Third Session - Harmers Auctions

United States and Possessions
1599
Start CHF
UNITED STATES - Swe den, 1890 cover, franked with strip of
three 2c green Bank Note is sue, un der pay ing the dou ble weight
UPU let ter rate to Swe den. Stamps tied by TACOMA/WASH du -
plex can cels, and front shows cir cled "T" handstamp with manu -
script "20" in di cat ing the un der pay ment in cen times, plus blue
manu script "32" öre to tal post age due no ta tion. Re verse bears
pair 1ö, pair 5ö and sin gle 20ö sec ond is sue Swed ish post age
due stamps (Sc J12, J14, J17) all tied by FILIPSTAD ar rival cds.
Un usual un der paid cover with scarce post age due frank ing. Sc.
213 (Photo).
Est. 250 - 300 CHF.
250 CHF
1600
1600
UNITED STATES - France, 1930 reg is tered cover, franked
with a pair of 10c Mon roe, or ange-yel low with" Nebr." over print,
tied by datestamp. Re verse shows AUBURN reg is tra tion dis -
patch cds, New York tran sit and Neuilly ar rival cds. Very scarce
us age of over printed stamps to over seas des ti na tion. Scott 679
(Photo).
Est. 150 - 200 CHF.
150 CHF
1601
UNITED STATES - Ko rean War, 1951-52, two dif fer ent pro -
pa ganda leaf lets, one in Chi nese show ing a US jet fighter, part
air plane and part hawk, stream ing down from the skies upon a
fright ened chicken rep re sent ing the Com mu nist Air Force
(Photo).
Est. 230 - 250 CHF.
230 CHF
Flight Covers
1601
1602
UNITED STATES, 1933 (July 15) New York-Kaunas Trans at -
lantic flight, by Stefan Dar ius and Stan ley Girenas in their
plane "Lituanica", with ap pro pri ate ca chets and post marks,
signed by both fli ers, Fine (Photo).
Est. 230 - 260 CHF.
230 CHF
After successfully crossing the ocean, the fliers lost their lives
when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, some 400
miles short of their goal.
1602
1603
UNITED STATES, 1938 Howard Hughes Re cord Flight
Around the World, air mail cover ad dressed to Florida, tri ple
frank ing with French and Rus sian ad he sives, all ap pro pri ate
mark ings and ac tu ally signed by Howard Hughes and Harry
Conner, one stamp de fec tive, oth er wise Fine, a scarce item,
one of only a few cov ers ac tu ally signed by Hughes (Photo).
Est. 4 000 - 4 500 CHF.
4,000 CHF
Confederacy
1603
1604
CONFEDERACY, Ath ens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ pur ple, large mar -
gins in clud ing sheet mar gin at top, used on cover to Clarksville,
GA., with black "Ath ens, GA. Oct.2" cds along side, some cover
re pairs, stamp is Very Fine, 1986 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 5X1; $2
500 (2 360 CHF) (Photo).
Est. 1 400 - 1 600 CHF.
1,400 CHF
1604
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