U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 10-11, 2014
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #818 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Flight Covers 1919 (July 12) "Martinsyde" Supplementary mail (only 25 flown) by pilots Raynham & Morgan, cover franked by $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge tied by St. John's machine duplex, sent to London, with arrival markings, small part of backflap torn away, otherwise fine, signed Bolaffi, Colla etc., with 1965 Bolaffi certificate, also with a 1943 Francis Field certificate and explanation (as the flight was delayed, the mail bag, originally made up on May 18, was opened on July 12, and an additional 25 covers, all franked with the $1 surcharge, were added. The flight crashed on takeoff, and Capt. Raynham subsequently went to England by ship, forgetting to turn the mail over to the Post Office until January 7, 1920, hence these covers were not backstamped until then).  | Unsold |
 | Lot #819 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Flight Covers 1919 (12 July) "Martinsyde" Supplementary mail (only 25 flown) by pilots Raynham & Morgan, cover franked with $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge tied by St. John's machine duplex, sent to London, with 7 January backstamp, also endorsed "Martinsyde Mail Bag", fine and scarce cover, with additional Harry A. Truby and October 14 1921 datestamps (as the flight was delayed, the mail bag, originally made up on May 18, was opened on July 12, and an additional 25 covers, all franked with the $1 Surcharge, were added. The flight crashed on takeoff, and Capt. Raynham subsequently went to England by ship, forgetting to turn the mail over to the P.O. until January 7, 1920, so the covers were not backstamped until then) | Unsold |
 | Lot #820 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Flight Covers 1927 De Pinedo supplementary mail, cover to Italy, franked with ordinary 60c black, tied by Trepassey May 21 departure pmk, endorsed "Air Mail Pinedo 1927" and addressed to Victor Gordon, High Commissioner in London, England, with Roma Centro (22 May) arrival postmark on back. This mail was taken in both St. John's and Trepassey, with most of the covers cancelled on departure. A v.f. and rare item, Catalog #AAMC 14c Catalog Value $14,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #821 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Flight Covers 1930 (9 Oct) Second "Columbia" Transatlantic flight cover, endorsed "air mail Columbia", addressed to London, with arrival (13 October) datestamp, franked with 4c rose (defective), minor cover faults, also with enclosure "we have received your letter which you sent over by Capt. Boyd. Trusting this souvenir will reach you safely" | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #822 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Flight Covers 1933 (12 Sep) A.C. Roessler envelope cacheted "Courtesy General Italo Balbo by Italian Air Cruise," franked with 30c, 50c and 75c, paying $1.55 from Labrador to Chicago, with 15c Aerial Service vignette on back, endorsed in red "Not Newfoundland Postage," but tied on arrival in Chicago (Sep 23), v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #823 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Flight Covers 1933 (Jul 23) flown cover to Rome with 1933 Balbo surcharge, tied by violet Clarenville boxed datestamp, further franked on the reverse with 1932-37 1c (3) and 2c as well as "Crociera Aerea del Decennale" vignette, which are tied by Shoal Harbour cds, Rome arrival, on front signed by the crew of the flight, fine and rare cover, signed Bolaffi, with his 1965 certificate Catalog #C18 | Unsold |
