1931 (May 12-15), Baltic Sea Year Flight (Michel 173a/178b), seven cards and a cover including 3 Copenhagen drops, various frankings, Very Fine.
Sieger 108Ab//108Cd; €670 ($710).
Michel €590 ($630).
Estimate $200 - 300.
Sale 707 The Knapp Collection of Airmail Flights
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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 #126 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
Lot #127 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1931 (Jun 2), Short Flight to Switzerland (Michel 179), real photo Zeppelin postcard (Zeppelin in flight over Lake Constance with the Kurgarten Hotel in foreground) franked with 1m Zeppelin tied by onboard cancel, Very Fine.
Sieger 0108I; €300 ($320).
Michel €300 ($320).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #128 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1931 (Jun 30-Jul 3), Iceland Flight, Friedrichshafen - Reykjavik group (Michel 193 I, Ia, Ib), a cover and four cards: one card franked with 1m Zeppelin tied by onboard cancel, cover franked with 2m Zeppelin tied by Friedrichshafen cancel, and two cards originating in Netherlands, one being on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch).
Michel €420 ($450).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #129 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1931 (Jul 26-27), Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Malyguin (Michel 204a), 8pf postal card with 2m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C41) tied (on back) by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., Jul 24, with red flight cachet on front and Malyguin receivers front and back; addressed to San José, Costa Rica, with San José receiver on back, Fine to Very Fine. A rare destination.
Sieger 119. F; €400 ($430).
Michel €310 ($330).
Estimate $...
Lot #130 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1931 (Aug 29-Sep 1), First South America Flight (Michel 216e, f, Ic), a card and two covers with onboard cancels, the card franked with 2m Zeppelin, dropped to Praia, mounted on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch); the covers, with 4m Zeppelins, to Rio de Janeiro and to Recife, Very Fine.
Sieger 124Ab, Bb, Cb; €500 ($530).
Michel €230 ($240).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #131 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1931 (Oct 17-28), Third South America Flight (Michel 229/231), two covers Friedrichshafen - Recife, one at the 1m printed matter rate with red advertising handstamp; a card and cover flown Round Trip with German & Brazilian franking; and registered cover originating in Vienna and flown Friedrichshafen - Recife with red advertising handstamp; the last on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch).
...
Lot #132 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1932, First through Ninth South America Flights (Michel 234//286), nine covers, 1st originated in Netherlands, 2nd in Austria (Austrian & German franking); 3rd, 6th, 8th & 9th are onboard cancels, seven of the nine are on colorful, professionally handmade album pages (text in Dutch).
Sieger 138//195.
Michel €890 ($950).
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #133 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1932 (May 29), ADAC Flight (Michel 243), Zeppelin card franked with two 50pf Eagles, each tied by an onboard cancel, Very Fine.
Sieger 163I; €450 ($480).
Michel €200 ($210).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #134 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1932 (Aug 23), Short Flight to Switzerland (Michel 270/271), real photo Zeppelin card ("Lead Gondola") franked with 50pf Eagle & 25pf Hindenburg tied by onboard cancel, Very Fine.
Sieger 170VI; €350 ($370).
Michel €300 ($320).
Estimate $150 - 200
Two flights to Switzerland were made on this date, the first departing at 6:01 a.m. and returning at 8:29 a.m., the second departing at 8:40 (after just 11...
Lot #135 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1933 (May 26-Jul 18), Swiss Flight (Michel 299/321), five cards, all with onboard cancels: May 26 (2), Jun 20, Jun 22 and Jul 18; first two and fourth on 6pf Zeppelin view postal cards, Very Fine.
Sieger 0206I/222. B; €1,365 ($1,460).
Michel €1,450 ($1,550).
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #136 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1933 (May 29), Rome Flight, plus Livorno & Naples drops (Michel 302, 302 I c, 302 var.), three cards with onboard cancels, Rome & Naples are real photo Zeppelin cards, Very Fine.
Sieger 207. Ab, Bb, Db; €550 ($590).
Michel €380+ ($400).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #137 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1933 (Aug 5-15), Fourth South America Flight (Michel 323/326), five covers and two cards including Great Britain to Recife with Berlin connecting flight cachet, mounted on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch), Germany to Recife and onboard mail Brazil - Seville and Brazil - Friedrichshafen, plus three Brazil Rio - Recife and Porto Alegro and Rio to Friedrichshafen, Fine to Very Fine....
Lot #138 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1933 (Aug 19-29), Fifth South America Flight (Michel 327/331), three covers and five cards including Germany, three cards posted aboard the Airship: to Recife with 1.40m Sieger postage meter; Recife - Seville; and Recife - Friedrichshafen also Brazil Rio - Recife and Recife - Rio, plus two commercial cover, Recife - Friedrichshafen and a commercial cover Friedrichshafen - Recife, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 226/227....
