Air Post and Flight Covers
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1480 |
 |
 6c-24c 1918-23 Air Post
(C1-C6). Blocks of four of Nos. C1-C3, used with Nos. 537, 571, C2, C5,
C6 and C8 and tied by "New York City City Hall Sta. Aug. 6, 1929" duplexes
on cacheted Zeppelin flight cover addressed to New York, Lakehurst
backstamp (Aug. 29, 1929), trivial edgewear, Very Fine and colorful usage
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,700.00 |
| 1481 |
|
16c Green, 24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C2, C3). First
Trip covers, Jul. 15 and May 15, 1918 magenta datestamps respectively,
light on first which is a slightly reduced large-size cover with a couple
light toning bars, otherwise Fine-Very Fine |
1,550.00 |
375.00 |
| 1482 |
|
 8c-24c 1923 Air Post
(C4-C6). Tied by "Washington D.C." datestamps on separate August 1923
First Day Covers, same addressee but in different hands, 16c couple
small corner tears top left, slight cover soiling, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
(Image) |
1,950.00 |
425.00 |
| 1483 |
|
 8c-24c 1923 Air Post
(C4-C6). Blocks of four, used with Nos. 537, 570, 571 and C10 on cover
to Lancaster Pa., purple "First Round-the-World U.S. Air Mail" cachet,
stamps cancelled or tied by "Lancaster Aug. 6, 1929" datestamps, Lakehurst
and Lancaster backstamps (Aug. 29), fresh and Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 400-500 |
750.00 |
| 1484 |
|
 16c Dark Blue, 24c Carmine,
1923 Air Post (C5, C6). Two covers, first with horizontal strip of
three of 16c used with 5c Beacon on Oct. 28, 1928 flown cacheted post card
to Germany, second with block of four of 24c used with 10c Lindbergh and
tied on Oct. 2, 1928 cacheted flown cover to Germany, fresh and Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 200-300 |
200.00 |
| 1485 |
|
 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin
(C13-C15). One 1c postal card and two covers, first cancelled by May
22, 1930 postmark and addressed to Barcelona, Spain, others tied by May 31,
1930 cancels and addressed to Germany and Switzerland respectively, all
with appropriate cachets, 65c with Barcelona backstamp, $1.30 with
Friedrichschafen backstamp, $2.60 with Seville backstamp, fresh and Very
Fine, an attractive set of flown covers or cards
(Image) |
E. 500-750 |
700.00 |
| 1486 |
|
 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin
(C13-C15). Tied by "New York Varick St. Sta. May 5, 1930" duplex cancel
on cacheted cover to Chicago Ill., Friedrichschafen backstamp, fresh and
Very Fine cover carried on the round-trip flight
(Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
2,300.00 |
| 1487 |
|
 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin
(C13-C15). Rich colors, tied by "New York, N.Y. Varick St. Sta. May 6,
1930" duplex cancels on oversize cacheted cover to Washington D.C.,
"Lakehurst May 31, 1930" backstamp, small creases and tears on the two
higher values, cover with some wear, otherwise Fine, with 1989 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
600.00 |
| 1488 |
|
 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin
(C13-C15). 65c tied by "Lakehurst N.J. May 30, 1930" datestamp on
cacheted post card to Germany, $1.30 similarly tied on cacheted cover to
Germany, $2.60 tied by "Varick St. Sta. N.Y. May 6, 1930" machine cancel on
cacheted cover to Atlanta Ga., last with small nick out of cover at right,
Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificates
(Image) |
1,175.00 |
650.00 |
| 1489 |
|
 $1.30 Graf Zeppelin
(C14). Used on May 26, 1930 cacheted flown round trip cover to Capt.
Lehmann on board the Graf Zeppelin, carried from Seville to Recife to Rio
de Janeiro to Recife to Lakehurst to Seville and then to Friedrichschafen,
various additional postage incl. Spain, Brazil and Germany tied by transit
cancels, fresh and Very Fine, colorful usage, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,400.00 |
| 1490 |
|
 $2.60 Graf Zeppelin
(C15). Rich color, tied by "New York N.Y. Apr. 27, 1930" duplex on
cacheted cover to Stamford Conn., neat "Lakehurst May 31, 1930" backstamp,
fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
475.00 |
