U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 12-13, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #203 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1916 (2-3 Nov) Chicago-New York, "New York Times" Aerial Post, Route 635,006, 1c Postal Card prepared especially for the flight, canceled "Chicago Ill. Nov. 2 6AM 1916" duplex datestamps, addressed to New York. Adolph Ochs at The New York Times sponsored a special flight between Chicago and New York, authorized by the Post Office Department, that was supposed to take place on one day; an oil leak led to an unscheduled stop in Erie Pa., so the pilot, Victor Carlstrom, decided he would not reach New York before dark; he stopped for the night in Hammondsport and started the next day at 6:35 a.m., landing at Governors Island at 8:56 a.m. -- this was the last flight of the pioneer era, minor card flaws, otherwise fine,  Catalog #AAMC 97 Catalog Value $ 600 | Price Realized $240.00 |
