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TRIPOLITANIA continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
701 c Sieger #286Aa imageSieger #286Aa, 1934 Twelfth South America Flight (Christmas Flight), attractively franked cover with full set of the Second Colonial Arts Exhibition air posts of six values plus three additional values of the same set on the reverse, all tied by special crown "Tripoli/Posta Aerea Speciale/11. 11. 34" c.d.s., violet flight cachet for the Rome-Mogadisco flight, connecting with the Zeppelin through Friedrichshafen with green flight cachet with index letter "a" for the Friedrichshafen connection, backstamped Pernambuco, opened unevenly at top not affecting the stamps, otherwise very fine; a scarce cover of this popular flight (Sieger €1,250; Michel #418a). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
702 c Sieger #299Aa imageSieger #299Aa, 1935 Fourth South America Flight, unlisted Zeppelin flight cover with three values of the 1934 air post semi-postal set tied by "Fiera Campionaria/Tripoli/14. 5. 35" c.d.s., connecting with the Zeppelin through Friedrichshafen via Rome with red general Zeppelin flight cachet with index letter "b" for the Friedrichshafen connection, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; a late period Zeppelin flight that is not listed in Sieger or Michel (Michel #442a). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
703 c Sieger #299Aa imageSieger #299Aa, 1935 Fourth South America Flight, similar unlisted Zeppelin flight cover to the previous lot with three values of the 1934 air post semi-postal set tied by "Fiera Campionaria/Tripoli/14. 5. 35" c.d.s., connecting with the Zeppelin through Friedrichshafen via Rome with red general Zeppelin flight cachet with index letter "b" for the Friedrichshafen connection, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Michel #442a). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
704 c Sieger #308Aa imageSieger #308Aa, 1935 Seventh South America Flight, unlisted Zeppelin flight cover with five values of the 1934 air post semi-postal set tied by "Postea Aerea/Tripolidroscalo/22. 5. 35" c.d.s., connecting with the Zeppelin through Friedrichshafen via Rome with red general Zeppelin flight cachet with index letter "c" for the Friedrichshafen connection, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; a very pretty and rare cover, not listed by either Sieger or Michel (Michel #454a). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
TUNISIA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
705 c Sieger #214Aa var. imageSieger #214Aa var., 1933 Second South America Flight, unusual registered card with eight adhesives tied by indistinct c.d.s. of Bizerte, Tunisia, flown on the Second South America Flight, with green flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. of June 3, 1933 and backstamped Pernambuco, but in addition there is a green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin backstamp dated August 15, 1933, which is the proper arrival date of the return flight of the Fourth South America Flight, there are no other stamps or markings for this later flight but we have no other explanation for this backstamp than it was rerouted to Europe on that return flight, light water staining at bottom of card, otherwise very fine and unusual (Sieger €750; Michel #305a var.). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
706 c Sieger #219Aa imageSieger #219Aa, 1933 Third South America Flight, registered card with three stamps tied by Tunis R.P. c.d.s. of June 28, 1933, violet flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €350; Michel #315a). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
707 c Sieger #223Aa imageSieger #223Aa, 1933 Fourth South America Flight, registered view card with 10Fr Brown red and black on blue tied by Tunis c.d.s. of July 25, 1933, red flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., backstamped Pernambuco, very fine with all markings on the address side (Sieger €300; Michel #323a). (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
708 c Sieger #238Aaa imageSieger #238Aaa, 1933 Chicago Flight, attractive registered cover with four adhesives tied by "Tunis R.P./Charsements/3. X. 33" c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., red German flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine and pretty cover (Sieger €600; Michel #347a). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
TURKEY
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
709 c Sieger #150B imageSieger #150B, 1932 Third South America Flight, 3g Brown postal card with four additional adhesives tied by "Istanbul/12. 4. 1932." c.d.s., brown flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine with all markings on the front (Sieger €300; Michel #239b) (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction
710 c Sieger #157B imageSieger #157B, 1932 Fourth South America Flight, 3g Brown postal card with attractive franking of seven additional adhesives tied by "Istambul/25. 4. 1932" c.d.s., orange flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine and all markings are on the front (Sieger €350; Michel #241b). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
711 c Sieger #238E imageSieger #238E, 1933 Chicago Flight, an attractively franked card with nine adhesives tied by "Istanbul/8. 10. 1933" c.d.s., routed through Berlin with transit c.d.s. and Berlin connecting flight cachet, plus red German flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; a very scarce posting and nice treaty-state cover for the Chicago Flight (Sieger €900; Michel #347b). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
UNITED STATES 1924-1925 FLIGHTS
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
