U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
October 31-November 1, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #918 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 "1st Atlantic Air Post, Martinsyde, Raynham, Morgan" overprints prepared by Edwin Cleary, 3c stationery entire envelope, with 1c, 2c, 3c, 24c and 36c cancelled 12 May 1919 and addressed to Cleary in London, stamps cut from the envelope and later restored, fine appearance, rare and spectacular item  | Unsold |
 | Lot #919 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 Mr. Harry Hawker and his navigator Commander Mackenzie Grieve, commenced their attempt at the first non-stop transatlantic crossing in the afternoon of 18 May, 1919. After many problems Hawker decided to ditch in the sea and he and Grieve were rescued by the Danish ship "Mary". The aeroplane "Atlantic" and the precious bag of mail were salvaged by the S.S. Lake Charlottesville on 23 May. The water-soaked mail was dried, stamps placed back on the envelopes, and handed to the postal authorities on 29 May, reaching London the next day - 3c brown, initialed "J.A.R." on reverse (by the Postmaster J.A. Robinson), well centered, lightly hinged and fresh example of this classic Airmail rarity, which was issued for the first Trans-Atlantic Flight, of the 76 unused copies, this certainly ranks among the finest, v.f., with 1999 BPA cert. (SG 142, cat. £20,000) * Catalog #C1 Catalog Value $25,000 | Price Realized $21,000.00 |
 | Lot #920 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 (9 June) "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 #921 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 (9 June) "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 #922 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1919 (12 July) 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 #923 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1921 35c red, block of four, upper right stamp with 1 1/2mm spacing, lower right stamp with period after "1921", h.r., fine-v.f., signed Kessler (catalogue value for singles)  *Catalog #C3,C3b,C3f Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #924 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1930 (25 Sep) cover endorsed "Per Air Mail Columbia Hr Grace to London England September 1930", franked with 4c,10c and 36c, with St. John's machine cancel and "Harbor Grace Oct.9" cds, "London Chief Office Arrival Oct.13" on reverse, v.f. Catalog #AAMC 21a | Unsold |
 | Lot #925 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1932 (21 May) DO.X 1stampless souvenir card to Germany with "Affranchissement/Percu 4-RM" and special cachets, "Berlin May 27" cds, v.f., only 30 prepared | Unsold |
 | Lot #926 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1932 (19 May) DO.X flight cover franked with appropriate $1.50 surcharge, addressed to London, roughly opened at left, otherwise v.f. Catalog #C12 | Unsold |
 | Lot #927 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1932 (19 May) DO.X $1.50 on $1 blue, used on flown cover from St. John's to London, England, St. John's and Harbor Grace pmks, cover flaws, stamp v.f. Catalog #C12 | Unsold |
 | Lot #928 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1932 (19 May) DO.X $1.50 on $1 blue, used on flown cover from St. John's to London, England, cover faults, otherwise v.f. Catalog #C12 | Unsold |
 | Lot #929 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1932 surcharged $1.50 on $1 blue, used on flown cover from St. John's (May 19) to England, some toning and cover faults, otherwise fine Catalog #C12 | Unsold |
 | Lot #930 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1933 10c orange yellow, imperforate sheet of 50, proof on ungummed, watermarked paper, light vertical wrinkles and creases at left, otherwise v.f. PCatalog #C14P | Unsold |
 | Lot #931 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1933 Balbo supplementary mail, $4.50 on 75c, tied to souvenir wrapper by violet boxed "Post Office Newfoundland 28 Jul.1933 Clarenville" datestamp, signed Italo Balbo and another pilot, Orbetello arrival cds, minor toning, otherwise fine, rare Catalog #C18 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
