Lot
1530 
Airmail, 1918, 6¢ orange, well centered amid large margins, tied by purple "Airmail Service Wash., N.Y., Phila., Washington, Dec 16, 1918" First Flight and Rate postmark on fresh cover with blue American Philatelic Society corner card, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. C1 $2,000.
Realized: $600
Lot
1531
Airmail, 1923, Second Issue, 8¢-24¢ complete, single of each on separate fresh Worden First Day of Issue cover, tied by appropriate 1923 Washington, D.C. slogan machine cancels, a Very Fine and choice set. Scott No. C4-C6 $1,750.
Realized: $600
Lot
1532
1925 (May 9-12) Experimental Round Trip Experimental Flight, New York to San Francisco, airmail cover franked with 1923, 24¢ Airmail tied by "Air Mail Field, New York, N.Y.; May 9, 1925" postmark and addressed to the Air Mail Field in San Francisco, reverse address to Roessler in East Orange, N.J. and franked with 1923, 8¢-16¢ Airmails (8¢ s.e. at left) tied by "Air Mail Field, San Francisco, Calif., May 10, 1925" postmarks, Very Fine, a very rare flight cover with only a few carried and very few examples have ever been reported. Scott No. C4-C6. AAMC No. 172 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $290
Lot
1533
1926-27 Pan-American Good Will Flight, cover carried over the entire good will flight, with 29 country frankings canceled from each of the countries visited, inside of the cover signed by Major Dargue and the eight surviving aviators, certified statement on cover carried on complete 20,000 mile flight and flight cachets, Very Fine, a choice historical flight cover. AAMC No. 568a Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $500
Lot
1534
1927 (June 29) Byrd Transatlantic Fight, New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, monoplane cacheted cover franked with 5¢ Roosevelt tied by bold "New York, N.Y., Jun 21, 1927" duplex postmark and "Ver s/ Mer, 2-27, 27" receiving postmark, signed by co-pilots Acosta and Balchen with additional R.E. Byrd signature apparently signed at a later date, Very Fine. AAMC No. 1060 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $1,150
Lot
1535
1928 Chicago - St. Louis CAM2 "Lindbergh Again Flies the Air Mail", airmail cover franked with 10¢ Lindbergh tied by "Chicago, Ill., Feb 21, 1928" airmail slogan machine postmark, flight cachet handstamp and signed C.A. Lindbergh, Very Fine, a scarce Lindbergh signed flight cover. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $650
Lot
1536
1929 U.S. to Spain Ocean Flight, unfranked trans-oceanic flight cover addressed to the Governor in Rome, Italy, with "Roma, Aeroporto Littorio - Posta Aerea, 10.7.29" cds and straight line "Roma, Aeroporto Littorio" handstamp, signed by pilot "Lewis A. Yancey", Very Fine, rare with only 19 covers carried on this flight. AAMC No. 1092 $600. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot
1537
Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin, choice centering amid jumbo margins, tied by "Washington, D.C., May 19, 1930" duplex postmark on picture post card, bold purple U.S. and red German flight cachets, green Lakehurst receiver on reverse, Extremely Fine, a lovely jumbo gem stamp usage. Scott No. C13 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $290
Lot
1538
1933 (July 15) Around the World Solo Flight by Wiley Post, A. Wittnauer Co. cornoer card cover franked with 8¢ Winged Globe, two singles tied by "New York, N.Y., Jul 15, 1933" duplex postmarks, typed endorsement "Flown Historical Cover, Carried by Wiley Post in, First Solo Flight Around the World, Record in 7 days 18 hours 49 minutes" with Wiley Post signature above; some address and endorsement fade, otherwise Very Fine. AAMC $3,000. AAMC No. 1183.
ONLY FIVE COVER WERE CARRIED ON THIS ROUND-THE-WORLD RECORDED BREAKING FLIGHT THAT WAS UNSURPASSED FOR FIVE YEARS.
Realized: $2,300