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 #1524
SWITZERLAND Zeppelin Flights
1909-34 selection of 20+ used and unused picture postcards and original photographs "Zeppelin over Switzerland", also "Im Zeppelin Uber der Schweiz" HAPAG leaflet, three unused labels "uber Luzern", etc., fine group
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1525
SWITZERLAND Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient Flight card (10rp stationery), with additional franking 15c (uncanceled), used in combination with German 1m Eagle, from Basel, via Friedrichshafen to Germany, fine, signed Gappe
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1526
SWITZERLAND Zeppelin Flights
1929 50th Flight of the LZ 127 (Lake Constance), DELAG postcard canceled on-board, St.Gallen drop, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.50BI
Unsold
Lot #1527
SWITZERLAND Zeppelin Flights
1932-33 (30 June) Short Flight, also two different 1933 (26 and 28 May) cards canceled on-board, fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope
Catalog #Si.O167III, 206I,II
Price Realized
$375.00

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