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Public Auction #445

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COVERS — Germany
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
727CVGermany 1945 cover having obliterated Hitler stamps cancelled in Netzschkau. Error scarce twenty pfennig (45 19) Mi 3I 11 II/I. Comes with a certificate.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $170.00
728CVGermany registered cover cancelled September 20, 1930 at the International Philatelic Exhibition in Berlin. Mailed with a B33 souvenir sheet. Several small tears on the top and bottom edges which does not distract from its postal historical significance.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $300.00
729CVFour German Polar Flight Covers from the Tar Heel Estate. Scott #C40-C42, individually, on envelope or postal card to various destinations. All posted in July 1931. Clear departure and destination cancels. Also sharp red commemorative markings. Note desirable condition of stamps.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $450.00
730CVGermany Chicago First Flight cacheted registered card and cover. Card and cover were cancelled on 14.10.1933 in Berlin and Munich. Cover was backstamped in Chicago on October 26.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $375.00
731CV1920’s First Flight Cover from the Tar Heel Estate. Mail flight cover from Berlin to Ankara, with a stop in Istanbul. Features semiofficial flight stamp, Scott C21 and C23, and airmail labels. Three backstamps. Michel Cat. reports that only 250 covers were created. Visually appealing.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $325.00
732CV1933 Commemorative Covers for the German Air Travel Exhibition in Hamburg. From the Tar Heel Estate. Includes three covers variously franked with postage stamps and semiofficial flight stamps (Michel #21a, 21b, and 21c). All three postcards have poster-like illustration of exhibition publicity on reverse.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $240.00
733CVUnusual Germany South America Graf Zeppelin/Catapult First Flight cacheted cover having two C35 tied by sea post cancel of the steamer “Bremen” on May 5, 1933 for the catapult flight to Southampton on October 9th. Connected with the Zeppelin at Friedrichshafen cancelled on October 10th. Backstamped Brazil on October 18 and then Berlin on November 5th. A rare combination.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $450.00
734CVGermany cacheted Round Trip via Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight cancelled on 26.7.1931 Luftschief and 27.VII on Icebreaker Malyguin. Mailed to Tacoma, Washington and backstamped on September 8. Mailed with one C42.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $220.00
735CVAssorted Zeppelin Flight Covers from the Tar Heel Estate. Two covers and three picture postcards. Various points of origin, routes, and destinations. Numerous airmail stamps, including Scott #C35, C36 (2X), and C38 (pair). Plenty of commemorative handstamps and receiving cancels. Obvious topical and historical value.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $290.00
736CV1912 Flight Post Cards from the Tar Heel Estate. Five addressed or unaddressed Rhine and Main airmail cards, variously franked with Michel-listed 10pf, 20pf, or 30pf early airmail stamps and Scott #82; one with message. Sharp cancels and fresh appearance.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $230.00
737CVGermany Chicago Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted cover having C43-45 cancelled in Friedrichshafen on 14.10.1933. Backstamped New York on November 18. Mailed to Far Rockaway, Long Island.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $375.00
738CVGermany Official label on cover cancelled in Erfurt on 3.6.1878. Mailed and backstamped in Ludwigshafen, Bavaria on 4.6. The label in accordance with regulations is not cancelled. A hard to find German postal history item.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $120.00
739CVGermany cacheted Graf Zeppelin South America Flight cover cancelled on 14.10. 1933 in Friedrichshafen. Backstamped Chicago on October 26 and Brooklyn on October 28. Mailed with one each C43-44.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $190.00
740CVGermany cacheted South America Graf Zeppelin cover cancelled on 29.8.1931 in Berlin. Backstamped 4.IX in Rio de Janeiro. Mailed with one each C40-41.Old mount mark remains on reverse.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $130.00
741CVTwo Germany cacheted Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight covers both cancelled on 26.7.1931 one Luftschief, one Friedrichshafen and 27.VII on the Icebreaker Malyguin. Mailed with one each C42.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $290.00
742CVTenth Anniversary of German Emergency Assistance, 1923-1933. Scott B58 on 1934 registered cover to New York. Some scuff marks and staining/discoloration. Faint sea mail cancels on souvenir sheet on front; clear receiving cancels on reverse. Great opportunity to own one of the classics of German Third Reich semi-postals.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $500.00
