[Howard Hughes] 1938 (Jul 10), Round-the-World Record Flight, photographs (AAMC TO 1307 var.), three 8" x 10" photographs of Hughes' crew and/or plane, the Lockheed 14 Lodestar, prior to takeoff; all are inscribed by navigator/ co-pilot, Harry Connor, to prominent airmail collector, Bill Schneider, Jr., Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Sale 707 The Knapp Collection of Airmail Flights
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 707 The Knapp Collection of Airmail Flights
The Thomas P. Knapp Collection of Aerophilately, including important offerings from many name collections (some lots still on exhibition pages) and loaded with original news articles, period photographs and research notes. A premier classic airmail postal history collection started in the 1930's by the late Mr. Knapp. Highlights include:
- U.S. Pioneer Airmail Flights
- East and West Transcontinental
- Lindbergh and Earhart
- Zeppelin Flights
- Crash Covers
- Balloons including Ballon Monté
- Great Britain, Canada and Newfoundland Flights
- Other Worldwide including West Indies, South Atlantic, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia
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Lot #1051 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Record Flights
Lot #1052 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Record Flights
[Howard Hughes] 1938 (Jul 10), Round-the-World Flight, press pass (AAMC TO 1307 var.), green cardboard tag inscribed "Headquarters: New York World's Fair, Incorporated" (sponsors of the flight) with rubberstamped "PRESS" below printed "Representing:", Very Fine. Quite rare.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1053 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Record Flights
[John Henry Mears] 1928 (Jun. 28), Mears-Collyer Round-the-World Flight (AAMC TO 1077), Roessler illustrated 1¢ postal card canceled New York, Jun 28 and bearing two 1¢ Chinese stamps canceled Mukden, Jul 10, serially numbered "000124"; backstamped New York, Jul 220, Fine to Very Fine.
AAMC $5,000.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #1054 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Record Flights
[John Henry Mears] 1930 (Aug 1), Mears-Brown Record Flight, New York - Harbour Grace Newfoundland (AAMC SH 632), two identical Roessler illustrated 1¢ postal cards, franked with a 10¢ Special Delivery canceled East Orange, N.J. on Aug 1 and at Harbour Grace on Aug 2; one card has some moderate creasing but is signed on the back by John Henry Mears, the other is unsigned, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200
The...
Lot #1055 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Aircraft Materials
Mounted fabric from the "Bleriot XI" aircraft, 2" by 2" square of fabric from the plane to fly across the English Channel in 1909, mounted under glass with a photo of the aircraft, frame is 16" by 21½", photo is 10" by 8", Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350
On July 25 1909 Louis Bleriot flew the English Channel in a frail monoplane. Over the next five years hundreds of copies of the Bleriot 11 were produced making it one...
Lot #1056 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Aircraft Materials
Mounted fabric from the "Curtiss NC4" aircraft, 2½" by 1 5/8" square of fabric from the first plane to complete a trans-Atlantic flight, frame is 16" by 21½", photo is 10" by 8", Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350
On May 27 1919 the flying boat set down on the water of the Tagus River in Lisbon Portugal. The 4000-mile flight from Rockaway Beach New York had been accomplished in nineteen days. The NC4 is in the Naval...
Lot #1057 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Aircraft Materials
Mounted fabric from the "Douglas World Cruiser #2" aircraft, 2" by 2" square of fabric from the first plane to complete a round the world flight, frame is 16" by 21½", photo is 10" by 8", Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350
The "Chicago" was the flag plane of the first round the world flight. In the company of three similar aircraft it departed from Seattle WA on Apr 6 1924 returning Sep 28 1924, after covering 26,345...
Lot #1058 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights Aircraft Materials
Mounted fabric from the Fokker T-2 aircraft, 2" by 2" square of fabric from the first plane to make the nonstop U.S. transcontinental flight, frame is 16" by 21½", photo is 10" by 8", Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350
The Fokker T-2 made the first nonstop U.S. transcontinental flight on May 2-3 1923. It covered the 2470 miles from Roosevelt New York to San Diego CA in 26 hours 50 minutes. The Fokker T-2 is in the...
Lot #1059 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights propaganda
1939-42, air-dropped propaganda leaflets, 47 leaflets and newspapers dropped by plane across Europe, Fine to Very Fine, a remarkable holding, rarely seen today.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #1060 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights propaganda
1950s, pro- and anti-Communist leaflets, eight anti-Communist leaflets dropped from West Germany to East German by balloon, plus 14 pro-Communist leaflets mostly in French, Very Fine, hard to find today.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1061 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights propaganda
1950s, leaflets air-dropped by France over Algeria, eight large leaflets air-dropped during the Algerian war; in French and Arabic, Fine to Very Fine, difficult lot.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1062 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights propaganda
1950s, leaflets air-dropped by Taiwan over Mainland China, four color leaflets from Taiwan to the mainland, with translations, Very Fine, lovely collateral.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1063 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights propaganda
1960-70s, U.S. leaflets air-dropped over Viet Nam, ten in all, Very Fine, rarely seen.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1064 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights censored covers
Latin America, 1942-45, censored flight covers, 29 covers mounted on pages, includes flights from Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Suriname, Venezuela, plus a Free French cover from Cayenne to Inini, with various censor tape numbers, a sale able group please inspect, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1065 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights censored covers
Worldwide, 1938-45, WWII censored flight covers, 31 covers mounted on pages, with flight covers from Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Lebanon, Portugal, Sweden, Guadeloupe, Greece, with some ephemera, inspection please, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 301.
Lot #1066 - 3: Heavier-Than-Air Flights World War II Covers
Worldwide, 1940-45, World War II covers, nine covers from as far afield as China, Straits Settlements and New Caledonia; Censored covers from Malaya, China, Australia, India and Egypt (Unit Censor), several registered; V-Mail sheet to Holland from a Dutch prisoner of the Japanese (on colorful Dutch-language exhibit page); two pre-F14 Service covers from Malaya to New York (flown via Qantas and BOAC via Singapore and Honolulu; plus a...
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