U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 17-18, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #83 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1933 (3 June) Attempted Round the World Flight by Jimmie Mattern; flight failed as his plane crashed in Siberia on June 14th. He was eventually rescued by Eskimos and flown to Nome, Alaska by the famous Russian pilot, Sigismund Levanevsky (in a twist of fate, Mattern would join the search for Levanevsky after he went missing in 1937. Levanevsky was never found). Mattern flew the rest of the way back to New York. A small cover with Russian and U.S. adhesives on front and back, signed by Mattern, with all cancels showing the complete history of this flight, minor toning (caused by the seam adhesive) and corner discolorations, otherwise fine and very rare  Catalog #AAMC 1177 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
