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  • Lot# : 870 USA

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    1861/66: Black Jack 2 c. horizontal pair used with 24 c. grey on attractive cover to Vienna all cancelled by segmented cork handstamps in black, with Washington D.C. despatch cds alongside (Sept 23) and "N.YORK BR. PKT. / 7 PAID" in red of the following day. Reverse with Verviers / Coeln TPO in blue and Vienna arrival. A fine and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 871 USA

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    1866 (May 5): Cover franked by single US 1861/66 24 c. greyish violet tied by segmented cork cancel and carried on Steamer "City of London", with red "Paid / Liverpool / U.S. Packet" (May 16) on front; readdressed on arrival in London (May 16) with GB 1863 1 s. green pl. 4, perfs somewhat trimmed, and forwarded to Vienna. Oval cachet on reverse "Forwarded By / J.S.Morgan & Co./London" struck in green with Vienna arrival (MAy 20) alongside. Despite the minor imperfection, a scarce and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 872 USA

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    1866 (April 14): Cover franked at double rate by vertical pair of US 1861/66 24 c. greyish violet tied by segmented cork cancels, with red "N.YORK AM. PKT" cds on front; readdressed on arrival in London (May 1) with GB 1863 6 d. pl. 5 and 1 s. green pl. 4, perfs somewhat trimmed, and forwarded to Vienna. Oval cachet on reverse "Forwarded By / J.S.Morgan & Co./London" struck in green with Vienna arrival (May 4) alongside. Despite the minor imperfections, a scarce and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 260 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 873 USA

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    1866: Covers with complete contents (2) from the Consulate General of Switzerland in Washington DC., each sent stampless and carried free as far as New York as Consular Mail, thence by "Hamburg" or "Bremen" Steamer, one cover at single rate with "3 / N. YORK HAMB. PKT." in black and handstruck "22" (kreuzers) in black  alongside "4½ Sgr. / 6 Xr." applied in Hamburg in transit (Van Der Linden fig. 3265, latest recorded usage) and thence via Frankfurt to Winterthur; second larger cover at double rate struck with "6 / N.YORK BREM. PKT." and blue "AMERICA / ÜBER BREMEN" with large "44" (Kreuzers) in same ink below (Van Der Linden figs. 115, 3196, latest recorded use). A fine and rare pair that display well.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 874 USA

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    1893: Columbian exposition issue 1 c. - $ 2., part set with 13 values unused with original gum and hinge remains as well as used Scott = $ 5'477.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 875 USA

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    1925 (July 4): Conference Flight Return Bar Harbour to Lakehurst by US. Navy Dirigible "Shenandoa", envelope franked with 2 cts. red tied by official flight cachets "Air Mail Service via U.S.S. Shenandoah", alongside h.s. "Governors Conference U.S.S. Patoka July 4".
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 876 USA

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    1928 (April 15): Non-stop flight Alaska/USA to Spitzbergen/Norway by Hubert Wilkins and Carl B. Eielson - envelope franked with 2 c. carmine tied by violet "Point Barrow Apr. 14 1928 Alaska", showing two line "SVALBARD/RADIO" handstamp alongside, signed and dated "Hubert Hilkins April 21st 1928" and "Carl B. Eielson" on front, on reverse Reg.No: 000052. Touching the most northern point of the Atlantic (Grant Land) 3'500 km over unknown waters, they landed after 29 hrs in Spitzbergen, where the special cachet of the Radio Station was applied. Cert. Simon Muller 11 = 7'500 points
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 877 USA

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    1929 (Feb. 4): Miami - Cristobal CZ PanAm first flight in combination with Scadta dispatch to Guayaquil/Ecuador, signed by Charles A. Lindbergh. Cover franked with three US values tied by "Miami FLA 4. Feb. 1929" machine cancel and duplex, together with two adhesives of 1923/28 Scadta "EU" overprinted 15 c. carmine, cancelled by boxed first flight special cachet and showing Cartagena transit cds of Feb. 8th on front as well as Cristobal (Feb. 6) and Guayaquil (Feb. 17) arrival mark on reverse. Fine and rare usage to Ecuador Muller 262
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 878 USA

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    1930: Gordon Bennett Balloon Race in Cleveland, small size envelope addressed to Switzerland, bearing on front side black straigth line "Carried on The Barmen" as well as pilot's signatures and showing on reverse rare negative seal from the event, taxed on arrival in Zurich by 40 Rp. postage due.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 879 USA

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    1930 (Aug. 2): First Non-Stop flight New York to Newfoundland by Mears and Brown - Specially printed  1c. stationery card uprated with special delivery 10 c. violet and cancelled "East Orange NJ Aug 1 1930" with "Harbour Grace Au 2 30 NEFW'D" arrival mark alongside. They attempted to beat the around the world record, but crashed when taking off at Harbour Grace. An additional print was applied on the reverse announcing the record flight within 8 hours and 5 minutes to Newfoundland, signed by John Henry Mears (only 25 items recorded) Muller 321 = 30'000 points.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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