Sale 25: The Autumn Sale

U.S. Postal History: Airmail Issues


 
Lot 648 Pioneer Airmail, 1912 Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet, Oakland, Cal., real-photo meet souvenir post card of aviator Farum T, Fish taking girl up in aeroplane, franked with 1¢ green tied by "Aeroplane Station, Oakland, Cal., Feb 18, 1912" postmark, to San Francisco, Very Fine. A.A.M.C. No. 15a.
Estimate $150-200.
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  Realized $180
 

 
Lot 649 Pioneer Airmail, 1912 Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet, Oakland, Cal., real-photo meet souvenir post card of "Lincoln Beachy. The World's Greatest Aviator", franked with 1¢ green tied by "Aeroplane Station, Oakland, Cal., Feb 18, 1912" postmark, to San Francisco, Very Fine. A.A.M.C. No. 15a.
Estimate $150-200.
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  Realized $210
 

 
Lot 650 Pioneer Airmail, 1919 Honolulu to Hilo by U.S. Army Plane, 2¢ entire with Hawaiian Electric corner card addressed to Piihonua, uprated with 10¢ special delivery (s.e. at right) tied by "Honolulu, Hawaii, Jul 3, 1919" duplex postmark, endorsed "By Airplane" at top, cover with file folds and stamp with light perf toning, F.-V.F., a very scarce historical first flight cover between Honolulu and Hilo. A.A.M.C. No. 532A.
Estimate $150-200.
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  Realized $230
 

 
Lot 651 Airmail, 1918, 6¢ orange, tied by Airmail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. postmark on a Dec 16, 1918 first flight cover, Very Fine, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. C1; Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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Lot 652 Airmail, Charles A. Lindbergh, signature "C.A. Lindbergh, Pilot" on flown CAM 2 cover to Chicago, Ill., magenta flight cachet tying 1926, 10¢ airmail, Lincoln printed cachet and additionally signed by postmaster Wm. H. Conkling, with real-photo of Lindbergh loading mail onto plane, Very Fine and choice. A.S.C.C. No. 2a.
Scott No. C7; Estimate $500-750.
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  Realized $475
 

 
Lot 653 Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete, singles tied by matching "Washington, D.C. Apr 19, 1930" machine cancels on three separate First Day Covers (not flown), hand addressed and without cachets, Very Fine.
Scott No. C13-C15; Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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Lot 654 Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin, block of 4 tied by "New York Varwick St. Station Apr 26" postmark on a flown Pan-America Round Flight cover to New York, with all proper postmarks and cachets, Very Fine.
Scott No. C13; Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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Lot 655 Airmail, 1930, $1.30 + $2.60 Graf Zeppelins, tied by "Grand Central Sta., New York, N.Y., Apr 29" duplex on 1930 complete round trip flight cover from Friedrichshafen, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets and additional purple circular complete round trip handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. C14-C15; Estimate $750-1,000.
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  Realized $525
 

 
Lot 656 Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, tied by "Varwick St. Sta. N.Y., May 28, 1930" machine postmark on 5¢ airmail entire, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets, minor cover wrinkling, still Very Fine.
Scott No. C14; Estimate $200-300.
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  Realized $180
 

 
Lot 657 Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, tied by "Grand Cent. Sta., N.Y., May, 27, 1930" machine postmark on fresh Graf Zeppelin South American flight cover, Lakehurst to Freidrichshafen, U.S. and German flight cachets and receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. C14; Estimate $150-200.
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  Realized $200
 


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