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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #672 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1908 (6 Sep) pre-printed "thank you" card addressed to "His Excellency Count Dr. Ing. Ferdinand von Zeppelin" in Friedrichshafen, with arrival pmk. Posted in Stuttgart, the card depicts a verse in which the people thank Count Zeppelin for his contributions and wish him further successes. An interesting Zeppelin collateral item  | Unsold |
 | Lot #673 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1929 Orient flight, two cards and cover from Friedrichshafen, each with appropriate cachet, addressed to Sofia, Bulgaria and to Brazor, Romania, the latter with arrival pmk, fine-v.f., scarce destinations Catalog #Si.23A | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #674 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1930 Roessler cacheted cover with German franking (2x2m South America), canceled in Friedrichshafen (18 May) to Brazil, where three stamps were added and canceled Recife (24 May), red South America Cachet and "Via NYRBA Correspondencia Aerea" handstamps, arrival in Newark (31 May), with U.S. 2c adhesive added on back, some toning, otherwise fine, interesting three-country (Germany+Brazil+USA) | Unsold |
 | Lot #675 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1930 (19 May) South America flight cover (opened on all sides, reduced and re-glued), franked with 4M (C39), also Brazil Condor stamps, all canceled Berlin, with Santos arrival, some toning, interesting combination | Unsold |
 | Lot #676 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1930 (14 Apr) large-size cover originating in New York, with 5c franking (Roosevelt), used in combination with Germany South America Flight 2M and 4M set of two (Mi.438-439), canceled on board (22 May), with Seville drop cancel on back, forwarded to Brazil, where additional franking was added for the return trip back to USA, some faults, otherwise a fine three-country combination cover Catalog #C38-39 | Unsold |
 | Lot #677 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 4m Polar Flight, used in combination with regular franking on 3rd SAF to Buenos Aires, v.f., scarce usage, Catalog #C42 Catalog Value $ 875 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #678 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 England Flight, specially prepared On-Board picture postcard, franked with 1m, addressed to Stanley Gibbons in London, sent by Capt. George Theager (RAF), ex-first officer of Airship R-100; also signed by Zeppelin Captain von Schiller Catalog #Si.122Ab | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #679 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 2nd SAF, group of four covers and cards, two mixed frankings with Brazilian adhesives, others Cape Verde drop and connecting flight, fine-v.f. (Si.129AaD,Ea) Catalog #Si.129 | Unsold |
 | Lot #680 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1933 Chicago flight cover franked with 1m-4m set of three, filing folds away from the stamps, fine-v.f. set on cover (Mi.€1,550) Catalog #C43-45 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #681 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1933 Chicago Flight, set of three used on round-trip cover from Ulm to Friedrichshafen, cover defective at bottom, stamps fine-v.f. (catalogued as used off cover) Catalog #C43-45 Catalog Value $ 800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #682 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1934 round-flight with German and Brazilian franking, Christmas flight cachet, Condor-Zeppelin markings on back, little perf. toning, otherwise fine, signed Gappe Catalog #Si.286Ba | Unsold |
 | Lot #683 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1936 Hindenburg leaflets, selection of 10, some duplication, few trimmed, mostly fine | Unsold |
