1919 (4 July) "Souvenir of First Flight Handley-Page Biplane "Atlantic" from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland" cover to Allston, Mass., attractively overfranked, faint "Missent to Long Island City, N.Y." handstamp, with July 10 cds applied on front, minor cover toning, otherwise fine. Only 6 covers known to USA (Image)

Est.US$500

1919 (4 July) District Court Harbour Grace cover to New York, franked with 1c and 2c Caribou (appropriate surface rate), faint "Missent to Long Island City, NY" handstamp, with July 10 cds applied on 1c adhesive, endorsement reads "Via First Flight Handley-Page Biplane "Atlantic" from Harbour Grace Nfld", fine and interesting cover (no air mail rate to USA existed at the time. Only on July 4th, just before departure to New York, supplementary covers were added. After the Parrsboro mishap, the mail to USA was sent (by error) together with mail to England. In Long Island, this mail was presumed to be included on the British Airship R-34 at Mineola Airfield, on its way to London. Upon arrival in Long Island City however, the US mail was redirected to the appropriate destination) (Image)

Est.US$500

1919 (4 July) Thomas Leather Co. cover to Newark, NJ, attractively overfranked, faint "Missent to Long Island City, NY" handstamp, with July 10 cds applied on front, minor creases, fine (Image)

Est.US$500

1921 (26 Feb) two covers, one General Post Office cover franked with 3c on 35c, raised "E" variety, tied by St. John's departure pmk, "Per Aerial Post St. Anthony" handstamp, with St. John's May 7, 21 pmk on back, the other franked with 3c Caribou, similar markings, fine-v.f. In addition, there is a picture postcard showing Labrador Mail Winter Conveyance. About 200 covers were sent by railway to Botwood, the plane was not ready and the flight was canceled (Cat No. AAMC FF-5) (Image)

Est.US$150

1921 (10 Mar) two covers, each franked with 3c Caribou, tied by St. John's departure pmks, "Air Post Fogo" handstamps, Fogo March 28 arrival pmks on back. Also included "On Postal Service" cover with 3c franking from St. John's April 4th, return flight from Fogo, with March 28 pmk at left, fine-v.f. (Cat No. AAMC FF-6) (Image)

Est.US$250

1921 (Dec) Botwood to Halifax, three covers, each franked with 35c "Air Mail to Halifax" overprinted adhesive, one from St. John's to Halifax, Nov.21st departure and Feb.4th, 1922 arrival, another J.W. Penny corner card cover, Feb.5 arrival and returned back to St. John's (Feb 20), plus corner card "Aerial Survey Co." cover from Botwood to England, with Feb.4th Halifax arrival, some cover folds and minor flaws, fine lot (Cat No. AAMC FF-9) (Image)

Est.US$250

1922 (23 Feb) first flight cover from St. John's to Botwood, franked with 3c Caribou, large "Per Aerial Mail" handstamp, with Feb 26 arrival pmk on back, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$150

1922 (18 Feb) first flight cover from St. John's to Grand Falls (by train from Botwood), GPO St. John's cover sent by the Postmaster (free of charge), with flight acknowledgement in red, filing folds, with Feb 27 arrival pmk on back, one of only two known covers to Grand Falls (Image)

Est.US$150

1922 (13 Mar) first flight cover from Labrador to St. John's, franked with 3c Caribou, canceled Nain Labrador Jan 19, 1922, with large "Per Aerial Mail" handstamp, March 3rd Cartwright pmk on back, showing endorsement "1st Labrador Air Mail left Cartwright March 13th 1922 at 10 am and after landing at St Anthony and Botwood arrived in St John's 5:05 pm having been 5 hours in the air" (beginning in March 1922, Major Cotton started a project to fly to Battle Harbour on the Southern Labrador coast and possible extension to Cartwright, 150 miles further north, for a total of 500 miles), v.f. example of the winter mail flight by the Cotton & Bennett "Aerial Survey Co." to Labrador, one of only two covers known (Image)

Est.US$500

1922 (14 Mar) four covers, each franked with 3c Caribou (one with 1c+2c), mailed from St. John's to Trinity, Bonavista (Trinity Bay area) and to Twillingate, one from Trinity to St. John's, each bearing "Per Aerial Mail" handstamp, appropriate markings, minor faults noted, scarce group (Cat No. AAMC FF-17a,b) (Image)

Est.US$250

1922 (20 Mar) four covers, each franked with 3c Caribou or 1c+2c, St. John's to Gander Bay, Botwood to Philadelphia, Botwood to St. John's and Gander Bay to New York (cover and stamp defective), new "Aerial Mail" handstamps, mostly unlisted routes (Cat No. AAMC FF-17var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1922 (28 Mar) three covers, two with 3c Caribou franking, one from St. John's to Labrador, with Battle Harbour arrival, the other from Battle Harbour to Cartwright (June 23rd arrival). Third cover, franked with 1c+2c Caribou, flown "Per Aerial Mail" from St. Anthony (Apr.20, 1922), endorsed "Per Airship", with Apr.22 arrival, fine group (Cat No. AAMC FF-20-21) (Image)

