U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
May 7-8, 2008

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #307
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 the meet 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,
Envelope

Catalog Value 1500
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #308
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
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #309
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
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #310
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.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #311
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
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,000.00

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