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3070 – ERIVAN X
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Italo Balbo Return Flight Cover, 1933, $1.00 violet black, three singles, with 10c orange and 50c lilac, tied to cover from New York City to Rome, Italy, struck with partial New York City Hall duplex, purple United States "Italian Air Cruise / New York – Roma" and blue Italian "crociera Aerea del Decennale / Italia – Nord Amerika" handstamped flight cachets, manuscript "By Italian Air Cruise / to / Europe", Rome c.d.s. arrival backstamps, to Paris, France, crossed-out and forwarded to Interlaken, Switzerland, with indistinct c.d.s. arrival backstamp (17.VIII.33), light soiling in places, a fine and scarce flight cover; ex Ainsworth.(AAMC "1184f)
Metropolitan Fair for U.S. Sanitary Commissions, illustrated cover franked with 3c rose, tied by star in circle fancy cancel, postmarked with indistinct New York cd.s., to Boston, Massachusetts, some light toning to adhesive, cover adhered to black card, a lovely usage of this fancy cancel.
Steamer Mary Bess, bold ship marking on 3c Nesbitt entire, indicia cancelled "WAY" in black, postmarked with red "New Orleans La / Sep / 7" c.d.s., sent locally, with small newspaper cutout notice of the Mary Bess docking at Attakapas to collect freight, light pressed vertical fold, fresh and attractive.
Provenance:
Richard Frajola Public Auction, United States Postal History, March 9, 1985.