Lots 138 - 177, Catalogue of Auction #96, Raritan Stamps, Inc

WORLDWIDE AIR POST STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY

Russia and Soviet Union

1922, strongly shifted to the bottom red Airplane overprint on 45r green and black, left margin single, full OG (partially missing on margin away from the stamp), NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison

1923, Fokker F.III, 5r green, wide "5" variety, minor usual gum waves as always for stamps on thin paper, nice quality single, full original gum with 3mm natural gum loss at the bottom, very light trace of hinge, VF and extremely rare, only 50 stamps were printed, Soviet Philatelic and Z. Mikulski hs on reverse, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $40,000

1924, black surcharge 10k on "Fokker F.III" 5r green, wide "5" variety, 3mm strip of skipped gum at bottom, otherwise large part of OG with minor usual waves, NH, VF, C.v. $2,250

1924 (September 18), Pioneer Flight Moscow - Berlin registered cover franked by black surcharges 5k/3r- 20k/10r, complete set of four and a single of 10k/5r on reverse, boxed "Mit Luftpost" and "Mit Luftpost Befordert. Bahnpostamt 4." markings, Berlin "20.9.24" arrival ds, mostly VF

1924 (October 10), First Flight Moscow - Tehran pre- printed cover, franked by two surcharged air post values, red flight cachet and "Mit Luftpost" markings, Tehran arrival is alongside, VF

1927 (September 1), Hague Air Post Congress, 10k and 15k in horizontal pairs used on FDC sent by connecting Pioneer Flight from Moscow to Berlin and then to Paris, arrival "5.9.27" is on reverse, right stamp of 10c with pre-printing paper fold, mostly VF and scarce addressed FDC

1930, Zeppelin issue, 40k dark blue and 80k carmine, imperforate complete set of two, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, E. Diena certificate, C.v. $5,700

1930 (September 10-11), Zeppelin Moscow Return Flight stationery card and cover, franked by Zeppelin stamps of 40k and 80k respectively along with other stamps, tied by special Zeppelin "10.IX.30" ds, two-line violet confirmation marking, each one with Friedrichshafen "11.9.30" receiver, mostly VF, Sieger #85Aa, Bb

1930, Zeppelin stamp of 80k carmine with retouched right "8" at the bottom, perforation 12 1/2, used on Return Zeppelin Moscow Flight cover together with another air post stamp, tied by special Flight "10-IX-30" ds, two line confirmation cachet and Friedrichshafen "11.9.30" arrival marking, minor reversal imperfection, still VF

1931, Airship over the Kremlin, 20k deep carmine, top margin imperforate single with vertical position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, LH, VF and scarce watermark variety

1931, Airship over the Kremlin, 20k pale red, comb perforation 12 1/4x12, horizontal pair with color permeating due to porous paper, full OG, NH, VF

1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k gray blue, error of color, left sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $900

1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, engraved printing, perforation 12 1/2, complete sheet of 40 (5x8), post office fresh quality, full OG. NH, VF, C.v. $480++

1933 (August 5-8), 4th SAF registered cover from Leningrad to Brazil, franked by four stamps, including three Zeppelin adhesives, delivered by flight Leningrad - Berlin with connection "29.7.33" ds, two confirmation markings and Pernambuco "8.VIII.33" receiver, slight traces of mounts on reverse, still VF and scarce

1931, Ice-Breaker "Malygin", 30k dark violet, left sheet margin single, perforation L12 1/2, imperforate at left, full OG, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine, Est. $300-$350

1932 (August 26), Attempt of Flight Franz Josef Land to Arkhangelsk, card and cover franked by International Polar Year stamps of 50k and 1r respectively, both addressed to Vienna with Berlin transit postmarks, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250

1932 (August 23-28), "Round Flight" Arkhangelsk - Franz Josef Land - Arkhangelsk illustrated postcard, franked by Polar Year 50k carmine, bearing entry Arkhangelsk "23.8.32" postmark, addressed to Moscow with receiver of August 30, VF, scarce and unusual, Est. $200-$300

1934, Civil Aviation, 10k green, horizontal pair on paper without watermark, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in premium quality, C.v. $4,000, Est. $1,200-$1,500

1934, the Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three, perforation 11, and stamp of 5k with perforation 14, full OG, NH (set) or LH, VF, C.v. $430

