Feldman Express Auction & Romania

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 14h00

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Feldman Express Online Auction Airmails & Romania Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 14h00

Great Britain 1841 1d and 2d 90000 F 4 1848 Entire sent to Wellington bearing 1841 1d Red TI with large margins all around, 20 showing “double I” variety, tied by “447” numeral, reverse with Leeds and Wellington cds, fine Sweden 1855 Skilling banco (Facit 1-5) 90001 F 4 4sk Blue, well centred, tied on wrapper to Stockholm by Elskilstuna “thimble” cds, 2 100 very fine German States/Altdeutschland Bavaria 1862 Numerals (Mi. 8-13) 90002 F 4 12k Green with close to large margins, on mourning envelope to Fontainebleu, , 120 cancelled by “325” numeral, Munich boxed ds and “P.D.” hs alongside, French bs, fine and scarce single franking Schweiz - Suisse 1850 Rayon II ohne Kreuzeinfassung - croix non-encadrée (Zu. 16II) 90003 H 4 Two used examples with good to large margins (plated by vendor as types 10 & 24), 80 light cancels, very fine romania molDAVIA 90004 F 4 1857 (Oct 21) Entire from Galatz to Berlad with the first circular datestamp 120 (Dragomir type M1) of Galatz in blue, dated two months before the earliested recorded by Dragomir, fine

90005 F 4 1855 (ca) from Jassy (double-ring ornamented cds) to Galatz showing on reverse 200 red wax postal administration seal, also fragment with superb impression of the first postal seal of Roman (Dragomir type SM55, as fig. 22, see pp. 18-19 but NOT LISTED for Roman), fine,

90006 F 4 1857 (Sep) Entire from Jassy to Galatz with the first circular datestamp (Dragomir 120 type M1) of Jassy in blue, fine

90007 F 4 1857 (Oct) Entire from Jassy to Galatz with the first circular datestamp (Dragomir 120 type M1) of Jassy in blue, fine

90008 F 4 1858 Registered cover with strong strike of ornamented Kahul / Moldova cds, reverse 120 with superb blue Jassy bs and largely intact red wax seal of the Kahul Post Office (Dragomir SM58, fig.30), slightly reduced & reinforced else very fine, signed Pascanu

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90009 F Receipt (part pre-printed) for sheets of postage stamps, 10 each of the 40p and the 300 80 values (which would have to be the 1858 Second Issue!), sent from Husi with bold administrative seal hs dated 1852 (Dragomir fig. 13), tears and small loss, still a dramatic and rare document relating to the 2nd issue (see Dragomir fig. 18 for similar), signed Pascanu

90010 4 1860-1862, Postal Receipts, group of five diff. formulars used from Jassy (two with 200 s/l town name hs in red, two with diff. red or red-brown town cds) or from Michaleni, fine overall (5)

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90000 90001 90002

90004

90003ex1 90003ex2

90005ex1 90005ex2 90006

90008

90007ex 90010ex

90032

90015

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90011 F POSTAL ADMINISTRATION SEAL HANDSTAMPS, 1859-61, important and attractive group of seven m/s documents (receipts, etc. incl. statement of Postal Captain’s pay), Dragomir type SM52 (fig. 9-17) showing use from Bacau (red brown, blue), Galatzi (red, blue), Roman, Tecuci and Vaclui (rare), cf. Heimbüchler Handbook I, pg. 21. One of the largest groupings in private hands, some peripheral or filing faults as can be expected, all signed Pascanu

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FRANCO

90012 F 1859 Registered letter (back flaps slightly trimmed away) showing superb hs of 1’200 FRANCO, italic RECIPISSE and Jassy / Moldova cds (25/6), to Roman, showing ms valuation of 9 lei 30 rapale at top right, a stellar showpiece

WALLACHIA

90013 F 1853 Folded letter from BRAILA with superb strike of 2-line cyrillic datestamp (Mar. 300 30), an early date (earliest is Mar. 24), very scarce and very fine

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90014 F 1853-62 Two-line Datestamps, excellent collection of covers (dated 1854-61), all well suited to exhibition, towns include BEKETU (2), BRAILA (3 Cyrillic, 2 Latin, one with red Bucharest bs), BUKURESTI (3 small, one + BRAILA and one struck on arrival), BUZAU, FOCSCHANY (+ BUZAU), KALAFATU (3), KARAKALU (+ BUKURESTI), KRAIOVA, OLTENITSA (2, blue and black), PITESTI (4), PLOESTI (red, in Latin), RAMNIKU VALCEA (+ BUKURESTI), SEVERINU, SLATINA and ZIMNICEA, some with elaborate hs or wax seals on reverse, nearly all are at least fine (couple with tape stains) and some are truly illustration quality, some partly reduced flaps, signed Pascanu and some by Heimbüchler (28)

Estimate: e 4’000 - e 5’000

90015 F 4 1859 Folded letter from TARGOVISTE with superb 2-line cyrillic ds (Mar. 9), sent to 200 Bucharest, exceptional strike of a scarcer marking, fine

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90016 F 1860 Folded letter from Bucharest showing blue Bucharest / Walachei cds (15/6; 400 Dragomir PV59, fig. 269), sent to Focsani with superb blue cyrillic 2-line bs (Jun. 16), uncommon, excellent quality, very fine showpiece moldavia - The “Bull’s Head” Issues 1858-61 (1 Nov.) Second Issue 5 Parale

90017 J K 5p Black on white paper, broken frame under “A,” tete-beche block of four, full if 5 I 2’000 uneven original gum (slight ageing partly visible on front in margin), each stamp signed Heimbuchler, whose 1985 cert. states the gum is normal, very fine (Mi. e 1’500)

40 Parale

90018 F 40p Blue, likely on bluish paper, sheet margin at left, tied to 1861 complete folded 6ax 800 letter by good strike of Berlad “ribbon” cancel, cds of same at opposite corner (23/2), sent to Fokschani with superb blue bs (24/2), slight overall soiling, fine

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90019 F 40p Blue, appears to be on somewhat bluish paper, sheet margin at top and large 6ax 400 margins all around (minor marginal defects at right and left not touching design), tied to 1861 complete folded letter (Theologo correspondence) by Franco / Galatz ribbon, cds nearby (24/4), sent to Jassy with bs (26/4), signed and cert. Sismondo (as the greenish blue shade, which this does not appear to be)

90020 G 40p Blue on white paper, three singles (tight but clear margins) tied to large piece 6ax 600 by over-inked Piatra / Franco handstamp, faint oval handstamp adjacent, a piece from same original cover also included showing clear Piatra cds, an attractive showpiece, fine

90021 C 40pa Blue on white paper, relatively early state of the die, mint horizontal pair 6ay 300 with full brownish original gum, huge margins all around, extremely fresh & scarce unused pair

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80 Parale

90022 F 80p Vermilion on yellowish-white paper, ample to wide margins all around, tied to 7ay 800 small registered cover by FRANCO / JASSY oval, matched cds (3/1) below, stamp appears to be a relatively early printing i.e. type I, Galatz bs (5/1), all hs incl. italic RECIPISSE are in black, bit of peripheral wear else very fine showpiece

90023 F 80p Vermilion, large to huge margins on three sides, tied to registered embossed 7ay “lady’s cover” by blue FRANCO / BERLAD ribbon, blue italic RECIPISSE and ms number plus Berlad cds (28/10) alongside, red Jassy bs (29/10), cover opened for display, a stunning showpiece, fine

Estimate: e 3’000 - e 4’000

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moldavia and Wallachia - The United Principalities Issues

90024 CC C J Group of full sheets including: K 1862 6p Vermilion Red on wove paper, full sheet of 32 with 8 tete-beche pairs, creases affect centre and both ends (couple stamps cracked and reinforced), original gum with many never hinged, shows varying spacing between stamps esp. in one outer row, fine appearing showpiece (Heimbuchler thought 30 or fewer sheets have survived) (Mi. 9 I xa)

1862 30p Blue, wove paper, full sheet of 32 with 8 tete-beche pairs, very uneven original gum (as issued) with two stamps having small losses as a result, sharp impressions, an important multiple, fine appearing (Heimbuchler estimated that 30 or fewer sheets may exist) (Mi. 10 I x)

1864 Plate-printed 3p, 6p and 30p values, four complete sheets of 40 with two distinct colours of the 6p, full original gum and nearly completely never hinged, central row of each sheet has 4+4 positions sideways with central pair 180° tete-beche, a very fresh unit in exceptional condition, very fine (Mi. 8 II - 10 II)

A fantastic offering for the specialist

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1862 Handstuck from Single Dies 6 Parale

90025 DFE 6p Brownish Red, remarkable strip of 5 tied to large part-cover (front plus one 9 I xa backflap showing bs) by FRANCO / JASSY ovals, cds of same at right (30/4), sent to Galatz (bs 2/5), file fold between 2nd & 3rd stamps else very fine showpiece, ex Tomasini (lot 20122, e 8’365), signed A. Diena

Estimate: e 4’000 - e 6’000

30 Parale

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90026 DFE Two examples of the 30p Blue on bluish paper tied by manuscript ink lines to front 10 I w 800 and to rear flap of large part of 1862 Theologu-origin registered cover to Bucharest with flap showing the “star” bs, red “RECOM.” on front, fine overall and most unusual ms cancel usage

90027 F 30p Blue, machine print, tied by Bucharest ornamented cds (8/1) to 1864 “Retour 10 II 300 Recipisa” form (“Posta No. 3” imprint at top) sent to Slatina, stamp with ample margins except at top, fresh and fine

90028 DFE 30p Blue, machine print, lovely impression and more than ample margins all around, 10 II 240 tied by Berlad cds (13/10) to fresh cover front showing a bit of reverse with sharp Tekutsch bs (14/10), very fine, Heimbuchler opinion (2000)

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1865 Prince Alexandru Cuza Portrait

90029 CC J 1864 Prince Cuza unissued set in full sheets of 100 + 5 blank spaces, nearly all nh I-III 1’500 though with typical marginal faults and some trivial toned spots or inclusions on reverse, a quality set presenting an episode in early Romania and becoming quite elusive, very fine overall

90030 F 5p Blue on wove paper, pair and two singles tied by diamond grills to 1865 Retour 12ax Recipisa form also showing superb TIRGUL-FRIMOS ornamented cds (2/12 on front and 7/12 on back), sent to Jassy, a spectacular and important exhibition showpiece, vertical file folds as can be expected, cert. Heimbuchler (2007) and signed by R. Zoscsak

Estimate: e 12’000 - e 18’000

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90040

90033

90046 90050 90049

90065

90067

90068

90069

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90031 F 20p Red on ordinary paper, transfer type II, single franking tied to folded letter 13x 300 by intense strike (penetrating the stamp and the letter sheet in spots!) of scarcer BAKEU / MOLDOVA cds (16/2), bs at Galatz, early usage, four margins, stamp naturally wrinkled else very fine

90032 F 4 20p Red, type I on ordinary paper, tied by superb strike of Botosani ornamented cds 13x 200 (13/10) to cover to Bucharest (bs 17/10), faint diagonal folds affect stamp else large margins and stunning cancel, very fine 1866-67 Prince Carol I - Coloured Papers 90033 CC C J 16 2p Black on yellow, mint block showing types 4-5/1-2, fresh, very fine 14y 100

90034 F 20p Black on pale rose, type II variety showing dot in top of right meander 16y 240 (transfer type 5 variety; see Heimbuchler II, p. 184), tied by diamond grill to cover from Zimnicea (25/3 cds) to Bucharest (30/3 bs), very fine showpiece for this scarce early sub-type variety, signed L. Pascanu

90035 F 16 20p Black on rose, type II, tied first by pen cross and then by Focsani ornamented 16y 120 cds (15/11, another strike at right) to long judicial wrapper to Roman (bs 16/11), fine, signed R. Zoscsak

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1868-70 Prince Carol I - New Currency

90036 F 2b Yellow-Orange with full margins all around (bit oxidized) tied by sharp Galati / 17 1’200 Dim. cds (13/9) to complete wrapper for printed matter, Bucharest bs (15/9), very fine and scarce showpiece, cert. Heimbuchler (2006) and signed Pascanu

90037 F 3b Violet, large even margins, tied by blue double-circle Craiova cds (5/7) to 18 2’400 complete printed circular to Bucharest (small-format bs), the contents dated June 1872, a magnificent showpiece, ex Tomasini. Note: the printed matter rate was raised from 2b to 3b from Oct. 15, 1870

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90038 F 3b Violet, slightly mixed margins, tied by Bucharest cds (14 Mar.) to printed matter 18 1’800 (refolded for display of heading and all cds), sent to Caracal (17/3 bs) via Slatina (blue 17 Mar. 72 “thimble” cds on reverse), scarce single franking usage, fine

90039 F Second Earliest Known Usage of the 18b value: Carmine Rose shade tied to Retour 20 1’000 Recepisa by diamond grill, bold Tirgul-Frumos ornamented cds dated 5 February and per the 2008 Heimbuchler cert. the 2nd earliest known use, usual file folds, very fine and important showpiece for the issue

90040 F 16 18b Carmine Red, large to huge uneven margins, tied by black diamond grill to cover 20 160 from MIZIL (well-struck blue cds) to Braila (bs), file folds affect franking and reduced at right, fine appearing

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1869 Prince Carol I - Without Beard

90041 F 10b Blue tied by good strike of Tirgul Frumos ornamented cds (7/6) to neat small 22a 240 cover with “P.D.” hs and, on reverse, the Royal crown and ornate “Marie” (Queen of Romania) plus Jassy bs, sent to a relative, fine despite faint soiling, signed L. Pascanu

90042 F Vertical BISECT of 10b Blue tied to “Recipisa de priimire” by Bolgrad ornamented cds 22a variety (27/), dated 1871 and with ms No. “71” thus second on the Heimbuchler list of 30 or so Bolgrad bisects (pg. 298), large margins, small part of form missing at left, else very fine. Signed Odor and part of the famous Odor find of bisects (see Heimbüchler pg. 288)

Estimate: e 8’000 - e 12’000

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90043 F 10b Indigo, large margins tied by dark blue ISMAIL ornamented cds (17/7), another 22c 260 strike at right, on large part cover with blue boxed P.D. and partial back flaps showing ornamented Galati transit (18/7) and BACAU / POSTA bs (23/7/71), face of cover shows ornate black “Romania / Corp di... Tribunal Ismail” cachet with central Arms (most unusual for a franked cover), fine

90044 F 15b Deep Vermilion overpaying 5b fee for 1871 “Recipisa de priimire” for reg’d 23 2’000 letter to Braila, and tied by Bolgrad cds (15/9), the form with small nick at left else fresh and fine. Note: Bolgrad, the source of most bisects of this period, was short the 5b values and this usage of a 15b intact is dated just two days after the last known Bolgrad bisect! Ex Odor and signed by him; cert. Heimbuchler (2006)

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90045 F 25b Orange & Blue tied by superb blue Focsani / Dim. cds (31/3) to 1870 folded 24 500 letter to Vienna, with fair strike of scarce GARA ROMAN / OFF POSTAL cds on reverse (1/4/70) plus Austrian railroad transit and Wien bs (4/4), very fine showpiece

90046 F 16 25b Orange & Blue, tied to small 1871 cover to PRAGUE by ornamented Dorohoi cds 24 180 (6/3), bs 10/3/71, very attractive showpiece, signed G. Oliva

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1871-72 Prince Carol I - With Beard imperforate

90047 F 5b Carmine and 10b Orange, both in deep shades and tied by Jassy / Dim. cds (15/3) 26+27 1’800 to cplt. folded letter with boxed “P.D.” and sent to Itzkany with that town’s “Bahnhof” bs (16/3/71), attractive and very fine overall, signed Martin Marco

90048 F 5b Deep Carmine, rare single franking tied to printed cricular by large 26a 1’000 double-circle Bakeu / Posta cds (24/5/71), sent to Itzkany / Suchowa with black “P.D.” and scarce R.P.O. “Gara Roman / Off. Postal” bs (24/5/71) and Itzkany Bahnhof bs (25/5/71). An attractive circular in excellent condition via railroad post, signed Martin Marco

90049 F 16 5b Intense Deep Carmine shade, margins clear to quite large, tied to 1871 “Recepisa 26a 200 de priimire” Bucharest ornamented cds (17/8), for an item addressed to Ploesti, attractive, fine

90050 F 16 5b Deep Carmine Rose, margins clear to touching, tied by superb Buzeu cds (26 AUG. 26a 200 71) to Braila (same-day bs), fine overall David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 23 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90051 F 5b Dark Vermilion, partly severed (pre-cut) strip of three tied by Jassy / Dim cds 26a (17/6) to 1871 folded letter to Itzkany (“Bahnhof” bs, 18/6/71), unusual use of this commercial “private separation,” fine, signed Martin Marco, a great showpiece from the famous Zuker correspondence

