U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 10-11, 2017

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #133
United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1929 "Yellow Bird" first flight from Old Orchard to France, cover with 2c Rogers & Clark adhesive, v.f., with additional photographs of the plane, etc. (The French plane Yellow Bird" (L'Oiseau Canari) set records for the longest flight over the ocean and the first French flight over the North Atlantic. The plane flew 2,410 miles in 22 hours. The pilots were Jean Assolant, Rene Lefevre, and Armeno Lotti)
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1091
Price Realized
$240.00

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