| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Realized |
| 720 |  |
1911, Sep. 17, Calbraith Rodgers, Sheepshead Bay-Long Beach (AAMC 2 var). 1c Green tied by pencil cancel on real photo postcard, without postal markings, five line violet text handstamp at left, this card may have been flown from Pasadena to Compton, Very Fine | $ 600 |
| 721 | |
1911, Sep. 17, Calbraith Rodgers, Sheepshead Bay-Long Beach (AAMC 2d). 1c Green tied by "Canisteo, N.Y. Sep. 23 1911" duplex cancel on real photo postcard depicting Middletown wreck with advertising slogan at B. to Cortland NY, faint diagonal crease through stamp, Fine | $ 150 |
| 722 | |
1911, Sep. 17, Calbraith Rodgers, Sheepshead Bay-Long Beach (AAMC 2d). Three unused real photo postcards, two of Vin Fiz Flyer with insets of Rodgers, Very Fine, other showing wreckage from Middletown crash, corner and horizontal creases, Fine | $ 260 |
| 723 | |
1911, Sep. 17, Calbraith Rodgers, Sheepshead Bay-Long Beach (AAMC 2e). 1c Green tied by Hornell N.Y. Sep. 27, 1911 Flag cancel on real photo postcard of Rodgers drinking Vin Fiz after safe landing at Canisteo, text on card reads "Rogers", card addressed by mechanic Charles Wiggin, who later married Rodgers' widow, to the Vin Fiz Co. in Chicago, heavy corner crease, otherwise Very Fine | $ 575 |
| 724 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3). 1c Green tied by Sep. 23 (First Day) flight cancel on real photo postcard showing plane in flight, without supplemental cachet, Flushing N.Y. Sep. 24 receiving circular datestamp, Extremely Fine | $ 300 |
| 725 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3). 2c Carmine tied by Sep. 23 (First Day) flight cancel on cover to New York City, Extremely Fine | $ 240 |
| 726 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3). No. 390 tied by Sep. 23 (First Day) flight cancel on No. U348 addressed to New York City, cover with small edge faults affecting stamp and cancel, half of backflap gone, appears Fine | $ 150 |
| 727 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3a). 5c Blue tied by Sep. 24 flight cancel on real photo postcard depicting plane with "Graham-White in Farman" at B., addressed to Paris, France, two Paris receiving circular datestamp, Extremely Fine and choice, pioneer flight covers or cards addressed abroad are scarce | $ 260 |
| 728 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3a). 5c Blue tied by Sep. 25 flight cancel on cover addressed to Bermuda, with original letter on matching stationery, Very Fine | $ 280 |
| 729 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3a). No. 343 vertical coil pair with U.S. Automatic Vending Co. private perforations, tied by Sep. 25 flight cancel on cover addressed to Brooklyn N.Y., Very Fine, an extremely interesting and rare franking, albeit philatelic | $ 300 |
| 730 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3a). 13c Blue Green tied by Sep. 30 flight cancel on cover addressed to Jamaica N.Y., with "Special Delivery" straightline handstamp and Jamaica receiving circular datestamp, minor edge wear, Very Fine, ex Schoendorf | $ 135 |
| 731 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3a). Two 1c Green tied by Sep. 25 flight cancel on cover addressed to New York City, Associated Press corner card, some creasing at R., Very Fine | $ 130 |
| 732 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3b). 1c Green tied by Oct. 1 flight cancel on photo picture postcard of Mlle. Dutrieu, addressed to New York City, signed Earle L. Ovington at T., his voilet plane cachet at B., short message on front, Extremely Fine, contemporary Ovington signatures contain his middle initial, he dropped it in later years | $ 130 |
| 733 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3d). Sep. 26 flight cancel on No. UX22 addressed to Philadelphia, message side with printed Doubleday, Page and Co. commemorative text and photos (Doubleday card), few creases, appears Very Fine y Fine | $ 100 |
| 734 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3d). Sep. 26 cancel on Doubleday card addressed to Providence R.I., small corner creases, appears Very Fine | $ 115 |
| 735 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3d). Two Doubleday cards, one with Sep. 29 flight cancel addressed to Nova Scotia, other with Sep. 30 flight cancel addressed to Toronto, Canada, small faults, otherwise Fine | $ 300 |
| 736 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3d). Doubleday card, Sep. 30 flight cancel, addressed to Lancaster, England, remarkably fresh and Extremely Fine | $ 210 |
| 737 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3d). Sep. 30 flight cancel on No. UX24 addressed to New York City, message side with printed commemorative text, photo and advertisement for ad agency, creases and tiny tear at B.L., otherwise Fine | $ 115 |
| 738 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. Souvenir Postcard (AAMC 3e). 1c Green tied by Oct. 1 cancel, addressed to Elkins Park Pa., faint vertical crease, otherwise Very Fine, ex Schoendorf | $ 150 |
