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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1491 |  |
50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). 23 stamps on nine flown covers, 50c, $1.50 and $2.00 rates, various legs of the flight, eight with handstamp cachets, ninth with handstamp and printed gray and green Zeppelin cachet (block of four), one of the others is a New York Oct. 2, 1933 FDC, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, two with 1989 P.F. certificates | 1,680.00 | 650.00 |
| 1492 | |
 First Round-The-World
Flight. Oversize cover with large purple cachet tying block of ten of
17c Black (623) on cover to Tokyo, Japan, three additional stamps at
right, clear strike of receiving datestamp, few edge tears incl. one
affecting block, otherwise Very Fine, colorful and scarce usage, with 1989
P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 250.00 |
| 1493 | |
 $1.00 Violet Brown (571).
Three singles used with additional franking nos. 567 and 570 on Aug. 23,
1933 registered Balbo Flight Cover for the Chicago to Rome leg (AAMC
1184c), green printed and handstamp cachets, large Italian Air Cruise and
purple Newark, NJ registry circular date stamps and Italian arrivals, Very
Fine, only 220 pieces carried, seldom seen offered
(Image) |
E. 400-500 | 475.00 |
| 1494 |
 1932, May 20 -- Earhart
Transatlantic Solo Flight, Newfoundland to Ireland (AAMC 1165).
Handstamped cachet (No. 5 of 50 carried) on cover addressed to Bernt
Balchen in Hasbrouck Heights N.J., signed Amelia Earhart, 5c
Winged Globe tied by New York N.Y. May 13 duplex, Great Britain 1-1/2p Geo.
V tied by Londonderry May 23 receiving datestampVERY FINE. A RARE AND HISTORIC COVER CARRIED ON THE FIRST NON-STOP SOLO TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT BY A WOMAN AVIATOR. According to the American Air Mail Catalogue, Earhart took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, at 3:51 p.m., May 20, and landed close to Culmore, near Londonderry, Ireland, at 1:45 p.m., May 21. The total flight time was 14 hours, 54 minutes. Earhart's solo flight was plagued with adverse weather conditions and mechanical difficulties, and she was forced to land in a pasture. In recognition of her achievement, President Herbert Hoover presented Earhart with the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society, and Congress awarded her the Distinguished Flying Cross, the first ever given to a woman. With 1994 P.F. certificate. AAMC $5,000.00 (Image) |
E. 4,000-5,000 | 3,250.00 | |
| 1495 | |
 C. A. Lindbergh.
Autograph signature on cacheted FAM 5 cover from Miami, FL to Cristobal,
Canal Zone, a "round trip" cover with U.S. franking on front and Canal Zone
return first flight cachet and franking on back, "Miami Fla. Feb 4 1929"
outbound cancel and Miami, Fla. Feb 13 1929 arrival slogan machine .cds,
also autographed by the postmasters of Miami and Cristobal, slight aging,
otherwise Fine, "round trips" are scarce
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 750.00 |
| 1496 |
 Orville Wright. Autograph
signatures on 2c and 5c Aeronautics (part sheet of 36 and complete sheet of
50 respectively) and on a special cacheted 25th Anniversary of First
Manned Flight (Dec. 17, 1903-Dec. 17, 1928) cover with contemporary
franking tied by Northville Mich. cds, Very Fine lot, in addition to the
value of the three autographs the stamps have a catalog value over $440.00
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 750.00 | |
| 1497 | |
 1935, March 8, First Flight
Over Wake Island (AAMC 1228). Unaddressed cover signed by the pilot,
J.G. Johnson, with cachet at left and 3c stamp tied by "U.S.S. Nitro Mar.
8, 1935 A.M. Enroute to Pearl Harbor" cancel, fresh and Very Fine, scarce,
only 500 were carried, the pilot later became a Rear Admiral (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 300.00 |
| 1498 | |
 "Pioneer" U.S Astronauts'
Autographs. Eight items from the early 1960's, seven are covers (six
cacheted) and include four John Glenn (one additionally signed by Annie
Glenn), Alan Shepard, Scott Carpenter and Wallace "Wally" Sherer who died
during a static test of a space capsule, the eighth item is an 8-1/2 x 11
in. black on white printed reproduction sketch of Neil Armstrong in space
suit with his famous quote "One small step for man, one giant leap for
mankind" at bottom, facsimile signature also at bottom and another in blue
at top which may also be a facsimile, Very Fine lot
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 225.00 |
| 1499 | |
U.S. Unused Flight Postcards and Four Used Covers. Early multicolored postcards depicting aeronautical themes, used items incl. two from 1929 with one Portland-Cleveland signed by pilot, card from Int'l. Aero Congress of Oct. 1922, some faults, appear Fine-Very Fine | E. 100-150 | 50.00 |