1932 (16 June) 2c stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 1c, 2c, 3c and 15c (Air Post), paying 23c from Buffalo to Soviet Union, addressed to Magnitogorsk, with Berlin (26.6), Moscow (27.7) and Magnitogorsk (8.7) arrival postmarks on back (Magnitogorsk is an industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, located on the eastern side of the extreme southern extent of the Ural Mountains by the Ural River. The city was founded in 1929, so this cover is rather early usage) (Image)

Est.US$250

1933 (15 July) attempted Ocean Flight, New York to Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas, flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, July 15, 1933 "Lituanica" cancel, franked with 3c violet, v.f., with six line cachet, signed by both pilots. Both flyers died when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, about 400 miles short of their goal. Mail was delivered to Kaunas on July 18, 1933, with arrival pmk (Cat No. AAMC TO 1182) (Image)

Est.US$300