1933, F. SCHMIEDL / "HUBDRACHE D-1" - earliest known mail with jet propulsion; on 06.12.1933 flown cover from the "Schöckl" to the "Jägerwirt", 200 pieces flown, cancellations Graz, Hannover & Bremen, special postmark D1. vf, € 300,-
Auction #161 Philatelic & Numismatic
By: Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Ulrich Felzmann GmbH & Co. KG Auction #161 Philatelic & Numismatic
161st International Hall Auction at Felzmann – Philately 8-10 March 2018
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The start of this year’s hall auctions is just around the corner. We will be beginning the auction week in style
with around 4,600 top philatelic lots.
It all kicks off with our special airmail auction “Per Ardua Ad Astra” which, in three chapters, gives a detailed
overview of aerophilatelic history, from the beginnings with ballons montés, to the pioneering achievements of
Zeppelin and airmail all the way to the modern cutting-edge technology of rocket mail, including astrophilately.
Another part of the special catalogue is a fine selection of Zeppelin memorabilia, including a thank-you card to
balloonist Eduard Spelterini written and signed by Count Zeppelin himself (Lot 3169).
There are also many highlights to be found in the field of terrestrial communication. The high-quality material
on offer includes surprising European rarities such as the Red Mercury in Type Ib in excellent quality (Lot 4460)
or Lombardy-Venetia’s unique four-colour franking (Lot 4505).
Philatelic gems from the Old German States include Lübeck’s exceptional specimen of a misprint (“ZWEI EIN
HALB S”) with perfectly positioned town cancel (“LUEBECK BAHNHOF 20/1”). The German Empire section
begins with a 3-kreutzer breast shield in carmine in MNH condition (Lot 4885) and a 9-kreutzer issue in lilac
brown in extremely fine MNH condition (Lot 4901). The Chicago Flight from the Third Reich with a photo
certificate (Schlegel) unsigned and in “… perfect condition” (Lot 5086) – incidentally, all top material auctioned
by Felzmann is certified by experts. World War II field post enthusiasts can look forward to a Kuban admission
stamp for field post parcels in Type III (Lot 5804).
Finally, the German Post-War Philately section includes the title item – and undisputed highlight of the 161st
Felzmann auction – the legendary Gscheidle postcard, the first known complete article of mail, franked with a
60-pfennig stamp commemorating the 1980 Olympic Games, the entire printed issue of which was destroyed
following the Western boycott of the Games. A small number of specimens that survived were used unwittingly
by the wife of Minister of Post Kurt Gscheidle two years later – this is known in philatelic circles as the
“Gscheidle error”. Having already generated extensive media coverage on two occasions before, we are proud
to offer a third opportunity to acquire the “crown jewels of German philately” (Lot 6095). With a “Transport
Exhibition souvenir sheet” on ungummed handmade paper to commemorate the 1953 Transport Exhibition, a
further gem is going under the hammer in a complete presentation booklet (Lot 6090).
