Other Flight Covers
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 2410 |
 |
 1912, March 17, Galveston,
Texas-La Marque, Texas. National School Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC
19). Neat strike of three-line handstamp cancels 2c Green entire to
Galveston Tex., fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
300.00 |
170.00 |
| 2411 |
|
 1915, September 6-14,
Detroit, Michigan. State Fair Aviation Meet (AAMC 86). Michigan State
Fair cover bearing 2c stamp tied by "Detroit Mich. Sep. 9, 1915" duplex to
local address, usual purple cachet, faint file fold, Very Fine (Image) |
500.00 |
210.00 |
| 2412 |
|
 U.S.A., Sasebo Pigeon Post,
1952. Magenta "U.S.F.A. Sasebo Traffic Sect. Pigeon Posted" cancel on
105 x 105mm flimsy datelined 9-17-52, usual folds associated with being
carried by pigeon, Extremely Fine, "U.S.F.A." means "U.S. Forces Afloat"
and Sasebo was a U.S. Naval base in Japan established after the end of the
second world war, this pigeon service operated from the ship to Japan from
April 1951 to Dec. 1952, reportedly only 12 known, with articles by Robert
Murch and William Miller Jr., and Feb. 18, 2002 Linn's article by Mike
Rogers (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
600.00 |
| 2413 |
|
 Worldwide Air Post and Flight
Covers. Approximately 200, few better incl. three carried on First
Polar Flight of Zeppelin with Germany 4m Polar Flight stamps tied by
either Friedrichschafen, Berlin or on-board cancels and each with Malyguin
datestamp and red cachet, three other Zeppelin covers, most others are
F.A.M.'s , also few C.A.M.'s, fresh and Fine-Very Fine group (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,400.00 |
| 2414 |
|
Polar Covers. 1933-83, collection of 130 covers and cards, good
variety, mostly US with many Deep Freeze, High Jump, most with Little
America or ship cancels, minor duplication, also incl. small photograph of
Admiral Byrd, generally Very Fine |
E. 500-600 |
350.00 |