Early Foreign Flights
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 3631 |
 |
 DENMARK, 1911, Sep. 2,
Demonstration Flight, Middelfart-Federica (AAMC 1). Federica double
circle datestamp on 3o locally addressed postal card, reverse with plane in
take-off and signed by the pilot Rob Svendsen, with ms. "Via Beltflyvingen
1911", Very Fine, only 150 flown (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
300.00 |
| 3632 |
|
 EGYPT, 1925, Dec. 18, Part of
Sir Alan Cobham's London-Cape Town Experimental Flight (AAMC 12). South
Africa No. 5 tied by Capetown Feb. 23, 1926 slogan machine cancel on
souvenir postcard commemorating the flight, signed "Alan J. Cobham" on
back, violet handstamp cachet on front and back, to Frank G. Stevens, Esq.
148 S. Ridge Road, Durban, S. Africa, card with small corner crease at top
left, otherwise Very Fine, also incl. used postcard with photo of Cobham
(used in 1927), according to AAMC, only four cards are known and all were
mailed by Cobham to his wife, this would be the fifth reported example of
this rare flown card (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
270.00 |
| 3633 |
|
 FRANCE, Ballon Monte.
France 10c Bister on Yellowish (54) and 20c Dull Blue on Bluish (57) tied
by square of dots cancels on printed letter-journal dated Dec. 9, 1870
to Les Malines, Belgium, Paris Dec. 10/70 double circle datestamp,
carried on the "General Renault" dispatched Dec. 11, Very Fine (Image) |
200.00 |
220.00 |
| 3634 |
|
 FRANCE, Ballon Monte.
France 20c Dull Blue on Bluish (57) tied by "17" in star of dots and "Paris
17 Oct. 70 R. Dupont-Neuf" double circle datestamp on thin paper cover to
Amiens (France), sent on the Balloon "Victor Hugo", Very Fine, with
English translation of contents (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
210.00 |
| 3635 |
|
 GERMANY, 1912, Sep. 28-Oct.,
Aero Club of Bavaria Flights (AAMC 18). "Flugpost Munchen 10.10.12"
double milled-edge datestamp on 5pf Bavarian Postal Card, second strike on
printed 25pf BEAC design at left, reverse with three-colored cartoon, Very
Fine (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
110.00 |
| 3636 |
|
 GREAT BRITAIN, 1907, Oct. 14,
International Balloon Flight (AAMC 5). Souvenir postal card, flown
without stamp but 2d postage due assessed on arrival in Sussex, England,
"Tosse (Sweden) 14.10.1907" circular datestamp, card with light creases at
sides, otherwise Fine, AAMC states "Although many thousands of cards were
prepared and dropped, flown cards are very scarce"
(Image) |
E. 100-150 |
210.00 |
| 3637 |
|
 GREAT BRITAIN, 1911, Sep.
9-16, Official Coronation Aerial Post, London-Windsor (AAMC 8a). -1/2c
Yellow Green (151) tied by "First United Kingdon Aerial Post London Sp. 9,
1911" (First Day) double circle datestamp on souvenir card with olive
green cachet to the Isle of Wight, card with tiny corner crease at top
right, otherwise Very Fine, AAMC states of the variious colors, the yellow
brown, brown or olive green cards and envelopes are the scarcest (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
100.00 |
| 3638 |
|
 GREAT BRITAIN, 1912,
July-Aug., Daily Mail Waterplane Tour (AAMC 13). -1/2c Yellow Green
(151) tied by "Portsmouth 6:15 PM Aug. 6, 12" machine cancel on souvenir
photo postcard to Brighton, violet boxed handstamp cachet, ms. "July 24,
1912", Extremely Fine, with John C.W. Field letter of authenticity (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
170.00 |
| 3639 |
|
MONACO, 1914, Apr. 1-15, Aerial Rally (AAMC 1a-1c). Four flown
souvenir cards from London, Madrid, Paris and Milan, each with cancel from
that city tying "air stamp", Extremely Fine group |
E. 150-200 |
170.00 |