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United States United States Air Post Flight Covers
Sale No: 0521
Lot No: 151
Symbol: e
Cat No: C2,3
1918 16c and 24c used on legal size "Aerial League of America" First Trip covers (May 15 and July 15), each with appropriate markings and accompanied by the Club letter, some tape stains and cover defects, otherwise fine, scarce, cat. $1550 (Cat No. C2,3) (Image)
Cat. $1550, Est.$500
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..May-25-2021, 11:04:51 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 0521
Lot No: 152
Symbol: e
1930 (1 Aug) Mears and Brown attempted Round-the-World flight, card carried from US to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, where the plane crashed upon take-off, signed on back by John Henry Mears, v.f., scarce - only 25 cards carried (Image)
Est.$300
Opening US$ 280.00
Closed..May-25-2021, 11:05:05 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0521
Lot No: 153
Symbol: e
Cat No: AAMC TO1141
1931 (21 June) Wiley Post & Harold Gatty Record Circumnavigation, cover with 2c canceled at Mineola, N.Y, Berlin cds (June 24) and Russian cachets, one dated June 29, signed by Post and Gatty (Their journey began on 23 June 1931 at Roosevelt Field in New York and followed a 15,000-mile course across Europe, Russia, and Siberia, due to the lack of suitable airfields nearer the equator. Post and Gatty crossed the Atlantic in a record time of 16 hours and 17 minutes and continued to Berlin, Moscow, and Khabarovsk, then crossed the Bering Sea, landing on the beach near Solomon, Alaska, then to Edmonton, Alberta, arriving finally back at Roosevelt Field after 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes. The pair received a Ticker tape parade in New York City) (Cat No. AAMC TO1141) (Image)
Est.$300
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..May-25-2021, 11:05:20 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 0521
Lot No: 154
Symbol: e
1932 (6 May) U.S.S. Akron, cacheted cover from Lakehurst to Quakertown, PA, signed by pilots Howard Young and Lt D.W. Harrigan, with a detailed description and photos, v.f., first use of a dirigible as a flying aircraft carrier (Image)
Est.$200
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..May-25-2021, 11:05:34 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 0521
Lot No: 155
Symbol: e
1933 Darius-Girenas Transatlantic flight cover franked with 3c Newburgh, tied by Brooklyn July 15 cds, also "Lituanica" and corresponding violet cachets, signed by both fliers, Kaunas July 18 arrival pmk on back, v.f. (Image)
Est.$250
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..May-25-2021, 11:05:49 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 0521
Lot No: 156
Symbol: e
Cat No: AAMC TO1177
1933 (1 June) Attempted Round the World Solo Flight by Jimmy Mattern, who attempted to circle the globe in record time. Leaving New York on 3rd June, he flew nonstop to Jomfruland, Norway. The next stop was Moscow, but he was lost near Anadyr, Siberia and no communication was received for two weeks. Jimmy was finally rescued by the famous Russian flyer Levanevsky and flew on his plane to Nome, Alaska. From there, Mattern secured another airplane and continued back to New York. He carried a few covers which have postmarks showing the history of the flight: New York (June 3), Jomfruland (June 4), Moscow (June 5), Khabarovsk (June 12), Krasnoyarsk (June 9), Amadyr (July 5), Edmonton (July 27), and on reverse Juneau (July 25) and Fairbanks (July 23), franked on both sides, with minor toning and cover wear and tear, signed Jimmy Mattern (Cat No. AAMC TO1177) (Image)