| 739 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. Souvenir Postcard (AAMC 3e). 1c Green tied by Oct. 1 cancel, addressed to Stroudsburg Pa., few small creases, otherwise Very Fine | $ 150 |
| 740 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3h). Sep. 23 (First Day) flight cancel on No. UX24, addressed to New York City, one of two known without the supplementary cachet, faint blue vertical straightline receiving cancel, insignificant nick at R., otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Schoendorf | $ 250 |
| 741 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3a, 3b, 3c, 3e). Seven photo postcards comprising No. 3a (three), Nos. 3b and 3c (two each) and one souvenir postcard (No. 3e), all franked by 1c Green, Sep. 25 to Oct. 1 flight cancels, better incl. No. 3b addressed to London, England, one No. 3c and No. 3e creases, otherwise Very Fine lot | $ 250 |
| 742 | |
1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. (AAMC 3a, 3c, 3h). Five covers incl. No. 3a (three), each with Sep. 30 flight cancels incl. one signed Earle L. Ovington with his cachet and one franked by No. 371, Nos. 3c and 3h with Oct. 1 flight cancels with inverted "1", No. 3h also without supplemental cachet, addressed to Oregon, Very Fine group | $ 200 |
| 745 | |
1911, Oct. 17-20, Minneapolis Minn.-Rock Island Ill. Mississippi River Flight (AAMC 6). 1c Green tied by Minneapolis Oct. 12 machine cancel on real photo postcard depicting Pilot Hugh Robinson in his hydroplane addressed to Winona Minn., Extremely Fine and rare | $ 1,600 |
| 746 | |
1911, Nov. 5-6, Fort Smith Ark. League Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 9, 9a). Seven items incl. No. 9 (two postcards incl. one real photo signed by Beckwith Havens, one of the pilots), No. 9a (one cover, two souvenir post cards (corrected spelling) and two picture postcards incl. one with cancel in magenta), Very Fine | $ 400 |
| 748 | |
1911, Nov. 16-18, Atlanta Ga. Atlanta Speedway Aviation Meet (AAMC 10b). 2c Red tied by blue Nov. 18 flight cancel addressed to Lancaster, England on postcard showing Atlanta's Masonic Temple, card with few light creases, otherwise Very Fine ine | $ 200 |
| 749 | |
1911, Nov. 16-18, Atlanta Ga. Atlanta Speedway Aviation Meet (AAMC 10c). 1c Green, vertical pair, tied by blue Nov. 16 (First Day) flight cancel on oversized postcard to Brunswick Ga., message side with printed aviation related poem, card with small faults, otherwise Fine | $ 200 |
| 750 | |
1911, Nov. 25-28, Savannah Ga. Athletic Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 11, 11a). Three incl. No. 11 postcard with 1c Green tied by purple Nov. 25 (First Day) flight cancel, No. 11a 2c Red entire with purple Nov. 28 flight cancel, No. 11a with 2c Carmine tied by black Nov. 28 flight cancel on cover, Very Fine, the black cancel is one of two reported examples | $ 200 |
| 751 | |
1911, Dec. 12-13, Columbus Ga. Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 12). 1c Green tied by violet Dec. 12 (First Day) flight cancel on real photo postcard of the pilot, C.F. Walsh, in his plane, addressed to Aero Publishing Co, the nation's first aviation magazine, the address and message are in Walsh's own hand, photo side with small corner scrapes, otherwise Very Fine | $ 140 |
| 752 | |
1911, Dec. 12-13, Columbus Ga. Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 12). Violet Dec. 12 (First Day) flight cancel on 2c Red entire addressed to Columbus Ohio, Very Fine, covers from Columbus Georgia are surprisingly scarce | $ 100 |
| 753 | |
1911, Dec. 12-13, Columbus Ga. Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 12a). 1c Green tied by magenta Dec. 13 flight cancel on picture postcard with colors slightly misregistered, addressed to H.A. Truby, edge and corner faults, otherwise Fine | $ 100 |
| 754 | |
1911, Dec. 28, Albany Ga. South Atlantic League Aviation Meet (AAMC 13). Violet Dec. 28 flight cancel on locally addressed 2c Red entire, Albany Ga. printed corner card, Very Fine | $ 65 |
| 755 | |
1911, Dec. 28, Albany Ga. South Atlantic League Aviation Meet (AAMC 13). 1c Green tied by violet Dec. 28 flight cancel on locally addressed advertising card, message side printed advertisement for Pecans, Extremely Fine and choice card rd | $ 85 |
| 756 | |
1912, Jan. 1-2, Wilmington N.C. Highwood Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 14). 1c Green tied by Jan. 1 flight cancel on locally addressed picture postcard, small faults, otherwise Fine, five known of the 1,600 flown | $ 300 |
| 757 | |
1912, Jan. 20-28, Los Angeles Cal. Dominguez Field Aviation Meet (AAMC 15a). 1c Green tied by Type 2 Jan. 28 flight cancel on locally addressed real photo postcard of Blanche Scott seated in her plane, photo side signed by Scott, photo shifted 21 mm cutting off part of design, no other markings, small file hole at T.R. and small toned area, otherwise Fine | $ 130 |
| 758 | |
1912, Jan. 20-28, Los Angeles Cal. Dominguez Field Aviation Meet (AAMC 15b). Unopened 2c Green Letter sheet (No. U293), Type 3 Jan. 28 flight cancel, violet four-line handstamp at left and on reverse, addressed to Pasedena Cal., Extremely Fine, probably unique usage of letter sheet that was withdrawn from sale on Jun. 30, 1894 | $ 50 |
| 759 | |
1912, Jan. 20-28, Los Angeles Cal. Dominguez Field Aviation Meet (AAMC 15, 15a, 15b). Four postcards, one souvenir postcard and two covers comprising No. 15 (three), others two each, Jan. 20 to Jan. 28 flight cancels, three with circular cachets, one with four line handstamp, Very Fine group | $ 300 |
| 760 | |
1912, Feb. 17-25, Oakland Cal. Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet (AAMC 16). 1c Green tied by Feb. 17 (First Day) flight cancel on real photo postcard depicting Weldon B. Cooke in the cockpit, addressed to Pinole Cal., faint crease, otherwise Extremely Fine | $ 240 |
| 761 | |
1912, Feb. 17-25, Oakland Cal. Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet (AAMC 16a). 1c Green tied by two strikes of Feb. 18 flight cancel on real photo postcard of the pilot, Lincoln Beachy, in his cockpit, addressed to So. Tacoma, Wash., small edge wear at T. and B., otherwise Very Fine | $ 125 |
| 762 | |
1912, Feb. 17-25, Oakland Cal. Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet (AAMC 16a). 1c Green tied by Feb. 22 flight cancel on picture postcard, addressed to Vinton Ia., light creases and edgewear, appears Fine | $ 150 |
| 763 | |
1912, Feb. 17-25, Oakland Cal. Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet (AAMC 16c). 1c Green, tied by Feb. 23 flight cancel on real photo postcard with inscription "Farnum T. Fish taking up high school girl...", addressed to San Francisco, Extremely Fineremely Fine | $ 300 |
| 764 | |
1912, Feb. 17-25, Oakland Cal. Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet (AAMC 16d). 1c Green tied by Feb. 24 flight cancel on picture postcard, addressed to H.A. Truby, Very Fine | $ 125 |
| 765 | |
1912, Mar. 17, Galveston-La Marque Tex. National School Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 19). 1c Green tied by postmark with round comma on real photo postcard of a mangled airplane after a crash, photo within a white frame into which the photographer has written "Photo by Lester V. Bratton Mar. 1912/Chas K. Hamilton - Galveston Texas/Fell 800 Ft Broken Collar Bone", addressed to Bratton's wife in Chicago, tiny corner crease, otherwise Very Fine | $ 170 |
| 766 | |
1912, Mar. 17, Galveston-La Marque Tex. National School Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 19). 2c Red entire, cancel with square commas, addressed to Harry A. Truby, Extremely Fine | $ 260 |
| 767 | |
1912, Apr. 6-7, San Diego Cal. Coronado Polo Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 21). 1c Green tied by magenta Apr. 7 flight cancel on picture postcard to Annesbury Mass., Very Fine | $ 200 |
| 768 | |
1912, Apr. 10, New Orleans-Baton Rouge and Return. City to City Experimental Flight (AAMC 22). Two 1c Green tied by New Orleans Apr. 10 duplex cancel on embossed "Easter Greetings" postcard depicting two Roosters, addressed to Baton Rouge, flight cachet at B., couple tiny edge faults, otherwise Fine | $ 190 |
| 770 | |
1912, Apr. 10, New Orleans-Baton Rouge and Return. City to City Experimental Flight (AAMC 22a). 1c Green, small fault, tied by New Orleans Apr. 10 duplex cancel on locally addressed souvenir postcard with printed message to the Governor, violet flight cachet at L., minor flaws, Very Fine | $ 130 |
| 771 | |
1912, Apr. 10, New Orleans-Baton Rouge and Return. City to City Experimental Flight (AAMC 22c). 1c Green tied by Baton Rouge May 22 Flag cancel on souvenir postcard to Mekeels in Boston, violet flight cachet at T.L., souvenir side with faults, Fine, this card was prepared for the return flight from New Orleans scheduled for Apr. 11, which never happened because the pilot, George Mestach, damaged the plane when landing in Baton Rouge -- for some unknown reason, the post office held it for six additional weeks | $ 230 |
| 772 | |
1912, Apr. 21, Eureka Cal. New Era Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 23). 1c Green tied by flight cancel on real photo postcard of Weldon B. Cooke's plane circling Mt. Tamalpais with small Cooke inset, addressed to Korbel Calif., Extremely Fine, only 147 pieces flown | $ 170 |
| 773 | |
1912, May 30-31, Jun. 1. Cliftondale-Lynn Mass. Atwood Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 29, 29a). No. 29 with 2c Carmine tied by May 30 (First Day) duplex cancel on cover addressed to Cambridge Mass., No. 29a 1c Green tied by Jun. 1 duplex cancel on real photo postcard of pilot Harry N. Atwood's plane in midflight addressed to Somerville Mass., both with circular cachets, Extremely Fine | $ 135 |
| 774 | |
1912, May 30-31, Jun. 1-2. Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton Ill. Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30b). 1c Green tied by Cicero Ill. May 30 (First Day) flag cancel on photo postcard of plane in flight, addressed to the daughter of Cicero Field Aviation Station Postmaster M.M. Wood in Berwyn Ill., light blue "Aerial Mail" handstamp at T.R., message reads "Best regards from Paul Studensky 31 May 1912 Cicero aviation meeting" in pencil, small corner crease, otherwise Very Fine, only three recorded items from this flight | $ 750 |
