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VATICAN CITY

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

801

Sieger #57I

Sieger #57I, 1930 Pan-American Flight, multicolor view card with mixed franking of Vatican City 25c Blue tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/14. 5. 30" c.d.s. in conjunction with an Italian 1L Violet tied on the view side by similar Rome c.d.s., plus German 1M Black and salmon air post tied by on-board "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/19. 5. 30" c.d.s., flown on the first leg from Friedrichshafen to Seville, red German flight cachet on front and back, backstamped, crisp and very fine; Vatican City postings at this period required Italian postage as well as German franking for the Zeppelin flight; signed A. D(iena) (Sieger €1,100; Michel #62). (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

802

Sieger #57M

Sieger #57M, 1930 Pan-American Flight, exceptionally rare Vatican City posting for the Friedrichshafen to Rio de Janeiro leg of this flight, multicolor view card with mixed franking of Vatican City 80c Carmine tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/14. 5. 30" c.d.s. in conjunction with two Italian adhesives tied front and back by similar Rome c.d.s., German 2M South America Flight Zeppelin tied by on-board "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/19. 5. 30" c.d.s., red German flight cachet, backstamped Rio de Janeiro, very fine and attractive; only two items (both cards) were flown from the Vatican on this leg of the flight making this a great Italian area rarity (Sieger €5,000; Michel #64). (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

803

Sieger #57N

Sieger #57N, 1930 Pan-American Flight, Zeppelin photo card with mixed franking of Vatican City 2L Brown tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/10. 5. 30" c.d.s. in conjunction with an Italian 1L Blue air post tied by similar Rome c.d.s., German 4M South America Flight Zeppelin tied by on-board "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/19. 5. 30" c.d.s., flown on the flight from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, red German flight cachet, backstamped, plus signed by Dr. Eckener, all markings are on the address side and very fine; an exceedingly rare Vatican City posting with this being one of only eight items flown, all being cards (Sieger €2,500; Michel #66). (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

804

Sieger #57P

Sieger #57P, 1930 Pan-American Flight, extremely rare Vatican City posting for the round trip Friedrichshafen to Friedrichshafen, being a multicolor view card with mixed franking of two Vatican City adhesives tied front and back by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/10. 5. 30" c.d.s. in conjunction with Italian 5L Green air post tied by similar Rome c.d.s., German 2M and 4M South America Flight Zeppelins (2M damaged from being hinged on the stamp) on front and back tied by on-board "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/19. 5. 1930" c.d.s., red German and violet American flight cachets, backstamped Friedrichshafen, also signed by Dr. Eckener, very fine except as noted; only three items were flown from the Vatican on the round trip, this being one of two cards; as a point of interest a photo of the view side of this specific card, prior to the damage to the 2M, was used by the Italian Aerophilatelist S. Bayer as the illustration on his stationery in the 1930's; signed Arthur Falk (Sieger €6,000; Michel #68). (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

805

Sieger #64R

Sieger #64R, 1930 Pan-American Flight, a spectacular Vatican City posting of a "mini round tripper" franked at three countries of the flight in addition to the original Vatican/Italian franking, lacking only Spain but actually cancelled at Seville on May 19, 1930, a small size white envelope with Vatican 1.25L Blue plus the required 2L Blue air post of Italy, German 2M and 4M South America Flight singles tied by the on-board "Graf Zeppelin" cancel of May 19, 1930 at the beginning of the flight in Friedrichshafen, similar on-board cancel of May 20th when leaving Spain in route to Brazil also cancels the 4M value, Brazilian 10,000r "Graf Zeppelin/U.S.A" stamp tied by Rio de Janeiro c.d.s. of May 25, 1930 on the reverse, Recife postmarks of both May 22nd and 26th, also on the reverse is U.S. $1.30 Zeppelin tied by Lakehurst June 1, 1930 duplex for the return flight, the American flight cachet on the front is for the outbound rather than the return flight, there is no red German cachet as is the case for all covers of this posting, violet small circular "Round Trip" cachet, backstamped at Friedrichshafen, cover opened out for display, very fine; an extremely rare cover with five different countries frankings; only five covers recorded of this posting and one of perhaps only two that are also cancelled at Seville in route (Sieger €9,000; Michel #62/68a). (Image)

Est. 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

806

Sieger #124Cb

Sieger #124Cb, 1931 First South America Flight, attractive mixed franking card with Vatican City 2L Carmine special delivery tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/17. 8. 31" c.d.s., plus German 2M Zeppelin single tied by "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/31. 8. 1931" on-board c.d.s. a couple of days into the flight, backstamped Rio de Janeiro, very fine; a rare cover and a posting not often encountered from the Vatican (Sieger €1,250; Michel #216f). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

807

Sieger #143B

Sieger #143B, 1932 Second South America Flight, fresh and attractive cover with four adhesives tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/31. 3. 32" c.d.s., black Papal Arms handstamp at left, green flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, posted to Bolivia and backstamped La Paz, very fine; a scarce Vatican posting as Sieger records only fifteen covers posted through Berlin (Sieger €2,250; Michel #237b). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

808

Sieger #150Aa

Sieger #150Aa, 1932 Third South America Flight, attractively franked registered card with five adhesives tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/14. 4. 32." c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., brown flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; signed Zierer (Sieger €900; Michel #239a). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