1934, the Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three used on registered cover from Moscow to USA, tied by Moscow "21.10.34" date stamp, appropriately cancelled exchange tax stamp 5k/70k is on reverse, NYC "11.1.1934" transit and Columbus, OH "Nov.2.1934" arrival markings, minor wear on reverse and discoloration on front, still F/VF and extremely rare franking by the complete set, Est. $1,000-$1,200

1934, Airships and Dirigibles, 5k-30k, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,020

1935, Chelyuskin Rescue, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, nicely centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,058

1935 (December 19), registered air mail cover from Kharkov to Vienna, franked by three stamps, including Nikolai Kamanin stamp of 40k purple, arrival ds is on reverse, reinforced by thin cardboard inside, still VF

1930-35, 3 postcards (one with endorsement, two - unused), Ice Cruise by Ice-Breaker "Krasin" - two cards: view of Spitsbergen (Svalbarg) and aviator Babushkin takes off for reconnaissance, the last one - real photo postcard showing Aviators-Heroes of the Chelyuskin Rescue, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200

1935, Flight Moscow - San Francisco, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, position 23 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, Elliott guarantee hs, C.v. $1,275

1937, Aviation Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four stamps of 1r black, brown and buff, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450

1938, North Pole, First and Second Trans-Atlantic and Far East Flights, 4 complete issues, the total is 14 stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $280

1938, Balloons and Airplanes, 5k-1r, complete set of nine, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $270

1941 (February 10), First Flight Moscow - Minsk - Vilnius - Kaunas - Riga, registered cover franked by two Balloon stamps of 50k and 80k, addressed to Riga, "11.2.41" arrival ds on reverse, VF, Est. $200-$250

1951 (October 16), air mail large size registered pre- printed cover (banking correspondences) from Moscow to Stockholm, franked by four stamps, including horizontal pair of Airplane over Moscow 2r brownish red on bluish paper, all appropriate markings, mostly VF and scarce franking

1957 (February 6), North Pole Station-6 registered illustrated cover to Los Angeles, franked by "North Pole - Moscow" overprints on 1r and 2r, postmarked on arrival, VF

1959 (February 2), large size registered air mail cover from Moscow to Vienna, franked by North Pole Station souvenir sheet of four 1r multicolored, tied Moscow Post Office date stamp, Vienna "5.2.59" arrival marking, VF

Air Post Official stamps

1922, red surcharge (type III) 12m on Russian Consular stamp of 2.25r, position 20 of 25- stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $180

1922, red surcharge (type III) 24m on Russian Consular stamp of 3r, position 10 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $260

1922, red surcharge (type II) 120m on Russian Consular stamp of 2.25r, position 4 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, I. Kirzhner certificate, C.v. $320

1922, red surcharge (type I) 600m on Russian Consular stamp of 3r, position 12 of 25-stamp setting, nice green ink permeating through porous paper, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by Z. Mikulski, C.v. $440

1922, red surcharge (type II) 1200m on Russian Consular stamp of 10k, position 11 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by A. Diena, Champion guarantee, C.v. $1,500

1922, red surcharge (type III) 1200m on Russian Consular stamp of 10k, position 5 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee, C.v. $1,500

1922, red surcharge (type III) 1200m on Russian Consular stamp of 2.25r, position 20 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $2,200

Air Post Collection on Scott Pages

1922-78, about 90 mint stamps, 1 souvenir sheet and 4 covers, starting with red Airplane overprint on 45r green and black, including Airships and Dirigibles sets of 1931-32, imperf Ice-Breaker Malygin and Civil Aviation on paper without watermark issues, set and souvenir sheet of Aviation Exhibition of 1937 and many more, fresh quality, some sets with re-distributed gum, but mainly full OG, NH or hinged, F/VF, Est. $800-$1,000

