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.
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| Lot #3494 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Flight Covers 1919-40s collection of thousands in seven cartons (banker's boxes), in albums and pochettes, most individually acquired over many years, with various 1918-20 first flights, rate-changes, some franked with 6c-24c (C1/C6), including C2 (July 15) and C3 (May 18), numerous CAMs, Army and Emergency flights, many 1930s internal flights, also to and from Canada, many franked with 5c Beacon, 10c Lindbergh. In addition, there are hundreds of 1930s Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific flights, many signed by the postmasters, different FAM routes, many with foreign franking, including Fiji, New Zealand, French Caledonia, Hong Kong, Macao, Philippines, Ireland, Portugal, also mixed-frankings, Clipper Club covers, Tin Can Mail (Tonga), some later Pan Am flights, pilot signed, etc. An astounding and wide array of franking and cachets, wonderful holding, ex-Ernest Wheeler  | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
