U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
June 27-28, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #169 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 $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #170 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 Arctic collateral item Catalog #AAMC TO1039var | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #171 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #172 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 "Svalbard 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #173 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1931 First Trans-Pacific Non-Stop Flight Tokyo to Seattle, mixed franking with Japanese stamp, signed by the pilots (Allen and Moyle), fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #174 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1932 (July 5), Mattern and Griffin Round the World Flight. The U.S. pilot Jimmy Mattern, together with Lt. Griffin, took off from Floyd Bennet Field in an attempt to beat round-the-world record held by Post and Gatty. The fliers landed in Berlin after a trip of 31 hours and 41 minutes, from New York, via Harbor Grace. They later reached Moscow, but cracked up on their hop to Siberia. Cover franked with 5c U.S. (New York July 5), 4pf Germany (July 7) and 15k Russia (cancelled Minsk 7.7), addressed to Clarence E. Page and autographed by both pilots, some usual minor adhesive toning, of no consequence. One of only 10 (!) covers carried on this flight Catalog #AAMC TO 1167 | Unsold |
 | Lot #175 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1932 (Aug 4) Round the World Flight by Wolfgang Von Gronau, cover to New Jersey franked with 3c Washington and 5c Airmail, with Chicago cds, black handstamp signed by von Gronau, flown on the Chicago-Montreal leg of the trip, with arrival on reverse, v.f. Catalog #AAMC TO1168a | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #176 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1933 (15 July), around the world solo flight by Wiley Post, legal sized cover franked with 8c Airmail stamp and addressed to A. Wittnauer Co. of New York, with an additional 8c added on arrival (Aug. 3), signed by Wiley Post, slight overall toning, otherwise v.f. This American pilot in his plane "Winnie Mae", flew solo around the world, a distance of 15,596 miles in seven days, breaking all records. After the record-setting flight, Post wanted to open his own aeronautical school, but could not raise enough financial support because of doubts many had about his rural background and limited formal education. Motivated by his detractors, Post decided to attempt a solo flight around the world and to break his previous speed record. He improved his aircraft by installing an autopilot device and a radio direction finder that were in their final stages of development by the Sperry Gyroscope Company and the United States Army. His solo flight around the world, using the auto-pilot and compass in place of his navigat Catalog #AAMC TO1183 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #177 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1935 (Sept 21) attempted non-stop flight from New York to Lithuania by Lit. Felix Vaitkus, in the plane "Lituanica II". After successfully crossing the North Atlantic, Lt. Vaitkus was forced down at Bellinrobe and covers were forwarded to Lithuania by other means. Cover (open for display) with U.S. and Lithuanian franking on both sides, fine-v.f. Catalog #AAMC TO1241 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #178 UNITED STATES Flight Covers 1937 (11 Mar) Around the World Flight by Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, specially designed cacheted cover for the flight which took off from Oakland on March 17, however the flight was cancelled after both landing gear collapsed at Luke Field in Hawaii, with Oakland March 11 cancel on the front and March 14 and 17th cancels on the reverse, creases and wrinkles, otherwise fine | Price Realized $750.00 |
