U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 28-March 1, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | 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 |
