Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 118

The Nov 14-15, 2020 Collectibles Auction

Rocket Mail Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 995		Austria, February 2, 1931 Schoekel Mt. Rocket V7 Flown White Card, E-Z 8C1c, Rare. Ellington-Zwisler 8C1c. Card franked with 10gr brown definitive with inscription reading 'Raketen Flugpost/Schmiedl/2. 2. 1931' and numbered '31'. Flown on V7 numbered '72'. Signed Schmiedl. From the world's first rocket mail flight. Very fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP Ex Ritten & Alden Barnes collections. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $461
Lot 996		July 1, 1931 'First Experimental Rocket Flight' Cartoon Covers (x2), E-Z 1C1 & 1C2. Ellington-Zwisler 1C1,1C2. Both green and red cachets with Poland Ohio 4 PM cancel and 5:30 PM Struthers Ohio backstamp on red cachet cover and Struthers Ohio 12:30 PM with Poland Ohio 4 PM backstamp on the green cachet cover. Estimated Value $300 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $283
Lot 997		Austria, April 11, 1932 Berndorf Rocket Flown Cover, E-Z 12C1a, Only 14 Flown. Ellington-Zwisler 12C1a. Cover franked with 5gr definitive and 10gr postage due tied by Lubenau-Graz cancels, red rectangular rocket cachet on front and back and signed Schmiedl on both sides. Also bears 'mit Postrakete V11 befordent' in black ink, very fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $400
Lot 998		Austria, April 11, 1932 Berndorf Rocket Mail Cards (x2), E-Z 12C1c. Ellington-Zwisler 12C1c. Two different cards, both posted in Graz, both signed Schmiedl on both sides, very fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $234
Lot 999		Germany 1933 Hasselfelde Rocket Mail Cover & Card. EZ 2C1 (50) @ $150 and 2C1c (14) @ $200. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1000		Germany Nov. 4, 1933 Stiege Rocket Mail Cover & Card. EZ 3C1 ($250) backstamped and 3C1a ($300), total quantities of 38 flown. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1001		Germany Nov. 6, 1933 Stiege Rocket Mail Cover & Card. EZ 4C1 w/ 4A6 ($175) and 4C2 w/ 4A5 ($175), total 100 flown. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1002		Germany Nov. 10, 1933 Stiege Rocket Mail Cover & Card. EZ 5C1 w/ 5A1 & 5A2 ($150) and 5C2 w/ 4A3 & 4A4a (rose), the $150 cover price is for common stamps (qty 2000), 4A4a qty is 246. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1003		Austria, Dec. 29, 1933 Lake Strausee Rocket Mail 3g entire, E-Z 23C1e. Ellington-Zwisler 23C1e. Only 2 flown according to E-Z catalog, fresh flimsy constructed from 3g entire, with 'Katapultflug' flight stamp tied by red K1 rocket cachet, signed Schmiedl, very fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $295
Lot 1004		Germany 1934 Blankenburg Rocket Mail Cover & Card. EZ 7C3a (Est. $200) and 8C1 ($200). Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1005		September 22,1935 Astoria NY Rocket Mail Explosion Cover Green 'Via First….' Cachet, E-Z 5C1. Ellington-Zwisler 5C1. 250 covers were flown but only 28 damaged covers recovered. Bears INVERTED 'Rocket And Mail/Damaged By Explosion' handstamp and imperf First American Rocket Flight stamp tied by green 'Via first American Rocket Flight' cachet and additional US franking. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $400
Lot 1006		Dec. 21, 1935 Kanzel Rocket Mail Cover, E-Z 30C1, Depicted in the E-Z Catalog. Ellington-Zwisler 30C1. Only 27 covers flown, 'N6' cachet, number 25, signed Schmiedl, 21.XII.35 Costing bei Graz cancel, '27 Flown' handstamp on reverse. This is the cover depicted in the E-Z catalog. Estimated Value $400 - UP Ex Zwisler & Alden Barnes collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $234
Lot 1007		France, Jan. 2, 1935 Paris Rocket Mail Cover, E-Z 1C1, Pictured in E-Z Catalog, Rare. Ellington-Zwisler 1C1. Number carried unknown, Perron is the experimenter, bears E-Z 1A1 as franking along with additional French franking, addressed to Julius Bock in Berlin as are all known examples. Estimated Value $500 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $320
Lot 1008		France, Jan. 2, 1935 Paris Rocket Mail Cover, E-Z 1C1b, 'Roket' Error and with Inverted Overprint Extremely Rare. Number carried unknown, Perron is the experimenter, bears E-Z 1A1b, 'Roket' error with the overprint inverted as franking along with additional French franking, addressed to Julius Bock in Berlin as are all known examples. Rocket stamp is faulty at left but likely unique. Estimated Value $300 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $344
