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ZEPPELIN & FLIGHT COVERS OF THE WORLD The following Zeppelin & Flight Covers are listed in COUNTRY/DATE order. |
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SWEDEN, 1930 First Night Flight Stockholm-Paris, mixed franking w/French Due stamps tied at bottom of card, VF, $40.00 |
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ZEPP | SWEDEN, 1936 Hindenburg North America Flight to U.S., multi franked on registered cover, VF, $250.00 | |
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CPT | SWITZERLAND, 1930, Catapult flight via “Bremen” to NY, multi franked, VF, $325.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1930 Leipzig/Gorlizt Zeppelin flight, proper cachet and franking, Leipzig bkstp, VF, $140.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1930, Pan Am – Round the World Zeppelin Flight (1st S.A. Flight) on card w/scarcer franking and all proper cachets, pretty and VF, $300.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1930, 1st S. A. Zeppelin Flight – Seville leg, proper cachet and arrival cds, VF, $140.00 | |
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SWITZERLAND, 1930 Swiss Flight w/better airmails C4,6 tied on 10c postal card, $160.00
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SWITZERLAND, 1930 Swiss Flight on nicely franked and pretty card, VF, $150.00 |
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SWITZERLAND, 1930 Swiss Flight, pretty airmail franking on 10c postal card, VF, $170.00
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1931, Frankfort Zeppelin Flight, multi franked w/all proper markings, VF, $120.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1931, Vienna Zeppelin Flight w/all proper markings, pretty multi franking, VF, $125.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1931, 2nd So. Amer Zeppelin Flight, scarcer multi franking and proper cachet on real photo Zeppelin reverse, VF, $120.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND/BRAZIL, 1931, 3rd So. American Zeppelin Flight ROUNDTRIP w/combo Swiss/Brazil franking, all cachets, great cover, VF, $450.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1932, 7th So. American Zeppelin Flight, all proper markings on pretty cover, VF, $200.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1932, 8th So. American Zeppelin Flight, proper cachet and nice franking front and back, VF, $200.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1932, Switzerland Zeppelin Flight on card w/added franking, all proper cachets & markings, VF, $120.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1932, Danzig Zeppelin Flight to Fredrichshafn on card w/all proper markings, VF, $190.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1933, 3rd So. American Zeppelin Flight, proper cachet and franking, VF, $140.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1933, Chicago Zeppelin Flight, registered multi franked cover w/proper cachet, VF, $350.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1933, Chicago Zeppelin Flight on registered multi franked real photo card, all proper markings, VF, $350.00 | |
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ZEPP | SWITZERLAND, 1934, Argentina Zeppelin Flight, multi franked registered cover w/proper cachet, pretty and VF, $210.00 | |
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SWITZERLAND, 1934 Swiss Flight, beautiful franking and cachet, VF, $180.00
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UNITED STATES, Essay Sheet 1st American rocket dropped by parachute experiment at Newark Meadows, sheet is black on yellow w/red ovpt, og, NH, VF, scarce, $35.00; similar w/black ovpt, $35.00 |
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PNR | UNITED STATES, 1914, Pioneer Flight (AAMC 80a), 1¢ tied Bemus Point, NY on special flight card, VF, rare, $450.00 | |
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FF | 1918, 24¢ Jenny (C3) on FIRST TRIP cover w/appropriate cachet, letter inside, Scott $750.00, $395.00 | |
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FF | 1918, 16¢ Jenny (C2) on FIRST TRIP cover w/appropriate cachet, small opening tears, letter inside, Scott $800.00, $425.00 | |
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FGF | UNITED STATES, 1920 First Governmental Flight St. Louis to Chicago (AAMC 131) on advertising cover, VF, nice item, $120.00 | |
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UNITED STATES, 1922 Early Flight (AAMC #156), only 11 pounds of mail flown, quite scarce, cat $150.00, $75.00 |
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FF | UNITED STATES, 1924, Government Flight (167) w/8¢ Airmail (C4) tied NY, VF, $35.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1927 Aborted Flight to S.S. Leviathan with neat Roessler Lindbergh cachet, scarce, $140.00 | |
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UNITED STATES/CHINA, 1928, Mears Around the World Flight card, VF, $350.00 |
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FF | UNITED STATES, 1928, Akron-Louisville First Flight cover w/pair C4 + others tied, VF, $40.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1929 Catapult Flight ship “Bremen” to England, VF, $60.00 | |
