U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; Versailles Part II
October 21-23, 2003

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1638
Newfoundland Air Post
1927 De Pinedo, the complete setting of the overprint "Air Mail De Pinedo 1927" in red, pane of 50, roughly perforated paper, with instructions on reverse in pencil and pen, also the printer's record of the overprinting of the De Pinedo stamps, dated May 1927, some creases and perf. separations, nevertheless a fine example of this unique sheet, used in the Stamp Forgery Trial in St. John's in 1934. (actual stamps would be worth $1,500,000+)
Box P
Catalog #C4P
Unsold
Lot #1639
Newfoundland Air Post
1927 De Pinedo surcharge, 60c black, pos.34, well centered, h.r., v.f., no more than 66 unused examples exist (only 300 printed), perhaps one of the finest exampls of this classic rarity, signed Sanabria, with2003 Sismondo cert. (SG 163)
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Catalog #C4
Catalog Value ^L25,000+
Price Realized
$28,000.00

Lot #1640
Newfoundland Air Post
1931 50c green, horizontal pair imperf. between, with sheet margin at right, h.r., fresh and v.f., with 2003 Sismondo cert.
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Catalog #C7a
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1641
Newfoundland Air Post
1932 Do-X Surcharge, block of four, l.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #C12
Catalog Value 1,000+
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1642
Newfoundland Air Post
1932 DO-X surcharge, used on cover from St.John's May 19, 1932 to Barcelona, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #C12
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1643
Newfoundland Air Post
1933 Balbo surcharge, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #C18
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1644
Newfoundland Air Post
Flight Covers.
1931 (Jan 28) First flight cover St.Johns-St.Anthony, specially printed cacheted cover for this flight, with complete set of airmails, signed by the pilot, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1645
Newfoundland Air Post
Flight Covers.
1931 (Jun 24) Hillig and Hoiriis Transatlantic Flight cover from Harbor Grace to Denmark, franked with Newfoundland 15c, with Copenhagen arrival on reverse, signed by both pilots, fine, only 30 known covers
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1140a
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1646
Newfoundland Air Post
Flight Covers.
1931 (Jun 22) Attempted Solo Transatlantic Flight by Ruth R. Nichols, cover addressed to Col. Clarence Chamberlin in New York, with boxed violet "First Woman's Solo Transatlantic Flight" cachet and violet"Plane Crashed at St. Johns, New Brunswick" hs, signed by the aviatrix, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1142
Price Realized
$375.00

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