Lot 1533
1911-21 Pioneer & Early Governmental Airmail Flights, group of 8 postal cards; includes 1911 Garden City International Aviation Tournament used on two different days (AAMC #3), 1911 St. Louis Aviation Meet (#5), 1911 Rochester Flying Exhibition (#7), 1911 Savannah Aviation Meet (#11), 1912 Altoona Aviation Expo (#25), 1920 Milwaukee flight postmark on unused card (#133) and 1921 Kansas City flight (#148); some card flaws with clear strikes throughout, F.-V.F. AAMC No. 2//148 $1,225.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $375
Lot 1534
Airmail, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, neat "First Trip" Boston, Mass. June 9 special circular cachet, socked-on-the-nose "Boston To New York" cancel centered on C3 with pronounced grounded plane variety vignette, with June 11, New York receiver on reverse, Very Fine. AAMC No. 105.Scott No. C3 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $425
Lot 1535
Airmail, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, Booklet Pane of 3, tied by two strikes of "Washington D.C., May 26, 1928" first day duplex postmarks on cover to Syracuse, N.Y., New York, N.Y. backstamp, Very Fine; with 2012 P.F. certificate.Scott No. C10a $875.
Realized: $250
Lot 1536
Airmail, 1930, 65¢ & $1.30 Graf Zeppelins, singles on separate 2¢ Grant flight postal cards, tied by 1930 machine cancels, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets, both with green Lakehurst receivers, Very Fine, an attractive flight pair.Scott No. C13, C14 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $300
Lot 1537
Airmail, 1930, 65¢ & $1.30 Graf Zeppelins, singles on separate 1¢ Jefferson flight postal cards, tied by 1930 machine cancels, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets, $1.30 with green Lakehurst receiver on reverse, Very Fine, a nice Zepp duo.Scott No. C13, C14 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
Lot 1538
Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin, well centered single tied by 1930 Varick St. Sta., N.Y. machine postmark on 1¢ postal card, with purple U.S., red German, Fredrichshafen transit and green Lakehurst round flight receiver on front, Extremely Fine.Scott No. C13 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $145
Lot 1539
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 & $2.60 Graf Zeppelins, tied by "Varick St. Sta., New York, Apr 30, 1930" duplex postmarks on 5¢ airmail flight entire, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets with additional circular round flight handstamp at bottom left, Very Fine.Scott No. C14-C15 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $425
Lot 1540
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, in combination with Airmail 1923, 8¢ dark green on homemade flight card, both tied by New York, N.Y., Varick St. Sta., May 6, 1930 duplex postmarks, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets, received in Charlotte, N.C. with purple "Postage Due 1.27 cents" handstamp and precanceled Postage Due 5¢ block of 15 (on reverse) + blocks of 6 and 4 + 2¢ affixed, Very Fine and unusual.Scott No. C14+C4 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $350
Lot 1541
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, tied by American Postal Machine Company "Lakehurst, N.J., May 30, 1930" flag machine cancel on flight cover, purple U.S. and red German flight cachet handstamps, Friedrichshafen transit green N.Y. round flight receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a nice usage of the Lakehurst, N.J. flag cancel on a Zeppelin flight cover.Scott No. C14 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot 1542
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, well centered single tied by 1930 Varick St. Sta., N.Y. machine postmark on flight card, with purple U.S., red German and green Lakehurst round flight receiver on front, Extremely Fine, a lovely card.Scott No. C14 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $260