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February 18-19, 2004

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1677
Italian Air Post
1926 Transpolar Flight "Norge", special vignette used on cover to Leningrad, overall toning and discoloration, nevertheless with markings and vignette intact, signed by the pilot, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1678
Italian Air Post
1926, April 8 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", franked with two Italian adhesives, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska and later to Norway, with special Nobile label overprinted to state that 51 letters addressedto Oslo were misplaced and eventually found nine years later, fine and scarce cover, illustrated in Luning (page 171), Muller FFr 10,000
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1679
Italian Air Post
1926, April 8 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", franked with two Italian adhesives, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Nome, Alaska, with special Nobile label, signed by a crew member
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1680
Italian Air Post
1926 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", special newspaper published by the members of the crew, v.f., rare., with Dr. Longhi cert.
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1681
Italian Air Post
1926, April 8 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", franked with two Italian adhesives, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska and later to Norway, with special Nobile label, variety imperf. at right overprinted toindicate that 51 covers addressed to Oslo were misplaced and eventually found nine years later, fine and scarce cover, especially franked with the variety
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1682
Italian Air Post
1926, April 8 Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", franked with two Italian adhesives, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska and later to Norway, with special Nobile label, horiz, pair imperf. between, overprintedto indicate that 51 covers addressed to Oslo were misplaced and eventually found nine years later, fine and scarce cover, especially franked with the variety
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1683
Italian Air Post
1926, May 13 first flight over the North Pole with airship "Norge" (pilot Amundsen), carried from Ciampino Roma 10.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska, franked with Italy 1.25L, also with special Nobile label, horiz. pair imperf.between (another single label on back overprinted "Norge"), bearing oval cachet "Volo Transpolare 1926 Amundsen - Ellsworth - Nobile Equipaggio Italiano Dirigibile Norge", addressed to Milano and bearing signature of "Precerutti", v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1684
Italian Air Post
1930 Virgil, gray card with nine diff. color proofs of 7.70+3.30L, each imperf. amid simulated perfs, v.f. and probably unique item, with Diena cert.
P
Catalog #C25P
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1685
Italian Air Post
1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, 7.70L Prussian Blue and Gray, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #C27
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1686
Italian Air Post
1933 Balbo Flight, set of two triptychs, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C48-49
Catalog Value 320
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1687
Italian Air Post
Air Post Special Delivery.
1933 gray card with 12 diff. color proofs of 2,25L, each imperf. amid simulated perfs, v.f. and probably unique item, with Diena cert.
P
Catalog #CE4P
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1688
Italian Air Post
Air Post Officials.
1933 Servizio Di Stato triptych, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #CO1
Catalog Value Euro 3,750
Price Realized
$1,800.00

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