U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 28-March 1, 2017
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 | Lot #857 IRAN Flight Covers 1924-31 Mittelholzer Pioneer and Survey Flights, collection of 19 first flight covers and cards, most written-up exhibition style on pages. Walter Mittelholzer was a Swiss aviation pioneer, active as a pilot in 1924, he flew from Zurich to Teheran and was contracted by Junkers Aviation in Teheran to survey routes and airports in Persia. This collection includes First flight from Berlin, via Baku to Teheran; Teheran-Khaniki; Teheran-Niedersedlitz; Teheran-Paris; Teheran-Meshed; Teheran-Elbing; Teheran-Bushire; Teheran-Pahlevi, also to Baku, Baghdad, service to Bielsko, Poland (via Budapest) and First Flight Moscow-Teheran, occasional cover wear, mostly fine-v.f.
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 | Lot #858 IRAN Flight Covers 1927-1960 selection of 10 different early first flight covers, including Teheran-Pehlevi, to Buchir, Meched, Chiraz-Boushire, Teheran-Khanikin (Baghdad), and others; also additional 25+ covers, with air mail franking, First Days, etc., various destinations and cachets, mostly fine or better
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 | Lot #859 IRAN Flight Covers 1929 (6 Apr) first flight cover from Djask to Karachi, India, v.f., with arrival markings
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 | Lot #860 IRAN Flight Covers 1930 (2 Feb) first flight cover from Djask to Delhi, India, v.f., with arrival pmk, only 60 flown
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 | Lot #861 IRAN Flight Covers 1930 (8 Apr) first flight cover from Djask to Athens, v.f., with arrival pmk
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