Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Rare United States Stamps and Covers continued...

**Flight Covers from the John F. Langhoff Collection continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3280		1928, Apr. 14 -- Wilkins Arctic Ocean Flight, America to Europe (AAMC 1071). Red and blue airmail cover with 2c Washington tied by Barrow Alaska Apr. 14, 1928 purple datestamp, handstamped "Svalbard Radio" and signed "Hubert Wilkins, April 21st 1928", Very Fine, scarce, AAMC $500.00 (Image)	E. 400-500	230.00
3281		1928, Nov. 29 -- Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Postmaster General's Official Business legal-size cover addressed to himself (Harry S. New), 5c Beacon and 2c Red tied by "S.S. City of New York Nov. 29, 1928" ship cancel, Byrd Antarctic Expedition handstamped cachet, signed "R E Byrd/Byrd Antarctic Expedition En route Antarctic", red oval Dec. 26, 1928 receiving handstamp applied at P.O. Dept., with letter from Postmaster General New to his friend, Fred Chamberlain, explaining that he gave this cover to Commander Byrd to be carried South, Very Fine, this cover dates from the first stage of Byrd's expedition, one year later he made his record flight (Image)	E. 750-1,000	550.00
3282		1929, June 13 -- "Yellow Bird" Flight, U.S. to Spain (AAMC 1091). Two flown covers, 2c Vincennes and 2c Yorktown frankings, each tied by Old Orchard Me. Jun. 13 duplex, Comilla Jun. 14 receiving datestamp, former without any other markings, latter with handstamped flight cachet and signed by three aviators, also with France 2fr Postage Due tied by Bourget Aviation field datestamp, Very Fine. AAMC $500.00 (each at $250.00, but the signed cover is more valuable) (Image)	E. 400-500	550.00
3283		1929, Sep. 29 -- First Flight, Moscow to New York via Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, Seward to New York (AAMC 1095a). 5c Beacon tied by Seward Sep. 29 duplex on red and blue airmail cover with typed endorsement and signatures of four aviators, New York Nov. 2 backstamp, Very Fine, rare and undercatalogued -- only ten pieces of mail posted at Seward -- with four contemporary photos of plane, AAMC $300.00 (Image)	E. 300-400	800.00
3284		1931, July 28 -- Herndon and Pangborn Round the World Flight (AAMC 1146). Cover flown on complete trip from New York to Wenatchee, Washington, handstamped cachet (No. 36 of 75 carried), signed by Herndon and Pangborn, franking incl. U.S. 2c 1922 (Brooklyn Jul. 28), Japan 3s (Tokyo Oct. 2) and U.S. 2c Yorktown (Wenatchee Oct. 5), Croydon Aerodrome Jul. 30 datestamp and Russian backstamps applied in transit, Very Fine, rare with both pilots' signatures, after their detainment in Japan for flying over military fortifications, Herndon and Pangborn made the first non-stop flight from Japan to the U.S., AAMC $600.00 (Image)	E. 500-750	1,300.00
3285		1932, July 5 -- Mattern and Griffin Round the World Flight (AAMC 1167). U.S., German and Russian franking appropriately tied on flown cover to New York City signed by Mattern and Griffin, usual light toning bands from envelope adhesive VERY FINE. AN IMPORTANT TRANS-OCEANIC FLIGHT RARITY FROM THE MATTERN AND GRIFFIN 1932 ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT. ONLY FIVE PIECES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND CARRIED. AAMC $1,500.00 (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,100.00
3286		1933, June 3 -- Attempted Round the World Solo Flight by Jimmy Mattern (AAMC 1177). Cover addressed to Mattern at the Hotel New Yorker, signed "Jimmie Mattern", U.S. 8c Winged Globe tied by New York N.Y. Jun. 3 duplex, additional Russian stamps on front and back (corner faulty) and U.S. 3c Century of Progress tied on back, sequence of datestamps following Mattern's travels VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE AND RARE COVER CARRIED ON MATTERN'S UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO FLY SOLO AROUND THE WORLD. Jimmy Mattern begain his journey by flying non-stop from New York to Norway, taking off on June 3, 1933, and arriving June 4. However, on the next leg of the journey (to Moscow), Mattern crashed in Siberia and was missing for weeks. A Russian pilot rescued Mattern and carried him to Nome, Alaska. Mattern flew another plane from Nome back to New York. Throughout this arduous journey, Mattern carried with him a small quantity of mail. The few known examples bear his signature and postmarks from each stop. AAMC $1,500.00 (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,500.00
3287		1936, September 2 -- Attempted Flight, New York to London and Return, Merrill and Richman (AAMC 1264/1266). Cover combining both attempted flights, U.S., G.B. and Newfoundland franking, Brooklyn (Sep. 2), Southport (Sep. 14) and Musgrave (Sep. 14) datestamps, Very Fine, rare flight cover carried in both directions (Image)	E. 500-750	1,350.00
3288		1938, July 10 -- Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World (AAMC 1307). Legal-size airmail cover with U.S., French and Russian franking, signed "Howard Hughes" along with Dick Stoddart and Harry Connor, Very Fine, only a few of the covers carried on this flight were signed by Howard Hughes (Image)	E. 750-1,000	2,200.00
3289		1919, July 9-13 -- Dirigible R-34, Return Flight from Roosevelt Field N.Y. to Clifton, Ireland, and Pulham, England (AAMC Z-461). Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. corner card cover addressed to Marconi's London office, 2c Red coil (487) tied by New York N.Y. Jul. 7 duplex, Hempstead Jul. 9 duplex, special London R-34 Jul. 13 receiving datestamp and red Jul. 14 transit, endorsed "Per Airship R-34" VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING AND RARE EXAMPLE OF MAIL CARRIED ON THE R-34'S RETURN FLIGHT TO ENGLAND. AAMC $3,000.00 (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,600.00
3290		1919, July 9-13 -- Dirigible R-34, Return Flight from Roosevelt Field N.Y. to Clifton, Ireland, and Pulham, England, Supplementary Mail (AAMC Z-461a). Cover to Weymouth, England, endorsed "Please send by R-34" with U.S. 2c Washington tied on arrival by special London R-34 Jul. 13, 1919 datestamp, slight smear in address VERY FINE. EXTREMELY RARE SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL COVER CARRIED BY THE DIRIGIBLE R-34. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN AND THIS EXAMPLE BEARING THE UNITED STATES STAMP IS EXTRAORDINARY. According to the American Air Mail Catalogue, the supplementary mail covers were not stamped. This is a rare exception. AAMC $2,000.00 (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,300.00

