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First Commercial Trans-Atlantic Airplane Flight 1931 (Jan.3): Special printed 1c. stationery card cancelled in "East Orange Jan 3 1931' of first stage to Bermuda, franked on reverse with Bermuda 1/2d tied by "Hamilton Bermuda 8.Jan. 31" machine cancel and additional "St. Georges Bermuda 8.Jan. 31C" also applied on reverse, addressed to Roessler with typewritten message "First stage made - more difficult that expected a series of unfortunate accidents - next jump our big test - the last stage Azores to Paris will be easy", signed by Lt. Wm. S. MacLaren. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1750

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Roosevelt Flying Service Tallahasee FL - Bahamas 1931 (June 3): Airmail envelope franked with 6c, with 1c over paid, twice cancelled by WTallahassee JU 3 9PM" and backstamped "Nassau, Bahamas, June 8th, 1931". Unlisted flight, only few letters carried for personal delivery , mainly with special greetings between officials. Fine and rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1751

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'Winnie Mae' Speed Record Round-the-world World Fligt by Wiley Post and his Navigator Harold Gatty 1931 (June 21): Pre-printed envelope, signed by Wiley and Gatty, franked with 2 cts carmine, cancelled on departure by machine cancellation "MINEOLA, N.Y., JUNE 21 3-AM 1931", as well as on arrival "MINEOLA, N.Y., JUl 1 9-PM 1931", with "Berlin SW 24.6.31" transit cds. and Moscow special cachets with handwritten date '29/VI 3h'. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1752

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Attempted Solo Flight by Ruth R. Nichols 1931 (June 22): Cover with the two violet cachets "First Woman's Solo Transatlantic Attempt New York to Paris" and "Plane crashed at St.John's, New Brunswick", signed by the aviatrix, and was severely injured at take-off, further 1c. card ovpted. FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC SOLO FLIGHT BY A WOMAN' cancelled "East Orange N.J. Jun 18 1931" to England. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1754

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Mattern and Griffin Round the World Flight 1932 (5 July): Cover franked with 5c U.S. (New York July 5), 4pfg. Germany (July 7) and 15k Russia (cancelled Minsk 7.7), addressed to Clarence E. Page and autographed by both pilots, some usual minor flaws and toning, of no consequence.The U.S. pilot Jimmy Mattern, together with Lt. Griffin, took off from Floyd Bennet Field in an attempt to beat the round-the-world record held by Post and Gatty. The fliers landed in Berlin after a trip of 31 hours and 41 minutes from New York, via Harbor Grace. They later reached Moscow, but cracked up on their hop to Siberia. One of only 10 (!) covers carried on this flight AAMC TO 1167. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1755

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Attempted Round the World Solo Flight by Jimmy Mattern 1933 (June 3): Cover franked with 8c. for domestic air mail, cancelled at departure "New York June 3", backstamped in Jomfruland (June 4), Moscow (June 5), Omsk (June 6), Belovo (June 8), Krasnoiarsk (June 9), Khabarovsk (June 12), Anadyr (July 5), Nome (July 21), Fairbanks ( July 23), Juneau (July 25) and Edmonton (July 27). The cover is signed by Jimmy Mattern, who attempted to circle the globe in record time. Leaving New York, he flew nonstop to Jomfruland, Norway. The next stop was Moscow, but he was lost near Anadyr, Siberia and no communication was received for two weeks. Jimmy was finally rescued by the famous Russian flyer Levanevsky and flew on his plane to Nome, Alaska. From there, Mattern secured another airplane and continued back to New York. He carried a few covers which have postmarks showing the history of the flight. Minor cover wear and tear. A very rare cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF3,600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1756

