Sparks Auctions

Lot 825, 1933 Balbo Flight Cover to Germany, Shediac to Rome to Berlin

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Lot 825, 1933 Balbo Flight Cover to Germany, Shediac to Rome to Berlin

Lot 825, 1933 Balbo Flight Cover to Germany, Shediac to Rome to Berlin (reverse)Lot 825 1933 Balbo Flight Cover to Germany, mailed Shediac NS (JUL.25.1933 duplex) to the British Consul in Berlin, Germany via General Balbo Italian Air Squadron flight. Sent via Rome, Italy (AUG.8 backstamp) and arrived in Berlin on AUG.14. Apparently returned to North Sydney NS one month later on AUG.26 (backstamp). The cover is franked with three $1 Mount Cavell (#177) and a 20c Harvesting Wheat (#175), with special blue cachet on front. The Airmails of Canada and Newfoundland (1997) indicates that only 70 pieces were carried from Shediac to Rome on JUL.25. Most of the mail carried by Balbo’s squadron with Canadian stamps were from Shediac or Montreal to Chicago (490 pieces for that). A rare and very fine piece of air mail history. AAME CV$1,000.

Lot 150, Canada 1893 eight cent violet black Small Queen, XF mint hinged

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Lot 150, Canada 1893 eight cent violet black Small Queen, XF mint hingedLot 150 Canada #44 1893 8c violet black Small Queen, mint with full original lightly hinged gum. An outstanding stamp, with four large and even margins, quite fresh and extremely fine. An exceptional stamp, worthy of the finest collections, which sold for over $1,200 when last offered by our firm in 2015. Ex. Daniel Cantor collection and accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate. Rsv. Estimate $1,000.

Lot 1064, 1930 round trip Graf Zeppelin cover NY, Germany, South America, NY

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Lot 1064, 1930 round trip Graf Zeppelin cover New York, Germany, South America

Lot 1064, 1930 round trip Graf Zeppelin cover New York, Germany, South America, (reverse)Lot 1064 USA 1930 Germany to South America to U.S.A. Round Trip Graf Zeppelin Cover, franked with C15, the $2,60 blue “Baby Zeppelin”. Mailed in New York on APR.24.1930 and sent to Germany by sea. Graf Zeppelin left Friedrichshafen on MAY.18 and flew to South America via Sevilla. From South America flew up the coast of the Americas to New York, arriving there MAY.31, with Lakehurst receiver on the back. Has both US and German confirmation handstamps. Very fine. Frost U$1,600.

Lot 1050, Germany 1930 Graf Zeppelin flown postcard to Brazil, VF

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Lot 1050, Germany 1930 Graf Zeppelin flown postcard to Brazil, back, VF
Lot 1050, Germany 1930 Graf Zeppelin flown postcard to Brazil, front, VFLot 1050 Germany #127-49B 1930 Germany Graf Zeppelin Flown Picture Postcard to Brazil, franked with C38, the South America overprint Graf Zeppelin issue. Mailed Berlin on MAY.19, 1930 and flown to Sevilla, Spain, to connect with the Graf Zeppelin. Has confirmation handstamp at left in red. Arrived in Bahia, Brazil on MAY.24. The picture depicts a Doenier DO-X Airplane. Clean and very fine. Frost CV U$850.