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| Lot #275 United States Flight Covers 1911-15, selection of 28 mostly diff. pioneer flight covers or cards, also some unused ppcs incl. one showing the wrecked "Vin Fiz", dated Oct.5, 1911 with text "Rogers just left here..", mixed condition with some minorflaws, mostly fine-v.f. Catalog #AAMC 1c/87d | Price Realized $1,350.00
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| Lot #276 United States Flight Covers 1911, September 25, Garden City Estates, first flight cover franked with 2c Lincoln, addressed to Williamsport, Pa, v.f., also a private ppc with advertising and similar cachets, rare Catalog #AAMC 3a,d | Price Realized $375.00
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| Lot #277 United States Flight Covers 1911, October 1, Garden City Estates, souvenir "Special Aerial Dispatch Post Card", with picture of official postal aviator, Earle L. Ovington and explanatory text, fine Catalog #AAMC 3e | Price Realized $180.00
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| Lot #278 United States Flight Covers 1912, May 30, Milwaukee, Wis., State Fair Grounds Aviation Meet, 1c stationery card with "Aeroplane Station May 30, 1912" pmk, little toned specks, otherwise fine and very rare, only a few copies known Catalog #AAMC 28 | Price Realized $650.00
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| Lot #279 United States Flight Covers 1918, May 15 New York to Philadelphia, first flight cover franked with 5c, 8c and 11c, centered and tied on a pink "Aerial Mail Service" label, with additional blue label added at bottom left,1964 "no Air Mail Stamps" endorsement, addressed to Percy McG.Mann (to whom these labels have been attributed), with arrival pmk, fine and rare cover Catalog #AAMC 101q | Price Realized $950.00
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| Lot #280 United States Flight Covers 1918, May 15 Philadelphia-NYC, first flight cover franked with 24c Jenny (fine), tied alongside of a pink "Aerial Mail Service" label, addressed to Henry Woodhouse, some ink notations andendorsements, fine Catalog #AAMC 101l | Price Realized $425.00
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| Lot #281 United States Flight Covers 1918, May 15 Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, first flight cover franked with 24c carmine & blue, centered and tied on a blue "Aerial Mail Service" label, with additional pink label added at bottom left, signed JamesC. Edgerton, pilot, addressed to Joseph A. Steinmetz, v.f. According to penciled note on back, this was lot 95 in the Steinmetz auction in 1929 (realized $14.50) Catalog #AAMC 101h | Price Realized $2,000.00
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| Lot #282 United States Flight Covers 1922, June 3, Amundsen North Polar "Maud" Expedition. The famous Norwegian pilot, Roald Amundsen headed the "Maud" North Polar Expedition in an attempt to reach the North Pole by plane, cover franked withtwo rectangular labels and 1c adhesives, addressed to Henry Woodhouse in NY, Seattle departure and "North Star Air Post" hs in green, additionally signed by U.S. Postmaster Hubert Work and by the president of the U.S., Warren G.Harding Catalog #AAMC TO1021 | Price Realized $750.00
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| Lot #283 United States Flight Covers 1922, June 3, Amundsen North Polar "Maud" Expedition. The famous Norwegian pilot, Roald Amundsen headed the "Maud" North Polar Expedition in an attempt to reach the North Pole by plane, cover franked withrectangular label and 4c adhesive, addressed to Maj. Joseph A.Steinmetz in Philadelphia, Seattle departure and "North Star Air Post" hs in green, fine Catalog #AAMC TO1021 | Price Realized $140.00
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| Lot #284 United States Flight Covers 1922, June 3, Amundsen North Polar "Maud" Expedition. The famous Norwegian pilot, Roald Amundsen headed the "Maud" North Polar Expedition in an attempt to reach the North Pole by plane, legal size coverfranked with rectangular label and 2c adhesives, Seattle departure and "North Star Air Post" hs in green, signed by the pilot, also U.S. Postmaster Hubert Work and by the president of the U.S., Warren G. Harding Catalog #AAMC TO1021 | Price Realized $750.00
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| Lot #285 United States Flight Covers 1922, June 3, Amundsen North Polar "Maud" Expedition. The famous Norwegian pilot, Roald Amundsen headed the "Maud" North Polar Expedition in an attempt to reach the North Pole by plane, cover franked withrectangular label and 3c adhesive, addressed to Maj. Joseph A.Stenmetz in Philadelphia, Nome, Alaska departure and "North Star Air Post" hs in green, fine Catalog #AAMC TO1021 | Price Realized $180.00
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| Lot #286 United States Flight Covers 1924, March 17, Round the World Flight by U.S. Army Aviators, 1c stationery card additionally franked with 1c green, with "Around the world flight United States Air Force" hs and other markings, Santa Monicadeparture and Seattle arrival pmks, v.f. Catalog #AAMC TO1025 | Price Realized $325.00
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| Lot #287 United States Flight Covers 1925 Airship "Los Angeles", Apr.20 flight to Bermuda, also two Apr.27 New York to San Juan flight covers, all to Ed Worden, v.f.
