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

1912, October thru December Flights (AAMC 61-AAMC 66)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
921 c Image1912, October 4-12, Springfield-Williamsville Ill. State Fairgrounds Aviation Meet, Route 635,002 (AAMC 61). 2c entire cancelled by purple "Aeroplane Station, Springfield Ill. State Fairgrounds, Oct. 8, 1912" circular datestamp to Williamsville Ill., fresh and Very Fine, according to the AAMC, plans called for mail to be flown each day from the 8th until the 12th to six nearby towns, on October 8 Edwin Korn took off and had to turn back due to mechanical difficulties and crashed before reaching the fairgrounds, mail was successfully carried on the 10th by another aviator, these are the only two days when mail was actually carried (Image)

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$ 350.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
922 c Image1912, October 4-12, Springfield-Williamsville Ill. State Fairgrounds Aviation Meet, Route 635,002 (AAMC 61b). Two items, first is 2c Postal Card cancelled by purple "Aeroplane Station, Springfield Ill. State Fairgrounds, Oct. 12, 1912" circular datestamp to Cambridge Mass., second is similar card cancelled on Oct. 14 to same recipient, fresh and Very Fine, ex Dr. Scott (Image)

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$ 550.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
923 c Image1912, October 7, Birmingham Alabama State Fair Aviation Exhibition, Route 624,001 (AAMC 62). 1c Postal card cancelled by purple "Birmingham, Alabama. Oct. 7, 1912 Aeroplane Mail" duplex datestamp to Cambridge Mass., typed address

VERY FINE. ONLY TWO CARDS ARE REPORTED FROM THIS ATTEMPTED FLIGHT FROM THE ALABAMA STATE FAIR.

According to the AAMC, authorization was received from the Post Office Department for Joseph Stevenson to fly mail each day from the fairgrounds to the main post office, where the bag was to be dropped. Stevenson crashed during a trial flight on October 7 before any mail could be flown, and he died the next day. Aerial service was suspended before it even started, and mail with the special cancels was delivered by normal means.

Ex Stevens and Dr. Scott. Illustrated in AAMC 7th Edition on p. 312 (Image)

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$ 3,000.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
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924 c Image1912, October 12, Lock Haven-Mill Hall Pa. Old Home Week Flying Exhibition, Route 610,003 (AAMC 63). Two items, first is photo postcard showing the aerial post office in Lexington Ky. with caption "First aerial P.O. ever officially established in the U.S." with 1c tied by "Millhall Pa. Oct. 12 7PM 1912" duplex to Lock Haven Pa., purple "U.S. Official Aerial Mail Stamp, 1912" oval handstamp, souvenir contents, second is photo postcard showing first person in charge of the first aerial P.O. and H. L. Tucker who was the first aviator sworn in to carry U.S. mail, with 1c tied by "Lock Haven Pa. Oct. 12 9PM, 1912" duplex, Mill Hall receiving datestamp of the same day at 7:00 p.m., some slight wear, Very Fine, mail from the flight was taken to the Mill Hall post office where it was cancelled at 7:00 p.m., only the first was flown, the second was mailed at the post office at the same time, AAMC value is for the one flown card (Image)

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$ 400.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
925 c Image1912, October 31-November 2, Cuthbert Ga. Fairgrounds Aviation Meet, Route 621,001 (AAMC 64a). 2c entire cancelled by purple "AEROPLANE MAIL SERVICE, Aerial Sub-Station, Cuthbert, Ga., Nov. 1, 1912" duplex datestamp to Cambridge Mass., Very Fine and very rare, this is the only reported use on November 1, according to the AAMC, Fred De Korn flew a small amount of mail each day, none is known on the 31st and this is the only reported use on the first of November, ex Stevens, illustrated in AAMC 7th Edition on p. 314 (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $375.00
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926 c Image1912, October 31-November 2, Cuthbert Ga. Fairgrounds Aviation Meet, Route 621,001 (AAMC 64b). 1c Postal Card cancelled by black "AEROPLANE MAIL SERVICE, Aerial Sub-Station, Cuthbert, Ga., Nov. 2, 1912" duplex datestamp and locally addressed, fresh and Very Fine, according to the AAMC, Fred De Korn flew a small amount of mail each day, none is known on the 31s, one is reported used on the first of November and very few are known used on this last day of the meet (Image)

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$ 300.00

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
927 c Image1912, November 24, San Francisco Cal. Ingleside Park Aviation Meet, Route 676,002 (AAMC 65). Two items, first is Post Office Department official cover with "San Francisco, Cal. Aviation Post Office No. 1, Nov. 24, 1912" double-circle datestamp to superintendent at Station A, second is similar but addressed to Station B, fresh and Very Fine, according to the AAMC, Harvey Crawford flew 48 postcards and at least three penalty envelopes to the Presidio, first ex Stevens (Image)

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$ 1,000.00

SOLD for $325.00
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928 c Image1912, December 25-29, San Francisco Cal. Tanforan Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 66). Postcard of Roy Francis circling the Ferry building in San Francisco with an inset of his portrait, with 1c tied by Type 1 "San Francisco, Cal. Aviation Post Office No. 1, Dec. 25, 1912" double-circle datestamp to local address, some slight wear

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS STYLE OF SAN FRANCISCO AVIATION POST OFFICE DATESTAMP USED ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

This aviation meet was held over five days from December 25 through 29, 1912, at the Tanforan Park Race Track in San Francisco. Aviator Roy N. Francis carried souvenir cards that were dropped over the crowd. The cards could then be addressed, stamped and submitted to the special post office at the field. Two types of postmarking devices were used; Type 1 with the words Aviation Post Office No. 1” and Type 2 reading Aviation Postal Sta.” Seven cards are reported—one Type 2 and the others Type 1: 12/25 (two Ty. 1, one Ty. 2), 12/27 (one, Ty. 1), 12/28 (one, Ty. 1), and 12/29 (two, Ty. 1). Two styles of postmark were used, and only two in total (one of each postmark style) are known used on the first day of the meet, which was Christmas Day. (Image)

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$ 2,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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929 c Image1912, December 25-29, San Francisco Cal. Tanforan Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 66). Picture postcard of two men with plane on the ground and caption "Prof. Jas. Irving jumps from Francis aeroplane in parachute", with 1c tied by Type 1 "San Francisco, Cal. Aviation Post Office No. 1, Dec. 29, 1912" double-circle datestamp to McCloud Cal., souvenir contents

VERY FINE. THIS IS ONE OF TWO KNOWN RECORDED PIECES OF MAIL FLOWN ON DECEMBER 29, THE LAST DAY OF THE TANFORAN PARK AVIATION MEET.

This aviation meet was held over five days from December 25 through 29, 1912, at the Tanforan Park Race Track in San Francisco. Aviator Roy N. Francis carried souvenir cards that were dropped over the crowd. The cards could then be addressed, stamped and submitted to the special post office at the field. Two types of postmarking devices were used; Type 1 with the words Aviation Post Office No. 1” and Type 2 reading Aviation Postal Sta.” Seven cards are reported—one Type 2 and the others Type 1: 12/25 (two Ty. 1, one Ty. 2), 12/27 (one, Ty. 1), 12/28 (one, Ty. 1), and 12/29 (two, Ty. 1). Only two in total (both Type 1) are known used on the 29th, which was the last day of the meet.

Ex Reinhard (Image)

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$ 2,500.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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