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Airpost and Airpost Officials

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 302		Canal Zone, Airpost, First Flights, 1930, Cristobal to Miami, Signed by Charles Lindbergh, AAMC #74, 30¢ and 20¢ adhesives tied to registered cover by smudge cancels, to Miami, FL, flight cachet in violet, signed C.A.Lindbergh at left, Cristobal Apr 30, 1930 registry and Miami, Fla. May 2, 1930 registry cancels on reverse, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine, rare signature on a Canal Zone cover . Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 303		Canal Zone, Airpost, 1931, 15¢ on 1¢ Yellow Green, Type II, Plate Block of 6, #C2, o.g., large top #115182, Fine to Very Fine. CZSG #C2. Scott $900. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 304		B Canal Zone, Airpost, 1951, 6¢ Globe & Wing, Complete Unexploded Booklet, #C22 var., containing 2 panes of 6, with "Via Air Mail" hs. on front and back of manila covers that are on the reverse of covers from #117a (re-used), hs. 216 on reverse, unusual item, Fine to Very Fine. These were apparently unauthorized airmail booklets that were sold at the Cristobal Post Office in May 1955. CZSG #C22 var. Estimate $100-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 305		Canal Zone, Airpost, 1951, 31¢ Globe & Wing, Imperf Vertically, Horizontal Pair, #C25a, l.h., pos. 31-32 (as noted in light pencil on reverse), small ink spot in right margin, usual centering, Fine. Ex. DeVoss. CZSG #C25a. Scott $1,250. , only 98 recorded . Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 306		Canal Zone, Airpost, 1951, 31¢ Globe & Wing, Imperf Vertically, Plate Block of 12, #C25a, n.h., few natural paper wrinkles, side #162161, one short perf. at bottom, a key item for the specialist of Canal Zone, Fine to Very Fine. CZSG #C25a. Scott $7,500 (as pairs). , only 98 recorded, unique position piece . Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,485
Lot 307		Canal Zone, Airpost, SCADTA, 1923, 30c Blue, Handstamped C.Z., on Cover, #CLCZ1, tied by Servicio Postal Aero 11.X.1926 Barranquilla cancel in black, "Missent to Balboa, C.Z." hs. in red, to Colombia, 5¢ Canal Zone adhesive tied by Balboa Heights 7 (?) Oct 1926 machine cancel, Balboa Oct 5, 1926 C.Z. duplex in black, large Republica da Colombia Despatch Exterior 11 Oct 1926 cancel in blue on reverse, cover folded horiz., Fine to Very Fine. The key item for any SCADTA or Canal Zone collector. PF (1965) cert., Kessler h.s. on reverse. Scott $5,000 (used). , 5 examples are known, 3 of them on cover . Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,680
Lot 308		Canal Zone, Airpost Official, 1941, 5¢-40¢ Complete, Type II, #CO8-CO12, cto'd cancels (full o.g., some gum missing on 30c), 20c diagonal crease, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. CZSG #CO8-CO12. Scott $855. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 309		Canal Zone, Airpost Official, 1941, 5¢-40¢ Complete, Type II, Blocks of 4, #CO8-CO12, cto'd cancels, full o.g., very scarce multiples, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. CZSG #CO8-CO12. Scott $5,050. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 310		Canal Zone, Airpost Official, 1941, 5¢, Type II on Cover to Costa Rica, #CO8, pair with s.e. at top (small surface abrasion on left copy), tied by Balboa C.Z. Feb 15, 1943 duplex cancels to penalty envelope with Division of Civil Affairs corner card, to Costa Rica with San Jose, FEB 17, 1943 receiving cancel on reverse, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. CZSG #CO8. Scott $660. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 311		Canal Zone, Airpost Official, 1941, 10¢, Type II on Cover to Costa Rica, #CO9, tied by Balboa C.Z. Aug 2, 1942 duplex cancel to penalty envelope with same Division of Civil Affairs corner card, to San Jose, AGO 3, 1942 receiving cancel on reverse, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. CZSG #CO9. Scott $400. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 312		o Canal Zone, Airpost Official, 1947, 6¢ Yellow Brown, Type I, Inverted Overprint, #CO14a, usual cto cancel (with original gum, n.h.), corner crease, light pencil notation on gum, Fine to Very Fine, Signed Kessler. CZSG #CO14a. Scott $2,750. , only 50 issued . Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 313		o Canal Zone, Airpost Official, 1947, 6¢ Yellow Brown, Type I, Inverted Overprint, #CO14a, usual roller cancel, "scuff" in bottom margin, Fine appearing, PSAG (2010) cert. CZSG #CO14a. Scott $2,750. , only 50 issued . Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $460

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