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Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
2261 |
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TO #1234, Hawaii to Midway Islands, Fleet Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii May 9,1935 duplex ties ,1c(pair from s/s
sheet),4c untied, ,envelope carried on the Mass Navy Flight in plane ,VP-10-6, with silver label ,signed by pilot, co-pilot, mechanic and radioman, USS Beaver/Midway Islands May 11 1935 receiving strike on reverse, VF (Image) |
400-500
SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:37 PM |
2262 |
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TO #1234, 1935 Hawaii to Midway Islands, Fleet Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii May 9,1935 duplex ties 2c,4c stamps
to ,envelope, the green cachet at left reads '48 Airships - Mass Flights to Midway', five of the original planes either had mechanical problems or met disasters so the final number was reduced to the final number of 43, VF (Image) |
200-250
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:37 PM |
2263 |
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TO #1234, 1935 Hawaii to Midway Islands, Fleet Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii May 9,1935 duplex ties ,1 1/2c ,
stamp to envelope, carried on the Mass Navy Flight VP Squadron Eight-F, route map cachet at left, USS Beaver/Midway Islands May 11 1935 receiving strike on reverse, signed J.S. Johnson, reduced at left to resemble small standard envelope as often,
still appears VF. (Image) |
200-250
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:37 PM |
2264 |
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TO #1234, 1935 Midway to Hawaii, USS Beaver/Midway Islands May ,20 carried on Navy Flight back to Hawaii,
signed by pilot, co-pilot, mechanic and radioman, 1935 Fleet Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii May 24,1935 receiving strike on reverse, additional Purple straight line Midway/May 11 1935 handstamp at left, VF (Image) |
400-500
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:37 PM |
2265 |
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TO #1234, 1935 Midway, Hawaii, Navy, Fleet Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii May 9,1935 duplex ties 3c stamp to envelope,
there are four different Naval ship strikes, USS Lark/French Shoals(5/10/35), USS Beaver/Midway Islands(5/11/35), USS Langley/Six-P-Seven Crashes(5/23/35) on reverse and USS Saratoga/Parol Squadron/Six returns(5/25/35), long 'Fleet Manuevers
1935' ,text in blue printed cachet at upper left, signed by L.M.Hurtado, includes photo card of patrol ships, VF. , (Image) |
400-500
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:38 PM |
2266 |
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TO #1239, Thor Solberg USA to Norway Record Flight, 16 Aug 1935 slogan cancel ties Norway stamp to envelope carried
on the record flight which took a full month, cachet at left and ,signed at lower left "Thor Solberg", VF, (1990 AAMS $100). (Image) |
100-150
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:38 PM |
2267 |
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TO #1243, 1243B, San Francisco to Guam, and Round Trip, Two covers, each flown from San Francisco to
Guam(10/5/1935), first one way ,with 2 stamps ()10/13/35 receiving, ,second bearing additional stamp for round trip cancelled 10/24/35 at San Francisco, oxidation affects stamps on second cover, each with appropriate cachet(s), Fine-VF (Image) |
150-200
SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:38 PM |
2268 |
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TO #1244, Navy Experimental to Palmyra Island, USS Wright/Palmyra Island T.H. cancel ties 3c stamp to legal sized
envelope, large ,Blue cachet at left, only about 100 were produced, VF. (Image) |
300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:38 PM |
2269 |
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TO #1245, Navy Manuevers, Hawaii to Johnston Island, with all 5 flight cancels, ,Honolulu T.H. F.A.B. and
Atchd./P.Harbor Br. ,Squad. ,Nov 9 1935 cancel ties 3c stamp to envelope, carried on Navy Mass training flight, boxed, cachet at left, additional route strikes include USS Avocet/French Frigate ,Shoal(11/11), USS Pelican/Johnston Islands
TH(11/12), USS Wright/French Frigate Shoal(11/13) and originating strike again(11/13), extremely scarec with all markings, VF. (Image) |
350-450
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:39 PM |
2270 |
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TO #1245, Navy Manuevers, Hawaii to Johnston Island, USS Wright/French Frigate Shoal T.H. Nov 13 1935 cancel ties
3c stamp to legal sized envelope, some minor ,edge wear and file fold, carried on Navy Mass training flight, boxed route map cachet at left, VF.
