ITALY Flight Covers - Stamp Auctions

Lot 934 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

Lot 934 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1926 (10 Apr) Nobile Polar Flight of the Dirigible "Norge", flown from Rome to Cuers, flight vignette with Inverted Frame (position 16), tied by large violet oval flight handstamp, used with Italy 1.25 blue tied by "Ciampino 8.4.26" cds and sent to Paris, v.f., extremely rare inverted frame on flown cover
Estimate: $1000

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 935 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

Lot 935 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1927 (4 Oct) Brindisi to Constantinople flight cover, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Estimate: $150

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 936 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

Lot 936 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1930 (21 Apr) first flight cover to Tirana, Albania, minor toning, otherwise v.f., with arrival (26 Apr) on back
Estimate: $100

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 937 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

Lot 937 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1931 (18 July) Malta to Napoli, first flight cover from Malta, v.f.
Estimate: $100

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 938 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

Lot 938 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1932 (Amelia Earhart) autographed (facsimile) airmail cover with Italian and French stamps canceled, respectively, at Milano (Posta Aerea 8.6.32 cancel, Roma Aeroporto del Littorio 9.6.32 receiver), and aboard the ship bringing the aviatrix back to US (Le Havre a New York 17.6. 32 cancel, Rome I VII 32 receiver). After her record-breaking Transatlantic flight in May 1932, the aviatrix had spent three weeks in Europe, before departing for US on June 15. On her visit to Italy, she was greeted by Italo Balbo in Milano on June 8, then flown as the guest of honor in the Italian military plane to Rome for an official reception and a small number of covers were prepared to commemorate the occasion, the addressee, Commodore Giuseppe Colianchi, was one of the pioneers of Italian aeronautics, v.f., rare cover
Estimate: $1000

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 939 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

Lot 939 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1936 (27 Aug) K.L.M. flight cover from Genova to Java (Netherlands Indies), attractively franked, with Rome transit and Soerabaja arrival (4 Sep) on back, slight overall toning, uncommon destination
Estimate: $100

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 1016 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

Lot 1016 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1937 (7 Apr) first flight Rome-Haifa, Alla Littoria cover addressed to Alexandria, v.f., with arrival pmk
Estimate: $150

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 879 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History

Lot 879 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History

1930 (12 Dec) Roma-Tripoli, ppc with attractive franking and appropriate cachet, v.f., with arrival pmk (Sass.179a, €700)
Estimate: $250

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 890 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History

Lot 890 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History

1934 Roma-Mogadiscio flight cover addressed to Tobruk, with 2L franking and additional stamps, v.f., with appropriate cachet and arrival pmk,
Cat. Val. $240
Estimate: $150

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ITALY Flight Covers
Lot 885 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History

Lot 885 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History

1932 (2 May) first flight from Rome to Tilsit, Germany, v.f., with Munich and Berlin transits, Tilsit arrival on back
Estimate: $150

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ITALY Flight Covers