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

1912, April thru May Flights (AAMC 21-AAMC 30) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
864 c Image1912, May 30, Salem Depot, New Hampshire Rockingham Park Aviation Meet, Route 602,001 (AAMC 27). 1c Postal Card cancelled by Salem Depot N.H. May 30, 1912 3PM” duplex datestamp, addressed to Lawrence Mass., sender’s directive By Aeroplane” at top left, message gives details of mail route, few flaws mostly at bottom left

VERY FINE. ONLY FOUR PIECES OF MAIL FROM THIS ATTEMPTED FLIGHT ARE RECORDED.

The famous aviator Lincoln Beachey was the proposed pilot. Mail was accepted at the local post office and placed in a pouch for delivery to the air mail substation; some mail was also accepted directly at the substation. The flight was cancelled due to poor weather, and the mail was delivered by normal means. Only four examples of any kind are recorded. Two were cancelled at the main post office at the time of the event and were evidently from the bag of mail collected for the flight -- this card is one of them. Two souvenir cards prepared for the flight are also recorded, one of which is unused and the other cancelled at Woburn in September (offered in lot 865).

Ex Reinhard and Jones (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
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865 c Image1912, May 30, Salem Depot, New Hampshire Rockingham Park Aviation Meet, Route 602,001 (AAMC 27a). Postcard showing Rockingham Country Club with a lawn full of cars, 1c tied by Woburn Mass. Sep. 24 7-AM 1912” waving-flag machine cancel, to Waltham Mass., well-struck "BY AEROPLANE POST/FROM ROCKINGHAM PARK" two-line handstamp, some toning and slight edgewear

VERY FINE. ONLY FOUR PIECES OF MAIL FROM THIS ATTEMPTED FLIGHT ARE RECORDED.

The famous aviator Lincoln Beachey was the proposed pilot. Mail was accepted at the local post office and placed in a pouch for delivery to the air mail substation; some mail was also accepted directly at the substation. The flight was cancelled due to poor weather, and the mail was delivered by normal means. Only four examples of any kind are recorded. Two were cancelled at the main post office at the time of the event and were evidently from the bag of mail collected for the flight (one is offered in lot 864). Two souvenir cards prepared for the flight are also recorded, one of which is unused and the other cancelled at Woburn in September (the card offered here).

Ex Judge O’Sullivan and Dr. Scott. Illustrated in AAMC 7th Edition on p. 286 (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
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866 c Image1912, May 30-June 1, Milwaukee Wis. State Fairgrounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 28). Well-struck "Aeroplane Station, Milwaukee Wis., May 30, 1912" (First Day) duplex datestamp on locally addressed 1c Red Postal Card, fresh and Very Fine, according to the AAMC, on May 30 copies of The Milwaukee Journal were delivered by air to several towns, later in the day Horace Kearney flew a pouch of mail a short distance, when he dropped the mail bag it became entangled in the underside of the plane and he was forced to land, he flew back to the fairgounds and transferred to mail bag to Farnum Fish who successfully made the drop, very few pieces are known, ex Reinhard (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $500.00
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867 c Image1912, May 30-June 1, Milwaukee Wis. State Fairgrounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 28a). Almost perfectly struck "Aeroplane Station, Milwaukee, Wis., Jun. 1, 1912" duplex datestamp on 2c Red entire to L. D. Peaslee, Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wis., Extremely Fine, this is the only recorded example of this postmark dated June 1, according to the AAMC, due to poor attendance and windy weather that caused many crashes on May 31, the meet was cancelled at 4:00 p.m. on May 31, this cover was prepared but never flown, ex Lettick, Reinhard, Mack and Dr. Scott, illustrated in AAMC 7th Edition on p. 287 (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $850.00
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868 c Image1912, May 30-June 1, Cliftondale-Lynn Mass. Atwood Park Aviation Meet, Route 604,001 (AAMC 29, 29a). Two items, first picture postcard with caption "Harry N. Atwood amongst the clouds" with 1c tied by "Lynn, Mass. Cliftondale Br. May 30 2PM 1912" duplex datestamp to Centredale R.I., with "Aero Postal Sta. Saugus Mass." in circle handstamp, second item is 1c Postal Card with similar cancel of June 1 to Cambridge Mass., first with minor edgewear, Very Fine, mail was only flown on the 30th and the 1st, no mail was flown on the 31st due to poor weather conditions, second is ex Dr. Scott (Image)