Estimate: e 2’400 - e 3’600

90052 DCe J 5b Carmine on soft wove paper in block of four, no gum, possibly a proof print, 26a var. 600 unrecorded as such by Heimbuchler (but multiples larger than a pair are rare), transfer types 2-1 / 4-3, very fine

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90053 F 5b Vermilion tied by Vaslui cds to postal receipt (“Quitanta”) for one “grop” (money 26b 400 bag) sent from Buzeu, fine and very scarce use

90054 F 10b Olive Yellow, vertical pair tied by 1871 (19 Oct.) Bucharest cds to cover to a 27 460 village near Tirgul Frumos (23/10 ornamented bs), Sturdza (royal family) correspondence, large margins, very fine

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90055 F Mixed Issues franking of 15b Vermilion “sideburns” and 10b Yellow “beard” tied 27+23 600 together and to cplt. folded letter by 1871 Galati cds, sent to Pest, HUNGARY stamped “P.D.” and with Pest bs, 15b in at left else fine (if a bit aged) cover

90056 F 25b Black-brown, ample margins, tied by 1872 (6/2) BACAU / POSTA double-circle cds 28 400 with stars on cover showing boxed “P.D.” and sent to Esztergom, HUNGARY with strong 12/2/72 bs and Itzkani transit, unusual cancel of origin and scarcer destination, very fine

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Perforated

90057 F Vertical BISECT of 10b Orange tied to “Recipisa de priimire” by ornamented Bolgrad 27 var. cds (3/7), listed by Heimbuchler among the 30 or so known from Bolgrad (see pg. 298), this bearing ms No. “2” and one of only about 8 with this franking, small tape stain at bottom left of the form, very fine, ex J.J. Odor and signed by him, as part of the famous “find” of the Bolgrad bisects (see pg. 288)

Estimate: e 12’000 - e 15’000

90058 F Mixed Issues Franking to Switzerland 32a+30(x2)

5b Carmine perforated (transfer type 1) plus pair of 15b red imperfs all tied by Galati 16 Aug. 72 cds to Langnau, Switzerland (Bern transit of 22 VIII and bs of 23 VIII), boxed “P.D.” on obverse, small cover tears affecting top left corner of pair, an important and fine mixed issues showpiece

Estimate: e 4’000 - e 8’000

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90059 CC C J 25b Dark Brown, complete sheet of 100 (7 rows of 15 including 5 blank spaces, plated 34 6’000 and signed by R. Zocscak, narrow right sheet margin mostly missing at right and nibbed elsewhere, an important multiple valuable for showing the complex composition of the printing stone, fine (Mi. e 5’000 as singles)

90060 F BALANCE, three covers incl. 10b Orange single franking from Jassy to Roman (very Offer fine), pair of 10b Blue, type I tied to front of reg’d cover also showing traces of another pair torn away on reverse (making correct 40b franking) from Ploesti to Bucharest, and pair of perforated 5b Red (one with fault in top margin) tied to cover from Bucharest to Caracal with superb blue bs. All useful and somewhat unusual, examine (Est. e 400/600)

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1881-1947 Kingdom

90061 CC C J 1900 1b Light Brown, block of 25 clearly showing the complete impressed watermark, 117 var. 300 two stamps hinged, rare and very fine showpiece (Mi. e 350 as singles)

90062 CC J 1926 King’s 60th Birthday set in extremely fresh nh imperf blocks of four, superb 293 U - 302 U 400 (Mi. e 1’200)

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90070ex1 90070ex2 90070ex3

90070ex5 90070ex6 90070ex4

90071

90072

90073ex1

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1947-1989 Peoples Republic

90063 CC J Unique Largest Known Multiple of Rare Inverted Centre 1564 I

1956 Census 1.75L Green & Brown, the UNIQUE block of 40 with sheet margin on three sides, being the largest remaining multiple of the 200 or so presently believed to have been produced. Full original gum and completely never hinged, very fine in all respects

A major possibility for invenstment and for “Court of Honour” exposition

Estimate: e 30’000 - e 36’000

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90074

90075

90073ex2

90077

90078

90076

90080 90081

90082

90087

90085

90083

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Special Issues Parcel Stamps

90064 H 1928 “FACTA / 5 / L E I” Surcharge on 10b, one of five known inverted overprints, 5 var. 600 legible Cernauti 16.XI.1931 cds, accompanied by normal used strip of 3 for comparison, austrian Post Offices in Romania 90065 F 16 1864 “Ausgabe-Recepisse” receipt form sent from and showing superb blue s/l JASSY 180 hs, for money letter sent to Dresden (?), peripheral faults, appears very fine

90066 F ROMAN, 1856 Postal Receipt, neatly hand-written and showing Feldpost wax seal, 800 signed and datelined at the Feldpost Office in Roman, an extraordinary showpiece for the Austrian P.O. during the Crimean War period collections, lots, etc. 90067 F 16 1906-31, Attractive group of 7 covers (one postal card), most with multiple Offer frankings incl. 1930 ovpt. airs set flown to Vienna, examine, useful and mostly fine or better (Est. e 80/100)

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90068 16 TELEGRAMS, 1858-77, Five different used forms, from 1858, 1859, 1860, 1863 & 1877, Offer all imprinted “N° 2” and these were saved at the telegraph office while the forms “N° 1” were delivered, an interesting group, mixed condition (5) (Est. e 160/200) russia imperial Russia 1866 Arms issue on vert. laid paper (Mi. 18y-23y) 90069 F 16 1866-70 20k Blue & Orange, vert. laid paper, tied by St. Petersburg cds to cover to 22y 60 France, red “P.D.” hs, blue French entry cds and faint red German transit alongside, reverse with further French cds, fine Belgique emissions Générales à partir de 1907 90070 30 Group of six imperfs incl. Mi. 2, 4 (two shades), 6, 7 & 12, all clear to large 2/12 50 margins and nicely cancelled

90071 F 30 1862 Wrapper to bearing 1861 40c vermilion with clear to large margins, tied 40 by crisp “4” numeral, Anvers cds, “PD” hs and French transit alongside, Paris bs, very fine netherlands General issues 90072 F 30 1852 5c Blue (pl. III per vendor)with good to large margins, tied on small 1 30 lettersheet to Zwolle by Deventer ds, Zwolle bs, very fine

90073 H 30 1852 5c Blue, two used examples with large margins and light boxed FRANCO cancels, 1 30 showing two distinctive shades of blue, very fine

90074 F 32 1852 10c Dark Cherry Red with good to very large margins, tied on small wrapper to 2 30 Koudekerk by Amsterdam ds, luscious colour, very fine France Préphilatélie et Histoire Postale 90075 F 32 Belle marque PONTALLIER SUR SAONE sur lettre de 1791 pour Chalons sur Saône avec 100 taxe “6”, TB, Lenain 1, indice 23 1853-60 Empire non-dentelé (Ce. 11-18) aFFranchissements et destinations 90076 F 32 Oblitération espagnole ESTRANGERO BARCELONA sur 40c orange avec belles marges sur 16 100 lettre de 1860 pour Barcelone avec càd d’arrivée au dos 23.06.60, TB, cert. 1862 Empire dentelé (Ce. 19-24) aFFranchissements et destinations 90077 F 32 Deux belles frappes OR sur 10c bistre-jaune sur jolie lettre de Bienville (Meuse) 21 50 pour Chamouilley, TB, très plaisant 1863-71 Empire Lauré (Ce. 25-33) aFFranchissements et destinations 90078 F 32 4c gris sur bande d’imprimé pour le Puy, Haute-Loire, TB 27 80

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90079 F Grille italienne de Livourne sur 10c bistre-jaune +40c orange sur lettre de 28A+31 300 Marseille 1868 pour Rome avec càd transit Civita Vecchia 05.10 et arrivée Roma 06.10.68 au dos, une dent remise sur le 10c, TB, rare oblitération, signé JF.Brun 1870-71 Siège de Paris (Ce. 36-38) aFFranchissements et destinations 90080 F 32 Oblitération espagnole Admon de Cambio Barcelona sur 40c orange affranchissant une 38 100 lettre de Marseille pour Barcelone avec càd d’arrivée 08.10.75 au dos, TB, signé Baudot 1900-2005 Emissions générales 90081 H 32 1907 VARIETE coin de l’écusson brisé sur 2F Merson orange et vert-bleu avec 145c 50 oblitération légère dégageant bien la variété, TB (Yv. EuRO305) timbres de guerre 90082 F 32 St Nazaire, timbre à 50c de la chambre de commerce avec Pétain 1F50 sur enveloppe de 50 La Baule 09.04.45 pour La Roche Bernard, TB collections, lots, etc. 90083 F 32 1806-50, Lot de 112 plis montrant un bel éventail de cachets linéaires et Offre circulaires, cachets P.P., L.F., L.F.R.3, Adm. des Finances, etc. (Est. EuRO120/200) French Colonies/Colonies Françaises Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

90084 CC DFE 1941-42 surcharge RENVERSEE France Libre sur 2F25 bleu, neuf sans ch., TB, signé 269A 300 Calves (Yv. EuRO1’350)

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italian States modena/Modène First Issue Period after value / Con punto dopo le cifre 90085 F 32 1855 5c Green with large margins, tied on 1855 registered lettersheet by oval Reggio 8 200 eagle cachet, Reggio s/l ds alongside with concave oval “RACCOMANDATA” hs and green Reggio cachet showing perched eagle, extremely fine and highly attractive, signed A. Bolaffi and Sorani (Sass. EuRO800) romagna

90086 1859 4b Black on tan with large margins, tied to complete folded letter to Venice by 240 “CENTO” hs in oval, with small double circle ds and Ferrara cds alongside, Venezia bs, very fine and highly attractive showpiece, signed by both Emilio Diena and Alberto Diena toscana/Toscane/Tuscany Grand Duchy / Granducato 1851-52 First Issue, wmk. crown & Lines / fil. corone e linee 90087 F 32 1851-52 6cr Blue with clear to large margins tied on 1854 folded letter to Viterbo 7e 200 by Firenze ds, “PD” hs, reverse with s/l bs (date only), very fine (Sass. EuRO1’500)

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90092

90093

90097

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90088 F 1851-52 9cr Dark Violet-Brown on bluish, the rare colour, large to huge margins, 8a 800 tied to cover to Paris by diamond grill obliteration, Firenze cds and French transit alongside, Paris bs, very fine, cert. Sorani as Sass. 8a (1994) (Sass. EuRO5’000) airmails albania 90089 B F 32 1925 Pictorial Airs set of 7 plus 50q provisional all tied by Tirana cds (5.10.25) 50 to reg’d comm’l cover flown to London via Vlone and Brindisi, all bs incl. Battersea, argentina

90090 B F 1912 (15 Sept.) Military flight from Buenos Aires to Brussels bearing special 240 vignette tied with 5c definitive by BUENOS AIRES SEP15 1912 cds, Brussels 9X 12 arrival alongside, very fine (Müller 7’500pts)

90091 B F 32 1913 (18 June) Aero-Club Argentino card from Esperanza/St Fe to Switzerland bearing 150 special vignette Pro-Aviacion Militar 1912 tied by Aurelio Chiesa oval handstamp, small tear at top of card

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90111ex13

90111ex3 90111ex2

90111ex4

90111ex5 90111ex6

90111ex8

90111ex9

90111ex7

90112

90113ex1 90113ex2

90114 90116ex2 90116ex1

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90092 B F 37 1927 (Dec 5) 5c Reply paid postal stationery card from Buenos Aires to Montevideo 75 uprated with 10c & 20c San Martin with “POR AVION” hs, reverse with 1926 6c & 10c airmails and 8c Lapwing tied by red boxed “SERVICO / POSTAL / AEREO” hs, reg’d label, Buenos Aires and Tigra arrivals, minor soiling

90093 B F 37 1928 (Feb 29) Commemorative postcard of the inauguration of the first flight between 60 Argentina and Europe, franked with 1928 25c and 5c San Martin tied by “VIA AEREA” Buenos Aires cds, violet oval Rio de Janeiro arrival, fine

90094 B F 1930 (Jun 6) Return crossing of the Atlantic by Mermoz, envelope sent from Buenos 1’000 Aries to Paris bearing 1928 18c slate-violet and 50c grey-black, with the signature of the pilot Mermoz and the special cachet below (two further strikes on reverse), after 35 attemps, the courrier entrusted the letters to the sloop “Epernay,” which arrived in Paris on June 18th, minor creasing, very attractive and scarce (Mü.94a, 2’500pts)

90095 B F 37 1936 (Apr 8) Buenos Aires-Paris 42nd return flight by Farman 220 “Centaure” with 60 “ENTIEREMENT / TRANSPORTE / PAR AVION” cachet, stamps tied by Buenos Aires cds, envelope slightly trimmed at left o/w fine

90096 B F 37 1938 (Dec 12) -France 176th return flight by “Ville de Mendoza,” 30 bearing 1935-51 5c, 40c and 1P with “B.F.R.P.” perfins, “POR PRIMER AVION” hs, fine australia 90097 F 37 1931 Registered cover from Brisbane (Queensland) with Queensland 1d plus Kingsford 40 Smith set (incl. 6d Airmail) all tied by Brisbane cds, sent to Hamburg and endorsed “By Karachi-London Air Mail,” bs of Brisbane, Perth, Wandsbeck and Hamburg (9.5.31) all on back, attractive and very fine austria/Oesterreich 90098 B F 37 1918 Three covers franked by the 1918 air set: One flown from Vienna to Lemberg 120 (7.V.18), one from Cracau to Vienna (3.VI.18) and a third from Lemberg to Vienna (28.IV.18), fine trio

90099 B F 37 1933 (27 Jan.) Glider flight Vienna-Semmering, private postal stationery card with 120 picture of Robert Kronfeld with 50gr and 12gr imprints, with special cds, very fine

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Brazil 90100 B F 37 1925 (Mar 7) Roig mission return flight from Pernambuco to Rio, Latécoère printed 130 envelope addressed to Captain Roig bearing 1920-22 200R tied by large oval Pernambuco air postal service ds, “MP” hs below, Rio bs, fine (Mü.8, 6’000pts)

90101 B F 37 1925 (7 March) Pernambuco to Rio, neat illustrated cover bearing 120 200r franking, oval SERVIÇO POSTAL AEREO/ BRASIL 7 MARÇ 1925 cancel, reverse bears RIO arrival pmk, fine & scarce (Müller 6’000pts)

90102 B F 37 1930 (7 June) Envelope from Sao Paolo to Zurich flown on the Rio-Paris Mermoz 120 flight, special red cachet “Primeira Mala Aérea Transatlantica Directa Brasil -Europa”, Geneva transit bs, very fine (Müller 2’500pts)

90103 B F 38 1931 (Aug 2) Condor DOX flight from Rio to Bahia with “DOX / PRIMEIRO VOO / 35 EUROPA-AMERICA DO SUL / ESTADOS UNIDOS / 1931” cachet, Servico Aero “Condor” envelope franked with 1929 500R airmail and 1931 300R+150R, Bahia bs, some minor faults

90104 B F 38 1933 (Aug 19) Aeropostal printed envelope from to Switzerland sent express, 25 with red label and violet hs, bearing 2’000R & 5’000R airmails, reverse with Geneva “AVION,” “EXP. LETTERS” and “TELEGRAPHE” cds, fine

90105 B F 38 1936 (Oct 24) South America-France 66th return flight by Mermoz in “Croix du Sud” 30 from Pernambuco to Paris, franked with 700R Carlos Gomes, 400R (2) and 700R Mercury and 2’000R “INSTRUCCAO” fiscal, some light soiling

90106 B F 38 1937 (Jun 10) 250th Crossing of the South Atlantic by Condor-Lufthansa, with special 20 violet cachet, from Brazil to Paris, franked with block of four 1000R Mercury and 200R and 1933 200R, fine

90107 B F 38 1938 (Oct 11) South America-France 167th return flight by “Ville de Natal,” bearing 20 2’000R & 10’000R Instruccao fiscals, 1929 5’000R and 500R Mercury, tied by Rio cds with registered boxed hs alongside, fine canada 90108 F 38 1933 Italo Balbo Mass Flight, Montreal to Chicago, cover with 2c coil and 6c air 60 surcharge tied by July 14 Montreal / C duplex (another strike at bottom left), large diamond-shaped cachet, Chicago machine bs (July 16), a scarce cover, couple small cellotape marks on rear else very fine chile 90109 B F 38 1927 (2 Nov.) Complete airmail set on part cover from Santiago to Valparaiso, 100 arrival bs dated 2 NOV 27, fine

90110 B F 38 1929 (Jul 17) First Air Service between Chile and Argentina by pilots Mermoz and 140 Guillaument, envelope with violet three-line boxed cachet, sent registered bearing 20c & 25c (3) with “CORREO / AEREO” overprints and 50c Zanartu tied by Valparaiso cds, Buenos Aires bs (Mü.22, 1’000pts) colombia 90111 B F 38 1926-53 Lot of 24 airmail covers mostly from Colombia but also a few from Argentina, 200 Nicaragua, Chili, , Peru, Ecuador. Four of the Colombian covers are Scadta covers from 1926, 1927 and 1928, fine cuba 90112 B F 40 1931 (April 6) First Flight cover, from Cayo Mambi to Holguin, only 7 carried and 180 signed by the pilot, R.H. McGlohn. These April 6 despatches, marking the legs of the route flown betweem Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa, internal route 2, are among the rarest FFCs of the Americas, few minor age spots else very fine czechoslovakia 90113 B F 40 1935 (May 15) Prague-Marseille first flight bearing 1930 50h, 1K, 2K airmails tied 25 by blue special cds (Mü.83, 400pts), also return flight cover with the same blue cds as well as a diamond cachet (Mü.352, 400pts), very fine

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Denmark 90114 B F 40 First Danish Airmail Flight, 1914 (12.5.) Special flown pc for “Börnehjaelpsdagen” 120 with cds for same, and 5ö tied on arrival at Roskilde on May 15 (as called for) and with special May 12 date-stamp cachet commemorating this as Denmark’s “1ste FLYVEPOST,” lovely and scarce pioneer airmail, very fine (AAMC n° 5)

90115 1931 Trans-Atlantic flight by Otto Hillig & Holgar Hoiris, with USA franking tied at 360 Liberty, NY on June 19, cacheted and signed by both flyers, then flown via Harbour Grace (Newfoundland) to Krefeld and Bremen () and from there to Copenhagen, where Denmark 25ö was tied on arrival on July 3. Rare, with only a few dozen flown, and very fine (Müller 339, 5’000 pts) France 90116 F 40 1901-07 Four cards depicting Santos Dumont, of which two are used, fine 100

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90116ex3 90116ex4 90118

90122ex1 90122ex2

90121

90125ex1

90123 90124

90125ex2 90126 90127

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90117 B F 1909-1911, Collection of 16 postcards depicting planes of the time, many with 300 special vignettes and cancellations of Aviation meetings incl. Dijon, Le Havre-Trouveille-Deauville, Grande Quinzaine D’Aviation de Paris, Paris-Rome-Turin, Champagne, Rouen, Lyon, Caen and , as well as ones signed by Bréguet, Gibert and Farman, very fine and interesting selection

90118 F 44 1909 (Jul 31) Souvenir postcard sent by Louis Blériot six days after crossing the 120 English Channel, saying “Cher Confrère, Merci de tes deux cartes, J t’envoie le modèle en question. Je pense cependant qu’en modifiant la queue nous devons obtenir plus de vitesse. J’espère un essai prochainement et tenter Gibraltar. A bientôt des nouvelles. L.B,” fine

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90129

90128ex1 90128ex2

90133ex1

90132 90131

90134 90135ex1

90133ex2

90135ex2 90136ex1 90136ex2

90137

90138

90139ex1

46

90140ex2 90140ex1 90139ex2

90141ex1

90141ex 90141ex2

90141ex3 90141ex4

90141ex5

90141ex6 90141ex7

90142

90143ex1 90143ex2

90144

47

90145ex1 90145ex2 90145ex3

90147

90145ex4 90146

90148 90149ex1 90149ex2

90150

90151ex1

90151ex2

48

90152

90153ex1 90153ex2

90153ex3 90153ex4 90153ex5

90153ex6 90153ex7 90154ex1

90154ex2 90155

90156

49

90178ex1

90176 90177

90179ex1 90179ex2

90178ex2

90179ex3 90180 90181

90182

90183ex2

90183ex1

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90119 B 1911 (2 Jan.) Letter with illustrated letterheading of the L.BLERIOT AERONAUTICS 300 addressed to Mr Hynes and signed by Norbert Chereau, interesting contents, see scan, very scarce

90120 B F 1918 Carte liaison Paris - St Nazaire avec càd arrivée St Nazaire 17.08.18, TB, très 260 rare (Mü.21a, 5’000pts)

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90121 B F 44 1919 (Sep 18) Second day of transport of the “Petit Journal” newspaper from Paris to 120 London, affixed with Compagnie des Messageries Aeriennes vignette tied by “Petit Journal” boxed ds, with blue “Service par Avion / du / Petit Journal” cachet alongside, one of the article inside makes mention of the service, very fine

90122 B F 44 1920 (10 Oct.), Two items - a postcard with special vignette and MEETING 150 AERONAUTIQUE / BUC cds alongside, plus an earlier letter to London with ms “Par aeroplane de Paris à Londres”, nice duo (Müller 2’000pts for the card)

90123 B F 44 1923 (Sep 2) Montpellier-Nîmes with six semi-official stamps of the “Meeting de 45 Montpellier” from 25c to 5F, franked with 25c Semeuse, all tied by Rouen cds, arrival bs, some foxing to vignettes otherwise fine (Mü. 93, 500pts)

90124 B F 44 1924 (Jun 9) Vincennes-Le Bourget with six semi-official Meeting de Vincennes stamps 40 from 25c to 5F, franked with 10c & 15c Semeuse, all tied by Vincennes cds, reverse with Bayard Porte-Plumes advertising vignette on reverse, fine (Mü. 105, 500pts)

90125 B F 44 1925 (Feb 3) Paris to Dakar world record distance flight by Lemaitre and Arrachard, 80 bearing special vignette tied by blue oval cachet and 1924-25 Art Exhibition 25c tied by Etampes cds, with hs on reverse detailing its journey, signed by Arrachard, only 300 sent, very fine (Mü. 117, 1’750pts)

90126 B F 44 1925 (3 Feb.) Long distance record flight Paris-Villa Cisneros-Dakar by Lemaître & 200 Arrachart, envelope franked by 25c tied ETAMPES/ BANLIEUE 3-2-25 cds plus also special vignette, signed by Lemaître, very fine

90127 B F 44 1925 (May 5) Paris-Malmö first flight postcard with specially printed cachet; of the 80 215 sent, only 9 carry this cachet with “CORRESPONDANCE” at top and small lettered inscription, fine (Mü. 126, 1’000pts)

90128 B F 46 1926 (Nov 17) 4th Marseille-Alger flight by Aero Club de Provence, bearing 1F, 1F50 40 & 2F special vignettes tied by special violet machine cancellation, plus 10c & 40c Semeuse tied by Marseille with Algeria arrival alongside (Mü.163, 500pts), also Nov 19 return flight with bisects of the vignettes tied by Aero Club control cachet and special cancel with 1924-25 20c & 50c (Mü.14, 750pts), both fine

90129 B F 46 1927 (Jul 24) First International Aviation, Navigation and Automobile show of 90 Marseille special postcard franked with 5c Blanc, 1F40 Semeuse and 1922 35c+5c, tied by special cds, very fine (Mü.232, 3’000pts)

90130 B F 1927 (Jul 25) First International Aviation, Navigation and Automobile show of 250 Marseille, special postcard bearing 1927 2F & 5F airmails tied by hexagonal ds and winged “POSTE AERIENNE” cachet below, some perf. toning otherwise fine and scarce (Mü.232a, 2’750pts)

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90131 B F 46 1929 (Jun 6) Marseille-Beirut Opening of the Service by AULO, with “COMPANGNIE AIR 130 UNION - LIGNES D’ORIENT” and similar “LIGNE AERIENNE MARSEILLE-SYRIE” cachets, franked with 2F Merson, 1F Semeuse (2) and 50c Joan of Arc tied by Marignane cds with airport cachet alongside, Beiruit bs, cover is discoloured, only 72 flown and signed by pilot Winckler (Mü.219, 1’000pts)

90132 B F 46 1930 (May 6) Paris-Niort and return flight, with typed “Liason aérienne temporaire 20 NIORT-PARIS” at top, “TRAMPORTE EXCEPTIONNELLEMENT” hs tying reg’d label, franked with 30c Pasteur, 1F50 Pasteur with B.I.T. Congress ovpt (2) and 5c Blanc, fine (Mü.259, 250pts)

90133 B F 46 1931-41 Small lot of 11 items from France & colonies including first flight French 150 Somalia-France, 1933 card to Buenos Aires, 1936 Assolant Madagascar round-flight, two photos of the plane “Joseph le Brix”, flight Saigon Hanoi, letterhead with Air-Orient, etc., fine

90134 B F 46 1931 (May 2) Nancy-Rome bearing 1930 25c on 50c, 50c Colonial Exhibition issue and 25 1930 1F50 (2) airmail issue, sent to Lyon and then by plane to Rome, fine

90135 B F 46 1931 (Aug 17) International Colonial Exhibition vignette on “L’Aérogramme” 20 philatelic journals numbers 10 & 11, one with the Exhibition machine cancel and the other with the cds, vignettes untied, fine

90136 B F 46 1931 (Aug 17) International Colonial Exhibition vignette on “L’Aérogramme” 20 philatelic journals sent from Bourget to Dijon (tied) and from Paris to Menton via Cannes (not tied), red arrow sticker on each, otherwise fine (both Mü.293, 750pts)

90137 B F 46 1932 (Feb 20) Paris-Lyon-Cannes first flight, complete newspaper with 2c ps wrapper 75 uprated with 50c & 1F Semeuse, sent from Lyon to Cannes with Bron airport arrival and hs, some soiling to newspaper otherwise fine (Mü.297, 500pts)

90138 B F 46 1932 (Feb 20) Paris-Lyon-Cannes flight by Air Union, envelope with special cachet, 30 bearing 10c Blanc and 75c Semeuse tied by Bron Airport cds with hs alongside, Cannes bs, fine (Mü.297, 500pts)

90139 B F 47 1933 (Jan 12) Istres-Rio-Buenos Aires First Crossing of the South Atlantic by 60 “L’Arc-en-Ciel” piloted by Mermoz, special postcard with 1F50 airmail (perf. fault) tied by Istres cds, Rio tranist and Buenos Aires arrival, very fine, also incl. postcard showing the team and journey (partly coloured in) and one of the plane (Mü.307, 1’750pts)

90140 B F 47 1935 (Apr 2) Paris-Alger and Alger-Paris first flights in one day, both with the 20 same boxed four-line special cachet, the cover from France also with additional different four-line cachet, fine (Mü.348a, 200pts & Mü.55, 250pts)

90141 B F 47 1935 (Jul 10 & 25) First postal service flights by Air Bleu, seven covers each with 100 the same red special cachet but showing different legends with the different routes between French cities, fine (Mü.AB1, 2, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 30, 1’950pts)

90142 B F 47 1936 (Jan 5) France-Argentina inauguration of the weekly Transatlantic service, 30 envelope with special cachet with 1929-31 10F blue tied by Paris cds, reverse with Paris and Buenos Aires machine cancels, vertical fold clear of stamp, fine (Mü.371, 500pts)

90143 B F 47 1936 (Apr 19) Paris- first night flight by Air France, with large “PAR AVION 30 DE NUIT” and circular Air France label on the front, reverse with claret “TOULOUSE / VIA AIR FRANCE” label, fine(Mü.373, 200pts)

90144 B F 47 1936 (Jun 15) Vichy- Air-Bleu first flight “Expostion Philatelique du Berry” 20 20c postcard with vignette on reverse, tied by violet special cachet, uprated by 30c Paix and 1F50 airmail, very fine (Mü.79, 600pts)

90145 B F 48 1936 (Jul 19) 100th Crossing of the South Atlantic by Air France, group of four 120 covers to Argentina, each with the combined cachet and cds from Le Bourget, Toulouse, Marseille and Paris, franked with either single 10F or 1F50, F50 (2) & 3F50 airmails, fine (Mü.379, 450pts)

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90157ex1

90157ex2

90159ex2 90158ex2 90159ex1

90161ex1 90161ex2 90160

90162 90163ex

90164ex

54

90167 90166

90165

90167ex2

90168 90169

90170ex1 90170ex2 90170ex3

90172ex2

90172ex1

90171

90174

90175 90173

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90146 B F 48 1936 (Aug 28) Lyon-Grenoble first flight franked with 85c airmail, one from Le 15 Bourget to Grenoble and the other from Grenoble to Paris tied by “FOIRE-EXPOSITION” ds, both with slightly different special cachets, fine (Mü.383, 300pts & Mü.383a, 300pts)

90147 B F 48 1937 (Jan 25) France-South America 80th flight by “Ville de Montévidéo,” bearing 10F 120 Atlantic airmail (with J.W.D. perfin) tied by Marseille machine cancel, cover faults

90148 B F 48 1937 (Aug 2) France-South America 106th flight by “Ville de Montévidéo,” from Paris 40 to Flamengo, franked with 1929-33 5F, 20F die 3, 1937 30c & 3F Mermoz and 1F Paix, tied by Paris Air France hexagonal ds, fine

90149 B F 48 1937 (Sep 1) First flight without surcharge to Belgium and Denmark, one with 1937 20 1F50 Exposition and 30c Locomotive tied by “X” cancellation with special cachet below, the other with 1937 1F50 Exposition and 25c Semeuse tied by Paris cds with the same cachet, fine (Mü.410, 100pts & Mü.411, 100pts)

90150 B F 48 1937 (Oct 16) Paris-Paris round the world flight on the occasion of the 30 International Exhibition with the special cachet, sent to Natal (Brazil), New York, Hong Kong and back to Paris, franked in each country on a different envelope pane, very fine (Mü.416, 750pts)

90151 B F 48 1937 (Nov 20) Paris-Santiago “liason postale accélérée,” special postcard with 75 special three-line cachet, sent from Le Bourget bearing 1936 85c & 10F airmails, arriving in Chile two days later, re-franked with 60c, 3P & 6P airmails and sent by the regular service back to Paris, very fine (Mü.417, 300pts)

90152 B F 49 1937 (Dec 28) Postcard from St. Marie aux Mines to Secteur Postal 606 (Lebanon), 75 sent in the wrong direction and applied with violet “Parvenue en fausse direction / d’Indo-Chine / Arrivée à BEYROUTH / le 13 Janvier 1938” and “Le Chef de Service” hs, and “POSTEAUX ARMEES / 600” cds, very fine

90153 B F 49 1938 (Feb 16) Opening of the Nice-Paris service via Cannes, Marseille, Orange and 60 Lyon, with red special cachet, seven covers showing different routes and frankings, fine (Mü.421, 50pts, Mü.421a, 50pts)

90154 B F 49 1938 (Jun 1) France-Germany and France-Switzerland first flights without surcharge, 20 one bearing 1938 1F+10c pair with red special cachet, and other with 1937 1F75 with the same cachet in black and returned with German 10pf, fine (Mü.428, 75pts & Mü.429, 75pts)

90155 CC F 49 1938 (Oct 18) France-South America 169th flight by “Ville de Natal,” from Paris to 40 Rio de Janeiro, bearing 1929-33 5F & 10F (3), 1936 2F and 75c Paix, tied by Porte d’Orleans cds, arrival bs, minor soiling

90156 B F 49 1939 (Jan 9) Paris-Bordeaux-Tarbes first flight with violet two-line cachet, franked 25 with 10c Mercury, 40c Paix, 40+10c Sports tied by Le Bourget cds, signed by pilot Dhé, very fine (Mü.442, 200pts)

90157 B DFE 54 1939 (May 10) Paris-Bordeaux-Pau first night flight, with red special cachet, one 40 from Le Bourget to Pau signed by pilot Vanier, and one from Bordeaux to Paris signed by pilot Libert, fine (Mü.447, 150pts & 447a, 150pts)

90158 B F 54 1939 (May 24) Marseille-New York first flight by Pan American Airways, envelope 30 bearing 1938 2F Arc de Triomphe (5), 2F15 Miners and 1938-41 10c Mercury, with red special cachet alongside, vertical crease clear of stamps, minor soiling, also envelope with “PARVENU APRES DEPART DU 1er Service Aérien FRANCE - PORTUGAL - ACORES - ETATS UNIS” cachet, fine (Mü.451, 250pts)

90159 B F 54 1942 (Feb 15) Special service during the blockade of Djibouti (13th flight) with 60 special two-line hs, outgoing mail from Marignane to Djibouti, and the return mail (Feb 18) to Valence with Control Postale cachet, minor soiling to return cover o/w fine

90160 B F 54 1945 (Oct 26) Paris-Pau re-opening of the night postal service, with “RESEAU des 30 LIGNES AERIENNES FRANCAISES / DEPARTEMENT POSTAL” and “PAR AVION / Service de Nuit” hs, one from Toulouse to Le Bourget signed by André Brun and one in the other direction signed by Georges Clément, very fine

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90161 B F 54 1945 (Oct 26) Paris-Pau re-opening of the night postal service, with “PAR AVION / 20 Service de Nuit” hs, one from Toulouse to Bordeaux and one in the other direction, both franked with 70c & 80c Marianne, very fine