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
138	**	C1 var	1922, strongly shifted to the bottom red Airplane overprint on 45r green and black, left margin single, full OG (partially missing on margin away from the stamp), NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison	(Ph)	50.00
139	*	C4a	1923, Fokker F.III, 5r green, wide "5" variety, minor usual gum waves as always for stamps on thin paper, nice quality single, full original gum with 3mm natural gum loss at the bottom, very light trace of hinge, VF and extremely rare, only 50 stamps were printed, Soviet Philatelic and Z. Mikulski hs on reverse, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $40,000	(Ph)	12000.00
140	**	C7a	1924, black surcharge 10k on "Fokker F.III" 5r green, wide "5" variety, 3mm strip of skipped gum at bottom, otherwise large part of OG with minor usual waves, NH, VF, C.v. $2,250	(Ph)	500.00
141		C6-9	1924 (September 18), Pioneer Flight Moscow - Berlin registered cover franked by black surcharges 5k/3r- 20k/10r, complete set of four and a single of 10k/5r on reverse, boxed "Mit Luftpost" and "Mit Luftpost Befordert. Bahnpostamt 4." markings, Berlin "20.9.24" arrival ds, mostly VF	(Ph)	75.00
142		C8-9	1924 (October 10), First Flight Moscow - Tehran pre- printed cover, franked by two surcharged air post values, red flight cachet and "Mit Luftpost" markings, Tehran arrival is alongside, VF	(Ph)	75.00
143		C10-11	1927 (September 1), Hague Air Post Congress, 10k and 15k in horizontal pairs used on FDC sent by connecting Pioneer Flight from Moscow to Berlin and then to Paris, arrival "5.9.27" is on reverse, right stamp of 10c with pre-printing paper fold, mostly VF and scarce addressed FDC	(Ph)	100.00
144	**	C12b-13b	1930, Zeppelin issue, 40k dark blue and 80k carmine, imperforate complete set of two, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, E. Diena certificate, C.v. $5,700	(Ph)	1500.00
145		C12-13	1930 (September 10-11), Zeppelin Moscow Return Flight stationery card and cover, franked by Zeppelin stamps of 40k and 80k respectively along with other stamps, tied by special Zeppelin "10.IX.30" ds, two-line violet confirmation marking, each one with Friedrichshafen "11.9.30" receiver, mostly VF, Sieger #85Aa, Bb	(Ph)	100.00
146		C13 var	1930, Zeppelin stamp of 80k carmine with retouched right "8" at the bottom, perforation 12 1/2, used on Return Zeppelin Moscow Flight cover together with another air post stamp, tied by special Flight "10-IX-30" ds, two line confirmation cachet and Friedrichshafen "11.9.30" arrival marking, minor reversal imperfection, still VF	(Ph)	100.00
147	*	C17 var	1931, Airship over the Kremlin, 20k deep carmine, top margin imperforate single with vertical position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, LH, VF and scarce watermark variety	(Ph)	150.00
148	**	C22a var	1931, Airship over the Kremlin, 20k pale red, comb perforation 12 1/4x12, horizontal pair with color permeating due to porous paper, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
149	**	C23a	1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k gray blue, error of color, left sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $900	(Ph)	300.00
150	**	C25	1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, engraved printing, perforation 12 1/2, complete sheet of 40 (5x8), post office fresh quality, full OG. NH, VF, C.v. $480++	(Ph)	200.00
151		C20, C22a, C24	1933 (August 5-8), 4th SAF registered cover from Leningrad to Brazil, franked by four stamps, including three Zeppelin adhesives, delivered by flight Leningrad - Berlin with connection "29.7.33" ds, two confirmation markings and Pernambuco "8.VIII.33" receiver, slight traces of mounts on reverse, still VF and scarce	(Ph)	250.00
152	**	C30a var	1931, Ice-Breaker "Malygin", 30k dark violet, left sheet margin single, perforation L12 1/2, imperforate at left, full OG, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine, Est. $300-$350	(Ph)	150.00
153		C34-35	1932 (August 26), Attempt of Flight Franz Josef Land to Arkhangelsk, card and cover franked by International Polar Year stamps of 50k and 1r respectively, both addressed to Vienna with Berlin transit postmarks, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250	(Ph)	100.00
154		C34	1932 (August 23-28), "Round Flight" Arkhangelsk - Franz Josef Land - Arkhangelsk illustrated postcard, franked by Polar Year 50k carmine, bearing entry Arkhangelsk "23.8.32" postmark, addressed to Moscow with receiver of August 30, VF, scarce and unusual, Est. $200-$300	(Ph)	100.00
155	**	C46a	1934, Civil Aviation, 10k green, horizontal pair on paper without watermark, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in premium quality, C.v. $4,000, Est. $1,200-$1,500	(Ph)	600.00
156	*/	C50-52, C50a	1934, the Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three, perforation 11, and stamp of 5k with perforation 14, full OG, NH (set) or LH, VF, C.v. $430	(Ph)	150.00
