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  • Lot# : 1 USA

    1742c.: Cover from New York addressed to the "Rt. Honourable George Thomas Esq., Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Provice of Pennsylvania and the Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Sussex on the Delaware, in Philadelphia" with manuscript "NY dust 9:-" at top in ink. Interior of cover with notes regarding payments. Thomas was Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania from 1738-1747. Rare.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 2 USA

    18478: Franklin 5 c. pale red-brown on blued, a used example with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at top, cancelled by barred grid obliterator in red. Signed Georg Bühler Scott = $ 425.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3 USA

    1857 (Jan 10): Cover from Annapolis to La Spezzia, Kingdom of Sardinia, bearing 1856 Jefferson 5 c. brown imperf., a fine adhesive with good to large margins, shaved at base, tied by crisp "ANNAPOLIS Md." cds in black, "GB / 1F 60C" accountancy handstamp and French "ETATS-UNIS PAQ. BRIT. CALAIS 27 JANV. 57" entry cds, both in black alongside. Reverse with "BOSTON Br PKT 14 JAN" transit cds in black, LONDON transit cds in red and GENOVA transit datestamp in red (Jan 30 57). Charged upon arrival “10” (decimi), which include Sea rate, English and French transit and Sardinia postage, some staining, otherwise a fine and scarce usage to Sardinia. Scott = $ 1'200 on domestic cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4 USA

    1867: 30 c. orange, with grill, used on 1869 cover from New York to Paris endorsed "pr. Russia, French Mail", tied by bold strike of circular segmented cork handstamp in black. "NEW YORK / PAID 12" cds of despatch and red 'PD' with Calais entry marking (Jan. 17) in red. Slight soiling but a very rare stamp on letter Scott = $ 2'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 5 USA

    Lindberghiana 1926 (Dec. 3):CONTRACT AIR MAIL SERVICE / DAILY REPORT - Pilot Receipt Official Form 270 receipt for mail, flown and signed by Charles Lindbergh by his own hand, cancelled by "SPRINGFIELD ILL DEC 3 7AM" duplex. A fine and outstanding airpost document.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6 USA

    Goodyear Airship VOLUNTEER 1931 (June 12): 'First Pacific Coast Ship-to-shore Air Mail Transfer' three printed envelopes from the "S.S. City of Los Angeles with green special flight cachet on reverse, two franked with 5 c. (slight stained perfs.) plus 2 c. surface rate, sent via "San Pedro Calif. June 12" to Waterford, Ireland, third with 5 c.single franking to Long Island  NY.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 9 USA

    1851/1938: Small collection with a few hundred stamps used/unused incl. some better values from the early years, airmails, souvenir sheets, officials, postage dues as well as few items from Guam, Hawaii, offices in China and Canal Zone, on album pages, in addition a stockbook with duplicats and two office files containing cards, picture postcards, postal stationery items, FDC's and plenty of modern business mail envelopes owner's car = Mi € 11'000+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,250 CHF

    Lot# : 10 USA

    1857/1930: Small accumulation of United States and areas oddments, many of which are unusual such as two post cards from China respectively dated 1919 and 1922, the former with censor. The Shanghai Overprints are represented to 40c, the 20c orange and 24 red both with clear parcel Roller 'SHANGHAI CHINA', Hawaiian postal stationery, nearly fifty private despatch stamps and several Telegraph proofs. The quality is mixed as usual, with good and bad both present.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 11 USA

    1856/1880: Four delightful small envelopes all of business card size, one franked Blood's Penny Post from Philadelphia the other three with USPS stamps, all untied but credible, attractive and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 12 USA

    1860/1960: Lot of ca. 80 items, of which one front and one part of a cover, beginning with some attractive 19th century letters, quite a lot of stationery (circulated and uncirculated) and picture postcards, register covers, air mail, one parcel card highly franked form Switzerland to the USA. Regarding ciculated mail the destination is often Switzerland.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 13 USA

    1980/96: Lot 15 memorial covers with included coins and medals, seven of them shwoing large items in pure silver, in addition some other special items, all to remember famous persons as John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, Mount Rushmore or Statue of Liberty, in an album.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 867 USA