90162 B F 54 1946 (Jun 23) France-South America and 1946 (Jun 24) France-America re-opening of 40 the services by Air France, both with special blue cachets and vignettes, one from Paris to Buenos Aires with 5F Marianne de Gandon and 1946-47 50F airmail, other from Paris to New York with 15F & 25F Marianne de Gandon, very fine pair French Colonies 90163 B F 54 1940 Common Design airmails (airplane over coastal area) complete for all 9 30 colonies, tied to registered covers to USA, the Dahomey set in 1947, rest appear to be FDCs (March-April 1940) using Air France envelopes, all bs, a scarce group, one with faint toning else fine or better, also 1935 set of 11 in similar design tied over 3 reg’d airmail covers to Austria in 1936 from Dakar

90164 B F 54 1941-45 “France Libre” Airmails (common design showing 4-motor airplane & Cross of 60 Lorraine) COMPLETE from all 13 colonies, each set on one or two registered airmail covers to USA, bs, some censored, a scarce and difficult set to assemble, fine or better

90165 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1932-52, Group of 11 airmails, with 9 being a first flight cover with 100 cachet and/or special envelope, also one with “PAS DE DEPART PAR AVION” hs and one censored, fine group

90166 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1926 (Nov 19) Alger- flight by the Aéro Club de Provence, bearing 35 1F, 1F50 & 2F vignettes bisected and tied by Aéro Club control hs and Algeria cds along with 1926 20c pair on commemorative postcard with picture of the plane inset, signed by the pilot Burri, central vertical crease, still attractive (Mü.14, 750pts)

90167 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1930 (Apr 20) Alger-Paris first flight by CGA to celebrate the centenary of 20 Algeria and the North Africa philatelic exhibition, with special cachet tying vignette, and “MAUVAIS TEMPS / DEPART RETARDE” hs due to delayed take off, also May 10 Alger-Casablanca with similiar cachet and exhibition cds tying vignette, fine (Mü.21, 200pts)

90168 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1930 (May 15) Alger- 100th Anniversary of Algeria special flight, 20 bearing the six neccessary vignettes, 1926 5c & 15c and 1927 30c on 25c, all tied by red “ALGER R.P.” cds, very fine (Mü.24, 200pts)

90169 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1930 (July 6) Alger-Clermont-Ferrand Algerian philatelic exhibition special 30 flight, bearing 1924-25 15c, 35c, 65c and 1926 35c, tied by black ALGER R.P. cds with special cachet and Clermont-Ferrand cds below, minor soiling (Mü.28, 350pts)

90170 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1937 (Apr 16) Alger-Oran first flight by Air-Afrique with four-line special 15 cachet (Mü.87, 200pts), also return flight (Apr 17) Oran-Alger with similiar black cachet as well as Aero-Club du Maroc cachet (Mü.87a, 200pts), fine

90171 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1937 (Apr 16) Alger-Tunis first flight by Air-Afrique with four-line 15 special cachet (Mü.88, 200pts) and return flight (Apr 17) Tunis-Alger with violet “REPRISE DU SERVICE” cachet (Mü.39, 100pts), fine

90172 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1938 (Feb 20) Alger-Gao-Bamako opening of the service, with red oval 25 special cachet, also return flight from Sudan with special cachet on reverse, very fine (Mü.95, 250pts & Mü.32, 250pts)

90173 B F 55 ALGERIA: 1947 (Oct 7) Bone-Paris first official service by Air France, with violet 20 boxed five-line cachet, franked with 1947 -50 1F50 & 4F50 tied by Bone cds, 699 covers flown, fine

90174 B F 55 CONGO 1930 (20 Mar.) Registered first flight cover Brazzaville-Paris bearing various 120 provisionals tied BRAZZAVILLE 20 MARS 30 MOYEN CONGO, 3-line alongside POSTES DE L’AEF / PAR AVION GAP-GOULETTE / BRAZZAVILLE PARIS, signed by the pilot Goulette, very fine

90175 B F 55 GUADELOUPE: 1936 (Mar 10) Guadeloupe-Martinique first flight, envelope to Fort de 60 France with special cachet and franked with 1935 50c red tied by Basse-Terre cds, only 60 sent, very fine (Mü.6, 1’750pts) David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 57

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90176 B F 50 INDOCHINA: 1932 (Jan 20) Hanoi-Paris flight by Codos and Robida which set a new 120 record time for the journey, envelope sent registered from Hai Phong to Lyon with boxed three-line cachet and signed by Codos, very fine (Mü.76, 600pts)

90177 B F 50 INDOCHINA: 1936 (Oct 1) Airmail from Saigon to Marseille by Air France with 30 “FRANCHISE MILITAIRE / FORCES NAVALES / EXTREME-ORIENT” cachet, franked with 30c airmail, trimmed open at right and some creasing

90178 B F 50 INDOCHINA: 1940 (Mar 15) Air France envelope produced for sending photographs, sent 20 from Quinhon (Annam) to France, franked with 33c (one stamp with fault) at the reduced rate, fine

90179 B F 50 INDOCHINA: 1940 (May 17) Indochina-France, cover sent from Paklay (Laos) which was 150 diverted to South Africa where it was opened by a censor, then returned to Indochina and boxed three-line hs applied, numerous transits on reverse, fine and scarce (Mü.144, 1’000pts)

90180 B F 50 INDOCHINA: 1940 (Apr 25) Cover from Hanoï to France with red “HOPITAL DE LANESSAN / 20 HANOI” cachet, franked with 1931-39 30c, fine

90181 50 MADAGASCAR: 1931 (Apr 9) Third attempt at the flight between Madagascar and France 180 by Goulette, envelope sent registered with “RAID AERIEN / MADAGASCAR - FRANCE / AVRIL 1931” boxed cachet on reverse, bearing 1922-26 50c, 1922-27 3F on 5F and 10F on 5F, tied by Tananarive cds, French bs, only 50 flown (Mü. 11, 3’500pts)

90182 B F 50 MADAGASCAR: 1934 (Jul 27) First Regular Flight between Madagascar and Europe, 30 envelope with boxed “Premier courrier régulier aérien / MADAGASCAR-EUROPE” cachet, sent registered from Tamatave to France, franked with 1930-38 75c & 5F, very fine (Mü.50, 1’000pts)

90183 B F 50 MADAGASCAR: Two envelopes with violet “MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCES / POST AERIENNE - 40 TANANARIVE R. P. / Tax percue: Fr “ hs and ms rate, applied due to lack of stamps, one cover to Marseilles with “G/11” boxed hs, and one sent registered to Tunisia with military censor tape, both hs showing different fonts (Mü. 126, from 150pts & Mü. 130, from 100pts)

90184 B F 58 MOROCCO: 1922 (Oct 6) Inauguration of the service from Casablanca to Oran and 70 vice-versa, envelope from Fez to Casablanca franked with 75c airmail, very fine (Mü. 5b, 2’500pts)

90185 B F 58 MOROCCO: 1926 (Aug 30) Envelope from Tanger to Casablanca bearing vert. pair of 45 imperforate 1922-27 50c airmails, fine

90186 B F 58 MOROCCO: 1938 (Nov 15) Casablanca-Tunis first postal service, with three-line cachet 20 and signed by the pilot Poulin and one other, fine (Mü. 43, 250pts)

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90187 B F REUNION 1937 (25 Jan) “Roland Garros flight to Djibouti bearing special adhesive and 300 four-line handstamp “Première liaison aéropostale Réunion-France”, signed by the crew - Laurent, Touge and Roger Lénier, very fine (3’500 Müller pts)

90188 B F 58 SENEGAL: 1925 (Feb 7) Dakar-Paris flight by Lemaitre and Arrachart, bearing 1922-26 70 25c tied by Dakar cds, with five line inscription and “AERONAUTIQUE A.O.F” cachet alongside, reverse with hs detailing the journey, along with Constantine, Casablanca and Versailles transits, only 200 sent, fine (Mü. 2, 1’000pts)

90189 B F 58 SENEGAL: 1937 (Apr 26) Dakar-Kaolak-St. Louis first flight, envelope to Kaolac with 20 red boxed cachet and return flight from Kaolac with the same cachet in violet, very fine (Mü. 44, 100pts & Mü. 44a 100pts)

90190 B F 58 SENEGAL: 1937 (May 15) Sengal-Congo First Voyage with Air France and Air Afrique, 20 cover sent from France to Pointe-Noire, with special cachet and front and reverse, arrival bs, fine

90191 B F 58 SENEGAL: 1937 (May 17) Dakar-Pointe Noire First flight service with “Première 20 liaison aérienne / Dakar Pointe-Noire” hs, bearing pair of AEF 1936 1F tied by Brazzaville cds, Fès arrival bs, very fine

90192 B F 58 SENEGAL: 1946 (Feb 22) Dakar France with “PAR HYDRAVION / LIONEL DE MARMIER” hs, 25 franked with 1935 10F and AOF 1945 2F tied by St. Louis cds, fine (Mü. 64, 300pts)

90193 B F 58 SENEGAL: 1947 (Mar 6) Dakar-Bathurst-Bissao first flight celebrating the 5th 20 centenary of the discovery of Portuguese Guinea, with four-line cachet, franked with A.O.F. 1945 4F50 pair, very fine (Mü. 74, 200pts)

90194 B F 58 SOMALI COAST: 1929 (Dec 29) Djibouti-Diré Daoua first service, bearing 1915-16 1c, 80 50c & 5F cancelled with “1 SERVICE AVION” with further strike at top, and tied by Djibouti cds, arrival bs, fine (Mü. 1a, 1’250pts)

90195 B F 58 SOMALI COAST: 1931 (Dec 3) Djibouti-France flight by Goulette and Salel, picture 75 postcard bearing 1915-16 15c & 5F and 1925-33 10c, with special label and “1er SERVICE AVION France Madagascar ALLER RETOUR via DJIBOUTI” hs, fine (Mü. 7, 1’000pts)

90196 B F 58 SOMALI COAST: 1941 (Dec 23) Djibouti-France special air service during the blockade 40 of Djibouti (return of the 11th flight), with two-line special cachet as well as violet French military cachet, sent to Morocco and franked with 1938 3F, lgihtly soiled (Mü. 28, 250pts)

90197 B F 58 SUDAN: 1937 (Oct 23) Bamako-Dakar and Kayes-Dakar flights, with simililar black 60 three-line special cachet, the mail was in fact jettisoned above Tambacounda, fine (Mü. 27, 500pts & Mü. 28, 200pts) 60 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania January 24, 2012 David Feldman Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90198 B F 75 SYRIA: 1921 (Oct 5) Alep-Alexandrette (Turkey) flight by Arrachart, bearing 1921 1pi 180 on 20c gutter marginal pair, 5pi on 1F and 10pi on 2F airmails with “AVION” ovpt vertical, tied by Halep cds, fine and scarce (Mü. 7, 2’500pts)

90199 B F 75 TUNISIA: 1938 (Apr 5) Tunisa-Algeria first daily flight, two covers with special 20 six-line cachet, one to Brazzaville with red cachet and one to Alger with violet cachet and signed by pilot Poulin, fine (Mü. 43, 100pts each) German States/Altdeutschland 90200 F 75 BAVARIA Special Flight postcard franked with Aero Club semi-official (excellent F1 150 perfs) plus 5pf defin., both tied by special 14 June 1913 Munich datestamp, slight soiling else very fine (Mi. e 500) Germany/Deutschland

90201 B F 1912 “E.EL.P.” Overprint on 20pf Dove & Letter, showing rare variety, comma after VI 500 “EL,” tied by Frankfurt 23.6.12 cds to pc to Unterliederbach along with Germany 5pf sim. tied, personal message on reverse, fresh and very fine (Mi. unpriced on cover; normal EuRO2’200)

90202 B F 1912 “E.EL.P.” Overprint on 20pf Dove & Letter, tied by Frankfurt 23.6.12 cds to pc VI 400 to Munich along with Germany 5pf sim. tied, personal message on reverse, fresh and very fine (Mi. EuRO2’200)

90203 B F 75 1913 (11 Sept.) Picture postcard signed A.Faller with Germania 5pf and special 25pf 200 vignette cancelled FELDBERG 11 SEP 1913, fine & scarce (Müller 10’000pts, only 25 flown)

90204 B F 75 1917 (January and October) Two POW items (a card and a an envelope) addressed to 80 France, both bearing violet airplane handstamp, fine

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90205 B F 75 1921-22, Group of 5 airmail covers sent within Germany, with Luftpost cancellations 50 from Nuremberg, Munich, Berlin and Weimar, range of frankings and rates, fine and attractive group

90206 B F 75 1922 (Aug 30) Cover to Paris bearing set of 1922 Pigeon airmails, tied by Leipzig 40 cds, with “Mit Luftpost berfördert / Stuttgart 1” boxed hs below and similar “Nürnberg 2” hs on reverse with Paris cds, minor peripheral wear, otherwise fine and atrractive

90207 B F 75 1922 (16 Sept.) Registered cover from Berlin to Zweisimmen in Switzerland flown on 80 Nürnberg-Geneva flight, SCHWEIZER FLUGPOST 19 XI 22 cds on face, Zweisimmen arrival the next day on reverse

90208 F 77 1930s Signed picture postcard of Ernst Udet, General of the Luftwaffe, first pilot 120 to land on a glacier, scarce

90209 B F 77 1931 (Apr 18) Printed airmail cover from Braunschweig to Tunis, bearing 10pf, 15pf & 20 20pf airmails, Stuttgart and Marseille transits, fine

90210 B F 77 1931 (16 June) Envelope sent to Nanking, China, bearing 1926-27 10Pf, 15Pf and two 150 50Pf airmail stamps, tied by Berlin cds, with airmail label and Manchuria transit below, Nanking arrivals on reverse, very fine

90211 B F 77 1936 (Apr 17) Cover from Munich to USA with “EUROPA-NORDAMERIKA” cachet, bearing 50c 30 North America Zeppelin (2), 6pf Daimler, 6c Locomotive, 40pf Lufthansa & 5pf airmail (on front and back), New York bs, fine

90212 B F 77 GERMANY: Three cards franked by 1912 Rhine-Mainz 10pf semi-official, all also I 60 franked by 5pf Germania and all tied by Frankfurt special flight cancels for 11, 20 and 21.6.12, all hand-addressed within Frankfurt, a fine basis for starting a one-frame exhibit of these issues

90213 F 77 GERMANY: Two “Gelber Hund” stamps and 5pf Germania tied by Darmstadt special flight IV (x2) 200 cds (18.6.12.) on orange card to Mainz, very fine (Mi e 480+; Sieger 13a, e 560)

90214 B F GERMANY: Two “Gelber Hund” stamps, one the scarce “Gelber Huna” plate variety, and IV + IV F 320 5pf Germania tied by Darmstadt special flight cds (18.6.12.) on orange card to Mainz, very fine (Mi e 700+; Sieger 13a+c, e 860)

90215 B F 77 GERMANY: 1912 1M “Gelber Hund” and 5pf Germania tied by Darmstadt special flight cds IV 110 (19.6.12.) on orange card to Mainz, very fine (Mi e 280)

90216 B F 77 GERMANY: 1912 1M “Gelber Hund” and 5pf Germania tied by Darmstadt special flight cds IV 110 (19.6.12.) on orange card to Mainz, very fine (Mi e 280)

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90217 B F 76 GERMANY: Three 30pf Green plus 5pf Germania tied by Darmstadt special flight cds III 120 (22.6.12.) to grey-brown card addressed to same town, few nibbed perfs else fresh and fine showpiece (Sieger 12a, e 335; Mi. e 400)

Saar 90218 B F 76 1929 (16.07) FIRST FLIGHT Saarbrücken-München franked by Airmail 50c in pair, fine, 120 very rare (only 190 flown; Mü. 1’500pts) Great Britain

90219 B F 1937 (14 Nov.) London-Capetown-London record round flight by Clouston and Mrs. Kirby 300 Green, cover bears signatures of both pilots, two transit cds from Capetown dated 16 November 1937 plus arrival in London dated 20 November, lot includes four photos of both pilots taking upon arrival in London on the 20th, very fine haiti 90220 B F 76 1928 (Feb. 7) Lindbergh Visit special flight cover FLOWN BY LINDBERGH to Havana, 60c 90 franking tied at Port au Prince and by red airplane cachet with “LINDBERGH” on wings, also circular “AVION” cachet, reverse with boxed FFC cachet incl. “RAID SPECIAL “LINDBERGH” / A BORD DU / “Spirit of St. Louis” and Havana airmail slogan bs for Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, scarce, fine (AAMC 1068b; Müller 13 & 14)

90221 B F 76 1928 West Indian Aerial Express FFC (blue hs) from Port au PRince (60c franking tied 60 on Feb. 21) to Santiago de Cuba, another strike dated Feb. 28 below plus with special boxed “PRIMER VIAJE AEREO / ... / Aeroplano “Santa Maria” hs, signed by pilot B.L. Rowe, on reverse is “winged wheel” cachet for the flight plus Cuba “Smoke Cuban Cigars” slogan bs (Feb. 28), very fine (Müller 15)

90222 B F 76 1929 (Jan. 9) FFC via Pan American Airways from Miami (Jan. 10) to Havana and back, 40 sent on to Chicago (bs Jan. 12), four-stamp 60c franking tied at Port au Prince on Jan. 9, large “PREMIER VOL” and small “AVION” cachets, fresh and very fine

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hungary 90223 B F 76 1933 (15 March) Special Flight from Tripoli, LIBYA to Budapest with semi-official 160 label tied, signed by pilot Tibor Bisits and his flight engineer, Tripolitania/Libia 60c total franking tied, with cds on face of both Budapest and if the destination, Vienna. Exceptional condition, superb ireland 90224 B F 76 1924 Commercial cover flown to Egypt franked by 9d & 1 1/2d “Rialtar...” 80 provisionals tied by Baile Atha Cliath cds (22 OC 24), flown via London to Alexandia with bank’s oval ds of receipt, also shows slogan duplex cancel of the 1925 Cairo Geographic Congress on reverse, unusual and very fine italy 90225 F 76 1926 First Flight, Trieste to Torino (but crashed at Pavia), colour picture postcard 60 of Trieste-Miramar with 1.20L total franking incl. 60c Air tied by violet Trieste cds, addressed to Milano and with “VIA PAVIA” hs, fresh and fine (Sassone 55, e 200)

90226 F 76 1926 First Flight, originating in Trieste to Torino (but crashed at Pavia), cover 62 with 1.20L total franking incl. 60c Air tied by red Venezia cds, oval flight cachet ds, addressed to Milano and bs there on 2 April, fresh and fine (Sassone 55e, e 200)

90227 F 76 1927 (11 Feb.) First Flight cover, Rome to Venice, with two 30c St. Francis plus 60c 42 Airmail all tied by red ROMA CENTRO / POSTA AEREA cds (1.2.27), light 3-line italic “PRIMO - VOLO / ROMA- / VENEZIA” hs and s/l “Inoltrare SOLAMENTE per Posta Aerea” with 11.2.27 (day of flight) bs, the 60c Air is well centred, very fine (Sassone 79a, e 150)

90228 F 76 1930 (12 March), FDC and first flight from Rome to Torino, two covers, franked by 65 80c and 1L airs respectively (Sass. p.a. 13-14) and each with 10c Caesar as well, tied by airmail cds and bs in Torino (14.3.30), prepared by A. Bolaffi, very fine (Sass. 187, EuRO280)

90229 F 76 1930 (1 Aug.) Flight, “Transadriatica” from Rome to Firenze, machine bs, 70c 28 franking incl. 50c Ferrucci airmail, very fine (Sass. 219, e 100)

90230 F 76 1932 Special Flight Commemorating Garibaldi, from Caprera to Rome, commem. postcard 30 with autograph of Garibaldi descendant franked by 2.25+1L airmail tied by special flight cds, Roma machine cancel bs on face, scarce, very fine (Sass. 298, e 100)

90231 F 78 1938 (16 May), first direct flight, Rome-Venice-Prague (Czechoslovakia), 2.25L total 21 franking incl. 80c Augustus air all tied by Roma airmail cds, boxed Praha ds on obverse, next-day Mittel Langenau bs, fine and elusive (Sass. 494, e 85)

italian Colonies 90232 F 78 TRIPOLITANIA: 1931 (30 March) First flight cover to BERLIN franked by 1.25L in four 90 stamps incl. 1L airmail all tied by Tripoli d’Africa air cds, Rome transit (same day) plus Berlin bs (2.4.31) and red Luftpostamt cachet and boxed Munich transit on front, lovely and scarce, very fine (Sass. 235e, e 275) 90233 B F 78 1919 First airmails, each tied to special pictorial pc (one picturing an aviator, 200 the other the Godess of Flight), red pictorial cancel of “8.10.4.” (1918 Oct. 4, second day of issue), scarce, trivial card bends else very fine

90234 B F 74 1929-58 Lot of three cards and two covers including two 1929 -Osaka-Fukuoka 100 first flights, fine

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90235 F ca1936 Zeppelin picture postcards, 55 in total, in 7 groups of which 5 have their 300 original envelopes, very fine and unusual liechtenstein 90236 F 74 1930 (31 August) Vaduz-St. Gallen registered flight cover with four diff. 60 stamps(95Rp total) incl. 3 1930 airmails tied by boxed red flight ds, St. Gallen receiver cds on front and 1 Sept. Vaduz cds on reverse (destination), lovely, very fine (horiz. cover fold away from franking) madagascar 90237 B F 74 1935 (20 Nov.) Regular air service to Europe cover addressed to Marseille, bearing 100 both red an blue cachets plus signature of Jean Assolant, fine 90238 B F 74 1923 (14 April) First Flight Mexico-Guadelajara-Tepic, official envelope franked by 150 50c tied by MEXICO machine cancel, TEPIC arrival on reverse, very fine (Müller 5’000pts)

90239 B F 74 1938 (Dec 10) Mexico-France, 20c aerogramme uprated with 1934-35 10c and 15c (3) 30 airmails on front and 5c (2), 15c & 50c on the reverse, paying the rate to Paris, lightly soiled, attractive

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netherlands Colonies 90240 B F 74 1930 (Dec 3) Paramaribo-Cayenne (French Guiana) flight to Holland, Cayenne 04.12 bs, 65 very fine (Mü.33, 500pts)

90241 B F 1931 Do- X Flights, group of four covers all with violet hs and Do-X stamps: 440 Paramaribo-San Juan (Puerto Rico) with special Do-X 10.08.31 cds & San Juan 20.08.31 bs, Paramaribo-Miami 10.08.31 cds tying 7 Airmails values & Miami 22.08.31 bs, Paramaribo-Curaçao 18.08.31 cds & Curaçao 25.08.31 bs, Paramaribo to Holland “via Trinidad” 10.08.31 cds & Rotterdam 08.09.31 bs, also Do-X ppc, fine group, scarce (5 items)

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newfoundland 90242 B F 74 1931 (Jan 29) St. John’s-St. Anthony flight cover to England with special violet hs, 80 St. Anthony bs, very fine (Mü.20b, 750 pts)

90243 B F 1932 (20.05) Dornier Do-X FLIGHT, St. Johns to Açores, cover to Scotland franked by 300 $1.50 on $1, vertical filing fold at left of cover, fine, scarce Papua and New Guinea 90244 B F 74 1931 (Feb.) Registered flown cover from Port Moresby to Darwin, Northern Australia, 99a//119 160 franked with three diff. Airs (SG 114, 117 & 119) as well as 1927 4d and 1931 “TWO PENCE” surcharge (SG 121), variety of bs incl. Cairns, Townsville and Darwin (28 FE31), an impressive franking (total 2sh 2 1/2d), fine Paraguay 90245 B F 74 1929 (2 Jan.) “Vachet” flight Asuncion to Buenos Aires, bearing $2.85 air and $1.50 150 definitive both tied by SCIO AEROPOSTAL 1 ENE 29 violet cds, reverse bears VIA AEREA 2 ENE 29 / BUENOS AIRES arrival, v.fine (Müller 3’000pts) Poland 90246 F 74 1934 (Aug 28) Polish International Air Meet maximum card, with Polish “Challenge / 30 1934” overprinted stamps tied by special cds, fine russia 90247 B F 80 1924 Surcharge set tied by 25.8.24 Moscow cds to Philatelic Bureau registered flown 267-70 80 cover to Berlin, another 10k on 5k tied on reverse, bs 27.8.24, German airmail cachets on face, attractive and very fine. Note: Michel gives the date of issue of the 15k on 1R as “Dez.” (December) which is contradicted by this item

90248 F 80 1931 (May 5) MIXED FRANKING cover, FFC Leningrad-Berlin franked with five Russia 180 stamps (total 48k) tied by pictorial special flight cds for May 5, bs at Berlin the same day, then sent onward to Cali with 6 Colombia adhesives tied by 25 May Buenaventura cds, also 4c ps imprint cancelled at Cali (the destination) on May 28, reverse with two Berlin bs and boxed Buenaventura ds, lovely, very fine

90249 B F 80 1931 (Jun 16) Envelope from Moscow to Marseille bearing 1931-32 10k, 15k & 20k 30 Zeppelins, tied by Moscow cds, red Berlin cachet, Russian “Par Avion” label obilterated, sent by rail to Marseille

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Salvador, El 90250 B F 80 1930 (Jan. 1) First International Airmail flown cover to Mexico, variety of franking 80 incl. complete first Airs set (all 1st printings; total 1.60P) plus 10c “ATLANT CO” variety all tied by pictorial hs, airmail cds at centre plus special cachet, bs in Mexico City (Jan. 3), very fine San Marino 90251 B CC J 80 1961 1000L Helicopter min. sheet of 6, 32’000 printed, NH, very fine (Sass. e 462.50) A138; Fog. 22 100

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South West Africa

90252 B F 1931-34, Four flight covers: two reg’d 01.08.31 Windhoek FIRST FLIGHT with special 260 cancels and various adhesives, 19.12.31 Windhoek-Kimberley, 13.03.34 Windhoek-Kimberley to Germany franked with se-tenant pairs of 10p & 3p, very fine (4) Spanish Colonies 90253 B C 80 Spain 1P with “Via Aérea Tanger” ovpt, only 500 issued (Mi. 108), signed incl. A. 40 Brun, very fine Sweden 90254 B F 80 1925 (May 27) Malmö-Paris first flight with specially printed cachet, signed by the 120 pilot Chailloux, only 40 of the 232 were signed, fine (Mü. 27, 1’500pts)

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Switzerland/Schweiz

90255 B F 1913 Official card from the flight Villeneuve-Vevey franked by Tell’s son 5c, 1’000 special red cachet POSTE / VEVEY 22 .VI.13 / AERIENNE alongside, tiny scuff on picture side o/w absolutely superb, cert. Schimdli (Swiss Airmail handbook PF13.A, CHF5’500)

90256 B F 80 1924 (May 4) Laufen-Zurich with “Flugpost Laufen - Zurich...” ovpt on 30c 60 semi-official stamp, 1923-25 15c & 25c airmails, 2c, 3c, 5c, and 5c on 7c Tell’s Son and 10c on 13c Tell, all tied by blue special cds, Zurich and Basel bs, fine (Mü. 132, 600pts)

90257 B F 80 1925 (May 31) International Aviation Meeting in Geneva, special picture postcard 30 sent to Basle, with special semi-official 30c tied with red Swiss cross and and 20c airmail tied by special cachet, very fine (Mü. 153a, 350pts)

90258 B F 80 1925 (May 31) International Aviation Meeting in Geneva, envelope sent to Zurich and 30 back, with special semi-official 30c & 50c (2) stamps (all marginals) cancelled with red Swiss cross, and franked with 1923-25 15c airmails (3) tied by special cachet, fine (Mü. 154, 300pts)

90259 B F 80 1925 (May 31) International Aviation Meeting in Geneva, envelope sent to Paris, with 30 special semi-official 50c corner marginal pair cancelled with red Swiss cross and tied by “POST AERIENNE / GENEVE-PARIS” and franked with 1923-25 20c & 50c airmails tied by special cachet, fine (Mü.152, 300pts)

90260 B F 84 1929 (Dec 15) Zurich-Khartoum “Ad Astra” Africa flight with special boxed cachet, 60 bearing 1914-30 3F, 1923-25 50c airmail, 1929 Pro Juvente set of 4 and 25c William Tell, Khartoum arrival, very fine (Mü. 235, only 507 sent)

90261 B F 84 1930 (Aug 31) St. Gallen-Vaduz First Flight, 50c airmail and 7 1/2c Tell’s Son tied 20 by red boxed special cachet with further strike below, Vaduz cds to the left, very fine (Mü. 270, 200pts)

90262 B F 84 1934 (Jul 29) Envelope from Bulle to Cotonou (Dahomey) with ms “Par Avion 80 Marseille-Dakar,” franked with 1923-25 35c & 75c airmails, also with “Nationale Briefmarken Ausstellung” vignette, with Marseille, Dakar and Cotonou bs, fine

90263 B F 84 1938 (Oct 13) Zurich-Stockholm first flight bearing 1938 30c League of Nations and 45 1933-37 50c airmail, with special cachet, “STOCKHOLM FLYG” and Perpignan cds, fine (Mü.415, 125pts)

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90264 B F 84 1948 (Jun 14) Geneva to Fort-de-France special flight by seaplane Latécoère 631, on 25 special postcard with two cachets, sent to St. Lucia, franked with 2F airmail & 1936-42 40c, very fine (Mü. 546, 350pts) thailand (Siam) 90265 B F 84 1923 (Nov 1) Military experimental flight Ubol-Bangkok franked by Airmail 25s +15s 100 +3s, bs, fine, scarce

90266 B F 84 1931 (Aug 26) FIRST FLIGHT Nagon Panom-Bangkok franked with Airmail 10s in pair, 130 special green hs, bs, very fine, scarce (Mü. 43a, 1750pts) of America

90267 B F WRIGHT BROTHERS: Small selection of 23 items, mostly picture postcards from various 300 events, includes one later items with original signature of Orville Wright, fine

90268 B F 84 1926-33 Lot of various covers incl. the 1931 Endres flight to Hungary (Müller 200 7’500pts), 1928 Airplane-Motorcycle courier service (signed), four 1926 “Cobham” covers, 1933 New York-Haiti flight cover signed by J Errol Boyd (7)

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90269 B F 1929 (6 June) First French Assolant-Lefèvre-Lotti Old Orchad to 300 Paris, franked by US 2c tied duplex of Old Orchard, taxed upon arrival with French 2F postage due, special boxed violet hs alongside, scarce (Müller 12’500pts)

90270 B F 84 1930 (19 March) Cover from Santa Barbara to New York bearing signature of Earle 100 Ovington, the pioneer pilot, fine

90271 B F 84 1933 (10 June) First flight New York-Haiti by Boyd and Lyon franked by US air 8c 200 (one short perf.), also Haiti 10c tied PORT-AU PRINCE for the return trip, NEW YORK JUL10 1933 arrival, bears signatures of both pilotes, scarce (Müller 10’000pts)

90272 B F 84 1934 (27 June) New York-Warsaw flight by Adamowicz, special cover signed by the two 120 brothers, both US and Polish frankings for return flight, fine (Müller 4’000pts)

90273 B F 84 1935 (14 June) Attempt to fly from New-York to Rome with the “Francesco de Pinedo”, 100 signed by the borthers Monteverde, extra June 22 franking, fine

90274 B F 84 1935 (21 Sept.) Waitkus New York - Kaunas flight including return trip bearing both 150 US and Lithuanian frankings, with special cancel and signature of pilot Waitkus

90275 B F 84 1939 (10 Nov.) Regular airmail cover bearing signatures of six pilots including 120 Harald Lee George, Maj AC Carl B. McDaniel, Capt AC Thomas L. Morlin, Robert B. William, fine uruguay 90276 B F 84 1921 (Nov 12) FIRST FLIGHT Montevideo-Mercedes cover franked 5c+ Airmail 25c tied by 200 12.11.21 cds, bs, very fine & rare (only 500 flown, Mü. 4, 3’000pts)

90277 B F 86 1925 Montevideo-Rincon flight, two similar First Day flown registered covers franked 80 by 1925 Rincon issues (Sc. 305+C9) tied by special double-oval cds, each bs, one cover shows the rare plate variety “large 5” (at right) on the 45c (San. 10b), couple toned specks else very fine and scarce

90278 B F 86 1930 (Jun 8) Montevideo-France First Direct Flight by Mermoz, C.G.A. printed 75 envelope with green five-line cachet, franked with 1928 30c airmail and 8c Artigas, Marseille and Rome bs, some creasing clear of stamps otherwise fine (Mü. 40, 600pts)

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vatican City 90279 F 86 1929 (“ August) First Flight, Vatican City to Genova (the first Vatican airmail 70 despatch) franked by 20c, 30c and 80c 1st issues tied by Vatican cds, bs the next day, scarce, fine (Sassone 157, e 230) zeppelins 90280 86 Group of Hindenburg Zeppelin medals, coins and pins, incl. medal showing the crash 200 with portrait of Captain Lehmann in relief on the other side, 92mm; medal showing Graf Zeppelin & Hindenburg profiles with Frankfurt am Main on the other side; “Birth of a Nation / Sept. 17.1787, Philadelphia” coin, with Hindenburg over a city on one side (one bronzed and one silvered); cast iron buckle with Hindenburg in relief; Hindenburg stick-pin; “Degussa” rectangular silver medallion with Hindenburg on reverse; and modern Hindenburg pin-badge, fine (8)

