Interesting collection of six Austrian airmail, special flight and balloon post covers, dating from 1935 to 1964.
The group includes several particularly attractive Austrian aviation and postal history items.
Highlights include:
Vienna – Kabul, Afghanistan, 1955
Airmail cover from Vienna to Kabul with
clear KABOUL arrival backstamps
Kaiser Franz Joseph Exhibition – Schönbrunn, Vienna, 1935
Attractive exhibition cover with four Austrian airmail stamps,
cancelled with the special
"Kaiser Franz Josef Ausstellung – Schönbrunn – Wien"
postmark of October 19, 1935.
The exhibition was devoted to Emperor Franz Joseph
and also included material relating to
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi).
9th Austrian Balloon Post – 1952
Special balloon post card with Gmunden and Spital am Pyhrn markings,
commemorating an Austrian free-balloon altitude record
of approximately 6,500 meters.
Vienna – Dubrovnik – Athens Caravelle Flight, 1964
Special flight cover with large aviation cancellations.
plus additional Austrian airmail and special-event postal history
from 1936 and 1938.
An attractive group combining Austrian airmail, balloon post, aviation history, postal history and Imperial Austrian / Sisi interest.
The lot originates from an old private collection.
Condition:
Good overall condition with normal traces of age,
postal handling, folds and minor wear as visible in the scans.
Please examine the high-resolution scans of fronts and backs carefully.
The scans form an important part of the description
and show the exact six items included in this lot.