U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
January 16-18, 2007
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #261 U.S. Flight Covers 1924 U.S.S. Shenandoah flight from the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.J. to San Diego, addressed to Josh Steinmetz, with U.S.N. Air Station, San Diego arrival pmk, with "U.S.S.Shenandoah" hs, some minor toning, otherwisefine and rare cover, ex-Steinmetz  | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #262 U.S. Flight Covers 1924 U.S.S. Shenandoah, return flight from Camp Lewis, Seattle, Wash to Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.J., addressed to Josh Steinmetz, with U.S.N. Air Station, San Diego hs, also "By U.S. Navy Dirigible Shenandoah"and Lakehurst arrival datestamp, fine and rare cover, ex-Steinmetz | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #263 U.S. Flight Covers 1927, June 29 Byrd Trans-Atlantic Flight, cacheted cover franked with 5c blue, cancelled New York, June 21, 1927, with Ver-sur-Mer 2.7.27 arrival cds, v.f. Comdr. R.E.Byrd took off on his monoplane "America" from New Yorkto Paris and was forced to land on the beach at Ver-sur-Mer (after a flight of 42 hours). As the mail pouch was soaked, many of the covers are without stamps or defective. This one is in excellent condition Catalog #AAMC TO1060 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #264 U.S. Flight Covers 1931, June 21 Post & Gatty round the world flight, cover signed by both pilots, cancelled in Mineola, June 21, with Berlin and Moscow pmks. The route was from New York via Harbour Grace, Chester, England, Hanover, Berlin,Moscow, Novo-Sibirsk, Irkutsk, Blagovestchensk, Khabarovsk, Nome, Edmonton and back to New York, fine Catalog #AAMC TO1141 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #265 U.S. Flight Covers 1932, May 20, Trans-Atlantic Solo Flight, Amelia Earhart, flown cover franked with 5c Winged Globe, canc. May 13, 1932 and GB 11/2p canc. Londonderry, 23 May, 32, with diamond shaped cachet, numbered "8" out of only50 carried and signed by the aviatrix, v.f. Taking off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Ms Earhart landed near Culmore, close to Londonderry, Ireland, flying the distance in 14 hours and 54 minutes Catalog #AAMC TO1165 | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #266 U.S. Flight Covers 1932 Mattern & Griffin Round the World flight cover franked with German and Russian adhesives, Berlin & Minsk pmks, autographed by both fliers, with Brooklyn arrival pmk, some toning, otherwise fine and very rare, only 10 carried, signed Mikulski etc. Catalog #AAMC TO1167 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #267 U.S. 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 $180.00 |
 | Lot #268 U.S. Flight Covers 1938 record flight around the world in his plane "New York World's Fair"; as advertising for the New York World's Fair, Howard Hughes flew around the world in 3 days and 19 hours in a Lockheed 14; cover carried to Yakutsk, Siberia, via Paris and Moscow, registered from Yakutsk, with U.S. franking cancelled 16.7.39 and sent to USA, where 16c postage dues were added, signed by Edward Lund, navigator, fine. Illustrated in Heimuller's book, only known cover from Yakutsk Catalog #AAMC TO1307a | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
