U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
October 16-17, 2018
Welcome to our October 16-17, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,627 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including Ernest Wheeler’s flight and space covers and autographs, additional selections from the Scouts of the World collection, Vito Bianco’s stock of Italian area and many others. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain and Switzerland; rarities from China and other Asian material. As always, the sale contains 150+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and more. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2682 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Flight Covers 1919 (12 July) "Martinsyde" Supplementary mail (only 25 flown) by pilots Raynham & Morgan, cover franked by $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge tied by St. John's machine duplex, sent to London, with arrival markings, small part of backflap torn away, otherwise fine, signed Bolaffi, Colla, etc., with 1965 Bolaffi certificate, also with a 1943 Francis Field certificate and explanation (as the flight was delayed, the mail bag, originally made up on May 18, was opened on July 12, and an additional 25 covers, all franked with the $1 surcharge, were added. The flight crashed on takeoff, and Capt. Raynham subsequently went to England by ship, forgetting to turn the mail over to the Post Office until January 7, 1920, hence these covers were not backstamped until then).  | Unsold |
 | Lot #2683 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Flight Covers 1919 (12 July) "Martinsyde" Supplementary mail (only 25 flown) by pilots Raynham & Morgan, cover franked with $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge tied by St. John's machine duplex, sent to London, with 7 January backstamp, also endorsed "Martinsyde Mail Bag", fine and scarce cover, with additional Harry A. Truby and October 14 1921 datestamps (as the flight was delayed, the mail bag, originally made up on May 18, was opened on July 12, and an additional 25 covers, all franked with the $1 Surcharge, were added. The flight crashed on takeoff, and Capt. Raynham subsequently went to England by ship, forgetting to turn the mail over to the P.O. until January 7, 1920, so the covers were not backstamped until then) | Unsold |
 | Lot #2684 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Flight Covers 1930 (9 Oct) Second "Columbia" Transatlantic flight cover, endorsed "air mail Columbia", addressed to London, with arrival (13 October) datestamp, franked with 4c rose (defective), minor cover faults, also with enclosure "we have received your letter which you sent over by Capt. Boyd. Trusting this souvenir will reach you safely" | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2685 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Flight Covers 1933 (12 Sep) A.C. Roessler envelope cacheted "Courtesy General Italo Balbo by Italian Air Cruise," franked with 30c, 50c and 75c, paying $1.55 from Labrador to Chicago, with 15c Aerial Service vignette on back, endorsed in red "Not Newfoundland Postage," but tied on arrival in Chicago (Sep 23), v.f. | Unsold |
