Worldwide Public Auction 104 with Live Internet Bidding
Cranbury, NJ, USA
| Lot | Swaziland | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Zeppelin Flight. 1936 (May 6-9), Airship ''Hindenburg'' 1st North America Flight registered cover from Warsaw, franked by four stamps, red letter ''d'' (Frankfurt) flight marking, NYC ''5.9.1936'' arrival ds, VF, Sieger #406, C.v. €350, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 102 | 1922-32, red Airplane overprint, set of Fokker F.III with later surcharges, the Hague Air Post Conference, Zeppelin issue of 1930 (perf 12½) and International Polar Year, six complete issues, the total is 15 stamps, all with full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $715, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 103 | 1931-32, Airships, imperforate and perforated complete sets of five and seven, the last one includes 20k of pale red shade and engraved 15k (perf 12), all with full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $707, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 104 | 1931, Zeppelin North Pole Flight, Ice-Breaker ''Malygin'', 30k-2r, imperforate and perforated (comb 12x12½), complete sets of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $687, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 105 | 1933, Stratostat ''U.S.S.R.'', 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $463, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 106 | 1934, Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $295, Est. $200-$225 |  | |
| 107 | 1934, Airships, 5k-30k, complete set of five, flawless condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,020, Est. $500-$600 |  | |
| 108 | 1935, Chelyuskin Rescue, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, nicely centered with fresh colors and intact perforation, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,058, Est. $1,500-$1,800 |  | |
| 109 | 1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, position 16 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, C.v. $500, Est. $300-$325 |  | |
| 110 | 1937, Aviation Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four 1r black, brown and buff, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 111 | 1938-40, North Pole Flight, First and Second Trans- Atlantic Flights, Papanin's Expedition, Flight to Far East, Ice-Breaker Sedov Polar Basin Drift, six complete issues, the total is 22 stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $440, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 112 | Pioneer Flight. 1930 (February 4-5), Arkhangelsk - Ustsysolsk flight registered cover, franked by complete set of air post surcharges, tied by Arkhangelsk ''27.1.30'' ds, the flight departed on February 4 with length of almost 600mi and it took over 7 hours, all appropriate markings and Ustsysolsk arrival on reverse, mostly VF and rare, only 30 covers carried, Est. $500-$600 |  | |
| 113 | Zeppelin Flight. 1931 (July 24-31), North Pole Flight card and cover, franked by Zeppelin and Ice-Breaker ''Malygin'' imperforate set of four (30k +1r and 35k and 2r), tied by special date stamps, each one with red flight cachet, Leningrad ''25.VII.31'' or Friedrichshafen ''31.VII.31'' arrival markings, VF, Sieger #120Ab, 120Ba,, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 114 | Zeppelin Flight. 1936 (June 19-26), Airship Hindenburg 3rd North America Return Flight registered postcard to Germany, franked by three stamps, including two air post values, tied by special ''17.JUN.1936'' postmark in green, New York ''6-19. 1936'' connection on reverse and Frankfurt ''26.6.36'' receiver on front, mostly VF, Sieger #419, C.v. €750, Est. $400-$500 |  | |
| 115 | Prepared for Zeppelin Flight. 1933 (October 31), registered cover from Mogadishu expected to be sent by Zeppelin Chicago Return Flight on shoulder Seville - Friedrichshafen, franked by five values, including Ostrich 2.55L and 5L, both perf 12 (C.v. $800 and $400 respectively), tied by ''27.9.33'' ds, ''PER ZEPPELIN'' label in blue and red triangle cachet in Italian ''Returned to sender due of no Air Post Service in Spain'' on front and reverse, Milan transit and Rome dropped markings, mostly VF, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 116 | Zeppelin Flight. 1933 (May 6-9), 1st SAF registered cover from Djibouti to Brazil, franked by three values, tied by ''4.AVR.33'' ds, Friedrichshafen ''6.5.33'' connection, blue flight cachet, Pernambuco ''9.V.33'' arrival hs, VF and very rare, Sieger #202, C.v. €1,350, Est. $600-$700 |  | |
| 117 | Zeppelin Flight. 1930 (May 20-31), three 1st SAF covers from Seville to US, franked by 2, 5 or 24 King Alfonso adhesives, tied by ''18.MAY.30'' ds, red Spanish confirmation markings, green Lakehurst ''May - 31.1930'' machine arrival hs on reverse of each cover, F/VF, Sieger #58B, C.v. €375, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 118 | Zeppelin Flight. 1930 (May 20-31), 1st SAF postcard from Barcelona to US, franked by horizontal pair of 4p lake, tied by hexagon ''18.MAY.30'' ds, German (red) and American (type I, violet) confirmation markings (no Spanish one), green Lakehurst ''May - 31.1930'' machine arrival hs, VF and scarce, Sieger #58E, C.v. €350, Est. $200-$225 |  | |