157		C50-52	1934, the Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three used on registered cover from Moscow to USA, tied by Moscow "21.10.34" date stamp, appropriately cancelled exchange tax stamp 5k/70k is on reverse, NYC "11.1.1934" transit and Columbus, OH "Nov.2.1934" arrival markings, minor wear on reverse and discoloration on front, still F/VF and extremely rare franking by the complete set, Est. $1,000-$1,200	(Ph)	500.00
158	**	C53-57	1934, Airships and Dirigibles, 5k-30k, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,020	(Ph)	400.00
159	**	C58-67	1935, Chelyuskin Rescue, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, nicely centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,058	(Ph)	800.00
160		C66	1935 (December 19), registered air mail cover from Kharkov to Vienna, franked by three stamps, including Nikolai Kamanin stamp of 40k purple, arrival ds is on reverse, reinforced by thin cardboard inside, still VF	(Ph)	100.00
161			1930-35, 3 postcards (one with endorsement, two - unused), Ice Cruise by Ice-Breaker "Krasin" - two cards: view of Spitsbergen (Svalbarg) and aviator Babushkin takes off for reconnaissance, the last one - real photo postcard showing Aviators-Heroes of the Chelyuskin Rescue, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200	(Ph)	75.00
162	**	C68	1935, Flight Moscow - San Francisco, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, position 23 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, Elliott guarantee hs, C.v. $1,275	(Ph)	400.00
163	**	C75a	1937, Aviation Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four stamps of 1r black, brown and buff, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450	(Ph)	100.00
164	**	625/720	1938, North Pole, First and Second Trans-Atlantic and Far East Flights, 4 complete issues, the total is 14 stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $280	(Ph)	100.00
165	**	678-86	1938, Balloons and Airplanes, 5k-1r, complete set of nine, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $270	(Ph)	75.00
166		684-85	1941 (February 10), First Flight Moscow - Minsk - Vilnius - Kaunas - Riga, registered cover franked by two Balloon stamps of 50k and 80k, addressed to Riga, "11.2.41" arrival ds on reverse, VF, Est. $200-$250	(Ph)	100.00
167		C89	1951 (October 16), air mail large size registered pre- printed cover (banking correspondences) from Moscow to Stockholm, franked by four stamps, including horizontal pair of Airplane over Moscow 2r brownish red on bluish paper, all appropriate markings, mostly VF and scarce franking	(Ph)	75.00
168		C95-96	1957 (February 6), North Pole Station-6 registered illustrated cover to Los Angeles, franked by "North Pole - Moscow" overprints on 1r and 2r, postmarked on arrival, VF	(Ph)	75.00
169		1767a	1959 (February 2), large size registered air mail cover from Moscow to Vienna, franked by North Pole Station souvenir sheet of four 1r multicolored, tied Moscow Post Office date stamp, Vienna "5.2.59" arrival marking, VF	(Ph)	75.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
170	**	CO1	1922, red surcharge (type III) 12m on Russian Consular stamp of 2.25r, position 20 of 25- stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $180	(Ph)	60.00
171	**	CO2	1922, red surcharge (type III) 24m on Russian Consular stamp of 3r, position 10 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $260	(Ph)	75.00
172	**	CO3	1922, red surcharge (type II) 120m on Russian Consular stamp of 2.25r, position 4 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, I. Kirzhner certificate, C.v. $320	(Ph)	80.00
173	**	CO4 var	1922, red surcharge (type I) 600m on Russian Consular stamp of 3r, position 12 of 25-stamp setting, nice green ink permeating through porous paper, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by Z. Mikulski, C.v. $440	(Ph)	100.00
174	**	CO5	1922, red surcharge (type II) 1200m on Russian Consular stamp of 10k, position 11 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by A. Diena, Champion guarantee, C.v. $1,500	(Ph)	300.00
175	**	CO5	1922, red surcharge (type III) 1200m on Russian Consular stamp of 10k, position 5 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee, C.v. $1,500	(Ph)	300.00
176	**	CO7	1922, red surcharge (type III) 1200m on Russian Consular stamp of 2.25r, position 20 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $2,200	(Ph)	800.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
177	*/	C1/126	1922-78, about 90 mint stamps, 1 souvenir sheet and 4 covers, starting with red Airplane overprint on 45r green and black, including Airships and Dirigibles sets of 1931-32, imperf Ice-Breaker Malygin and Civil Aviation on paper without watermark issues, set and souvenir sheet of Aviation Exhibition of 1937 and many more, fresh quality, some sets with re-distributed gum, but mainly full OG, NH or hinged, F/VF, Est. $800-$1,000	(Ph)	400.00