aviation, Est. $3,000-$4,000
Lot #84 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1923, red Airplane overprint on 45r green and black in vertical pair together with 28 other RSFSR adhesives and two exchange tax stamps used on registered cover from Moscow to US, all appropriate markings and NYC arrival ds, minor wearing, still F/VF and rare mailing, Est. $300-$400
Lot #85 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1928, two Soviet Trade Mission in Germany pre-printed flown covers from Berlin to Moscow, beautiful German machine postage imprint, appropriate Air Post labels and arrival ds on reverse, placed on the Collection page, mostly VF, ex-V. Ustinovsky, Est. $150-$200
Lot #86 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark brown, comb perforation 10½x12, right sheet margin single with double impression of the design, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, only a handful of this rarity is known, this one is definitely the best preserved example, authenticity is guaranteed, Est. $3,000-$4,000
Lot #87 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, perforated (10¾) trial color proof of 50k in dark brownish violet on paper with horizontal watermark Borders and Rosettes, removed from a presentation card with text ''Project'' at the bottom, VF and extremely rare item. Only 48 imperforated proofs in brownish violet color were produced, perforated proofs of this stamp were not offered to the market, V. Zagorsky certificate, Est. $9,000-$12,000
Lot #88 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, engraved printing, perforation 10½, very well centered with intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF and scarce stamp in sound condition, C.v. $2,000, Est. $1,000-$1,500
Lot #89 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1933, Stratostat USSR-1, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $463, Est. $250-$300
Lot #90 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1934, Civil Aviation, trial color imperforated proof of 5k in brown with pale brown background, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $800-$1,000
Lot #91 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1934, Civil Aviation, 80k purple, a single with perforation 10x13¾x13¾x13¾, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, rough perforation at top as typical for these errors, neat Moscow CTO with full OG, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $1,500-$2,000
Lot #92 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, small ''f'' in San Francisco variety (position 7), large part of OG (gum lost at bottom left corner), VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, V. Zagorsky certificate, C.v. $1,500, Est. $700-$800
Lot #93 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History russia and soviet union
1955, Moscow - North Pole Flight, red overprints on 1r and 2r, complete set of two, each one without dash variety, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400
Lot #94 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History south and south west africa
GROUP OF 29 PIONEER FLIGHT ITEMS: 1925-50, East London-Durban, East London- Pretoria, Cambridge-Natal, Dudtschorn-Pretoria of 1925, Windhoek- Grootfontein of1931, several covers to Germany and Switzerland, K-U-T cover to Dresden and many more, nice quality overall, F/VF, Est. $400-$500
Lot #95 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History Switzerland
ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1931 (June 6), Magdeburg Return Flight postcard from Romanshorn to Budapest, franked by two air post values, Magdeburg violet connection marking, red Flight cachet, Friedrichshafen ''7.6.31'' arrival ds, mostly VF, Sieger #109 var, Est. $150-$200
Lot #96 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History Switzerland
ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1932 (September 12 - October 27), four postcards representing 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th SAF of the year, appropriately franked and cancelled at Romanshorn, bearing Friedrichshafen connections, confirmation markings in various colors and arrival ds, mostly VF, Sieger #177, 183, 189, 195, €490 without a premium for franking, Est. $250-$300
Lot #97 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History Switzerland
LOT OF THREE FLOWN ITEMS : 1930-33, Geneva Flight of 1930 stationery postcard, 3rd SAF of 1931 postcard, 7th SAF of 1933 cover, two last ones addressed to Rio de Janeiro, appropriate franking and flight cancellations, one card has small tear, otherwise VF, Sieger #87, 133, 232, Est. $150-$200
Lot #98 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History syria
1921 (October 5), 1p on 20c in pair, 5p on 1fr and 10p on 2fr, four stamps on flown cover from Aleppo to Alexandretta, postmarked on arrival, F/VF and rare, Est. $300-$400
Lot #99 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History Syria - Alaouites
1924 (March 15), Pioneer Flight cover from Latakia to Deir El Zor, franked by first air mail surcharges, postmarked on arrival on March 20, slight fold away from the stamps, F/VF, Est. $150-$200
Lot #100 - 1. Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History tannu tuva
1934, Airplanes over Animals, 1k-2t, complete set of nine, the high value is large size, blocks of four, including 4 tete-beche blocks of triangle stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $352++
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