Pioneer Air Mails (AAMC48-AAMC61)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 3544 |
 |
 1912, Aug. 10-11, Portland
Ore.-Vancouver Wash. Country Club Aviation Meet (AAMC 48a). 1c Green
tied by "Portland Oregon Aug. 11, 4PM 1912 Aviation Station" duplex cancel
on photo postcard of pilot Walter Edwards in his cockpit, to Grand Rapids
Wis., violet hs cachet, Very Fine (Image) |
250.00 |
180.00 |
| 3545 |
|
 1912, Aug. 14, Cicero-Chicago
Ill. (AAMC Addendum). 2c Carmine tied by "Cicero Ill. Aug. 14 5PM 1912"
flag cancel on cover to Cambridge Mass., ms. "Via Aeroplane",
"Chicago Ill. Aug. 14 8PM 1912" receiving backstamp, cover with paperfolds
prior to usage, otherwise Very Fine, listed in the AAMC addendum either
"because data is inconclusive or because mail from such flights has not
been found." (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
550.00 |
| 3546 |
|
 1912, Aug. 20-23, Rockport
Ind. Rockport Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 49a, 49b). Each with 1c
Green tied by Aug. 22 or Aug. 23 flight cancel on souvenir picture
postcard, No. 49a to Cody Wyo., No. 49b to Asheville N.C., cards with light
creases, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
300.00 |
135.00 |
| 3547 |
|
 1912, Aug. 23-24, Plainfield,
N.J., Plainfield Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 50, 50a). Three incl.
No. 50 (two) incl. 1c Green tied by Aug. 23 flight cancel on photo postcard
of pilot Latham climbing into his plane and 2c Carmine tied by Aug. 23
flight cancel on locally addressed cover, No. 50a with 1c Green, s.e. at
left, tied by Aug. 24 flight cancel on picture postcard to Boston, Very
Fine (Image) |
450.00 |
270.00 |
| 3548 |
|
 1912, Aug. 28-31, Boonville
Ind. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 51a). 1c Green tied by Aug. 29
flight cancel on locally addressed souvenir postcard of plane and crew,
Very Fine (Image) |
300.00 |
125.00 |
| 3549 |
|
 1912, Sep. 6-7, Cedar Falls
Ia. Golf Links Aviation Meet (AAMC 53). 1c Pan American (294) tied by
perfectly struck flight cancel on plain post card, second strike on back,
message dated Sept. 5, so this probably flew on the 6th, typed message
reads "This card is mailed to you from the Aviation Field and carried by
aero-mail. Keep it as a souvenir. Yours, Bill", Extremely Fine (Image) |
300.00 |
500.00 |
| 3550 |
|
 1912, Sep. 10-12, Columbia
Tenn. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 54). Well-struck flight cancel
on 1c Green message reply card to Karl Koslowski in Detroit Mich. Very
Fine, only 429 pieces flown (Image) |
500.00 |
240.00 |
| 3551 |
|
 1912, Sep. 9-15,
Cicero-Aurora Ill. International Aviation Meet (AAMC 55b). Chicago and
Cicero Sep. 14 and "Aerial Mail" cancels on 1c Red Postal Card (UX24) to
Cambridge Mass., message side dated Sep. 13, narrow insignificant vertical
toning band and tiny sealed tear at right, Very Fine, with small "sticker"
listing 1912 Chicago Aviation Events (Image) |
500.00 |
170.00 |
| 3552 |
|
 1912, Sep. 16-22, Chicago
Ill. Grant Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 56). 1c Green tied by violet
"Aerial Mail" circular datestamp and "Chicago Ill. Sep. 22 7PM 1912"
machine cancel on picture postcard of Michigan Blvd. in Chicago at night,
to H.A. Truby, New Kensington Pa., card with small edge flaws, otherwise
Fine (Image) |
300.00 |
150.00 |
| 3553 |
|
 1912, Sep. 28,
Puyallup-Tacoma Wash. Crawford's Puget Sound Aerial Mail (AAMC 60).
"Tacoma Wash. Sep. 28 1PM 1912" Panama Pacific Expo cancel on locally
addressed 1c Blue postal card (UX22) specially printed for the flight,
Extremely Fine, AAMC states "very few are known today in collectors' hands"
(Image) |
600.00 |
1,000.00 |
| 3554 |
|
 1912, Oct. 4-12,
Springfield-Williamsville Ill. State Fair Grounds Aviation Meet, Mail Flown
by Kearney (AAMC 61a). Oct. 10 flight cancel on locally addressed 2c
Red entire with light reddish hues, Very Fine
(Image) |
400.00 |
170.00 |