Kelleher Club Sale
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | Flights | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Crow, W.VA., in black, dated June 25, 1934, tying 1½¢ Harding on cover to Dearborn, Mich.; cover lightly toned with central line (from rubber band?), the strike itself full and attractive, Very Fine strike.Loso - deWindt 208. |  | $120 |
| 252 | [California] Meadow Lake, yellow cover franked by 3¢ Washington, pen-cancelled, addressed to San Francisco; lightly struck town postmark of Aug. 25, 1868 a top center; docketing at left confirms town and date, plus "Chs. J. Collins/Regarding Mines"; small nick at bottom left, otherwise near-pristine, Very Fine, a scarce town marking. |  | $150 |
| 253 | [Virginia] Big Lick, bold double circle datestamp, June 14 (manuscript day) and negative "10" in starred circle; on a folded letter to Cincinnati, headed "Big Lick P.O., Roanoke, Virginia," but not dated; the original rating—a "5" in sawtooth circle—was smudged out when the distance to Cincinnati was calculated at over 300 miles, Very Fine. |  2 | $400 |
| 254 | 1931 (Sept. 20), Autographed St. Louis Aerial Club & Exhibition cover, franked by 5¢ Winged Globe tied by one of three strikes (one on reverse) of "Air Mail Field/Sep/20/1931/St. Louis, Mo." postmark with blue four-line Circus & Exhibition cachet at left, addressed to Ralph Rugh at American Airways; a total of 20 different signatures by pilots and performers; nice collateral for the aviation enthusiast, Very Fine. |  2 | $120 |
| 255 | 1918 (July 15), First Flight Cover from Washington, DC to New York City, franked by 16¢ green Jenny (#C2) tied by indistinct Washington double-oval with four-bar flight cancel alongside; New York Wall Street receiver on reverse; light overall toning but otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $800. |  | $300 |
| 256 | 1912-25, Trio of Pioneer Airmail Cards, the first two June 22, 1912 Darmstadt "Rhein/Main" cards, each with 5pf Germania, one with 20pf Semi-Official, the other with 1M "Gelber Hund" uprating; the third a May 3, 1925 Heilbronn-Würzburg Udet Flight card with overprinted 40pf green; normal age considerations but attractive, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $300 |
| 257 | Schwaben Flight Rhein-Main to Darmstadt (Sieger 12 a), pioneer flight postcard with 5pf franking and three 30pf semi officials on trip to Darmstadt 23 Jun 1912; no message on reverse, Fine to Very Fine.Sieger €335 ($360). |  2 | $100 |
| 258 | Double Eagle II Balloon Cover, 1978, flown envelope (536/1000) carried on the first Atlantic Ocean crossing by balloon; autographed by aeronauts Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo, and Larry Newman it is postmarked in Maine and Miserey France in a presentation folder with a piece of balloon fabric, along with bronze color medal and newspaper clipping of Abruzzo's death in aircraft crash; 1st Ed copy of Double Eagle by Charles McCarry signed by Anderson and Newman; bonus binder of 1933 vintage autographs of government officials with multicolor cachets by Knight signed by Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce, Vice President, Postmaster General, Attorney General, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of War, pro tempore of the Senate, Chief Justice, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Treasurer, Secretary of the Interior, Administer of NRA, Governor of Pennsylvania, Mayor of Bethlehem PA, and more; a great lot, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. |  | $400 |
| 259 | Voyager Round the World, 1986, matched set (serial number 146) for the test flight and world record un-refueled flight around the world envelope; test flight autographed by pilots Dick Rutan and Jeanna Yeager (no relation to Chuck) and limited to 500 covers; the Round the World cover is also signed and comes in a presentation folder; includes articles and ephemera, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 260 | 1912 (June 23), Rhein-Main Flight Card, addressed to Altes Palais, Darmstadt, franked by 5pf green Germania and three 30pf deep green on pale gray Air Semi-Officials (#CL3, single and vertical pair), all tied by Darmstadt "Flugpost am Rhein u. am Main" flight cancels; a few soiled spots along top edge of card, but otherwise clean, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $480. |  | $200 |
