U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
February 23-24, 2016

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #24
United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1928 Jimmy Doolittle, five flown and autographed covers addressed to Curtis Airplane Export Co., each with printed "Carried by Jimmie Doolittle, Pilot," also cacheted including "First Experimental Flight Lima-La Paz", "Montevideo-Rio de Janeiro", "La Paz-Santiago", "Santiago-Buenos Aires", "Buenos Aires-Asuncion", accompanied by a letter headed Shell Petroleum Co., dated Feb 2, 1935
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #25
United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1930 Mears and Brown attempted Round-the-World flight, card carried from US to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, where the plane crashed upon take-off, v.f., with August 2 arrival pmk, scarce - only 25 cards carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #26
United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1931 small card addressed to Mrs. Alfred Lee, with an attractive airplane label, signed on reverse in pencil by Amelia Earhart, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #27
United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1937 (11 Mar) Around the World Flight, 2nd Take Off, by Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, specially designed cacheted cover for the flight which took off from Oakland on March 17, however the flight was cancelled after both landing gears collapsed at Luke Field in Hawaii, unused envelope, v.f., accompanied by copies of articles describing this flight
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

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