1940 (Feb. 1), Norfolk, VA - San Diego, CA, via Seaplane, airmail cover with corner card "Trans-Continental Seaplane Flight/U.S. Navy - XPBS - One/Norfolk, VA to San Diego, Calif", cancelled "Norfolk VA/Feb/1/1940/A.M./Naval Air Station"; reverse bears Feb. 28 Pensacola, FL, "U.S. Naval Air Sta." transit and Mar. 1 San Diego "U.S. Naval Air/Station" receiver along with Mar. 2 Lompoc, Calif. receiver; two-line handstamp "West Coast Airmail Society/San Francisco, Calif." oversigned in pen "JSJ"; light (rubber band?) stain front center, still Very Fine. AAMC TO 1341. Suggested Bid $40 . (Image)
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..Jan-05-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
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Lot No: 6122
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1936 First 24 Hour Mass Flight to San Diego, 3¢ (782) tied by faint San Diego CA machine cancel, with #784 tied by "VT Squadron/DEC 19" Doane, "Merry Christmas" with cachet in upper left "First 24 Hour Mass Flight/Made by Planes Nos. 1,2,3,4,5,& 6", and "Carried in Plane 6-P-6", addressed to San Diego, F.-V.F. Suggested Bid $60 . (Image)