| 119 | Prepared for Zeppelin Flight. 1930 (May 9-21), postcard from Paramaribo, prepared to be sent by 1st SAF on the leg from Rio de Janeiro to Pernambuco on May 25-26, but card arrived to Rio on May 15 and was delivered to Pernambuco on May 21 by air post service, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 120 | Zeppelin Flight. 1935 (August 28-31), 11th SAF registered cover from Mbabane, franked by complete set of King George V Silver Jubilee issue, Berlin ''28.8.35'' connection, red letter ''a'' Flight marking, Bahia ''31.8.35''machine arrival ds on reverse, VF and very rare, Sieger #317, Swaziland origin is not mentioned in the catalogs, Est. $1,500-$1,800 |  | |
| Lot | Yugoslavia | Estimate | |
| 121 | Zeppelin Flight. 1936 (May 6-9), Airship ''Hindenburg'' 1st NAF cover, franked by three values, tied by Malmö ''4.5.36'' ds, letter ''c'' (Frankfurt) red confirmation cachet, arrived to NYC on May 9, VF, Sieger #406C, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 122 | Zeppelin Flights. 1929 (November 2), Zurich-Dübendorf Flight mixed franking Swiss stationery postcard 20c carmine, tied by Zurich Luftpost ''2.XI.29'' date stamp, uprated by pair of German Eagle 50pf orange with the same day on-board cancel, black on red Express and black on yellow Luftpost labels, VF, Est. $100-$120 |  | |
| 123 | Zeppelin Flights. 1931 (October 17-20), 3rd SAF three-country mixed franking cover from Romanshorn to Colombia, franked by two air post values, tied by ''16.X.31'' ds, Friedrichshafen ''17.10.31'' connection, green flight cachet, Pernambuco ''20.X.31'' arrival marking, then uprated by three adhesives of Colombia and one - of Ecuador, which are paying for air mail delivery from Pernambuco to Barranquilla and Bogota, properly cancelled, VF and scarce item, Sieger #133 var, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 124 | Pioneer Flight. 1921 (October 5), four surcharged values - 1p/20c in pair, 5p/1fr and 10p/2fr, used on flown cover from Aleppo to Alexandretta, postmarked on arrival, F/VF and rare, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 125 | Pioneer Flight. PIONEER FLIGHT: 1924 (March 15), cover from Latakia to Deir El Zor, franked by first air mail surcharges, postmarked on arrival on March 20, slight fold away from the stamps, F/VF, Est. $150-$200 |  | |
| 126 | Pioneer Flights. 1939-47, two covers, local - Nakhon Phanom - Bangkok and Bangkok - Manila by Pan Am First Clipper Flight, franked by five or four stamps, mostly VF, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 127 | Zeppelin Flight. 1933 (May 29-30), Italy Flight mixed franking postcard from Tripoli, franked by Zeppelin stamp of 3L brown and Libyan Sibyl 20c green, tied by Tripoli ''27.5.33'' date stamps, blue confirmation cachet, Rome ''29.V.33'' machine connection on reverse, Friedrichshafen ''30.5.33'' special drop marking, VF and scarce franking, Sassone C.v. €650 for 3L stamp on correspondence, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 128 | Zeppelin Flight. 1933 (May 6-9), 1st SAF stationery postcard 6g red from Istanbul to Buenos Aires, uprated by four values, tied by ''1.5.33'' ds, Berlin ''3.5.33'' transit, red Berlin-Friedrichshafen connection and blue flight markings, arrival hs on reverse, VF and scarce, Sieger #202, C.v. €350, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 129 | Pioneer Flights. 1931 (January 7), registered cover from Bizerta to Germany, franked by complete surcharged set of three, Marseille (8.1) and Geneva (9.1) transits, Berlin January 10, 1931 arrival ds, minor foxing, otherwise VF, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 130 | Pioneer Flights. 1932 (May 16), Tunis - Rome Flight special postcard commemorating 1st Regional Philatelic Exposition, franked by two stamps, black on red ''Air Mail'' and claret Exhibition labels, mostly VF, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 131 | 1947, Pontificate of Pius XII, House of Our Lady in Loreto, 25L dark emerald green, horizontal imperforate pair with enlarged margin at top, full OG, NH, VF and rare, C.v. $1,000, Sassone #PA13a, C.v. €10,000 as singles, Est. $1,000-$1,200 |  | |
| 132 | 1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, 300L ultra and 1000L green, bottom left corner sheet margin imperforate blocks of four, proof like colors, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Scott just mentioned these imperfs, but no priced, Sassone #PA18a-19a, C.v. €48,000 as singles, Est. $8,000-$9,000 |  | |
| 133 | 1951, Franciscus Gratianus, imperforate plate proof of 500L in deep blue (issued color), horizontal pair printed on pink paper, a small part of adjoining stamp at the top left, light ironed fold on the left stamp, no gum as produced, NH, VF and very rare, Est. $600-$700 |  | |
