Auction #95 Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Philatelic Rarities of the World

ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1929 (April 23-24), Mediterranean Sea Flight stationery postcard 8(pf) dark blue green, uprated by 100(pf) brown violet, tied by board ''22.4.1929'' cancel, red flight cachet and Seville ''24.ABR.29'' machine marking, mostly VF, drop in Seville mentioned in Frost Cat. only #127-19, C.v. $300

ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1930 (June 24), Silesia Flight postcard (Hugo Eckener) to Basel, franked by Eagle 1m black and salmon, on board ''24.6.1930'' cancellation, Görlitz ''24.JUN.1930'' red drop ds, Zurich Airport ''25.VI.30'' marking, VF and scarce, Sieger #69Bb, Est. $150-$200

ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1932 (August 29 - September 7), cover and postcard of the 5th SA Direct and Return Flights with German and Brazilian franking, first one franked by Eagle 2m black and blue, violet Flight marking and Recife (Pernambuco) ''1.IX.32'' arrival ds on the back; the other one - franked by 3 Brazilian adhesives, bearing confirmation cachet and Friedrichshafen ''7.9.32'' receiver, mostly VF, Sieger #171, Est. $150-$200

ZEPPELIN FLIGHT : 1933 (May 29-June 7), Italy Flight cover to Brazil, franked by complete Zeppelin set of three, posted into the mail in Athens on May 27, machine Rome connection on reverse, blue confirmation marking and arrival ds, vertical fold away from the stamps, F/VF, S. Sorani certificate, Sieger #210y, €1,000, Est. $500-$600

ZEPPELIN FLIGHT : 1933 (June 3-6), 2nd SAF registered cover from Baghdad to Brazil, franked by two definitive stamps, green confirmation marking and Pernambuco ''6.VI.33'' arrival ds on reverse, VF and rare, Sieger #214, Est. $1,600-$2,000

1930, Trans-Atlantic Squadron, 7.70L deep blue and gray, four corner sheet margin blocks of four from a complete sheet of 50, absolutely excellent condition, full OG, NH, VF and rare assemblage for a serious air post collector, each stamp with Bolaffi guarantee hs and signed in pencil, C.v. $14,400 as singles, Sassone #A25, €22,000 without a premium for centering, Est. $7,000-$8,000

GENERAL ISSUES : 1934, 10th Anniversary of the March on Rome, 50L blue, bottom sheet margin single imperforated at bottom, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Sassone #A29b, C.v. €9,500 for NH, Est. $1,000-$1,200

1934, inverted black overprint ''11 Nov. 1934 - XIII. Servizio Aerea Speciale'' on Colonial Arts Exposition air post stamp of 25c blue and brownish orange, nicely centered and very fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare, several expert's hs on reverse, S. Cilio certificate, Sassone #A2b, C.v. €12,000 as NH, Est. $1,800-$2,000

1934 (July 30), First Flight cover Broken Hill - Mozambique on leg Nairobi - Beira, franked by three stamps, in addition flown cover to Thailand (repaired) of 1951 and Sabena FFC to Belgian Congo of 1953, all appropriate markings, F/VF, Est. $150 -$200

1930, Airplane over Mountains and Vaduz Castle, 15rp-1fr, complete set of six, in addition black surcharge 60rp on 1fr lake, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $648, Est. $200-$250

1939, Birds, 10rp-2fr, complete set of seven in sheets of 50 (5x10), full OG with just a few occasional yellowish spots (2-3 stamps affected in 4 sheets), NH, VF, C.v. $2,000, Est. $700-$800

ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1933 (July 18), Switzerland Flight postcard to Luzerne, franked by Airplane over Rhine valley 1fr lake, cancelled by Triesenberg ''15.VII.33'' ds, green Flight marking, Bern drop and Luzerne ''18.VII.33'' receiver, mostly VF, Sieger#222, Est. $100-$150