U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 4-5, 2018
Welcome to our December 4-5, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,550+ lots, this auction features properties of various owners including George V. Shalimoff’s award winning collections of Russia, M.C. Gilhausen’s Germany and Colonies, David Mace’s collections of China, Chinese Provinces as well as Foreign Offices. Our December sale is well represented with solid United States, South America, Asia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth and rest of the world. As always, there are 150+ large lots and collections, many offered intact, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, exotic flight covers, topicals, including a substantial collection of Boy Scouts on Stamps, plus many others. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available upon request.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4122 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1924 cover to Newark NJ, 5c Christmas Island Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachet, with U.S. C6 tied by Air Mail Field cancel, addressed to Roessler Newark NJ, three "Via Airplane" labels (two on back), fine  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4123 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1924 cover to New Jersey, 5c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachet, with 24c (C6) tied by "Air Mail Field San Francisco Ca" (Dec 20) cancel, addressed to Roessler East Orange NJ, fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4124 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1924 cover to New Jersey, 5c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachet, with 24c (C6) tied by "Air Mail Field San Francisco Ca" (Aug 14) cancel, addressed to Roessler East Orange NJ, with Special Delivery label, fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4125 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1925 cover to Tahiti, franked with Christmas Island pair 5c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachet, with pair French Polynesia Scott 27 tied by Papeete Tahiti cancel, and U.S. C6 tied by Air Mail Field cancel (Aug 16), addressed to Roessler's Stamp News East Orange NJ, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #4126 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1927 cover to Tahiti, franked with 10c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachet, with French Polynesia 34 tied by Papeete Tahiti cancel & U.S. C7 tied by Air Mail cancel, addressed to Roessler East Orange NJ, fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4127 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1927 cover to Tahiti, franked with 10c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachet, with French Polynesia 34 tied by Papeete Tahiti cancel & U.S. C7 tied by Air Mail cancel (Mar 11), addressed to Roessler East Orange NJ, fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4128 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1933 (15 July), around the world solo flight by Wiley Post, small cacheted cover franked with 8c air mail stamp, addressed to A. Wittnauer Co. of New York, with an additional 8c added on arrival (Aug. 3), signed by Wiley Post, v.f. This American pilot in his plane "Winnie Mae", flew solo around the world, a distance of 15,596 miles in seven days, breaking all records. After the record-setting flight, Post wanted to open his own aeronautical school, but could not raise enough financial support because of doubts many had about his rural background and limited formal education. Motivated by his detractors, Post decided to attempt a solo flight around the world and to break his previous speed record. He improved his aircraft by installing an autopilot device and a radio direction finder that were in their final stages of development by the Sperry Gyroscope Company and the United States Army. A rarity, only five covers were carried on this flight, which was the first solo flight around the world | Unsold |
