Stamps

France - Year 1939 complete (n°419 to 450), 32 stamps ++. Rating €343

TIMBRES. 13 boxes including Themes: Collection in albums of mint, cancelled and 1st day stamps including WWF, UNESCO, UN, DDR, JO, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Monaco + various themes including birds + mail cut-outs. To be studied. Note: some albums burned. (Expert: Louis-Edouard Behr)

France Lot of stamps. First choice. Rating 339 euros.

Large lot of stamps, albums and catalogues Groot lot postzegels, albums en catalogi provenance: Ertbuer Castle, also 'Rooman d'Ertbuer Castle' Lochristi provenance: Kasteel Ertbuer, ook 'Kasteel Rooman d'Ertbuer' Lochristi

France - Year 1943 (n°568 to 598), 31 stamps (++). Rating 212€.

WORLD (including France and Germany) Lot of 2 stamp albums.

Lot of 28 stamp booklets, including Red Cross. Mint.

France Lot of stamps. First choice. Rating 575 euros.

France - Year 1942 (n°538 to 567), 32 stamps (++). Rating €97.

WORLD Album containing a large lot of over 500 cancelled stamps

WORLD Large lot of bulk cancelled stamps.

France - Year 1954 complete (n°968 to 1007), 40 stamps, ++. Rating € 315.

France Lot of seven new blocks. Rating 60 euros.

Newspaper strips + FM block. Price 390 euros.

Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger Crew-Owned Cover - From the Collection of Dave Scott - Considerably rare flown Apollo 15 'Sieger/Crew Owned' postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the LM Falcon, numbered 51/400 [hand-corrected], signed in the lower left corner in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. The reverse is marked in ballpoint with NASA serial number “050.” Included with the cover is a one-page typed notarized certification, signed “Alfred M. Worden,” “David R. Scott,” and “James B. Irwin,” dated July 19, 1983, reading, in part: “Postal covers were carried aboard the Apollo 15 Mission, which postal covers were stamped and postmarked at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the date of the launch, July 26, 1971, and carried aboard the Apollo 15 Spacecraft during the entire term of the Mission, to include landing on the moon, and were returned to the Earth at the termination of the Mission on August 7, 1971...The postal covers were in the possession of one or more of the undersigned until 1972, at which time they were deposited with the United States Government...The undersigned have this date inspected Postal Cover No. 51, bearing NASA Serial No. 050, and aver, affirm and certify that said Postal Cover is a cover which was carried aboard the United States Lunar Mission—Apollo 15.” All three crew members have also added their initials to a small correction in the text. In fine condition. Accompanied by a lengthy signed letter of provenance from Cdr. Scott, which reads, in part: “I hereby certify that the post cover No. 51 included with this letter was carried to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Falcon during the three-day Apollo 15 extended scientific exploration of the Hadley Apennine region of the Moon, July 26-August 7, 1971...As was common practice on Apollo missions, postal covers and medallions were carried aboard the spacecraft as mementoes. Because of the increased mass of equipment to be carried by the Apollo 15 lunar module (including the Lunar Rover), I was informed by my supervisor, Donald Slayton, that only half the number of medallions previously carried would be allowed on Apollo 15. During the same period of preflight training, Slayton introduced the crew to his friend H. Walter Eiermann, a public relations specialist...Eiermann was friends with many of the astronauts, and through a German philately dealer, Herman E. Sieger, had been paying fees to astronauts for signing blocks of stamps...Eiermann suggested to the crew that they sign and carry 400 postal covers on the mission as lightweight mementoes. The covers would be provided by Sieger, 100 of which would be for Eiermann and Sieger, and 300 to be divided among the crew (a fee was also offered, but eventually declined)...Due to an oversight by NASA personnel, the covers were not listed on the official stowage list for the mission... Several months after the mission, the Endeavor covers began to appear in the marketplace for sale; and several months later Sieger advertised his 100 covers for sale. Both matters appeared in the media which offered confusing reports on the origin, ownership and distribution of the covers. When the situation came to NASA’s attention, NASA impounded all of the crew’s 359 covers...The covers were deposited in the National Archives with each cover being numbered by the National Archives for record (being different numbers from those on the covers)... Subsequent investigation by the Department of Justice concluded (December 1978) that the covers had not been smuggled on board the spacecraft and that the crew was not subject to any criminal act. In February 1983, the crew brought legal action against NASA for return of the covers. A settlement was reached quickly and on July 19, 1983, NASA returned the covers to the crew in a private meeting at the National Archives...After being returned by NASA, I retained this cover for my personal space collection.”