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Lot #3723 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1933, F. SCHMIEDL / "KATAPULTRAKETE K 1" - on 29.12.1933 flown cover from a boat in the reservoir "Pernegg" to Murtal, adressed to Graz; 379 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 44; with double overprint on rocket mail vignette, blue vignette, special postmarks K 1. vf. Ellington-Z. 23C1c, € 700,-
Lot #3724 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1933, F. SCHMIEDL / "KATAPULTRAKETE K 1" - on 29.12.1933 flown cover from a boat in the reservoir "Pernegg" to Murtal, adressed to Graz; 379 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 199; with special postmark "Raketen Flugzuschlag bezahlt", blue vignette, special postmarks K 1. vf. Ellington-Z. 23C1a, € 350,-
Lot #3725 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1933, F. SCHMIEDL / "KATAPULTRAKETE K 2" - on 29.12.1933 flown cover from a boat in the reservoir "Pernegg" to Murtal, adressed to Graz; 387 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 318; with 30 G vignette (violet) with inverted overprint "Katapultpost", blue vignette, special postmarks K 2. Small spot, otherwise vf. Ellington-Z. 24C1b, € 350,-
Lot #3726 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1933, F. SCHMIEDL / "KATAPULTRAKETE K 2" - on 29.12.1933 flown cover from a boat in the reservoir "Pernegg" to Murtal, adressed to Graz; 387 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 65; with 30 G vignette (violet) WITHOUT overprint "Katapultpost", blue vignette, special postmarks K 2. vf. Ellington-Z. 24C1c, € 400,-
Lot #3727 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1933, F. SCHMIEDL / "KATAPULTRAKETE K 2" - on 29.12.1933 flown cover from a boat in the reservoir "Pernegg" to Murtal, adressed to Graz; 387 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 101; WITHOUT 30 G vignette and with special postmark "Raketen Flugzuschlag bezahlt", blue vignette, special postmarks K 2. vf. Ellington-Z. 24C1a, € 350,-
Lot #3728 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1933, F. SCHMIEDL / "UNTERWASSER-KATAPULTRAKETE UK 1" - on 29.12.1933 cover from a failed underwater start trial t in the reservoir "Pernegg", adressed to Graz; 100 pieces transported, Schmiedl-no. 69; with blue vignette and handwritten note of Schmiedl. vf., € 800,-
Lot #3729 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1935, F. SCHMIEDL / "NOTVERORDNUNGSRAKTET N 4" - on 10.04.1935 flown card (bright green) from the castle to the city of Pernegg, adressed to Graz; 1.136 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 511; with imprinted 12 G, special postmarks N 4 (dark green). vf. Ellington-Z. 28P1c, € 130,-
Lot #3730 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1935, F. SCHMIEDL / "NOTVERORDNUNGSRAKTET N 5" - on 10.04.1935 flown card (bright green) from the Fischbacher Alpen to Pernegg; 598 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 310; with imprinted 12 G, cancellation Pernegg & special postmarks N 5 (black-blue). vf. Ellington-Z. 29P1b, € 140,-
Lot #3731 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1935, F. SCHMIEDL / "NOTVERORDNUNGSRAKTET N 6" - first rocket with liquid fuel; on 21.12.1935 flown registered cover from the "Kanzel" to Gösting / Graz; 27 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 26; with cancellation Gösting, & special postmark N 6. vf, some spots on the back. Ellington-Z. 30C1, € 2.500,-
Lot #3732 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Österreich
1935, F. SCHMIEDL / "NOTVERORDNUNGSRAKETE N 7" - on 21.12.35 flown card from the "Kanzel" to Gösting, Graz, only 28 pieces flown, Schmiedl-no. 16; with cancellation Gösting "21.XII.35". Card creased, signed by Schmiedl. Ellington-Z. 30C1, € 3.500,-
Lot #3733 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Schweiz
1935, G. ZUCKER / "BODENSEE - RHEINECK" - on 07.06.1935 flown cover from yacht "M.S. Silberhecht" to Rheineck (CH), 227 pieces flown; with cancellation Rheineck "7.VI.35", special postmark & vignette of rocket flight, signature of G. Zucker and cpatain Nager. superb. Ellington-Z. 1C1, € 250,-
Lot #3734 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Schweiz
1935, G. ZUCKER / "BODENSEE - NACHTFLUG" - cover for rocket start on 08.06.1935, rocket started from yacht "M.S. Silberhecht", 350 pieces prepared; with ship cancellation "An Bord M.S. Silberhecht", special postmark & orange vignette of rocket flight. superb. Ellington-Z. 2C1
Lot #3735 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - Schweiz
1935, G. ZUCKER / "1. SCHWEIZER RAKETENFLUG SÄNTIS" - stationery card flown on 27.07.1935 from railway station "Wasserauen (Appenzell)" to "Alp Sigel", 250 pieces flown; with cancellation Lindau "26.7.35", special postmark & green vignette of Swiss rocket flight, signature of G. Zucker. vf. Ellington-Z. 3C2
Lot #3736 - Astrophilatelie Raketenpost - USA
1959, REGULUS - flown cover of first official missile mail with cruise missile "Regulus"; launched on 08.06.59 from submarine USS BARBERO (SSG-317) to vicinty of Mayport, Florida; adressed to "Mr. T. J. Borucki" in Berwyn, Illinois. Cover franked with 4¢ 48-Star Flag tied by USS Barbero duplex handstamp "JUN 8 1959 9:30 a.m.", backstamped Jacksonville FLA one hour later; the envelope is type I with eagle & seal watermark; incl. official...
