U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 12-13, 2019

We are pleased to present our March 12-13, 2019 sale, with 1,577 lots, properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States (over 350 lots), Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented and as always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #876
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1935-36 selection of three on flimsy paper, first two with Rocketgram "R.No.60" and "R.No.61" (Kolaghat flight), last one 1936 Tiljilla (with manuscript "Secret firing not open to the public"), each signed Stephen Smith, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #10C1,11C1,15C1
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #877
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1936 Muktapur flight cover with proper franking and cachet, with "Telescopic Rocket, 126" handstamp, signed Stephen Smith, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #16C1
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #878
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1936 Chingripota to Muktapur flight cover with proper franking and cachet, with "Flood Rocket Dispatch" handstamp, signed Stephen Smith, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #17C1
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #879
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1938 four rocketgrams, carried by the "Rowland Hill" and by "James H. E. Cook", "The Liar" and "Martha Paganini", appropriate cachets, fine-v.f., signed Stephen Smith
Envelope
Catalog #40-43C1
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #880
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1939-41 three different Wartime rocketgrams, carried by the "Grog-Nee-Gin", another with patriotic message "The Soul of France Weeps", "The Missing Link", with appropriate franking, labels and cachets, each signed Stephen Smith
Envelope
Catalog #44-45,56C1
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #881
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1944-47 three different rocketgrams, carried by the "Kohima Gas Propelled Projectiles", each with a special cachet and message on back, signed Stephen Smith
Envelope
Catalog #62-63C1
Price Realized
$950.00

Previous Country/Group Auction Index Next Country/Group

Back to Top