United States UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Aerophilately & Flight
Sale No: 464
Lot No: 598
Symbol: PC
28 June 1928 'Around the World' flight illustrated 1c Postal Card, commemorating world's fastest circumnavigation, flown by John Henry Mears and Charles Collyer, address side with 'NEW YORK/JUN 28' duplex tying the card and a MUKDEN transit datestamp tying China 1c Junks pair, on reverse NEW YORK/JUL 22' arrival datestamp, card numbered '000120'; fine condition.
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Estimate AU$200-300 Min. Bid. AU$160
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Feb-06-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 464
Lot No: 599
Symbol: C
Cat No: C11
13 Jun. 1929 use of 5c Stationery Envelope uprated with 5c Air Mail (Scott C11), flown on Transatlantic flight by French monoplane "Yellow Bird" destined for Paris with 'FIRST FRENCH TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT' cachet, forced to land at Comilias, Spain due to a fuel shortage, receiving a 'COMILIAS/14JUN/29' transit datestamp, Paris 'BOURGET-AVIATION/16-6/29' arrival datestamp, signed by the French crew of Armand Lotti, Jean Assollant & Rene Lefevre. Only 100 envelopes were carried.
This was also the first flight to carry a documented stowaway, Arthur Schreiber, who was discovered by the crew midway across the Atlantic, and was given a wonderful reception by the French crowd on arrival in Paris.
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Estimate AU$400-500 Min. Bid. AU$320
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Feb-06-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 464
Lot No: 600
Symbol: C
11 Jan. 1935 Honolulu - Oakland, California flown cover, endorsed "Carried by air/..." and signed by the pilot "Amelia Earhart" at upper-left and "No.34 of 49 covers" at lower-left. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to make this non-stop flight solo.
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Estimate AU$900-1,200 Min. Bid. AU$75
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 2,600.00
Closed..Feb-06-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 464
Lot No: 601
Symbol: C
30 Oct. 1936 New York - London flown cover, carried by JAMES MOLLISON in his Bellanca "Miss Dorothy" making the first direct flight between the two cities; with 6c Wings tied by BROOKLYN cds and GB ½d (2) + 1½d tied by CROYDON arrival datestamps. Signed at left by the pilot and accompanied by the original enclosure, a postcard also signed by Mollison with the dated statement "This envelope was carried by me from New York to Croydon on my Record Trans-Atlantic Flight. (2 items). Cat.US$650+.
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