Lot #3737 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1956, USA / MERCURY - official NASA-photograph (from 1974) of the 7 astronauts selected for the Mercury Program. With handwritten personal dedication ("To Michael") and signature of Alan SHEPARD - he was the first American and the second human in space (with Freedom 7 in 1961) and the oldest man on the moon (with Apollo 14 in 1971). Measurements ca. 20x25 cm; generally in fine condition, with slight folds on left side
Lot #3738 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
USA / MEDALS from MERCURY-REDSTONE 4 & GIOTTO - 2 rare covers with medals from Cape Canaveral & Houston issued in 1986; both with a medal containing metall from each spacecraft; reversed no. 0797 & 1330
Lot #3739 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1961, USSR / GAGARIN - 30th Anniversary, outstanding collection of unique drawings and designs, regarding Yuri GAGARIN, the first human to fly into outer space with VOSTOK. To be highlighted are 7 blueprint drawings by the well-known Russian graphik designer/artist G. KOMLEV for stamps, each signed by the artist, different sizes, formats and compilations (ref. Michel 6185-6188, souvenir sheets 218+219; Zagorsky 6241-6244, souvenir sheets 221+...
Lot #3740 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1961, RAS AL KHAIMA - miniature sheet showing the first four American astronauts on separate stamps (Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Cooper); with original signature of Alan SHEPARD, the first Amerikan in space with MERCURY-Redstone 3 on the 5th of May, 1961. Publishes 20.11.1966, m.n.h., Superb
Lot #3741 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1962, USA / MERCURY 8 - FDC / Start Cover of Mercury 8, showing launching Atlas-Mercury-rocket and portrait of John Glenn; with postmark CAPE CANVERAL "20 Feb 1962"; with signatures of S. CARPENTER, W. SCHIRRA, J. GLENN, D. SLAYTON, A. SHEPARD, G. COOPER, V. GRISSOM
Lot #3742 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1962, USSR - stamp to honour the first four cosmonauts, perforated type of the supposedly largest stamp in the world; with signatures of the 4 cosmonauts Y. GAGARIN, V. TITOV, A. NIKOLAYEV & P. POPVICH & cancellation; slight crease left side
Lot #3743 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1961/63 RUSSIA / VOSTOK 1 & 6 - Two autographs of the first humans in space with an accompanying official letter: Autographs of Jurij Alekseevic GAGARIN as the first man in space on his flight on the 12th of April, 1961 (Vostok 1) and of Valentina Vladimirovna TERESKOVA as the first female in space on her flight on the 16th of June, 1963 (Vostok 6).The autographs date were issued in October, 1963 as Mlle Claudine Falk required them from...
Lot #3744 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1961, USSR - THE FIRST SIX RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS; six covers of the first six russian cosmonauts, each with corresponding stamp and original signature of Yuri GAGARIN, German TITOV, Andrian NIKOLAEV, Pavel POPOVITCH, Valery BYKOVSKY and Valentina TERESHKOVA; Sieger series
Lot #3745 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1964, USSR / WOSCHOD - three commemorative covers of the flight's crew, each showing one cosmonaut with his picture, his own official stamp and his autograph: W. KOMAROW, K. FEOKTISTOW & B. JEGOROW. The launch of WOSCHOD on the 12th of October, 1964 surprised the NASA; for the first time 3 cosmonauts surrounded the Earth in a caspule. When they landed on the 13th of October, 1964, the political leadership of the Soviet Union had changed (...
Lot #3746 - Astrophilatelie Weltraumfahrt
1965, USA / GEMINI VI-A - signed photograph of the rendezvous with Gemini VII on December 12, 1965 - the first rendezvous manouvre of manned spacecrafts with a miminum distance of 30 centimeters. With signatures of P. STAFFORD & W. SHIRRA. Semi-glossy in generally fine condition with slight scratches; certificate by Autograph Collectors Club
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