U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 18-19, 2014
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #628 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Air Post Semi-Postals 1927 25 cents green and yellow, used with 3c Confederation (defective) on O.H.M.S. Official Business Only cover from London, Canada to the Controller of the London Postal Service in London England, tied by boxed "Air Mail - London, Canada to London, England 1927" three line handstamp, with corresponding London Aug. 29 1927 cds alongside (both repeated on back), also faint oval datestamp at left, some toning around the address portion, roughly opened, otherwise fine. Only 100 stamps were printed and approximately 87 were affixed to envelopes. One cover (which was prepared and properly postmarked was not included in the mail bag loaded on the flight). After the scheduled stop at Harbour Grace, on the long stretch to England, the aircraft plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing the crew of two. The airplane was never recovered. According to the accompanying 2003 AIEP certificate from Sergio Sismondo "this is, therefore the only surviving cover from the tragic pioneer flight, and is the only used example of  Catalog #CLP6 Catalog Value $100,000 | Unsold |
