U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
July 20-21, 2010
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #105 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1919 (July 8) return flight from New York to London, via the "R-34" airship to Clifden, Ireland, franked with 6c orange, Hempstead July 9 and London R34 arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., ex-Schoendorf. According to Wikipedia the R-34 left Britain on 2 July 1919 and arrived in Mineola, Long Island, United States on 6 July after a flight of 108 hours with virtually no fuel left. As the landing party had no experience of handling large rigid airships, Major EM Pritchard jumped by parachute and so became the first person to reach American soil by air from Europe. This was the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic and was done two weeks after the first non-stop Atlantic crossing by Alcock & Brown. The return journey to Pulham in Norfolk was from 10 to 13 July and took 75 hours. A rarity  Catalog #C1 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #106 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1922 (June 3) Amundsen North Polar "Maud" Expedition, cover with rectangular label and 4c adhesive, dated July 28, at Wainwright, Alaska, addressed to the Aero Club of Pennsylvania, signed by U.S. Postmaster General Hubert Work and by the President of the United States, Warren G. Harding, also four unused labels Catalog #AAMC TO1021 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #107 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1924 (Feb 21) Fairbanks to McGrath and back, 2c stationery entire with additional 2c franking applied for the return trip, some cover mending, otherwise fine, scarce | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #108 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1925 (Aug 1) MacMillan Arctic Expedition, large cover with blue cachet "MacMillan Navy Polar Flight Expedition Etah Aug 1 1925 North Greenland", franked with 2c adhesive, tied by Elmira cds, addressed to MacMillan, signed at left. In addition, there is a letter headed "Rawson-MacMillan Field Museum Expedition" dated June 7, 1926 referring to the letters brought back from the expedition, as well as a postcard of the "Bowdoin" and hand-painted version of same, fine-v.f. Only 12 covers carried. MacMillan, accompanied by Richard E. Byrd, attempted to fly over the North Pole from Etah, Greenland, but the long flight was not feasible Catalog #AAMC TO1032 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #109 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1926 (May 9) Byrd North Pole Flight, 1c postal card bearing blue "MacMillan Aerial Arctic Expedition Polar Mail 1925" cachet, cancelled by a Norwegian "Ny Alesund 9.V.26" postmark, also oval "U.S. Navy Polar Expedition", signed by Richard E. Byrd and addressed to himself, v.f. Catalog #AAMC TO1039 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #110 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1926 (May 9) Byrd North Pole Flight cover with 2c carmine cancelled by a Norwegian "Ny Alesund 9.V.26" postmark, also with Norwegian stamps cancelled Kings Bay, signed by Richard E. Byrd and addressed to Roessler, v.f. Catalog #AAMC TO1039 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #111 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1926 (May 18) legal size cover from "Byrd Arctic Expedition S.S. Chantier" at Spitsbergen, franked with 10o,15o and 20o Norwegian adhesives, cancelled Nordlands, sent to New York by Willard Vander Veer (photographer for Paramount), also two clippings showing photos of Commander Byrd and crew members, rare collateral item Catalog #AAMC TO1039var | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #112 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1927 (April 30) Wilkins North Polar Expedition, cover franked with 2c, tied by Detroit News Wilkins Expedition cachet, also Barrow Alaska datestamp, self addressed and signed by Sir Hubert Wilkins, with Fairbanks, May 16 backstamp Catalog #AAMC TO1052 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #113 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1927 (June 29) Byrd Transatlantic Flight, commercial cover with 10c Lindbergh adhesive (paying 5c airmail surcharge), tied by June 20 pmk, addressed to London, "via R.Byrd", with Ver sur Mer 2.7.27 arrival pmk. The monoplane "America" took off from New York and after a 42 hour flight was forced to land on the beach. The mail pouch was soaked and hence this cover shows some evidence of water logging, and is resealed by a Postes et Telegraphes label. Most of the mail carried was of philatelic nature and this is one of only a few commercial covers carried by Commander Byrd Catalog #AAMC TO1060 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #114 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1928 (April 14) Wilkins Arctic Ocean Flight, America to Europe, cover franked with 2c, tied by Barrow Alaska datestamp, addressed to Greenville, Texas, with "Svlabard Radio" hs, signed and dated by Sir Hubert Wilkins, accompanied by a letter (photocopy) headed "Detroit News Wilkins Arctic Expedition" to Roessler, confirming only 96 covers were carried on this first flight from North America (Point Barrow, Alaska) to Europe (Green Harbor on Spitsbergen) via the Arctic Ocean Catalog #AAMC TO1071 | Price Realized $600.00 |
