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**Trans-Oceanic Record Flights**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2001		1919, Jan. 30 -- Nassau to Miami (AAMC 1001). Three-line handstamped cachet "First Trip/Aeroplane/Nassau to Miami" on Bahamas 1p postal card to New Rochelle N.Y., Nassau Jan. 30 datestamp, pinholes at top left, still Very Fine, scarce, AAMC $200.00 (Image)	E. 150-200	170.00
2002		1919, June 14 -- Alcock and Brown Transatlantic Flight, Newfoundland to Ireland (AAMC 1004). $1.00 on 15c Surcharge (C2) tied by St. John's Jun. 10 machine cancel on flown cover to London, Jun. 17 receiving backstamp, vertical fold at center, otherwise Very Fine, only 197 covers flown, signed Heiman, AAMC $2,500.00 (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,300.00
2003		1919, June 15 -- "Handley Page" Attempted Transatlantic Flight from Newfoundland, Harbor Grace Mail (AAMC 1005a). Harbor Grace Jun. 14 circular datestamp, $1.00 on 15c Surcharge (C2) tied by St. John's Jun. 9 machine cancel on corner card cover to Bristol, redirected to Cheltenham, vertical fold, slight creasing, small tear and reduced at top, Fine and scarce, signed Sanabria, AAMC $1,800.00 (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	500.00
2004		1919, June 15 -- "Handley Page" Attempted Transatlantic Flight from Newfoundland, Harbor Grace Mail (AAMC 1005a). Harbor Grace Jun. 14 circular datestamp, lightly cancelled $1.00 on 15c Surcharge (C2), rare "Atlantic Aerial Mail, Handley Page, Jun. 14, 1919" oval cachet on back of cover to Hawick, England, redirected to officer with North Russian Relief Force in Archangel, Russia, stained and water damaged, both sides affixed to inner card for support -- aviators Kerr and Brackley abandoned their plans for a transatlantic flight after learning of Alcock and Brown's success, they crash landed in Nova Scotia en route to New York, and mail intended for the R-34 dirigible flight arrived too late -- the condition of this cover may be due to the crash, the forwarding to British forces in Archangel is extraordinary, AAMC $1,800.00 without premium for oval cachet (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	950.00
2005		1919, July 17 -- Third Attempted Transatlantic Flight by "Martinsyde", Newfoundland to England, Supplementary Mail (AAMC 1008). Hotel corner card to England with $1.00 on 15c Surcharge, Without Comma After "Post" or Period After "1919" (C2b) tied by St. John's Jul. 12 machine cancel, backstamped London Jan. 7, 1920, addressed in the hand of the "Martinsyde" mechanic, cover slightly creased, some toned spots, stamp has rounded corner and small faults A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL COVER FROM THE THIRD "MARTINSYDE" ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC. ONLY 25 COVERS WERE ADDED TO THE MAIL FOR THE JULY 17 FLIGHT, WHICH CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF. The "Martinsyde" was rebuilt after the May 1919 crash. Major Raynham and his new navigator, Lieut. Biddlescombe, made another attempt on July 17, but the plane crashed during take-off. The mail bag, which contained 25 additional letters franked with the $1.00 Alcock-Brown stamp, was taken to England by Major Raynham but forgotten until the following January, which explains the Jan. 7 backstamp applied by the London post office. Holcombe notation at bottom right. AAMC $2,500.00 without premium for the surcharge variety. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,700.00
2006		1919, Aug. 14 -- First Airplane Delivery, Shor to Ship at Sea (AAMC 1009). 3c Victory (No. 537) tied by New York Aug. 14 duplex on Roessler "Winged Letters" cover to London, typed flight endorsement, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, AAMC $200.00 (Image)	E. 150-200	425.00
2007		1919, Nov. 10 -- Ross Smith Flight, England to Australia (AAMC 1013). Special Blue stamp tied by one of two strikes of "First Aerial Mail, Great Britain to Australia, Received, 26 Feb. 1920" on cover to Adelaide, stamp has faint corner crease ending in small tears at lower right, cover folded at right with small piece of flap missing A FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR PIONEER FLIGHT RARITY. AAMC $2,500.00 (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,400.00
2008		1922, June 3 -- Amundsen North Polar "Maud" Expedition (AAMC 1021). Three covers, first with two green labels and 1c stamps, second with one red label and 2c stamp, one of each color label has "ARI" error, appropriate cachets and datestamps incl. Nome Alaska, third cover with 1c-4c stamps and corresponding labels, without Nome datestamp, AAMC $1,200.00 without premium for errors (Image)	E. 500-750	750.00
2009		1925, Nov. 16 -- Cobham Survey Flight, London to Capetown (AAMC 12). Imperial Airways Survey Flight printed postcard with London-Capetown Special Mail label tied by Nov. 16, 1925 purple oval datestamp, signed "Alan J. Cobham", to Johannesburg with Feb. 23, 1926 machine receiving cancel tying Union of South Africa 1-1/2p Geo. V, Very Fine and scarce (Image)	E. 300-400	700.00
2010		1925-26, Amundsen-Ellsworth North Polar Expeditions (AAMC 1030, Z-478). One of former and two of latter (signed by crew member), appropriate frankings and cachets, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	140.00
2011		1925, Jun. 10 -- MacMillian Arctic Expedition (AAMC 1031). Postal card with blue handstamped oval cachet, Boston Jun. 11 machine cancel, Very Fine, AAMC $250.00 (Image)	E. 150-200	150.00

