Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 45

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Rocket Mail-United States

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 292		1961 September 30, Sparks, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. Lot of six different flown covers including two each (used with perf and imperf rocket stamps) flown on Rocket I and Rocket II. Also included are one cover from each flight with blue "DAMAGED by ROCKET IMPACT" handstamps. ALSO perf and imperf mint sheets of four of the rocket stamp. A scarce lot. E-Z No. 48A1a (x2), C1, C1a, C1c, C4, C5, C5c, 1996 cat. = $185. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 293		1961 October 28, Douglas County, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of eight different flown covers and Astro-Notes used with perf or imperf rocket stamps. E-Z No. 49C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C2, C2a, C2b, C2c, 1996 cat. = $96. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 294		1962-63, McMurdo Sound, Antartica, Flown Rocket Cover. Used with a blue/red rocket stamp. A mint rocket stamp is included. Only 12 covers were flown. ALSO a mint rocket stamp and the complete set of four covers from the 1952 Yuma, AZ rocket flight. E-Z No. 50A1a, C1, C1a, C2, C2a, 51A1a, C1, 1996 cat. = $316. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 295		1963 John Glenn & Wally Schirra Commemorative Rocket Flights. An interesting lot that includes a green mint rocket stamp and a small black and white photo of the launch from the John Glenn flight and, from the Wally Schirra flight, a flown cover (only 125 flown, Ex. Ellington) cancelled in Cape Canaveral and another flown cover used with a black/blue rocket stamp but cancelled in Washington, DC (only 100 exist, Ex. Ellington), ALSO a small black and white photo of the launch. All are greatly undervalued. E-Z No. 52A1, 55C1, C1a, 1996 cat. = $34. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 296		1964 January 1, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of eight different flown covers and Astro-notes used with perf or imperf purple rocket stamps. Complete sets of these covers are rarely available. E-Z No. 56C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C2, C2a, C2b, C2c, 1996 cat. = $130. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 297		1964 July 22, Carson City, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. An almost complete set of nine different flown covers missing only the "heavy paper" perf rocket stamp cover in undamaged condition to be complete. Scarce thus. ALSO perf and imperf souvenir sheets of the purple/silver rocket stamp. E-Z No. 57A1 (x2), C1, C1a, C2, C2a, C3, C3a, C3b, C3c, C3e, 1996 cat. = $151. Estimated Value $135 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $127
Lot 298		1964 July 25, China Lake, CA, Flown Rocket Covers. A complete set of eight flown covers used with perf or imperf black/gray rocket stamps. Some duplicates and unlisted covers are included as are perf and imperf mint rocket souvenir sheets of two. Two of the covers are addressed to Hermann Sieger in Germany. E-Z No. 58A1 (x2), C1 (x2), C1 var, C1a (x2), CC2, C2a, C3, C3a var), C4, C4a. 1996 cat = $130+. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 299		1964 Octber 5, Roswell, NM, Flown Rocket Covers/Cards. The complete set of perf and imperf rocket stamp souvenir sheets, six different flown covers/cards and an unflown card. Some cards are signed by the rocketeers. E-Z No. 59A1 (x2), C1, C1a, C1b, C2, C2a, C2b, D1, 1996 cat. = $80. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 300		1964 October 5, Roswell, NM, Flown Rocket Covers. A complete set of 12 different covers used with perf or imperf orange/black rocket stamps plus three covers used with part perf rocket stamps. ALSO a group of six different varieties, perf and imperf, of the mint rocket stamp souvenir sheets of two as well as a single with the black overprint missing. Complete sets of these covers are rarely available. E-Z No. 60A1 (x6), C1, C1a, C2, C2a, C2b, C2c, C3, C3a, C4, C4a, C5, C5a, 1996 cat. = $176+. