GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 2493 - GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1914 card carried on the second leg of the special flight for Windhoek Exhibition, franked with 5pf green, with 3-line violet cachet "Flugpost Usakos-Karibib 1.Flugzeug in Sudwest befordert", cancelled Usakos 19.5.14 and addressed to Berlin, fine and very rare card, only a few known to exist, especially addressed outside of SWA, signed Wittmann, with 1994 Czimek certificate Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryGERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers |
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 Lot 2494 - GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1914 picture postcard carried on the third leg of the special flight for Windhoek Exhibition, franked with 5pf green, cancelled Karibib 19.5.14, with "Erste Flugpost Deutsch Sudwestafrika Karibib Windhuk" three-line cachet, addressed to Okahandja, with 22.5.14 arrival pmk (flight was delayed due to bad weather), fine and very rare card, only a few known to exist, with 2003 Steuer certificate Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryGERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers |
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 Lot 724 - GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World1914 (19 May) 5pf stationery card addressed to Windhuk, cancelled by "Karibib/(Deutsch-/Sudwestafrika)" cds, with well struck three-line blue "Erste Flugpost/Swakopmund-Karibib-Windhuk/Deutschsudwestafrika" handstamp alongside, endorsed "Luftpost." A very rare pioneer flight card in excellent condition, v.f. It was carried on the third stage of the first Swakopmund-Windhoek flight by the German pilot Buchner, who inaugurated air service from Swakopmund to Windhoek, 18-23 May, 1914, with stops at Usakos, Karibib and Okalandja. Due to bad weather, Buchner was delayed in Karibib until 22 May. The awaiting mail in Karibib had already been cancelled on the 19th and had a three-line airmail cachet applied in blue in anticipation of an uninterrupted continuation of the flight Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the WorldGERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers |
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 Lot 518 - GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers1914 card carried on the second leg of the special flight for Windhoek Exhibition, franked with 5pf green, with 3-line violet cachet "Flugpost Usakos-Karibib 1.Flugzeug in Sudwest befordert", cancelled Usakos 19.5.14 and addressed to Berlin, fine and very rare card, only a few known to exist, especially addressed outside of SWA, signed Wittmann, with 1994 Czimek certificate Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversGERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers |
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 Lot 519 - GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers1914 picture postcard carried on the third leg of the special flight for Windhoek Exhibition, franked with 5pf green, cancelled Karibib 19.5.14, with "Erste Flugpost Deutsch Sudwestafrika Karibib Windhuk" three-line cachet, addressed to Okahandja, with 22.5.14 arrival pmk (flight was delayed due to bad weather), fine and very rare card, only a few known to exist, with 2003 Steuer certificate Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversGERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers |
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 Lot 547 - German Colonies GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers1914 (19 May) 5pf stationery card addressed to Windhuk, cancelled by "Karibib/(Deutsch-/Sudwestafrika)" cds, with well struck three-line blue "Erste Flugpost/Swakopmund-Karibib-Windhuk/Deutschsudwestafrika" handstamp alongside, endorsed "Luftpost." A very rare pioneer flight card in excellent condition, v.f. It was carried on the third stage of the first Swakopmund-Windhoek flight by the German pilot Buchner, who inaugurated air service from Swakopmund to Windhoek, 18-23 May, 1914, with stops at Usakos, Karibib and Okalandja. Due to bad weather, Buchner was delayed in Karibib until 22 May. The awaiting mail in Karibib had already been cancelled on the 19th and had a three-line airmail cachet applied in blue in anticipation of an uninterrupted continuation of the flight Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversGerman Colonies GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers |
