U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 7-8, 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1903
Vatican City Flight Covers
1930, 17.1. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added) to Athens, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.173e
Catalog Value Euro 375
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1904
Vatican City Flight Covers
1930, 17.1. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added) to Aegean Islands, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.173h
Catalog Value Euro 375
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1905
Vatican City Flight Covers
1930, 17.1. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added) to Corfu, v.f., with Athens arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.173k
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1906
Vatican City Flight Covers
1930, 17.1. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added) to Beirut, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.173b
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1907
Vatican City Flight Covers
1930, 17.1. first flight via Brindisi (where Italian stamps were added, but not cancelled), registered to Beirut, v.f., with Napoli transit and arrival pmks, rare
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.173b
Catalog Value Euro 400
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1908
Vatican City Flight Covers
1930, 24.1. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added), to Marseille, v.f., with Napoli transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.174b
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1909
Vatican City Flight Covers
1931, 15.1. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added), to Cagliari (Sardinia), Tripoli, Milano, Venezia, Valona (Albania) and Argirocasto (Albania), complete set of six specially prepared cards forthe "Crociera Atlantica" flight to Brazil, each with a multicolored label, arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.234A
Catalog Value Euro 870
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1910
Vatican City Flight Covers
1931, 8.7. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added), to Tirana (Albania), also 6.7.31 flight from Valona, via Brindisi to Vatican City, both with transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.251h,252
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1911
Vatican City Flight Covers
1931, 8.7. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added), to Athens, also another to Salonique, both with transit and arrival pmks, v.f., only 20-25 of each carried
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.253a,c
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1912
Vatican City Flight Covers
1931, 8.7. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added), to Istanbul, v.f., with Beyoglu arrival, only 8 carried
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.253b
Catalog Value Euro 450
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1913
Vatican City Flight Covers
1932, 1.5. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added), to Tilsit, also others to Konigsberg, Copenhagen, Kaunas, Riga and Tallinn, group of six different, mostly v.f., rare group, usually less thansix of each carried
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.289l
Catalog Value Euro 3,450
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #1914
Vatican City Flight Covers
1932, 1.5. first flights via Rome (where Italian stamps were added), to the Soviet Union, three diff. with Velikije Luki, Leningrad and Moscow, each with transit and arrival pmks, usually 4-10 of eachcarried
Envelope
Catalog #289k,l
Catalog Value Euro 1,750
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1915
Vatican City Flight Covers
1932, 1.5. first flight via Rome, fully prepaid with only Vatican City franking, to Copenhagen
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.289l
Catalog Value Euro 575
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1916
Vatican City Flight Covers
1932, 29.4. first flight via Rome (where Italian stamps were added), to Gibraltar, also another cover routed via the Italian Post Office, but fully prepaid, thus Vatican City franking only (only 4 prepared),little toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.288a
Catalog Value Euro 800+
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1917
Vatican City Flight Covers
1933, 7.2. first Glider flight via Milano across the Alps to Arosa, v.f., only 27 carried
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.315a
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1918
Vatican City Flight Covers
1933, 7.2. first Glider flight via Milano across the Alps to Arosa, stationery card (No.1) with additional franking, v.f., only 13 cards carried
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.315a
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1919
Vatican City Flight Covers
1934, 27.1. first flight to Buenos Aires (plane crashed at Fortaleza), postal card via Rome (where Italy 3L special surcharged stamp was added), with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.354b
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1920
Vatican City Flight Covers
1934, 27.1. first flight to Buenos Aires (plane crashed at Fortaleza), postal card via Rome (where Italy 3L special surcharged stamp was added), with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.354b
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1921
Vatican City Flight Covers
1934, 27.1. first flight to Buenos Aires (plane crashed at Fortaleza), entire newspaper (L'Osservatore Romano) flown via Rome (where Italy 2L special surcharged stamp was added), registered and addressed toCasablanca, Morocco, with various transit and arrival pmks, cacheted and received 27 February, fine and unusual item
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.354b
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1922
Vatican City Flight Covers
1934, 9.11. Royal flight Rome via Massaua to Mogadiscio, fully prepaid with Vatican City franking, v.f., only 8 carried
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.365e
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1923
Vatican City Flight Covers
1934, 9.11. Royal flight Rome to Tobruk, fully prepaid with Vatican City franking, v.f., only 8 carried
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.365c
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1924
Vatican City Flight Covers
1934, 9.11. Royal flight Rome to Mogadiscio, ppc fully prepaid with Vatican City franking, v.f., only 2 carried
Catalog #Sass.365a
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1925
Vatican City Flight Covers
1934, 9.11. Royal flight Rome to Mogadiscio, fully prepaid with Vatican City franking, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.365a
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1926
Vatican City Flight Covers
1935, 12.3. first flight via Rome (where Italian adhesive was added) to Sollum, Egypt, v.f., with Tripoli and Alexandria transits, only 5 (!) carried
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.400a
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1927
Vatican City Flight Covers
1935, 22.7. first flight via Rome (where Italian adhesive was added) two covers, one to Asmara (used during the Italo-Abissynian War), other to Cassala, Sudan, both v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.383a,e
Catalog Value Euro 750
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1928
Vatican City Flight Covers
1935, 22.7. first flight via Rome (where Italian adhesive was added), four covers, to Paris (2), Lyon and, Marseille, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.386a,b
Catalog Value Euro 1,300
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1929
Vatican City Flight Covers
1929-48 Balance of the collection with 65+ first flight covers or cards, written up on pages, many better items, some only a few carried, with exotic destinations, also additional modern flights, mostly fine-v.f.A wonderful basis for expansion, Sass.
Envelope

Catalog Value Euro 8,000+
Price Realized
$3,500.00

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