U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 8-9, 2019

We are pleased to kick off the New Year with our January 8-9 sale, with 1,678 lots, including additional offerings of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I. Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order. Heinz was well known to Aero philatelists, having been active in this field since the 1960s and amassing a wonderful holding of this ever-popular and exciting area. There are selections of attractive United States, rarities from Albania, Austria, France, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Russia, Saar, Scandinavian countries and Switzerland. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, featuring a strong selection of Batum, booklet from India with set of Gandhi stamps overprinted specimen and lots more. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, with Colombia Air Post, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 100+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, mostly offered intact. This entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #792
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers
1929 selection of eight, mostly different first flight covers, Delhi-Jodhpur, Karachi-Delhi, Jodhpur-Delhi, Karachi-London, Bombay-London, also Karachi-London, variety of cachets and markings, mostly fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #793
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers
1932 selection of 10 first flight covers, Karachi-Bombay, Madras-Karachi, Bombay-New Delhi (Delhi Flying club cover, pilot signed, stamp defective, only 16 carried), Ahmedabad-Karachi, also one from Rangoon to Ireland, plus Calcutta to London, as well as three Ceylon dispatches Madras-Karachi, occasional toning or minor flaws, mostly fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #794
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers
1933 selection of 11 first flight covers and one card, including Karachi to Singapore, Rangoon to Canada, Rangoon to Karachi, Allahabad to Delhi (2), Calcutta to Athens, Calcutta to London, Calcutta to Karachi, Madras to New York, Calcutta to Cape Town, also two from London to Allahabad and Calcutta, occasional flaws, mostly fine, with various cachets and routing marks
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #795
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers
1938 (7 May) cover from Bombay to New York, attractively franked with 8 stamps, tied by Stock Exchange cds, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

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