Air Post to Offices in China
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 614 |
 |
65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). 65c on flown cacheted card,
others on flown cacheted covers to Roessler, 65c and $2.60 tied by Varick
St. machine cancels, $1.30 tied by Newark N.J. duplex and Seville, Spain
machine cancel and addressed to Seville, also incl. extra 65c tied by
Lakehurst N.H. duplex cancel on flown cacheted card to Bournemouth,
England with violet Roessler backstamp, all four items with appropriate
handstamp cachets, Very Fine |
1,350.00 |
850.00 |
| 615 |
|
65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). 65c tied by Lakehurst N.J. flag
cancel on flown card, others tied by Varick St. Sta. machine cancels on
flown covers, 65c and $1.30 addressed to Floyd Shockley, Indianapolis,
$2.60 to Nashville Tenn., appropriate flight handstamp cachets, Very Fine |
1,175.00 |
650.00 |
| 616 |
|
$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Right margin single, tied by "Varick St.
Sta. N.Y. May 7, 1930" mc, used with 2c Aeronautics (649) tied by
"Lakehurst N.J. Aug. 8, 1929" flag cancel on flown picture postcard with
Eckener vignette, image of Zeppelin over the ocean and text, appropriate
handstamp cachets, Very Fine |
400.00 |
220.00 |
| 617 |
|
$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Tied by "Varick St. Apr. 29, 1930"
machine cancel on flown picture postcard, appropriate flight handstamp
cachets, Very Fine |
400.00 |
220.00 |
| 618 |
|
$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Well-centered, tied by bold "Washington
D.C. Apr. 19, 1930" first day machine cancel on flown cover to
Chicago, appropriate flight handstamp cachets, magenta ink stain on front,
otherwise Very Fine |
1,250.00 |
550.00 |
| 619 |
|
1c Brown, 3c Brown, Postage Due (J1, J3). 3c horizontal pair and
single, all tied by target cancels on back of orange cover from Gordola,
Switzerland to Santa Cruz Cal., fancy Gordola handstamp, Swiss transit,
large "T" handstamp, and "New York Apr. 1, '81 Due 10 Cents" cancel,
slightly reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine |
E. 100-150 |
65.00 |
| 620 |
|
2c Deep Claret, Postage Due (J39). Tied by cork killer on light
green soldier's letter to Evansville Ind., neat "U.S.S. Cincinnati"
straightline handstamp, strike of purple "U.S. Despatch Agency, Post Office
Building, New York, Penalty $300" oval backstamp, also "New York Oct. 9,
1898" duplex and "Due 2 Cents" in circle, Very Fine usage |
E. 200-300 |
200.00 |
| 621 |
|
2c-60c on 1c-30c Offices in China (K1-K14). Three registered covers,
each addressed to The Society of Chemical Industry in Basle,
Switzerland, first with Nos. K1-K6 tied by oval "U.S. Postal Agency *
Shanghai China" handstamps, Jul. 23, 1920 datestamp, New York transit and
receiving backstamps, second cover with Nos. K7-K13 and third with No. K14,
all similarly tied and used, are fresh and Very Fine, an attractive trio of
covers |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,800.00 |
| 622 |
|
U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, China. Four items, all with stamps
tied by "Shanghai, China, U.S. Postal Sta." duplex datestamp cancels, incl.
two picture postcards with 1c Blue Green (300) to Cavite, Philippines, one
picture postcard with 1c Green (331) to Rochester N.Y., one cover with 1c
Green (331) pair on small cover to San Jose Calif., Very Fine |
E. 150-250 |
160.00 |