U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 13-14, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #197 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1912 (16 May), Marietta, Ohio-Marietta Daily journal aviation meet, beautiful ppc (in color), "Marietta, Ohio 2 P.M. Mailed by Aeroplane" circular cachet and machine pmk, additionally endorsed "Via Aeroplane", fine. Approximately 1,500 pieces of mail were flown, although less than 10 are known to exist today,  Catalog #AAMC 24 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #198 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1914 (17-18 Sep) Clayton, New Mexico. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet. During this meet, exhibition flights were given by the Rodgers Aviation Company owned and managed by the widow of the late "Cal" Rodgers, pilot of "Vin Fiz" fame. Flights were made by aviator Floyd Smith. A ppc (Martin Tractor and Floyd Smith), franked with a defective 1c green, tied by oval "First Aeroplane Post Office, Clayton, New Mex, Sept. 18, 1914" datestamp, card creased and somewhat dirty, nevertheless rare, one of only 4 (!) known, Catalog #AAMC 81a Catalog Value $4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #199 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1919 (7 July) Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America corner cover addressed to London, sent via Dirigible R.34, endorsed "Per Airship 34", franked with 2c red, with Hempstead NY Jul 9 departure and "London R.34 July 13" arrival pmks, with contents enclosed, minor cover folds, fine and extremely rare Zeppelin cover (R34 left Britain on 2 July 1919 and arrived at Mineola, Long Island on 6 July after a flight of 108 hours with virtually no fuel left. As the landing party had no experience of handling large rigid airships, Major EM Pritchard jumped by parachute and so became the first person to reach American soil by air from Europe. This was the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic and was done two weeks after the first transatlantic airplane flight. The return journey to England was from 10 to 13 July and took 75 hours) | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
