U.S. and Worldwide
January 14-15, 2014

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #704
ITALY Flight Covers
1917 (20 May) Roma-Torino flight, special white picture postcard produced by "Circolo Filatelico Italiano" (only 60 made), franked with the 25c overprinted adhesive, fine, with 2013 Sismondo certificate (Sass. GP2b)
Envelope
Catalog #C1
Catalog Value €1,650
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #705
ITALY Flight Covers
1931 (19 Oct) first flight Brindisi to Basra, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, v.f., scarce flight to Iraq (Sass.263d)
Envelope

Catalog Value €375
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #706
ITALY Flight Covers
1932 (Amelia Earhart) autographed (facsimile) airmail cover with Italian and French stamps canceled, respectively, at Milano (Posta Aerea 8.6.32 cancel, Roma Aeroporto del Littorio 9.6.32 receiver), and aboard the ship bringing the aviatrix back to US (Le Havre a New York 17.6. 32 cancel, Rome I VII 32 receiver), After her record-breaking Transatlantic flight in May 1932, the aviatrix had spent three weeks in Europe, before departing for US on June 15. On her visit to Italy, she was greeted by Italo Balbo in Milano on June 8, then flown as the guest of honor in the Italian military plane to Rome for an official reception and a small number of covers were prepared to commemorate the occasion, the addressee, Commodore Giuseppe Colianchi, was one of the pioneers of Italian aeronautics, stamps close to the edge of the cover, otherwise v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

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