Auctioned Irish Airmail Lots

Featured at Whyte's Auction of 10th October 1998 in Dublin

1933 (Aug 2) registered Irish acceptance airmail cover Dublin to Rio de Janeiro with 1s 3 1/2 d in definitives, per Graf Zeppelin 4th South America Flight with red and orange flight hs, fine and scarce. Estimate: IR £250 Realised: £200

1939 (June 10) cover Rangoon to Dun Laoghaire with *** SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURIO hs in red, (missing N). On reverse MP480 paper seal “COVER FOUND OPEN etc.” with DUN LAOGHAIRE cds of June 23 1939, stamp floated off and slight crash damage as usual. Imperial Airways “Centurion” crashed into Hoogly River at Calcutta, June 12 1939. Vogt C.390612.1. Estimate: IR £100 Realised: IR £340

1954. (Sept) front only Pakistan to New York addressed to Consul General, with *** (SALV)AGED FROM KLM CRASH AT SHANNON in black, one stamp missing, good. KLM Super Constellation “Triton” crashed immediately after take-off into mud flats in the Shannon estuary. 20 bags of mail were salvaged Vogt A. 540905.1. Estimate: IR £60 Realised: IR £48

1955 (June 8) first flight cover Hamburg to Shannon backstamp of June 10, Dublin cds of June 24, and flight cachets in green and red. Scarce, very fine. Estimate: IR £280 Realised: IR £150

1956 (April 23) Lufthansa first flight cover Hamburg-Shannon-Chicago, with blue handstamp cachet, Dusseldorf -Shannon leg, Shannon Airport and Dublin backstamps, addressed to Shannon. Estimate: IR £90 Realised: IR £70

1956 (April 23) Saarland acceptance with Saar 30f stamp for Lufthansa first flight cover Hamburg-Shannon-Chicago, with blue and green hs cachets, backstamped Paris, Shannon and Dublin. Scarce, very fine. Estimate: IR £100 Realised: IR £80