383rd Auction

1941, Luftpostbrief von "RABS a.d.THAYA 20.XI.41" mit handschriftlicher Barfreimachung "Freimachungsgebühr....Postgebühren 1 RM 75 Rpf" und rückseitiger OKW-Zensur via Valparaiso und Hongkong mit rotem Zensur-Label und Zensurstempel "AIR TRANSIT 7" an die deutsche Botschaft in Tokio mit Nachsendung nach Yokohama. Der Umschlag mit Randfehlern und links Teil des Zensur-Labels fehlend, trotz der Einschränkungen ein seltener Luftpostbrief über Südamerika mit Destination Japan

1930/34, interesting collection "Balbo-Flug" 1930 with among others first flight letter with 18 signatures of the pilots and 12 different special cards with photos of the squadron pilots (all used with vignettes and commemorative stamps), additionally stamps and two special cards for the postal flight "Rome - Buenos Aires", clean on self designed album sheets, additionally some literature and pieces from auction catalogues, ex Dr. Findheiss

1926/35, interesting group of 67 "Roessler" airmail covers, including 1 catapult flight 1930 and a zeppelin cover "Akron" trip no. 29, otherwise mostly first flight covers, mostly fine condition

1927/40, USA, album with 90 illustrated airmail covers, including 70 first flights

1929/38, 23 catapult mail covers and a scarce illustrated brochure with items, fees and schedules for catapult flights in the year 1935

1933/90, extensive collection "Air Mail" with several hundred airmail letters/cards, mostly from the need with interesting postage paid, cancellations and specials, together in 13 folders, ex Dr Findeiss

1935/40, USA, 101 air-mail letters from transatlantic and trans-Pacific flights with several scarce flights and attractive covers, well preserved

1939/44, small stock with focus on airmail covers from and to South America, mostly LATI with feeders, interesting postage rates etc., ex Dr Findeiss

1939/45, extensive collection "DER ITALIENISCHE SÜDATLANTISCHE LUFTPOSTDIENST 1939-41 (VIA L.A.T.I)" with several hundred letters from and to South America incl. a good part of the airmail lines after LATI was discontinued in 20 folders. Including several covers from the first flight in 1939 with, among others, feeders from Rodi, Switzerland and the Vatican (without special cancellations), plenty of demand mail from the German Reich including airmail wrappers and further feeders from Bohemia & Moravia, one letter each from the Generalgouvernement and DP Alsace, Belgium, Denmark, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Spain and Hungary. The section with covers from South America is also very extensive, including the "First flight Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Aires" section with better covers and special features. In addition, further special features of the mailing incl. complete "coffee" linen bags", censorship, return mail etc., all on self-designed album pages and lots of literature or pieces with photos from auction catalogues. A certainly unique collection of this kind, it Dr Findeiss