712 c Sieger #20b/20W Sieger #20b/20W, 1924-25 Flights of the "Los Angeles" (LZ 126), mounted and written-up collection of ten covers flown on this airship that was originally the LZ 126 (ZR 3) while owned by the Germans, given to the United States as war reparations and renamed the U.S.S. "Los Angeles", starts with a German posting on the first transatlantic flight to America by a Zeppelin, then nine U.S. and Bermuda postings to and from Bermuda and Puerto Rico, fine-very fine. Est. 200-300

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
713 c Sieger #20a/20W Sieger #20a/20W, 1924-25 Flights of the "Los Angeles" (LZ 126), collection of 23 covers flown on this airship, including six German covers to the United States on the first transatlantic flight to America by a Zeppelin while it was still the LZ 126, we note a Friedrichshafen posting as well as other cities, one has a United States 8c Green air mail for onward air transmission, the rest are U.S. or Bermuda postings after the ship was renamed the U.S.S. "Los Angeles", these are for flights to and from Bermuda and Puerto Rico with various markings and frankings, includes several covers with printed cachets, fine-very fine. Est. 400-500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
714 c Sieger #20X imageSieger #20X, 1925 Lakehurst-Minneapolis Flight of the U.S.S. "Los Angeles" (formerly the LZ 126/ZR 3), attractive cover with 2c Norse-American tied by "Lakehurst/N.J./Jun 5, 1925" machine cancel, an unusually clear strike of the Federal Reserve Bank at Minneapolis receiving handstamp at left, plus a straight line "U.S.S. Los Angeles" cachet, small piece of backflap missing, very fine; a choice example of this scarce posting (Sieger €650). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
715 c Sieger #22A imageSieger #22A, 1928 Return of the America Flight, specially prepared Roessler printed cacheted view card for this flight, with four adhesives tied by "Lakehurst, N.J./Oct. 28, 1928" duplex, one is the notorious "Graf/Zeppelin" overprint that Roessler applied to some 1c Green regular issues in disgust because the U.S. Post Office had not appropriately commemorated the Graf Zeppelin's flight to America, his efforts nearly landed him in jail for fraudulently issuing a "U.S." postage stamp, purple flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit and Zweisimmen, Switzerland backstamp where addressed, faint bend to card, otherwise very fine; this unauthorized overprint is very scarce used on a flown cover (mentioned but not priced in Sieger; Michel #8A). (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
UNITED STATES 1929 AROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
716 c Sieger #28C imageSieger #28C, 1929 Round-the-World Flight, attractive cover with printed Roessler cachet for the scarcer Lakehurst to Los Angeles leg of the flight, scarce $2.00 Carmine and black (Scott #547) along with two other singles and two blocks of four of other values on front and back, tied by New York or Los Angeles cancel, Friedrichshafen transit, very fine; a scarce franking on this a nicely cacheted cover (Scott for #547 on a flight cover $250.00; Sieger for common franking on this flight €300; Michel #30A). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
717 c Sieger #28D imageSieger #28D, 1929 Round-the-World Flight, unusual and very scarce single franking of the $5.00 Deep green and black (Scott #524), tied to legal size cover by "New York, N.Y./G.P.O./Aug. 6, 1929" duplex, violet flight cachet and signed by Dr. Hugo Eckner, backstamped, light edge wear and stains on the reverse, otherwise very fine; this value is rarely found on any collectable cover, all of which are large, this being a particularly desirable Zeppelin usage with this single franking (Scott for #524 on cover $2,500.00; Michel #31Aa). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
718 c Sieger #29A/64G imageSieger #29A/64G, 1929 Round-the World Flight/1930 Pan-American Flight combination cover, 5c Blue on white air postal entire addressed to C. Lindbergh in Spring Lake, N.J., first posted with two additional adhesives tied by Los Angeles ovals for the Los Angeles to Lakehurst leg of the Round-the-World Flight, then nine months later re-posted with well centered $1.30 Zeppelin tied by "New York,N.Y./Varick St. Sta./Jun 2, 1930" duplex for the return flight of the Pan-American Flight, the cover possesses all flight cachets and appropriate backstamps for both flights, very fine; an extremely rare combination flight cover of two rather widely separated flights (Michel #31Ab/68Ge; not listed thus in Sieger or Michel). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
UNITED STATES 1930 PAN-AMERICAN FLIGHT
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
719 og/nhbl C13-15 image#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt. in blocks of four, each exceptionally well centered and with strong fresh colors, all with o.g., all four stamps in 65c block n.h., $1.30 is very lightly hinged on one stamp only, the others are n.h., all four stamps with light natural flat plate gum creases or wrinkles, and the $2.60 is lightly hinged in the top pair, bottom pair is n.h., overall a very fine and handsome set of blocks. (imagea) (imageb) (Image) $8,050.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
720 c C13 image#C13, 65c Graf Zeppelin, tied to photo card to Germany with greetings from a correspondent in Hawaii, stamp tied by "Lakehurst, N.J./Jun 9, 1930" flag machine cancel, apparently sent under separate cover to Lakehurst for the Zeppelin flight, pencil notations apparently done at the Lakehurst post office" Received 6/9/30" and "Too late/send by Steamer", they then graciously put it on the Steamer "Bremen" for the June 15, 1930 Amsterdam Bremerhaven catapult flight with that flight's boxed cachet, slight soiling, very fine and interesting catapult posting with Zeppelin franking. (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction

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