PO Box 99, Cardiff CF23 6XP UK Tel: 44-(0)29-2075 4748 Fax: 44-(0)29-2076 1076 [email protected] Web Site: www.airmails.co.uk Postal Auction 14 July 2012 66 Lot# 1 - 10/10/1924 Airship Estimate: £45 ZR3 delivery flight, Germany to US, bs 15/10, franked 1924 airs 10, 20x2, 50pf, canc Friedrichshafen dr. cds, oval flight ZR3 confirmation cachet, black/green "Mit Luftpost" vignette, uncommon attractive souvenir cover "Mit Luftschiff ZR III ab Friedrichshafen" in red."From Editor, The Airpost Stamp, George H Jaeger, Libau, Latvia" with inset picture of Zeppelin flying past Statue of Liberty. A neat hand drawn map of the route accompanies this item. Lot# 2 - 11/10/1928 Estimate: £55 First Trans-Atlantic crossing of the Graf Zeppelin to Lakehurst, New York bs 16/10, oval blue flight cachet, commercial corner cover franked 2Rm x2 Zeppelin control pair stamps (Stanley Gibbons number 444 - adhesives alone catalogues £94), tied Fried. cds. Si 21A. A neat hand drawn map of the route accompanies this item. Lot# 3 - 28/10/1928 Estimate: £40 Return flight "Graf Zeppelin" USA to Germany, b/s Friedrichshafen 1/11, US 2c PSC with additional $1 and 3c (one blunt corner perf), magenta US flight confirmation cachet. A neat hand drawn map of the route accompanies this item. Lot# 4 - 25/03/1929 Estimate: £75 Graf Zeppelin Orient flight over the Near East, Friedrichshafen to Er Ramle, card franked 1926 1M and black air stamp, official red flight cachet, red/white "Mit Luftschiff/LZ 127" vignette on front. Lot# 5 - 15/05/1929 Estimate: £75 Graf Zeppelin interrupted America flight, landing in Cuers, plain cover franked 4m (Stanley Gibbons number 445 catalogue £32), On Board 16/5/29 cancel, arrived in New York August 5th, circular blue flight confirmation cachet, red st. line interruption confirmation cachet. A neat hand drawn map of the route accompanies this item. Lot# 6 - 16/08/1929 Estimate: £80 Graf Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen to Tokyo, red/cream souvenir cover printed "Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) -Tokyo", franked 4m (Stanley Gibbons number 445 catalogue £32), on board 16/8/29 cancel, arrived in Tokyo 19 Aug 1929 arrival ds on front, red circular flight confirmation cachet, blue/white airmail etiquette. Lot# 7 - 23/08/1929 Estimate: £450 LZ 127, Round the World flight, Tokyo to Los Angeles, bs Aug 26 1929, printed souvenir cover 'Via Graf Zeppelin - Around the World Flight', franked 12 Yen, red circular Japan flight confirmation cachet. Scarce item in fine condition. Lot# 8 - 26/08/1929 Estimate: £50 LZ 127, Round the World flight, Los Angeles to Friedrichshafen, bs 4/9, buff card franked 90c, large violet flight confirmation cachet, Si 29B (85 Euro). Lot# 9 - 02/11/1929 Estimate: £30 Swiss flight, bordpost card dropped at St. Gallen, 2/11arrival ds on front, franked 1923 25c and 50c air, red dr. "Zeppelinpost/Schweizer"" cachet, on sepia scenic PPC. Lot# 10 - 28/05/1930 Estimate: £60 Europe-Pan America Round Flight, Brazilian dispatch, Rio to Friedrichshafen 6/6 to New York 18/6, card franked 10,000r special Zeppelin Brazil stamp + 300r canc black 28 May Recife cachet, violet diamond US flight cachet, typed "Via Graf Zeppelin/from Pernambuco to Friedrichshafen". Lot# 11 - 28/03/1931 Estimate: £30 Hungary Round Flight, printed souvenir card, franking inc. 1P Zeppelin stamp canc Budapest cds, also Budapest arrival ds, blue flight cachet, Sieger 102Aa (150 Euro). Lot# 12 - 08/08/1931 Estimate: £185 First South America Flight, Germany to Pernambuco, arrival ds on front tying green Pernambuco fight confirmation cachet, Eckener souvenir PC frnked 2Rm (Stanley Gibbons number 447 catalogue £47), On Board cancellation 31/8, red "bis Pernambuco" hs, dark blue/white "Mit Zeppelin/LZ 127" etiquette. Si 124Bb. Lot# 13 - 11/10/1931 Estimate: £55 Meningen flight, canc Friedrichshafen, dropped Meningen b/s, oval red confirmation cachet. Lot# 14 - 20/03/1932 Estimate: £50 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano/Syndicato Condor/Graf Zeppelin, 2nd S. American flight, Cochabamba to Friedrichshafen 13/4, and on to Berlin 13/4, plain cover franked 1.75B, canc Cochabamba cds, blue/white 'Correo Aerea' airmail etiquette, nice strike red circular "Luftpost Befordert/Luftpostampt/Berlin C2" arrival hs. Carried by LAB from Cochabamba to Puerto Suarez, Condor from Corumba -Campo Grande-Tres Lagadas Rio-Bahia-Recife, Graf Zeppelin to Friedrichshafen. Lot# 15 - 01/05/1932 Estimate: £50 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano/Syndicato Condor/Graf Zeppelin, 4th S. American flight, Cochabamba to Friedrichshafen 10/5, and on to Berlin 10/5, plain cover franked 1.75B, canc Cochabamba cds, blue/white 'Correo Aerea' airmail etiquette, nice strike red circular "Luftpost Befordert/Luftpostampt/Berlin C2" arrival hs. Carried by LAB from Cochabamba to Puerto Suarez, Condor from Corumba -Campo Grande-Tres Lagadas Rio-Bahia-Recife, Graf Zeppelin to Friedrichshafen. This was the