NEWFOUNDLAND, Stanley Cotton First Flight Cover ST. JOHNS 1921 November 22 to Halifax, franked with 35 C red with rare variety "no stop after 1921 and first 1 below f of Halifax" to New York, very fine (Scott C3d, SG 148h)

NEWFOUNDLAND 1933, Balbo Squadron Flight "Crociera Aerea del Decenniale Italia - Nord America", overprint $ 4,50 on 75 C "Labrador" on cover from St. Johns July 26 to England, on the backside special cachet from Rome 08-12 and arrival Brockleys 08-15, forwarded to Cumberland Gardens with 3 d postage due, minor traces dont affect this rare, unusual combination (SG 235, Longhi 2949/33VAa)

GREENLAND 1932, 10 Ø I GRØNLANDSKE LUFTPOST, famous Rockwell Kent private airmail stamp in typical appearance used on cover, cancelled Universal - Dr. Fanck - Greenland - Expedition, adressed to Zoltan J. Kegl in Umanak, recording engineer for the German movie SOS Eisberg, directed by Arnold Fanck. The letters were flown between the expeditions base camp and a working camp by Ernst Udet and Franz Schriek, only 11 letters are known and remain in existance, certified Hofrichter - Certainly a key item for any Greenland collection in extremely fine condition. 6

1937, Around the World Flight, folded letter sheet starting in Paris with special postmark 16. Oct. to Natal / Brazil, as Brazilian mail on 21. Oct. to USA, as US-mail 25. Oct. to Hong Kong and the last leg on 11.Nov. back to Paris, smaller traces of transportation, Muller cat. Nr. 248

Coronation Flight 1911, First UK Aerial Post by sanction of H.M. Postmaster General, First Flight London - Windsor - London, printed card (green-olive) franked with ½ Penny green and cancelled with special aerial postmark London 09-14 flown to Windsor and adressed to Manchester, advertisment imprinted on front in red "... 5.000 communications from THE MOLASSINE COMPANY LTD" and on reverse further information and more advertising

First official Aerial Post Flight worldwide, India, Allahabad 02-18-1911, picture card showing airplane and pilot, flown by Henri Pequet from Allahabad Exhibition Grounds to Naini Junctions with special magenta cancellation on ½ Annas stamp adressed to Delhi, postmarks Allahabad 18FE.11 and Delhi 20FE.11 on the frontside. 6

Special Flight Calcutta - Melbourne by Marchese De Pinedo, big fragment of a cover franked with 2 stamps of 1 Anna and showing a red cachet "Italian Consul Generals (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25, No. 750/11 / Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/25" and a violet cachet "ITALIAN WORLD AIR FLIGHT" on the backside, the stamps were not cancelled as De Pinedo delivered the covers personally, cert. Diena (Longh 25IBa / 1310)

Aviation experiments in Italy, photo card from Torino dated July 15, 1908 showing the french aviator Léon Delgrange with his Voisin flying machine "Delgrange vola!!", franked with 10 Cts cancelled Torino 1908-07-05 addressed to Cuneo, cert. Longhi (Longhi 08DXg / 127)

Rimini Air Meeting August 27 - 31, 1911, special coloured picture card by Prina e Bresciani - Milano sent from Pesaro 08-01-1911 to Rome, cert. Longhi (Longhi 11CMa / 520)

GAETANO ARTURO CROCCO (1877-1968), ca. 1911, member of III. Rgt. Genio, which undertook military trial flights with Italys first airship "N1", nine original large size and small size brass uniform buttons in three different effectuations with inscription "Gento militare", plus two picture postcards "III. Genio" from 1905, and one of the lieutenants telegrams from 1906

GAETANO ARTURO CROCCO (1877-1968), famous aviation and rocket pioneer, 20 pages essay on an aircraft catapult with handwritten signature, plus accompanying sheet of technical sketches (also signed) and a contract

GAETANO ARTURO CROCCO (1877-1968), beret (cap) most likely from his time as constructor of various airships and military aircraft around 1912, usual signs of wear and tear

Postal Flight Palermo - Napoli, small cover with 2 special stamps both cancelled "POSTA AEREA - PALERMO CONTINENTE 28.6.17" flown to Venezia, arrival Portogruaro/Venezia 1917-07-01 (Longhi 17PNb / 877)

Italian Aeronautical Military Mission in Argentina, Menue Card on the occasion of an invitation by the War Minister on September 6, 1919 in Buenos Aires with original signatures of Antonio Locatelli and Silvio Scaroni, cert. Longhi (Longhi 19LAja / 1013)

Polarflight airship NORGE Ciampino - King's Bay - Teller, cover with Italian franking cancelled TELLER ALASKA 1926-05-13, with violet cachet VOLO TRANSPOLARE 1926 / EQUIPAGGO ITALIANO DIRIGIBILE NORGE / AMUNDSEN - ELLSWORTH - NOBILE on special vignette addressed to and signed by Ettore Arduino, sig. Bolaffi (Longhi 26NHb / 1508). 6

Polar flight airship "NORGE" 1926, successful expedition of captain Nobile and Norwegian explorer Amundsen that has been proven to have reached the North Pole, circular cut-out of outer envelope material of the Italian airship "NORGE", diameter approx. 140 mm with multiple postmarks "NY-ALESUND 27.8.26" the outpost on Svalbard from which the airship started its expedition to the North Pole, reached the American continent after 70 hours of flight and safely landed in Teller close to Nome (Alaska), unique museum object representing the Italian pioneering spirit and outstanding item of polar postal, airship and airmail history, signed Fiorenzo Longhi

Military Flight, Commandante de Pinedo, Sesto Calendas - Elmas, special card with special cachet "CROCIERIA AEREA DELLATLANTICO - SANTA MARIA" franked on both sides, cancelled Sesto Calende 1927-02-08 and Elmas/Cagliari 02-08 (Longhi 27MOa / 1621)

Military Flight Sesto Calendo - Massaua, Stage Sesto Calende / Milano - Bracciano / Roma, special card franked on both sides with violet cachet "AEROCENTRO IDROVOLANTI - SESTO CALENDE" from Sesto Calende 1927-02-14 to Bracciano 02-15 and back, rare item (Longhi 27NCq / 1691)

Military Flight Sesto Calende - Rome, special cover flown by M. Infanti and S. Cagno with SIAI Marchetti S.55 and signed by both aviators from Sesto Calende 1927-04-21 to Rome with arrival "MINISTERIO DELLINTERNO" 1927-04-21; a rare item in excellent quality (Longhi 27QAa / 1719)

UMBERTO NOBILE (1885-1978), telegram by airship captain Nobile to his brother in Ny Alesund (Svalbard) who was charge of preparations for the arrival of the airship at Ny Alesund on its way to the Polar Region, posted 14.4.28 on the day before he left Milan, short text concerning the planned arrival, unique