The John Larson Collection of Worldwide Postage Dues; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
September 18-19, 2007

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1844
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1929 Moscow to New York via Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, commemorative card issued by the "Friends of Soviet Russia" to commemorate the flight of "Land of the Soviets" which made the long journey, signed by the four Russian fliers upon their arrival in New York, very scarce
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Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1845
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1932 Mattern & Griffin Round the World Flight, cover franked with U.S., German and Russian adhesives, bearing appropriate postmarks and autographed by both fliers, v.f. The U.S. pilot Jimmy Mattern, with Lt. Griffin attempted to beat the "round-the-world" record, held at the time by Post and Gatty. After flying from New York via Harbour Grace, they landed in Berlin and later reached Moscow. Their plane crashed up on the way to Siberia. Only 10 covers were carried
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Catalog #AAMC TO1167
Unsold

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