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Canada The Great Transatlantic Race "Handley Page" (Kerr)
Sale No: 0123
Lot No: 18
Symbol: e
Cat No: C2
1919 (9 June) "The Mercantile Cooperage" corner card cover franked with $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge, no comma variety, tied by St. John's machine departure duplex pmk, addressed to England, clear strike of "Harbour Grace Newfd. JU 14, 1919" cds below, typed "Special "Air-Post Mail" by 'Handley-Page' or 'Vickers-Vimy Rolls' Aeroplane. Posted June 9th.1919", with St. John's June 14, 19 pmk on back, potentially, the date of departure, v.f., with letter "I have the unique opportunity of forwarding some mail by "Transatlantic Air Post". As I am a stamp-collector, I am desirous of having one of the first letters to land in England" (gone on the Handley-Page) (Cat No. C2) (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Jan-25-2023, 13:11:20 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 0123
Lot No: 19
Symbol: e
Cat No: C2
1919 (9 June) General Post Office corner card cover franked with One Dollar on 15c, tied by St. John's machine departure duplex pmk, addressed to Glasgow, Scotland, handwritten "Per Vickers-Vimy or Handley-Page Airplane", with accompanying letter discussing the Transatlantic flight, included in the Vickers-Vimy mail bag, without arrival pmk as usual, some toning, otherwise a fine cover (Cat No. C2) (Image)
