1912 (Jan 28) Aeroplane Station 1c stationery card, also Aug 12 picture postcard "Plantation, N.J." Via Aeroplane, minor toning, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
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Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
Welcome to our December 13-14, 2022, Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. This 917 lot sale begins with a session of United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items including a nice section of Columbians, Plate Blocks and better back of the book items. In the Worldwide section, there are solid selections of Eastern and Western European classics and semi-modern issues, including Austria, German States, Italian Area, with many rarities. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from various areas, notably stamps and Postal History of Jordan (1414-1959), with collections offered virtually intact, many offered at auction for the first time. There are further selections of a specialized Kuwait holding, including a mostly complete "Koweit" issue. The auction concludes with over one hundred and thirty Large Lots & Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections and worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact
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Lot #169 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
Lot #170 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1918 (15 May) Washington, D.C. to New York, small cover franked with 24c Jenny, "First Trip" pmks, with arrival on back, fine,
Cat. Val. $750.00
Estimate: $200
Lot #171 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1918 24c carmine & blue, May 15, 1918 Air Mail Service First Trip cancel on cover to New York, with arrival pmk May 16, fine cover,
Cat. Val. $750.00
Estimate: $200
Lot #172 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1927 U.S. Army's Pan-American Good Will Flight cover addressed to Capt. C.F. Woolsey, franking includes 2c U.S. (defective), Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica and Colombia, canceled on each stop, also four original photographs of the airplane and crew, creases, otherwise fine-v.f. (The Pan-American Goodwill Flight of 1926 and 1927 was proposed by Major General Mason Patrick, Chief of the US Army Air Corps. He suggested a...
Lot #173 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1931 Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition, seven covers, franked with U.S. in combination with GB (New York to London), Norway (on to Bergen, Spitzbergen), London and Home, also 1928 cover with U.S., GB and Falkland Islands adhesives, v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #174 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1931 (21 June) Wiley Post & Harold Gatty Record Circumnavigation, cover with 2c canceled at Mineola, N.Y, Berlin cds (June 24) and Russian cachets, one dated June 29, signed by Post and Gatty, v.f., with small photograph of the "Winnie Mae" (Their journey began on 23 June 1931 at Roosevelt Field in New York and followed a 15,000-mile course across Europe, Russia, and Siberia, due to the lack of suitable airfields nearer the equator. Post...
Lot #175 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1933 Darius-Girenas Transatlantic flight cover franked with 3c Newburgh, tied by Brooklyn July 15 cds, also "Lituanica" and corresponding violet cachets, signed by both fliers, Kaunas July 18 arrival pmk on back, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #176 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1933 (11 July) illustrated Century of Progress cover from Chicago to the American Embassy in Rome, franked with a combination of regular issues and commemoratives paying $3.65 ($3.70 required), with large "Italian Air Cruise Chicago-Roma" and arrival pmks on back, blue Crociera logo handstamp on front, most attractive Balbo cover from Chicago to Rome
Estimate: $750
Lot #177 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1933 (18 July) "Italian Air Cruise Chicago-New York" cover paying the required $1.70, addressed to Cleveland, with New York arrival pmks on back, v.f., signed Diena
Estimate: $500
Lot #178 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1933 50c Century of Progress, five flown covers, various dates including Miami, Fla (Oct 6), Akron, Oh (Oct 4), New York (Oct 2), Washington, D.C. (Oct.5) and Chicago (Oct 7), various cachets, hand stamped or printed, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #179 - United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1934 (27 June) cover with U.S. and Polish franking, special cachet, v.f. (On June 28, Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz took off from Floyd Bennett Field in NYC and landed in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. The next day, they took off from there for a Trans-Atlantic trip. Through mechanical problems, leaking engine and heavy rainstorm, they managed to reach Europe (near Caen in France). The next day, after repairing a landing gear, they took off to...
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