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 #1165
LIECHTENSTEIN Zeppelin Flights
1930 Saar dispatch addressed to Cottbus, with Vaduz (19 Aug 1930) drop pmk, Berlin arrival (20 Aug), red "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befordert" and additional markings, fine and rare drop mail Liechtenstein, signed Gappe (Si.79Aa, €850)
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Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1166
LIECHTENSTEIN Zeppelin Flights
1930 (19 Aug) Switzerland flight card, canceled on board (9.9.1930), German franking, with Vaduz arrival cds alongside, little toning, otherwise fine, signed Gappe (Si.79B, €550)
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Unsold
Lot #1167
LIECHTENSTEIN Zeppelin Flights
1930-1936 selection of 30+ covers or cards, variety of flights, duplication including C15-16 (seven sets, five on single covers or cards), C7-8 (5x1fr on three covers or card), drop mail (Mannheim, Lausanne, Munster), other flights, different cachets, mostly fine-v.f.
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Unsold

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