U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 13-14, 2006
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #335 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, she refused to fly the mail  Catalog #AAMC 36a Catalog Value 1,500 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
| Lot #336 United States Flight Covers 1917 Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957), American explorer and aviator, made the first aeroplane flight over the North Pole, typewritten letter headed "HQ Rhode Island, Naval Militia", dated April 4, 1917 to Admiral Sims asking for an active command because "a desk job does not appeal to me half as much as a ship when the country is at war", signed "R. E. Byrd Jr" as Lt (j.g.), U.S.Navy | Price Realized $250.00 | |
 | Lot #337 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 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #338 United States Flight Covers 1927 Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) Famous American aviator, a September 17, 1927 "dinner menu in honor of Col. Charles A. Lindberg" (sic), Sacramento, Ca., signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", some toning, otherwise fine | Unsold |
| Lot #339 United States Flight Covers 1927 Charles A. Lindbergh, September 6, 1927 "Complimentary Dinner to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh", Helena, Montana, signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", slight ink smearing, otherwise v.f. | Unsold | |
 | Lot #340 United States Flight Covers 1929 First successful Air Mail delivery and Pick-up at Sea by Adams Air Mail Pick-Up from S.S. "Leviathan", cover franked with French adhesives (the ship sailed from Cherbourg), cancelled. Newark, N.J., June 12,with large cachet on back, fine and rare with French franking | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #341 United States Flight Covers 1930 Mears and Brown non-stop air mail flight card New York to Newfoundland, with N.J. departure and Harbor Grace arrival pmks, v.f. | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #342 United States Flight Covers 1932 Amelia Earhart (1898-1937), signature on 1932 first flight cover from Los Angeles to Lakewood, Ohio, also signed by ten other aviators, all participants in Los Angeles Airport Sweepstakes Air Derby, v.f. andrare aviation cover, with cert. | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #343 United States Flight Covers 1933, July 15, attempted Ocean Flight, New York to Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, July 15, 1933 "Lituanica" canc., franked with 3c violet, v.f., with six line cachet, signed by both pilots. Both fliers died when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, about 400 miles short of their goal. Mail was delivered to Kaunas on July 18, 1933, with arrival pmk Catalog #AAMC TO1182 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #344 United States Flight Covers 1938 Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World, airmail cover addressed to Florida, triple franking with French and Russian adhesives, all appropriate markings and actually signed by Howard Hughes and Harry Conner, one stamp defective, otherwise fine and scarce item, one of only a few covers actually signed by Hughes | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
