Auction 90-2
Auction 90, Session 2 - Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History
By RARITAN STAMPS, Inc.
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Jul 24, 2021
PO Box 425 Cranbury, NJ 08512-0425, USA, United States
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The Auction contains 1359 lots, representing the property of 34 owners.
Among the highlights of this Sale:
- the Collection of Karl Lewis Illustrated covers;
- Proofs, color errors, perforated and imperforated varieties of US and Canada;
- Valuable British Commonwealth items;
- German and Italian area material, Including valuable Offices, Colonies and Occupation items,
- Nice range on Liechtenstein and Switzerland;
- First Class Russian Imperial and Soviet Union rarities, representing mint No.2, numerous proofs, essays, errors, perforated and imperforated varieties;
- Valuable Ukrainian stamps and postal history from renowned Collections of Dr. Seichter, John Bulat, Dr. Zelonka, and others;
- Worldwide Pioneer and Zeppelin Flights.
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LOT 1292:
First and Pioneer Flights - United States
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1,500
Buyer's Premium: 15%
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First and Pioneer Flights - United States
Aerial Circumnavigation Record Attempt by James Mattern and Bennett Griffin: July 5-7, 1932, cover delivered by aircraft ''The Century of Progress'' from Floyd Bennett Field (Brooklyn, NY) to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, then non-stop to Berlin, in 18:41 hours. This failed round-the-world flight attempt ended in an emergency crash landing at Borisov, suburb of Minsk (Byelorussian Soviet Republic, USSR) on July 7, 1932. They did set a record for crossing the Atlantic in 10 hours, 50 minutes. The cover has three-country franking with appropriate postal markings and bearing Mattern's lengthy inscription with his signature, mostly fresh, VF and very rare, no more then 10 items were carried, Muller #360, 50,000points, Est. $2,500-$3,000