743CVGermany DO-X cacheted Super Plane First Flight cover cancelled “On Board” on 19.Mai.1932. Mailed to Somerville, New Jersey and backstamped Berlin on May 27.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $160.00
744CV1930 Zeppelin Postcard, Germany to Cuba, from the Tar Heel Estate. Franked with a pair of Scott #C38. Canceled on 19 May 1930 and backstamped in Havana, Cuba, on 2 June 1930. Features label, handstamp, and commemorative markings. Image side of postcard shows L.Z. 127 flying over Konstanz, Germany.Cat. Value: S.B. 160.00
Price Realized: $170.00
745CVGermany cancelled on 23.6.1912 in Darmstadt “Gelber Hund” Flight card.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $110.00
746CVGermany cancelled on 19.6.1912 in Darmstadt “Gelber Hund” Flight card. Includes old authenticity paper.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $110.00
747CVGermany Gelber Hund CL4 Flight cover cancelled in Darmstadt on 22.6.1912.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $100.00
748CVGermany WW I four Naval Zeppelin covers having various markings and cancellations. Condition varies.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $90.00
749CV1927 German First Flight Cover, Dessau to New York, from the Tar Heel Estate. Originated in Dessau on 14 August 1927. Flight was attempted, but not completed. Shows required postage of 25 Reichsmark. Note high Cat. value (10-stamp combination of Scott #C32, C33, and C34). Backstamped in Norderney, Germany, on 4 October 1927. Includes labels, auxiliary markings, etc. Uncommon.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $160.00
750CVGermany cacheted Graf Zeppelin South America First Flight cover cancelled on 18.5.1930 in Friedrichshafen. Mailed with one C38 and two C39 to Chicago. Cover has a stain on right edge and a dozen small pin size marks on it reverse. Still interesting postal historical cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $150.00
751CVGermany cacheted Zeppelin Orient Flight cover cancelled on 24.MRZ. 1929 in Friedrichshafen. Backstamped Jerusalem 27 March.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $75.00
752CV1931 Dornier-Flugschiff DoX Cover from the Tar Heel Estate. Canceled on 30 January 1931 and franked with Scott #C32 (2X) and C39. Also features auxiliary markings, commemorative handstamps, etc. Backstamped in Rio de Janeiro on 22 June 1931 and in New York on 25 September (with US stamp).Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $150.00
753CV1912 German Folk Festival Airmail Cover from the Tar Heel Estate. Issued in honor of the Margarete Folk Festival in Leipzig-Lindenthal on 18 May 1912. Clean cover with desirable festival cancel, semiofficial flight stamp Michel #4, airmail cancel, and festival vignette on back. Attractive item with cultural significance.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $170.00
754CVThree Germany 1934 Propaganda cards. Two are postally used and one is unused. Corner bumps and several have slight corner foldsCat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $90.00
755CVThree Germany 1935-37 Propaganda cards. All are postally used. Corner bumps and several have corner folds.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $90.00
756CVTwo Germany and one Saar 1935-41 Propaganda cards. The Saar is postally used. Corner bumps and slight corner folds. The 1940 Olympic card has a slight tear right edge and soiling spots.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $90.00
757CVGermany cacheted Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight cover cancelled on 25.VIII.1931 in Leningrad. Mailed to Coburg, Germany with two C40 both having plate numbers.Cat. Value: S.B. 130.00
Price Realized: $140.00
758CVEast German FDC. Scott 82-84 and a pair of Scott B14 on a cover from Weida, in East Germany, to New York City. Canceled on 27 June 1951 and marked “First day Cover.” No receiving date or location. Slightly soiled.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $85.00
759CVGermany Polar Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted cover having C42 cancelled On Board on 7.7.1931. Backstamped 27.7 on the Icebreaker Malygin.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $95.00
760CVGermany Polar Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted cover having C42 cancelled in Friedrichshafen on 24.7.1931. Backstamped Leningrad 25. VII.31.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $95.00
761CVGermany cacheted Orient Special Delivery Graf Zeppelin Flight cover cancelled on 22 Apr 1929 in Friedrichshafen. Backstamped Seville on 24 April and East Orange, New Jersey on May 8.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $150.00
