Rocket Mail
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 2156 |
 |
 1935, Sep. 22 -- First
American Rocket Flight (Ellington-Zwisler 5C1). Blue stamp tied by
green flight cachet and two-line crash handstamp on registered cover, 15c
Statue of Liberty and 3c commemorative tied by mute ovals, cover shows
usual effects of crash, Very Fine, one of the rarest and most desirable
Rocket Mail covers, only 28 were salvaged
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,200.00 |
| 2157 |
|
 1967, Oct. 3 -- X-15 No. 2
Flight. Handpainted cachet on card, 8c Goddard tied by Edwards Cal.
Oct. 3 duplex, signed by Maj. "Pete" Knight, Very Fine, note on back
indicates 10 were made and carried on the X-15 test flight, accompanied by
collateral material and another cacheted/signed cover postmarked Oct. 17 (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
2,200.00 |
| 2158 |
|
 Rocket Mail. 14 covers,
all scarcer flights incl. Cuba 10/1/39, 10/15/39, U.S.-Mexico 7/2/36 (4,
incl. "Dispached" error), U.S. 9/22/35, 1/31/36, Italy 10/34, Germany
1/28/34, 8/31/33 and France 9/13/35, Very Fine, more than $1,000
Ellington-Zwisler value (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
1,000.00 |
| 2159 |
|
 Rocket Mail. Artist's
pencil drawings for Feb. 1936 Greenwood Lake First American Rocket-Airplane
Flight (two sheets), also a group of 1951 commemorative issues on and off
cover incl. inverted overprints, interesting lot
(Image) |
E. 100-150 |
220.00 |