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  • Lot# : 1123 Austria

    1922: Rocket Experiment 'S 1', lot five envelopes, all showing meter band frankings, one of them related to 'Step 1' and four to 'Step 2', the later including two registered items to Hamburg and Kleinhelmsdorf and both bearing arrival cachet on reverse, a lovely selection in perfect quality Ellington-Zwisler = $ 375/Hopferwieser Nrn. 25a+b+Z = € 750.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1124 Austria

    1935: Rocket Experiment 'N 6', registered envelope addressed to Gösting, bearing red label with rocket design and N6, regular Austrian postage covered with four different stamps, three of them surcharged 'Winterhilfe' (Mi Nos.  568+613-615), cancelled "Gösting b. Graz - 21. XII. 35 - 18N", signed by Schmiedl, a very rare rocket mail item as only 27 covers have been flown, in addition a black and white photograph of the experimenter Ellington-Zwisler = $ 750/Hopferwieser Nr. 43 = € 2'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1125 Austria

    1935: Rocket Experiment 'N 7', postcard with blackish blue tampon 'N 7'' addressed to St. Peter, showing regular Austrian postage 5 Gr. green surcharged 'Winterhilfe +2g' (Mi Nr.613) and cancelled "Gösting b. Graz - 21. XII. 35 - 0", a very rare rocket mail item as only 28 items were flown Ellington-Zwisler = $ 950/Hopferwiesr Nr. 41b = € 3'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1126 Austria

    1962: Failed rocket experiment at Mooserboden at the occasion of the opening of the 'Alpin School Grossglocknergruppe" on June 23th. Lot three of the damaged envelopes and two copies of the 'Austria-Philatelist' with various comments referring to the event, also some other photographs from the rocket scene.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1127 Austria

    1933: Rocket Experiments 'K 1' (one item) and 'K 2' (eight items), lot nine envelopes bearing rocket label and regular Austrian postage, one showing additional red tampon '30 gr. - Raketen Flugzuschlag bezahlt - Sch", in addition four unused rocket labels, good condition and housed on album pages Ellington-Zwisler = $ 900/Hopferwieser Nrn. 26+27 = € 1'890.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1128 Austria

    1935: Rocket Experiments 'N 1' up to 'N 5', lot with eleven selected cards and covers, nicely arranged on album pages Ellington-Zwisler = $ 700/Hopferwieser Nrn. 35-39 = € 1'530.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF
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