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ZEPP | UNITED STATES, 1930, Round-The-World Zeppelin flight cover franked w/$2.60 (C15), all proper markings and cachet, VF, $650.00 | |
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ZEPP | UNITED STATES, 1930, Round the World Zeppelin Flight, $2.60 Zepp (C15) tied plus all proper cachets/cancels, VF, $650.00 | |
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UNITED STATES, 1930, Complete Zeppelin set on 2 covers and 1 card as appropriate, all proper cachets, VF, $995.00 |
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FF | UNITED STATES, 1930, Mears NY-Newfoundland non-stop flight on special Roessler card, VF, $200.00 | |
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UNITED STATES, 1930, Akron Metal Bookmark w/inscription “Duralumin used in the airship “Akron” made by the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation”, great condition, nice memorabilia, $125.00 |
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FLT | UNITED STATES, 1930, "Damaged by Air Plane Wreck" crash cover Kansas City to LA, $85.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1930, Catapult Flight to Germany w/better franking, pretty and VF, $65.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1930, Catapult flight ship "Europa" to Germany on Roessler cover, VF, $70.00 | |
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ZEPP | UNITED STATES, 1930, Complete set of Zeppelins (C13-15) on 3 covers, all with proper cachets, the C14 is a plate no. single, VF, $995.00 | |
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BAL | UNITED STATES, 1930 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race cover to Hawaii, VF, $25.00 | |
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ZEPP | UNITED STATES, 1930 So. America flight to Germany, franked w/$1.30 (C14), all proper markings, VF, $400.00 | |
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ZEPP | UNITED STATES, 1930, C13-15, Complete Zeppelin set on 2 covers including C13 pair, quite nice and scarce with all appropriate cancels and cachets, all stamps are VF+, $1,200.00 | |
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UNITED STATES, 1931 Pangborn/Herndon Flight Trans-Pacific Flight w/violet 3-line handstamp, few recorded, scarce, $175.00 |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1932, Catapult flight via “Europa” to Germany, VF, $50.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1932, Catapult Flight cover to Germany with better U.S. franking, pretty flight cachet, VF, $75.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1932, Catapult Flight cover to Germany with better U.S. franking, pretty flight cachet, VF, $75.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1932, Catapult Flight cover to Germany with better U.S. franking, pretty flight cachet, VF, $75.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1932 Catapult Flight, nice franking and "Not to be Found" auxiliary marking, VF, $90.00 | |
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ZEPP | UNITED STATES, 1933, 50¢ Zeppelin (C18) tied on Miami to Chicago (bkstp) Flight cover, VF, $100.00 | |
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ZEPP | UNITED STATES, 1933, Chicago Flight w/rare Oct 3 New York cancel tying C18 pair on Printed cachet cover, all VF, quite scarce, $350.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1933, Lakehurst, NJ, VF, $15.00 | |
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UNITED STATES, 1933, Lakehurst NJ, Lakewood Stamp Society photo cachet, 687 made, VF, $30.00 |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1933, Lakehurst NJ w/real photo of airship, VF, $40.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1933, Long Beach CA, Fatout cachet, VF, $30.00 | |
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AKR | UNITED STATES, 1934, Barnegat City, NJ handpainted cachet, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Los Angeles, CA, VF, $25.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Fort Lewis, WA, VF, $15.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, U.S.S. Portland, VF, only 50 made, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Salada Beach, CA, handwritten note about passage of Macon, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, U.S.S. Medusa, VF, Mellone $100.00, $60.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Santa Barbara CA, just 12 made, VF, Mellone $100.00, $60.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Long Beach CA, hand painted, only 77 made, VF, $35.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, U.S.S. Brooks, blue cancel, only 5 made, VF, Mellone $150.00, $95.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Moffett Field CA, only 4 made, VF, Mellone $175.00, $100.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Long Beach CA, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, U.S.S. Brooks, blue cancel, VF, $15.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, U.S.S. Brooks, blue cancel, only 5 made, small tear center right otherwise VF, Mellone $150.00, $60.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, U.S.S. Oklahoma, Dumonte cachet, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Moffett Field CA, Hacker cachet, VF, $20.00 | |
