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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2484 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1930 (18 May) South America Flight cover franked with 4m (Sudamerika Fahrt) and used in combination with additional stamps (one United States 2c red), with First Catapult Flight D.1717 to New York (6 May 1930), appropriate cachets, transit and arrival postmarks, fine and scarce combination Catapult/Zeppelin  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2485 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 South America flight card addressed to Brooklyn, N.Y., franked with 2m Sudamerika Fahrt, cancelled on board, with Rio de Janeiro (27 May) arrival postmark Catalog #C38 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2486 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 (29 July) Polar Flight, specially prepared, cacheted postcard, franked with two copies of 1m red, cancelled on board, with large Leningrad-Berlin (31 July) airmail datestamp (missing the usual Icebreaker "Malyguin" cancellation), Berlin arrival cds alongside, appropriate Polarfahrt cachet, v.f., scarce | Unsold |
 | Lot #2487 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 Polar Flight, set of three, 1m and 2m on postcards, 4m on cover, various cancellations, each with appropriate Polarfahrt cachet, last two with Icebreaker Malyguin arrival, v.f. Catalog #C40-42 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2488 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 Polar Flight, set of three, 1m and 2m on cards addressed to Stockholm, 4m on cover to USA, with Friedrichshafen Round Trip markings, last two with Icebreaker Malyguin arrival markings, cover folded away from the stamp, fine-v.f., with Friedl certificates from 1m and 2m Catalog #C40-42 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2489 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 2nd SAF ppc, Cape Verde drop, v.f. Catalog #Si.129Ab | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2490 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1933 Chicago Flight, registered cover from Friedrichshafen to Campo Grande, Brazil, franked with 2x1M and 1,05M, with appropriate cachet and arrival pmk, filing folds away from the stamps, fine-v.f. Catalog #C43 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2491 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1933 Chicago Flight, registered card from Friedrichshafen to Akron, Ohio, franked with 1M and 2M, also an additional card (tape stains on back only), franked with 4M, canceled on board and addressed to Hermann Sieger, v.f. (Si.238Bba+238, €1,100) Catalog #C43-45 | Unsold |
