1925 (13 May) Flying Boat (Sesto Calende-Australia-Philippines-China-Japan-Rome), Calcutta to Melbourne leg, right half of the envelope franked with 2x1a brown, with red "Italian Consul General's (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25 / No. 750/11 Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/25" cachet, violet "Italian World Air Flight" cachet on back, v.f. Commander Francesco de Pinedo and his mechanic Ernesto Campanelli left Rome in a S.I.A.I. Savoia...
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our May 7-8 Auction Sale, to be held at Cherrystone's New York City galleries. There are 1,642 lots of rare stamps and postal history of the World, featuring further selections from the David Mace collection and properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. A solid selection of United States is followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Spain and Scandinavian countries. There are strong sections of Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Queen Victoria, KEVII and George V singles and sets, as well as Japanese Occupation material. There are numerous flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. Sections of better South America, Asia and the rest of the world are noteworthy, with an award-winning collection of Corrientes offered intact. The sale concludes with the usual selection of large lots, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers. Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE).
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Lot #2737 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers
1936 "City of Khartoum" crash cover from Great Britain to Calcutta, franked with Great Britain 6p, the plane was in Delhi and about to leave for Calcutta when it burst into flames, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #2738 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers
1937 First Solo flight from Brisbane to Capetown by Mrs. H.B. Bonney, cover franked with Australian and Queensland adhesives, Delhi leg, where Indian stamps were added and cancelled by cds, appropriate cachet and additional markings on back, also signed by Mrs. Bonney, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine and scarce (in the 1930s Lores Bonney created aviation history by being the first woman to fly around Australia, the first to fly from...
Lot #2739 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers
1937 First Solo flight from Brisbane to Capetown by Mrs. H.B. Bonney, cover franked with Australian and Queensland adhesives, Delhi leg, where Indian stamps were added and cancelled by cds, appropriate cachet and additional markings on back, also signed by Mrs. Bonney, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine and scarce
Estimate: $400
Lot #2740 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers
1937 First Solo flight from Brisbane to Capetown by Mrs. H.B. Bonney, cover franked with Australian and Queensland adhesives, Karachi leg, where Indian stamps were added and cancelled by cds, appropriate cachet and additional markings on back, also signed by Mrs. Bonney, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine and scarce
Estimate: $400
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