| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 3555 | |
1912, Oct. 12, Lock
Haven-Mill Hall Pa. Old Home Week Flying Exhibition (AAMC 63). 1c Green
tied by "Mill Hall Pa. Oct. 12 7PM 1912" duplex cancel on souvenir picture
postcard of Tucker and Peck at Lexington Ky. with inscription, large violet
oval "U.S. Official Aerial Mail Stamp 1912" handstamp cachet, Extremely
Fine, AAMC states approximately 300 pieces of mail flown (Image) |
300.00 | 170.00 |
| 3556 | |
1912, Oct. 31-Nov. 2,
Cuthbert Ga. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 64b). Light strike of
Nov. 2 flight cancel on 1c Red postal card (UX24) to Savannah Ga., Very
Fine, only 107 pieces carried over the three days with 57 being flown on
Nov. 2 (Image) |
300.00 | 110.00 |
| 3557 | |
1912, Nov. 24, San Francisco
Cal. Ingleside Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 65). Flight cancel on locally
addressed 2c Red entire, Extremely Fine and scarce, approximately 50 items
flown (Image) |
400.00 | 450.00 |
| 3558 | |
1913, Jan. 13-Mar. 10, Boston
Mass.-New York N.Y. First Aerial Parcel Post Service (AAMC 67). 1c
Panama Pacific (397), vertical pair, tied by well-struck "New Haven Conn.
Feb. 28 2:30PM 1913" flag cancel on cover to New York City, ms. "By via
First Aeroplane Parcel Post Harry M. Jones, Aviator", Truby's address
stamped on top backflap, tiny crease and tear just below "Ha" in "Harry",
otherwise Very Fine, illustrated in AAMC, one of eight letters known from
this flight (Image) |
1,500.00 | 800.00 |
| 3559 | |
1913, May 17-18, Santa Rosa
Cal. Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 70). 1c Panama Pacific (397),
horizontal pair, tied by flight cancel on pristine cover to San Francisco,
Extremely Fine, only 493 items flown (Image) |
450.00 | 400.00 |
| 3560 | |
1913, May 17-18, Santa Rosa
Cal. Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 70). 2c Panama Pacific (398) tied
by flight cancel on pristine cover to San Francisco (different person but
same address as previous lot), Extremely Fine, 493 items flown (Image) |
450.00 | 425.00 |
| 3561 | |
1913, May 17-18, Santa Rosa
Cal. Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 70). 1c Panama Pacific (397) tied
by flight cancel on touristy California postcard to Beloit Iowa, message
reads, "This card will be carried by Silas Christopherson in his
aeroplane from the Fairgrounds to the P.O. today. The Santa Rosa Aviation &
Auto Polo meet is held here today and also was to be yesterday had it not
rained all day...", card with light horizontal crease, otherwise Fine,
493 items flown (Image) |
450.00 | 230.00 |
| 3562 | |
1913, Sep. 2, Rutland Vt.
Rutland Fair Aviation Exhibition (AAMC 71). 1c Green tied by flight
cancel on picture postcard of downtown Rutland to Mrs. A. Schmitt in
Rutland (possible relative of pilot George Schmitt, who died in crash on
Sep. 2 after delivering the mail), light strike of flight cancel and Truby
handstamp on picture side, also incl. two unused postcards with pictures of
Schmitt in his cockpit, the first is addressed and with a written message
but no stamp and the second has a stamp but no message or address, Very
Fine, only 57 pieces of mail flown (Image) |
600.00 | 260.00 |
| 3563 | |
1913, Sep. 9-11, Carmi Ill.
Fair Grounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 73). "Carmi Ill. Sep. 10 3PM 1913"
duplex cancel and violet "Mailed via Airship" handstamp cachet on 1c Black
Postal Card (UX19) to K. Koslowski, Detroit Mich., message side blank,
Extremely Fine, superb in every respect
(Image) |
200.00 | 210.00 |
| 3564 | |
1913, Sep. 17-20, Hicksville
Ohio Defiance County Agricultural Society Fair Exhibition Flight (AAMC
74). 1c Green, small fault, affixed to photo postcard of "Patterson
Aviators" to Harry Truby, New Kensington Pa., with Truby handstamp on
picture side, violet "First Aeroplane Mail Hicksville, O. Sept. 17-20, 13"
two-line handstamp cachet, no postal markingsVERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN PIECE OF MAIL PREPARED FOR THIS FAIR. According to the AAMC, the weather was so uncooperative that the fair was cancelled without any mail being flown. This cover is one of the key pieces to a collection of U.S. pioneer flights. Ex Lettick (Image) |
1,500.00 | 5,000.00 |