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 301		1965 March 23, Washee County, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of six flown covers and perf and imperf mint souvenir sheets of the rocket stamp. Complete sets are difficult to locate. ALSO a mint single and a flown cover from the 1964 Camp Picket, VA rocket flight and single flown covers from the two May 22nd flights and te October 30th flight. E-Z No. 61A1, C1, 62A1, C1, C1a, C1b, C2, C2a, C2b, 63C1, 64C1, 65C1, 1996 cat. = $119. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 302		1965 December 31, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers/Cards. The complete set of flown covers/cards plus perf and imperf rocket stamp souvenir sheets. E-Z No. 66A1a (x2), C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C2, C2a, C2b, C2c, 1996 cat. = $101. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 303		1966 June 16, McAllen, TX, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of 10 flown covers with different color cachets as well as a set of 10 mint rocket stamp souvenir sheets of four - two each overprinted for each of the five different rockets flown (the sheets for "Rocket #3" are seperated into vertical pairs). A scarce complete set. E-Z No. 67A1a (x10), C1, C1a, C2, C2a, C3, c3a, C4, C4a, C5, C5a, 1996 cat. = $180. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $98
Lot 304		1966 July 2, McAllen, TX, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of eight flown covers with different color cachets as well as a set of blue and red imperf souvenir sheets of four with gold overprints, a double sheet of eight of the red rocket stamp, three "Cross-Gutter" blocks and a proof (#11/58) of the "Damaged by Water" cachet. A scarce complete set. E-Z No. 68A1a (x2), A1a var (x3), C1, C2, C2a, C3, C4, C5, C6, C6a, 1996 cat. = $270+. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 305		1966 July 2, McAllen TX, Flown Rocket Covers. A complete set of six covers similar to those in the previous lot, but with rare BLACK cachets. This is the first time we have seen this set. E-Z No. 68C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 vars., 1996 cat. = $400. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 306		1966 July 2, McAllen, TX, Unflown Rocket Covers. An unusual lot of 14 covers, all with rare BLACK cachets and used with rocket stamps, but all without US postage. Included are two covers from the 25th Anniversary issue(with red and blue rocket stamps), the complete set from the 30th Anniversary issue and an additional 30th Anniversary issue complete set of six covers missing the basic rocket cachet, but with all of the overprints. These all appear to be unlisted. E-Z No. 47C1 (x2), 68C1-C6, C1-C6 vars. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 307		1966, July 2, McAllen, TX, Flown Rocket Cover. An interesting cover flown on Rocket #4. The red cachet is marked "Damaged by Rocket Explosion". What is unusual is that the cover has no US postage, but does have the US/Mexico and Mexico/US rocket stamps of the July 2nd flights tied by the 1966, 30th Anniversary handstamp: "Dispatched by Rocket". The burn hole in the center of the cover was due to the explosion of the original rocket that flew this cover. This combination cover appears to be unlisted. E-Z No. 45C5/68-1 var. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 308		1967 September 30, Gerlach, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of seven covers plus perf and imperf mint souvenir sheets of the rocket stamps. Only 55/380 of each flown. ALSO a cover from the September 18th Bear Pen Mountain flight (only 20 flown). A scarce lot. E-Z No. 100C1, 101A1(x2), C1 (Ex. Zwisler), C1a, C1b (Ex. Zwisler), C2 (Ex. Zwisler), C2a, C2b (Ex. Zwisler), C2c (Ex. Zwisler), 1996 cat. = $166. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $127
