U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 5-6, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #691 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post 1927 60c black overprinted in red "Air Mail De Pinedo 1927" (overprint shifted to left), well centered, used on cover from St. Johns (May 20) to England, endorsed "Per H Lieutenant De Pinedo, Flyer", Trepassey May 21 departure pmk at left, with "Roma Centro 22.VI.1927 Le Piu Belle Terme del Mondo Salsomaggiore Periodo Di Cura Marzo-Novembre" advertising slogan arrival pmk on reverse, minor toned spots, otherwise v.f., signed Sanabria, Kessler, Bolaffi, Colla, with certificates from last two. (This is one of about 225 covers with an overprinted Newfoundland 60c stamp flown on the transatlantic flight attempted by Marquis Francesco de Pinedo between Trepassey, Newfoundland, and Rome, Italy, via the Azores. De Pinedo left Newfoundland on May 23, 1927, but a shortage of fuel caused his plane to land in the ocean, 200 miles from the Azores. The plane was towed to the islands by a schooner, and Pinedo reached Rome about three weeks later)  Catalog #C4 Catalog Value $20,000 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
