U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
October 16-17, 2018

Welcome to our October 16-17, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,627 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including Ernest Wheeler’s flight and space covers and autographs, additional selections from the Scouts of the World collection, Vito Bianco’s stock of Italian area and many others. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain and Switzerland; rarities from China and other Asian material. As always, the sale contains 150+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and more. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2726
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (30 Sep) Saugor Island (Calcutta) Ship to Shore flight, cover with proper postage and imperforate label, flight cachet and signatures of Stephen Smith on back, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1C1
Unsold
Lot #2727
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (3 Oct) Saugor Island (Calcutta) Shore to Ship flight cover with appropriate franking and red & green label, signed by Stephen Smith and Rashon Ali, faint toned specks, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #3C 1
Unsold
Lot #2728
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (4 Oct) Diamond Harbor flight cover with appropriate franking and "Rocket Despatch Diamond Harbour Ship to Shore" label, tied by a corresponding handstamp, signed and dated by Stephen Smith on both sides, with Calcutta arrival pmk, v.f., only 75 carried
Envelope
Catalog #4C 1
Unsold
Lot #2729
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (16 Dec) Saugor Island flight cover with preprinted "The Statesman" cachet, appropriate franking and "Ship to Shore The First Night Firing Rocket Despatch" label, tied by a corresponding "Semaphore Station" handstamp, signed and dated by Stephen Smith, with Calcutta arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #5C 1
Unsold
Lot #2730
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (16 Dec) Saugor Island Lighthouse flight cover with preprinted "First Night Firing to Lighthouse" cachet, boxed datestamp, also "By Rocket Mail" in violet, signed by Mary Shenton (Lighthouse keeper) and Stephen Smith, with Calcutta arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #6C 1
Unsold
Lot #2731
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (17 Dec) Saugor Island Lighthouse flight cover with red "Shore to Ship by Rocket" label, tied by a corresponding handstamp, also "By Rocket Mail" in violet, signed by W. Shenton (Lighthouse keeper) and Stephen Smith, minor toning on back, otherwise fine, with Calcutta arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #7C 1
Unsold
Lot #2732
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (17 Dec) Saugor Island Lighthouse flight cover with red "Shore to Ship by Rocket" label, tied by a corresponding handstamp, also "By Rocket Mail" in violet, signed by W. Shenton (Lighthouse keeper) and Stephen Smith, minor toning, otherwise fine, with Calcutta arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #7C 1a
Unsold
Lot #2733
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1935 souvenir of the Rocket, piece of the skin of the rocket which carried the "parcel mail from Surumsa to Bay in Sikkim on 10/4/35" card mounted and signed Stephen Smith
Catalog #2D 1
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #2734
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1935 (25 Feb) Dhakuria Rocket Firing Test flight cover with appropriate franking and label, signed Stephen Smith
Envelope
Catalog #8C 1
Unsold
Lot #2735
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1937 All India Scouts Jamboree, four imperforate Rocket Despatch labels, different colors, one overprinted "Bengal Girl Guides Rally 2.3.37", each signed Stephen Smith on back, v.f.
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Unsold
Lot #2736
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1937 All India Scouts Jamboree Flight cover, with appropriate cachet and blue imperforate label, v.f., signed Stephen Smith, rare
Envelope
Catalog #18C 1
Unsold
Lot #2737
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, cover with special Elephant cachet and imperforate green label, v.f., handstamped "Bu R. No. 138 Princess Elizabeth", v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #23C1
Unsold

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