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Pioneer Airmail, Record, and Missle Flights to Airmail 1928 Lindbergh Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1997		U.S.; Airpost, Pioneer Airmail Flight, 1911 (Sept. 30) International Aviation Tournament, Garden City, N.Y., AAMC #3d, on advertising Postal Card, surface abrasions at upper right, otherwise fine. AAMC $350. Estimate $100-130. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1998		U.S.; Airpost, Record Flight, 1933 Balbo Chicago to New York Flight Cover, Sassone #GP53, 20¢, 50¢ and $1 tied to cover by Chicago JUL 18, 1933 machine cancel, flight cachet in black, New York JUL 20, 1933 receiving cancel on reverse, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine, signed Raybaudi. Sassone €1,850. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1999		U.S.; Airpost, Record Flight, 1938 Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World, AAMC #1307, New York Jul 10 duplex cancel, France adhesive tied, Russian adhesive not tied (as usual), New York Jul 14 G.P.O. ties 6¢ adhesive at bottom, flight cachet in blue, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. Similar cover in our August 2012 sale realized $800. Record breaking flight around the world in 91 hours, 8 minutes and 10 seconds . Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 2000		U.S.; Airpost, Rocket Mail, 1959, USS Barbero Official Missle Mail, Ellington-Zwisler #25C1, ship cancel JUN 8, 1959, Jacksonville, FL JUN 8, 1959 receiving cancel on reverse, cachet in black, with letter from Postmaster General, Fine to Very Fine. Ellington-Zwisler $700. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 2001		U.S.; Airpost, Rocket Mail, 1963 USS Growler Regulus Missle Cover, Honolulu Dec 17, 1963 machine cancel, from Warren Streeter, flight cachet in black and violet, the Growler launched a demonstration Regulus missile south of Hawaii on 30 Sept. 1963, however, for reasons unclear, the cover was not mailed to Master Chief Missile until December, a beautiful item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2002		U.S.; Airpost, Rocket Mail, 1963 USS Barbero Regulus Missle Cover, Kekaha JUN 26, 1963 duplex cancel, to William Lyons, Honolulu, from J.R. Cate, MTCA, Regulus Missile Mail hs. in violet, flight details on reverse, with letter that states in part "This cover, one of two, was flown to Bonham Auxiliary Landing Field, Kauai, Hawaii", an extremely rare piece, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2003		U.S.; Airpost, Rocket Mail, 1963 USS Tunny Regulus Missle Cover, Kekaha May 24, 1963 duplex cancel, to William Lyons, MTCM, from J.K. Murphy, MT2, ship and flight hs. in violet, flight details on reverse, with letter that states in part "This cover is one of four carried about Regulus Missile serial no. GM-1249 on May 24, 1963", an very rare item, fine to very fine, , only 4 covers flown . Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2004		U.S.; Airpost, Rocket Mail, 1965 Third Unofficial Regulus II Flight Cover, Point Magu cds on 5¢ entire, flight information at left in black and violet, hs. on reverse in violet 9 JUN 1965, Rec'd GMU 55, fine to very fine, a very scarce item, Fine to Very Fine, , a signed cover realized $1700 in our sale #100 . Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2005		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 6¢ Orange, #C1, n.h., 9 copies, 4 with light foxing (one strong), Fine to Very Fine centering. Scott $1,080. Estimate $200-230. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 2006		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 6¢ Orange, #C1, n.h., couple tiny natural paper inclusions, fresh, grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, PSE previously encapsulated, PSAG (2012) cert. Scott Stamp Values $350. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 2007		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 6¢ Orange, Plate Block of 6, #C1, l.h. (few tiny inclusions), narrow top #9155, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $180-220. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 2008		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 16¢ Green, Block of 4, #C2, n.h., couple gum creases at top, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $520. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 2009		o U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 16¢ With Binghamton, New York Precancel, Block of 81, #C2, full o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 2010		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 16¢ on First Flight Cover, #C2, Tied to envelope by violet Jul 15, 1918 New York flight cancel, to Philadelphia, Jul 16 receiving cancel on reverse, fine to very fine. Scott $800. Estimate $220-260. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2011		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 16¢ on First Flight Cover, #C2, fine tied on JUL 15 1918, Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia with hs. Fee Claimed at Office", on reverse "Send a letter by airplane…It will be a real treat", slightly dirty, fine. Scott $800. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 2012		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, Block of 4, #C3, n.h., lovely item, great color, Very Fine. Scott $560. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 2013		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, Plate Block of 12, #C3, o.g. in selvage (stamps n.h.), wide top #8493/8492, gum skip top left copy, tiny thin at top, 2 light gum creases, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $1,150. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 2014		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 24¢ on 2 First Flight Covers, #C3, first tied by faint violet May 15, 1918 flight cancel, with original enclosure from Aerial League of America, edge wrinkles, otherwise fine; 2nd tied by violet May 15, 1918 New York flight cancel, to Delphi, IN, ink stains at left, otherwise fine to very fine. Scott $1,500. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2015		U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 24¢ on First Flight Cover, #C3, tied by Air Mail Service May 15 First Trip violet duplex cancel, addressed to New York, cover lightly soiled, stamp sound, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 2016		U.S.; Airpost, 1923, Second Issue on FDCs, #C4-C6, on 3 covers, all addressed to Edward Worden, August 15, 17 and 21, 1923 Washington, D.C. machine cancels, fresh, no staining, Very Fine. Scott $1,750. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 2017		U.S.; Airpost, 1923, 8¢ Dark Green on FDC, #C4, Tied to envelope by Aug 15, 1923 Washington, D.C. slogan cancel, to Allentown, PA, fine to very fine. Scott $400. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 2018		U.S.; Airpost, 1923, 8¢ Dark Green on FDC, #C4, tied by Washington, D.C. AUG 15, 1923 machine cancel, addressed to Edward Worden, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 2019		U.S.; Airpost, 1923, 16¢ Dark Blue, Plate Block of 6, #C5, n.h., large top #14828, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,150. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 2020		U.S.; Airpost, 1923, 16¢ Dark Blue on FDC, #C5, Tied to envelope by Aug 17, 1923 Washington, D.C. slogan cancel, to Allentown, PA, fine to very fine. Scott $600. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 2021		U.S.; Airpost, 1923, 24¢ Carmine, Plate Block of 6, #C6, n.h., wide side #14841, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,750. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 2022		U.S.; Airpost, 1923, 24¢ Carmine on FDC, #C6, tied by Washington, D.C. AUG 17, 1923 machine cancel, addressed to Edward Worden, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 2023		E U.S.; Airpost, 1926 Contract 3 Unadopted Designs, #C7-C9E, pencil designs for 12¢, 24¢, 50¢ values on one page with notation on side for each for recommended color, also partial designs on additional tissue paper, Very Fine, unique . Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2024		B U.S.; Airpost, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, Booklet Pane of 3, #C10a, n.h., pos. A pane from upper right corner of sheet showing about 20% of plate no. 19425 or 26, beautifully centered, wide margins and pristine, extremely fine and choice, amazing quality as plate # rarely seen on pane with full margin on opposite side, PF (2002), PSE (2009) certs. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 2025		U.S.; Airpost, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh Booklet Pane on FDC, #C10a, tied by Washington, D.C. May 26, 1928 duplex cancels, pencil notations on reverse, Fine. Scott $875. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $196

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