Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

521

Sieger #207Ba

Sieger #207Ba, 1933 Italian Flight, registered card with two air posts and an additional pair tied by "Triesenberg/(Liechtenstein)/20. V. 33." c.d.s., red German flight cachet and Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., backstamped with Rome Zeppelin machine cancel, very fine; signed H.E. Sieger (Sieger €385; Michel #302). (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

522

Sieger #207 var.

Sieger #207 var., 1933 Italian Flight, lovely and rare card with two air posts tied by "Triesenberg/(Liechtenstein)/26. V. 33" c.d.s., a treaty-state posting through Germany with Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. and receiving the red German flight cachet, posted for the flight around Rome and most remarkably also receiving the blue Italian flight cachet, backstamped with Rome Zeppelin machine cancel, very fine and choice; items receiving both cachets are very rare, even those with German franking, those from Liechtenstein are of the greatest rarity; unlisted by Sieger which is more detailed in its Liechtenstein listing for the Italian Flight than any other country; signed A. Savini (Michel #302; €3,800 for this specific posting). (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

523

Sieger #208

Sieger #208, 1933 Italian Flight, two air posts tied to attractive card for the return flight from Rome to Friedrichshafen by "Triesenberg/(Liechtenstein)/26. V. 33" c.d.s., blue Italian flight cachet, Rome machine cancel on the reverse and green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin backstamp on the front, very fine; a rare posting connecting through Italy which Sieger properly lists as #208 (Sieger €1,350; Michel #3034Aa). (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

524

Sieger #238

Sieger #238Aaa, 1933 Chicago Flight, attractive registered cover with three adhesives tied by "Triesenberg/(Liechtenstein)/10. X. 33" c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., red German flight cachet, backstamped Curityba, Brazil, very fine (Sieger €375; Michel #347a). (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

525

Sieger #238Bca

Sieger #238Bca, 1933 Chicago Flight, handsome registered cover with four stamps tied by "Ruggell/(Liechtenstein)/13. X. 33" c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., red German flight cachet, flown to the United States and backstamped Chicago, very fine (Sieger €400; Michel #352a). (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

526

C15-16

#C15-16, 1936 1Fr-2Fr "Hindenburg" Zeppelins cplt. in full sheets of 25 with inscriptions in the margins, rich colors, very well centered, one vertical fold along a row of perforations in each sheet, slightly affecting four 2Fr stamps, otherwise very fine-extremely fine; quite scarce as only 1,980 sheets were issued and most were broken up for use on the first North America flight or for mint singles for collectors, leaving very few intact sheets in existence (Michel #149-50; €5,000). (Image)

$3,125.00

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

527

Sieger #408A/B var.

Sieger #408A/B var. 1936 First North American Flight of the "Hindenburg", mixed franking registered cover with printed cachet, franked with Liechtenstein 1Fr and 2Fr Zeppelins cplt. tied by "Triesenberg/(Liechtenstein)/4. V. 36" c.d.s., plus German 50pf and 75pf Zeppelins cplt. tied by Frankfurt c.d.s., red Zeppelin flight cachet with index letter "d" for the Frankfurt connection, also with United States 16c Carmine and blue air post special delivery for that service upon reaching the United States, backstamped New York, slight natural envelope gum stains, very fine; this flight did not require German stamps and only a few covers show this three-country mixed franking (not listed thus in Sieger; Michel #12A; €250 for this specific usuage). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

528

Sieger #408A/B, 409C

Sieger #408A/B, 409C, 1936 First North American Flight of the "Hindenburg", mixed franking cover with Liechtenstein 1Fr and 2Fr Zeppelins cplt. tied by "Triesenberg/(Liechtenstein)/4. V. 36" c.d.s. for the flight to the United States, backstamped New York, then franked with three United States adhesives (corner fault to one stamp) tied by New York pmks. for the the return flight to Frankfurt with machine cancel backstamp, red German general Zeppelin flight cachet with index letter "c" and violet United States flight cachet, a very fine and seldom seen combination round trip cover; not listed by Sieger or Michel (Michel #12A/13A). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

529

Sieger #57A/259Aa

Sieger #57A/259Aa, 1930-34 Lovely collection of 28 mostly different covers showing a wide range of flights over the period, it starts with three different postings of the 1930 Pan-American Flight, then a nice group of the smaller flights in 1930-32, plus seven different South America flights of 1932 and three of 1933, all are attractively franked, usually with better air post stamps, appropriate flight cachets and backstamps, overall very fine and an excellent opportunity to acquire a comprehensive selection of flights from this popular country.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

