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

1912, June thru July Flights (AAMC 31-AAMC 44)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
874 c Image1912, June 3-9, Lexington Ky. Racetrack Aviation Meet (AAMC 31). 1c tied by "Lexington Ky. Jun. 13 5-PM 1912" machine cancel on photo postcard of aviator Paul Peck at the wheel of his plane, to Marion Ind., purple "U.S. OFFICIAL/AERIAL/MAIL STAMP" three-line handstamp, message reads "Carrie, this man carried this mail in his machine", some overall toning and few creases, still Very Fine, Paul Peck was supposed to fly mail on June 8 and 9 but no mail from this meet was ever flown due to bad weather on June 8 and 9, the postmaster waited until June 13 before sending it by train (Image)

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 $ 400.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
875 c Image1912, June 3-9, Lexington Ky. Racetrack Aviation Meet (AAMC 31). 1c tied by "Lexington Ky. Jun. 13 5-PM 1912" machine cancel on photo postcard of aviator Eugene Heth in a Wright biplane, to Paris Ky., faint strike of purple "U.S. OFFICIAL/AERIAL/MAIL STAMP" three-line handstamp, receiving backstamp of the same day, some overall toning, still Very Fine, Paul Peck was supposed to fly mail on June 8 and 9 but no mail from this meet was ever flown due to bad weather on June 8 and 9, the postmaster waited until June 13 before sending it by train, ex Schoendorf and with his small blue owner's handstamp (Image)

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 $ 400.00

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
876 c Image1912, June 6-8, Evansville, Indiana. Evansville Courier Aviation Meet (AAMC 32a). Two Aviation Circus postcards, one in blue and one in brown, former with 2c tied by flight handstamp and addressed locally, latter with pair of 1c similarly tied to Mt. Vernon Ind., second card with faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, first with Truby backstamp and ex Reinhard (Image)

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 $ 700.00

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
877 c Image1912, June 6-8, Lima O. Lima Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 33, 33c two). Three items, first is 2c entire cancelled by "Lima Ohio" oval and purple boxed "Aeroplane Mail Service, June 6, 1912, Lima, Ohio" datestamp and addressed locally, second is postcard prepared for the event showing a Curtiss plane in flight with 1c similarly tied with June 7 datestamp, last is a different postcard prepared for the exhibition with 1c similarly tied with June 8 datestamp, few small flaws, Very Fine group, the June 7 card ex Dr. Scott (Image)

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 $ 750.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
878 c Image1912, June 7-8, Mansfield O., Fairgrounds Aviation Meet (AAMC 34). 1c tied by Mansfield Ohio oval cancel and beautifully struck violet Mansfield, O. Mailed by Aeroplane, June 8, ‘12 3 P.M.” circular datestamp on locally addressed Mansfield Daily News souvenir postcard

EXTREMELY FINE. ONLY SIX PIECES OF MAIL FROM THIS ATTEMPTED FLIGHT ARE RECORDED.

The pilot, Beckwith Havens, experienced engine trouble on a preliminary flight on the 7th and had to land in a field where his plane stayed overnight. On the 8th he took off from the field and crashed in a ditch on his way to the fairgrounds, damaging his plane. The flight was abandoned but some pieces of mail were prepared to be carried on this official mail route. AAMC notes only six are reported (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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879 c Image1912, June 28-29, Portsmouth O. Millbrook Driving Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 35). Two items, first is 2c Postal Card cancelled by "AERIAL MAIL SERVICE, JUNE 27-28, 1912, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO" three-line handstamp to Detroit Mich., second is postcard with 1c tied by "Portsmouth Ohio" oval with similar cancel at left, to Rushtown O., both contents dated June 27, Very Fine, all documentation, including the report from the postmaster, lists the dates of the event as June 28 and 29 and not the dates shown in the cancel (Image)

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 $ 500.00

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
880 c Image1912, June 29-July 6, Squantum Mass. Boston Aviation Meet, Route 604,002 (AAMC 36). Postcard with title "Aviator in the clouds Atlantic Mass." and showing plane in the distance, 1c tied by light strike of "Boston Mass. Jun. 29, 1912" duplex datestamp to Quincy Mass., red "BOSTON AVIATION MEET/AERO MAIL SERVICE" two-line handstamp, blue typed date at top left of June 29, Very Fine and very scarce, prepared to be sent the first day of the meet, according to the AAMC, flights were approved by the post office and aviatrix Harriet Quimby was designated the official mail carrier on Route 604,002, a dispute broke out as to whether the meet was officially sanctioned by the Aero Club, so the pilots refused to fly unless paid in advance, and Quimby refused to fly the mail, she was killed during the meet on July 1 when she and her passenger, the manager of the meet, fell out of her plane into Dorchester Bay from a height of about 1,000 feet, mail had been prepared to be flown on the 29th and a few other days, Truby backstamp, ex Dr. Scott, illustrated in AAMC 7th Edition on p. 294 (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
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881 c Image1912, June 29-July 6, Squantum Mass. Boston Aviation Meet, Route 604,002 (AAMC 36). Postcard showing Charles Foster Willard at the wheel of his plane, 1c tied by "Boston Mass. Jul. 1, 1912" duplex datestamp to Cambridge Mass., black "BOSTON AVIATION MEET/AERO MAIL SERVICE" two-line handstamp, card with scuffs and creases, otherwise Fine, scarce, flights were approved by the post office and aviatrix Harriet Quimby was designated the official mail carrier on Route 604,002, a dispute broke out as to whether the meet was officially sanctioned by the Aero Club, so the pilots refused to fly unless paid in advance, and Quimby refused to fly the mail, she was killed during the meet on July 1 when she and her passenger, the manager of the meet, fell out of her plane into Dorchester Bay from a height of about 1,000 feet, mail had been prepared to be flown on the 29th and a few other days, (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
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882 c Image1912, June 29-July 6, Squantum Mass. Boston Aviation Meet, Route 604,002 (AAMC 36). 1c Postal Card cancelled by "Boston Mass. Jul. 3, 2PM 1912" duplex datestamp to Cambridge Mass., black "BOSTON AVIATION MEET/AERO MAIL SERVICE" two-line handstamp, card with central thin on back, otherwise Fine, scarce, flights were approved by the post office and aviatrix Harriet Quimby was designated the official mail carrier on Route 604,002, a dispute broke out as to whether the meet was officially sanctioned by the Aero Club, so the pilots refused to fly unless paid in advance, and Quimby refused to fly the mail, she was killed during the meet on July 1 when she and her passenger, the manager of the meet, fell out of her plane into Dorchester Bay from a height of about 1,000 feet, mail had been prepared to be flown on the 29th and a few other days, (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $900.00
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883 c Image1912, July 3-4, Bedford-Oolitic-Mitchell Ind. Athletic Park Aviation Meet, Route 633,001 (AAMC 37). Postcard with 1c tied by "AIR SHIP ROUTE NO. 1/BEDFORD IND. JULY 4TH 1912" Type 1 two-line handstamp, locally addressed, souvenir contents, minor corner wear, Very Fine, scarce, aviator Max Lillie was supposed to carry mail on July 3 and 4, but poor weather prevented flights on the 3rd, he took off with mail on the 4th and made it about halfway but was forced to return to the exhibition due to high winds, the AAMC notes less than ten of all three types of markings used at this event are known, illustrated in AAMC 7th Edition on p. 295 (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
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884 c Image1912, July 3-4, Bedford-Oolitic-Mitchell Ind. Athletic Park Aviation Meet, Route 633,001 (AAMC 37a). Postcard with 1c tied by "Bedford Ind. 8PM Jul. 4" duplex and locally addressed, neat purple "AIR SHIP ROUTE NO. 1/BEDFORD IND." Type 2 two-line handstamp, few corner creases, scuffs, otherwise Fine, scarce, aviator Max Lillie was supposed to carry mail on July 3 and 4, but poor weather prevented flights on the 3rd, he took off with mail on the 4th and made it about halfway but was forced to return to the exhibition due to high winds, the AAMC notes less than ten of all three types of markings used at this event are known (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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