Lot 309		1968 May 15, Carson City Airport, Flown Rocket Covers. Lot of three covers and one Astro-Note used with one of the two different gold rocket stamps plus mint sheets of the two rocket stamps. Included are E-Z No. 104A1, A2, C1 (only 380 flown), C1b (Ex. Zwisler, only 358 flown), C1c (only 42 flown), C1d (Ex. Zwisler, only 192 flown), 1996 cat = $79. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 310		1968 May 19, Carson City, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. An almost complete set of 10 different covers (missing two) plus a mint souvenir sheet of the rocket stamp. Only 57/115 of each cover flown. Scarce. E-Z No. 105A1, C1, C1a, C1c, C1d, C1e, C1f, C1g, C1h, C1i, C1j, 1996 cat. = $162. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 311		1968 May 19, Roxbury, NY, Flown Rocket Covers. An almost complete set of 10 covers missing only two covers to be complete. All used with an imprinted or adhesive rocket stamp. Only 19/50 of each flown. Some damaged due to the flights. A rare lot. E-Z No. 106C1, C1a, C1b, C2 (signed by rocketeer Schmeidl), C2a, C3, C3a, C4, C4a, C5, 1996 cat. = $400. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $210
Lot 312		1968 September 22, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of six covers used with the brown/white rocket stamp PLUS a mint sheet of four of the rocket stamp. Only 100/220 of each cover flown. E-Z No. 107A1a, C1, C1a, C1b, C2, C2a, C2b, 1996 cat. = $77. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 313		1968 October 5, Mojave CA, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of six flown covers, all "Damaged by Crash". Also perf and imperf mint sheets of the two rocket stamps. ALSO two unused flight covers and two damaged cards. A seldom seen lot. E-Z No. 108A1a (x2), C1, C1a, C2, C2a (x2), C3, C3a, 1996 cat. = $60+. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $48
Lot 314		1968 October 11, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. Lot of nine different flown covers from this scarce flight. Only 250/450 of each cover flown. Also a mint souvenir sheet of three of the red triangular rocket stamp and one seal sheet of the Apollo 1 and Apollo 7 astronauts. E-Z No. 110A1a, C1 (Ex. Zwisler), C1a (Ex. Zwisler), C1d, C2 (Ex. Zwisler), C2a, C2e, C3, C3a, C3d, 1996 cat. = $110. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 315		1968 December 21, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of four covers, used with a different blue rocket stamp. Only 250 of each cover flown. ALSO a souvenir sheet of four of the different rocket stamps (corner wrinkle). E-Z No. 112A1a, C1, C2 (Ex. Zwisler), C3, C4 (Ex. Zwisler), 1996 cat. = $50+. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 316		1969 January 8, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of eight different covers/cards, all used with one of the two different blue rocket stamps. ALSO two mint sheets of two of the rocket stamp and a similar sheet with a red "PROOF" overprint. Several of the covers and the two sheets are signed by various of the rocketeers. E-Z No. 113A1a, A1b, B1, C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C2, C2a, C2b, C2c, 1996 cat. = $135. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 317		1969 March 3, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of four flown covers (only 250/500 of each flown) and two mint souvenir sheets. Undervalued. E-Z No. 115A1a, A5a, C1 (Ex. Zwisler), C2 (Ex. Zwisler), C3, C4 (Ex. Zwisler), 1996 cat. = $59. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 318		1969 April 27, Mojave, CA, Flown Rocket Covers/Cards. The complete set of 12 different flown covers/cards plus roulette and imperf souvenir sheets as issued for the three rocket flights. Some covers marked "Damaged by Crash". ALSO a green and a blue mint insert card. A scarce lot. E-Z No. 119A1a, C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C2, C2a, C2b, C2c, C3, C3a, C3b, C3c, 1996 cat. = $150. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 319		1968 May 18, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of seven different covers plus two mint souvenir sheets of the rocket stamps. Only 250/270 of each cover flown. Complete sets are rarely available. E-Z No. 121A1a, A4a, C1, C1a, C1b (Ex. Zwisler), C1c, C1d (Ex. Zwisler), C1e, C2 (Ex. Zwisler), 1996 cat. = $91. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 320		1969 July 16, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of five covers (only 196-250 covers flown) plus three mint souvenir sheets of the rocket stamps. ALSO a cover from the May 24th, Mojave Desert flight (only 400 covers flown). A nice lot. E-Z No. 122C1, 124A1a, A4, A5a, C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C1d, 1996 cat. = $78. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 321		1969 July 16, 20, Plaster City, CA, Flown Rocket Covers/Cards. The complete set of eight different flown covers/cards and mint perf and imperf souvenir sheets of the gold rocket stamp. ALSO a damaged/repaired cover (125C1a) to be posted, two mint rocket cards and two 15th Anniversary souvenir sheets of four of the red rocket stamp. Only 17/189 of each cover flown. E-Z No. 124A7a, 125 A1b, A1c, C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C2, C2a, C2b, C2c, 1996 cat. = $107+. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 322		1969 July 29, Pyramid Lake, AZ, Flown Rocket Covers/Cards. The complete set of six covers/cards and three mint souvenir sheets. Only 199/250 of each cover flown. E-Z No. 126A1a, A5a, A7a, C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C1d (Ex. Zwisler), C1e, 1996 cat. = $81. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 323		1969 November 8, Mojave Desert, CA, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of four covers and one souvenir sheet of two of the rocket stamp. Only 125 of each flown. ALSO the complete set of five covers flown on the November 14, Pyramid Lake, NV flight. Only 250 of each flown. E-Z No. X128C1, C1a, C2, C2a (Ex. Zwisler), 130C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C1d, 1996 cat. = $103. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 324		1970 April 14, Pyramid Lake, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. Lot of six flown covers, missing only two to be complete. Only 92/220 covers flown. ALSO the complete set of two covers from the April 26, Mojave Desert, CA flight. Only 311 covers recovered from the crash. Scarce. E-Z No. 135C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C1d (Ex. Zwisler), C1f, 136C1, C1a, 1996 cat. = $82. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 325		1970 June 26, Nixon, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. Lot of six covers/cards and one mint sheet. Only 90/214 covers/cards on each rocket flown. ALSO a lot of five flown covers from the 1971 January 31, Pyramid Lake, NV flight. Only 168/226 covers on each rocket flown. E-Z No. 138A1a, C1, C1b, C1d, C1f, C1g, C1i, 143C1, C1b, C1d, C1f, C1h, 1996 cat. = $118. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 326		1971 March 8, Mojave Desert, Flown Rocket Cards. Lot of three similar cards, each flown with a blue rocket stamp, but each with different US postage stamps. There were four different types used in total. Three notarized certificates of authenticity are included by the rocketeer. Only 300 cards of all types flown. ALSO two flown and one unflown cover from the July 26th, Pyramid Lake, NV flight. Only 300/347 of each flown. E-Z No. 148A1, C1 (x3), 153 B1, C1, C1k, 1996 cat. = $63+. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 327		1971 August 25, Rogers Dry Lake, CA, Flown Rocket Cover. This cover was flown on the "First Lifting Body Flight of the M2F3". This is #5 of only 15 covers flown. It is signed by pilot Bill Dana in the lower left. Extremely rare and the first we have ever seen. E-Z No. 155C1, 1996 cat. = $500. Estimated Value $500 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,050
Lot 328		1971 Mojave Desert, Flown Rocket Card. Used with a purple/white rocket stamp. A small edge nick on the card is of no import. A notarized certificate of authenticity is included from the rocketeer. Only 305 cards flown. ALSO the complete set of the 1972 March 17, Mojave Desert Flight including three flown covers, an unflown "Specimen" cover and mint/"Specimen" rocket stamps. Only 100/105 of each cover flown. E-Z No. 156C1, 161A1 (x1.5), A2 (x1.5), C1, C1a, C1b, D1, 1996 cat. = $61. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $92
Lot 329		1972 April 16, Smoke Creek Desert, NV, Flown Rocket Covers. The complete set of five covers plus an unflown cover. Only 150/575 of each cover flown. ALSO the complete set of flown covers, mint and "Specimen" stamps from the May 4, Mojave Desert flight. E-Z No. 163C1, C1a, C1b, C1c, C1d, D1, 164A1 (x1.5), A2 (x1.5), C1, C1a, C1b, D1, 1996 cat. = $116. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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