90281 B F 86 AUSTRIA: 1931 (Sep 15) Graf Zeppelin 2nd South America flight, postcard to Germany 50 bearing 1925-30 30g & 3S airmails tied by Vienna cds, violet cachet with Friedrichshafen and S. Vincente (Cape Verde) drop cds, very fine (Sieger 129 Aa, EuRO150, only 75 such flown)

90282 F 86 AUSTRIA: 1933 Graf Zeppelin 2nd South America Flight reg’d cover with 4S total 75 franking (5 stamps) tied by 31.V.33 Vienna cds, F’hafen transit (June 3) and green flight cachet, reverse with several Buenos Aires bs (June 7 or 8), lovely, very fine, only 120 flown (Sieger 214, e 140)

90283 F 86 BRAZIL: 1931-35, Very attractive lot of 6 postcards (one reg’d) and two covers flown 135 on return legs of various Graf Zeppelin South america flights, one was flown Pernambuco to Bathurst, Br. Guiana (Sieger 331A, e 125), all with attractive frankings, cachets and proper bs, exceptional lot (Sieger 134A, 139A, 178, 178B, two 205, 220A & 331A, total e 440)

90284 B F 86 BRAZIL: 1931 (Sep 23) Graf Zeppelin Trans-Atlantic Zeppelin-Condor flight, postcard 30 to Germany bearing 1931 200r on 300r and 1931 Zeppelin / 2000r on 200r airmail, Rio cds with Friedrichshafen cds and cachet below (Sieger 130 A, EuRO75), also similar envelope with 1931 2500r on 3000 airmail issue and 400r Mercury (Sieger 130 C, EuRO50), both with F’hafen bs, very fine (2)

90285 B F 86 BRAZIL: 1932 (Sep 16) Graf Zeppelin flight from Rio De Janeiro to Recife, envelope 35 bearing 200r “Aviation” as well as 1929 50r, 200r & 500r airmails tied by Rio cds (16 SEP), with blue cachet below, Pernambuco bs (18 SEP), very fine (Sieger 178 B, EuRO100)

90286 F CANADA: 1930 Visit of Airship “R-100,” souvenir cover with oval St. Hubert’s 240 Aerodrome oval ds of 1 August (when the airship arrived from England), then Canada 2c tied by sharp Montreal / St. Hubert cds of Aug. 7 (date of the “local” flight incl. to Toronto) and final Montreal / St. Hubert cds of Aug. 13 (when the “R-100” flew back to England). Reverse with Aerodrome oval of Aug. 7 and Ste-Agathe-des-Montes cds of Aug. 8, well-struck airship cachet as well, very fine and rare item

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90234ex4

90234ex5 90236ex1

90236ex2 90237 90238

90239 90240 90242

90244

90245

90246

74

90197ex2 90198 90199ex1

90200 90203

90199ex2

90204ex2 90205ex1

90204ex1

90205ex2 90205ex3

90205ex4

90206 90207 90205ex5

75

90220

90217 90218

90221 90222

90223

90226 90224 90225

90228ex2 90227 90228ex1

90229

90230

90228ex3

76

90210

90209

90208

90212ex1 90211ex1 90211ex2

90212ex3 90212ex2 90212ex4

90213 90215 90216

77

90232

90231

90233ex1

90233ex3 90233ex4

90233ex2

90234ex1 90234ex2

90234ex3

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90287 F COLOMBIA: 1932 Graf Zeppelin First South America Flight, return flight mixed 220 franking cover with Colombian stamps (45c total) tied at Cali on 29.II.1932, sent via Barranquilla (1.III.1932 bs) to Rio (10.MAR.32 bs) where 4’200r in Brazil stamps added and tied (24.III.32), Friedrichshafen 29 3 32 bs, proper cachets, very fine (Sieger 139 B, e 375)

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90249

90247 90248

90250

90251

90253

90256 90257ex1

90254

90257ex2

90258 90259

80 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90288 F COLOMBIA: 1932 Graf Zeppelin 8th South America Flight, return flight cover from 240 Colombia where three semi-official EXPRESO RIBON values plus extra 50c postage were tied on 29 Sept., flown airmail from Barranquila (2.X.32 bs) to Rio where Brazil 3$500 Zeppelin surcharge and 700r were tied on 12. Oct. and with next-day Rio transit on back, Friedrichshafen pictorial bs (19 10 32), attractive and important cover, proper cachets, fresh and fine (Sieger 190 C, e 400+)

90289 F DANZIG: 1930 Graf Zeppelin Nordland (Spitzbergen) Flight postcard, rare Danzig 240 despatch with 1.50g total franking tied by 23 June 1930 oval ds, green flight hs (distinguishing this from similar Bergen flight) and special Behrens printed cachet plus Hammerfest arrival (all on face), fine (Sieger 73, e 450)

90290 F 86 DANZIG: 1931 Graf Zeppelin First South America Flight, ppc (drawing of airship) sent 120 from Danzig via Berlin and dropped at S. Vincent in the Cape Verde Islands (two arrival cds on front), franking (3G total) incl. 2 1/2G airmail (Mi n° 206), red Anschlussflug and green S.A. Flight cachets, a handsome card, very fine (Sieger 124 Da)

90291 B F 86 DENMARK: 1932 (Apr 16) Graf Zeppelin 3rd South America flight, with Danish 1929 100 15ore red and Airmail 1925-30 1kr brown, tied on postcard by Copehangen cds, with the brown “3. SUDAMERIKA FAHRT” cachet and red “BERLIN-FRIEDRICHSHAFEN” cachet, Rio de Janeiro bs, very fine(Sieger 150, EuRO275)

90292 B F 88 1936 Zeppelin “Hindenburg” 1st S.A. Flight cover, four Danish stamps incl. 15ö, 20ö 120 & 50ö Airmails tied at Copenhagen on 30 March, with F’hafen transit on obverse (1 April) and Fredericia bs of 6 May, oval LZ129 cachet, most uncommon, fine (Sieger 403, EuRO250+)

David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 81 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90293 B F 1936 Hindenburg Zeppelin 1st North American return flight cover with three stamps 600 (trivial perf. toning) tied by Ciudad Trujillo ds, elaborate hand-drawn cachet plus the normal large flight cachet (for USA despatches), Frankfurt pictorial bs, two Olympics oval seals on reverse, one of only ten such covers flown, trivial env. faults, an enviable showpiece (Sieger 409N, EuRO1’250)

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90294 B F FRANCE: 1929 (May 23) Graf Zeppelin America Flight cover despatched from Cuers, 300 France, addressed to F’hafen with bold s/l private “LUFTSCHIFF “GRAF ZEPPELIN” / SCHIFFSLEITUNG hs, bearing French 1922 2c+1c (5), 1926-27 90c on 1F05, 1929 50c Joan of Arc and 1c Blanc (5), tied by Cuers cds, reverse with F’haffen arrival, ca. 60 prepared (Sieger 026 I variety, EuRO350)

90295 F GERMANY: 1921 (Jul 3) Bodensee Zeppelin (LZ120) Reparations Flight to Rome, souvenir 400 Delag ppc (unfranked), large “Bodensee” hs in violet and bold “An Bord...” cancel with ms date “TRE / ((- GIUGLIO - 1921 -))” and signed by Italian Major Giuseppe Valli. Sieger states that mail actually carried on this flight is unknown - this is as close as you can get to illustrate this important event

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90261

90260

90262

90264

90263 90265

90266 90268ex1 90268ex2

90270 90271 90272

90273 90274 90275

90276 84 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90296 B F GERMANY: 1929 (Sept.) Graf Zeppelin Germany Flights II, two pcs (one showing photo 300 of Do-X) flown from Brand and from Osnabrück with cds of each dated 17.9.29, variety of cachet hs and each with red “An Bord...” cds, all marking on obverses, very elusive and very fine (Sieger 34d, h; EuRO850)

90297 B F 88 GERMANY: Group of four Zeppelin covers: 1929 (Apr 22) Graf Zeppelin Mediterranean 50 flight card with 2M airmail with numbered wing margin, reverse with “CAMBIO / SEVILLA” cds and Rio machine cancel; same flight card with 20c & 80c Composers and two 80c Hinderburg, Sevilla machine cancel on reverse; 1930 (Jul 6) Liberated Rhineland flight card, Köln cds and Koblenz drop cds, special cachet on reverse; 1936 (Aug 1) Hindenburg Olympic Flight cover bearing 50pf & 75pf North America Zeppelins tied by Frankfurt cds, fine (Sieger e 195)

90298 B F 88 GERMANY: 1929 (Mar 24) Graf Zeppelin Orient Flight cover to Cairo with red-lilac 40 special cachet (type I), bearing 1926-27 5pf, 10pf (3), 15pf, 50pf and 1M airmails tied by F’hafen Luftpost cds, Cairo bs, fine (Sieger 231A, EuRO150)

90299 B F 88 GERMANY: 1929 (Apr 22) Graf Zeppelin Mediterranean flight bearing 2M Eagle airmail 30 tied by F’hafen Luftpost cds, with red cachet to the side, Sevilla machine bs, then sent on to Marseille, very fine (Sieger 24 A, e 50)

90300 B F GERMANY: 1929 (Oct 6) Graf Zeppelin Swiss Flight postcard dropped in Baden, with 300 “Mit Luftschiff “GRAF ZEPPELIN” befördert” hs (64mm long), with 1926-27 50pf airmail tied by on board cds, postcard slightly missing a corner, otherwise fine and rare, only 41 recorded (Sieger 40 d, e 1’150)

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90278

90277ex1 90277ex2

90279 90281

90280

90283 90284ex1

90282

90284ex2 90285

90290ex1

90291 90290ex2 86 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90301 B F 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polarfahrt cover franked by pair of 10F Madonna and single 5F all 600 with Saarbrücken 5 / (Burbach) cds (21.7.31) and sent via Berlin (23.7 & 25.7.31) on round trip to Icebreaker Malyguin, then sent on from F’hafen to USA, a rare usage attested by 2003 Dieter Leder cert, very fine

90302 B F 88 GERMANY: 1931 (Jul 24) Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight with special cachet, franked by 90 1931 2M Polar Flight Zeppelin stamp tied by “on board” cds, with Berlin cds alongside, very fine (Sieger 119 A, EuRO375)

90303 B F 1931 “Polar Fahrt” ovpts. tied to flown cover and ppc by “on board” cds (25.7.1931) 456-58 400 and dropped at Leningrad (same day pictorial arrival ds), very fine (Mi. ca EuRO1’500)

90304 B F 88 GERMANY: 1931 (Sep 17) Graf Zeppelin 2nd South America Flight, card sent from Berlin 30 to Switzerland via Brazil, franked with vert. pair of 1M Zeppelins tied by Berlin cds, with red Berlin-F’hafen connecting flight cachet and boxed violet special flight cachet, Pernambuco bs, very fine (Sieger 129Eb EuRO110)

90305 B F 88 GERMANY/BRAZIL: 1931 (Sep 18) Graf Zeppelin 2nd South America flight, mixed franking 100 postcard with boxed violet cachet and two Germany 1RM Zeppelins tied by “on board” cds, Recife arrival, returned to Wien with 2’500R on 200R Zeppelin, 400R Mercury & 1931 1’000R+500R, with Zeppelin-Condor and five-line advertising cachet, F’hafen bs, very fine (Sieger 129 D, e 250+) David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 87

90297ex1 90297ex2 90292

90297ex3 90297ex4

90298

90302

90304

90299

90308

90305

90306

90312ex1

90309

90310

88 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90306 B F 88 GERMANY/BRAZIL: 1931 (Sep 18) Graf Zeppelin 2nd South America flight, mixed franking 80 cover with boxed violet cachet and 4RM Zeppelin tied by “on board” cds, Recife bs, returned to Cologne with Brazil 5’000R on 300R Zeppelin, pair of 300R Pax & 1931 1’000R+500R, with Zeppelin-Condor and five-line delay cachet, F’hafen bs, fine (Sieger 129 D, e 250)

90307 B F 1933 Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight, round-trip postcard with F’hafen cds of despatch 496-97 400 and arrival, franked by pair of 1RM and one 2RM neatly tied, fresh and very fine (Sieger 238Cba, EuRO700; Mi. EuRO1’300)

90308 B F 88 GERMANY: 1933 (May 26) Graf Zeppelin Switzerland Short Flight cover to England, 70 bearing 50pf airmail and 1M Zeppelin tied by on board cds, very fine (Sieger 0206 I, e 275)

90309 B F 88 GERMANY: 1933 (28 May) Graf Zeppelin “VDI-Kurzfahrt,” Delag official ppc with three 140 stamps tied by bold “on board” cds, to Sieger, very scarce and very fine (Sieger 0206II, EuRO325)

90310 B F 88 1933 (Jun 20) Graf Zeppelin “Kurzfahrten in die Schweiz,” ppc with German franking 120 tied by 20.6.33 “on board” cds, scarce and very fine (Sieger 0206I, EuRO250)

90311 F GERMANY: 1933 Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight cover, franking incl. 2RM special 240 overprint tied by F’hafen 14.10.33 cds, unusual printed cachet and normal hs cachet, bs by World’s Fair slogan cancel (26.10.33), very fine showpiece (Sieger 238 Bca, e 375)

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90312 B F 88 1932-38, Group of 5 Zeppelin covers incl. two different 1936 Hindenburg covers, one 160 with special set tied by “on board” cds (type IV) to Lakehurst, other is return flight cover, USA franking incl. “TIPEX” min. sheet and addressed to TEL AVIV, Palestine, also 1932 reg’d pc flown by the Graf Zeppelin on the Englandfahrt, with Hungary 2p franking, 1938 Sudetenland flight and 1932 1st South America Flight with 1M Polar Fahrt franking, all fine and attractive (Sieger 138Aa, 168, 407A, 409F, 456; EuRO430+)

90313 B F 1933 Chicago Flight by Graf Zeppelin, attractive reg’d cover with 1 1/2d & 1sh 360 values tied 22 SP 33, sent via Berlin (large and well-struck connecting flight cachet and bs on reverse), bs at Rio 18 X 33, opened for display, very fine (Sieger 238, EuRO850)

90314 F 94 GREAT BRITAIN: 1932 Graf Zeppelin 4th South America Flight cover with 10d KGV tied 180 at London on 30 April, with Anschlussflug and flight cachets, bs Recife on 5 May, sent at printed matter rate with unsealed flap, scarce and very fine (Sieger 157, e 300)

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90315 B F 1931 Graf Zeppelin Islandfahrt, postcard, reg’d postcard and reg’d cover franked 360 resp. by 1K, 30a + 1K and 30a + 2K values, all tied at Reykjavik (30 VI 1931 cds), sent to Sieger, all cachets and bs (card also has unofficial 3-line Icelandic cachet), fresh, very fine (Sieger 114A, B & D, EuRO880)

90316 B F 1931 Graf Zeppelin Islandfahrt, cover and reg’d postcard franked resp. by 2K and 30a 162-64 260 + 1K values tied at Reykjavik (30 VI 1931 cds), sent to Sieger, all cachets and bs (card also has unofficial 3-line Icelandic cachet), fresh, very fine (Sieger 114B-C, EuRO615)

90317 94 ITALY: 1928 Nobile Polar Expedition, publicity label in four different colours, fine 40 (4)

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90318 B CC C ITALY: 1928 Nobile Expedition, pair of the special overprints on the Italy 1.20L 300 K airmail, front with both the green and the blcak overprints, reverse with TETE-BECHE pair of the black overprints, very rare, signed, very fine

90319 C 94 ITALY: 1928 Nobile Expedition, ERROR of the special overprints on Italy 1.20L 120 airmail, front overprinted in GREEN ONLY, reverse with the black overprint normally on the front, rare and very fine, signed

90320 A 94 ITALY: 1928 Nobile Expedition, ESSAY for the special ovpt. on Italy 1.20L airmail, 120 in BLUE (normally in green), with partial inverted black ovpt. on reverse, rare, about fine

90321 B F LATVIA: 1932 (Mar 18) Graf Zeppelin 1st South America flight, postcard to Recife, 260 Brazil, bearing 5s, 25s, 50s and 1L tied by Riga cds, with violet South America flight and Berlin-Friedrichshafen cachets, arrival bs, very fine (Sieger 138, EuRO550)

90322 B F 94 LIECHTENSTEIN: 1931 (Jun 10) Graf Zeppelin Vaduz-Lausanne flight, envelope sent to 120 Germany franked with Lichtenstein 2M tied by red special cancel, with Vaduz and Lausanne cds alongside, fine (Sieger 110B, e 425)

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90323 B F MALTA: 1933 Graf Zeppelin 3rd South America Flight cover franked with 1928 ovptd. 189 etc. 400 2sh6d plus 1930 1/2d, both tied by Valletta cds (JU 26), Rome transit (28 VI), F’hafen cds on face (1.7.33) and Pernambuco bs (4 VII), bold flight cachet, very fine (Sieger 219, EuRO600+)

