Live Bidding Auction #92

1912 (February 17), Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet, stationery postcard 1c blue, addressed to Selma, CA, tied by ''Aeroplane Station Oakland Cal. Feb. 17, 1912'' machine ds (flown on the first day of the Meet), fresh and VF, AAMC #16, Est. $200-$300

1931 (June 19), Trans-Atlantic Flight by O. Hillig and H. Hoiriis pre-printed cover, franked by US Red Cross 2c black and red, due to technical difficulties flight was interrupted at Harbor Grace (Newfoundland) and correspondences were delivered by a ship, upon arrival to Denmark uprated by 25ø light blue and postmarked ''3.7.31'' in Copenhagen, VF, only 30 items carried, Est. $150-$200

1933 (July 24), Balbo Air Squadron Flight, New York- Rome, cover addressed to Germany, franked by five stamps, including three high value definitives, tied by ''New York Varick St. Jul.24'' duplex, violet ''Italian Air Cruise'' confirmation cachet, blue No.2217 at bottom left, Grociera Aerea Rome drop and Wesseling (Köln district) arrival ds, mostly VF, AAMC #1184f, Est. $500- $600

1939, Airplane over Kabul, 20af emerald, bottom sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair (issued in 1949) and small die proof of the same value in slightly different color (bright bluish green), printed on vertically wove paper, size 37.5x20.5mm instead of 39x21mm for issued stamps, full OG, NH (imperf pair) or LH, VF, these proofs are rarely offered, Est. $100-$150

1931, First Flight Tirana - Rome, black arch overprints on air post stamps of 1930, 5q-3fr, complete set of seven, full OG, NH, VF, Mi #235-41, €275

1914 (July 16-18), Inauguration of Australia's Aerial Mail on Bleriot Monoplane by pilot M. Guillaux, official souvenir postcard delivered on flight Melbourne - Sydney, franked by Kangaroo 1c red,No.1952 at right, all appropriate markings, minor flaws, still F/VF and scarce, Mueller #3, 17,500 points, Est. $600-$750

1919, First Aerial Post England-Australia, the so-called Ross-Smith vignette in dark blue, watermark Crown over A, bold color and intact perforation 11½, blue favor cancellation at bottom right, large part of OG, VF and very scarce, only 576 examples were printed, Champion guarantee and D. Bandon certificate, Yvert #1, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1929 (April 17-22), Direct and Return Flight pre-printed covers on line ''Brisbane - Charleville'', each one franked by three values of 1½p brown red, bearing appropriate labels and signed by Pilot Captain P. H. Moody, arrival markings on reverse, mostly VF, Est. $250-$300

1912, Flight Week, aviation postcard franked by 5h yellow green, tied by Vienna ''1.VII.12'' ds, violet double circle marking ''Flugwoche. Flugfeld. Wien. 23. 30. Juni 1912'', several pencil signatures on picture side, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150

1952, Golden Eagle, 20s brown black, top sheet margin vertical imperforated pair, tiny natural paper inclusion between stamps, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, ANK #973 Uxb, €280, Est. $100-$140

1924, Aviation School issue, 10c-5b, complete set of seven, each one with diagonal red violet overprint ''Muestra'', each one neatly removed from the UPU information pages, mostly F/VF, Est. $200-$250

1930 (May 13), flown cover from Sofia to Hamburg, franked by ten stamps, delivered by two connected Pioneer Flights Sofia - Nuremberg/Fürth and Nuremberg/Fürth - Hamburg, two appropriate air post markings on front, backstamped, punch at right, still F/VF and scarce, Est. $200-$300