Lot 1009		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1010		May 1, 1959 Point Magu Calif US Missile Mail Official Cover, E-Z 24C1. Magenta 'US Missile Mail/May 1, 1959, Point Magu, Calif' cachet, only 137 total pieces flown. Signed by LA PM Olsen (dated 5-1-59). RARE and very fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP Ex Alden Barnes collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1011		May 1, 1959 Point Magu Calif US Missile Mail Airmail Cover, E-Z 24C1a, Pictured in E-Z Catalog. Ellington-Zwisler 24C1a. Magenta 'US Missile Mail/May 1, 1959, Point Magu, Calif' cachet, only 137 total pieces flown, RARE and very fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP Ex Alden Barnes collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1012		July 4, 1960 Honolulu, Hawaii 'Willow' Missile Mail Cover, E-Z 36C1. Ellington-Zwisler 36C1. Only 43 recorded by E-Z catalog, each numbered, this is #41 as noted as part of eleven line printed cachet on back, very fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Ex Alden Barnes collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1013		US 19th Century & Early 20th Century Cover Group. 1000++ covers and postal stationery (mint & used) with nice selection of #26's and banknotes on covers plus others, some in quantities with wide range of usages and postmarks, quite an interesting group that should be closely inspected. Estimated Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,050
Lot 1014		US Covers Hoard In 2 Banker Boxes. Thousands of covers including group of 100+ 1800's Michigan town cancels with 3¢ Banknote (#158), 100+ 1930's ship Navy covers, 1930's Alaska Emergency Airmail Service Covers (various Alaskan cities), Antarctic expedition covers, etc. plus hundreds of FDC's and CAM covers from 1930's and 40's, careful inspection is highly recommended as there are many interesting materials throughout and probably many sleepers as well. Estimated Value $600 - UP View details	Realized $600
Lot 1015		Group Of 600+ Civil War Patriotic Envelopes. Over 600 unused envelopes unfortunately with the corner areas all glued to home-made album pages, still a nice group with very few duplications if any depicting a wide range of subject matters contemporary to the period, many are multicolored, must be viewed to be appreciated. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $990
Lot 1016		US Cover Group Incl. FDC's & Postal Stationery. Thousands in box consisting of FDC's (we note group of colorful Cachet Craft), commercial covers from late 19th century and early 20th century, event covers, mint & used postal stationery, postcards, etc., quite a messy group but careful inspection would be rewarding. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 1017		1911-1940's Group Of 70+ Flight Covers. Interesting group of flight covers starting with three 1911-12 early Pioneer flights (1911 St. Louis Aerodome Station, 1912 Aviation Field McLeansboro, IL, and 1912 Plainsfield NJ), then range of various first flights with few foreign including 1930 "Europa" ship-to-shore catapult cover, transatlantic mail, etc. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $990
Lot 1018		Interesting Covers and Postcards Group. Mainly 19th century group of 25 covers and postcards, with few stampless, Banknotes registered cover, Blood's Penny Post, few advertising, some interesting postmarks, etc., please inspect. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 1019		Group Of Colorano Silk Cachet FDC's. Clean group of 400+ colorful Colorano FDC's mainly from the 1970's & 80's period with nice variety including transportation coil issues, airmails, etc. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details	Unsold
Lot 1020		U.S. Covers, FDC's, and Used Group. 8 banker boxes containing thousands of covers and FDC's incl about 500 gold foil covers, topical covers (Norman Rockwell, Presidents & First Ladies, etc.) with some foreign, souvenir pages, postal stationery, loose stamps on & off paper, quite a conglomeration of materials even with UN collection (#38 S/S included), please inspect as collectively all of these will add up to some value. Estimated Value $340 - UP View details	Realized $180