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 #584
FRANCE Flight Covers
1927 (10 Oct) Non Stop Flight, Paris to Buenos Aires by Lts. Dieudonne Coste & Joseph LeBrix, cover with appropriate franking and four line arrival cachet; also a cover from St. Louis, Senegal (13 Oct) to Pernambuco, Brazil, little toning and minor cover flaws, otherwise fine. The French aviators successfully crossed the South Atlantic from Paris to Rio de Janeiro, via St. Louis Senegal, Natal and Pelotas. They carried 17 covers from Paris to Buenos Aires and 11 from Senegal to Brazil
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1063
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #585
FRANCE Flight Covers
1930 (10 May) first flight (Mermoz) from Paris to Rio de Janeiro, with 26 May arrival, forwarded to USA (June 11), endorsed "Par Avion Mermoz Paris-Amerique du Sud", also typewritten "via Premier vol Paris a Dakar, Transoceanqieu par C.G.A.", fine and scarce flight cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #586
FRANCE Flight Covers
1941 two covers from the Cruiser "Montcalm", one mixed franking with Vatican 12 1/2c, sent to Dakar, Senegal, the other to Conakry, French Guinea A.O.F., each with Naval cachets, fine
Envelope
Unsold

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