U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
June 23-24, 2004
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #429 1911 "Vin Fiz Flyer" 1911, 25c black, unused without gum, small corner crease at lower right, a fine example of this foremost US Air Post Rarity. Issued by C. Perry Rodgers' wife during her husband's cross-country airplane flight. Rodgers was competing for the $50,000 prize offered by William Randolph Hearst and sponsored by makers of "Vin Fiz" soft drink. Each of the 13 known copies is trimmed close at one or more sides. One of only 3(!) known unused copies, ex-Zoellner (cover photo) (*) Catalog #CL2 Catalog Value 35,000+ | Unsold |