| 134 | First Flights. 1931 (April 1-2), cover Rome - Munich - Berlin, mixed franking cover bearing Vatican 1.25L blue and Italy Virgil 1L orange, appropriately cancelled, Munich and Berlin Luftpostamt markings in red, Berlin''2.4.31'' arrival ds on reverse, mostly VF, only 48 items flown, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 135 | First Flights. 1931 (June 11), cover Rome - La Valetta, three-country franking cover of Vatican 20c violet and Italy Virgil 1L orange, appropriately cancelled, marked ''T'' upon arrival to Malta and Postage Due stamp of ½p green was applied, mostly VF and rare, 56 items were carried and only a few uprated upon arrival, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 136 | First Flights. 1939 (July 12-19), Special Flight Brussels - Rome mixed franking cover, bearing two Belgian Basilica stamps, tied by Brussels 2nd International Salon de l'Aeronautique ''12.7.39'' special marking, uprated by Vatican Pope Pius XII, complete set of four, cancelled with ''19.7.39'' ds, Rome the same day arriving handstamp, VF and rare, 19 items carried, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 137 | Zeppelin Flight. 1932 (August 29 - September 2), 5th SAF cover to Brazil, franked by nine stamps, tied by Vatican City ''26.8.32'' ds, Friedrichshafen connection (29.8.) and confirmation marking in violet, Bahia ''2.IX.32'' receiver on reverse, mostly VF and scarce, Sieger #171, Est. $500-$600 |  | |
| 138 | 1944, Red Cross issue, imperforate complete set of eight in horizontal (45c - vertical) pairs, in addition a single of the high value with double impression of dark blue color, full OG, NH or LH, VF, Sanabria (1966), #357a-64a, 364b, C.v. $55++, Est. $120-$150 |  | |
| 139 | Pioneer Flights. 1947-48, three registered covers from Caracas delivered with different flights to NYC or Buenos Aires (2), franked by error air post stamps, either imperforates or inverted/double surcharges, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 140 | Zeppelin Flight. 1932 (May 2-5), 4th SAF cover to Argentina, franked by three King Alexander definitives, tied by triangle Zagreb ''29.IV.32'' postmark, Friedrichshafen ''2.5.32''connection and orange confirmation markings, Buenos Aires arrival ds, F/VF, Sieger #157, C.v. €350, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| Lot | Classic stamps, proofs and multiples | Estimate | |
| 141 | Zeppelin Flight. 1934 (October 13-16), 10th SAF cover to Brazil, franked by two definitive stamps of 25c and 30c, cancelled by ''4.OC.1934'' date stamp, Friedrichshafen transit ''13.10.34'' and red letter ''c'' flight markings, Pernambuco ''16.X.34'' receiver, slight traces of previous mounts, still F/VF and very rare, Sieger #280, C.v. €1,450, Est. $800-$900 |  | |
| 142 | SOUTH AMERICA ZEPPELIN POSTAL HISTORY ITEMS: 1930-36, 16 flown covers or cards, representing 11 items from Brazil, including four from the 1st SAF of 1930 franked by semi-official air post stamps (C.v. €800), others are mostly return flights to Europe, Argentinean card and cover from SAF of 1931 and 1932, cover with Chilean origin from SAF of 1932 and two Paraguayan mail from SAF of 1933 and 1935, the last one faulted and not counted, F/VF condition, Sieger C.v. is over €1,500, Est. $400-$500 |  6 | |
| 143 | BALANCE OF ZEPPELIN POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION: 1925-36, 21 covers or postcards, representing US - 6, Airship Hindenburg North America Flights; Germany - 7, Airship Hindenburg - NA and Olympic Flights; Bermuda - 1, Return ZR3 ''Los Angeles'' Flight; Canada - 1, Airship R100 Flight, as well as one of each from Estonia (incomplete cover), Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Russia and two from Switzerland, mostly F/VF, Est. $500-$600 |  6 | |
| 144 | 1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition issue, 2c cooper red, eight horizontal top or bottom sheet margin pairs with imprint and plate No. from 616 to 742, all with full OG, NH, fine and scarce assemblage, C.v. $1,280, Est. $400-$500 |  | |
| 145 | 1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition issue, 2c cooper red, top sheet margin plate No.619, block of four, nicely centered with strong color, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $430, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 146 | 1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition issue, 8c violet brown, top sheet margin plate No.643, block of four, beautiful color, full original but slightly disturbed gum, NH (counted as hinged), F/VF, C.v. $1,950, Est. $800-$900 |  | |
| 147 | 1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition issue, 10c gray violet, bottom sheet margin plate No.620, block of four, proof- like color, full OG, top stamps are LH, bottom ones - NH, fine, C.v. $2,100, Est. $700-$800 |  | |
| 148 | 1901, Pan-American Exposition, 1c-10c, complete set of six, nicely centered and very fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $957, Est. $400-$450 |  | |
| 149 | 1901, Pan-American Exposition, Electric Automobile, 4c red brown and black, top sheet margin plate No.1145 block of six, much better centered that usually comes, full OG, NH, almost VF, C.v. $2,750, Est. $1,200-$1,500 |  | |
| 150 | 1909, Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 2c carmine, left sheet margin imperforate plate No.5394 block of six (2x3), minor usual waves, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $375, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