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Wiley Post Round the World Flight from US to the East 1933 (July 15): Legal sized cover franked with 8c Airmail stamp, addressed to J. P. V. Heinmuller c/o National Aeronaut Association in Washington D.C., with an additional 8c added on arrival (Aug. 3) to mark the arrival despite of fact that the real date of arrival was July 22nd. The cover is signed by Wiley Post and is one of only 5 covers carried. The American pilot in his plane "Winnie Mae" succeeded the first solo flight around the world in his Lockheed Vega 5B “Winnie Mae” airplane and became the first person to circumnavigate Earth twice. He flew solo around the world, a distance of 15,596 miles in seven days, breaking the, Speed record of 15,596 miles in 186h and 49.5’ (115h and 36.5’ in the air). The record was unsurpassed for the next 5 years. The route was: New York - Berlin - Moscow - Irkutsk - Rukhlova Khabarovsk - Flat, Alaska (where he was forced down) - Fairbanks - Edmonton - New York. AAMC TO1183. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1757

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Attempted Ocean Flight New York - Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas 1933 (July 15): Flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, bearing "Lituanica" and violet boxed 'Oro Pastas Nev-York-Kaunas" special cachets, franked with 3c violet tied by "Booklyn N.Y. Jul 15" machine cancel, Signed by both pilots and backstamped on arrival by "KAUANAS18.VII.33" on reverse. Both fliers died when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, about 400 miles short of their goal. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1758

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1933 (July 23) Balbo Squadron Flight Cover No. '2618', New York to Rome, franked with hoiz. pair of US 30 c. olive brown and 3x $1, tied on envelope by "New York / Varick St. Annex July 23" duplex, backstamped "Lido di Roma 12.8.33" in blue, nice strike of the purple "ITALIAN AIR CRUISE / NEW YORK - ROMA" cachet. In addition original photo 'Balbo's plane landing on Lake Michigan Envelope little soiled, otherwise fine, signed Diena Sass. GP 59 = € 2'000, Longhi 2946 = € 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1759

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'Balbo Squadron' Return Flight New York, NY, USA - Shediac, Canada - Shoal Harbour, Newfoundland 1933 (July 24): Roessler pre-printed flight cover No.'3138', endorsed typewritten 'N.Y. to Newfoundland' and violet 'New York to Rome' special flight cachet, franked with US$ 1.70 c., cancelled with "New York Jul.24" duplexes, with unused 15 c. 'Roessler' label added, backstamped "Shoal Harbour Jul 26 33" and "St. John's 27 Jul.33" on reverse Longhi 2945 = € 2'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1760

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Long Distance Record Flight, New York - Syria 1933 (Aug. 5), 'Longines-Wittnauer' cover with U.S. and Lebanese combination franking, tied by "New York Aug. 5 1933" duplex and "RAYAK 8.VIII.33" arrival cds., backstamped by "Poste aux Armées 7-8 33", signed by Codos and Rossi. Very Fine as just 25 covers were carried, and only some of those were signed by the pilots AAMC 1186. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1761

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1934 (Dec. 19): Amelia Earhart envelope No. 5/50 of her Trans-Atlantic Solo Record Flight Newfoundland to Ireland 1932 (May 20/21), franked with Air Mail 5 c. tied by New York Grand Central duplex cancellation May 13, violet special cachet, additionally franked on arrival with GB 1½ d. with Londonderry cancellation (May 23), signed by the Avaitrix at lower left. A fine and rare cover. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1994) Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in her Lockeed Vega 5B and the first pilot to repeat the feat, landing her plane in a pasture at Culmore near Londonderry, Ireland, after she contended with strong northerly winds, icy conditions and mechanical problems. Earhart took off from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland on May 20th at 3:51 P.M., after 14h 54’ she landed in Ireland and continued the flight to London, arriving May 22nd. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1762

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U.S. Navy First Flight 'Johnston Island-Hawaii' 1936 (Nov. 3): Envelope franked with 3 c. tied by "U.S.S. WRIGHT NOV 3 1936 A.M. FRENCH FRIGATE" to Pearl Harbour, backstamped on reverse by "Pearl Harbour Nov. 4 - 8.30 AM" duplex. Patrol Squadron 4 departed from Johnston Island enroute to Kingman Reef was diverted by a storm and landed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A very rare cover! (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1763

