U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 1-2, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #879 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1929 (7 Oct) United States 2c stationery entire envelope with special "Russian Monoplane Land of the Soviets" Roessler cachet, additionally franked 2c and 10c (Special Delivery) on back, sent from Craig, Alaska and addressed locally to Commander Sheslakov care of "Land of the Soviets" in Craig, Alaska, backstamped in East Orange on arrival on November 9, 1929, v.f. and unusual cover. A special flight from Moscow to New Jersey (7 August) took place to promote Soviet Aviation. The flight paralleled the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Khabarovsk and northeast to Seward, Alaska, to Seattle and the East Coast. The plane - "Land of the Soviets" covered the distance of 13,300 miles in 70 days. Only 10 covers were carried on the "Land of the Soviets" from Seward, none are recorded from Craig, Alaska  | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