Flight Covers from the John F. Langhoff Collection continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3280

1928, Apr. 14 -- Wilkins Arctic Ocean Flight, America to Europe (AAMC 1071). Red and blue airmail cover with 2c Washington tied by Barrow Alaska Apr. 14, 1928 purple datestamp, handstamped "Svalbard Radio" and signed "Hubert Wilkins, April 21st 1928", Very Fine, scarce, AAMC $500.00 (Image)

E. 400-500

230.00

3281

1928, Nov. 29 -- Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Postmaster General's Official Business legal-size cover addressed to himself (Harry S. New), 5c Beacon and 2c Red tied by "S.S. City of New York Nov. 29, 1928" ship cancel, Byrd Antarctic Expedition handstamped cachet, signed "R E Byrd/Byrd Antarctic Expedition En route Antarctic", red oval Dec. 26, 1928 receiving handstamp applied at P.O. Dept., with letter from Postmaster General New to his friend, Fred Chamberlain, explaining that he gave this cover to Commander Byrd to be carried South, Very Fine, this cover dates from the first stage of Byrd's expedition, one year later he made his record flight (Image)

E. 750-1,000

550.00

3282

1929, June 13 -- "Yellow Bird" Flight, U.S. to Spain (AAMC 1091). Two flown covers, 2c Vincennes and 2c Yorktown frankings, each tied by Old Orchard Me. Jun. 13 duplex, Comilla Jun. 14 receiving datestamp, former without any other markings, latter with handstamped flight cachet and signed by three aviators, also with France 2fr Postage Due tied by Bourget Aviation field datestamp, Very Fine. AAMC $500.00 (each at $250.00, but the signed cover is more valuable) (Image)

E. 400-500

550.00

3283

1929, Sep. 29 -- First Flight, Moscow to New York via Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, Seward to New York (AAMC 1095a). 5c Beacon tied by Seward Sep. 29 duplex on red and blue airmail cover with typed endorsement and signatures of four aviators, New York Nov. 2 backstamp, Very Fine, rare and undercatalogued -- only ten pieces of mail posted at Seward -- with four contemporary photos of plane, AAMC $300.00 (Image)