Est.US$250

1923 (Feb-Mar) two covers, each with 3c Caribou franking, one from Forteau (Labrador), picked up by Cotton from Hawkes Bay to Bishop's Cove; the other from Rigolet (Labrador) to St. John's, stamp not canceled, possibly handled by Cotton on his return flight March 16th from Cartwright to Botwood, each cover with "Aerial Mail" handstamp in violet or black, minor faults, rare (Cat No. AAMC FF-23) (Image)

Est.US$250

1927 (June) Floyd Bennett cover franked with U.S. 2c and Newfoundland 1c Caribou (defective), with slogan mentioning the "Oiseau Blanc" search around the "Nungesser-Coli Search Expedition" cachet (Image)

Est.US$150

1927 (June) St. John's to Oregon, via Chicago and the "Transcontinental" cover franked with 14c franking, appropriate markings, cachet and signed by J.O. Biffle (pilot) (Image)

Est.US$150

1929 (14 June) 10th Anniversary of Alcock & Brown Transatlantic flight, cover from St. John's to William O'Neil, Secretary of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs, franked with 15c (not canceled) and signed by Arthur Whitten Brown, one of the pilots (Image)

Est.US$150

1929 (26 July) St. John's to Sydney, N.S., cover with 4c franking, endorsed "Via (Blue Nose) Air Mail" and bearing "Blue Nose" Air Mail Nfld to Canada cachet, plus another cover with attractive franking (totaling 11c), canceled July 27, 1929 Harbour Grace, sent to Rose Archibald (pilot's wife), North Sydney arrival pmk, fine-v.f. (Cat No. AAMC FF-32) (Image)

Est.US$150

1930 (1 Aug) Mears and Collyer Round the World attempted flight, New York to Harbour Grace, 1c card with 10c Special Delivery franking, with Harbour Grace August 2, 1930 arrival pmk, signed on back by John Henry Mears (Image)

Est.US$250

1930 (9 Oct) corner card R.D.McRae & Sons cover from Harbour Grace to England, endorsed "By Special Air Mail per Aeroplane Columbia", franked with 2c and 2x24c ordinary stamps, tied by departure cds, repeated below, filing folds away from the stamps, without arrival pmk as usual, fine. Only 10 covers franked with 50c ordinary stamps have been recorded from Harbour Grace (Image)

Est.US$750

1930 (25 Sep) corner card Geo.M.Barr, Ltd cover from St. John's to England, "Per Air Mail "Columbia" Harbour Grace to London England September 1930" typewritten instructions, franked with 4c, 10c and 36c ordinary stamps, with Harbour Grace Oct 9, 1930 transit on back, no arrival as usual, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1930 (25 Sep) corner card R.C.Rose cover from St. John's to Scotland, endorsed "Per Columbia Air Mail via London", franked with 4c, 10c and 36c ordinary stamps, with Harbour Grace Oct 9, 1930 transit on back, no arrival as usual, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1930 (26 June) "Southern Cross" stop over at Harbour Grace, cover with U.S. 2c and Newfoundland 4c franking, Harbour Grace cds, endorsed "Via Aeroplane Southern Cross", with July 2, N.Y. arrival pmk on back, closed tear at top of the cover away from the stamps, fine, one of only seven covers carried on the "Southern Cross" (Image)

Est.US$500

1930 (9 Oct) re-used Canadian flight cover (Medicine Hat to Moose Jaw), carried on the "Columbia" flight from Harbour Grace, with London 13 Oct F.S. 71 arrival pmk, both on front, signed by J.Errol Boyd (pilot) and Harry P. Connor (navigator), fine and unusual cover cat. $475 (Cat No. AAMC FF-35c) (Image)

Cat. $475, Est.US$250

1930 (9 Oct) 1c stationery card uprated with 1c adhesive, carried on the "Columbia" flight from Harbour Grace to London, sent by the pilot to his daughter, with text on reverse about the scarcity of such cards (only 20 carried), signed by a public notary, with signatures of J.Errol Boyd (pilot) and Harry P. Connor (navigator), v.f. cat. $475 (Cat No. AAMC FF-35c) (Image)

Cat. $475, Est.US$250

1930 (9 Oct) 1c stationery card uprated with 1c adhesive, carried on the "Columbia" flight from Harbour Grace to London, sent by the pilot to himself, showing London Croydon Airport Communication Office 11 Oct 30 arrival pmk on front, with signatures of J.Errol Boyd (pilot) and Harry P. Connor (navigator), v.f. cat. $475 (Cat No. AAMC FF-35c) (Image)

Cat. $475, Est.US$250