| 261 | 1933 Arrival of USS Macon at Moffet Field, Cal., rubber stamp cachet honoring the Macon's arrival et its home base plus a printed West Coast Air Mail Society cachet noting Navy blimp J-4 carried the cover on the arrival date, #707, 722 line pair tied by Moffet Field Calif Oct 15 1933 hand cancels, two autographs including Moffet postmaster, Very Fine and scarce. |  | $200 |
| 262 | 1933 (Oct. 28), USS Macon Navy Day flown cover, franked by target-cancelled #734 and #732 tied by Moffett Field four-bar postmark, with postmaster-signed fight cachet at lower left; addressed to San Francisco, Very Fine. Only three Macon flights carried official mail, this first flight after arrival at Moffett Field being the rarest. Mellone $1,200. |  | $600 |
| 263 | 1934 (July 12), USS Macon Training Flight cover, franked by 10¢ Map and tied by Sunnyvale, Calif. duplex, with purple cachet of the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce, across which is written (printed?) "First Flight with Commander Wiley"; this was the training flight during which the Macon located the ships Houston and New Orleans (the former carrying President Roosevelt on a secret trip to Hawaii); having found the ships, the Macon's Sparrowhawk planes dropped newspapers and magazines to the President, near Very Fine. |  | $120 |
| 264 | 1929 (Aug. 15), World Flight (Sieger 30Aa//30Ad), trio of German covers from the Graf Zeppelin World Flight; Germany to Japan with #C37 franking (Si30Aa), Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst (Si30Ac) with both the 2RM and 4RM Zeppelin stamps, and complete (Si30Ad) Germany to Germany (then on to the US) with a pair of C37 (two are missing); wonderful postal history, Fine to Very Fine. |  4 | $325 |
| 265 | 1929 (Aug. 27), US to Germany Return Flight (Sieger 32 var.), #U9 entire uprated by 15¢ and 25¢ Airmails plus 3¢ Lincoln (wide top plate number16400) and $1 sharp "A" Lincoln Memorial singles, all tied by Cristobal Aug. 27 wavy line cancel; endorsed "By 'Graf Zeppelin' from Lakehurst, N.J. to Germany." at upper left and addressed to Vienna, Austria; reverse with Miami (Aug. 29) and Friedrichshafen (Sept. 4) transits and Vienna receiver (Sept. 6), Very Fine. Three Canal Zone origination covers reported on this flight. |  | $2,400 |
| 266 | 1929 4th Swiss Flight, Zürich and Zürich-Fluntern (Sieger 39 a), Germany 10pf and two 20pf Eagle tied by two strikes of "Friedrichshafen Bodensee Luftpost 2 Nov 29" circular datestamp with "Zürich Flugplatz Luftpost 3.XI.29" circular datestamp and magenta 53mm boxed "Mit Luftschiff "Graf Zeppelin" befördert" straightline cancel on private postcard to Lucerne, picture side with black and white image of the city with the alps in the background and a Zeppelin label affixed, few very light creases, still a Very Fine card.Sieger €375 ($400). |  2 | $80 |
| 267 | 1930 (May 24), Condor/Zeppelin Flight Cover from Rio to Washington, franked by Brazil 300r rose red Mercury (#250, corner damage) and 10000r on 20000 blue Zeppelin (#4CL5) tied by Rio Condor Syndicate double-ring postmark, with bilingual "By 'Condor' Airmail in Brazil" label (Sanabria #5) alongside and tied by Recife "Correio Aereo 'Graf Zeppelin'" double-ring postmark of May 28; appropriate green Lakehurst receiver on reverse, Fine to Very Fine, an attractive cover.Sieger 59 H.Scott $400+. |  | $200 |
| 268 | 1930 (May 22), South America Flight (Sieger 64 III), large flight cover bearing pairs of #C1 and #C4 plus $1 Lincoln Memorial (sharp "A" #95) tied by "Cristobal CZ. May 15, 1930" wavy line cancel; addressed to Germany with US $1.30 Zeppelin (#C14) tied by both May 29 New York Varick St. Station duplex and violet flight cachet; Friedrichshafen (June 6) receiver on reverse, Very Fine and choice. Rare with #95 franking. |  | $1,600 |
| 269 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 III), pre-printed card franked with three Canal Zone Airmails tied by "Cristobal, Canal Zone, May 15, 1930" machine postmark; flown to Lakehurst for the return flight to Friedrichshafen with US 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (#C13) tied by "New York, N.Y. Varick St., Sta. May 29, 1930" duplex postmark; flight cachets and Friedrichshafen June 6 receiver on front, Havana (May 16) transit on reverse, Very Fine, 25 cards and 20 covers flown. |  | $800 |