90324 B F MONACO: 1932 (Aug 29) Graf Zeppelin 5th South America flight, sent from Monaco to 340 Rio de Janeiro, bearing 1922-24 1F & 2F (3) and 1928 50c, 1F50 & 3F tied by Monte Carlo cds (25.VIII), F’hafen cds (29.8.) on front and violet flight cachet, with Paris, Marseilles and Rio cds on reverse, very fine (Sieger 171, EuRO950)

90325 B F 94 NETHERLANDS: 1931 (Apr 24) Graf Zeppelin Pommernfahrt with Dutch 1924-27 1 1/2c, 100 1929 21c on 22 1/2c and 1928 40c airmail, tied on postcard by Zierikzee cds, Stettin and F’hafen cds alongside with green flight cachet, very fine (Sieger 106, EuRO200)

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90312ex2

90314

90317ex1

90317ex2. 90317ex3 90317ex4

90320 90319

90322

90328 90325 90327

94 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90326 B F NETHERLANDS: 1931 (Jul 20) Graf Zeppelin Polar flight, with Dutch 1924-27 2 1/2c and 250 1928 40c, 75c airmails tied by Enkhuizen cds on to Zeppelin picture postcard, with F’hafen 24.7.31 cds, red flight cachet and “BRISE-GLACE MALYSUIN / ARTIQUE” special cds, very fine (Sieger 119, EuRO450)

90327 F 94 NETHERLANDS: 1931 (Jul 20) Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight postcard franked with 2 1/2c, 150 40c & 75c, all tied by Gravenhage cds, Friedrichshafen cds below with Polar Flight cachet, Franz-Josefs Land hs and “Brise-Glace Malyguin / Arctique” cds, very fine (Sieger 119, e 450, only 460 flown)

90328 B F 94 1932 Graf Zeppelin Netherlands Flight ppc, one of only 100 items flown from Enschede 140 to Rotterdam, franking incl. 36c Airmail tied at Enschede (17.VI), with Rotterdam bs (18.VI) and blue flight cachet all on obverse, very fine (Sieger 165Aa)

90329 F NETHERLANDS: 1932 Graf Zeppelin 6th South America Flight despatch via Berlin, sent 220 from the “Indische Tentoonstellung” exhibition at Gravenhage with 1.125 Gulden total franking tied there, Anschlussflug and green flight cachets, final bs of Asuncion, Paraguay of 21 September. Very attractive and scarce despatch to a rare destination (Sieger 177B)

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90330 B F 100 NETHERLANDS: 1933 (May 3) Graf Zeppelin 1st South America flight, with Dutch 1923 100 25th Ann. of WIlliam, 1926-28 1/2c, 1933 William the Silent set and pair of 1931 36c airmails, tied to envelope by Amsterdam cds, with F’hafen cds and blue flight cachet alongside, Rio de Janeiro bs, fine (Sieger 202, EuRO125), also 1946 (May 21) Amsterdam-New York first flight postcard, fine

90331 F 100 NETHERLANDS: 1936 Hindenburg Zeppelin 1st North America Flight cover franked by 3 60 stamps tied by gear-shaped Nederlandsch Fabrikaat / Amsterdam cds (5 May), Europe-N.A. cachet with code “a” (Berlin connecting flight), bs New York on 9 May, also 1936 7th North America Flight cover with single 12 1/2c franking tied on 13 August and bs in North Dakota on 22 Aug., both very fine and with guarantee hs on back (Sieger 406 A, 430)

90332 F 100 PALESTINE: 1929 Graf Zeppelin Orientfahrt cover with German 2RM “Eagle” tied by 90 24.3.29 F’hafen cds, rubber hs cachet and Er Ramle drop cds (26 March, code letter “C” centred), sent on to USA with hs cachet “(NOT) IN THE AIR ” (the word “NOT” scratched out when applied), bs 13 April in Minnesota, very fine (Sieger 23I Aa, e 175)

90333 F 100 SAN MARINO: 1939 Graf Zeppelin II Görlitz Flight cover, franked with 3 diff. San 60 Marino issues incl. 80c air, all tied by cds, then Germany 25pf & 50pf Graf Zeppelin set plus 25+50pf Deutsches Derby all tied by Rhein-Main cds, well-struck flight cachet, big bold Görlitz bs, attractive, very fine (Sieger 458)

90334 100 SAN MARINO: 1939 Graf Zeppelin II Kassel Flight cover, franked with 4 diff. San 44 Marino issues incl. 80c air, all tied by 20 July cds, then four Germany incl. 25+50pf Deutsches Derby and two other charity stamps plus 50pf Zeppelin all tied by 30 July Rhein-Main cds, well-struck flight cachets on reverse, attractive, very fine (Sieger 460)

90335 F 100 SAN MARINO: 1939 Graf Zeppelin II Kassel Flight cover, franked with 2 diff. San 44 Marino issues incl. 80c air, all tied by 20 July cds, then7 Germany incl. 25+50pf Deutsches Derby and 5 other charity stamps plus 25pf Zeppelin all tied by 30 July Rhein-Main cds, well-struck flight cachets on reverse, attractive, very fine (Sieger 460)

90336 F 100 SAN MARINO: 1939 Graf Zeppelin II cancelled Königsberg Flight picture pc (1933 50 colour painting of Hitler in uniform with trench-coat), franked with 3 diff. San Marino issues incl. 50c air, all tied by 22 August cds, then two Germany incl. 25+50pf German Derby plus 25pf Zeppelin tied by 28 August Rhein-Main cds, well-struck flight cachets incl. for the cancellation, attractive, very fine (Sieger 464)

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90337 B F SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE: 1934 Graf Zeppelin 7th South America Flight cover, 2a + 8a 400 franking tied at Berbera on 3 SP 1934, with 16 X 34 Recife bs & Stuttgart transit (6 Sept.) on reverse, red Stuttgart cachet on front, truly uncommon, fresh and fine (Sieger 271, EuRO750)

90338 F 100 SWEDEN: 1934 Graf Zeppelin 8th South America Flight cover with 2.25kr franking tied 80 at Lidingo (13.9.34 cds), flown by air to Berlin (14.9.34 bs), then to F’hafen by train (15.9.34 cds on face) and flown to Argentina (19.9.34 bs). Red “code b” cachet, very fine (Sieger 274 Aa)

90339 F 100 SWITZERLAND: 1930 (May 16) Graf Zeppelin South America flight, envelope bearing 150 fourteen 1923-30 1F airmail stamps (two on front, rest on reverse), tied by Romanshorn cds with return ds below, South America flight and Europe Pan-America Round Flight cachets, Friedrichshafen cds, very fine (Sieger 57, EuRO240, 398 carried), also 1930 (Sept. 14) Geneva-Zurich flight with 75c airmail (Sieger 87)

90340 B F 100 SWITZERLAND/GERMANY: 1930 (Oct 12) Graf Zeppelin Swiss flight mixed franking special 110 dispatch from Basel, with red special cachet, franked with four 20c William Tell tied by Basel cds, and by German 1926-27 1M airmail for the return flight tied by on board cds, fine (Sieger 95a, EuRO275)

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90341 F SWITZERLAND: UNLISTED Swiss despatch for 1931 Graf Zeppelin Vienna Landing Flight 300 (12-13 July), “Dussler” ppc franked by Switz. 40c and 1F airs tied at Romanshorn (11.VII.31 cds), sent via F’hafen (next day transit to Vienna, “1 Wien 1” special cds), with superb strike of triangular flight cachet, extremely fine (Sieger 117 variety)

90342 100 HINDENBURG: Poster of “The Final Moments” by Ken Marschall 620x480mm, with 20 accompanying information brochure (some discolouration to both); magazine advert for Veedol, “The Only Motor Oil used in all the flights of the giant Hindenburg;” and magazine article with pictures of the Hindenburg Zeppelin after the record breaking trip across the Atlantic (hole punches)

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90343 B F 1931-36, Group of 8 Zeppelin covers incl. 1931 1st South America Brazil-Europe 240 flight with Brazil 2’500R & 5’000R Zeppelins (Sieger 125C), 1931 3rd South America Zeppelin-Condor Trans-Atlantic flight with Brazil 2’500R Zeppelin (134A), 1932 3rd South America Trans-Atlantic flight with Brazil franking (151B), 1932 4th South America Trans-Atlanic flight with Brazil 2’500R Zeppelin (158C), 1932 6th South America flight with Brazil franking (178), 1936 1st North America flight (407A), 1936 2nd North America flight return with USA franking (411A) and 1936 Olympic flight (427B), fine group (Total Sieger EuRO375)

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90330ex1

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90332

90333

90331ex2

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catapults 90344 B F 100 1929 (Jul 15) Catapult cover to New York bearing 10pf, 15pf and 50pf tied by Hamburg 15 cds, with “Schneldampfer “BREMEN” Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen” and “Erster Deutscher Katapultflug” cachets, opened on 3 sides for display, fine (Haberer 1a)

90345 B F 104 1929 (Aug 27) Catapult mail from New York to with “Transat Aérienne / Catapulte Ile 90 de France / Aout 1929 / pilot Demergue” hs, franked with 10F Merson and 1F50 Pasteur tied by “NEW YORK AU HAVRE” octagonal ds, signed by pilot Demergue, fine

90346 B F 104 1931 (Aug 21) Catapult cover from Wall St. New York to Switzerland, bearing 15c 30 Airmail and 5c Roosevelt, with “Mit Luftpost befördert / Karlsruhe (B.) Flughafen” and red “DAMPFER “BREMEN” - SOUTHAMPTON / DEUTSCHER SCHLEUDERFLUG” cachets, minor peripheral faults o/w fine (Haberer 66)

90347 B F 104 1931 (Sep 21) Catapult cover from Wall St. New York to Switzerland, bearing 12c & 30 20c airmails and 5c Roosevelt, with “DAMPFER “BREMEN” - SOUTHAMPTON Deutscher SCHLEUDERFLUG” cachet, Zurich cds, peripheral faults, still nice (Haberer 73)

90348 B F 104 1933 (May 30) Catapult mail from Berlin to New York bearing 1M Zeppelin and 5pf 30 definitive tied by Buckow “Bade-und Luftkurort” cds, with “MIT LUFTPOST ZUM D. “BREMEN” BEFORDERT” and “DEUTSCHER SCHLEUDERFLUG D. “BREMEN” - NEW YORK” cachets, fine (Haberer 119)

90349 B F 104 1933 (Jun 12) Catapult Nord Deutscher Lloyd cover from Bremen to Switzerland, 30 bearing 10pf, 15pf & 50pf airmails tied by “Deutsh-Amerik.Seepost” machine cancel, with “Mit Vorausflug nach Southampton” and “DEUTSCHER SCHLEUDERFLUG / D. “BREMEN” - SOUTHAMPTON” cachets, arrival bs, fine (Haberer 120)

90350 B F 104 1934 (May 4) Catapult mail from the Navy cruiser “Foch” with “COURRIER POSTE / PAR 60 HYDRAVION / CATAPULTE” violet hs and “Croiseur FOCH” red hs, French Marine cachet, franked with “F.M.” on 50c Paix tied by ship hexagonal ds, Brest bs, fine airplane & Airship Crash Mail

90351 B F 1926 (13 Febr.) Recovered Mail : Registered envelope from Marseille to Saigon, 300 signed by Pilot LeBrix, franked by 2X10F + 1F50, all tied by POSTE AERIENNE FRANCE INDOCHINE cds, boxed COURRIER ACCIDENTE alongside, fine and scarce (Nierinck 260213)

90352 B F 104 1928 (Oct 11) C.G.A. flight from Toulouse to Casablanca which crashed off the 100 Moroccan coast, ambulance envelope sent from Casablanca to Kenitra with ms “Avion Accidenté,” Casablanca cds (Nierinck 281011b)

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90353 B F 104 1929 (Feb 19) Crash of flight from France to Indochina which crashed in the 120 outskirts of Bondy station, envelope sent registered with violet “RAID INTERROMPU / PAR ACCIDENT / Retour à l’envoyeur” hs, franked with 1926-27 5F+1F vert. pair and 1928 +50c on 1F50 tied by special France-Indochine cds, some markings made by stamp collector otherwise very fine (Nierinck 290219a)

90354 B F 104 1929 (Feb 19) Crash of flight from France to Indochina which crashed in the 80 outskirts of Bondy station, envelope with violet “RAID INTERROMPU / PAR ACCIDENT / Retour à l’envoyeur” hs, franked with block of six 1F50 Pasteur and 1c Semeuse tied by Pelisanne cds instead of the special France-Indochine cds and hence each stamp further struck with “ANNULE” hs, reverse applied with fresh franking of 10FMerson and 50c Semeuse tied by the special cds, only 542 of the 10’000 carried had to be treated this way, very fine (Nierinck 290219a, b)

90355 B F 104 1929 (Feb 26) Istres-Indochina flight which forced to land in a swamp, the mail 40 being saved by locals and carried by train to Pnom Penh and by plane to Saigon, envelope with “COURRIER ACCIDENTE” hs, franked with 5F merson (2), 10c Art Exhibition, 50c Olympics and 1F50 Pasteur, tied by special France-Indochine cds, fine(Nierinck 290226a)

90356 B F 1929 (Nov 17) Deutsche Lufthansa crash by Rohrbach-Romar seaplane which was crashed 300 shortly after takeoff on a flight from Travemünde to Spain, 15pf postal card with special label, “Bei Luftpostbeförderung / infolge Unfalls des Flug- / boots verzögert.” tied by Travemüunde cds, bs of La Coruna, Spain, and then returned to sender, only a few examples known, very fine (Nierinck 291117b)

90357 B F 104 1929 (Dec 14) France-Indochina flight which crashed near Syrte (Tripolitania), 90 envelope sent registered from Paris to Hai Phong and returned to Marseilles upon discovery of the wreckage before being sent by ship, with “COURRIER ACCIDENTE” hs, bearing 20F Pont du Gard (4), 10F Merson, 50c (2) & 1F Semeuse (Nierinck 291214a)

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90358 B F 104 1930 (Jan 10) Flight from Madagascar to France which crashed in a forest along the 150 river Kasaï, cover with violet “RAID / MADAGASCAR FRANCE / ACCIDENT DU / 13 JANVIER 1930,” sent by a Commandant of the forces of the Aéronautique de l’A.O.F to Commandant of the Army at Rhin, rare (Nierinck 300113a)

1930 Enveloppe recommandée accidentée au Congo Belge avec “RAID / MADAGASCAR FRANCE / ACCIDENT DU / 13 JANVIER 1930”, adressée par le commandant des forces aéronautiques d’Afrique Equatoriale le Général Gérard au Commandant de l’ Armée du Rhin TB, rare (Nierinck 300113a)

90359 B F 104 1930 (Jan 13) Flight from Madagascar to France which crashed in a forest along the 80 river Kasaï, 50c printed postal stationery envelope with violet “RAID / MADAGASCAR FRANCE / ACCIDENT DU / 13 JANVIER 1930,” sent registered from Tananarive to Albertville (Savoy), franked with 1908-17 1F, 2F & 5F, 1922-26 50c, 1922-27 1F50 on 1F & 3F on 5F (on both sides) (Nierinck 300113a)

90360 B F 1930 (Jan 25) C.G.A. crash by Laté 26 from Buenos Aries to Toulouse, which crashed 300 into the sea between Ceuta and Mellila, with two postal bags later washing up on beaches, cover with stamps washed off and affixed with a typed label on reverse explaining the delay, rare (Nierinck 300125a)

1930 Accident d’un Laté 26 (vol Casablanca-Toulouse) : enveloppe pour la Suisse avec afft décollé suite immersion, étiquette “Correspondance rejetée / par la mer...”, rare (Nierinck 300125a)

90361 B F 105 1930 (May 10) Crash of C.G.A. plane flying from Buenos Aires to Montevideo (all but 120 one passenger killed), cover to Germany from the with violet three-line hs, “Accident d’Avion / Correspondances recueillies en mer / NE PAS TAXER,” very fine (Nierinck 300510a)

90362 B F 105 1930 (May 10) C.G.A. flight from Buenos Aires to Toulouse which as a result of very 80 bad visibility crashed into the sea, 1482 letters were recovered, envelope with “Accident d’Avion / Correspondances recueillies en mer / “NE PAS TAXER” violet hs on reverse, still with franking, Liege bs (Nierinck 300510a)

90363 B F 105 1931 (Jun 7) Air Orient crash of flight from Saigon to Marseille which came down at 45 Akyab in the river Sandoway killing its crew, envelope with “COURIER ACCIDENTE / LE 7 JUIN 1931” hs and “CONTROLE / AVION” cds, reverse with French seal applied at Marseille, understandable envelope faults (Nierinck 310607a)

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90346 90347

90349

90348

90350

90352 90353 90354

90355 90357

90358

90359 104

90362 90363

90361

90364ex1 90364ex2

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90366

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90373

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90364 B F 105 1931 (Dec 6) Crash of KLM “Ooievaar” at Bangkok en route to Holland, 120 cover (partly oil-soaked) from Bandoeng to Den Haag with special hs in Dutch: “Beschadigd door vliegramp “Ooievaar” on reverse, one (of two) stamps washed off, fine and very scarce as only part of the mail received any markings (Nierinck 311206a)

