Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The William C. Mack Collection of Worldwide Air Post continued...

**Foreign Air Post Issues on Cover**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3659		1918, 25c Aero Club of Canada (CLP1). Fancy blue "Aeroplane Aug. 26, 1918, Ottowa, Canada" in shield cancel, used with No. MR7, both tied by "Toronto Ont. Aug. 24, 1918 8-PM" exhibition cancel and violet boxed "Aerial Mail Aug. 26, 1918 Toronto, Canada" (First Day) handstamp cachet on flown cover to Ottowa, Toronto printed corner card, fancy receiving backstamp, Very Fine, ex Schoendorf, only 194 produced, Unitrade Cdn (Image)	1,150.00	750.00
3660		1928, ($1.00) Moose Jaw Flying Club (CLP7). Small h.r. and light fingerprint on gum, usual natural s.e. at sides, beautifully centered, on exhibit page with description, Extremely Fine, of the mere 200 produced, 161 were used on mail, leaving only 39 unused, Unitrade Cdn (Image)	900.00	475.00
3661		CANADA SEMI-OFFICIAL AIR POST COLLECTION. Outstanding collection of covers and unused stamps and covers, stamps incl. Unitrade Nos. CLP2 (pane), CLP3, CL2 (pane), CL7a, CL7b, CL8 (pane), CL9b (pane), CL14a (pair), CL15a (pane), CL30 (pane), CL30a, CL42 (four reprint blocks of four), CL50c, CL52a, covers incl. Nos. CLP3, CLP5 (two), CL2, CL22a, CL42 (7 incl. two on Newspapers), CL44, CL47a, CL49a, also incl. First Days of Scott Nos. C1, C3 and C4 (4) and Nos. C1-C6 on flown cover to France, and Longworth-Dames' and Forrest's handbooks on the subject, a wonderful collection, generally Very Fine with many Extremely Fine	E. 3,000-4,000	4,000.00
3662		COLOMBIA, 1919, 2c First Air Post (C1). Pos. 3, remarkably well-centered, tied by violet Columbia 18 Jun. 1919 First Day cancel on picture side of postcard EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE FIRST COLOMBIAN AIR POST ISSUE. Scott Retail for faulty used stamp (without premium for sound stamp and on first day cover). With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,200.00	1,300.00
3663		CYRENAICA, 1934, 25l + 2l Copper Red Servicio di Stato (CBO1). Tied by lightly struck "Tobruck Posta Aerea Speciale 9.11.34" crown in double circle datestamp on large first flight cover from Rome to Mogadiscio with printed "Ministero delle Colonie" corner card at top, magenta handstamp cachet, Tobruk registry label, light edge toning VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLE USAGE OF THE CYRENAICA AIR POST SEMI-POSTAL OFFICIAL STAMP FOUR DAYS AFTER ISSUE. Unlisted as used in Scott (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	1,600.00
3664		FINLAND, 1930, 10m Graf Zeppelin (C1). Tied by bold strike of Helsinki 24.IX.3 First Day cancel on flown photo postal card depicting view of Helsinki to Berlin, Germany, violet Zeppelin handstamp cachet and Friedrichshafen transit, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as used stamp (Image)	200.00	140.00
3665		GERMANY, 1912, Gelber Hund. Three incl. vertical pair on back, used with 5c Green, tied by large "Darmstadt Flugpost am Rhein u.am Main 15.6.12" circular datestamps on flwon brown red postcard to Berlin, also incl. flown card with unoverprinted stamp and 5c Green tied by "Offenback Flugpost am Rhein u.am Main 12.6.12" circular datestamps on flown light brown postcard to Frankfurt, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	290.00
3666		GERMANY, 1928, 2m Graf Zeppelin (C36). Two flown covers and four flown postcards, covers to Cairo, Egypt and Cornwall, England, postcards to Milwaukee, New York, Michigan and Baranguilla, Colombia, Egypt flight with "Orientfahrt 1929" handstamp cachet, England with green triangular 1930 handstamp cachet, three postcards with Amerikafahrt 1929 handstamp cachets, and one with 1928 handstamp cachets, Very Fine group	300.00	180.00
3667		GERMANY, 1931, 2m Blue, Polar Flight (C41). Perfectly centered, tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 27.7.1931" double circle datestamp on photo postcard of the Graf Zeppelin to Milwaukee Wisc., red Polarfahrt handstamp cachet and Arctic fancy double circle datestamp, Extremely Fine, superb in every respect (Image)	E. 150-200	190.00
3668		GERMANY, 1933, 4m Chicago Zeppelin Flight (C45). Dark color, tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 14.10.33" double circle datestamp on printed card with map showing routes, red triangular and green circular handstamp cachets, Extremely Fine, ex Schoendorf, signed Mayer (Image)	E. 200-250	230.00
3669		GERMANY, 1933, 4m Chicago Zeppelin Flight (C45). Tied by bold strike of "Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) 14.10.33" double circle datestamp on large cover to Washington D.C., red triangular handstamp cachet, green Zeppelin backstamp, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	210.00

