ITALY Flight Covers - Stamp Auctions

Lot 894 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 894 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1934 Martino & Kuhn intended flight New York to Rome, four unaddressed, specially prepared covers, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250

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Lot 893 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 893 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1934 (7 Nov) registered first flight cover from Rome to Tobruk, with special "Roma-Mogadiscio" flight cachet, attractively franked, with arrival pmk on back, returned to Perugia, minor toning, otherwise fine
Estimate: $150

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Lot 888 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 888 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1928 (26 May) First Italian Air Trans-Mediterranean Service first flight cover from the United States to Italy, with Torino, with 6 June arrival datestamp on back, v.f.
Estimate: $150

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Lot 889 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 889 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1931 (21 Oct) Genova-La Special DO-X2 special flight cover, with "Idrogigante Umberto Maddalena" cachet, v.f., signed Gappe (Sass.264, €750)
Estimate: $150

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Lot 890 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 890 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1932 (9 Jan) Rome to Darwin, Australia, Kingsford Smith flight, with appropriate pmks, signed by the pilot, rare (Sassone 275)
Cat. Val. €950
Estimate: $500

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Lot 891 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 891 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1933 (1 July) Balbo flight picture post card (photo of the actual airplane) Rome to Reykjavik, paying 2.60L, with arrival (5 July) and Crociera Aerea Italia Nord America cachet, signed by Balbo in red, minor card creases, otherwise fine and rare, signed Gappe (Sass.GP29)
Cat. Val. €4,250
Estimate: $500

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Lot 892 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 892 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1933 (11 Dec) two first flight covers from Brindisi to Singapore and to Bandon (Malayan States), fine-v.f., scarce
Estimate: $250

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Lot 887 - ITALY  Flight Covers  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 887 - ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1928 (26 May) First Italian Air Trans-Mediterranean Service first flight cover from the United States to Italy, with Torino, with 6 June arrival datestamp on back, v.f.
Estimate: $150

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Lot 898 - Italy ITALY  Flight Covers -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 898 - Italy ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1932 (Amelia Earhart) autographed (facsimile) airmail cover with Italian and French stamps cancelled, 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, stamps close to the edge of the cover, otherwise v.f. and rare -
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Lot 1013 - Italy ITALY  Flight Covers -  Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot 1013 - Italy ITALY Flight Covers - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1934 (Jan 27) Roma-Buenos Aires, interrupted flight, registered cover from Livorno to Argentina, appropriate cachets and variety of markings, especially on reverse

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