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 #3295
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 Moscow-Friedrichshafen, registered cover paying 1.15k (with ordinary franking), sent from Moscow (10 Sep), via Friedrichshafen and Bremen to Dresden, scarce usage of non-Zeppelin adhesives, ex-Taylor
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #3296
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1931 (25 July) card and cover addressed to Professor W.J. Wiese and Icebreaker "Malyguin", franked with the perforated set of four (scarce usage), appropriate matching "Leningrad-Nordpol" cachets, card defective and heavily taped, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C30-33
Unsold
Lot #3297
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1932 5th SAF from Moscow to Colombia, franked with 15k, 20k and 50k Airships, paying 85k rate, with two Colombian stamps below, Friedrichshafen transit postmark (tying one of the Colombian stamps, which indicates the stamps were added either in Russia or in Germany), arriving in Pernambuco on 1st September, with additional transit and 14 October Bogota arrival pmks, three different labels including Registry (faulty), Par Avion and Scadta, v.f. and unusual combination flight, ex-Taylor
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #3298
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1932 7th SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #3299
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1932 7th SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3300
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1932 8th SAF to Brazil, fine, with Berlin connecting cachet, all cachets somewhat faint, signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #3301
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 5th SAF from Moscow to Brazil, distinct red cachets, including the Berlin-Friedrichshafen connecting handstamp, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #3302
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1934 11th SAF card to Brazil, franked with the entire set of five stamps, also two perf. North Pole adhesives (30k and 1r) on the picture side, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

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