809

Sieger #157B

Sieger #157B, 1932 Fourth South America Flight, attractively franked cover with two singles and two blocks of four tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/29. 4. 32." c.d.s., orange flight cachet and red Berlin and violet Munich connecting flight cachets, backstamped Santos, Brazil, very fine and choice; this posting through Berlin is considerably scarcer that the posting through Friedrichshafen with Sieger listing only 41 covers flown through Berlin (Sieger €1,150; Michel #241b). (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

810

Sieger #171Aa

Sieger #171Aa, 1932 Fifth South America Flight, attractive printed Zeppelin registered card with three adhesives tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/24. 8. 32." c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., violet flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €700; Michel #273a). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

811

Sieger #171C

Sieger #171C, 1932 Fifth South America Flight, choice cover on the new route connecting with Stuttgart, five adhesives tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/26. 8. 32." c.d.s., violet flight cachet and red Stuttgart connecting flight cachet, backstamped Caravellas, Brazil, very fine; this posting through Stuttgart is exceptionally rare, far more so than the covers that were routed through Friedrichshafen or Berlin, Sieger lists only 39 covers flown in this manner and Orlandini noted that only fourteen covers, such as this, were sent to Caravellas (Sieger €1,500; Michel #273c). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

812

Sieger #177Aa

Sieger #177Aa, 1932 Sixth South America Flight, attractively franked registered printed Zeppelin card with four adhesives tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/2. 9. 32." c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., green flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine and choice (Sieger €750; Michel #275a). (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

813

Sieger #189Aa

Sieger #189Aa, 1932 Eighth South America Flight, registered cover with three adhesives tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/5. 10. 32" c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., red flight cachet, backstamped Buenos Aires, very fine (Sieger €1,300; Michel #282a). (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

814

Sieger #195Aa

Sieger #195Aa, 1932 Ninth South America Flight, mixed franking registered cover with two Vatican City singles tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/15. 10. 32" c.d.s., plus five adhesives of Italy tied by Rome-Milan railroad cancels, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., orange flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; postings on this flight are found with mixed franking, such as the cover offered here, and with Vatican franking only, neither Sieger nor Michel distinguish the two but our observation is that the mixed franking is the scarcer (Sieger €1,200; Michel #286a). (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

815

Sieger #208Va

Sieger #208Va, 1933 Italian Flight, a beautiful hand-painted view card of the Zeppelin over Italy, mixed franking with Vatican City 25c+10c Green semi-postal tied by Vatican of May 27, 1933, plus Italian 3L Zeppelin single tied by the special Rome Zeppelin c.d.s. handstamp, neatly placed blue Italian flight cachet, Rome machine cancel on the reverse and flown on the return flight to Germany with Friedrichshafen green Zeppelin backstamp, very fine and exceptionally attractive card in all its aspects (Sieger €750; Michel #304Ba). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

816

Sieger #208Vo

Sieger #208Vo, 1933 Italian Flight, extremely rare cover with sole Vatican franking, two adhesives tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/28. 5. 33." c.d.s., posted for the flight around Rome with Rome Zeppelin machine cancel on the reverse, then on the return flight to Germany, greenish blue Italian flight cachet, backstamped with green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin c.d.s., trivial edge tear at left of no consequence, very fine; mixed franking with Italy was required on this flight, yet 25 items were accepted with Vatican franking only, this is one of only five covers so posted (Sieger €3,300; Michel #304Ba). (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

817

Sieger #214B

Sieger #214B, 1933 Second South America Flight, an attractive cover with three adhesives of sole Vatican City franking tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/31. 5. 33." c.d.s., green flight cachet and Berlin connecting flight cachet, posted on the first leg of this flight for the drop at Barcelona, backstamped there on June 4th, very fine; this cover is exceptionally rare routed through Berlin for this drop; signed A. D(iena) (Sieger €1,750; Michel #305Ib). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

818

Sieger #238Aaa

Sieger #238Aaa, 1933 Chicago Flight, rare mixed franking cover with three Vatican adhesives tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/28. 9. 33." c.d.s., plus seven Italian stamps on front and back tied by Genoa c.d.s., routed through Friedrichshafen but not receiving the transit c.d.s., two strikes on the front of the red German flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, cover shows some discoloration and has been opened out for display, fine and rare (Sieger €1,600; Michel #347a). (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

819

Sieger #406C

Sieger #406C, 1936 First North America Flight of the "Hindenburg", mixed franking cover with two adhesives (one with small tone spot) of Vatican City tied by "Citta del Vaticano/Poste/4. 5. 36" c.d.s., plus two Italian air posts tied by Rome c.d.s., connecting with the Zeppelin through Frankfurt with red general Zeppelin flight cachet with index letter "c", backstamped New York, very fine and scarce; ex-Belinkoff (Sieger #€700; Michel #12C). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

VENEZUELA

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

820

Sieger #438H

Sieger #438H, 1936 Eighth North America Flight of the "Hindenburg", four air posts tied to the front and back of neat cover by "Venezuela/Caracas/Sep 14 1936" machine cancel, backstamped Frankfurt, very fine; a scarce Zeppelin posting from Venezuela of which there are very few (Sieger €700; Michel #42). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction