U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 28-March 1, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #48 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1926 Seattle-Los Angeles, two first flight covers, one to Zaragoza, Mexico, each with Canadian and U.S. franking, fine-v.f., with arrival markings  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #49 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1930 (3 May) first flight cover from Miami to Venezuela, corresponding "USA-Canal Zone-Venezuela" cachet, 10c orange added on arrival in Puerto Cabello (May 6 1930), with Cristobal (May 4) and Colon, Panama (Nov 18) pmks on back, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #50 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1930 Mears and Brown non-stop air mail flight cover carried from New York to Harbour Grace, from where it was sent registered to New Jersey (Aug.2), various transit postmarks on reverse, with handwritten note on reverse by W.H. Kennedy (Postmaster at Harbour Grace) "Delivered to me by John Henry Mears who landed at Hr. Grace airport from airplane, City of New York August 2, 1930 at 4.25 PM", v.f. | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #51 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1930 (1 Aug) 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., scarce - only 25 cards carried | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #52 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1931 (24 May) Hillig and Hoiriis Transatlantic Flight, New York to Copenhagen. The flight ended prematurely at Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, from where the mail was forwarded by ship, arriving in Copenhagen on 3rd July; cover signed by both pilots, with Copenhagen and Liberty pmks, only 30 covers carried Catalog #AAMC TO1140a | Unsold |
 | Lot #53 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1933 (1 Nov) Pond and Sabelli flight to Rome, 8c stationery entire addressed to J.P.V. Heinmuller, with appropriate markings incl. Leact ui Concubair (15 May 34) and Rome, signed by Sabelli. The fliers reached Ireland, where they had to stop for repairs on the way to Rome | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #54 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1935 (14 June) de Monteverde crash cover, with boxed cachet indicating that it was placed (after the crash) on "Francesco de Pinedo" at Floyd Bennett Field, v.f., signed by Alfred de Monteverde (Alfred and George Monteverde, brothers from Portugal, crashed at 6:38PM, June 22 1935 in an attempted take-off from Floyd Bennett Field for a non-stop fight to Rome. The fliers were not injured. The aircraft was a Bellanca J-2 Special 31-55. The plane was written off after this incident) | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #55 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1938 Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World, airmail cover addressed to Florida, triple franking with French and Russian adhesives, all appropriate markings and actually signed by Howard Hughes and Harry Conner, one stamp defective, otherwise fine and scarce item, one of only a few covers actually signed by Hughes | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