| 270 | 1930 (May 22), South America Flight (Sieger 64 III), card franked with four Canal Zone Airmail stamps tied by "Cristobal, Canal Zone, May 15, 1930" machine postmark; flown to Lakehurst for the return flight to Friedrichshafen with US 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (#C13) tied by "New York, N.Y. Varick St. Sta. May 29, 1930" duplex postmark; flight cachets, 25 cards and 20 covers flown. |  | $800 |
| 271 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 III), postcard franked with three Canal Zone Airmails tied by "Cristobal, Canal Zone, May 15, 1930" machine postmark; flown to Lakehurst for the return flight to Friedrichshafen with US 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (#C13) tied by "New York, N.Y. Varick St., Sta. May 29, 1930" duplex postmark; flight cachets, Fine to Very Fine, 25 cards and 20 covers flown. |  | $800 |
| 272 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 III b), large pre-printed flight cover bearing #C3 bottom margin vertical strip of four plus #C5 horizontal strip of five, all tied by target cancels and "Cristobal CZ. May 15, 1930" c.d.s. duplex; red Zeppelin "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befördert" oval cachet below; reverse with Havana (5.16) and Seville (6.4) transits and Friedrichshafen (6.6) receiver, Very Fine and choice. Only four such combinations reported in Canal Zone census. |  | $1,000 |
| 273 | 1930 (May 15), South American Flight (Sieger 64 III b), large flight cover bearing irregular corner margin block of eight #C3 tied by target cancels and "Cristobal C.Z., May 15, 1930" c.d.s. duplex; red Zeppelin "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befordert" oval cachet, the reverse with Havana (6.16) and Seville (6.4) transits and Friedrichshafen (6.6) receiver, Very Fine and choice. The only reported copy with sideographer initials. |  | $1,200 |
| 274 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 III b), pre-printed cover mailed Cristobal May 15, 1930 and franked by #C3 (two singles plus left margin plate number 115184 block of six), all with target cancels and tied either by target, Cristobal duplex or Seville transit; red "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befördert" handstamp below; endorsed via Havana to Friedrichshafen; reverse with Havana (May 16) and Seville, Spain (June 4) transits along with Friedrichshafen June 6 receiver, Very Fine. The only reported example with plate block. |  | $1,600 |
| 275 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 III b), large pre-printed flight cover bearing irregular block of four #C3 and horizontal strip of five #C5, all tied by target cancels and "Cristobal CZ. May 15, 1930" duplex, with red Zeppelin "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befördert" oval cachet; reverse with Havana (5.16) and Seville (6.4) transits plus Friedrichshafen (6.6) receiver, Very Fine and choice. Four such combinations reported in Canal Zone census. |  | $1,000 |
| 276 | 1930 (May 5), South America Flight (Sieger 64 X), printed "Behrens-Neuheiten-Dienst/Braunschweig" postcard with five Panama Airmail stamps tied by two strikes of "Agencia Postal, Panama May 5, 1930" duplex cancel; card prepared for Zeppelin flight from Cuba to Lakehurst, but the Zeppelin failed to land in Cuba and therefore mail went by ship, with Havana, Cuba May 18 transit slogan backstamp; additionaly franked with US 65¢ Zeppelin (#C13) tied by "New York N.Y. Grand Central Sta. May 27, 1930" duplex cancel and flown on return flight from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen with Friedrichshafen 6-6-30 arrival datestamp, Very Fine. |  | $1,000 |
| 277 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 X), cover with 20 Panama Provisional Airmail stamps (2 singles, 2 blocks of four, plus block of 10 on reverse), all tied by "Panama May 15, 1930" duplexes; endorsed "via Havana and Friedrichshafen" with Havana, Cuba (5.18) backstamp, Very Fine and rare. |  | $800 |
| 278 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 X), pre-printed cover with eleven Panama Airmail stamps (25c deep blue (#C9) pair and block of four, 5c on 10c orange (#C5) strip of three, plus 15c deep green and 20c rose (#C7, C8)), all tied by "Agencia Postal/Panama" May 15, 1930 duplexes; endorsed via Havana and Friedrichshafen, with Havana, Cuba (5.18) backstamp, Very Fine and rare. |  | $800 |
