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Lot# : 567 Argentina
Prephilately 1729 & 1741: Documents (2) with 13 May 1729 document regarding the founding of a new Hospital in Buenos Ayres with circular Royal Seal of King Phillip V of Spain in black at top and a futher strike on reverse alongside "Sello Quarto" and date; and 28 January 1741 Papal Bull regarding the teaching of the Catholic religion in Buenos Ayres, signed at base "Yo el Rey" with King Phillip V's embossed seal below. Some age spotting as to be expected but scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 568 Argentina
Lot# : 571 Argentina
The Makowski Flight from Los Angeles to Poland 1938 (May 13 - June 5): Airmail envelope from "Buenos Aires May 24" franked with 15 c. to Warsaw, carried by a team of LOT Polish Airlines personnel, headed by General Manager Major Wacław Makowski on their experimental flight from Los Angeles via Southamerica back to Poland in a Lokheed 14H Super Electra. Envelope with special flight cachet in violet and "Warszawa 2 "LOT" 5.VI.38.18" arrival mark on reverse. Fine and scarce.rnThe team delivered an L–14H Super Electra aircraft, the fifth Lockheed long–distance civilian passenger and cargo aircraft purchased by LOT (registration SP–LMK). They took off from Burbank, California, and, after touring back South America, crossed the South Atlantic from Natal, Brazil to Dakar,Senegal traveling 1,908 miles (3,070 km) in 11 hours 10 minutes, then via Rome to Warszawa. The distance covered was 15,441 miles (24,850 km) and the flying time was 85 hours, quite a feat at that time. The flight marked a milestone in air freight as, until then, airliners were delivered across the Atlantic as deck cargo on ships. See AIRPOST JOURNAL February 2013 article by Jerzy W. Kupiec–Weglinski and Jacek Kosmala.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 572 Argentina
NO LOTStarting bid : BidHammer price : not soldLot# : 573 Argentina
Air Mail Collections 1928/38: Collection in two albums with 85 first flight covers, starting with 1928 James Doolittle test flights, 1929 NYRBA First flight to Montevideo and its extension to New York, FAM 9 route and Panagra extension Buenos Aires - Santiago - Cristobal and further connections to Cuba, First flight Service by Lloyd Aereo Boliviano LAB, compl. airmail set ovpted. '6 de Septiembre 1930-31' on two registered envelopes carried 1931 (Sept. 11) by Panagra service to New York, 1931 Panam First fligth service extending the FAM 10 'Atlantic' route 'Via Ruta Atlantica' from Miami to Buenos Aires of which three with "PANAIR" special cachets from Bahia, including rare leg to Natal and San Juan Puerto Rico (only 11 carried), further Panam service from Kingston Jamaica to Buenos Aires, high $9.20 franking on 1933 (Aug. 25) United Steel Company business envelope to New York, three envelopes with good frankings of Port of Spain, Trinidad (1935/38), 1935 (May 31) First flight Buenos Aires - La Paz Bolivia as well as further First flights to Lima Peru, Cordoba-Salta - La Paz, 1937 First flight from Asuncion, Paraguay to Buenos Aires and at last a 1938 (April 15) envelope from Hamilton Bermuda down to Rosario. A fine offer with approx 90% outgoing and 10% incoming airmail to Argentine.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 575 Argentina
WW II Airmail connections from and to Southamerica via USA and Transatlantic Air Services to Europe 1939/45: Fine four volume collection 270 covers showing a variety of usages, frankings and destinations, including Panagra Flight service and Pan Am wartime clipper service with many interesting acceptances as Bohemia and Moravia, Curaçao, Switzerland, Sweden (20+), Great Britiain with high frankings, further Argentine Red Cross mail (1942), mail to undercover address for South American volunteers in British Forces (1942), Consular and Diplomatic Mail (1943), P.o.W. mail to Switzerland and further interesting material waiting to be discovered. Viewing essential.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 576 Argentina
Lufthansa Connections to Argentine 1955/2005: The extensive collection 700+ covers/cards of First flight mail to and from Argentine, including diff. legs, starting with 1955 (Aug.15) Hamburg - Buenos Aires with acceptances from Saar (4), GDR (13), Austria (13), Luxembourg (2), Finland (3), Switzerland (2), 1956 (Aug. 18) First Direct Flight Service 'LH520' Hamburg - Paris - Buenos Aires with acceptances from Saar (2), France (4, one with cert. Grabowski) together with Mail from Argentine back to Germany with legs to Brasil, further Swiss acceptances incl. 1957 (April 17) LH502 fligth via Hamburg to Buenos Aires as well as Argentine acceptance to 1960 First flight service Rome-Dharan, Saudiarabia (only five known), all neatly mounted on 300+ album pages, all with accurate description in seven volumes.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 577 Argentina
Argentina Lots & Collections 1858-2000ca.: Collection used and unused, classics in mixed condition, what concerns the semi-classic issues, there are several better sets such as airpost / Zeppelin stamps and souvenir sheets. The modern part appears to be complete over long stretches. In 4 expensive Lighthouse-Preptined Albums (hingeless). There is an additional album with sleeves for FDCs.Very attractive to continue and to complete this collection.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 578 Argentina
1859/81: Lot eight stamps used / unused and four covers incl. Buenos Aires Cabecitas 1 p. blue unused and used pair, 1 p. rose-carmine, an unused and two used examples, one with variety 'outer frameline completely disappeared'; Republic Escuditos pair 5 c. rose with neat MENDOZA handstamp, Rivadavia 15 c. blue with part CERTIFICADO strike. Also 1862 cover bearing 5 c. Escudito with accent on cover from Rosario to Buenos Aires, 1870 Buenos Ayres to Bordeaux with French steamer 'Niger' with Belgrano 16. c green rouletted, 1878 entire letter Rosario to Mendoza bearing Rivadavia 8 c. lake; and 1881 Ingoing folded letter from Barcelona to Buenos Aires franked with twice 40 c. carried by "Vapor Rio Plata", taxed upon arrival showing "Maso Pintos Barcelona" and "Abonados" handstamps.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 579 Argentina
Lot# : 580 Argentina
Tierra del Fuego: Selection of six picture postcards unused / used with motifs of the Indian tribes Onas & Yamanes living in this area, also two postcards depicting gold mining at Ushuaia and Sloget Bay, in addition six Liebig cards with Terre de Feu motifs. Lot includes also five postcards with other Indian motifs from Argentina, e.g. from Gran Chaco and Jujuy provinces. A difficult to assemble lot.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHF
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