Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
July 11-12, 2023
Cherrystone's Summer Auction will be take place July 10-11, 2023. There are numerous highlights, including United States, with an intact "Roosevelt Album", a collection of Crash & Disaster mail formed be the late Zvi Aloni (contributor to the American Air Mail Catalogue) and portions of Carl A. Kilgas' collections of China, Taiwan, PRC and Korea. There are substantial showings of Italy and Italian Colonies, Central and South America, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, plus hundreds of Large Lots and Collections offered intact and more. This is a public auction, with live internet bidding via CherrystoneLIVE
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 | Lot #1159 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1928 (July) Rocket flown souvenir lettersheet, carried by Rocket V1 test flight, numbered "04" (out of only 19 carried), signed Schmiedl (Friedrich Schmiedl, educated in civil engineering, became fascinated in the practical aspects of rocketry and began development and testing of solid propellant rockets in 1921. He first tested his designs at Schoeckl bei Graz in 1924, concentrating on tests of "photographic rockets", which could map large areas from high altitude. In June 1928 he attempted flight tests of instrumented rockets that were to be launched from stratospheric balloons. In 1930 Schmiedl launched further rockets from Schoeckl, perfecting a parachute recovery system. His first successful post office rocket on 2 February 1931 transported 100 letters from Schoeckl to Sankt Radegund. He began with what he called "regular mail service" in September 1931 with launch of his G1 rocket from Hochtroetsch to Semriach. Schmiedl refused to participate in development of military rockets, either for the Nazis or the Americans and died in 1994)  Catalog #2C1 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1160 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1928 (July) Rocket flown souvenir lettersheet, carried by Rocket V2 test flight, numbered "02" (out of only 19 carried), signed Schmiedl Catalog #3C1 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1161 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1928 (July) Rocket flown souvenir lettersheet, carried by Rocket V2 test flight, numbered "13" (out of only 19 carried), signed Schmiedl Catalog #3C1 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1162 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1930 (6 March) Rocket flown souvenir lettersheet, carried by Rocket V3 test flight, numbered "07" (out of only 18 carried), signed Schmiedl Catalog #4C1 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1163 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1930 (6 March) Rocket flown souvenir lettersheet, carried by Rocket V3 test flight, numbered "16" (out of only 18 carried), faint toning, signed Schmiedl Catalog #4C1 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1164 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1930 (6 March) Rocket flown souvenir lettersheet, carried by Rocket V4 test flight, numbered "07" (out of only 18 carried), signed Schmiedl Catalog #5C1 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1165 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1931 (2 Feb) beige card franked with 10gr brown (No.20), inscribed "Raketen Flugpost Schmiedl", numbered "018" and dated, carried by Rocket V7, numbered "92", signed Schmiedl, v.f. card from the "World's First Rocket Mail Flight", addressed to Graz, very rare Catalog #8C1d | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1166 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1931 (21 Apr) white card franked with 10gr brown, tied by "Geflogen mit Registrier-Rakete 21 April 1931" overprint (repeated alongside and on back), also "Mit Registrier Rakete befordern" in manuscript at bottom, addressed to Graz, signed Schmiedl, filing fold away from the stamps, faint toning, otherwise fine (EZ catalogue: "total of 79 were flown, but very few exist and are extremely rare") Catalog #9C1 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1167 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1931 (21 Apr) white card franked with 10gr brown, tied by "Geflogen mit Registrier-Rakete 21 April 1931" overprint (repeated on back), also "Raketenpost Schmiedl" cachet alongside, addressed to Graz, signed Schmiedl, faint toning, otherwise fine (EZ catalogue: "total of 79 were flown, but very few exist and are extremely rare") Catalog #9C1a | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1168 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1931 (21 Apr) cover franked with 20gr gray, tied by "Geflogen mit Registrier-Rakete 21 April 1931" overprint (repeated on back), also "Raketenpost Schmiedl" cachet alongside, addressed to Graz, signed Schmiedl, filing fold away from the stamp (EZ catalogue: "total of 79 were flown, but very few exist and are extremely rare") Catalog #9C1b | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1169 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1931 (9 Sep) Hochtroetsch "R1" Rocket Mail Cover registered from Semrlach to New York, franked on both sides, with arrival 18 Sep 1931 markings, some backflap mending, fine and rare usage, only three (!) covers were re-posted to New York Catalog #10C1a | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1170 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1931 (28 Oct) flimsy white card franked with 5gr brown orange, tied by triangular "V8" in violet, also "Geflogen mit Postrakete V8" cachet alongside, addressed to Graz, with penciled inscription "nachtflug 28.X.1931" and signature Schmiedl, numbered "069" of 84 carried, v.f. Catalog #11C1 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1171 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1931 (28 Oct) flimsy white card franked with 5gr brown orange, tied by triangular "V8" in violet, also "Geflogen mit Postrakete V8" cachet alongside, addressed to Graz, with penciled inscription "nachtflug 28.X.1931" and signature Schmiedl, numbered "067" of 84 carried, v.f. Catalog #11C1 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1172 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1931 (28 Oct) cover franked with 10gr brown orange, tied by triangular "V8" in violet, also "Geflogen mit Postrakete V8" cachet alongside, addressed to Graz, with penciled inscription "nachtflug 28.X.1931" and signature Schmiedl, numbered "051" of 84 carried, v.f. Catalog #11C1 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1173 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1932 (11 Apr) flimsy envelope franked with 3gr orange and 10gr Postage Due, tied by Liebenau cds, with red rectangular Rocket cachet alongside (repeated on back), signed Schmiedl on both sides, with black script "mit Postrakete V11 befordert", faint toned speck, fine. Only 11 carried (a similar item realized $1,400 in our September 2017 sale) Catalog #12C1 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1174 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1932 (23 July) registered cover from Kumberg to Graz, four different Rocket labels and "V12" cachet, 50gr franking, additional "Geflogen Mit Postrakete V12" cachet and arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive item Catalog #15C1 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1175 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1933 (16 Mar) Rocket flown stationery flimsy envelopes, 3gr (two) and 24gr, each supplemented with 8gr Rocket adhesive, carried by Rocket V14, numbered "57", "78" and "174", addressed to Graz and to Lorch, each with arrival pmk Catalog #17C1 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1176 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1933 3gr and 1sh Rocket, unused stationery flimsy entire, some toning, also unused and gummed sheetlet of eight 1sh dark blue, h.r., fine-v.f. Catalog #19P1f | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1177 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1935 (21 Dec) cover franked with Winterhilfe +2gr surcharge, canceled Gosting bei Graz, with elaborate "N7" rocket cachet, numbered "24", with red Schmiedl signature, handstamped "28 Flown" on back, again signed Schmiedl (a total of 28 covers and cards carried) Catalog #31C1 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1178 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1935 (21 Dec) buff card franked with Winterhilfe +2gr surcharge, canceled Gosting bei Graz, with elaborate "N7" rocket cachet, numbered "02", with red Schmiedl signature, handstamped "28 Flown" on back, again signed Schmiedl (a total of 28 covers and cards carried) Catalog #31C1a | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1179 AUSTRIA Rocket Mail 1935 (21 Dec) buff card franked with Winterhilfe +2gr surcharge, canceled Gosting bei Graz, with elaborate "N7" rocket cachet, numbered "15", with red Schmiedl signature, handstamped "28 Flown" on back, again signed Schmiedl (a total of 28 covers and cards carried) Catalog #31C1a | Price Realized $700.00 |