| 279 | 1930 (May 15), South American Flight (Sieger 64 X), large flight cover franked #C1, C3 (strip of three), C4 (pair & single) and C5 (strip of four), all tied by target cancels and "Cristobal C.Z., May 15, 1930" c.d.s. duplex; red Zeppelin "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befordert" oval cachet; reverse with Havana (6.16) and Seville (6.4) transits and Friedrichshafen (6.6) receiver, Very Fine and choice. Only reported copy with this combination of stamps. |  | $1,200 |
| 280 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 X), pre-printed cover with nine Panama Airmail stamps (25c deep blue (#C9) block of four and 20c (#C8) block of five), all tied by "Panama May 15, 1930" duplexes; endorsed via Havana and Friedrichshafen, with Havana, Cuba (5.18) backstamp, Very Fine and rare. |  | $800 |
| Lot | Zeppelin Collateral Material | Estimate | |
| 281 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 X), cover with eleven Panama Airmail stamps, all tied by "Panama May 15, 1930" duplexes; endorsed via Havana and Friedrichshafen; Havana, Cuba (5.18) backstamp, Very Fine and rare. |  | $800 |
| 282 | 1930 (May 15), South America Flight (Sieger 64 X), cover with 25c deep blue Panama Airmail (#C9) top margin block of 8 with plate number F-8957, all tied by "Panama May 15, 1930" duplexes; endorsed via Havana and Friedrichshafen, with Havana, Cuba (5.18) backstamp, Very Fine and rare 1930 South American Zeppelin Flight cover from Panama, Very Fine and rare. |  | $800 |
| 283 | 1930 (May 5), South American Flight (Sieger 64 X), large flight cover bearing 15¢ Airmail (#C1; 10: two blocks of four plus vertical pair) and horizontal pair of 25¢ Airmail (#C3), all tied by target cancels and "Cristobal C.Z., May 15, 1930" c.d.s. duplex; red Zeppelin "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befordert" oval cachet; reverse with Havana (6.16) and Seville (6.4) transits and Friedrichshaven (6.6) receiver, Very Fine and choice. |  | $1,000 |
| 284 | 1930 Baltic Sea Flight, Postcard signed by Max Pruss (Sieger 88 C), self addressed in pencil to Friedrichshafen with Germany 1m Eagle (Scott No. C32) tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 24.9.1930" circular datestamp, with green Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet and Helsinki same day cancel, on postcard with sepia image of Count von Zeppelin with facsimile signature in sepia1930 Baltic Sea Flight, postcard signed by Max Pruss, Extremely Fine. |  | $110 |
| 285 | 1930 (Nov 16), Chemnitz Flight, Friedrichshafen - Chemnitz (Sieger 100 Ac var.), orange card franked with a 1m Eagle (C31) tied by a Nov 2 onboard cancel, that being the originally scheduled date of this flight, which, due to poor weather, had to be pushed back by two weeks; with additional frankings of Liechtenstein (canceled Vaduz, Oct 16), Austria (Bregen, Oct 30), and Switzerland (Romanshorn, Oct 31; each possibly handback cancels), the dates indicating they were also intended for the original Nov 2 flight; red flight cachet and Nov 16 Chemnitz receiver on the front, Very Fine and rare. Sieger only lists this flight with a Nov 2 Friedrichshafen c.d.s., not the onboard datestamp. And it's likely that the addition of the three other countries' stamp is unique. Michel 154 d.Michel €1,000+ ($1,080). |  2 | $300 |
| 286 | 1933, Italy Flight (Sieger 207 Ab), On-Board strike on unusual Air Mail envelope to Rome, backstamp with pictorial cancel on reverse, Fine to Very Fine.Sieger €175 ($190). |  2 | $100 |
| 287 | 1934 (27 Sep), Short Swiss Flight (Sieger 0276, Michel 405), 6pf Hindenburg postal card featuring the Zeppelin over the Bodensee, uprated with an additional 45pf postage, with two onboard cancels; prepared by and addressed to Sieger, Very Fine. Very scarce; only about 300 pieces of mail were carried. Sieger O276; €300 ($320).Michel €420 ($450). |  2 | $120 |
| 288 | 1936 (May 14) 1st North America Flight, US Post Office Department Form 5-11654 Return Receipt form; it confirms that a parcel was sent from Bell Harbor Long Island and received by family in Budapest Hungary; New York Registry markings and the Hindenburg flight cancel confirms the transmission; wonderful postal history from the 1st North American return flight, Fine to Very Fine.Sieger 406. |  2 | $80 |
