Amelia Earhart. Large
cover inscribed "Carried by air Honolulu-Oakland January 11-12,
1935" and signed by Earhart, her handwriting at bottom notes "No. 32
of 49 covers", cover bears 3c Deep Violet (720) and 6c Dull Orange Air
Post (C19) tied by two clear strikes of "Honolulu Hawaii Jan. 11, 1935"
duplex postmarks, Oakland receiving datestamp, immaculate
conditionEXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. CARRIED ABOARD THE FIRST NON-STOP SOLO FLIGHT FROM HAWAII TO CALIFORNIA.
Amelia Earhart was the first to make the 2,400 mile solo non-stop flight from Hawaii to the mainland United States. Most covers have the arrival postmark on the back. This example is more desirable in that all markings are on the front of the cover
AAMC catalogue No. 1225 (Image)
Amelia Earhart. Signature
on red and blue cacheted 1937 Round-the-World Flight cover with the
aviatrix's portrait, addressed to Edward C. Wray in Oakland Cal.,
unfranked, this cover was evidently neither flown nor mailed, but signed
examples from her ill-fated round-the-world flight are rare (most were
destroyed), fresh and Very Fine (Image)
1933, July 23, Flight by
Captain and Mrs. Mollison, Pendine, Wales to New York (AAMC 1185).
Typewritten "Per Airplane 'Seafarer'/London-New York/June 1933" and
autographed by both, letter addressed to New YorkVERY FINE AND VERY RARE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT COVER. ONLY FOUR COVERS WERE CARRIED ABOARD THIS FLIGHT.
The plane crossed the Atlantic successfully but ran out of gas and was forced down in a marsh at Stratford, Connecticut. The plane was wrecked and both pilots were injured. All covers from this flight have the stamps floated off and some water staining. Accompanied by photograph of the route and of the plane prior to the crash. Ex Krinsky (Image)