France - Taxe, from n°78 to 102 following. Rating 212€.

Lot of eight albums of Belgian and foreign mint stamps

Apollo 11 Flown Crew-Signed 'Type 1' Cover - Amazing flown Apollo 11 'Type 1' postal cover carried to the moon on the first lunar-landing mission, postmarked at Webster, TX on August 11, 1969, and stamped: "Delayed in quarantine at Lunar Receiving Laboratory M.S.C.-Houston, Texas." Boldly signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and signed in blue ballpoint by Michael Collins. Also flight-certified in the upper left in ballpoint by Collins: "Carried to the Moon aboard Apollo 11." The 'Type 1' cover features a full-color cachet depicting lunar surface activities, and a postage stamp depicting the iconic Apollo 8 'Earthrise.' In fine condition, with trivial surface loss to reverse. Although the crew splashed down on July 24, 1969, the astronauts, along with their equipment and belongings, were immediately quarantined in the Manned Spacecraft Center's Lunar Receiving Laboratory until August 11th, when the covers were able to be postmarked at the Webster, Texas, Post Office. Carried to the moon on Apollo 11, these rare crew-signed pieces represent the pinnacle of all space-flown covers. Ex. Aurora Auctions, October 15, 2005.

OLD PAPER In two binders: correspondence on L'Illustration, images of prisoners, 100 years of postage stamps in France catalog, souvenir of Charles Lindbergh received by Citroën factory workers in 1927, Citroën bulletin, documents including cruising silver photos, the language of stamps, postage correspondence, 1970 general regulations of the Loiret river syndicate, national lottery stamps, period 1943-1956, national lottery tickets 1934, 1935 and others.

Neil Armstrong Signature - Desirable ballpoint signature, "Neil Armstrong," on an off-white 5 x 3 card bearing a 10-cent 'First Man on the Moon' postage stamp, canceled at Cape Canaveral on September 23, 1973. In fine condition.

Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger Crew-Owned Cover - Highly sought-after flown Apollo 15 'Sieger/Crew Owned' postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the LM Falcon, numbered 133/300, signed in the lower left corner in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. The flown cover is displayed alongside a certificate signed "David R. Scott, July 18, 1983," in part: "This cover is #133 of 300 postmarked just prior to the launch of Apollo 15 on July 26, 1971 at Kennedy Space Center; stowed aboard the spacecraft in a sealed fireproof packet; carried to the lunar surface in LM 'Falcon'; returned to earth in CM 'Endeavour'; and postmarked immediately after splashdown on August 7, 1971 by the U. S. Navy Postal Station aboard the recovery ship USS Okinawa." Mounted and framed with a portrait of CDR Scott saluting the American flag on the lunar surface to an overall size of 24.5 x 16.5. In very fine condition. Included with the cover is a one-page typed notarized certification, signed “Alfred M. Worden,” “David R. Scott,” and “James B. Irwin,” dated July 19, 1983, reading, in part: “Postal covers were carried aboard the Apollo 15 Mission, which postal covers were stamped and postmarked at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the date of the launch, July 26, 1971, and carried aboard the Apollo 15 Spacecraft during the entire term of the Mission, to include landing on the moon, and were returned to the Earth at the termination of the Mission on August 7, 1971...The postal covers were in the possession of one or more of the undersigned until 1972, at which time they were deposited with the United States Government...The undersigned have this date inspected Postal Cover No. 133, bearing NASA Serial No. 266, and aver, affirm and certify that said Postal Cover is a cover which was carried aboard the United States Lunar Mission—Apollo 15.” All three crew members have also added their initials to a small correction in the text. In fine condition. The Apollo 15 crew carried 400 of these infamous 'Sieger' covers on the mission (with the limitation of "300" erroneously imprinted in the upper left). It was already common practice to carry postal covers, flags, and medallions aboard the spacecraft as mementoes of the mission. However, because of the increased mass of equipment to be carried by the Apollo 15 lunar module (including the Lunar Rover), the crew was informed that only half the number of medallions previously carried would be allowed on Apollo 15. During preflight training, Deke Slayton introduced the Apollo 15 crew to his friend H. Walter Eiermann, a public relations specialist. Eiermann was friends with many of the astronauts, and through a German philately dealer, Herman E. Sieger, had been paying fees to astronauts for signing blocks of stamps. Eiermann suggested to the crew that they sign and carry 400 postal covers on the mission as lightweight mementoes. The covers would be provided by Sieger, 100 of which would be for Eiermann and Sieger, and 300 to be divided among the crew. Due to an oversight by NASA personnel, the covers were not listed on the official stowage list for the mission. Several months after the mission, the Endeavour covers began to appear in the marketplace for sale; and several months later Sieger advertised his 100 covers for sale. Both matters appeared in the media which offered confusing reports on the origin, ownership and distribution of the covers. When the situation came to NASA’s attention, NASA impounded all of the crew’s 359 covers. The covers were deposited in the National Archives with each cover being numbered by the National Archives for record (being different numbers from those on the covers). Subsequent investigation by the Department of Justice concluded (December 1978) that the covers had not been smuggled on board the spacecraft and that the crew was not subject to any criminal act. In February 1983, the crew brought legal action against NASA for return of the covers. A settlement was reached quickly and on July 19, 1983, NASA returned the covers to the crew in a private meeting at the National Archives.

Amelia Earhart Signed 'First Amphibian Flight' Air Mail Cover - Scarce air mail cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a ‘First Amphibian Flight, Air Mail Over Lake Erie, Cleveland-Detroit” stamp, postmarked in Cleveland and Detroit on May 15, 1929, signed neatly in fountain pen by Amelia Earhart. In fine condition. A unique flight cover from the aviatrix, commemorating the only flight she flew as an official contract air mail route Per Assistant Superintendent Benny Myers of the Air Mail Service: ‘'It was also interesting to me to learn that on this first flight, the ship encountered some heavy fog while over Lake Erie and landed on the waters of that lake and waited for three hours for the weather to clear, after which they took off and completed their trip to Detroit.'

NASA and Aviation Stamp Collection - Interesting collection of postage stamps with NASA and aviation-related artwork, held within a large binder, including large blocks of unused stamps, plus some single stamps, postally used examples, and covers. Some highlights include canceled examples of the 2-cent and 5-cent stamps issued for the 1928 International Civil Aeronautics Conference; a block of 4¢ stamps honoring fifty years of naval aviation; several 4¢ Project Mercury stamps, including a block of unused stamps and several canceled examples; several 5¢ stamps honoring Ed White's historic Gemini 4 spacewalk; a block of 35 unused 6¢ Apollo 8 'Earthrise' stamps, plus a few small blocks; a block of 8¢ stamps honoring the Lunar Rover and a decade of United States achievements in space; 10¢ stamps honoring the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the Pioneer/Jupiter probes, and Skylab; two blocks of 10¢ stamps honoring the 'First Man on the Moon'; a block of 15¢ stamps honoring the Viking mission to Mars; a block of ten 29¢ stamps honoring Theodore von Karman; a block of ten 29¢ stamps honoring planetary bodies and their various satellites including Mariner 10, Mariner 2, Landsat, Lunar Orbiter, Viking Orbiter, Pioneer 11, and Voyager 2; and various others, including some FDCS. In overall very good to fine condition.