Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete (C13-C15), attractive set on flight covers, C14 on legal size envelope, F.-V.F. Scott $1,200.
United States Postal History #659
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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions United States Postal History #659
Daniel F. Kelleher's sale 659 of United States Postal History with over 500 lots including:
- The John B. Sawyer Collection of Stampless Covers and Postal History
- A selection of U.S. 1847 Postal History, the property of a Gentleman from Georgia
- A selection from The Randy L. Neil Collection of Confederate States
- The "Springfield" Collection of Civil War Postal History
- And further offerings from the "Constellation" Collection of early U.S. postal cards.
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Lot #1455 - postal history by issue airmail
Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete (C13-C15), fresh and affordable set of these popular stamps, sort of the "economy model" of Zeppelin covers; C13 postcard with corner bend lower right, C14 two heavy vertical file folds not affecting the stamp, and C15 with small tear at top of cover not affecting the plate number single, F.-V.F. Scott $1,200.
Lot #1456 - postal history by issue airmail
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14), attractive example tied on 1930 flight cover to Germany, neatly tied by boldly struck slogan cancellation, Very Fine. Scott $400.
Lot #1457 - postal history by issue airmail
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14 & UX27), lovely postcard with "New Haven" circular datestamp and oval postmarks on flight trip from Lakehurst to Germany and back to New Haven, F.-V.F. Scott $400.
Lot #1458 - postal history by issue airmail
Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), outstanding well centered example tied on flight cover to Tippecanoe City, Ohio, very impressive stamp, Extremely Fine. Scott $625.
Lot #1459 - postal history by issue airmail
Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), nice appearing example tied on 1930 first flight cover by "Washington, DC, Apr. 24, 1930" with green backstamp "Lakehurst, NJ May 31, 1930"; adhesive with nibbed perf at top right corner and a light crease at bottom right corner, Very Fine. Scott $625.
Lot #1460 - postal history by issue airmail
Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin (C18), four examples tied on flight covers, all single stamps except one with a vertical pair and a top sheet margin copy, Very Fine. Scott $320.
Lot #1461 - postal history by issue airmail
1919-50, Airmail Postal History. 100+ covers, with many CAMs and FAMs, some better include 1919 C1 on Roessler cover, 1928 Graf Zeppelin 1st Flight with C5 & C6, 1925 First Night Air Mail Chicago-New York, 1929 Graf Zeppelin Around the World Flight and a 1930 SS Bremen catapult cover, great selection with little duplication, a few condition issues, be sure to inspect this one carefully and place an aggressive bid!!! F.-V.F.
Lot #1462 - postal history by issue airmail
1922, Roald Amundsen Maud North Pole Expedition, cover franked with 4¢ brown tied, with special label, on cover by faint duplex cancel (probably Seattle) and by green "North Star Air Post" flight cachet/cancel, signed in green by Amundsen and date July 28, 1922; and also signed by President Warren G. Harding and U.S. Postmaster General, Hubert Work; slight flap tear, Very Fine. AAMC T-O 1021.
Lot #1463 - postal history by issue airmail
1928-29, Around-the-World cover, franked with 29 stamps from sixteen stamp-issuing nations and colonies, each tied by appropriate postmark, including issues of the U.S., Gibraltar, Monaco, Italy, Greece, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, Dutch Indies, Philippines, China, Japan, British Offices in China 8¢ KGV tied by Hong Kong circular datestamp. Highly attractive and somewhat spectacular item with more than four months...
Lot #1464 - postal history by issue airmail
1928, John Henry Mears Round the World card, 1¢ postal card (UX27) cancelled by 1928 New York NY duplex, addressed to San Francisco CA, with pair of China 1¢ (249), on reverse is red cachet of John Mears portrait and a cartoon of him delivering a mail bag, with New York NY Jul 22 receiver, scarce in red, F.-V.F.
Lot #1465 - postal history by issue airmail
1930, Pioneer Aviators, signatures on 1930 National Air Races cover, nine different signatures including three females, eight can be identified as Cy Caldwell, Col. W.E. Easterwood, Frank Hawks, Gladys O'Donnell, Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie, Earle Ovington, Boris Sergievsky, Roger Q. Williams, we could not identify the 9th. Fresh and Very Fine.
Lot #1466 - postal history by issue airmail
1930 (May 18-June 6), South America Flight, Zeppelin set of 3 used on 2 covers and a 1¢ green Jefferson postal card all to same addressee, each with April 23 Varick Station, NY postmark. The postal card dropped at Seville; the $1.30 cover flown to Friedrichshafen and returned; the $2.60 cover flown round trip back to Lakehurst. Light perf soiling, the 65¢ with several gum soaked perfs; various cover flaws, generally F.-V.F....
Lot #1467 - postal history by issue airmail
1933, Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen to Recife, with U.S. C18 tied by VARICK ST. ANNEX, N.Y. 1/ OCT 4/ 1933 machine cancel, red triangular German flight cachet, plus U.S. purple Friedrichshafen flight cachet, addressed Springfield MA, backstamped Recife 17.X.33 double c.d.s., Very Fine. Michel 347C.
Lot #1468 - postal history by issue airmail
1933, Chicago Flight, Chicago to Friedrichshafen, airmail envelope with U.S. C18 tied by CHICAGO/ OCT 26/ 1933 machine cancel, adjacent U.S. flight cachet at left, Friedrichshafen postmark on reverse, and addressed to Vedbaek, Denmark with receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Michel 355Cd.
Lot #1469 - postal history by issue airmail
1933, Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen Round Trip, airmail envelope with U.S. C18 block of four cancelled by NEW YORK / OCT 2 / 1933 postmarks (Oct 2=FDC), tied by red German flight cachet & U.S. flight cachet at left, Friedrichshafen & New York receiving postmarks on reverse, and addressed to Chicago, Very Fine. Michel 355Ca.
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