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**General Foreign: Syria, Vatican, Venezuela continued...**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1842		Scott No. C16-C17	Vatican, Airmail, 1948 Archangel & Tobias complete (Scott C16-C17), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Sassone S.502; €475 ($651). Scott $180 Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Scott $180 Est. $100-150 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
1843			Venezuela, c1953, Essay for Post Office Building Caracas, 9" by 12½", black print, small tear right margin, appears to be for the 1953-54 Post Office set, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Est. $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1844			Venezuela, c1953, Essay for Post Office Building Caracas, 9" by 12½", black print, appears to be for the 1953-54 Post Office set, a more finished essay than previous lot, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Est. $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

**World Balloon and Pioneer Flights**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1845		Scott No. C11	1928, 5¢ Beacon, Ralph Dyer hand painted cachet for Hubert Wilkins, Intrepid Polar explorer (Scott C11), affixed to gorgeous overall handpainted envelope with Los Angeles CA, March 23, 1930 postmark, commemorating one of the great Polar explorers Sir Hubert Wilkins, with paste-on photograph of Wilkins with address to Dyer. Signed by Wilkins in a location specifically designed in the cachet for it by Dyer. Another spectacular one-of-kind historically fascinating cover., Choice Extremely Fine. Estimate $500 - 750 A classic "Dyer" cachet depicting his early "signature" paste on photograph style cachet and autograph . (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
1846			Extension of FAM 6 to South America, St Kitts to Paramaribo, Gonzalez cover dispatched by St. Kitts to all points, backstamped St. Johns post office, where it was held for Northbound return flight, light indications of tropical aging otherwise fresh and Very Fine, one of 28 reported Gonzalez covers. AAMC L59a. Estimate $300 - 400.	Est. $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1847			FAM 5 Express Airmail Service, Dual Franking on Cuba Dispatches, two items, first a business cover front only to Bueno Aires, 7¢ Cuaban postage and 55¢ US postage and envelope, Santiago to Cartagena, 15¢ Cuban postage and 30¢ US postage, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Est. $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1848			1907 Daily Graphic Balloon Flight, printed design showing a baloon, on a post card to Sweden, reverse with three Swedish definitives, adresssed back to England, Very Fine, a rare early balloon flight. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)	Est. $400-600 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1849			1926 Nobile Transpolar Flight by the Dirigible "Norge", real photo picture post card (showing the pilot, Umberto Nobile, on the reverse) franked by 20c "Michetti" tied by Ciampino 4.8.26 cds's, with special multicolor expedition label at left tied by violet flight cachet, addressed to S. Bayer in Milan, no backstamp; some faint foxing at bottom, F.-V.F. Sassone €1,750 ($2,398). (Image)	Sassone €1,750 ($2,398) SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1850		Scott No. C80 var.	Airmail, 1935, 40c with VAITKUS overprint, on First Flight Cover (Scott C80 var.), tied to cover with US C19 with cachet, on reverse C79 & 81 with various receivers, overprint on cover is RARE, F.-V.F. Scott $300. (Image)	Scott $300 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1851		Scott No. 321	1927 Via Army Seaplane Flight Manila to San Jose (Scott 321), AAMC 17a Army Seaplane Flight Manila to San Jose, only 35 covers carried, very scarce, Very Fine. Scott $900. (Image)	Scott $900 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1852		Scott No. C25	1928 Army Experimental Flight San Jose to Manila (Scott C25), AAMC 20aa Army Experimental Flight San Jose to Manila, only 81 letters carried, very scarce, on reverse Manila receiver and purple "Via US Army Air Service/Philippine Islands" oval, Very Fine. Scott $575. (Image)	Scott $575 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction

**World Zeppelin Flights**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1853		Scott No. C18	Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin (Scott C18), three covers, first C18 on 10/23/33 flight cover from Miami with Ioor cachet, second C18 on 10/26/33 flight cover from Chicago to Manassas VA, and pair of C8 on First Round The World Flight cover, fresh clean lot, worthy of an aggressive bid, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
1854			1912 LZ 11 Viktoria Luise, flown picture post card with indistinct oval postmark tying 5pf Germania, addressed to Karlsruhe, finder's notation at left indicates a 14.3.1912 date, reverse with multicolor Zeppelin illustration, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $80.00 Will close during Public Auction
1855			1929 (Aug.) Round the World Flight, Tokyo-Lakehurst, with Lakehurst receiver on reverse of cover, Very Fine. Sieger 31 B. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1856			1929 (Aug.) Round the World Flight, Tokyo-Lakehurst, 6s card uprated with 50s and 1s Tazawas, red and green flight postmarks, addressed to Lakehurst, Very Fine. Sieger 31 B. Sieger €800 ($1,096). (Image)	Sieger €800 ($1,096) SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1857			Belgium, Bremen to New York, July 25, 1933 Flight, Belgium Origin, Postal Card, Antwerpen-Anivers 13.VII.1933 cancel, mixed franking, Germany (C31) tied by Hamburg 19.7.33 Bridge cancel, 4-line Mit Luftpost Red handstamp, Directional Instruction at Upper Left in Red ink, Blue Flight Cachet, addressed New York, Very Fine. Graue-Leder K155BE. Graue-Leder $750. (Image)	Graue-Leder $750 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1858			Colombia, Europa to Southampton, August 29, 1933 Flight, Colombia origin, Cover, mixed franking, Colombia (411-3,C64[2],C65) tied by Servicio Transportes Aereos/Barranquilla 14.VIII.1933 cancels, United States (C11[3]) tied by Varick St. Annex AUG. 16/1933 Duplex cancels, typed Directional Instructions at Top, Par Avion/…/Mancomun handstemp, Green Flight Cachet, addressed Hamburg-Wandsbek, backstamps, Barranquilla origin and New York transit postmarks, Very Fine. Graue-Leder K162CO. Graue-Leder $1,800. (Image)	Graue-Leder $1,800 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1859			Czechoslovakia, Bremen to New York, July 9, 1933 Flight, Card, franking (185-6) tied on board ship with Large "X", Deutsch-Amerikanische -Seepost/D. Bremen 4.7.33 postmark, Boxed Mit Vorausflug nach New York Red handstamp, Green Flight Cachet, addressed New York City, Very Fine. Graue-Leder K151CS. Graue-Leder $1,200. (Image)	Graue-Leder $1,200 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1860			Denmark, Europa to New York, August 6, 1933 Registered, cover, #C3 tied by Skagen 31.7.33 Bridge cancel, Manuscript Directional Instructions at Upper Left, Luftpost and Registered Etiquettes, 2-line Mit Luftpost befordert/Koln 2 Red handstamp, Blue Flight Cachet, addressed New York, transit and receiver postmarks on reverse, 18 Covers flown. Graue-Leder K157DK. Graue-Leder $600. (Image)	Graue-Leder $600 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1861			Hungary, Bremen to New York, June 6, 1933 Flight, card, franking (462 & 475-6) tied by Legi Posta/Budapesti 933.MAJ.30 cancel, Directional Instructions at Upper and Lower Left, Koln-Cherbourg Supplementary Flight, Red Supplementary Flight Ccahet, Black Flight Cachet, addressed Freeport N.Y., on reverse typed list of Catapult Flights from June 9 to October 5, only 7 Covers flown , Very Fine. Graue-Leder K143HU. Graue-Leder $1,200. (Image)	Graue-Leder $1,200 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction

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