Trans-Oceanic Flights
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 3624 |
 |
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919, $1.00 on
50c Scarlet, Alcock Air Post (C2, SG 143, AAMC 1003). Choice centering,
tied by "St. Johns Nfld. Jun. 10 3-PM 1919" machine cancel on first
nonstop transatlantic flown cover to Liverpool, England, with note on
back signed by the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs authenticating the
cover as flown on the Newfoundland-Ireland flight by Alcock and Brown in
their Vickers-Vimy biplane, Very Fine
(Image) |
2,500.00 |
1,300.00 |
| 3625 |
|
 GREAT BRITAIN, 1919, Nov. 10,
First Flight from England to Australia (AAMC 1013). Australian
semi-official stamp with oval "First Aerial Mail Great Britain to Australia
Received 26 Feb. 1920" flight cancel, second strike at left, on cover to
Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, "J.M. Bennett, Darwin, 12-12-19" (Bennett
was on the flight), Very Fine, AAMC states 130 covers flown (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
2,200.00 |
| 3626 |
|
 SPAIN, 1926, Apr. 4, First
Flight, Madrid-Manila (AAMC 1038d). Spain Nos. C1-C5 & E1 tied by
"Corresp. Urgente Madrid 4.Abr.26" double circle datestamp on cover to
Manila, large handstamp cachets on front and back, signed by "Loriga"
(co-pilot), cover with rounded corners, otherwise Fine
(Image) |
E. 100-150 |
675.00 |
| 3627 |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1932, $1.00
DO-X Flight (C12, AAMC 1164). Stamp tied by "St. Johns Nfld. May 20,
1932" slogan machine cancel on fresh cover to Canterbury, England,
Canturbury receiving double circle datestamp on front, Extremely Fine, with
1979 R.P.S. certificate (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
270.00 |
| 3628 |
|
 AUSTRALIA, 1934, MACROBERTSON
AIR RACE, ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA, SCOTT & BLACK (AAMC 1217). Australia
No. 142 tied by "Ship Mail Room Melbourne 25 Oc. 34" cds and No. 69 tied by
"Mildenhall A'Dme. Bury St. E. 18 Oc. 34" cds, on cover to Melbourne,
printed cachet "Via McRobertson Race London-Melbourne by D.H. Comet Pilots
Scott & Black", signed by pilot Campell Scott, Extremely Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
125.00 |
| 3629 |
|
Foreign Flight Covers and Cards. 58 with wide variety of countries,
better AAMC listed incl. Austria No. 10a, Great Britain No. 6, USSR No. 4
(unpriced), other countries incl. Germany, India, Iran, Latvia, Poland,
Siam, So. West Africa, Syria, also incl. Gimbels Trans-Polar Flight card,
generally Very Fine |
E. 500-750 |
1,050.00 |
| 3630 |
|
Zeppelin, Catalpult, Trans-Oceanic and DOX Flights. Twelve
covers/cards. incl. seven Zeppelin and one to two of the others, better
incl. AAMC Nos. 1090a, Z63a, Z107a, Z166c, Very Fine, AAMC Retail |
495.00 |
400.00 |