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 #3288
RUSSIA Dornier Do X Flights
1930 (27 Oct) registered and flown cover from Leningrad to Germany, where 2m and 4m Zeppelin adhesives were added and cancelled by "Dornier Flugschiff 30 Jan 31 D29" strike, with additional boxed cachet, bearing Rio de Janeiro (22.6.31) and additional "DoX Primero Voo Europa-America do Sul Estados Unidos" diamond shape handstamp, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #3289
RUSSIA Dornier Do X Flights
1931 (12 Sep), "Bremen", registered and flown picture postcard from Leningrad to Oakland, variously franked (3 stamps) in combination with Germany (50+50pf semi-postal), Berlin transit cachet in red, special purple cachet on picture side of the card, also framed "Vorausflug nach New York" and September 23 (Oakland) and September 24 (New York) arrival datestamps, fine and scarce card
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #3290
RUSSIA Dornier Do X Flights
1931 (19 Sep), "Europa", registered and flown cover from Leningrad to Oakland, variously franked (5 stamps) in combination with United States (5c Beacon, single on front and horizontal pair on back of the cover), cancelled "U.S. Ger Sea Post S.S. Europa" (Sep 21), Berlin transit and special red cachet (applied on both sides), fine and scarce Russia-USA Catapult combination
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #3291
RUSSIA Dornier Do X Flights
1933 (24 Sep), "Bremen", picture postcard sent Registered to Bogota Colombia, variously franked (3 stamps) in combination with Germany (4 stamps), Berlin transit cachet in red, special cachet in black and New York Oct 2 transit datestamp, on reverse (picture side) Colombia 1930 Bolivar 4c and Expreso Tobon 6c Local, little toning at right, fine and scarce card
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #3292
RUSSIA Dornier Do X Flights
1933 (29 June), "Bremen", envelope sent Registered from Leningrad to New York, variously franked (3 stamps) in combination with Germany (6 stamps), special cachet in green, Berlin June 30 and New York July 9 arrival datestamps on reverse, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #3293
RUSSIA Dornier Do X Flights
1933 (24 Sep), "Bremen", cover sent Registered to USA, variously franked (6 stamps) in combination with Germany (7, three on reverse, actually comprising of single, two tete-beche pairs, one horizontal gutter pair), Berlin transit cachet in red, special cachet in black and New York Oct 2- 3 datestamps, fine and attractive Russian-German combination for cover flown from Leningrad, via Berlin and Koln, then forwarded via the S/S "Bremen" and catapult flight to New York
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #3294
RUSSIA Dornier Do X Flights
1933 (24 Sep), "Bremen", envelope sent Registered from Leningrad to New York, variously franked (3 stamps) in combination with Germany (6 stamps, actually horizontal and vertical gutter pairs), Berlin transit cachet in red, special cachet in black, on reverse Berlin Sep 25 transit and New York Oct 2 and 3 datestamps, fine
Envelope
Unsold

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