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Worldwide Stamps and Covers Early Zeppelin Flights Canada
Sale No: 790
Lot No: 1071
Symbol: C
Cat No: canada 1930.0801
1930 (Aug 1), British Dirigible R-100 in Canada, four related items to airship from Great Britain; Airmail envelope with R100 cachet franked with Canadian Scott # C1 with postmarks of Aug 1, Aug 13, and Aug 14 (as a receiver); divided back photo postcard of the Great British Dirigible R-100 with an inset of a smiling Commander Ralph S. Booth, postmarked Aug 10 at St Hubert with a note, "Dear Mother, With best love mailed at the air field, Emily"; commemorative cover recognizing the arrival of the airship in Buffalo NY on Aug 11; and lastly, a diminutive Christmas note from the publishers of The Aero Field with a swatch of fabric from the R100; a popular subject, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Oct-11-2023, 10:04:06 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 790
Lot No: 1072
Symbol: C
Cat No: canada 1930.0809
1930 (Aug. 9), R-100 at Montreal, cover with three #C1 (pair and single) tied by "Montreal, Canada/St. Hubert" cancels, with framed flight cachet at lower left; addressed to Switzerland with Basel Flugplatz receiver of 20.VIII.30 on front, the cover then forwarded to Vitznau; accompanied by picture post card showing the ship at her mooring mast at St. Hubert, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $100-150
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Oct-11-2023, 10:04:31 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 790
Lot No: 1073
Symbol: C
Cat No: canada 1930.0812
1930 (Aug. 12), R100 Return Flight from Canada to Cardington England, Cover signed by Captain, first officer and rigger, Canada First Airmail pair and 12¢ Quebec Bridge (#C1 & 156) tied by two strikes of "Montreal, Canada St. Hubert Aug. 12, 1930" circular datestamp with handstamp cachet at bottom left addressed to Cairo, Egypt, signed by the Captain Ralph S. Booth, First Officer George F. Meager and Rigger R. Deverell, Very Fine and very scarce.
R100 first flew in December 1929. On July 29, 1930, R100 departed England for Canada and reached its mooring mast at the St-Hubert, Quebec Airport (outside Montreal) in 78 hours, where the airship remained for 12 days with over 100,000 people visiting the airship each day. It also made a 24-hour passenger-carrying flight to Ottawa, Toronto, and Niagara Falls while in Canada. The airship departed on its return flight on 13 August, reaching Cardington England after a 57½ hour flight. Following the crash of R101 in October 1930 the Imperial Airship Scheme was terminated and R100 was broken up for scrap. (Image)
