U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 20-21, 2018

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1429
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1870 (12 Nov) Gazette des Absents No.4, pre-printed "Par Ballon Monte", franked with 80c Laureated, canceled large Paris star "34" with Paris, Avenue Josephine Nov.12 cds alongside, addressed "par St. Petersburg to Tiflis George D'Asie", red "PD" and "Fr2" (Franco 2silbergroschen) in blue crayon, carried on "General Uhrich" to TIFLIS, GEORGIA, most probably a unique destination for a Ballon Monte, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$14,000.00

Lot #1430
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1870 (13 Nov) small FL from Paris to St. Petersburg, "Par Ballon Monte" with 80c franking (small nick at right), cancelled by "35" large numerals, with Ministere des Finances cds alongside, boxed "PD" and blue due markings (to Prussia), fine Ballon Monte (Le General Uhrich) to Russia
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1431
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1922 (26 July) registered and flown cover from Moscow to Germany, franked on both sides with 18x10r Imperial Arms (one folded over), "Mit Luftpost" and "Mit Luftpost befordert Konigsberg (Pr.)1." cachets, Berlin (3 Aug) and Potsdam arrival pmks, filing folds away from the stamps, impressive franking in excellent condition, ex-Maslowski
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1432
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1927 (1 Sep) cover franked with two sets of the Aviation Congress Issue, flown from Moscow to Paris, with boxed trilingual Air Mail cachet, backstamped on arrival, v.f., ex-Maslowski
Envelope
Catalog #C10-11
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1433
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1927 (14 Sep) registered cover franked with set of the Aviation Congress Issue, plus two additional 10k, flown from Moscow to Berlin, with appropriate arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #C10-11
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1434
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1931 (15 May) registered cover franked with imperforate set of five Airships, flown from Moscow to Berlin, tiny toned specks, still v.f., with arrival pmk, ex-Maslowski
Envelope
Catalog #C15-19
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1435
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1932 (26 Aug) flown cover from Franz-Josef land, via Archangelsk to Moscow, franked with set of two, tied by cds, with triangular cachet alongside, with arrival pmk, tiny cover tear away from the stamps, still v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C34-35
Unsold

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