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**Air Post and Flight Covers (Scott C18, 1933 Century of Progress Flight) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
5110		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Five cacheted flight covers, three are New York Oct. 2, 1933 FDC's, one block of four, another Ioor cachet (Planty 5B), the third with Flushing N.Y. Forest Hills wavy-line machine cancel (very scarce from post office other than NYC), also incl. two other unusual Century of Progress frankings, both with New York Oct. 2, 1933 First Day circular datestamps, one franked with horizontal pair 50c No. 701, other with single No. C10 and plate no. block of four of the 10c Washington Bicentennial No. 715 (selvage trifle reduced), overall Fine-Very Fine lot (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
5111		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Four Washington, D.C. First Day Covers (Oct. 5, 1933), all different types of circular datestamps, one posted registered/special delivery and stamp tied by mute double oval with purple backstamps, two others traditional wavy-line machine or grid duplex handstamp, the most unusual type is one cancelled aboard the "U.S.S. Cormorant" (circular datestamp with "Washington D C" appended at right), all printed cachets with Rice (scarcer red and gold), two Anderson and Ioor (Planty C18-2, C18-4 and C18-5b respectively), Fine-Very Fine, nice group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
5112		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Two flown covers, both addressed to Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, first large-size with albino embossed corner card of the Postmaster General and signed at top right by James A. Farley, PMG in his ubiquitous green ink fashion, personal letter dated Oct. 16, 1933 to Ickes accompanies, also Farley signed in green, Farley explains the issue and its design, in closing he says "It is our sincere hope that the forthcoming flight and this special stamp will serve to strengthen the bond of friendship between the two Nations" (if he only knew), other cover bears block of four tied by New York Oct. 4 third day machine and handstamp circular datestamps, usual cachets, Fine-Very Fine, interesting lot (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
5113		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Six flown covers, four with blocks of four, one with single and pair (Anderson printed cachet) and one irregular block of four, all with purple Century of Progress and red round-trip triangular cachets, all posted at New York (one Oct. 3, others Oct. 4), Fine-Very Fine, one with A. Falk photocopy certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
5114		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Tied by Miami, Fla. Oct. 23 1933 wavy-line machine cancel on cacheted flight cover with beautiful multicolor printed Parsons Cachet (Planty C18-20), Fine and rare, it is believed that only 14 of this cachet type were flown (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
5115		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Well-centered, slight soiling, tied by Miami, Fla. Oct. 23 1933 wavy-line machine cancel on cacheted flight cover with Beazell Photo Cachet, Akron, Ohio Oct. 25, 1933 receiving datestamp, rare and attractive, it is believed that there are only about two FDC's and about eight more flown with this cachet (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
5116		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Tied by Chicago Ill. Oct. 26 1933 circular datestamp and used in combination with Nicaragua horizontal pair 35c on 50c Brown, tied by light purple Oct. 18 Pan American Airways circular datestamp on cacheted flight cover to Germany (Sieger 245B), Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
5117		Century of Progress Flight Covers, 1933. Six covers, two are ordinary cacheted C18 covers, others with 50c rate made up of stamps other than C18, incl. C7-C10 plus two with 10c Special Delivery E15 in various combinations, three to Canada, the highlight is 10c Lindbergh Booklet Pane of Three with slightly reduced tab to fit cover (C10a) and pair of ordinary C10 stamps, one of the E15 combinations has all four stamps tied by New York Oct. 2 1933 grid duplex circular datestamps (First Day for C18), Fine-Very Fine, non-C18 Century of Progress flown covers are far scarcer than those with the C18 stamp (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
5118		Century of Progress Graf Zeppelin Flight. Rare 1c and 3c rate Flight covers, former No. 730a Souvenir Sheet single tied by Chicago Ill. Oct. 26 1933 Century of Progress machine cancel on card, latter No. 729 similarly tied, both with flight cachets, latter with handsome green Zeppelin printed cachet (A. Falk signed photocopy certificate), also incl. unflown souvenir cover with same printed cachet bearing two each Nos. 728 and 729, Very Fine, very scarce and seldom seen (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
5119		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Six mixed franking covers, incl. with Canal Zone 20c Air Post, six different Brazil stamps, three different Brazil stamps incl. "Zeppelin 3$500" surcharge tied by Rio de Janeiro Fair cachet (ex Belinkoff), two covers with single Spain 30c Carmine, all stamps tied by Seville six-sided circular datestamp (no other markings) and used with Germany 2m Chicago Flight and additional 75pf franking tied by Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) circular datestamps and red triangular cachet, bears blue Aerophilatelic Club handstamp cachet at bottom left (Planty C18-9, ex silver and Belinkoff), also incl. C18 and 15c Map C8 tied by U.S. German Sea Post Bremen Oct. 5, 1933 circular datestamp on catapult cover round trip through Pernambuco and Miami with Chicago and New York backstamp transits, somewhat mixed condition, scarce lot (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
5120		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Ten post-Century of Progress Flight covers, incl. used with C10a single and 15c Statue of Liberty as part of Ordinary Mail/Registered cover (March 1934), used on large-size cover with eight commemoratives of the period (Dec. 1933), Air Mail/Registered use to Colombia (May 1935), tied by "Guam Guam Dec. 3 1935" and bars on cacheted Trans-Pacific First Flight cacheted cover, tied by "U.S.S. Medusa Oct. 4 1934" and "Canal Zone" between bars on cacheted canal transit cover by this U.S. Navy repair ship, vertical pair with mute double oval, Air Mail/ Registry use to La Paz, Bolivia (Oct. 24, 1934), two May 1936 cacheted Hindenburg flight covers, one used singly, other with additional U.S. and German franking, cacheted July 1940 cover for the Los Angeles to Auckland New Zealand Clipper Flight and April 1948 Air Mail/ Registered/Special Delivery cover to New York, last has some light staining and cover edge fault at left, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, scarce and unusual group of C18 covers Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction

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