762CV1925 German Special Event Flight Covers from the Tar Heel Estate. Two official event postcards prepared for Regensburg Easter Flight Days. One with a 10pf semiofficial flight stamp; the other with a 20pf semiofficial flight stamp. Both are flown covers with an image of WWI pilot Ernst Udet. Clear post office and commemorative cancels.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $375.00
763CV1926 German Special Event Cover from the Tar Heel Estate. Engaging philatelic cover commemorating the 1926 International Stamp Exhibition in Frankfurt am Main. Sent via airmail and express. Postmarked on last day of show (5 April 1926) at the Frankfurt exhibition headquarters. Features Scott #C27-C34 artfully distributed on postal card and includes an inflation era stamp with special exhibition overprint.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $130.00
764CV1924 German Zeppelin Cover from the Tar Heel Estate. First Flight of a Zeppelin (ZR 3) across the Atlantic. Mailed on 29 July 1924; backstamped in New York on 15 October 1924. Nicely constructed with airmail label, dirigible marking, and unusual franking. Note presence of Scott #B8-B11. Addressed to stamp company, no sender information.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $90.00
765CVTwo Germany First Flight 1935 cacheted covers. Polit Karl Gorich. One mailed to Essen and the other to Darmstadt.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $120.00
766CVGermany Chicago Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted cover having C43 cancelled in Friedrichshafen on 14.10.1933. Backstamped 18. Out. 1933 in Recife. Mailed to Madison, Wisconsin.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $120.00
767CVGermany Russian Zone commercial registered cover having #1ONB11 and 1ON42 cancelled on October 18, 1949. Mailed to ChicagoCat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $130.00
768CVGermany South America Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted postcard having C38 cancelled On Board on 19.5.1930. Mailed to Troy, New York.Cat. Value: S.B. 95.00
Price Realized: $60.00
769CVThree Germany airmail covers. Consists of one cancelled on 28.1 1952 having B316-317, B321-323, one cancelled on 20.10. 1952 and another 6.10.1952 both having B327-330. Mailed to Chicago.Cat. Value: S.B. 95.00
Price Realized: $48.00
770CVGermany South America Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted cover having C38 cancelled in Friedrichshafen on 18.5.1930. Backstamped Seville on 19 May 30. Old mount mark remains on reverse.Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $65.00
771CVGermany cacheted Graf Zeppelin Round the World Flight card cancelled on 15. Aug. 1929 in Friedrichshafen. Backstamped on August 29 in Lakehurst. Slight tear on top.Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $55.00
772CVGermany cacheted Graf Zeppelin Flight cover cancelled on 15. Aug 1929 in Friedrichshafen. Backstamped Lakehurst on August 29. Mailed with two C37 and one C36.Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $55.00
773CVGermany South America Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted cover having C39 cancelled in Friedrichshafen on 18.5.1930. Backstamped 25 Mai 1930 in Rio de Janeiro. Mailed to Orange, New Jersey.Cat. Value: S.B. 85.00
Price Realized: $110.00
774CVGermany cacheted Orient Graf Zeppelin Flight cover cancelled on 25.3 1929. Backstamped Er Ramle (Palestine) on 26. April. Old mount marks remains on reverse and overall soiling.Cat. Value: S.B. 85.00
Price Realized: $120.00
775CVGermany Polar Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted postcard having C41 cancelled in Berlin on 29.8.1931. Backstamped Rio de Janeiro on 4.IX.31.Cat. Value: S.B. 85.00
Price Realized: $70.00
776CVGermany Polar Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted postcard having C41 cancelled On Board on 7.7.1931. Backstamped 27.VII.31 on the Icebreaker Malygin.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $75.00
777CVPost-WWI Hand-Back. Germany Scott 98e on philatelic cover. Canceled by the “Deutsche Friedensdelagation” (=German Peace Delegation) in France on 10 June 1919 and addressed to an individual in Dresden. Clean, neat, and never sealed. Take a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $85.00
778CVGermany Nurnberg Propaganda card cancelled there on 1.9.1933.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $80.00
779CVGermany Nurnberg Propaganda card cancelled there on 12.9.1935.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $42.00
780CVGermany Nurnberg Propaganda card cancelled there on 9.9.1934.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $40.00
781CVGermany Propaganda card cancelled in Nurnberg on 9.9.1934.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $40.00
782CVGermany Propaganda card cancelled in Villach on 19.2.1939.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $40.00
783CVGermany “Jude” Propaganda card cancelled on 18.12.1937.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $44.00
