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| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 2462 |
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 1937 - Flight Cover Intended for the Ill-Fated Hindenburg. Cover bearing a tremendous variety of U.S., German and Hong Kong stamps, typed instructions "By transpacific route San Francisco to Hong Kong,
China thence by fastest route to Frankfurt a/M, Germany thence 'Eingeschrieben' by Zeppelin to the United States", cachet for San Francisco-Hong Kong leg, also with purple "S.S. Queen Mary" handstamp for voyage from Europe to U.S., Very Fine, unusual
usage (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2463 |
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Zeppelin Flight Covers. Three cacheted covers, incl. one to Berlin which is signed by Dr. Eckener, another to Spain, Fine-Very Fine |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2464 |
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 Apollo 6 Signed Cover. Cover bearing 1c and 5c stamps tied by "Kennedy Space Center, Fl. Apr. 4, 1968" machine cancel and addressed to Germany, signed by 18 astronauts incl. Alan Shepard, Buzz
Aldrin, and other notablesVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE SPACE MEMORABILIA ITEM, CANCELLED ON LAUNCH DAY OF THE APOLLO 6 UNMANNED FLIGHT INTO SPACE. The Apollo 6 mission was the second (and last) unmanned test flight of the Saturn V launch
vehicle. The flight lasted just over ten hours. News of the launch was overshadowed by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination on the same day. (Image) |
E. 4,000-5,000
SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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