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

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Lot #693
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1919 1st Atlantic Air Post, Martinsyde, Raynham, Morgan overprints prepared by Edwin Cleary, 3c stationery entire envelope, with 1c, 2c, 3c, 24c and 36c cancelled 12 May 1919 and addressed to Cleary in London, stamps cut from the envelope and later restored, fine appearance, rare and spectacular item
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #694
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1919 (9 June) "Handley Page" Aerial Mail from Parrsboro, N.S., cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St. John's June 9, 1919" and addressed to Liverpool, England, later additionally postmarked "Harbour Grace, June 14,1919", fine, without London arrival, only 115 pieces of mail prepared
Envelope
Catalog #C2
Unsold
Lot #695
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1919 (9 June) "Handley Page" Aerial Mail from Parrsboro, N.S., cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St. John's June 9, 1919" and addressed to Edinburgh, Scotland, later additionally postmarked "Harbour Grace, June 14, 1919", fine, without London arrival, but with a typewritten description on back "left Harbor Grace June 14, crashed at Parrsboro June 15, mailbag containing less than 200 letters forwarded to NY & from there to G.B. by S.S.Mauretania", with Diena certificate
Envelope
Catalog #C2
Unsold
Lot #696
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1919 (12 July) Trans-Atlantic (second attempt) flight by pilots Raynham and Morgan, cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St. John's July 12, 1919" and addressed to England. Only 85 covers were prepared for this flight, which crashed on take-off. The mail was taken by Capt. Raynham via steamship and delivered to London postal authorities, with Jan.7, 1920 arrival, minor toning and cover folds, fine and very rare, with Diena cert.
Envelope
Catalog #C2
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #697
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1932 (19 May) DO.X flight cover franked with appropriate $1.50 surcharge, addressed to London, roughly opened at left, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C12
Unsold
Lot #698
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1933 10c orange yellow, imperforate sheet of 50, proof on ungummed, watermarked paper, light vertical wrinkles and creases at left, otherwise v.f.
Box P
Catalog #C14P
Price Realized
$2,100.00

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