| 775 | |
1912, May 30-31, Jun. 1-2. Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton Ill. Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30b). 2c Carmine tied by Cicero Ill May 31 (First Day) flag cancel and Wheaton Ill Jun. 1 mc on locally addressed embossed Christmas postcard, violet "Aerial Mail" and magenta "Cicero Ill. May 31, 1912" handstamps, ms. "Via Aeroplane/P.M. Wheaton Ill/Kindly postmark" at B., Very Fine -- after being flown from Cicero to Wheaton on May 31, the cover was held overnight and recancelled in Wheaton on Jun. 1 as it began its return trip by conventional means | $ 750 |
| 776 | |
1912, May 30-31, Jun. 1-2. Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton Ill. Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30d). 2c Carmine tied by Cicero Ill Jun. 1 (First Day) flag cancel and Wheaton Ill Jun. 3 mc on locally addressed Aero Club of Illinois cover, four magenta "Aerial Mail" cancels boxing address, red ms. "Via Wheaton Ill. by aeorplane", Cicero Ill Jun. 3 flag receiving cancel on back, Very Fine -- on Jun. 1, Marcel Tournier began the route, but crashed just after leaving Elmhurst for Wheaton, delaying the mail for 24 hours until Paul Studensky's plane arrived on the next day's route, enabling it to finish its journey to Wheaton where it was held overnight before returning to Cicero by conventional means on Jun. 3 -- only two known pieces of crash mail | $ 300 |
| 778 | |
1912, Jun. 3-9, Lexington Ky. Racetrack Aviation Meet (AAMC 31). 1c Green tied by Lexington Ky. Jun. 13 mc on real photo postcard with three photos of planes and an aviator, addressed to San Antonio, Extremely Fine -- no mail from this meet was ever flown due to bad weather on Jun. 8 and 9 and the postmaster held it until Jun. 13 before sending it by train | $ 325 |
| 780 | |
1912, Jun. 6-8, Lima O. Lima Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 33c). Two different souvenir postcards showing planes, one with 1c Green tied by Lima oval cancel, addressed to Ada O., boxed violet Jun. 8 flight cachet at T., other with 1c Green tied by Lima Ohio Jun. 6 mc, addressed to Van Wert O., Very Fine | $ 180 |
| 781 | |
1912, Jun. 7-8, Mansfield O. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 34). 1c Green, corner added, tied by Mansfield oval cancel and violet Jun. 8 flight cancel on souvenir postcard addressed to Ashland O., card with couple small toned areas on front, otherwise Very Fine -- Beckwith Havens could not fly the mail because his plane crashed earlier that day -- only six known | $ 1,400 |
| 782 | |
1912, Jul. 3-4, Bedforld-Oolitic-Mitchell Ind. Athletic Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 37a). 1c Green tied by Bedford Ind. Jul. 4 duplex cancel on oversized locally addressed souvenir card depicting Max Lillie and Frank Gotch in the cockpit of a plane, violet "Air ship Route No. 1 Bedford Ind" two-line cachet (Type 2), faint horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine and extremely rare card | $ 1,400 |
| 783 | |
1912, Jul. 4, South Amboy-Perth Amboy N.J. Experimental Hydroplane Flight (AAMC 38). South Amboy N.J. Jul. 4 1912 duplex cancel on 5c Blue entire addressed to Bayonne, violet "Aero Plane Route No. 900006." two-line cachet at T.L., signed Oliver G. Simmons, pilot" at L., Very Fine, ex Schoendorf | $ 100 |
| 784 | |
1912, Jul. 4, South Amboy-Perth Amboy N.J. Experimental Hydroplane Flight (AAMC 38, 38a). No. 38 South Amboy duplex cancel and two-line violet cachet on No. UX25 addressed to Detroit, message written and signed by pilot Chas. Schmidt, No. 38a with 1c Green tied by South Amboy duplex cancel on picture postcard addressed to South River N.J., violet two-line and "Via Aeorplane Mail Service, From So. Amboy, N.J." three-line cachets, Extremely Fine pair | $ 170 |
| 785 | |
1912, Jul. 12-13, Hamilton O. Butler County Fair Aviation Meet (AAMC 39). 1c Green tied by Jul. 12 (First Day) flight cancel on locally addressed picture postcard, small corner wear, otherwise Very Fine | $ 260 |
| 786 | |
1912, Jul. 12-13, Hamilton O. Butler County Fair Aviation Meet (AAMC 39a). 1c Green tied by Jul. 13 flight cancel on locally addressed embossed Tuck's picture postcard of "The Farman Biplane", small corner crease, Very Fine | $ 125 |
| 787 | |
1912, Jul. 19-22, Coney Island (Cincinnati), Ohio. Queen City Aviation Meet (AAMC 41). 1c Green tied by California O. Jul. 20 duplex cancel on picture postcard of ship, addressed to Cincinnati, magenta handstamp cachet at T.L., some creasing, Fine, only 560 items flown | $ 450 |
| 788 | |
1912, Jul. 19-22, Coney Island (Cincinnati), Ohio. Queen City Aviation Meet (AAMC 41a). 1c Green tied by California O. Jul. 22 duplex cancel on photo postcard of Aviator Oscar Brinley sitting in his Wright biplane, addressed to Wilmington Ohio, magenta handstamp cachet at T.L., Very Fine | $ 750 |
| 789 | |
1912, Jul. 20-21, Dubuque Ia. Nutwood Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 42). Two items, 1c Green tied by boxed flight cancel and target cancel on postcard to Independence Ia., 2c Pan-American tied by boxed flight cancel with Dubuque 1912 circular datestamp on cover to Harry Truby, Extremely Fine | $ 220 |
