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The James P. Myerson Collection of Pioneer Flight Mail 1910-1916 continued...

1911, September thru October Flights (AAMC 3-AAMC 7)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
812 c Image1911, September 23-October 1, Garden City-Mineola, New York International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3). 2c entire cancelled by "Aeroplane Station No. 1, Garden City Estates, N.Y., Sep. 23, 1911 A.M." duplex datestamp to New York City, "AERIAL SPECIAL DESPATCH" handstamp, fresh and Very Fine, rare as a cover and not as a card (Image)

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 $ 525.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
813 c Image1911, September 23-October 1, Garden City-Mineola, New York International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3, 3b). Two items: first is picture postcard depicting a plane in flight with 1c tied by "Aeroplane Station No. 1, Garden City Estates, N.Y. Sep. 23, 1911 A.M." duplex datestamp with "AERIAL SPECIAL DESPATCH" handstamp to Kingston Mass., few small toned spots; second is picture postcard depicting Atwood and passenger in a plane, 1c stamp cancelled on Sep. 30 with similar handstamp, to Maplewood N.J., few small toned spots, Very Fine pair of cards (Image)

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 $ 700.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
814 c Image1911, September 23-October 1, Garden City-Mineola, New York International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3a). With 5c Blue tied by "Aeroplane Station No. 1, Garden City Estates, N.Y. Sep. 24, 1911 A.M." duplex datestamp with "AERIAL SPECIAL DESPATCH" handstamp on picture postcard depicting a flying plane with caption "Graham-White in Farman", addressed to Paris, France, receiving circular datestamp, minor corner bends, Very Fine, very unusual with the 5c stamp to a foreign destination (Image)

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 $ 250.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
815 c Image1911, September 23-October 1, Garden City-Mineola, New York International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3a). With 5c Blue tied by "Aeroplane Station No. 1, Garden City Estates, N.Y. Sep. 25, 1911 P.M." duplex datestamp with "AERIAL SPECIAL DESPATCH" handstamp on cover to Prospect, Bermuda, Very Fine, this is the only reported use to Bermuda (Image)

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 $ 250.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
816 c Image1911, September 23-October 1, Garden City-Mineola, New York International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3a, 3b, 3d, 3e). Six items, including cover and card flown on Sep. 27 and 28 (AAMC 3a), one prepared to be flown Oct. 1 signed by Earle L. Ovington (AAMC 3b), two advertising cards flown on Sep. 26 and 30 (AAMC 3d) with one to Lancaster, England, last is souvenir card prepared for Oct. 1 (AAMC 3e), few small faults, a Very Fine and desirable group (Image)

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 $ 1,450.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
817 c Image1911, October 5, New York, N.Y., Earle L. Ovington Coast-to-Coast Flight, Route 607,001 (AAMC 4). Cover franked with 1c pair tied by "New York N.Y. Sta. P Oct. 5, 1911 4:30 PM" machine cancel and addressed in blue "Via Aeroplane" to Chicago, red "Return to Writer" pointing hand marking, some slight soiling

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF MAIL INTENDED FOR EARLE OVINGTON'S ATTEMPT AT WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST'S $50,000 PRIZE OFFERED TO ANY AVIATOR COMPLETING A TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT.

Calbraith Rodgers and his Vin Fiz Flyer were not the only aviators interested in claiming Hearst's prize money. On October 11, 1911, after the Garden City-Mineola New York International Aviation Tournament, celebrated aviator Earle L. Ovington took off from Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome for Governors Island to officially start his coast-to-coast flight. The Post Office Department assigned Route 607,001 to this airmail route. Ovington wrecked his plane on the way to the start and abandoned the effort.

After reading a newspaper report of the upcoming flight, a collector named W. J. Stanton prepared this envelope to be carried by Ovington on the official mail route. He mailed it inside another envelope to the postmaster in New York, requesting it be held for the flight. The postmaster ignored Stanton's request, despite receiving it days before the scheduled flight, and returned the stamped envelope by regular surface mail. This is the only cover reported to have been prepared for Ovington's transcontinental flight attempt.

Ex Judge O'Sullivan (Image)

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 $ 4,500.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
818 c Image1911, October 4-8, St. Louis, Missouri Aviation Meet (AAMC 5). 2c Lincoln tied by "Aeroplane Station No. 1, St. Louis, Mo. Aviation Field, Oct. 4, 1911" duplex datestamp on cover to Shumway Ill., sender's directive "Aerial Route" at lower left as required at this particular meet, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, scarce use of the Lincoln stamp sent on the first day of this meet (Image)

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 $ 150.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
819 c Image1911, October 4-8, St. Louis, Missouri Aviation Meet (AAMC 5a, 5b). Cover and postcard, first with 2c tied by October 5 duplex datestamp from the meet and addressed to Chicago, second with 1c tied by Oct. 6 datestamp and addressed to St. Louis, both with sender's directive "Aerial Route" at lower left as required at this particular meet, card with corner crease at bottom left and some slight soiling, still Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 300.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
820 c Image1911, October 4-8, St. Louis, Missouri Aviation Meet (AAMC 5c). 1c Postal Card cancelled by "Aeroplane Station No. 1, St. Louis Mo. Aviation Field, Oct. 7, 1911" duplex datestamp to St. Louis, sender's directive "Aerial Route" at lower left as required for this meet, Very Fine use on the last day of the meet (Image)

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 $ 250.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
821 c Image1911, October 4-8, St. Louis, Missouri Aviation Meet (AAMC 5d). 1c Postal Card cancelled by "Hydro-Aeroplane Mail Service, St. Louis, Mo. Oct. 7, 1911" four-line datestamp to Binghamton N.Y., message reads "This is claimed to be 1st Hydroplane Mail in country", light corner creases, Very Fine, scarce, according to the AAMC, on October 8 Hugh Robinson used a Curtiss hydroplane to fly mail across the Mississippi River, mail was postmarked on the 7th but the flight was delayed, flown mail was dropped at a special postal station, less than 15 are reported in AAMC, illustrated in AAMC 7th Edition on p. 270 (Image)

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 $ 600.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
822 c Image1911, October 17-20, Minneapolis, Minnesota-Rock Island, Illinois Mississippi River Flight (AAMC 6). Postcard with 1c tied by "Minneapolis Minn. Oct. 11, 1911 5-PM" machine cancel to Red Wing Minn., sender's directive "Via Hydro Aero Plane Route–Mail Delivery", red "Rec'd via/Aerial Route/from Winona" three-line handstamp, few light corner bends, Very Fine, scarce, this was flown from Minneapolis to Winona and then carried by normal mail to Red Wing, Robinson was supposed to stop at Red Wing but he overflew the town on his way south, ex Jones (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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