U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The John Pednault Collection of Ireland; Brazil
December 1-2, 2015 and December 3, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #42 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1927 (29 June) Byrd Transatlantic Flight, commercial cover with "City of Philadelphia Office of the Mayor" corner cachet (franking has fallen off), with June 21 New York G.P.O. pmk, addressed to Monsieur Gaston Doumergue, President of the Republic of France, Paris France, "via Airship America", with "Ver sur Mer" 2.7.27 arrival pmk. The monoplane "America" took off from New York and after a 42 hour flight was forced to land on the beach. The mail pouch was soaked and hence this cover shows some evidence of waterlogging. Most of the mail carried was of philatelic nature and this is one of only a few commercial covers carried by Commander Byrd  Catalog #AAMC TO1060 | Price Realized $550.00 |