| 790 | |
1912, Jul. 22-27, Providence Ky. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 43). 1c Green tied by Providence Ky. Jul. 27 duplex cancel on real photo souvenir postcard with picture of "Horace `Pecks' Kearny -- Bad Boy of the Sky" and his plane in midflight, horizontal and corner creases, otherwise Fine, only 300 pieces were flown during the four day meet | $ 600 |
| 794 | |
1912, Aug. 3-10, Ocean City-Stone Harbor N.J. Inter-City Mail and Passenger Service (AAMC 46a). 1c Green imperforate, horizontal pair, tied by Stone Harbor Aug. 5, 1912 (First Day of return trip) and Ocean City Aug. 20, 1912 duplex cancels on cover addressed to Ocean City but returned to sender, violet flight cachet at T.L., ms. "Via Aeroplane" at L., large return to sender marking at B., Ocean City Aug. 5 recieving circular datestamp on back, slight toning at B., Very Fine, only 1,000 pieces flown from Stone Harbor back to Ocean City | $ 200 |
| 795 | |
1912, Aug. 6-8, Fort Recovery O. Harvest Festival Aviation Meet (AAMC 47). Ornate Aug. 6, 1912 (First Day) flight cancel on locally addressed 2c Red entire, with printed corner card, Very Fine | $ 150 |
| 796 | |
1912, Aug. 6-8, Fort Recovery O. Harvest Festival Aviation Meet (AAMC 47a). 2c Carmine tied by ornate Aug. 7 flight cancel on souvenir cover with yellow meet cachet at L. and all-over green design on back, Very Fine | $ 100 |
| 797 | |
1912, Aug. 6-8, Fort Recovery O. Harvest Festival Aviation Meet (AAMC 47a, 47b). Postcards with 1c Green tied by Aug. 7 and Aug. 8 flight cancels respectively, No. 47a locally addressed, small corner faults, No. 47b real photo card of plane taking off, to H.A. Truby from local postmaster, Very Fine | $ 120 |
| 798 | |
1912, Aug. 6-8, Fort Recovery O. Harvest Festival Aviation Meet (AAMC 47c). 1c Green tied by Aug. 10 Fort Recovery O. duplex cancel on locally addressed real photo postcard of plane taking off, Aug. 9 flight cancel at L., couple creases, the Aug. 10 cancel was added because the flight cancel did not touch the stamp, Very Fine -- presumably because no mail was flown on the 6th or 7th, the meet was subsequently extended to the 9th with the bulk of the mail travelling on the 8th -- less than five known pieces dated Aug. 9 | $ 170 |
| 799 | |
1912, Aug. 10-11, Portland Ore.-Vancouver Wash. Country Club Aviation Meet (AAMC 48, 48a). No. 48 flown facing slip with Aug. 10 (First Day) flight duplex cancel and violet handstamp cachet, No. 48a Aug. 11 flight duplex cancel and same handstamp cachet in black on locally addressed 2c Red entire, Extremely Fine | $ 150 |
| 800 | |
1912, Aug. 20-23, Rockport Ind. Rockport Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 49). 1c Green tied by Aug. 21 flight cancel on locally addressed picture postcard, few heavy creases, appears Fine | $ 130 |
| 801 | |
1912, Aug. 20-23, Rockport Ind. Rockport Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 49a, 49b). Six postcards comprising No. 49a (one postal card, one picture postcard and three souvenir post cards), each with Aug. 22 flight cancel, postcards depict the Fair, a horse race and a plane, No. 49b Aug. 23 flight cancel on postcard showing Fair's music stand, all addressed in state, Very Fine group | $ 280 |
| 802 | |
1912, Aug. 23-24, Plainfield N.J. Plainfield Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 50, 50a). Two locally addressed picture postcards, each with 1c Green tied by Aug. 23-Aug. 24 Plainfield N.J. circular datestamp, Fine-Very Fine | $ 95 |
| 804 | |
1912, Aug. 28-31, Boonville, Indiana, Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 51a). 1c Green tied by Aug. 29 flight cancel and Boonville receiving cancel on locally addressed souvenir postcard of plane and crew, Very Fine | $ 85 |
| 806 | |
1912, Sep. 6-7, Cedar Falls Ia. Golf Links Aviation Meet (AAMC 53). Flight cancel on No. UX24, message dated Sept. 5, so this probably flew on the 6th, Extremely Fine | $ 475 |
| 807 | |
1912, Sep. 10-12, Columbia Tenn. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 54). With 2c Hudson-Fulton perforated tied by flight cancel on locally addressed cover, vertical central file fold, otherwise Very Fine, only 429 pieces flown | $ 400 |
| 808 | |
1912, Sep. 9-15, Cicero-Aurora Ill. International Aviation Meet (AAMC 55b). Chicago and Cicero Sep. 14 cancels on No. UX24, addressed to Cambridge Mass., small insignificant sealed tear and light corner bend at L.R., slight red discoloration on reverse, appears Very Fine | $ 425 |
| 809 | |
1912, Sep. 16-22, Chicago Ill. Grant Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 56a). 1c Green tied by violet "Aerial Mail" circular datestamp to picture postcard of M.M. Wood and Orville Wright, ms. "Sept. 22, 12" at T.L., message written by "Monkwidle M. Wood, First Aerial Postmaster" to H.A. Truby, Extremely Fine, not flown | $ 75 |
| 810 | |
1912, Sep. 26-28, McLeansboro Ill. Aviation Meet and Street Circus (AAMC 59). Two souvenir photo postcards of Kearney and his plane, both with 1c Green tied by magenta or purple flight cancel, dated Sep. 27 and 28 respectively, Very Fine | $ 100 |
