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1919 3c "Martinsyde" manuscript overprint "Aerial Atlantic Mail, J.A.R." handwritten overprint applied by Postmaster General J. Alex Robinson on a 3c Caribou (117), tied by St. John's machine cancel, April 19, 1919 on cover with "Per Aeroplane Raymor Newfoundland to Britain, by courtesy of Major Morgan and F.P.Raynham Esq." corner address in manuscript, backstamped London, Jan. 7, 1920, re-addressed, with Great Britain 1 1/2d George V adhesive added to pay local forwarding charges, v.f., signed H.R. Harmer, Dalwick and Bojanowicz, with 1983 Diena certificate. This provisional was made by W.C. Campbell, the Secretary of the Postal Department. Stanley Gibbons states that 25 to 30 used examples are known. In 1919, the London "Daily Mail" offered a œ10,000 prize for the first non-stop flight over the Atlantic. The 1st plane, known as the Hawker, was forced down in the Ocean about 1,000 miles out. A second plane, the "Martinsyde" Raymor, piloted by Major F.P. Raynham and navigated by Major C.W.F. Morgan, also competed for the Daily Mail's prize. The crew arrived at St. John's on April 10, 1919 and made a valiant effort to assemble their plane in the shortest time possible. The first attempt was made on May 18, 1919. On takeoff the aircraft dipped in soft spot, the landing gear dug in and the aircraft hit the ground and was severely damaged. The navigator, Charles W.F. Morgan, sustained injuries that incapacitated him for a second attempt. The mail was eventually delivered by sea, cat. £30000 (Cat No. SG 142a) (Image)
Cat. £30000, Est.$25,000
Opening US$ 24,000.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 13:56:47 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6482
Symbol: *
Cat No: C3,3b
1927 De Pinedo Overprint, 60c black, pos.12, well centered, n.h. and post office fresh, perfectly centered with wide margins all around, pencil signed Bolaffi, Diena, etc., v.f. example of this world-class rarity, with 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate (this issue was intended for use on airmail flown aboard a plane piloted by Italian aviator Francesco de Pinedo. 300 stamps were overprinted, of which 230 were used on correspondence, 66 presented to De Pinedo and various dignitaries, and 4 damaged and destroyed. It is estimated that only 33 unused examples have survived to the present day. Francesco De Pinedo (1890-1933) was a famous Italian aviator of the time. By 1927, he had flown most of the globe in his double-hulled Savoia-Marchetti seaplane named the "Santa Maria II". In May 1927, De Pinedo was on the last leg of his circumnavigation of the Atlantic. The Newfoundland government asked him to carry a mail bag back to Italy for them. He agreed, and the stamp shown above was quickly issued to publicize the event. He took off from Trepassey, Newfoundland on May 23, 1927. During his flight from Newfoundland to Italy, De Pinedo experienced engine trouble and he was forced to land in the ocean. He and his aircraft were found, and they were towed to the Azores. Following repairs to his aircraft, De Pinedo finally completed his flight, and he arrived in Rome on June 1, 1927), cat. $100000 (Cat No. C4) (Image)
Cat. $100000, Est.$30,000
Opening US$ 45,000.00
Sold...US$ 45,000.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 13:58:05 EST
Sold For 45000
Dornier Do X Flights
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6484
Symbol: e
1932 (21 May) Do-X stationery envelope and card, each with a DoX cachet, canceled 21 May 32 and "Percu 6" and "Percu 4" handstamps, each with Berlin arrival pmk on back, v.f. ("owing to a shortage of stamps in the ship's post office it was impossible to affix stamps to all the pieces. For this reason the mail clerk affixed a rubber stamp reading as follows: For Letters Affranchisement Percu Rm.6- and for cards Affranchisement Percu Rm.4). This procedure is in accordance with International Postal Regulations and shows that the postage has been paid.") (Image)
Est.$250
Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 13:58:27 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6485
Symbol: e
1932 DO-X flight, specially prepared cover to Berlin, with "America Europa Flugschiff DO-X" cachet, cancelled "19 Mai 32," v.f., with arrival pmk (27 May) on back (Image)
Est.$150
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 13:58:41 EST
Sold For 130
Great Britain and British Commonwealth BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAYMAN ISLANDS
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6486
Symbol: *
Cat No: 18-19
1938-50 George VI, 1/2p-œ1, set of 16 (complete according to Scott), 10sh and œ1 n.h., balance l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 146/163) cat. £475 (Cat No. 84-96) (Image)
Cat. £475, Est.$150
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 14:00:25 EST
Sold For 140
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6493
Symbol: e
1869 (Aug 26) cover addressed to Scotland, franked with Victoria 8c and 24c (paying the 32c rate), tied by "S1" cancel, additionally franked with GB 1p as the cover was redirected to Dublin, Shanghai departure, Hong Kong and Glasgow transits on reverse, endorsed "via Marseille", 24c defective with some cover wear, still a fine and rare cover (Image)
1920 George V, group of five different booklets, each with stamps missing, but staples, covers and interleaves intact, fine-v.f., scarce lot (SG SB 10,14,18,20) (Image)
Est.$500
Opening US$ 450.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 14:01:14 EST
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Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6496
Symbol: *
Cat No: 203-206
1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, proof sheet in black, v.f., signed and dated by Stephen J. Smith, v.f. (Stephen Smith, was a pioneering Indian aerospace engineer who developed techniques in delivering mail by rocket. Unlike Friedrich Schmiedl, whom the Austrian Authorities banned from further experimenting, Smith was encouraged in his experiments by Indian Officials. In the ten-year span of his experiments (1934-1944), Smith made some 270 launches, including at least 80 rocket mail flights) (Image)
Est.$500
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 14:03:54 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6500
Symbol: **b
Cat No: 18A1a,20A1a,23A1a
1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, three different imperforate tete-beche sheetlets of four (dark blue, light green and magenta), each numbered, signed and dated by Stephen J. Smith, v.f., only 25 of each printed (Cat No. 18A1a,20A1a,23A1a) (Image)