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AKR | UNITED STATES, 1934, U.S.S. NorthHampton, “Commemorating Akron Crash” cancel with eagle and flag, VF, $32.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Miami FL, Dumonte cachet on oversized envelope with airmail picture cancel, VF, Mellone $75.00, $45.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, Vallejo CA, Dumonte cachet on oversized envelope, 271 made, VF, Mellone $50.00, $35.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1934, U.S.S. Pennsylvania on Ewing cover and signed by Capt. Sadler, VF, scarce, $150.00 | |
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CPT | UNITED STATES, 1935, Catapult Flight – “Europa” to Southhampton onward to Germany, multi-franking tied Hartford, Conn., VF, $55.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Colorado, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Sunnyvale CA, VF, $15.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Moffett Field CA, VF, $15.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Sunnyvale CA, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Combination U.S.S. Northampton and French Jeanne D’Arc, signatures of crew members plus typed note and signature of cachet maker W.G. Crosby, only 25 made, VF, $75.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Sunnyvale CA, posted shortly after crash, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S Overton, date of crash, only 128 made, VF, $25.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Sunnyvale CA, pretty cachet on large cover, VF, $40.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Pennsylvania, blue cancel, VF, $24.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Moffett field CA, Formick cachet showing Lincoln & Macon, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Relief, Los Angeles cover club cachet on oversized envelope, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Big Sur CA, gold embossed silver and red cachet on oversized envelope, posted day of crash, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Moffett Field CA, Medicus cachet, oversized cover, VF, Mellone $70.00, $45.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Long Beach CA, handpainted cachet, posted shortly after crash, VF, $45.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Alameda CA, Hulff cachet, only 8 made, VF, Mellone $125.00, $75.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Colorado, signed Clem, U.S.M., 423 made, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Cincinnati, VF, $35.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Boston, MA Back Bay Annex cancel, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Sea Gull, Pearl Harbor cancel, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Maryland in Honolulu, HI cancel, VF, $35.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Wickes, backstamped "U.S.S. Macon Crashed", signed, VF, $50.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Moffett Field CA, Welch cachet, VF, $25.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Grebe purple "May they rest in peace", cancel, signed, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Tillman purple cancel "Lest We Forget", VF, $35.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Tillman purple "Lest we forget" cancel, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, Moffett Field CA, VF, $20.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Monaghan "Lest we forget" cancel, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Goff "Lincoln's Birthday" purple cancel, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1935, U.S.S. Colorado on pretty cacheted cover, $25.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1936, Big Sur CA, marked as 1 of 85 issued on reverse, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1936, U.S.S. Pennsylvania with "In Memory" cancel, Hacker cachet, VF, $35.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1936, U.S.S. Evans blue cancel, Hacker cachet, VF, $35.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1936, Big Sur CA postmarked on 1st Anniversary of crash, VF, $30.00 | |
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MAC | UNITED STATES, 1937, U.S.S. Nokomis in Portsmouth VA, VF, $25.00 | |
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FLT | UNITED STATES, 1937 Pan Am Flight Guam to Hawaii (FAM14) on Crosby cover, VF, $225.00 | |
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UNITED STATES, 1940, Canton Island First flight card to Honolulu w/Postmaster General cc, cover signed “James Farley” in black, rare, $100.00 |
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ZEPP | UNITED STATES, 1946, ATOM BOMB Flight Cover w/proper cachet, VF and scarce, $250.00 | |
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FF | UNITED STATES/others, 1947, Around the World Flight via Calcutta w/stamps of several countries applied and autographed incl. pilot Gordon Cowles (Look Magazine), J.H. Tarbell, R. Hedden (flying Tigers), interesting, $95.00 | |
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BAL | UNITED STATES, 1984, First solo Balloon Across Atlantic, historic flight of Rosie O’Grady’s balloon, signed by pilot, silk cachet + square inch of balloon skin included, VF and scarce, also included is a story of “The Long Lonely Flight”, $200.00 |