| 811 | |
1912, Oct. 4-12, Springfield-Williamsville Ill. State Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 61). Oct. 8 flight cancel on 2c Red entire addressed to Williamsville, Very Fine | $ 140 |
| 812 | |
1912, Oct. 4-12, Springfield-Williamsville Ill. State Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 61b). Three 2c Red postal entires and two postcards, entires with Oct. 5, 11 and 12 cancels, postcards with Oct. 5 and 9 cancels, not flown due to bad weather, Very Fine | $ 400 |
| 813 | |
1912, Oct. 31, Nov. 1-2, Cuthbert Ga. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 64b). Nov. 2 flight cancel on No. UX24 addressed to Savannah Ga., Extremely Fine, ex Schoendorf, only 107 pieces carried over the three days | $ 240 |
| 815 | |
1912, Nov. 24, San Francisco Cal. Ingleside Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 65). Flight cancel on locally addressed 2c Red entire, Extremely Fine and scarce, only 49 flown | $ 425 |
| 816 | |
1913, May 17-18, Santa Rosa Cal. Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 70). 2c Pan Pacific (No. 398) tied by May 18 flight cancel on pristine locally addressed cover, Extremely Fine and choice, 493 items flown | $ 425 |
| 817 | |
1913, Sep. 2, Rutland Vt. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 71). 1c Green tied by flight cancel on locally addressed postcard, small corner flaws, Very Fine, only 54 pieces carried | $ 425 |
| 818 | |
1913, Sep. 2, Rutland Vt. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 71). 1c Green tied by flight cancel on real photo postcard showing plane over Fair addressed to Potsdam N.Y., small corner crease and corner off, otherwise Fine, only 54 flown | $ 200 |
| 819 | |
1913, Sep. 4-6, McLeansboro Ill. Aviation Meet and Street Circus (AAMC 72). Two locally addressed picture postcards with 1c Green tied by magenta or violet flight cancels, former souvenir card with ms. "9/6/13" at L. depicting Irving jumping from Francis biplane over town square, light diagonal crease, latter of plane over Circus, Very Fine | $ 100 |
| 821 | |
1913, Oct. 17, Woodstock-Mt. Jackson Va. Shenandoah Fair Aviation Meet (AAMC 77). 1c Green tied by Woodstock and Mount Jackson Va duplex cancels on unsealed cover addressed to New Market Va., three-line flight cachet at T.L., remarkably fresh and Extremely Fine, ex Schoendorf, the addressee made ten similar covers all dated on Oct. 17 -- these are the only ten covers known from this flight | $ 950 |
| 822 | |
1914, Jun. 20-21, Bishop Cal. Inyo Good Roads Club Aviation Program (AAMC 79). 1c Green tied by Bishop Cal. Jun. 28 duplex cancel on picture postcard addressed to Los Angeles, faint violet straightline "Aeroplane Mail" cachet at T.L., Extremely Fine, one of three known postcards written and sent home by the mechanic, Claude French. These three cards comprise the only known pieces of postal history relating to the Inyo Good Roads Club Aviation Program. | $ 2,000 |
| 823 | |
1914, May 30-Sep. 7, Chautauqua N.Y. Experimental Hydro-Aeroplane Mail Service (AAMC 80a-80d). 1c postal cards, each with violet Type 2 flight cachet, No. 80a Jul. 16, No. 80b Sep. 3, 80c Aug. 17, 80d Jul. 27 cancels respectively, No. 80d small edge fault, otherwise Extremely Fine group, No. 80a ex Schoendorf | $ 400 |
| 825 | |
1914, May 30-Sep. 7, Chautauqua N.Y. Experimental Hydro-Aeroplane Mail Service (AAMC 80a). Bemus Point Jul. 26 duplex cancel on No. UX24, three strikes of violet Type 2 cachet (one on face, two on back), message side contains chart of five questions written by addressee, John Morgan, answered and signed by R.A. Scofield, P.M., questions and answers include "Amount of mail carried Jul. 16 1914? -- Unknown", few corner bends from prior mounting, otherwise Very Fine, a wonderful item | $ 100 |
| 826 | |
1914, May 30-Sep. 7, Chautauqua N.Y. Experimental Hydro-Aeroplane Mail Service (AAMC 80b). Celeron Jul. 30 1914 cancel on No. UX24 with printed address to R.H. Potter, South Westport Mass., Type 2 cachet at T.L., Extremely Fine, Jul. 30 is previously unreported date for a flight from Celeron | $ 100 |
| 828 | |
1914, May 30-Sep. 7, Chautauqua N.Y. Experimental Hydro-Aeroplane Mail Service (AAMC 80f). 1c Green tied by Celeron Aug. 9 circular datestamp on special souvenir card depicting Engel's plane flying over Chautauqua Lake (No. 215) addressed to Wellsville Ohio, Type 2 cachet, Very Fine | $ 250 |
| 831 | |
1914, Sep. 17-18, Clayton N.M. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 81a). 1c Green, tied by Sep. 18 flight cancel on real photo postcard of plane, pilot and mechanic with small handstamps "W. Gibson, Mechanician", "Martin Tractor, Loop-the-loop Aeroplane" and "Floyd J. Smith, Aviator" at T., addressed to New Mexico, stamp and card with faults, appears Fine -- of the four known cards from this flight, which was operated by Rodger's widow Mabel, this is the only one dated Sep. 18 -- making it one of the rarest of the pioneer flights | $ 1,800 |
| 832 | |