784CV1960 German Commemorative Rocket Flight Covers from the Tar Heel Estate. Features perforate and imperforate vignettes for rocket flights by famous rocket pioneer Gerhard Zucker. Twenty-fifth anniversary celebration. Two covers and one postcard. Two items appear to be signed. Fresh items, carefully constructed, clean cancels. Plenty of topical and historical interest.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $40.00
785CVGermany South America cacheted Graf Zeppelin First Flight cover having C39 cancelled On Board on 19.5.1930. Backstamped Rio de Janeiro 25 Mai 1930. Mailed to Chicago.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $70.00
786CVGermany Zeppelin Flight postal card cancelled on 23.6.1912 in Darmstadt.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $85.00
787CVGerman Labor and Trade Fair Cover. Scott 363-365, along with Scott 351 and 352, on registered cover canceled at the annual Trade Fair in Leipzig in November 1927. Backstamped by Chicago Registry Division. Acceptable condition with minor transit wear and tear.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $44.00
788CVGermany South America Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted cover having C39 cancelled in Friedrichshafen on 18.5.1930. Backstamped and mailed to Pernambuco, Brazil.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $75.00
789CVGermany cacheted Zeppelin cover in Berlin and Luftschief on 23.9.1930. Mailed to England. Soiling throughout which does not distract from the historical significance of this cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $100.00
790CVGermany Hindenburg cacheted Olympic Flight cover cancelled on 1.8.1936. Complete set of B82-89. Backstamped Berlin on 1.8. Old mount mark remains of back flap.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $50.00
791CVGermany Zeppelin cacheted Orient Flight cover cancelled in Friedrichshafen on 24 MRZ.1929. Backstamped Dire, Daoua, Ethiopia on 9. IV.Cat. Value: S.B. 55.00
Price Realized: $120.00
792CVGermany Graf Zeppelin cacheted Flight cover cancelled on 31.7.1932. Backstamped Danzig on 31.7. Posted with two #369 373 reversed se-tenant strip of three, also 373a in block of four and C31. Medium soiling on reverse.Cat. Value: S.B. 55.00
Price Realized: $100.00
793CVGermany cacheted Zeppelin Flight cover cancelled on 7. OKT 1928 in Friedrichshafen. Backstamped New York on October 16. Mailed with one each C36 and one C37.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $55.00
794CVGermany cacheted Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight postcard cancelled on 25.VIII.1931 in Leningrad and Berlin on 27.7. Mailed to Liverpool, England having one C40.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $170.00
795CVGermany Airmail Week Zeppelin Flight Grand Duke and Family postcard cancelled on 15.3.1912 in Mainz.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $42.00
796CVGermany Airmail Week Zeppelin Flight Grand Duke postcard cancelled on 12.6.1912 in Darmstadt.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $80.00
797CVGermany Airmail Week Zeppelin Flight Royal Dudes postcard cancelled on 14.6.1912 in Darmstadt.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $120.00
798CVZeppelin Cover. Scott 415d, along with Scott B127 and B131, on cover canceled at the airport in Frankfurt (Main) in December 1938. Features a special auxiliary marking commemorating dirigible travel to the Liberated Sudetenland. Clear political slogan and receiving cancel on reverse from Reichenberg (Liberec) in Bohemia (currently Czech Republic).Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $95.00
799CVAdvertising Cover from 1920’s Germany. Scott B19-B22 on registered special delivery cover. Canceled on 2 October 1927 in Ilmenau and received in Bad Ems on 3 October. Contains illustrated corner card and illustrated business label on reverse. Colorful, attractive, and neatly organized.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $50.00
800CV1936 Berlin Olympic Games Cover from the Tar Heel Estate. Registered and via airmail/dirigible. Interesting collector-made postal creation with cancels detailing route from Berlin’s Olympic Village, via Frankfurt am Main, to New York, and then ultimately to Lorch (Wuerttemberg) Germany. Features a hodgepodge of postage, including Scott #B91, with an assortment of commemorative cancels. Three backstamps. Fun item, suitable for various topical and historical collections.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $80.00
801CV1925 Airmail Cover from the Tar Heel Estate. Canceled at the airport in Bremen on 7 August 1925 and sent to Borkum, Germany. Franked with Scott #C20 (2X) and C21. Features early airmail label and Borkum airmail handstamp.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $28.00
802CVGermany Polar Graf Zeppelin First Flight cacheted postcard having C40 cancelled On Board on 4.7.1931. Backstamped 25.VII in Leningrad. Some roughness on the right edge.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $75.00
803CVGermany 1930 twenty-five pfennig tied semi-official airmail glider flight card cancelled in Grebenhain. Small tear on bottom.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $48.00