Trans-Oceanic Record Flights

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2001

1919, Jan. 30 -- Nassau to Miami (AAMC 1001). Three-line handstamped cachet "First Trip/Aeroplane/Nassau to Miami" on Bahamas 1p postal card to New Rochelle N.Y., Nassau Jan. 30 datestamp, pinholes at top left, still Very Fine, scarce, AAMC $200.00 (Image)

E. 150-200

170.00

2002

1919, June 14 -- Alcock and Brown Transatlantic Flight, Newfoundland to Ireland (AAMC 1004). $1.00 on 15c Surcharge (C2) tied by St. John's Jun. 10 machine cancel on flown cover to London, Jun. 17 receiving backstamp, vertical fold at center, otherwise Very Fine, only 197 covers flown, signed Heiman, AAMC $2,500.00 (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,300.00

2003

1919, June 15 -- "Handley Page" Attempted Transatlantic Flight from Newfoundland, Harbor Grace Mail (AAMC 1005a). Harbor Grace Jun. 14 circular datestamp, $1.00 on 15c Surcharge (C2) tied by St. John's Jun. 9 machine cancel on corner card cover to Bristol, redirected to Cheltenham, vertical fold, slight creasing, small tear and reduced at top, Fine and scarce, signed Sanabria, AAMC $1,800.00 (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

500.00

2004

1919, June 15 -- "Handley Page" Attempted Transatlantic Flight from Newfoundland, Harbor Grace Mail (AAMC 1005a). Harbor Grace Jun. 14 circular datestamp, lightly cancelled $1.00 on 15c Surcharge (C2), rare "Atlantic Aerial Mail, Handley Page, Jun. 14, 1919" oval cachet on back of cover to Hawick, England, redirected to officer with North Russian Relief Force in Archangel, Russia, stained and water damaged, both sides affixed to inner card for support -- aviators Kerr and Brackley abandoned their plans for a transatlantic flight after learning of Alcock and Brown's success, they crash landed in Nova Scotia en route to New York, and mail intended for the R-34 dirigible flight arrived too late -- the condition of this cover may be due to the crash, the forwarding to British forces in Archangel is extraordinary, AAMC $1,800.00 without premium for oval cachet (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

950.00

2005

1919, July 17 -- Third Attempted Transatlantic Flight by "Martinsyde", Newfoundland to England, Supplementary Mail (AAMC 1008). Hotel corner card to England with $1.00 on 15c Surcharge, Without Comma After "Post" or Period After "1919" (C2b) tied by St. John's Jul. 12 machine cancel, backstamped London Jan. 7, 1920, addressed in the hand of the "Martinsyde" mechanic, cover slightly creased, some toned spots, stamp has rounded corner and small faults

A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL COVER FROM THE THIRD "MARTINSYDE" ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC. ONLY 25 COVERS WERE ADDED TO THE MAIL FOR THE JULY 17 FLIGHT, WHICH CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF.

The "Martinsyde" was rebuilt after the May 1919 crash. Major Raynham and his new navigator, Lieut. Biddlescombe, made another attempt on July 17, but the plane crashed during take-off. The mail bag, which contained 25 additional letters franked with the $1.00 Alcock-Brown stamp, was taken to England by Major Raynham but forgotten until the following January, which explains the Jan. 7 backstamp applied by the London post office.

Holcombe notation at bottom right. AAMC $2,500.00 without premium for the surcharge variety. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,700.00

2006

1919, Aug. 14 -- First Airplane Delivery, Shor to Ship at Sea (AAMC 1009). 3c Victory (No. 537) tied by New York Aug. 14 duplex on Roessler "Winged Letters" cover to London, typed flight endorsement, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, AAMC $200.00 (Image)

E. 150-200

425.00

2007

1919, Nov. 10 -- Ross Smith Flight, England to Australia (AAMC 1013). Special Blue stamp tied by one of two strikes of "First Aerial Mail, Great Britain to Australia, Received, 26 Feb. 1920" on cover to Adelaide, stamp has faint corner crease ending in small tears at lower right, cover folded at right with small piece of flap missing

A FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR PIONEER FLIGHT RARITY.

AAMC $2,500.00 (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,400.00

2008

1922, June 3 -- Amundsen North Polar "Maud" Expedition (AAMC 1021). Three covers, first with two green labels and 1c stamps, second with one red label and 2c stamp, one of each color label has "ARI" error, appropriate cachets and datestamps incl. Nome Alaska, third cover with 1c-4c stamps and corresponding labels, without Nome datestamp, AAMC $1,200.00 without premium for errors (Image)

E. 500-750

750.00

2009

1925, Nov. 16 -- Cobham Survey Flight, London to Capetown (AAMC 12). Imperial Airways Survey Flight printed postcard with London-Capetown Special Mail label tied by Nov. 16, 1925 purple oval datestamp, signed "Alan J. Cobham", to Johannesburg with Feb. 23, 1926 machine receiving cancel tying Union of South Africa 1-1/2p Geo. V, Very Fine and scarce (Image)

E. 300-400

700.00

2010

1925-26, Amundsen-Ellsworth North Polar Expeditions (AAMC 1030, Z-478). One of former and two of latter (signed by crew member), appropriate frankings and cachets, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

140.00

2011

1925, Jun. 10 -- MacMillian Arctic Expedition (AAMC 1031). Postal card with blue handstamped oval cachet, Boston Jun. 11 machine cancel, Very Fine, AAMC $250.00 (Image)

E. 150-200

150.00

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