1915, Sep. 13-17, Milwaukee Wis. State Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 89a, 89c). Former with Sep. 14 flight cancel on locally addressed No. UX27, latter with 1c Green tied by Sep. 16 flight cancel to special souvenir postcard featuring Patterson Aviators mailed by John Patterson to his office in Detroit, Extremely Fine | $ 220 |
| 833 | |
1916, Oct. 5, West Branch Mich. Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 95). Two strikes of flight cancel on No. UX27 addressed to La Porte Ind., Extremely Fine and fresh, only 150 pieces carried | $ 325 |
| 834 | |
1916, Oct. 14, Ithaca N.Y. Experimental Aeroplane Mail Flight (AAMC 96). 1c Green tied by Ithaca Oct. 16 mc and faint blue boxed Oct. 13 flight cancel on locally addressed postcard, light horizontal crease, Fine -- the mail was delayed as the flight was rescheduled from Oct. 13 to Oct. 14 due to inclement weather and then the pilot erred by dropping the mail in the woods from which it was not recovered and deposited into the general mail stream until Oct. 16 -- of the approximately 1,000 pieces flown, only ten are recorded | $ 750 |
| 835 | |
1916, Nov. 2, Chicago Ill.-New York, N.Y. "New York Times" Aerial Post (AAMC 97). 2c Pan-American and 10c Yellow tied by Chicago duplex cancels on cover to Boston, black boxed four-line cachet at L., violet Special Delivery marking at B.R., New York Nov. 3 and Boston Nov. 9 receiving circular datestamp, Extremely Fine example of one of the 95 flown covers | $ 200 |
| 836 | |
1916, Nov. 2, Chicago Ill.-New York, N.Y. "New York Times" Aerial Post (AAMC 97a). 10c Yellow tied by Chicago duplex and large elaborate violet Nov. 3 receiving cancels on No. UX27 addressed to Adolph Ochs, New York Times, red boxed four-line cachet and New York Nov. 3 receiving circular datestamp at L., red boxed six-line cachet on reverse, Extremely Fine, 600 cards flown | $ 200 |
| 838 | |
1918, May 15, Philadelphia--Washington D.C. (AAMC 101B1). Nos. 501, 509 and 512 tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. May 15 1918 First Trip Washington" duplex cancel to large blue "Aerial Mail Service" label on cover to Philadelphia, pink "Special Aero Mail Washington via Phila. to New York" label at B.L., Y.M.C.A. School of Airplane Construction label on back with ms. "Envelope made by John Wanamaker, one time PMG US," Fine-Very Fine | $ 375 |
| 839 | |
1918, May 15, Philadelphia-Washington, D.C. (AAMC 101D1). No. C3 tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. May 15 1918 First Trip Phila." duplex cancel to pink "Aerial Mail Service" label on cover to Washington, D.C., blue "Special Aero Mail New York via Phila. top Washington" label at B.L. with "New York via" crossed out, backflap reattached with hinges, Fine-Very Fine | $ 575 |
| 840 | |
Pioneer Flights Collection Balance. Six items comprising picture postcards of AAMC Nos. 7, 25 and 32a (souvenir), cover of AAMC No. 40, postal cards of Nos. 69 and 76, all with proper cancels and cachets, Extremely Fine group | $ 400 |
| 841 | |
6c-24c 1918 Air Post (C1-C3). Blocks of four, with Nos. C2, C5, C6, C8, 537 & 571, tied by New York Aug. 6 1929 cancels on flown Round The World Zeppelin cover, violet flight hs cachet on front, green Lakehurst receiving cancel on back, Very Fine | $ 270 |
| 842 | |
6c-24c 1918 Air Post (C1-C3). 103 flown covers comprising Nos. C1 (43), C2 (37), C3 (18), many better incl. AAMC Nos. 101 (five), 108a (three), 109c (two), 115e, 116b, 122a, 127 (two), 130, 135 (set), 145, FAM 4-1 (set), No. C3 few interesting cancels incl. Jan. 10 1919 Postal Express Service and two War Dept, few colored, three May 15 First Trips, also incl. Nos. C1-C3 on uprated postal entire, No. C1 on cover with writing and signed by Howard Taft (as Chief Justice), Nos. C2 & C3 on one cover, with few related items, Very Fine | $ 6,000 |
| 843 | |
16c Green, 1918 Air Post, 8c Green, 24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C2, C4, C6). Three blocks of four of C2, block of six of C4 and block of four of C6, used with single No. C8, cancelled or tied by "New York U.S.A. Foreign 8-6, 1929" oval hs on 5c entire addressed to St. Louis Mo., stamps also tied by large purple Zeppelin around the world cachet, "Lakehurst N.J. Aug. 29, 1929" backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, an attractive franking bearing $3.35 in postage | $ 270 |
| 844 | |
24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied by "Postal Express Service No. 918 Jan. 10, 1919" double-circle datestamp on cover addressed to Chicago, return address is Mech. E.W. Fuss, 2nd Prov MP Co, 2nd Army, A.E.F., Extremely Fine and very scarce example of a first issue U.S. Air Post stamp used abroad, but there are no other markings and thus no evidence the cover was ever flown | $ 1,150 |
| 845 | |
24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied with 1c Green by
Missouri registry oval on large (260mm by 175mm) piece of parcel packaging
with 150mm by 98mm A.E.F. Official Christmas Package Coupon and
100mm by 38mm Red Cross censor label, stamps and label with faults,
