1919 Hawker Trans-Atlantic Flight surcharge tied by St. Johns machine cancel of APR 19 / 1919 to “Government House” cover, only 95 were used, slight damp soak on reverse as often encountered, very fine and quite attractive, signed Calves and another (SG £13’500+) (Image)

1919 (July) “Martinsyde” Supplementary mail, ONLY 25 ITEMS FLOWN (of a total of 70 carried) by pilots Raynham & Morgan, cover franked by $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge tied by St. John’s machine duplex (July 12), sent to London (bs), small part of back torn away else very fine, signed and 1965 cert. G. Bolaffi plus signed Colla and A. Bolaffi as well, certified, with explanation, by Francis Field (Müller 2, 25’000pts) Note: Field states that as the flight was delayed, the mail bag, originally made up on May 18, was opened on July 12, and an additional 25 covers, all franked with the $1 Surcharge, were added. The flight crashed on takeoff, and Raynham subsequently went to England by ship, forgetting to turn the mail over to the P.O. until January 7, 1920, so the covers were not backstamped until then. An important pioneer trans-Atlantic attempted flight, as well as a major “crash cover.” (Image)

1919 (July) “Martinsyde” Supplementary mail, ONLY 25 ITEMS FLOWN (of a total of 70 carried) by pilots Raynham & Morgan, cover franked by $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge tied by St. John’s machine duplex (July 12), sent to London (two diff January 7, 1920 bs), slight wrinkles else fine, ex Harry Truby (Müller 2, 25’000pts) Note: as the flight was delayed, the mail bag, originally made up on May 18, was opened on July 12, and an additional 25 covers, all franked with the $1 Surcharge, were added. The flight crashed on takeoff, and Raynham subsequently went to England by ship, forgetting to turn the mail over to the P.O. until January 7, 1920, so the covers were not backstamped until then. An important pioneer trans-Atlantic attempted flight, as well as a major “crash cover.” (Image)

1930 50c on 36c “Columbia” Flight surcharge tied by St. Johns machine cancel (SEP 25 / 1930) to cover flown from Harbour Grace (Oct 9 bs), very fine, signed Calves and another (SG £4’750+) (Image)

1931 Airmail Pictorial set of three (15c, 50c & $1), plate proofs of each value matted in special presentation folder of John Dickinson & Co. Ltd. (the paper makers), very fine and rarely encountered. Note: presence or absence of watermark cannot be readily determined. (Image)

1932 $1.50 DO-X Trans-Atlantic Flight Surcharge, lh, very fine (SG £225) (Image)

1932 $1.50 DO-X Surcharge tied by May 20 cds to airmail cover to Edinburgh, cover fold at far left else fine (Mü. 24, 25’000pts (Image)

1933 $4.50 Balbo Flight surcharge, lh, very fine, signed (SG £225) (Image)

1933 $4.50 Balbo Flight surcharge tied by 26 July 1933 cds to reg’d flown cover via Shoal Harbour (bs) to Rome (12.8.33 special bs), very fine, double-signed Champion (Sassone GP62; SG £325) (Image)

1921-33, Good lot of four covers, three 1921 incl. Halifax “no stop” var. on Nov. 25 cover to Halifax and NY (Mü. 9), also St. John’s to St. Anthony and to Fogo (Mü. 7-8, 7’500pts) and 1933 (July 11) St. John’s – Wabush to Katsao (Mü. 26, 1’000pts), fine group (Mü. 13’500pts) (4) (Image)