90365 B F 105 1932 (27 Feb.) Recovered mail : Cover from Chili to Switzerland franked by Chili air 200 1p and 2p, plane hit by storm near Setiba in Brazil and came down on Sarita beach, special COURRIER ACCIDENTE hs, reverse bears French postal labels plus MARSEILLE 9-3-32 transit cds (Nierinck 320227)

90366 B F 105 1932 (Feb 27) C.G.A. flight from Chile to France: Envelope from Argentina to Paris 60 with “Accident d’Avion / Correspondances recueillies en mer / “NE PAS TAXER” violet hs on reverse, French seals on one side, one stamp (of three) washed away. Plane crashed when struck by lightning of the coast of Setiba, 1482 envelopes were recovered (Nierinck 320227a)

90367 B F 105 1932 (Mar 28) Air Orient seaplane flight from Indochina to Marseille which was 45 grounded at Crotone due to bad weather and came loose of its morings and washed up on the beach, soaking the mail in the process, envelope with “COURRIER ACCIDENTE” and “Saigon-Marseille” hs, red “CONTROLE / AVION” circular hs, one stamp (of three) washed away, Marseille bs (Nierinck 320328a)

90368 106 1933 (May 9) C.G.A. flight from Casablanca to Toulouse which crashed into a house at 60 1’700m near Villa Grande, envelope burnt on two sides with violet “CORRESPONDANCE AVION / retardée et déterierée / par suite de é’accident aérien / survenu le” and date hs, as well as ambulance cover (Nierinck 330509a, b)

90369 B F 106 1934 (Dec 31) Air France crash of flight from Dakar to Toulouse, which crashed after 130 refuelling in Mauretania, envelope with “Courrier sinistré / reconstitué par le soins du / Bureau de Casablanca” hs on front and back, franking washed away, Paris bs (Nierinck 341231a)

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90378ex2 90381 90382

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90384

90387 90389

90388

90390ex1 108 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90370 B F 1935 (3 Nov.) Recovered mail from Aracaju/Brazil - Envelope from Chili to the 300 Netherlands bearing fine strike of violet two line handstamp “Courrier accidenté au Brésil le 3 novembre 1935”, together with special envelope from the French Post “Lettre tombée en Rebut” and again with special violet hs, the latter is very scarce (Nierinck 351103)

90371 B F 106 1935 (Dec. 31) Imperial Airways crash of the “City of Khartoum” into the sea at 180 Alexandria, Egypt; a cover to New Zealand was routed via Sydney and placed into a special ambulance cover (rumpled) along with a printed explanatory note from GPO (original cover no longer present), fine (Sanford 351231 g & p)

90372 B F 106 1935 (Nov 3) Crash by Air France plane from Chile to France, cover sent from Buenos 120 Aires to Montrouge, with part of the ambulance envelope cut out and stuck to the cover, showing the “COURRIER ACCIDENTE AU BRESIL” hs, arriving Nov 14 in Montrouge, fine

90373 B F 106 1935 (Nov 3) Crash by Air France plane from Chile to France: Ambulance envelope sent 40 from France to Belgium with violet two-line “COURRIER ACCIDENTE AU BRESIL / LE 3 NOVEMBRE 1935” hs, some tears and creasing, scarce

90374 B F 106 1937 (Mar 12) Crash of Deutsche Lufthansa plane carrying Belgian mail to Jeshawang 180 (Gambia), cover from Anvers (franking washed off) to Chiclayo with “Deutsche Luftpost” cachet on face and (on reverse), special label “RECIBIDA COMPLETAMENTE MOJADA...” dated “15/3/937” with special oval cachet ds nearby; fine and scarce (Nierinck 370312f)

90375 F 106 1937 Airmail cover from Haifa PALESTINE to Berlin, crashed at Pharaon Bay, , 120 cover with German official seal on reverse tied by Munich 14.10.37 cds (with swastika) and “Aus verunglücktem Flugzeug / durchn ässt. geborgen.” hs, franking washed away, very fine for this Imperial Airways crash (Nierinck 371001c)

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90376 B F 1937 (Nov 16) Sabena crash by Ju-52 from Munich to London, one of five known items 800 salvaged (rather singed), part of a postcard from Langewiesen plus the Reichspostdirektion Erfurt envelope of transmittal (vert. crease) and two typed labels (one dated Dec 10) to the post office of the addressee returning the item as undeliverable due to damage, one label with separation along central fold else very fine and extremely rare, only two items known to have been recovered (Nierinck 371116b & c)

90377 B F 106 1937 (Dec 5) Imperial Airways crash of the seaplane “Cygnus,” which sank before 75 takeoff in Brindisi, cover from Melbourne to Paris with stamps washed away, with four-line “Correspondance retardée” hs and “POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES” seals on reverse (Nierinck 371205e)

90378 B F 106 1938 (Mar 23) Crash by Air France plane “Ville de Toulouse,” from Morocco to France 60 which crashed into a mountain in the Pyrénées, cover missing stamps, incl. ambulance envelope with four-line violet special hs with printed date (Nierinck 380323a)

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90379 B F 1938 (Dec 2) Deutsche Lufthansa crash of the Berlin-Baghdad flight near Vienna, 650 reportedly the only known cover (though Nierinck illustrates another) from a small part of the mail recovered. It had been returned to sender, and is offered together with letter (small faults) from Chemnitz P.O. datelined 31 May 1939 replying to the sender’s query about the circumstances (not, as Nierinck states, enclosed with the recovered mail) (Nierinck 381202a)

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90410

112 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90380 B F 1939 (Aug 31) Deutsche Lufthansa crash by “Karl Huchmuth” from Berlin to London 260 which crashed on takeoff from Hannover killing all aboard, a partial severely burned postcard returned to sender with unlisted special label “Diese Sendung ist aus einem / verbranten Flugzeug” and return s/l ds (of 5.9.) plus earlier hs from Köln stating recipient unknown, very few items have survived (Nierinck 390831 variety)

90381 F 108 1940 (May 5) Crash of Air France flight from France to Syria, which was forced to 80 return and caught fire on landing, partly destroying the mail, envelope lightly singed with partial “Accident d’Avion” cachet at bottom, Paris machine cancel on front, Marignane bs dated after crash (Nierinck 400505d)

90382 B F 108 1944 (Mar 13) Lebanon-Senegal crash, although nothing is known about the accident, 90 cover sent from Bikfaya (Mar 11) to Daloa (Ivory Coast), singed around edges, returned to Beyrout (Mar 21), sealed with white tape and red “COURRIER SINISTRE” hs applied (Nierinck 440313a)

90383 F 108 1945 (Jan 2) Air France crash of flight from Paris to Alger which crashed on take 60 off, envelope to Oran with “AVION ACCIDENTE” hs, partly burnt on right side (Nierinck 450102a)

David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 113 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90384 B F 108 1946 (Sep 4) Air France crash by DC3 from Paris to London which crashed and caught 70 fire shortly after takeoff, part of the mailwas recovered in very bad condition, cover burnt on two sides, incl. ambulance envelope with “Correspondance retardée par accident d’Avion. Prière de ne pas taxer” label (Nierinck 460904c)

90385 B F 108 1947 (Mar 14) Air France crash by DC3 on Nice-Lyon-Paris flight which crashed in the 200 Vercors on the Grande Moucherolle massif, affixed with a typed note explaining that the letter was found almost a month later, two different formats of the notes are known, this one with “DAKOTA” in capitals (the other has small letters), fine (Nierinck 470314b)

90386 B F 1951 (Oct. 15) DC-3 “Paardeberg” crash into a high mountain near Kokstad (wreckage 400 widely scattered) while en route from Cape Town to Durban; cover from Strand (10/15/51 machine cancel) with hs “SALVAGED CRASHED PLANE 15/10/51,” one of 24 known items from this crash and thus one of the scarcer modern crash items, bit rumpled and spotted, fine (Nierinck 511015a)

90387 B F 108 1956 (Jan 27) Air France crash of a DC3 which struck a pylon when landing at 60 Lyon-Bron, causing a fire and killing the 3 crew members, torn on two sides, with violet “Courrier.dèteriorè / Avion.accidentè” hs (Nierinck 560127b)

90388 B F 108 1969 (May 28) Crash of the postal night flight between Paris and Pau, the DC4 caught 40 fire shortly after take off from Orly and a large part of the mail destroyed, cover burnt on two sides, “COURRIER ACCIDENTE en COURS de TRANSPORT” hs, also with official forwarding envelope with the same cachet (Nierinck 690528b)

90389 B F 108 1969 (May 28) Crash of the postal night flight between Paris and Pau, the DC4 caught 75 fire shortly after take off from Orly and a large part of the mail destroyed, cover burnt on three sides, with “CORRESPONDANCE ACCIDENTEE EN COURS DE TRANSPORT” hs in black and in red, also with official notice (Nierinck 690528 c & d)

90390 B F 108 1988 (Jan 29) Aeropostale crash by a Vickers Vanguard which lost power in one engine 40 and crashed on the runway, two thirds of the mail was destroyed, two items, one cover showing “COURRIER RETARDE” hs and the other burnt along the top with “COURRIER DETERIORE” hs, fine (Nierinck 880129 a & b) Balloons 90391 B F 112 1937 (Jul 1) Balloon contest “L’Ami du Peuple” to Bourges, 40c Semeuse postal 35 stationery card, put in the post at St. Martin d’Auxigny (Cher), fine

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Pigeon Post (See also under New Zealand)

90392 B F Unique “” First Day Cover 5’000

1899 1s “MAROTIRI / Pigeongram” overprint tied to the UNIQUE FLIMSY SENT ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE by circular ds (Aug. 24, 1899), the message written entirely in the hand of agent J.W. Mackay noting this was “the first pigeongram from Marotiri...” Only one other flimsy (diff. date) with this issue is known, very fine, an important world airmail rarity of the highest order

Provenance: Eliashar

Expertise: certificate RPSNZ

Estimate: EuRO6’000 - EuRO8’000

David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 115 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90393 B C J 1899 Fourth Issue, 1s inscribed “Pigeon Gram,” the UNIQUE IMPERFORATE full sheet of 3’000 12, top centre stamp repaired, rest with original gum, two folds between rows, illustrated by Walker (p. 55), one of the greatest rarities of Pigeon Post philately and an important showpiece, ex Eliashar

90394 B F 1899 Fourth Issue, 1sh “Pigeon Gram” tied to printed flimsy form (Walker form 2) by 1’600 violet oval ds (type 6) sent FROM Auckland TO Great Barrier Island in August 1900, one of very few known used in this direction, stamp and flimsy with small faults (slightly “pecked”) else fine and valuable showpiece, ex Eliashar

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90395 B F 1899 Fourth Issue, 1sh “Pigeon Gram” tied by oval ds to printed flimsy (form 4) 800 datelined 15 Dec. 1900, sent FROM Auckland TO Blind Bay, Okupu, small faults, fine and very rare usage from the mainland to Great Barrier Island, accompanied by same issue tied to large fragment

90396 B F 1899 Fourth Issue, 1sh “Pigeon Gram” imprint, LATE USAGE with stamp tied by 800 three-line cancel (type 7) to flimsy with same hs as heading (form 5), also showing the boxed hs of the “Service” first issue as well as its “sunburst” hs (type 3), plus boxed “11 OCT. 1905” hs of the competing “Agency,” very fine and outstanding late usage of the Fourth Issue

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90397 A B 1899 6d Blue tied to “SPECIMEN” flimsy given to the Earl of Ranfurly at Government 800 House, used as a specimen of size for a single pigeongram message. The Earl (Governor of NZ) was the largest patron of the “Agency” and allowed the Royal Arms to be used on some of the printed flimsies; not flown, tab detached at left and rejoined by hinges, UNIQUE showpiece

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90398 B F 1899 6d Blue tied by boxed BLUE ds (type 3, dated “10 MAY 99”) to plain flimsy from 800 Karangahake to Oroville (use on Great Barrier Island itself), minor faults, very fine appearing, rare INTERNAL usage

David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 119 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90399 B F 1899 6d Blue with small boxed “9 DEC. 01” ds (type 4) on printed flimsy (in blue; 800 type 5) from Blind Bay to Auckland, flap detached as usual and adhering to stamp, minor tears/holes of no importance, fresh and very fine

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90400 B F 1899 6d Blue tied by blue lozenge ds (type 4, dated “-4 MAR 02”) on printed flimsy 800 form (type 3) from Whangaparapara to Wellington, left flap detached as usual, slight toning, very fine

David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 121 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90401 B F 1899 1s Red, tied to SPECIAL FORM for Veteran’s Home Funds by signature of the 1’000 Governor, the Earl of Ranfurly, one of only 25 such forms made with the NZ Governor’s signature, datelined “March 25th, 1904” with typed message about the event, extremely rare and very fine, illustrated by Walker (p.89, as example of the type 9 flimsy)

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, Space, Cosmos, etc.

90402 AUSTRIA 1935-81: Seven rocket mail items incl. two very scarce photographic postal 300 stationery cards with extra franking, both signed by Schmidl (Ell. Zw. ca800)

90403 B F 112 GERMANY 1933 (4 Nov.) Rocket mail card with three rocket stamps plus German 3pf 120 definitive, special pmk HASSELFELDE 4 XI 1933 / 1. Nacht-Raketenflug, bears “G. Zucker” signature

90404 F 112 GERMANY 1963-69: Two items respectively signed by Prof. Hermann Oberth (1963) and 100 Dr. Wernher von Braun (1969 in the US), fine duo for the Rocket specialist

David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 123 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90405 NETHERLANDS 1935-74: Extensive mint & used Prof. de Bruijn collection of ROCKET MAIL 1’200 in two albums showing a wide range on miniature sheets, perf. & imperf., many signed by de Bruijn, numerous proofs at different stages, range of flown items, also article cut-outs, photographs, letters signed by de Bruijn, very fine & scarce assembly

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90406 B CC F SPACE 1957-88: GDR collection on set of 16 pages incl. 1957/58 issues with range & Offer FDC’s from special events, postmarks etc, in total 7 stamps, 1 min.sheet, 12 cards & 27 covers, v.fine (Est.Sfr. 300/500) Flying Boat Dornier Do-X 90407 F 112 1931 First Trans-Atlantic Flight cover, despatched from Rio de Janeiro on 4 August 50 1931, with varied Brazil franking incl. 1’000r Surcharge, two Zeppelin airs, etc. all tied by Rio cds, sent to New York by Roessler, with attractive printed pictorial cachet plus diamond-shaped official hs cachet, bs at New York on 27 Aug. 1931, very fine

David Feldman SA January 24, 2012 Feldman Express Auction - Airmails & Romania 125 Lot N° Symbol(s) Photo Cat. N° Estimate ¤

90408 F 1931 Do-X Special Caribbean Flight cover, one of 9 flown form St. John’s, ANTIGUA 220 (20 August cds tied 6d + 2d franking) to St. Thomas, USA VIRGIN ISLANDS (21 August) and from there to Tortola, British Virgin Islands (Road Town bs). Prepared and despatched for the Netherlands consul at St. Thomas, and a major Do-X rarity, very fine

90409 F 1931 First Trans-Atlantic Flight postcard, despatched from Freidrichshafen on 13 360 Nov. 1930, with two Germany 2RM “Sudamerika Fahrt” issues tied by “on board” cds of 30 Jan. 1931, both flight cachets plus 22 VI 31 Rio receiver (due to flight delays), very fine showpiece (Mi. e 900+)

90410 F 112 1931 First Trans-Atlantic Flight cover, despatched from Freidrichshafen on 13 Nov. 65 1930, with 1, 2 & 3RM “Eagles” issues also tied by “on board” cds of 30 Jan. 1931, both flight cachets plus 22 VI 31 Rio receiver (due to flight delays), very fine

90411 F 112 1931 First Trans-Atlantic Flight cover, despatched from Freidrichshafen on 28 Nov. 60 1930, with two each of the 1 & 2RM “Eagles” issues, “on board” cds of 30 Jan. 1931, both flight cachets (“diamond” on reverse) plus 22 VI 31 Rio receiver (due to flight delays), very fine

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90412 F 1934 Abortive Swiss Flight MIXED FRANKING cover, with RUSSIAN franking incl. 220 Zeppelin 10k all tied at Leningrad (7 July), flown to Berlin (pictorial airmail cachet) and sent to Budapest, HUNGARY (10 July bs) and then to Passau, GERMANY where German franking (incl. 2 tete-beche pairs) was tied on face and reverse (5 September) in preparation for the flight, with Staad, SWITZERLAND cds on face and special flight cachet and 2-line flight interruption cacht, a spectacular and uncommon combination franking, very fine

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