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U.S. Navy First 24 Hour Massed Flight by Patrol Squadron Six-F 1936 (Dec. 18/19): Special printed envelope franked with 3c. tied by "San Diego Naval AIR Station" carried in plane 6-P-6, signed by the pilot and additionally franked on board of 'VT SQUADRON DEC 19 AM" to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The first 24-hour mass test flight by US Navy planes on a "shake down" cruise for contemplated transpacific flight was made by Patrol Squadron 6F, consisting of twelve planes. The squadron flew 400 miles in the deep and then up and down the Pacific Coast in test maneuvers. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1764

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1934/37: Set of four US Navy Massed Flight Covers, including 1934 Sand Diego-Balboa flight (CZ 81b), 1935 Circumnavigation of the Caribbean Sea starting from Coco Solo, Canal Zone (CZ 83b), 1934 First US Navy Squadron Flight San Francisco – Hawaii (TO1200) as well as Navy Mass Flight Hawaii – Midway Island – Hawaii (TO1234). (Image 1)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1765

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Waitkus Attempted Non-Stop Flight New York to Lithuania 1935 (Sep. 24): Combination franking with US 6c. tied by "Brooklyn Sep.21" duplex and Lithuania 1935 40c. and 20c. cancelled on arrival "Kaunas 2.X.35" on flown cover, numbered '461' on reverse, addressed by Lt. Felix Waitkus to himself and signed. Fine AAMC 1241. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1766

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Henry T.(Dick) Merrill and Harry Richman Transatlantic Flight New York - London 1936 (Sept. 2): 'Prince of Wales Hotel Southport' legal sized cover franked with UK 2 ½ d stamped in Southport, England September 14th, postmarked and franked with 4c the same date in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland and finally franked with 6c and backstamped on September 21st in New York. Envelope with filing fold, not affecting adhesives. A fine and rare item as there were only few covers privately distributed AAMC TO1266. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1767

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First US Navy Massed Flight San Diego - Pearl Harbor 1937 (Jan.27): Pilot signed envelope franked with 3c. strip of four tied by "AIRCRAFT BASE FORCE U.S. FLEET to Honolulu, backstamped by "Jan. 29 P. Harbour' duplex together with a second envelope signed by the Squadron Commander carried also on Navy flight to Honolulu (Jan 28 1937) and cancelled on arrival "Pearl Harbour Jan 29 1937" and sent back to California. Twelve airplanes of the US Navy Squadron 6 made the first flight from San Diego to Hawaii. Lieut.-Comdr. Wm. M. McDade was the leader and his squadron flew through the famous "Wall of Rain" on this flight. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1768

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Howard Hughes Round the World Flight 1938 (10 July): 6c. airpost stationery envelope from New York, franked with U.S., French and Russian adhesives, with appropriate cancels and cachets. Howard Hughes made stops at Paris, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, Minneapolis and returned to New York. After the flight, a special cachet, showing the route, was applied. The flown covers were not sold to the public and only given to persons connected with the flight. Cert. Buchsbayev 2007 AAMC TO1307, PP183a. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

1769

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1st Passenger Round Trip Flight by Russel Sabor NY-Marseille-NY 1939 (June 28): Printed 'FIRST TRANSAIRLANTITC Round Trip Passengerflight' airmail envelope from "New York Jun 28 1939" franked with 30c from US and with 12.25F from France representing the 2.25F foreign basic rate and 10F the airmail surtax from France to USA. A fine example signed by Russel Sabor. The first flight of “Dixie Clipper”, pilot Capt. R.D. Sullivan, with passengers on board. Cover signed by a wealthy air travel enthusiast "CommAIRdore" Russell Sabor, who had the distinction to fly on the inaugural PanAm flights over both Atlantic and Pacific. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM