U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
September 11-12, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #36 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1931 First Trans-Pacific Non-Stop Flight Tokyo to Seattle, mixed franking with Japanese stamp, signed by the pilots (Allen and Moyle), minor toning, otherwise fine  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #37 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1931 cover commemorating the arrival in Lorain, Ohio of Capt. Alexander Magyar (Dec, 6th 1931), signed by him, v.f. In July, 1931, newspapers all over the world reported on the front page that two Hungarian pilots, Alexander Magyar and George Endresz crossed the Atlantic Ocean from the United States to Hungary in a Lockheed-Sirius airplane named "Justice for Hungary." The flight was intended to call attention to the dismemberment of Hungary after World War I. It was a spectacular success. On July 15, 1931, the trans-Oceanic flight left Harbor-Grace for Budapest on a non-stop flight of twenty-six hours. The historic flight took 26 hours and 20 minutes (Charles Lindbergh's flight in 1927 took six hours longer) and marked the first time that an airplane crossing the ocean had radio contact both with the starting and landing aerodromes. It was also the first time such a flight was used for political purposes. The pilots were received as heroes in Budapest. | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #38 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1934 cover with U.S. and Polish franking, special cachet and signed by both Adamowicz bothers, v.f. On June 28, Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz took off from Floyd Bennett Field in NYC and landed in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. The next day, they took off from there for a Trans-Atlantic trip. Through mechanical problems, leaking engine and heavy rainstorm, the managed to reach Europe (near Caen in France). The next day, after repairing a landing gear, they took off to Paris, than to Germany, where they were forced to land due to fuel leaks. On July 2, brothers arrived in Warsaw, Poland, treated as heroes. The Adamowicz brothers were possibly the first amateur pilots in the world to fly a plane across the Atlantic. | Price Realized $240.00 |