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 $ 500.00

SOLD for $100.00
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869 c Image1912, May 30-June 2, Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton, Ill. Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30). Postcard showing Thomas Sopwith in flight, with 1c tied by "Cicero Ill. May 30 3PM 1912" duplex datestamp to Beloit Wis., neat blue "AERIAL MAIL" handstamp, souvenir contents, some slight soiling, otherwise Very Fine, this is the only reported piece of mail cancelled on May 30, the first day of the meet, according to the AAMC there was some confusion as to whether the post office substation at the meet would be open on the 30th, which was Memorial Day, the planned flight from Cicero to Elmhurst was cancelled and this is the only known piece of mail prepared for the intended flight, a flight was made on the 30th from Elmhurst to Cicero, with passenger Katherine Stinson, but no mail is known to survive from that flight, ex Dr. Scott (Image)

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 $ 750.00

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870 c Image1912, May 30-June 2, Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton, Ill. Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30b). Postcard showing Thomas Sopwith in flight, with 1c tied by "Cicero Ill. May 31 4:30PM, 1912" waving-flag machine cancel to Oxford Wis., blue "AERIAL MAIL" handstamp, also with "MISSENT" handstamp, stamp also tied by "Wheaton Ill. Jun. 1 12-M 1912" machine cancel, "Coloma, Wis. Jun. 4 12AM 1912" circular datestamp at top left, some slight wear and toning, stamp creased prior to use, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unusual use which was missent after the flight (Image)

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 $ 750.00

SOLD for $300.00
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871 c Image1912, May 30-June 2, Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton, Ill. Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30b). Color greeting postcard with 2c tied by "Cicero Ill. May 31 4:30PM, 1912" waving-flag machine cancel to local address, magenta "Cicero Ill. May 31, 1912" two-line handstamp at left, violet "AERIAL MAIL" handstamp also ties stamp, stamp also tied by "Wheaton Ill. Jun. 1 12-M 1912" machine cancel, sender's directive "Via Aeroplane, P.M. Wheaton Ill. kindly postmark", souvenir contents, minor edgewear, Very Fine, after being flown from Cicero to Wheaton on May 31, the cover was held overnight and recancelled in Wheaton on Jun. 1 as it began its return trip by conventional means, ex Reinhard (Image)

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 $ 750.00

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872 c Image1912, May 30-June 2, Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton Ill. Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30d). Postcard showing Lincoln Beachey in flight, with 1c tied by "Cicero Ill. Jun. 1 4:30PM, 1912" waving-flag machine cancel to Chicago, blue "AERO MAIL" handstamp at top, stamp also tied by "Wheaton Ill. Jun. 3 9AM 1912" machine cancel, souvenir contents, slight creasing and overall wear, otherwise Very Fine, according to the AAMC, Marcel Tournier left Cicero at 4:30 P.M. and arrived at Elmhurst, he crashed shortly after taking off from Elmhurst for Wheaton, the mail was held for the next day's flight by Paul Studensky and arrived in Wheaton a day late, ex Dr. Scott (Image)

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 $ 750.00

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873 c Image1912, May 30-June 2, Cicero-Elmhurst-Wheaton Ill. Triple City Aviation Meet (AAMC 30e). Color postcard with 1c tied by "Elmhurst Ill. Jun. 1 3:30PM 1912" duplex datestamp, stamp also tied by "Cicero Ill. Jun. 2 9:30A, 1912" waving-flag machine cancel, addressed to Elmhurst Ill., violet "AERIAL MAIL" handstamp, faults including sealed tear and scrapes, otherwise Fine and rare use from Elmhurst to Cicero carried by aviator Max Lillie (Image)

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 $ 750.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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