U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 11-12, 2006
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #549 United States Flight Covers 1912 (Aug. 9) Ocean City & Stone Harbor Aerial U.S. Mail flight ppc (beached whale), neat strike, fine  | Unsold |
 | Lot #550 United States Flight Covers 1933 Settle-Fordney Stratospheric balloon flight, cacheted cover postmarked Lakehurst (Nov.20), light gum flap toning, still v.f., Lt.Comdr "Tex" Settle and Maj. Chester Fordney flew a 600,000 cubic foot U.S. Navy balloon, setting theworld's altitude record of 61,237 feet. The previous record was set a month earlier by the Soviets. Many collectors date the U.S.-Soviet Space race from these launches | Unsold |
 | Lot #551 United States Flight Covers 1934 National Geographic-Stratospheric balloon flight, official cacheted cover with launch date pmk, v.f., the flight ended in near disaster (explosion after launch) so these covers were never sent, also an unlisted official launch cover,signed by the Rapid City postmaster, and a 1940 cover signed by aeronauts Capt. Stevens and Major Kepner, fine and scarce group | Unsold |
