U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
July 16-17, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #708 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 Hawker, 3c brown, initialed "J.A.R." on reverse (by the Postmaster J.A. Robinson), well centered, lightly hinged, fresh and v.f., certainly among the finer copies of this classic Airmail rarity, which was issued for the first Trans-Atlantic Flight, only 76 unused copies exist, signed Economist, with 1948 APS cert. and 1990 Diena cert. (SG 142) * Catalog #C1 Catalog Value £ 16,000 | Price Realized $22,000.00 |
 | Lot #709 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 June 9 "Handley Page" Aerial Mail from Parrsboro, N.S., cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St.John's June 9, 1919" and addressed to Liverpool, England, later additionally postmarked "Harbour Grace, June 14,1919", fine, without London arrival, only 115 pieces of mail prepared  Catalog #C2 | Unsold |
 | Lot #710 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 June 9 "Handley Page" Aerial Mail from Parrsboro, N.S., cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St.John's June 9, 1919" and addressed to Edinburgh, Scotland, later additionally postmarked "Harbour Grace, June 14, 1919", fine, without London arrival, but with a typewritten description on back "left Harbor Grace June 14, crashed at Parrsboro June 15, mailbag containing less than 200 letters forwarded to NY & from there to G.B. by S.S.Mauretania", with Diena cert., Catalog #C2 | Unsold |
 | Lot #711 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 July 12 Trans-Atlantic (second attempt) flight by pilots Raynham and Morgan, cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St.John's July 12, 1919" and addressed to England. Only 85 covers were prepared for this flight, which crashed on take-off. The mail was taken by Capt. Raynham via steamship and delivered to London postal authorities, with Jan.7, 1920 arrival, minor toning and cover folds, fine and very rare, with Diena cert. Catalog #C2 | Unsold |
 | Lot #712 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1930 1930 "Miss Columbia", 50c on 36c green, well centered, l.h., v.f., signed Sanabria, etc. This stamp derives its name from the monoplane "Miss Columbia", piloted by Capt. Errol Boyd & Lt. Harry Connor, which made the trip from Harbour Grace to Croydon Airport, London. Only 300 were issued and at least 100 were used (SG 191) * Catalog #C5 Catalog Value £ 5,500 | Price Realized $6,500.00 |
 | Lot #713 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1932 DO-X Surcharge, $1.50 on $1 blue, well centered, h.r., v.f. (SG 221) * Catalog #C12 Catalog Value £ 225 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #714 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1932 (May 19) DO.X flight cover franked with appropriate $1.50 surcharge, addressed to London, roughly opened at left, otherwise v.f. Catalog #C12 | Unsold |
 | Lot #715 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1933 Issue, cplt set used on registered FDC (June 9) from St.John's to England, v.f. Catalog #C13-17 | Price Realized $450.00 |