E. 300-400

800.00

3284

1931, July 28 -- Herndon and Pangborn Round the World Flight (AAMC 1146). Cover flown on complete trip from New York to Wenatchee, Washington, handstamped cachet (No. 36 of 75 carried), signed by Herndon and Pangborn, franking incl. U.S. 2c 1922 (Brooklyn Jul. 28), Japan 3s (Tokyo Oct. 2) and U.S. 2c Yorktown (Wenatchee Oct. 5), Croydon Aerodrome Jul. 30 datestamp and Russian backstamps applied in transit, Very Fine, rare with both pilots' signatures, after their detainment in Japan for flying over military fortifications, Herndon and Pangborn made the first non-stop flight from Japan to the U.S., AAMC $600.00 (Image)

E. 500-750

1,300.00

3285

1932, July 5 -- Mattern and Griffin Round the World Flight (AAMC 1167). U.S., German and Russian franking appropriately tied on flown cover to New York City signed by Mattern and Griffin, usual light toning bands from envelope adhesive

VERY FINE. AN IMPORTANT TRANS-OCEANIC FLIGHT RARITY FROM THE MATTERN AND GRIFFIN 1932 ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT. ONLY FIVE PIECES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND CARRIED.

AAMC $1,500.00 (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,100.00

3286

1933, June 3 -- Attempted Round the World Solo Flight by Jimmy Mattern (AAMC 1177). Cover addressed to Mattern at the Hotel New Yorker, signed "Jimmie Mattern", U.S. 8c Winged Globe tied by New York N.Y. Jun. 3 duplex, additional Russian stamps on front and back (corner faulty) and U.S. 3c Century of Progress tied on back, sequence of datestamps following Mattern's travels

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE AND RARE COVER CARRIED ON MATTERN'S UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO FLY SOLO AROUND THE WORLD.

Jimmy Mattern begain his journey by flying non-stop from New York to Norway, taking off on June 3, 1933, and arriving June 4. However, on the next leg of the journey (to Moscow), Mattern crashed in Siberia and was missing for weeks. A Russian pilot rescued Mattern and carried him to Nome, Alaska. Mattern flew another plane from Nome back to New York. Throughout this arduous journey, Mattern carried with him a small quantity of mail. The few known examples bear his signature and postmarks from each stop.

AAMC $1,500.00 (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,500.00

3287

1936, September 2 -- Attempted Flight, New York to London and Return, Merrill and Richman (AAMC 1264/1266). Cover combining both attempted flights, U.S., G.B. and Newfoundland franking, Brooklyn (Sep. 2), Southport (Sep. 14) and Musgrave (Sep. 14) datestamps, Very Fine, rare flight cover carried in both directions (Image)

E. 500-750

1,350.00

3288

1938, July 10 -- Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World (AAMC 1307). Legal-size airmail cover with U.S., French and Russian franking, signed "Howard Hughes" along with Dick Stoddart and Harry Connor, Very Fine, only a few of the covers carried on this flight were signed by Howard Hughes (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2,200.00

3289

1919, July 9-13 -- Dirigible R-34, Return Flight from Roosevelt Field N.Y. to Clifton, Ireland, and Pulham, England (AAMC Z-461). Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. corner card cover addressed to Marconi's London office, 2c Red coil (487) tied by New York N.Y. Jul. 7 duplex, Hempstead Jul. 9 duplex, special London R-34 Jul. 13 receiving datestamp and red Jul. 14 transit, endorsed "Per Airship R-34"
VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING AND RARE EXAMPLE OF MAIL CARRIED ON THE R-34'S RETURN FLIGHT TO ENGLAND.
AAMC $3,000.00 (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,600.00

3290

1919, July 9-13 -- Dirigible R-34, Return Flight from Roosevelt Field N.Y. to Clifton, Ireland, and Pulham, England, Supplementary Mail (AAMC Z-461a). Cover to Weymouth, England, endorsed "Please send by R-34" with U.S. 2c Washington tied on arrival by special London R-34 Jul. 13, 1919 datestamp, slight smear in address

VERY FINE. EXTREMELY RARE SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL COVER CARRIED BY THE DIRIGIBLE R-34. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN AND THIS EXAMPLE BEARING THE UNITED STATES STAMP IS EXTRAORDINARY.

According to the American Air Mail Catalogue, the supplementary mail covers were not stamped. This is a rare exception.

AAMC $2,000.00 (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,300.00