U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 29-30, 2016

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1302
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1929 (2 Aug) first flight cover "Poste Vaticane", all-Vatican franking to Vienna, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (5 Aug), only five carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1303
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1929 (10 Dec) first flight cover to Tunisia, mixed franking with Italian adhesives, v.f., only 55 flown
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1304
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1930 (12 Mar) first flight cover to Genova, mixed franking with Italy 50c Air Post (First Day of Issue), v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1305
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1931 (15 Jan) first flight card (Crociera Aerea), all Vatican franking to Cagliari, Sardinia, v.f., only 41 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1306
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1931 (7 Mar) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesives to Assiut, Egypt, v.f., with Alexandria transit and Asyut arrival pmks, v.f., only 10 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1307
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1931 (1 Apr) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesive to Berlin, fine, only 48 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1308
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1932 (29 Apr) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesives (30 Apr) Rome to Gibraltar, fine, only 14 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1309
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1933 (31 May) first flight, all Vatican franking to Salonika, faint Greek cachet on front, Athens transit and Salonika arrival pmks, v.f., only 51 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1310
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1934 (7 July) cover franked with 25c and additional Italian Air Mails, canceled Rome, intended for inclusion on the Zeppelin voyage to Rio de Janeiro, placed instead on the Condor Catapult in Stuttgart (7.7.34), with arrival in Brazil on 12 July, some toning, otherwise fine, undoubtedly rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1311
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1934 (25 Jan) Rome to Casablanca flight, mixed franking with Italian special issue single, registered card, with special Roma-Buenos Aires cachet, transit and arrival markings, v.f., rare, with 1985 Colla certificate (Sass. GP68),
Envelope

Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1312
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1934 (9 Nov) Rome to Mogadiscio flight cover with Vatican only franking, cancelled 9.11.34, with special "Volo Postale Roma-Mogadiscio" cachet, addressed to Tobruk, but without the arrival postmark, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1313
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1935 (23 Feb) first flight cover to Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, card with attractive franking, registered and flown via Rome and Marseille, with green cachet applied on each side, backstamped on arrival, signed Victor Nawratil
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1314
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1935 (29 July) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesive, Inaugural flight to Lyon, v.f., only 10 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1315
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1939 (21 Dec) first flight cover Rome to Rio de Janeiro, via "Lati", with New York transit, Pernambuco arrival pmks, fine, apparently the only known cover carried on this flight
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1316
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1939 (20 Dec) first flight card, all Vatican franking to Bahia, Brazil, boxed "Via Lati" handstamp and label (partly torn on top), arrival Bahia 24 December, sent back to Vatican, v.f., only 3 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1317
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1950 official diplomatic mail "Nunciatura Apostolica" corner cachet cover from Lima Peru to New York, appropriate cachets, tape stains, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

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