| 289 | 1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406A), lovely commercial mail addressed to Sao Paulo Brazil; bold backstamp; Si €250, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $60 |
| 290 | 1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406A), postcard sent from Berlin and addressed to MA; Missent auxiliary marking difficult to decipher, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $80 |
| 291 | 1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406C), homemade Airmail postcard mailed from the Foreign Office in Frankfurt to an addressee in MA; using a US 3¢ stamp the card was forwarded to a new address in Wiesbaden Germany; curious, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $60 |
| 292 | 1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406C/D), commercial mail sent on first Hindenburg crossing of the year; has both the "c" and "d" flight cachets; unusual, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $60 |
| 293 | 1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406C/D), four envelopes and a picture postcard from the First North American Flight all underpaid; auxiliary markings relay the shortpay as no Postage Due stamps were used; three are commercial covers, Fine to Very Fine. |  5 | $110 |
| 294 | 1936 (May 5), First North America Flight, from Austria to Panama (Sieger 406 D), Registered postcard addressed to Remedios, Panama, franked by Austria 5g, 25g and 80g (pair and single) Aviators (#C13, C19, C22) tied by three Vienna commemorative cancel strikes, with Vienna Registry label at lower left and Vienna 5.6 bridge and May 23 Remedios receiver on front alongside red flight cachet; reverse with two New York Registry transits (5.9) and boxed violet "Agencia Postal/Tranito/JUN 27 1936/R/Panama" return postmark, Very Fine and colorful. Only Panama destination reported on this flight. |  | $250 |
| 295 | 1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406D), envelope that entered the mail stream at the railway station at Frankfurt was sent to New York and then across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii; returned as unclaimed, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $80 |
| 296 | 1936 (May 6) 1st North America Flight (Sieger 406), Registered cover from Stockholm with scarce Zeppelin etiquette label addressed to New York; no flight cachet but correctly records arrival in America with New York Registry postmark on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $110 |
| 297 | 1936 (May 6), First North America Flight (Sieger 409 K), postcard with rubber-stamped Switzerland address, franked with 15¢ Airmail (#C10), 3¢ Goethals (#117), 2¢ Goethals (#106) and 1¢ Gorgas (#105); all tied by Cristobal rollers; violet flight cachet on front, Frankfurt (5.14) transit backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Unique reported copy with only Canal Zone franking. |  | $800 |
| 298 | 1936 (Aug 5) 6th North American Flight (Sieger 428), intriging commercial overweight envelope from Berlin to MA (Postage Due 2¢) from the Military Attache in the US Embassy to a military officer in the United States; US postage on reverse confirms shortfall paid, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $80 |
| 299 | 1936 8th North America Flight, USA franking (Sieger 438 A), 10¢ Monroe Perf 11x10 (Scott No. 642) vertical block of six with "Wilton N.Y. Aug. 19, 1936" duplex cancel on small registered cover to Frankfurt Germany, black registry and violet "Air Mail" and "retour" handstamps, red label "Mail via Airship Hindenburg" at top left, returned to sender with 13 backstamps including "Flug- und Luffschiffhafen Rhein-Main" double circle datestamp, three different Frankfurt receiving, German purple two-line cancel New York registry ovals (4 strikes/3 different dates) two strikes of the Wilton NY cancel and two strikes of East Rutherford receiving, Very Fine. |  2 | $110 |
| 300 | 1936 (Oct. 5) 10th North American Flight (Sieger 441), other mail (Si 441B) carried on 10th crossing having missed the sail date for the 9th; interesting auxiliary marking on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $110 |