| Price Realized $140.00
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| Lot #288 United States Flight Covers 1925 flown Roessler cover from San Francisco, franked with 24c carmine, sent via Christmas Island where pair of 5c Cocoanut Plantations locals where added, later via Tahiti where pair of French Polynesia10c green paid for further transmission to USA, v.f., with Aug.17 arrival pmk Catalog #C6 | Price Realized $260.00
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| Lot #289 United States Flight Covers 1927 (Aug 15) C.A.M. cacheted cover signed Charles A. Lindbergh, franked with 10c Lindbergh adhesive, v.f. and scarce
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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| Lot #290 United States Flight Covers 1928, June 28 Round the World Flight, Mears and Collyer, 1c postal stationery card canc. New York, June 28, also with pair of China 1c Junk canc. Moukden, v.f., with July 22 arrival and "This card traveledaround the world in the fastest time ever made" cachet Catalog #AAMC TO1077 | Price Realized $290.00
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| Lot #291 United States Flight Covers 1929, June 13 "Yellow Bird" Trans-Oceanic Flight U.S. to Spain, cover franked with 2c, postmarked Old Orchard, Maine and addressed to France where a 2c postage due was added. Three French aviators attemptedto fly to Paris but were forced down by fuel shortage at Comillas, Spain, with appropriate markings, v.f. Catalog #AAMC TO1091 | Price Realized $230.00
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| Lot #292 United States Flight Covers 1929, June 13 "Yellow Bird" Trans-Oceanic Flight U.S. to Spain, cover franked with 2c, postmarked Old Orchard, Maine and addressed to France where a 2c postage due was added, signed by the three Frenchaviators Catalog #AAMC TO1091 | Price Realized $700.00
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| Lot #293 United States Flight Covers 1931, June 21 Round the World Flight by Post and Gatty, cover franked with 2c red, canc. Mineola, N.Y., with Berlin and Moscow markings, signed by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, v.f. The flight was from NewYork via Harbour Grace, Chester, England, Hannover, Berlin, Moscow, Nowosibirsk, Irkutsk, Blagoveschensk, Khabarovsk, Nome, Edmonton and back to New York Catalog #AAMC TO1141 | Price Realized $425.00
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| Lot #294 United States Flight Covers 1931, June 22 Attempted solo flight by Ruth R. Nichols, cover with two violet cachets incl. "First Woman's Solo Transatlantic Attempt New York to Paris", "Plane crashed at St.John's, New Brunswick" attake-off and Miss Nichols was severely injured. Cover signed by the aviatrix, v.f. Catalog #AAMC TO1142 | Price Realized $260.00
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| Lot #295 United States Flight Covers 1931, June 19, Hillig and Hoiriis Transatlantic Flight, Liberty, N.Y. to Copenhagen, three covers, each autographed by the two pilots, two with mixed U.S. and Danish franking (3.7.31 arrival), another withNewfoundland adhesive, posted from Harbor Grace, also with 3.7.31 arrival, v.f. Catalog #AAMC TO1140 | Price Realized $280.00
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| Lot #296 United States Flight Covers 1931 (June 25) Lt. Walter Hinton Erie, PA flight cover to New Jersey, signed by Hinton, with Exchange Club service to Aviation Tour cachet on reverse, v.f.
| Price Realized $280.00
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| Lot #297 United States Flight Covers 1931 New York to Istanbul Flight cover, with oval "Special Agent in Charge Dept of State" date stamp, Istanbul arrival cds and signed by the pilot John Polando, v.f., addressed to Russell Boardman, the other pilot, rare Catalog #AAMC 1145 | Price Realized $350.00
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