LITHUANIA

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

530

Sieger #150B

Sieger #150B, 1932 Third South America Flight, attractive card with five adhesives tied by "Kaunas centr./15. IV. 32" c.d.s., brown flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; an early Lithuania posting, this being the first treaty-state posting for this country listed by Sieger (Sieger €600; Michel #239b) (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

531

Sieger #183B

Sieger #183B, 1932 Seventh South America Flight, attractively franked cover with 21 adhesives on front and back tied by "Kaunas centr/23. IX. 32" c.d.s., brown flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Rio de Janeiro, very fine; a fresh and handsome cover (Sieger €250; Michel #279b). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction

532

Sieger #202B

Sieger #202B, 1933 First South America Flight, registered card attractively franked with seven adhesives on front and back, all tied by "Klaireda/3. V. 33" c.d.s., connecting through Berlin with red connecting flight cachet and blue flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €225; Michel #294b). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

533

Sieger #219B

Sieger #219B, 1933 Third South America Flight, handsome registered cover with three adhesives tied by "Klaipeda/24 VI 33" c.d.s., violet flight cachet and Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Buenos Aires, trivial corner bends at bottom left, very fine and fresh; ex-Kofler (Sieger €300; Michel #315b). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

534

Sieger #238E

Sieger #238E, 1933 Chicago Flight, attractive registered card with two adhesives tied by "Klaipeda/23. X. 33." c.d.s., red German flight cachet on front and back and Berlin connecting flight cachet on the reverse, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €500; Michel #347b). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

LUXEMBOURG

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

535

Sieger #108Ca

Sieger #108Ca, 1931 Baltic Sea Year Flight, mixed franking card with Luxembourg 75c Brown air post tied by "Luxembourg/Ville IV/11. 5. 31." c.d.s., plus German 1M Black and salmon air post tied by "Berlin/Staaken/14. 5. 31." c.d.s., dropped on the same day at Copenhagen with that city's backstamp of the May 14th, very fine; a scarcer Luxembourg posting for this drop which is not specifically delineated for this country in Sieger (Sieger €350+; Michel #177Ia). (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

536

Sieger #119E

Sieger #119E, 1931 Polar Flight, mixed franking card with Luxembourg 1Fr Red air post tied by "Luxembourg/Ville/16. 7. 31." c.d.s., plus 1M Black and salmon tied by "Friedrichshafen/(Bodensee)/24. 7. 31" c.d.s., flown on the leg to Leningrad, backstamped there on July 25th, red flight cachet, very fine; a choice card with clear markings all on the address side (Sieger €400; Michel #203a). (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

537

Sieger #138Aa

Sieger #138B, 1932 First South America Flight, Dr. Eckener portrait card with Luxembourg 75c Brown air post tied by "Luxembourg/Villa/18. 3. 32." c.d.s., in mixed franking with German 1M Zeppelin single and one other adhesive tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., violet flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €330; Michel #234b). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

538

Sieger #207Ba

Sieger #207Ba, 1933 Italian Flight, mixed franking on Zeppelin view card with Luxembourg 1Fr Red air post tied by "Luxembourg/Ville IV/24. 5. 33." c.d.s., plus Germany 50pf Orange air post and one other adhesive tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s. for the flight to Rome, red German flight cachet, backstamped with Rome Zeppelin machine cancel, very fine; signed H. E. Sieger (Sieger €500; Michel #302). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

539

Sieger #217Aa

Sieger #217Aa, 1933 Saar Flight, German 5pf Olive green postal card with Luxembourg 75c Brown air post tied by "Luxembourg/Ville 1/22. 6. 33" c.d.s., in mixed franking with five German Adhesives tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s. of June 25th, backstamped Saarbrucken the same day, black flight cachet, very fine; ex-Belinkoff (Sieger €500; Michel #312). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

540

Sieger #218C

Sieger #218C 1933 Saar Flight, 10Fr Black and two air posts of Luxembourg in sole franking tied by "Luxembourg/Ville 1/22. 6. 33" c.d.s., backstamped Friedrichshafen, both green flight cachets of Saar, very fine; this posting from Luxembourg connected with the Zeppelin through the Saar mail rather than the German; Sieger does not distinguish between the two but they are actually different numbers and this has only a Luxembourg franking, while the German posting has mixed franking as was normal, yet this posting with both cachets is decidedly scarcer than the German routing (Michel #314Ab; €600 for this specific usage). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction