Lots 1080 - 1091, Catalogue of Auction #99 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
WORLDWIDE AIR POST STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY
 
GERMANY
Zeppelin Flights
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1080    
1924 (October 12-15), Airship Z.R.3 America Flight, 6 postal history items, postcard and cover originated from Friedrichshafen and 4 items from Augsburg, Charlottenburg, Halle and Stuttgart, appropriate franking and violet oval confirmation cachet, F/VF, Sieger #20a, b, Est. $300-$400
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View Part 3.
(Ph)
150.00
1081    C32
1929 (April 23-25), Mediterranean Sea Flight two postcards to Chicago, each one franked by Eagle 1m, both cancelled on-board with "22.4.1929" ds, red flight marking, first one dropped at Seville, the other one at San Remo, both on April 25, Chicago arrivals on May 8, mostly VF, Sieger #24 var, Seville drop is not listed, Frost #127-19D, H, C.v. $650
(Ph)
150.00
1082    C27-31
1929 (September 26), 1st Switzerland Flight cover, franked by five Eagle stamps of 5pf-50pf, on-board "26.9.1929" cancellation, Bern the same day arrival ds, VF and scarce, Sieger #35h, €350++
(Ph)
150.00
1083    C29-30
1929 (October 2), 4th Switzerland Flight pre-printed postcard (view of Hamburg), franked by two Eagle Air Post values, "2.10.1929" on-board cancellation, Bern the same day arrival marking, VF, Sieger #39c, €330
(Ph)
100.00
1084    379, C27 x2
1929 (November 2-3), Duebendorf and Boeblingen Flights postcard to Lausanne, franked by three values, cancelled on-board, bearing two red confirmation markings of 2. NOV.1929 and 3.NOV.1929, boxed "Mit Luftpost..." and Boeblingen drop "3.11.29. 13-14", arrival ds is on reverse, mostly VF and rare, Sieger #45e, €800
(Ph)
250.00
1085    C35
1932 (April 4-13), two postcards of the 2nd SA Direct and Return Flights with German and Brazilian franking, first one bearing two German stamps, green Flight cachet and Recife (Pernambuco) "7.IV.32" arrival ds; the other one -franked by three Brazilian values, black confirmation cachet and Friedrichshafen "13.4.32" receiver, mostly VF, Sieger #143, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1086    C29, C31, C35
1932 (August 29 - September 1), 5th SAF postcard (Hugo Eckener) to Bolivia, franked by three air post stamps, tied by "30.8.32" on board marking, violet confirmation cachet and La Paz "14.SEPT.32" arrival ds, mounted on page from a Collection, VF, Sieger #171, Est. $150-$200
View the front of the postcard.
(Ph)
75.00
1087    C28/32, C40-41
1933 (May 6-10), 1st SAF cover to Brazil, nicely franked by 14 values, including nine air post stamps and five positional items, cancelled on board, blue confirmation cachet and Pernambuco "9.V.33"arrival ds, VF and scarce franking, Sieger #202, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
1088    C50, C52, C55
1937 (June 18), cover prepared for LZ 127 the last SAF addressed to Rio de Janeiro, franked by three air post stamps, tied by Berlin "12.6.37" ds, Stuttgart red connection marking, the flight expected to departonJune18 from Frankfurt, but it was aborted and cover had been delivered by Lufthansa airplane, appropriate arrival markings on the back, F/VF and very scarce, this flight is mentioned in Sieger #383 fn, Est. $400-$500
(Ph)
200.00
1089    C50, C52, C54
1937 (September 14), cover prepared to be sent by LZ 127 SAF to Brazil, franked by three air post values and tied by Brackenheim "14.9.37" ds, bearing red Frankfurt Flight cachet, but this flight did not take place and the cover was delivered by regular Lufthansa Flight, Santa Cruz boxed "21.SEPT.1937" arrival marking, mostly VF, mounted on page from a Collection, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
 
S. S. Bremen First Catapult Flight
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1090    C28-29, C31
1929 (July 22), cover to New York, addressed to NJ, franked by three Eagle stamps, Schnelldampfer "Bremen" red boxed confirmation marking, mostly VF
(Ph)
75.00
 
Balloon Post
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1091    
     Selection of 20 items
, 1935-56, 5 cards and covers representing pre-World War II flights, such as Darmstadt-Hamburg, Gordon Bennett Balloon Post and etc., and 15 post-War pieces, including Hamburg Flight of 1951, Augsburg, Stuttgart, Schlieren - Zurich and many others, nice quality unit, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250
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(Ph)
100.00

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