U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
February 18-19, 2004

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #345
United States Flight Covers
1912 (July 1-6) Squantum, Mass. Boston Aviation Meet, flight cover, addressed to Boston, franked with 2c, tied "Boston Aviation Meet Aero Mail Service" cachet with Atlantic, Mass. pmk, fine and rare. Mail was to be flown on each day of themeet from Hartford Aviation Field, served by the Squantum P.O., via Atlantic, Quincy, Milton and East Milton to New York City. Harriet Quimby was designated mail carrier, but due to financial disputes, Miss. Quimby refused to fly the mail
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 36a
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #346
United States Flight Covers
1919 Marconi corner cover addressed to London, sent via Dirigible R.34, endorsed "Per Airship 34", franked with 2c red, with Hempstead NY Jul 9 departure and "London R.34 July 13" arrival pmks, with contents enclosed, minor cover folds, fine and extremely rare Zeppelin cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #347
United States Flight Covers
1930 Trans-Atlantic flight by Wolfgang von Gronau, Halifax-New York leg, mixed franking with Canada, private air mail label, v.f., signed by Von Gronau
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #348
United States Flight Covers
1934 (Jun 27) Adamowicz Brothers Trans-Atlantic flight New York to Warsaw, mixed franking with Polish adhesives, with Warsaw arrival pmk, signed by the pilots, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #349
United States Flight Covers
1938 Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World, airmail cover addressed to Florida, triple franking with French and Russia adhesives, al appropriate marings and actually signed by Howard Hughes and Harry Conner, fine. Only a few coverssigned by Hughes exist
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,000.00

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