Lots 106 - 136, Catalogue of Auction #100 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
WORLDWIDE AIR POST STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY
 
SOVIET RUSSIA AND SOVIET UNION
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
106 **   C1, C2-5
1922-23, red Airplane overprint on 45r green and black, Fokker F.III, 1r-10r, unissued complete set of four, all are in horizontal or vertical pairs, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $199++
(Ph)
75.00
107 **   C10-11, C12-13, a
1927-30, Hague Air Post Conference, 10k and 15k, complete set of two, plus 15k with red color permeated on gum side and olive green in very pale shade (LH), Zeppelin issue, 40k and 80k, two complete sets, perforation 12 1/2 and 10 1/2, all with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $653++
(Ph)
200.00
108    C10-11
1927 (September 27), Pioneer Flight registered cover from Moscow to Riga, franked by 4 stamps of the Hague Air Post Conference, one 10k with broken undercarriage variety, backstamped Moscow-Exp. date stamp, minor reversal foxing, mostly VF
View enlarge fragment.
(Ph)
75.00
109 **   C12-13, C25, b
1930-32, Zeppelin issue, 40k and 80k, perforation 12 1/2, stamp of 80k with a spot over second "C" in "CCCP"; and two stamps of Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray, engraved printing, perforation 12 1/2 and 14, all with full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $347
(Ph)
100.00
110 **   C15-19
1931, Airships, 10k-1r, imperforate complete set of five, enlarged margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $390
(Ph)
100.00
111 **   C20-24, a, C25, b
1931-32, Airships, 10k-1r, three complete sets of five, four and two, perforation L12 1/4 or comb 12 1/2x12, 12x12 1/2, 10 1/2x12; in addition Airship over the Dnieper Dam 15k gray, engraved printing, two stamps with perforation 121/2 or 14, all unit has full OG, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $792
(Ph)
250.00
112 **   C23 var
1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark brown, comb perforation 10 1/2x12, right sheet margin single with double impression of the design, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, only a handful of this rarity exists, this stamp is definitely the best preserved example, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $4,000-$5,000
(Ph)
2000.00
113 (*)   C23a
1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark gray blue, color error, perforation 10 1/2x12, unused, expertly regummed, fresh condition with no hidden defects, VF appearance
View Page with stamp.
(Ph)
100.00
114 **   C25
1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, engraved printing, perforation 12 1/2, complete sheet of 40 (5x8), perfect condition, full OG. NH, VF, C.v. $480++
(Ph)
200.00
115    C25b
1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, perforation 14, used on registered philatelic exchange cover from Moscow to Prague together with five other values in 1936, two tax stamps on reverse tied by 13-linecachet, address partly erased, otherwise VF and scarce franking
(Ph)
100.00
116 **   C26-29
1931, Ice-Breaker Malygin and Graf Zeppelin issue, 30k- 2r, imperforate complete set of four, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $217
(Ph)
75.00
117 **   C34-35
1932, International Polar Year, 50k carmine, perf 12 1/4, and 1r green, perf 10 1/2, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $225
(Ph)
75.00
118    C34-35
1932 (August 26-28), Franz Josef Land - Arkhangelsk Flight cover, franked by complete Polar Year set of two values, in addition postcard franked by 50k carmine from the same issue, both with triangle confirmation and all appropriate markings, cover with minor foxing, still F/VF, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
119 **/*   C37/75
1933-37, Balloons of 1933, Civil Aviation watermarked issue, the Stratosphere Disaster of 1934 and Aviation Exhibition of 1937, the total is 18 values, full/large part of OG, NH (Balloon 20k and Airplanes of 1937) or LH/hinged, mostly VF, C.v. $1,147
(Ph)
300.00
120 **   C40-44
1934, Civil Aviation, 5k-80k, complete set of five, printed on watermarked paper, perfect condition in all respects, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $690
(Ph)
300.00
121 **   C45-49
1934, Civil Aviation, 5k-80k, complete set of five, most with sheet margins, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $530
(Ph)
250.00
122 **   C53-57
1934, Airships, 5k-30k, complete set of five, nice set in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in premium quality, C.v. $1,020
(Ph)
300.00
123 **   C58-67
1935, Chelyuskin Rescue, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, nice and flawless unit, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,058
(Ph)
750.00
124 **   C68
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on S. Levanevsky 10k dark brown, surcharge position 1 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, Z. Mikulski certificate, C.v. $1,275
(Ph)
400.00
125 **   C68
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge on S. Levanevsky 10k dark brown, surcharge position 12 of 25- stamp setting ("v" of "Sev." completely broken), full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, C.v. $1,275
(Ph)
400.00
126  C68
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on S. Levanevsky 10k dark brown, broken "5" of "1935", surcharge position 15 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, previously hinged, VF, C.v. $500
(Ph)
250.00
127 **   C68
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on S. Levanevsky 10k dark brown, surcharge position 22 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, A. Rendon certificate, C.v. $1,275
(Ph)
400.00
128 **   C68b
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on S. Levanevsky 10k dark brown, small "f" variety, surcharge position 9 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,250
(Ph)
600.00
129 **   625/720
1938-39, North Pole Flight, 2nd Trans-Atlantic Flight, Papanin's Expedition and Flight to Far East, four complete issues, the total is 14 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $295
(Ph)
100.00
130 **   992A-1001, C69-75
1937-46, Soviet War and Civil Airplanes, three complete sets, the total is 25 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $249
(Ph)
75.00
131    C73-75, C75a
1938, two air post covers to Germany and England, first one - stationery envelope 50k blue, uprated by seven stamps, including 50k, 80k and 1r of Aviation set of 1937, the last one is philatelic exchange cover franked by two stamps, including imperforate single of 1r from imperforate souvenir sheet, appropriate markings, F/VF, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
132    C76-76D
1939 (August 21), Day of Aviation, overprints in various colors on 10k-1r, complete set of five, used on registered air mail cover from Moscow to Buenos Aires, met appropriate air post rate of 2.30rub, arrival ds on reverse, F/VF, Est. $200-$300
(Ph)
100.00
133  C109-14
1977, History of Aviation, 4k-20k, complete set of six die proofs in gray black, artist E. Aniskin, engravers M. Silyanova and V. Smirnov, approximate size 120x100mm, each one with side printer's markings, produced on gummed paper with hinge traces, VF and extremely rare, especially in complete set, Est. $3,000-$4,000
(Ph)
1500.00
134  C122-26
1979, History of Aviation, (2k-32k), complete set of five sunken die proofs and extra proof of TU-154 with unfinished fuselage, artist E. Aniskin with group of engravers, approximate size120x100mm, five with printer's side markings, produced on stamp gummed paper, proof of IL-86 with tiny thin from hinge removal, others with traces of hinges, generally VF and extremely rare in complete set, Est. $2,500-$3,000
(Ph)
1200.00
 
Zeppelin Flights
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
135    C26, C28
1931 (July 25-27), North Pole Flight registered postcard franked by Ice-Breaker "Malygin" imperforate stamps of 30k and 1r, tied by Leningrad (25.VII) and bearing Ice-Breaker (27.VII) special date stamps, red confirmation cachet and all appropriate markings, VF, Sieger #120Ba
(Ph)
75.00
136    C21-23
1932 (August 29 - September 1), 5th SAF postcard to Brazil, franked by three Airships adhesives, cancelled Moscow on August 22, Berlin transit and Friedrichshafen connection, violet confirmation cachet, Pernambuco"1.IX.32" arrival ds on reverse, VF, Sieger #171
(Ph)
300.00

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