Airmail, 1918, 16¢ green. Choice centering and rich color, tied by magenta "Air Mail Service Wash., N.Y., Phila., New York, Jul 15, 1918, 1 PM" cds on first flight cover to Philadelphia, Pa., receiving backstamp with "Send a Letter By Airplane, Especially To One "Over There", It Will Be a Real Treat." handstamp alongside, Very Fine.
Scott No. C2; $800.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1154 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Lot #1155 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1918, 16¢ green. Tied by magenta "Air Mail Service Wash., Philada., Washington, Jul 15, 1918" first flight postmark on cover to New York City, "First Trip" endorsement and receiving backstamp.
Scott No. C2; $800.
Lot #1156 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue. Tied by "Air Mail Service Wash., N.Y., Phila., Washington, May 15, 1918, First Trip" cds in magenta on first flight cover, Philadelphia, Pa. transit cds on reverse, Very Fine. AAMC No. 101h.
Scott No. C3; $750.
Lot #1157 - united states postal history airmail postal history
1927 (June 29) Byrd Transatlantic Flight, New York, N.Y. to Paris, France. Special aeroplane printed cachet cover franked with 5¢ Roosevelt tied by "New York, Jun 21, 1927" duplex postmark, Ver sur Mer receiving postmark alongside, Very Fine and choice.
AAMC No. 1060; $600.
Lot #1158 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1927, 10¢ Lindbergh. Four legal size airmail First Day Covers each with the first printed Esleeck cachet, one each used in all four cities: Detroit, Little Falls, St. Louis, and Washington D.C., Very Fine, the Planty catalog lists this cachet as rare. Planty No. 16 $800.
Scott No. C10; Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #1159 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of 3. Nicely centered, tied by both green and violet "Cleveland Midwestern Philatelic Sta., May 26, 1928" First Day of Issue postmarks on airmail cover, Exposition label on reverse, complete unexploded booklet, Very Fine.
Scott No. C10a; $800.
Lot #1160 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete. Rich colors, neatly arranged at top of airmail flight cover and tied by "New York, N.Y., Apr 30, 1930" duplex postmarks, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets as wellas the circular "Round Trip" cachet, Friedrichshafen transit and green N.Y. round flight backstamps, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful complete set on round flight cover.
Scott No. C13-C15; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000....
Lot #1161 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin, block of 4. Well centered, tied by "New York Apr 26, 1930" duplex handstamp on flight cover, U.S. and German flight cachets also tying, green Lakehurst Zepp receiver on reverse, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. C13; $700 as used block; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1162 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin. Large margins and attractive centering, tied by "New York, N.Y., May 31, 1930" duplex postmark on flight cover, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets, Very Fine.
Scott No. C14; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1163 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin. Tied by "Varick St. Sta., N.Y., Jun 2, 1930" machine postmark on 5¢ airmail entire, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets, to Belgium with Friedrichshafen transit backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. C14; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1164 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin. Well centered amid large margins, tied by "Varick St. Sta., N.Y., Apr 30, 1930" machine postmark on flight cover, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets both well struck, green Lakehurst receiver on reverse, Extremely Fine, a choice Zeppelin flight usage.
Scott No. C15; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1165 - united states postal history airmail postal history
1931 (June 21) Wiley Post & Harold Gatty Record Round the World Flight. Corner card cachet signed by both pilots, cover franked with 2¢ carmine tied by both "Mineloa, N.Y., Jun 21, 1931" and "Mineloa, N.Y., Jul 1, 1931" machine cancels marking the start and end of the flight, Berlin postmark and Russian cachet handstamps, Very Fine and scarce.
AAMC No. 1141; $650.
Lot #1166 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin, block of 4. Tied by two different "Chicago, Ill., Oct 26, 1933" postmarks on Zepp flight 5¢ Airmail entire, flight cachet on reverse, Very Fine.
Scott No. C18; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1167 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin. Single on three flight covers, each with different flight cachet; "From Miami", "From Akron" and "From Friedrichshafen" dispatch cachets, Very Fine.
Scott No. C18; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1168 - united states postal history airmail postal history
1934 (January 10) First U.S. Naval Squadron Flight, San Francisco to Hawaii. Two covers and post card; covers including one signed by flight Commander McGinnis, other signed by the crew aboard plane 10-P-3, various origin and all with Pearl Harbor receiving postmarks, Very Fine.
AAMC No. 1200; $300.
Lot #1169 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Governmental Flight Covers, 1918-53. Over 130 covers identified in glassine; better early 1918 flights mostly with the 1st issue airmails issues including May 15th first flights (101A.1 & 101F.1, cat $650 each), Boston to N.Y. flight (105, cat $300) and various later to 1919 cataloging from $125 to $250, nice selection of post 1920 trips with some good items cataloging up to $150; some pleasant modest duplication at times, worth...
Lot #1170 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Governmental (Commercial) Flight Covers, 1918-56. Collection of approximately 500 "commercial" covers identified in glassines and arranged by date; starting with early first & second issue usages, including registry and postage due usages, foreign destinations including Holland and India, later with fancy aeroplane cancels, section of National Airmail Week by state, U.S./Canada mixed franking, some FDC's, also sections of Star...
Lot #1171 - united states postal history airmail postal history
Interrupted (Crash) Flight Covers, 1920-68. Over 100 covers mounted on exhibition pages and identified in glassines; exhibition collection consisting of the earlier covers (1920-30) including 1920 Pemberville crash (AAMC 200914) and the Batavia crash (201016a, cat $175), 1922 Porcupine Ridge, Utah crash (221215, cat $150) and the 1923 Cochranton, Pa. crash (230226, cat $250), items in glassines with later flights and some better...
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