Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 912    

1911 (Sept. 23-Oct. 1) International Aviation Tournament, Garden City, N.Y., cover franked with 2¢ Washington tied by bold "Aeroplane Station No. 1, Sep 23, 1911" postmark and matching "Aerial Special Dispatch" handstamp alongside, cover signed "Earee Orvington, First U.S. Air Mail Pilot (First day of mail flights)" at lower left, Very Fine, a very scarce pilot signed first flight. AAMC No. 3.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $850

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Lot 913    

Airmail, 1918, 16¢ green, used on a small preprinted cover for the 1924 Trans-Polar Flight, with Norwegian franking on reverse paying postage back to New York, Very Fine.
Scott No. C2    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $525

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Lot 914    

Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin, in combination with 1930, 5¢ violet tied by "Saint Petersburg, Fla., May 31" duplex cds on illustrated Zeppelin flight card to New York, 65¢ tied by "New York, N.Y., Jun 2, 1930" duplex for flight to Freidrichshafen, all appropriate flight cachets and transit postmarks including reverse with two types of St. Petersburg flight cachet; light card corner wear, Very Fine.
Scott No. C13+C12    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $800

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Lot 915    

1929 Detriot Amphibian flight, cover with 5¢ Conference tied by "Detriot, Mich., May 14, 1929" machine postmark on cover to Cleveland, O., Thompson unofficial cachet at left, Very Fine, the only C.A.M. route mail officially flown by pilot Amelia Earhart. AAMC No. 27E27 $250.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $70

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Lot 916    

Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin, tied by Chicago slogan machine postmark on flight cover, Chicago to Friedrichshafen, flight cachet and appropriate backstamps, stamp with nibbed perf, F.-V.F (no photo).
Scott No. C18    Estimate $50 - 75.

Realized: $20

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Lot 917    

Military Airmail, 1944-45, 6¢ Transport, "R.F." overprint, neatly tied by "Poste Aux Armees 27-1, 45" cds on cover to Melrose, Mass., purple Marine circular cachet handstamp and and sender's endorsement at bottom left, control tape tied by censor handstamps on front and reverse; couple tiny cover nicks at right from opening, Very Fine, one of the scarcer R.F. issues on cover; with 1987 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. CM2    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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Lot 918    

Military Airmail, 1944-45, 6¢ orange, "R.F." overprint, airmail entire addressed to New York City, canceled by "Poste Navale, 13-10, 44" cds, clear strike of "Batiment de Ligne Richelieu, 10-10, 44" ship postmark, censor tape and violet handstamps tying at left; entire with central cover nick at top and missing backflap, F.-V.F.
Scott No. UCM1    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

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Lot 919    

Offices in China, 1919-22, 2¢-$2 complete, rich fresh colors, neatly arranged and affixed on sheet of paper, each tied by central strike of "U.S. Pos. Service Shanghai, China, Dec 31, 1922, 6:PM" cds, Very Fine, a rare complete set canceled at the end of the closing day of the U.S. Postal Agency Office in Shanghai, China.
Scott No. K1-K18    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 920    

Offices in China, 1919, 2¢-$2 complete, set including both 24¢ on 12¢ shades, all tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Nov 21, 1922" duplex cds's on oversized Netherlands Trading Society souvenir "par compliance" cover, Very Fine, a lovely complete set on a philatelically inspired cover.
Scott No. K1-K16, K11a    Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.

Realized: $7,000

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Lot 921    

Offices in China, 4¢ orange brown + 6¢ red orange + 10¢ Registration, Darrah type II overprints, all tied by two strikes of bold "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Rec'd, Jul 28, 1914" cds's on oversized pre-printed address cover to Paris, France, purple registry boxed handstamp at left and reverse with matching "Shanghai, China (U.S. postal Agency.), Registered, Jul 28, 1914" cds, Hong Kong transit and receiving backstamps; cover with a couple file folds well away from stamps, Very Fine, one of the rarest Darrah overprint usages to a foreign destination bearing the unique example of the 10¢ Registration issue with the Darrah type II overprint on cover, ex Drucker; with 2006 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 3377+379+F1 vars.    Estimate $20,000 - 30,000.

Realized: $19,000

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