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Sale 51: United States Postal History

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Airmail Balances

Lots 2987-2993

Lot 2987    

Airmail Covers, 1923-1937, including 1923 registered Shanghai to Philadelphia, 1924 Trans-Polar Flight Norway to Washington, D.C. dual franking; 1928 Zeppelin "First Flight Air Mail", London to Douglas, Arizona; 1934 Byrd Antarctic Expedition purple "Posted on the High Seas", 1935 Byrd "Little America" cancel on Byrd souvenir sheet; 1937 Pan Am "Clipper" Hong Kong to San Francisco nice cachet.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $125

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Lot 2988    

Catapult Flights, 1929-1935, selection of 12 covers, including "S.S. Bremen" 1929 one to Hungary, other to Switzerland on nice Roessler illustrated cachet; 1930 "S.S. Bremen" one to Brooklyn; other to Southampton; 1933 "S.S. Europa" with "U.S. Ger Sea Post" postmark, to Berlin; also S.S. Europa with "German-American See Post" cancel, to Minneapolis, both with triangle flight cachet; also 1934 & 1935 several different, to U.S.; and others.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2989    

First Flight & C.A.M. Covers, 1920's-1950's, box of approximately 700 covers, wide range of usages, some airport dedications, cachets, etc; in need of sorting.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2990    

First Flight & C.A.M. Covers, 1940's, box of perhaps 700 covers, including Army flights, please inspect.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $115

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Lot 2991    

First Flight Covers, 1920's-1960's, box filled with 700 or more covers, including many F.A.M.'s, interesting mix of usages, frnkings, cachets, etc; inspection recommended.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2992    

First Flight Covers, 1920's-1970's, over 500 items, including first flights, airport dedication, airmail week, special events, C.A.M.'s, and much more; some attractive frankings and cachets, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2993    

Zeppelin Flight Covers, 1928-1936, 20 items, including several First Flight Air Mail cards with purple cachet Oct 28 1928; interesting purple "TOO LATE" marking on Oct 29 1928 cover; 1929 First Round-the-World Flight covers, variour other printed cachets, handstamps, frankings, on later flights; warrants a closer valuation, please inspect.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $325

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Lots 2987-2993

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