U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 19-20, 2017

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #254
United States - Air Post Flight Covers
1932 Jimmie Mattern & Bennett Griffin Circumnavigation Attempt, July 5 covers with USA Air 5c canceled at New York, Germany 4m canceled at Berlin and Russia 15k canceled at Mensk (July 7), signed and dedicated "this envelope was carried by myself and Bennett Griffin from Floyd Bennett Field New York to Russia where we crashed our plane on our attempted flight around the world" by Jimmie Mattern. The two pilots flew non-stop from Harbour Grace to Berlin in a record time of 8 hours 41 minutes, only a handful of covers carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

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