    1932 (Aug. 18): Envelope, carried by Captain James A. Mollison on his first solo record flight from Dublin to New York, signed by himself with endorsed "Carried by me on first first Transatlantic solo East-West crossing'. On front with golden Dublin City Seal with adjacent endorsement of Alfred Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin' at left, plus another smaller red seal of St. John signed Jas. W. Britain Mayor of St. John, New Brunswick with endorsed 'received Aug.19/32'. On reverse with the golden New York City Seal and 'received at New York by T.H. Ayder Aug. 21/32' in manuscript, in absence of Mayor Jimmy Walker. An attractive and rare cover. One of only seven covers carried.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 983 USA

    1931/32: Lou Reichers Atlantic Attempt Newark - Harbourg Grace - (Dublin - Paris) with his Lockheed Altair NR998Y, named 'Miss The Liberty", to beat Charles Lindbergh's record time with a crash landing 50 miles off the Irish coast. Souvenir cover from Newark (May 12 1931) signed by Lou Reichers, grouped with many newspapers clips, oringinal photographs of the plane and Lou Reichers. Of the twenty planes attempting transatlantic record flights from Harbour Grace between 1927 and 1936, only the Liberty was successfully rescued at sea.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 987 USA

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    1934 (Dec. 19): Amelia Earhart envelope No. 46/50 of her Trans-Atlantic Solo Record Flight New Foundland to Ireland 1932 (May 20/21), franked with Air Mail 5 c. tied by New York Grand Central duplex cancellation May 13, violet special cachet, additionally franked on arrival with GB 1½ d. with Londonderry cancellation (May 23), signed by the Avaitrix at lower left. Envelope returned to USA 1934 and saved from the American Airline crash while landing at Buffalo N.Y., December 19,1934 en route from Newark to Chicago with special cachet on reverse: "DAMAGE DUE TO / AIR MAIL INTERRUPTION / AT / BUFFALO NY DEC 19 1934" in violet. An outstanding item, only two in existance to date, numbered 43/50 and the above described No. 46/50. Cert. E. Diena (1992) AAMC (1966) No.34.11.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 996 USA

    Western Air Express Crash Los Angeles - Salt Lake City 1936 (Dec.15): Envelope from "Long Beach Calif. Dec. 14 1936" (backflap missing), franked with 5 c. blue and airpost 6 c. to Lisburne, Ireland, with special cachet 'DELAY DUE TO AIR MAIL / INTERRUPTION NEAR / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH / DEC. 15. 1935" in violet on front. To date only known cover known to Ireland AAMC Interrupted Flight Covers No.36.6
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1010 USA

    AEA American Export Airlines Crash of Sikorsky VS44A Flying Boat NC 411880 'Excalibur' New York - Botwood - (Foynes) 1942 (Oct. 3): 'DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL / INTERRUPTION NEAR' in violet applied on 1942 air envelope from Milwaukee (Sep.24) addressed to 5th Army Corps at A.P.O. 305 in Ireland as well as 'DELAY DUE TO / AIR MAIL INTERRUPTION AT' 6 c. stationery envelope from "Philadelphia Sep 29 1942" addressed to APO 813 with attached clip of ambulance envelope. Very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1949 USA

    1932 (17. Mai): Dampfer 'Bremen'- Southampton, Aufgabe "Varick St. May 12" und 'Mit Vorausflug nach Southampton', Lot zwei Belege nach Waterford, Irland, dazu zwei weitere Belege, ohne Flugbestätigungsstp., davon einer ab USA, bezw. eine Zuleitung ab Irland, beide mit Leitvermerk 'Via S.S. Bremen (or Europa) Ship to Shore'. Weiter ein Beleg ab Brasilien (28.3.39) mit Katapultpost Südatlantik. Nur sehr wenige Katapultbelege nach Irland bekannt.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2013 USA

    1791 (March 4): Printed document Law / Decree No. 402 of the National Assembly with printed "La Loi et Le Roi" Crown and Flags illustration at top, concerning the status of Officers who have not rejoined their regiments and soldiers and officers who had served in the American Revolution and in other foreign armies, issued in preparation of the 'Revolutionary Wars' which commenced in April 1792; signed off at base at Chinon. Scarce and attractive. Provenance: Collection Stanley Luft.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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