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Public Auction #438

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Bids updated November 17, 2018 at 5:29pm (New York time)

COVERS — Germany
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1689CVBavaria folded letter from Munich (November 5, 1874) to Zurich, Switzerland (6.XI.74). Folded once not near the stamp. Franked with #26. All proper markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $32.00
1690CVGermany Gelber Hund Flight card cancelled in Darmstadt on 19.6.12. It was mailed to Mainz.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $70.00
1691CVGermany Prince Heinrich of Bavaria Flying Pfingsten (Pentecost) 1913 postcard cancelled Prince Heinrich Flight. While not tied, it was affixed with a neat label for this Flight.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $55.00
1692CVMaiden voyage of LZ3 from Friedrichshafen (15 SEP.24) to Brooklyn, New York (OCT 15, 1924) through New York on the same date. Uses C23 to pay the rate. Noticeable upon inspection is a vertical fold across the card that does not detract from the card's appearance or damage the stamp. Interesting cachet on reverse.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $65.00
1693CVGermany Flight postcard for the Gorlitz Aviation Show. It was cancelled during the Show on 10.8.24 having a tied label.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $46.00
1694CVGermany flown Zeppelin card dropped in Seville on a South American route. April 22, 1929 "on board" cancels tying #C32. The picture post card is a real photograph of the Zeppelin flying overhead in down town Berlin. Clean difficult leg of this flight.Cat. Value: S.B. 60.00
Price Realized: $100.00
1695CVFlown Pan-American round trip flight cover from Friedrichshafen (18.5.30) back to Friedrichshafen (6.VI.30). Uses three C39 to pay the 12 mark rate. Clean as any other flown round trip cover. Not many made the journey.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $230.00
1696CVGermany Polar Flight cover from Friedrichshafen (24.7.31) to the icebreaker Malyguin (27.7.31). Cleaner than most. A good example of #C42 on cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $130.00
1697CVGermany Graf Zeppelin South America cacheted Round Trip First Flight signed cover having one C45 cancelled in Friedrichshafen on 4.10.33. It was backstamped in Friedrichshafen on 2.11.33.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $270.00
1698CVSwiss flight of 1934 Zeppelin flight cover. Posted "on board" (10.7.34) to Friedrichshafen on the same date using C43. Green cachet with a strong backstamp. Rather scarce flight cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $170.00
1699CVGermany 16N3a on a Commemorative Christmas Eve 1945 card on wartime card stock. Anti Fascist sentiment posted (24.12.45) in Jena. Huge Michel catalog on cover. Nice philatelic hand back souvenir in excellent condition if it is real. We think NOT- so offered "as is" for your reference collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $170.00