Harmer-Schau Auctions

Striving to be the best, not the biggest!

Sale 102

APS StampShow Auction

Rocket Mail

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1491		U.S. Rocket Flights, 1955 Flown Bell X-2 Rocket Research Plane, First Flight, Ellington-Zwisler #74, signed by USAF test pilot LTC Frank K. Everest Jr., November 18, 1955, Edwards Air Force Base, California, this flown test pilot signed cover is the one pictured in the E-Z Rocket Mail Catalog, vol. 2, for this first flight, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 1492		U.S. Rocket Flights, 1956 Flown Bell X-2 Rocket Plane, Sixth Flight, Ellington-Zwisler #80, signed by USAF test pilot LTC Frank K. Everest, Jr., May 22, 1956, Edwards Air Force Base, California, scarce item, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1493		U.S. Rocket Flights, 1956 Flown Bell X-2 Rocket Plane, Ninth Flight, Ellington-Zwisler #81, signed by USAF test pilot LTC Frank K. Everest, Jr., chief test pilot, July 23, 1956, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1494		U.S. Rocket Flights, 1958 Point Magu, Calif., Ellington-Zwisler #22C1, early flown Navy Department Regulus II, faint but readable hand cancel, September 16, 1958, Port Hueneme, CA, from Navy submarine USS Grayback, Pacific Missile Range, to test landing area, Edwards Air Force Base, California, accompanying signed letter from U.S. Navy Rear Admiral J. P. Monroe, Commander U.S. Naval Air Missile Test Center, affirms, "This letter was carried in this first submarine-launched Regulus II missile.", rarely seen at auction, Fine to Very Fine. Similar lot realized $3700 in our August 2013 sale. Only 55 covers were flown with most of them presented to VIps and senior military personnel . Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 1495		U.S. Rocket Flights, 1959 Point Mugu, Calif., Regulus I Flown, Ellington-Zwisler #24C1a, May 1, signed by Postmaster, Arthur Haycox, on airmail env., accompanied with defaced cancels on cards signed by Postmaster in black (#15) and red (#98, only 5 were rendered), flown on missile's 1 May 1959 flight, rare item, Fine to Very Fine. Similar lot realized $3100 in our August 2013 sale. 137 flown . Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 1496		U.S. Rocket Flights, 1959 Flown Regulus II Charles A. Koch Cover, Ellington-Zwisler #27C1, September 4, 1959, Eglin Air Force Base, FL (completion of flight), this flown Regulus II cover similar to one pictured in E-Z Rocket Mail Catalog, plus 3 original photos from Koch, rare item, Fine to Very Fine. Similar lot realized $2800 in our August 2013 sale. One of 12 covers carried . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 1497		U.S. Rocket Flights, 1959 Flown Regulus II Charles A. Koch Cover, Ellington-Zwisler #27C1, September 4, 1959, Eglin Air Force Base, FL (completion of flight), this flown Regulus II cover is similar to one pictured in E-Z Rocket Mail Catalog, plus 3 original photos from Koch, rare item, Fine to Very Fine. Similar lot realized $2800 in our August 2013 sale. One of 12 covers carried . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1498		U.S. Rocket Flights, 1966 Flown Surveyor Moon Vehicle Test Cover, Ellington-Zwisler #96, flown on leg 2 of Surveyor Moon Vehicle, May 20, 1966, Alamogordo, New Mexico, during experimental test descent from 1,000 feet altitude to end of test soft landing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Barbara Baker. Only 2 covers were flown on Surveyor Moon Vehicle and the 2 covers are thought to be the only ones that exist, this rare cover has never before been seen at auction . Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,313
Lot 1499		Foreign Rocket Flights, Accumulation, 16 labels and 4 covers, majority Germany incl. E-Z #5A7, 6C1, also Cuba 4C1, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $196

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Inc.
1333 North McDowell Blvd., Suite B • Petaluma, California 94954
Tel: 707-778-6454 • Fax: 707-763-6772 • Toll Free 800-378-6454
E-mail: info@harmerschau.com