Foreign Air Post Issues on Cover

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3659

1918, 25c Aero Club of Canada (CLP1). Fancy blue "Aeroplane Aug. 26, 1918, Ottowa, Canada" in shield cancel, used with No. MR7, both tied by "Toronto Ont. Aug. 24, 1918 8-PM" exhibition cancel and violet boxed "Aerial Mail Aug. 26, 1918 Toronto, Canada" (First Day) handstamp cachet on flown cover to Ottowa, Toronto printed corner card, fancy receiving backstamp, Very Fine, ex Schoendorf, only 194 produced, Unitrade Cdn (Image)

1,150.00

750.00

3660

1928, ($1.00) Moose Jaw Flying Club (CLP7). Small h.r. and light fingerprint on gum, usual natural s.e. at sides, beautifully centered, on exhibit page with description, Extremely Fine, of the mere 200 produced, 161 were used on mail, leaving only 39 unused, Unitrade Cdn (Image)

900.00

475.00

3661

CANADA SEMI-OFFICIAL AIR POST COLLECTION. Outstanding collection of covers and unused stamps and covers, stamps incl. Unitrade Nos. CLP2 (pane), CLP3, CL2 (pane), CL7a, CL7b, CL8 (pane), CL9b (pane), CL14a (pair), CL15a (pane), CL30 (pane), CL30a, CL42 (four reprint blocks of four), CL50c, CL52a, covers incl. Nos. CLP3, CLP5 (two), CL2, CL22a, CL42 (7 incl. two on Newspapers), CL44, CL47a, CL49a, also incl. First Days of Scott Nos. C1, C3 and C4 (4) and Nos. C1-C6 on flown cover to France, and Longworth-Dames' and Forrest's handbooks on the subject, a wonderful collection, generally Very Fine with many Extremely Fine

E. 3,000-4,000

4,000.00

3662

COLOMBIA, 1919, 2c First Air Post (C1). Pos. 3, remarkably well-centered, tied by violet Columbia 18 Jun. 1919 First Day cancel on picture side of postcard

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE FIRST COLOMBIAN AIR POST ISSUE.

Scott Retail for faulty used stamp (without premium for sound stamp and on first day cover). With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,200.00

1,300.00

3663

CYRENAICA, 1934, 25l + 2l Copper Red Servicio di Stato (CBO1). Tied by lightly struck "Tobruck Posta Aerea Speciale 9.11.34" crown in double circle datestamp on large first flight cover from Rome to Mogadiscio with printed "Ministero delle Colonie" corner card at top, magenta handstamp cachet, Tobruk registry label, light edge toning

VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLE USAGE OF THE CYRENAICA AIR POST SEMI-POSTAL OFFICIAL STAMP FOUR DAYS AFTER ISSUE.

Unlisted as used in Scott (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

1,600.00

3664

FINLAND, 1930, 10m Graf Zeppelin (C1). Tied by bold strike of Helsinki 24.IX.3 First Day cancel on flown photo postal card depicting view of Helsinki to Berlin, Germany, violet Zeppelin handstamp cachet and Friedrichshafen transit, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as used stamp (Image)

200.00

140.00

3665

GERMANY, 1912, Gelber Hund. Three incl. vertical pair on back, used with 5c Green, tied by large "Darmstadt Flugpost am Rhein u.am Main 15.6.12" circular datestamps on flwon brown red postcard to Berlin, also incl. flown card with unoverprinted stamp and 5c Green tied by "Offenback Flugpost am Rhein u.am Main 12.6.12" circular datestamps on flown light brown postcard to Frankfurt, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

290.00

3666

GERMANY, 1928, 2m Graf Zeppelin (C36). Two flown covers and four flown postcards, covers to Cairo, Egypt and Cornwall, England, postcards to Milwaukee, New York, Michigan and Baranguilla, Colombia, Egypt flight with "Orientfahrt 1929" handstamp cachet, England with green triangular 1930 handstamp cachet, three postcards with Amerikafahrt 1929 handstamp cachets, and one with 1928 handstamp cachets, Very Fine group

300.00

180.00

3667

GERMANY, 1931, 2m Blue, Polar Flight (C41). Perfectly centered, tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 27.7.1931" double circle datestamp on photo postcard of the Graf Zeppelin to Milwaukee Wisc., red Polarfahrt handstamp cachet and Arctic fancy double circle datestamp, Extremely Fine, superb in every respect (Image)

E. 150-200

190.00

3668

GERMANY, 1933, 4m Chicago Zeppelin Flight (C45). Dark color, tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 14.10.33" double circle datestamp on printed card with map showing routes, red triangular and green circular handstamp cachets, Extremely Fine, ex Schoendorf, signed Mayer (Image)

E. 200-250

230.00

3669

GERMANY, 1933, 4m Chicago Zeppelin Flight (C45). Tied by bold strike of "Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) 14.10.33" double circle datestamp on large cover to Washington D.C., red triangular handstamp cachet, green Zeppelin backstamp, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

210.00