(Image) |
250-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:39 PM |
2271 |
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TO #1276 1937 Naval, San Diego to Pearl Harbor Hawaii, 3 Mass Flight Covers, two with Aircraft Base Force, US
Fleet/San Diego (1/27-28/37) strikes, the other with USS Chester/San Pedro Long Beach(1/2/37) cancel, one with three pilot signatures, VF. (Image) |
200-250
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:40 PM |
2272 |
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1937 Van Dusen Around the World, Brazil, Malaya, Netherlands, Pan Am, KLM, Panair, New York ,Apr
19 ,1937 ,duplex ties ,U.S. C21-C22 10c to oversized legal cacheted ,FAM14 ,airmail envelope, additional Malaya 25c,40c applied at Penang, forwarded by ,KLM to ,Netherlands 12 1/2c,15c,75c,1G applied at Amsterdam and put
on Air France to ,Brazil 100r,1000r and 10000r applied carried by Panair back to the U.S., minor soiling, spectacluar cover, VF. (Image) |
400-500
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:40 PM |
2273 |
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Van Dusen First Air Mail 'Round the World Flight, F.A.M. No 14 First Flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong
cachet, re-forwarded by Royal Dutch Air Lines - KLM and Pan American to Penang, Netherlands, Brazil and back to the United States, with receiving cancels and postmarks at each step along the way. Very interesting ,piece with a few edge and corner
creases, Fine cover. , (Image) |
300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:40 PM |
2274 |
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1937 Trans Pacific, United States to China and Return, San Francisco CA Apr 22 1937 postmark ties C22-23 to airmail
envelope carried on FAM 14-10 ,to Shanghai China with appropriate Victoria Hong Kong transit, remailed back with ,Shanghai registry ,registry ,label and China #C14,C18 and C12(on reverse) ,stamps tied by Shanghai postmark, a
spectacular exhibit item, VF. (Image) |
300-400
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:41 PM |
2275 |
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TO #1284, 1937 Moscow to San Jacinto CA, Jul 14 1937 5PM ,cancel ties 3c stamp to Airmail envelope with
text ,'World Record Non-Stop Flight, Jul 11-14 1937' at upper left and ,photo cachet of Soviet plane that had just been forced down in a nearby cow pasture at 10:37AM after flying a record 6262 miles in 62 hours and ,17 minutes setting a
new record, additional San Jacinto CA Jul 14 1937 4:30PM strike on reverse, VF. (Image) |
300-400
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:41 PM |
2276 |
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1937 Around the World Flight, Hong Kong, Great Britain Triple Franked, New York ,Sep 21 ,1937
origination ,postmark, U.S. 634,C21-22, 10c Special Delivery ,on airmail envelope carried on ,cover to Hong Kong ,with Victoria '6 Oc 37' ,transit ties 20c,$1 Hong Kong stamps, on to London with 4 additional Great
Britain ,stamps, arriving back in New York Nov 1 1937 completing , the Around the World Flight, an ,exhibit item, VF. (Image) |
300-350
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:42 PM |
2277 |
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1937 Around the World, France, Brazil, United States, Hong Kong, with stamps of each of the four countries tied
by ,Oct to Nov 1937 cancels ,to foldout air packet letter, a spectacular show piece especially when opened out, VF. (Image) |
250-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:42 PM |
2278 |
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TO 1292 and 1292A, Five 1937 New Zealand First Flight Covers, Samoa including two from New Zealand to Samoa and
three from New Zealand to San Francisco per the 'Pan Am Samoa Clipper', all have red boxed 'New Zealand-USA / First Air Mail / December 1937' cachet, all with correct receiving strikes, VF. (Image) |
200-250
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:43 PM |
2279 |
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TO #1292A, 1937 New Zealand to San Francisco CA, Auckland NZ 29 DE 37 ,cancels tie 5d, 2sh (2) to legal sized
envelope with 'Pan American Airways Co/Honolulu Hawaii' c/c and boxed PAA New Zealand to USA cachet, signed by pilot "Capt Edwin C. Musick' who was killed with his crew in a crash several weeks later, VF. (Image) |
300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:43 PM |
2280 |
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TO #1300 Naval Search Flight, Hawaii, USS Ranger/Off North Coast Kauai Mar 31 1938 cancel ties two 3c stamps to
airmail envelope with cachet at left for this the largest Mass Search in History with 300 Aircraft and 75 vessels searching for the lost plane P-18-7, many of these same planes participated in the search for Amelia Earhart a year earlier, VF. (Image) |
120-180
SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:44 PM |
2281 |
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TO #1307, Howard Hughes Around the World record Flight, First Leg to France, New York July 10 1938 postmark
ties ,stamps to ,envelope for this flight carried by Howard Hughes and crew on the first leg only of the ,Around the World record flight made in less than 92 hours, this received additional French stamp tied by Aeroportdu Bourget/Seine
11-7-38 receiving strike, one of few letters carried only from NY-Paris on first leg of this Howard Hughes Around the World flight, Very Fine, (1990 AAMS $400)
(Image) |
400-600
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:44 PM |
Trans-Pacific and Related
Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
2282 |
EPH |
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Trans-Pacific Airmail 1935 Post Office Broadside, titled Trans-Pacific Airmail Service, printed and released by the Second Assistant P.M. General 10/31/1935, which has final revisions relating to handling mail, cachets, rates, new (C20) stamp and
much more, a great item for research or to start a Pacific Airmail exhibit, 8 5/8"x13", pristine and VF. (no photo) |
100-150
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:44 PM |
2283 |
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Pan American Clipper, Pilot Signed, real photo picture post card of the Pan American Clipper over San Francisco Bay
Bridge, unposted, mount stains on reverse, signed by pilot 'Captain Edwin C. Musick, VF. (Image) |
300-400
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:44 PM |
2284 |
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Pan American Clipper, 1935 Pilot Signed, San Francisco CA Nov 22 1935 first day cancels tie C20(3) to cover carried
on FAM14-1, signed by pilot 'Captain Edwin C. Musick', with standard green cachet, VF. (Image) |
300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:45 PM |
2285 |
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Pan American Clipper, 1935 Pilot and Crew Signed, San Francisco CA Nov 22 1935 first day cancels tie C20(3) to
cover carried on FAM14-1, signed by pilot 'Captain Edwin C. Musick' and entire crew of six, with standard green cachet, VF. (Image) |
400-500
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-13, 02:45 PM |
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