last flight SA zeppelin flight when permission was given for Bolivian material to be carried using Bolivian stamps for postage. Lot# 16 - 27/10/1934 Estimate: £50 Eleventh South America Flight, Berlin to Montevideo, bs 2/11, Banco Aleman Transatlantico imprint airmail cover, uncommon red Berlin NW 475 pf meter frank, fine strike red circular "Deutsche Luftpost/Europa-Sud Amerika" flight cachet, fair strike purple 'Condor Zeppelin' hs verso. Lot# 17 - 19/06/1936 Estimate: £15 Third North America Flight, Frankfurt to New York, no arrival ds, imprint airmail etiquette cover franked 75pf, ms '5 gm', canc Heilbronn/17.6.36 cds, red double ring 'Europa-NordAmerika cachet, typed "mit Luftschiff/ab Frankfurt/19.Juni". Lot# 18 - 17/10/1936 Estimate: £25 Airship, Eighth North America flight of the Hindenburg, Frankfurt-Lakehurst, no arrival ds, On Board postmark, red flight confirmation cachet, attractive B&W PPC, franked 65pf showing L129 Hindenburg leaving hangar in Rhein-Main near Frankfurt. Lot# 19 - 13/11/1935 Andorra Estimate: £150 Rare Andorra acceptance for the Belgian Congo, for carriage on the extension of the regular Congo service to Elisabethville, Andorra la Vieja to Elisabethville, ?21/11, via Seo de Urgo 14/11, Calaf 14/11 and Marseilles 14/11, Victor Nawratil registered (label) etiquette cover, franked Spanish PO Andorra 4P SG24, cat £28 used (scarce on cover), canc Certificado/13 Nov 35/Andora Lavieja boxed registration ds, ms "Correo Aereo Par Avion/Bruxelles-Marseille-Congo Belge". One of the six believed to have been accepted at Andorra for thew service to Elisabethville by Sxabena. A scarce item in superb condition. Lot# 20 - 08/03/1928 Argentina Estimate: £20 Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, Buenos Aires to Montevideo, bs 8/3, blue/black/orange PPC commemorating opening of the regular South America/-Europe service from Buenos Aires, showing winged postman and "Servicio Aeropostal………1 de Marzo de 1928", franked 5c and 25c airs (airmail rate 5c per gram), canc 'Via Aerea/29 Feb 28/Buenos Aires' carried on Buenos Aires-Montevideo leg of the second flight. Lot# 21 - 17/05/1928 Estimate: £75 F/F from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, bs 17/5, by Aeroposta Argentina, registered (label) cover franked 5c postage, 20c registration and 25c airmail (airmail rate 5c per gram), canc 'Via Aerea/17 May 28/Buenos Aires, ms 'Via Aerea'. Prior to the opening of the Buenos Aires-Asuncion service Aeroposta Argentina began this service between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, across the River Plate. Scarce. Lot# 22 - 22/03/1929 Estimate: £45 Aeroposta Argentina, Ficarelli F/F Buenos Aires-Asuncion, bs 22/3, registered (label) 1928 blue/cream 12c airmail PSE (H&G #2) with additional 5c postage, 20c regn, and15c airmail stamps (the postcard airmail rate was the same as the airmail rate), large black 'Via Aerea' hs. Lot# 23 - 03/09/1929 Estimate: £65 Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, Guillaumet F/F Buenos Aires to Santiago, bs 3/9, plain cover franked 5c posatge + 15c airmail, canc Via Aerera/Buenos Aires cds, boxed green "Premier, Courrier Aerienne/Argentie-Chile" cachet verso, Francis Field authentication hs verso. Lot# 24 - 11/10/1929 Estimate: £125 Panagra, first acceptance for Canada via Cristobal, carried on F/F FAM 9 Extension Buenos Aires to Cristobal, Buenos Aires to Toronto, no arrival ds, plain cover franked 112c postage, 85c airmail canc "Buenos Aires via Aerea" cds. Most covers were flown to USA and South America. Only 19 flown to Cristobal, not known how many were carried to Canada. Immaculate and scarce. Lot# 25 - 13/12/1929 Estimate: £20 Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, Buenos Aires to Copenhagen, bs 26/12, 1928 blue/cream registered (label) 12c airmail PSE (H&G #2) with additional 12c postage and 12 regn and 1928 90c air (airmail rate to Europe 18c per gram), canc 'Via Aerea/4 Apr 28', carried on the South America/-Europe service. Note use of Argentina's first airmail stamps to pay the 18c rate (x5) to Europe via West Africa. CGA to Natal then by fast 'Aviso' from Natal-Dakar, then flown Dakar-Toulouse by Aéropostale. Uncommon destination. Lot# 26 - 19/02/1930 Estimate: £85 NYRBA F/F, Buenos Aires to Miami, no arrival ds, pale blue/grey NYRBA in arrow company cover and printed "Via NYRBA Aerea", addressed to addressed to Miss Eva Grooch (the pilot's sister), franked 10c, 15c airs, canc Aeropostale BA cds, framed Nyrba/Argentina-Estados Unidos flight cachet. Signed by the pilot, WS Grooch. Grooch piloted the plane to Santos where it was damaged whilst landing in heavy seas in the dark. Lot# 27 - 06/06/1930 Estimate: £10 Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, Buenos Aires to Holland, Paris/Gare du Nord 18/6 transit cds, blue/grey CGA company cover franked $1.58 inc $1.44 airmail (airmail rate to Europe 18c per gram), canc Buenos Aires cds, carried on the South America/-Europe service.