U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
June 11-12, 2003

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #217
United States Flight Covers
1912, Feb.17 Pioneer flight in Oakland, Calif., 2c entire envelope addressed to the Mayor of Oakland, endorsed "via Airplane"
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #218
United States Flight Covers
1912, Feb.18 Pioneer flight Oakland, Calif., 2c entire envelope addressed to the Geo W. Linn Co., with "Aeroplane Station Feb.18, 1912" pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #219
United States Flight Covers
1924 Round the World flight card by the U.S. Air Force, first leg Santa Monica-Seattle-San Francisco, addressed to Maj. Steinmetz, with appropriate cachets on front, "Douglas World Air Cruisers Liberty Moto 300 H.P. Biplane" and"Greetings to the World's Postmasters en route.." handstamps on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #220
United States Flight Covers
1930 SAF ppc from Germany to USA, mixed franking with German 1M Eagle, canc. on board and USA 65c Zeppelin, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #221
United States Flight Covers
1930 SAF flight, German stationery ppc from Germany to USA, combination franking with 65c Zeppelin, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #222
United States Flight Covers
1930 badly burned cover from Santa Claus, Ind,. to Cleveland, with hs "damaged when St. Nicholas' Whiskers caught fire in Chimney at Santa Claus, Ind. 12.25.30", a remarkably whimsical postal marking regarding a mail bag whichcaught fire
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #223
United States Flight Covers
1930 first flight cover Amsterdam to Djask, Iran by KLM, rare US feeder dispatch, v.f., with arrival pmk, ex-Joffe
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #224
United States Flight Covers
1931 DO-X cover, franked with 5c Winged Globe, typewritten "Via ACL Train No.42 Wilmington, N.C. to Norfolk, Va., Via Dornier Seaplane DO-X Norfolk to New York, Cuourtesy Chief Mail Officer", red "Welcome DO-X Aug.27, 1931"cachet, with additional Brazilian DOX cachet in black on back, v.f., with New York Aug.26 and Norfolk Aug.27 arrival pmk. To date, no mail is known to have been carried on the DOX on Norfolk-NY leg
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #225
United States Flight Covers
1933 badly burned cover from New York to Los Angeles, with notice stating "this air mail was damaged when plane was forced down at Pittsburgh Pa." Actually the westbound Transcontinental & Western Air Mail plane crashed ontakeoff from the county airport Pittsburgh, with only 3-4 sacks of mail recovered
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #226
United States Flight Covers
1934 Trans-Atlantic, attempted flight New York to Rome, Pond and Sabelli, due to engine trouble, the aviators were forced to land in Ireland, with Leact ui Concubair transit pmk, v.f., signed by the pilots,with Rome arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1207
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #227
United States Flight Covers
1935, June 14 attempted Trans-Atlantic flight by brothers Monteverde, New York to Rome, with boxed "This is one of 500 letters placed aboard the "Francesco de Pinedo" - C.S.-AAK' at Floyd Bennett Field June 1935", furthernotarized and signed by the two pilots, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1237
Unsold
Lot #228
United States Flight Covers
1937 cover from Newark to New York, franked with pair of 20c green, with two diff. Roessler Zeppelin labels (front and back), canc. May 6, 1937 (the day "Hindenburg" crashed), v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #229
United States Flight Covers
1946 New York to Vatican City, special round-trip postcard FAM 27, franked with 5c FDR and two Vatican adhesives, v.f., with appropriate cachet and pmks, ex-Bayer collection
Envelope
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #230
United States Flight Covers
1960 Railroad disaster card with "Damaged in Fire in Railway Mail Car at Cadiz, Calif." in purple. The fire was caused when the train was derailed and partly submerged in river at Cadiz, California
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

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