U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 10-11, 2014
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #814 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1927 De Pinedo Overprint, 60c black, pos. 12, well centered, l.h., fresh and v.f. example of this world-class rarity, with 1980 BPA and 1984 Vincent Graves Greene certificates. This issue was intended for use on airmail flown aboard a plane piloted by Italian aviator Francesco de Pinedo. 300 stamps were overprinted, of which 230 were used on correspondence, 66 presented to De Pinedo and various dignitaries, and 4 damaged and destroyed. It is estimated that only 33 unused examples have survived to the present day (SG 163, £38,000, Unitrade C4, $60,000) * Catalog #C4 Catalog Value $42,500 | Price Realized $27,000.00 |