coupon with vertical crease, otherwise Fine and very rare Each soldier stationed in Europe in 1918 was given a coupon to complete and send home for their loved ones to affix to a Christmas package. Because they were sent to the soldiers, few were saved, and those that were show the scars (and traces of French mud) associated with their long journeys. These coupons may represent the greatest rarity in A.E.F. collecting. |
$ 350 |
| 846 | |
24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Two covers, each tied with "Special Aero Mail Washington via Phila. to New York" labels by "Air Mail Service, Wash. N.Y., Phila. May 16 1918 Phila." duplex cancel, one with blue label addressed to Washington D.C., other with pink label addressed to New York City, Fine-Very Fine | $ 525 |
| 847 | |
24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Single tied by San Francisco oval cancel on flown cover from Switzerland via London and New York, also franked by Switzerland Nos. B29 (pair), B31, C10 each tied by Basel Nov. 18 1925 Flugpost datestamp, Very Fine | $ 115 |
| 848 | |
24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Two covers, one tied by "Aug. 20 1918 Air Mail Service Wash N.Y. Phila. New York" duplex cancel on cover addressed to U.S. Naval Base Hospital Queenstown, Ireland, other tied by New York oval on registered cover addressed to St. John's, Newfoundland, covers were flown part way then transported by boat and train respectively, former with violet "Send a letter by airplane, especially to one `over there', it will be a real treat" three-line cachet, light vertical central file fold, otherwise Very Fine | $ 290 |
| 849 | |
8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Three covers, franked with Nos. C4 and C5 top plate no. blocks of six and No. C6 top plate no. block of ten, each tied by "San Francisco Jul. 1, 1924" duplex cancels to individual large-size flight covers (AAMC 167) addressed to Worden, magenta "US Night Air Mail" and "Via Air Mail" boxed cachets, Nos. C4 and C5 with bold "Special Delivery" at B. and Registered hs crossed out in blue with violet hs "Not in Registered Mail", No. C6 cover reduced at left, Very Fine | $ 6,250 |
| 850 | |
8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Blocks of four tied by New York duplex cancels, 8c & 16c Aug. 21, 24c Aug. 22, on individual Worden covers (AAMC 162) addressed to Los Angeles, violet "Night Air Mail" and blue "Via Air Mail" hs cachets, Very Fine, the first flight usages of the new stamps | $ 1,100 |
| 851 | |
8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Blocks of four, with No. 568 (pair), 571 & 622, tied by New York Aug. 6 mc or oval cancels on flown "Round The World" Zeppelin cover, violet flight hs cachet, green Lakehurst receiving cancel on back, Very Fine | $ 575 |
| 852 | |
8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Collection of 78 covers, incl. Nos. C4 (29), C5 (19), C6 (23) and Nos. C4-C5 combos (five), Nos. C4-C6 combos (two), better usages incl. few Aug. 21-Aug. 22, C5 from Hawaii, C6 on uprated Canal Zone stationery, few Zeppelin flown, foreign destinations incl. Toronto, Germany, also incl. few related items, Very Fine | $ 3,750 |
| 853 | |
8c, 16c 1923 Air Post (C4, C5). 1924-1927, four covers and the right half of a fifth, each with U.S. stamps used in mixed franking with foreign stamps, countries incl. Columbia (one and one-half covers), Egypt, Germany and Norway, one franked by 16c, one by 8c & 16c, others by 8c, three feature US stamps tied by foreign cancels, Very Fine group | $ 450 |
| 854 | |
24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Two covers, one franked with No. C6 and 5c Christmas Island local, other additionally franked with French Polynesia No. 30, stamps tied by individual local cancels incl. large Christmas Islands , San Francisco Air Mail Field and Tahiti, on Roessler covers, Very Fine | $ 260 |
| 855 | |
Graf Zeppelin Photographic Postcards. Seven, each showing the Graf Zeppelin, includes six unused (two with descriptive notes) and one used in Germany, postcards mostly depict the Zeppelin in its hangar, one shows the Hindenburg on fire, Very Fine | $ 100 |
| 856 | |
Graf Zeppelin. Five postcards and three covers, postcards mostly photos of Zeppelins incl. one unused and four used with German, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and mixed U.S. No. C16 and German 1931 2m Pohlarfahrt stamp frankings, covers incl. three franked by U.S. No. C18, also incl. three photographs and piece of 1928 Zeppelin, Fine-Very Fine | $ 500 |
| 857 | |
Air Post Balance. 1926-1939, approximately 175 covers, many better incl. catapults, FAM's, foreign destinations incl. Br. Guiana and China, many signed incl. Wilkins Arctic cover, mixed frankings incl. China and Germany, first rockets, stratosphere, crash and delayed, first days, 1926-27 flight to 24 Central and South American countries, Western Air Express reward form for discovery of missing plane and pilot, better frankings incl. No. C10a (nine incl. seven with tab), No. C11 plate blocks with red and blue "TOP"s, No. C24 plate blocks (three), also incl. few related photographs and other items, Fine-Very Fine | $ 3,250 |