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Cat.# |
Description |
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Net Price |
United States
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1 |
**/* |
C2-3, C4, C6 |
1918-23, Curtiss Jenny 16c dark green and 24c carmine rose and blue, DeHavilland Biplane 8c dark green and 24c carmine, all with full OG, NH (No.C2 is VLH), mostly F/VF, C.v. $340
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2 |
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C2 |
1918 (July 15), First Flight cover New York - Washington, DC from the Aero Club of America with letterhead of the Club, addressed to Major J. C. McCoy, franked by 16c green (new air mail rate started exactly on July 15), violet"Via Aeroplane Mail", cover was opened roughly, F/VF and rare, especially complete the Aero Club document, Est. $300-$400
View the backside of the letter. View the envelope. |
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230.00
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3 |
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526 |
1920 (August 16), Russell G. Jones First Experimental Flight cover from St. Louis to Chicago, franked by Washington 2c carmine, St. Louis machine cancel of August 12 and St. Louis Aviation Field "Aug.16.1920" ds, VF, Est. $200-$250
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4 |
** |
C13 |
1933, Zeppelin issue, 65c green, nice centering, strong color and intact perforation, full OG, NH, XF-Sup 95, PSE certificate, C.v. $250, SMQ $600
View the certificate. |
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sold |
5 |
** |
C23 var |
1938, Eagle Holding Shield, 6c dark blue and carmine, top left corner sheet margin vertical pair with perforation freak due to foldover, full OG with minor waves, NH, VF
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sold |
6 |
** |
C32 var |
1946, DC-4 Skymaster, 5c carmine, three-side margin block of 30 (5x6, bottom part of a pane), double paper variety with scotch tape paper splice on front (2nd row) and red rejection line with scotch tape on gum side(3rd and 4th rows), full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Est. $600-800
View the backside. |
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345.00
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7 |
** |
C86a |
1973, Progress in Electronics, 11c multicolored, a single with olive color omitted and only traces of vermilion frame are presented, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $700
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sold |
8 |
** |
C92a var |
1978-80, Wright Brothers 31c, two top right corner margin blocks of four containing two vertical se-tenant strips of two stamps, first one with plate No. 38861 and has all offset colors strongly shifted, the other one has no plate No. and with all offset colors almost missing, both with full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200
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sold |
9 |
** |
C98A var |
1982, Philip Mazzei, 40c multicolored, perforation 10 1/2x11 1/4, complete pane of 50 with all offset colors except black strongly shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item, Est. $1,500-$2,000
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860.00
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10 |
** |
C108d |
1983, Los Angeles Olympic Games, 40c multicolored, left sheet margin imperforate se-tenant block of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $600
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sold |
11 |
** |
C115a |
1985, Trans-Pacific Air Mail, 44c multicolored, left sheet margin vertical imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $550
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sold |
12 |
** |
C125b |
1989, 20th UPU Congress, Futuristic Mail Delivery, (45c) multicolored, bottom sheet margin se-tenant block of four, light blue (engraved) color omitted, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $475
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sold |
13 |
** |
C128a |
1991, Harriet Quimby, 50c multicolored, top sheet margin vertical pair imperforate horizontally, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $800
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sold |
14 |
P |
3262 Pc, Pd |
1998, Space Shuttles, imperforate proofs of $3.20 in magenta and $11.75 in cyan, two vertical se-tenant pairs with horizontal gutter in the middle, printed on coated and uncoated paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $1,150 for pair on coated paper, the other pair is priced with "-", Est. $1,000-$1,500
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575.00
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Zeppelin Flights
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15 |
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1925 (April 21-22), Airship (Z.R.3) Los Angeles Flight to Bermuda, 4 covers (2 with "Los Angeles" pre-print) from NYC including three with Air Mail Service. New York "Apr. 15.1925" ds, one in addition with City Hall "Apr. 13" duplex, and one without any entry marking, each one with Hamilton or St. George "22.APR.25" arrival ds, VF, Sieger #20N, var, Est. $200- $300
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sold |
16 |
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1925 (May 3-10), Airship Los Angeles (Z.R.3) Direct and Return Flights to Puerto Rico, 3 covers, one for direct (April 27) and two for return flights, one is placed in San Juan the other one in Mayaguez, both on May 6,appropriate markings and VF, Sieger #20T, U, V, Est. $300-$400
View the backside. |
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170.00
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Rocket Flights
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17 |
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C19 |
1936 (January 31), Russo Flight miniature cover, franked by Wings 6c orange uncancelled on reverse, bearing brown red on green paper semi-official stamp, tied by small flight marking, in addition newspaper with explanations and cover to Irvington, NJ; as well as rocket stamps in miniature sheet of four, original die proof and reprint of an essay, all are VF, housed on 2 pages from a Collection, Est. $200-$250
View Part 2. |
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sold |
18 |
L |
CE1 |
1936 (February 23), Willy Ley Greenwood Lake (NY) Flight cacheted cover, franked by Special Delivery stamp of 16c blue, tied by Hewitt ds, bearing green rocket imperforate stamp cancelled with violet flight marking, in addition imperforate margin blocks of green and red stamps, all signed by W. Ley, arranged on 2 pages from a Collection, VF, Est. $200-$250
View Part 2. |
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sold |
19 |
L |
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Balance of US Rocket Flights 1935-71, reprints of the 1st American Mail Rocket Flight labels in miniature sheets of four (1935), 1st Rocket Flight cover - Park Ridge (IL) of 1941, flown card of Reaction Research Society at Mojave(CA) of 1953, Midland Rocket Association Flight of 1971, all arranged on 4 pages from a Collection, mostly VF
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sold |
First Official Missile Mail
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20 |
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1094 |
1959 (June 8), U.S.S. Barbero official cacheted cover franked by American Flag 4c blue and red, tied by "U S S BARBERO Jun 8, 1959" duplex handstamp and backstamped at Jacksonville, FL on the same day; addressed to Muskegon, MI, signed by Postmaster General Summerfield and includes his letter, dated June 1959, in addition black and white souvenir commemorating first official missile mail, VF and rare, Ellington-Zwisler #25C1, C.v. $1,500
View the letter signed by Postmaster General. View black and white souvenir. |
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sold |