Lot #139 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1933 (Sep 16-26), Seventh South America Flight, Round Trip, mixed franking (Michel 337/340), cover franked with 1m Zeppelin & 50pf Hindenburg canceled at the onboard Post Office on Sep 18 and backstamped Pernambuco the next day; then franked with 4,200r tied by Pernambuco c.d.s.s, Sep 22; German and Brazilian flight cachets and Friedrichshafen backstamp on Sep 26, Very Fine, this mixed franking round trip cover is not listed by...
Lot #140 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1933 (Oct 14-23), Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen - Miami (Michel 350a), cover franked with 2.75m postage including a 2m South America Flight Zeppelin (C44) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s, Oct 14, with red flight cachet and Miami backstamp, Very Fine.
Sieger 238Baa; €375 ($400).
Michel €250 ($270).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #141 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1933 (Oct 21-23), Chicago Flight, Recife - Miami (Michel 350d), card franked with 75pf postage (front & back) including a 6pf Hindenburg tête-bêche gutter block of eight (Mi. KZ 18) canceled at the onboard post office on Oct 20, with red flight cachet front & back and Miami receiver, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 238Bab; €400 ($430).
Michel €750 ($800).
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #142 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1934 (Aug/Sep), Sixth & Eighth South America Flights, Round Trip (Michel 389e/393, 401e/404), two cards with German franking tied by onboard cancels, Aug 20 and Sep 16, respectively, and Brazilian franking tied by Pernambuco c.d.s.s, Aug 24 & Sep 21; each with small on board stamp and Friedrichshafen receiver, Very Fine, Not listed by either Michel or Sieger.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #143 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1935 (Sep 1-5), Eleventh South America Flight, Recife - Friedrichshafen (Michel 475), Zeppelin postcard franked with 1m Zeppelin and 40pf Eagle tied by onboard cancel, Sep 2, with red "d" flight cachet; written by passenger Alec Wiley to friends in the U.S., "Had gorgeous time in Rio and am now flying over African coast. Graf is fascinating.", Very Fine.
Sieger 317C; €150+ ($160).
Michel €100+ ($110).
Estimate $150 -...
Lot #144 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1935 (Sep 9-12), Twelfth South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 476 c), full mailing label on neatly trimmed piece of gray cardboard parcel, franked with 1.75m postage tied by Stuttgart c.d.s.s, Sep 9, with green customs label, red Stuttgart "e" flight cachet and Recife receiver, Very Fine, most unusual.
Sieger 319B; €70+ ($80).
Michel €100+ ($110).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #145 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1935 (Sep 23-26), Thirteenth South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 480 d), cover franked with 1.51m postage including 1m Zeppelin and two sets of the 1935 Nazi Congress Issue tied by onboard cancels, Oct 25, with red "d" flight cachet and Recife backstamp; sent by "First Flighter" Clara Adams to herself in Pernambuco, with her return address, and in effect, her autograph, at the Kurgarten Hotel in...
Lot #146 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1935 (Dec 4-6), Sixteenth South America Flight, Rio de Janeiro - Recife (Michel 503), illustrated Lufthansa Airmail envelope franked with 1.50m postage tied by onboard cancel, Dec 5, with red "d" flight cachet and Recife backstamp, Dec 6; mailed by Navigator Hans Ladwig, noted as sender on back flap; some foxing, otherwise Very Fine.
Sieger 319D; €100+ ($110).
Michel €125+ ($130).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #147 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1928-29, Graf Zeppelin Flights, failed flight from Indianapolis (Oct. 25, 1928), plus May 16, 1929, Germany-to-Colombia flight, appropriate handstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #148 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1929-36, European Flights, about 125 virtually all-different covers or cards including such better as (Michel numbers) 13Ia, 14Ia, 19c-d, 150Ic, 215I from Netherlands, 249Ac, 272, 303A, 314, 314Aa & 322; also includes a number of premium frankings like the 1931 Egypt Flight, Cairo - Friedrichshafen, franked with both values, the 50m with the "1951" error. An excellent lot.
Michel €8,500 ($9,060).
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800...
Lot #149 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: German
1934-37, Test Flights, etc. (Michel 356//580), eight different, comprises 1934 (May 14, Sep 14), 1935 (Mar 25, Jul 25 [2]), 1936 (Mar 23, Oct 27) and 1937 (Apr 8); all are cards (6 Zeppelin cards) with onboard cancels, Very Fine.
Sieger 0246I//379; €1,840 ($1,960).
Michel €1,555 ($1,660).
Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #150 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: Non-German
Argentina, 1934 (Jun 1-5), First South America Flight, Recife - Friedrichshafen (Michel 365 var.), commercial cover to Winterberg, Czechoslovakia, franked with 1.15p postage tied by May 29 Buenos Aires c.d.s.s, Prague transit c.d.s. (Jun 5) on the front, backstamped Friedrichshafen (Jun 5) and Winterberg (Jun 6), Very Fine. Michel does not list Argentine mail for this flight.
Sieger 248I; €350 ($370).
Estimate $150 - 200...
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