Auction 95-1
Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History, Philatelic Rarities of the World. Part 1
By RARITAN STAMPS, Inc.
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Thursday, Feb 2, 4:00 PM
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PO Box 425 Cranbury, NJ 08512-0425, USA, United States
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The Sale contains 1224 lots, including rare stamps and postal history of the World. This Sale represents the property of 36 owners.
Among the highlights are:
- Over 120 lots related to Worldwide Air Post, including Zeppelin Flights Postal History of various countries;
- Beautiful selection of US and Canada classic stamps and modern errors;
- Nice range of the People's Republic of China lots, including Gold Fishes, Chrysanthemums, Stage Arts of Mei Lan-fang, Views of Yellow Mountains and other long sets, several Culture Revolution items;
- Valuable French, Italian, Liechtenstein and Monaco lots;
- A part of the Highly Awarded Collection of Wenden
- Russian Zemstvo material;
- Outstanding Ukrainian material from renowned Collections of J. Bulat, Dr. Seichter and Dr. Zelonka.
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LOT 1:
Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History - United States
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Buyer's Premium: 15%
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Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History - United States
1922 (July 26), ''Maud'' Expedition and Attempted ''North Star'' Polar Flight by Roald Amundsen and pilot Oscar Omdal, cover from Nome (Alaska) to Philadelphia, bearing a pair of Amundsen's North Pole labels with two Washington 1c green affixed over, tied by ''North Star. Air Post'' confirmation marking, ''Maudexpeditionen'' straight line cachet in violet, VF and scarce. The Flight to the North Pole on a ''Curtiss'' airplane was planned in the summer of 1922, but did not take place due to the plane crash, Est. $300-$400
