U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1271
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1927 60c black overprinted in red "Air Mail De Pinedo 1927", well centered, used on cover from St. Johns (May 20) to Rome, Italy, endorsed "Per Air Mail", Trepassey May 21 departure pmk below, with "Roma Centro 22.VI.1927 Le Piu Belle Terme del Mondo Salsomaggiore Periodo Di Cura Marzo-Novembre" advertising slogan arrival pmk on reverse, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f., signed Bolaffi and Longhi, with their 1964 and 2014 certificates. A splendid De-Pinedo OHMS cover (one of about 225 covers with an overprinted Newfoundland 60c stamp flown on the transatlantic flight attempted by Marquis Francesco de Pinedo between Trepassey, Newfoundland, and Rome, Italy, via the Azores. De Pinedo left Newfoundland on May 23, 1927, but a shortage of fuel caused his plane to land in the ocean, 200 miles from the Azores. The plane was towed to the islands by a schooner, and Pinedo reached Rome about three weeks later)
Envelope
Catalog #C4
Catalog Value $20,000
Price Realized
$9,500.00

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