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The Krupnick Collection continued...

Kingman Reef
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
235 cover 1937.03.05 image"REC'D-AT KINGMAN REEF", large handstamp at left on cover signed by "Stewart Saunders, Airport Manager" and "Danilo Vucetich, Supercargo" addressed to Dr. W.O. French Jr., Alsup Clinic Dillingham Bldg., Honolulu T.H. (Territory Hawaii), 25¢ Clipper (#C20) tied by "Oakland Calif. Mar. 5, 1937" machine cancel, magenta two line "S.S. North Wind 2nd Expedition" handstamp at center, typed "Receoved Wm. O. French Jr. KINGMAN REEF Long. 162.23 West Lat. 6.25 North First Survey Flight Alameda, Calif. to Auckland N.Z. via Honolulu, Kingman Reef Pago Pago, To Auckland. Clipper No NC 16734 Capt. Edw. Musick Commanding Forwarded from Honolulu by Clipper No. NC 16734 Arrived March 23, 1937. On Board the SS North Wind", Extremely Fine, one of three known examples of this cancel from the first Kingman Reef Survey Flight and the only one signed by Vucetich.


According to Jon Krupnick's book "Pan American's Final Flight" (p. 15), the first Kingman Reef cover was discovered in 1974. In 1997, the other two were found among the estate of Danilo Vucetich, who served as the Supercargo for the SS North Wind -- the Supercargo is not the captain of the ship but is in charge of everything else. Danilo's son Alex, a retired Pan Am pilot, explained how the covers came to exist. Images of the other two covers appear on page 15 and are part of Krupnick's exhibit, also illustrated in Jon Krupnick's book "Pan American's Pacific Pioneers, The Rest of the Story", p. 252 . (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 1937.03.05] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
236 cover 1937.04.14 imageDenied Carriage at Kingman Reef, 1937, anything marked at tiny atoll Kingman Reef in the 1930s is scarce, in this case Dan Vucetich (Supercargo) had planned to have Capt Musick carry this souvenir cover for his son Sandy on the survey flight to New Zealand, when this was declined (Clipper information crossed out and the favor unsigned by the flight crew), it was instead taken by the SS North Wind to Hawaii from which it was flown by Clipper to San Francisco, since there are only two known covers flown at this atoll consider this as close as most collectors will ever get to owning one, Fine to Very Fine.


Discussed and illustrated in Jon Krupnick's "Pan American's Pacific Pioneers The Rest of the Story" p. 507 . (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 1937.04.14] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
237 cover 1937.12.29 imageFirst US Clipper Mail, six covers including three legal sized signed by Captain Edwin C. Musick flown from New Zealand to Washington D.C., Pago Pago and California, extra cover to Pago Pago unsigned, all four with appropriate handstamp cachets, two of the covers are illustrated in Jon Krupnick's "Pan American's Pacific Pioneers The Rest of the Story" p. 302, also including cacheted registered cover from Wanganui New Zealand to Los Angeles, and legal sized cover from Auckland to US then sent back to New Zealand in July 1940 on the first flight of the American Clipper, and a faulty printed circular for rates for covers carried on this route, Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 1937.12.29] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
238 cover 1937.12.28 imageLast flight of the Samoan Clipper, seven covers including one intended for southbound flight with original letter but refused by Pan Am (illustrated in Jon Krupnick's "Pan American's Pacific Pioneers The Rest of the Story" p. 320), three from Western Samoa to various destinations that were returned to the senders after being inexplicably held in American Samoa from January 1938 until July 1940 and canceled with a "Service did not Eventuate" two line handstamp (one also illustrated on page 320), and a flown cover on which Krupnick typed an affidavit and had signed by the lone surviving witness to the crash of the Samoan Clipper (illustrated in Jon Krupnick's "Pan American's Pacific Pioneers The Rest of the Story" p. 302), and two flown Crosby cacheted covers with different designs including one to FDR signed by Crosby on the back and with a handstamp that this cover was part of FDR's personal collection (not flown), other flown Auckland to Los Angeles, plus three unused Crosby cacheted covers for the flight, Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 1937.12.28] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $400-500
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

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