Lots 111 - 127, Catalogue of Auction #103 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
WORLDWIDE AIR POST STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY
 
RUSSIA AND SOVIET UNION
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
111  CO1-2
1922, red surcharges (type II) on Imperial Consular stamps, 12m on 2.25r and 24m on 3r, positions 16 and 18 respectively of 25-stamp settings, full OG (first one has blue crayon marking on reverse), VLH,VF, expertized by H. Bloch and others, C.v. $325, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
150.00
112  CO4
1922. red surcharge (type I) 600m on Imperial Consular stamp of 3r dark green on rose and green network, position 12 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, VLH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, C.v. $260, Est. $100-$120
(Ph)
100.00
113  CO5
1922, red surcharge (type I) 1200m on Imperial Consular stamp of 10k violet on green and buff network, position 1 of 25-stamp setting, pin-point inclusion invisible from the face, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs on reverse, C.v. $975, Est. $400-$500
(Ph)
400.00
114  CO7
1922, red surcharge (type II) 1200m on Imperial Consular stamp of 2.25r dark blue on green and orange network, position 4 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs on reverse, C.v. $1,950,Est. $800-$900
(Ph)
800.00
115 **   C1-10
1922-27, red Airplane overprint (pair), unissued Fokker F.III issue in pairs, surcharges on Fokker F.III issue (singles), Hague Air Post Conference (singles), four complete issues, the total is 16 stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $344++, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
150.00
116 **   C12-13, a
1930, Moscow Zeppelin Flight issue, 40k dark blue and 80k carmine, two complete sets, perforation 12 1/2 and 10 1/2, full OG, NH, mainly VF, C.v. $540, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
200.00
117 **   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 exists, this stamp is definitely the best preserved example, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $3,000-$4,000
View the certificate.
(Ph)
3000.00
118 **   C26-29
1931, Zeppelin North Pole Flight, Ice-Breaker "Malygin", 30k-2r, imperforate complete set of four, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $227, Est. $120-$150
(Ph)
120.00
119 **   C34-35
1932, International Polar Year, 50k carmine, perforation 12, and 1r green, perforation 10 1/2, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $225, Est. $100-$120
(Ph)
100.00
120 **   C37-39, C77-79
1933-44, Stratostat "USSR", 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three, in addition 10th Anniversary of the Stratosphere Disaster, complete set of three in corner margin blocks of four, all with full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $583 as singles, Est. $250-300
(Ph)
250.00
121 **   C50-52
1934, Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three, fresh colors and nice centering, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $295, Est. $150-$180
(Ph)
150.00
122    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/70kisonreverse, NYC "11.1.1934" transit and Columbus, OH "Nov.2.1934" arrival markings, minor wear on reverse and somewhat discoloration on front, still F/VF and rare franking by complete set, Est. $500-$600
(Ph)
500.00
123 **   C53-57
1934, Airships, 5k-30k, complete set of five, fresh quality, full OG (15k with slight offset on reverse, mentioned for the record only), NH, VF, C.v. $1,020, Est. $400-$500
(Ph)
400.00
124  C68
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, position 2 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, C.v. $500, Est. $300-$325
(Ph)
300.00
125  C73a
1937, Aviation Exhibition, Twin-Motored Airplane, 50k dark violet and black, vertical pair imperforate between stamps, neatly cancelled, VF and rare, C.v. $4,500, Est. $1500-$2,000
(Ph)
1500.00
 
Pioneer Flights
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
126    C1
1922 (December 2-4), Deruluft Flight registered cover delivered on line Moscow-Smolensk- Kaunas –Koenigsberg -Berlin, franked by ten values (all on reverse), including red Airplane overprint on 45k green and black in block of four, tied by Moscow "1.12.22" ds, boxed "Mit Luftpost" in violet on front, arrival marking is on the back, minor soiling, still F/VF and scarce franking, Est. $500-$600
(Ph)
500.00
127    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 by Moscow Central Telegraph Office K-9 date stamp, Vienna "5.2.59"arrival marking, VF and scarce franking, Est. $100-$120
(Ph)
100.00

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