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From The “Dubois” Collection of Jamaica Postal History & Stamps - Spink London - November 19, 2020
Lot 62 -
Canada. Semi-Official Air Mail - The Tully and Medcalf Disaster Flight. 1927 (August) 25c. green and yellow, unused with original gum. One hundred of these special stamps were printed bearing the portraits of the aviators Cpt. Terrance B. Tully and Lt. James V. Medcalf, ninety of these were used on cover and loaded onto the 'Sir John Carling' aircraft in London, Ontario; after the scheduled stop at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland on the long stretch to London, England on September 7th 1927 the aircraft plunged into the Atlantic Ocean killing both crew members, the aircraft was never found and thus all of its contents lost. One cover bearing the 25c. stamp which was not loaded onto the aircraft in error is known along with just a handful of unused examples, this may be considered to be the finest. An incredibly rare and important Airmail label. Signed Kessler, E. Diena and others and accompanied by E. Diena (1987) and Sergio Sismondo (2003) Certificates. Unitrade CLP 6, $50,000+....Est. £15,000-25,000
Sold for GBP 22,000
Spink LondonThe “Dubois” collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps, to be offered in two parts, is without doubt the finest ever put together. Formed over almost forty years ranges from 1655, with the earliest recorded example of Jamaica postal history in private hands, to 1970. The collection features a remarkable range of pre-stamp postal history, outstanding Great Britain used in Jamaica and issued stamps with delightful essays, proofs and printing errors, including the unique 1920 1/- corner pair with frame inverted.
