Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Worldwide Air Post, Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

**Trans-Oceanic Record Flights continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2012		1925, Aug. 1 -- MacMillan Arctic Expedition (AAMC 1032). Large cover with blue handstamped circular cachet on back, signed by Donald MacMillan, -1/2c and 1-1/2c tied by Elmira N.Y. Jun. 18, 1925 duplex, Very Fine, scarce polar flight cover, AAMC $750.00 (Image)	E. 500-750	425.00
2013		1925, Aug. 1 -- Nonstop Flight, San Francisco to Hawaii, PN9-3 Flight (AAMC 1033a). Magenta and purple handstamped cachets on cover to Honolulu, 2c tied by San Diego Aug. 22 duplex, Very Fine, AAMC $200.00 (Image)	E. 150-200	375.00
2014		1926, Apr. 4 -- First Flight, Madrid to Manila, Calcutta-Manila Leg (AAMC 1038a). Printed flight cover with India franking tied by airplane handstamp. additional cachet on back, signed by Gallarza, Very Fine, AAMC $450.00 (Image)	E. 300-400	575.00
2015		1926, May 23 -- First Flight, U.S. to Argentina (AAMC 1040). Special Delivery and Argentina mixed franking on corner card cover to Buenos Aires, May 23 origin and Dec. 11 receiving datestamps, Very Fine, only 30 carried on this leisurely flight by Don Duggan, AAMC $250.00 (Image)	E. 150-200	500.00
2016		1927, May 23 -- Transatlantic Flight from Trepassey to Rome by Commander Francesco De Pinedo in Seaplane "Santa Maria II", Trepassy Supplementary Mail Cancelled in Rome (AAMC 14c). Newfoundland 60c Cabot (without overprint) tied by Rome Jun. 22 circular datestamp on supplementary mail cover to U.S., Trepassy May 21 circular datestamp, receiving backstamp, reduced at left, two vertical folds clear of stamp FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE DE PINEDO SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL FLIGHT COVER WITH THE ORDINARY NEWFOUNDLAND STAMP CANCELLED ON ARRIVAL IN ROME. Only 20 covers were added to the mail on May 21 prior to take-off from Trepassey. The ordinary 60c stamp was used and left uncancelled until the mail entered the Rome post office. AAMC $6,000.00 (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,900.00
2017		1927, Apr. 12 -- Italian Flight, Rome to Brazil (AAMC 1051). Flown cover from Montevideo to Paraguay (the only part of the trip when mail was carried), Uruguay 5c tied by Montevideo Apr. 12 datestamp, signed by Franchetti and Del Prete, receiving machine cancel on back, Very Fine and scarce, AAMC $150.00 (Image)	E. 150-200	3,250.00
2018		1927, June 2 -- Floyd Bennett "Ningesser-Coli" Search Expedition, New York to Newfoundland (AAMC 1055). Printed flight cover with U.S. 2c 1922 tied by New York Jun. 2 machine cancel, Newfoundland 2c Caribou tied on back by St. John's Jun. 11 machine cancel, Very Fine, scarce and undervalued in AAMC at $100.00 (Image)	E. 100-150	140.00
2019		1927, June 18 -- "Columbia", Munich to Vienna (Unlisted in AAMC). Three-line red handstamp *"U.S. Airplane Columbia * 18, 6. 1927 "* with second matching "* 19, 6. 1927 " straightline on postcard to Vienna, German 15pf Airpost tied by Munich Jun. 19, 1927 purple datestamp, Vienna Jun. 20 receiving datestamps, Very Fine, scarce (Image)*	E. 400-500	210.00
2020		1927, Oct. 10 -- Non-Stop Flight, Paris to Buenos Aires (AAMC 1063). "Bourget-Aviation Seine" Oct. 10 circular datestamp ties France 1fr50c on cover to Buenos Aires, Oct. 20 four-line machine receiving datestamp, Very Fine, only 17 pieces carried on this record non-stop South Atlantic flight by aviators Coste and LeBrix, AAMC $600.00 (Image)	E. 400-500	650.00
2021		Netherlands-Dutch East Indies Flights. Three: Oct. 18, 1927 Batavia-Amsterdam card (AAMC 1064), Oct. 11, 1928 Makasser-Amsterdam Return Flight cover (AAMC 1085a), and Dec. 26, 1933 Batavia-Amsterdam, Very Fine, AAMC $105.00 for first two (Image)	E. 100-150	50.00
2022		1927, Oct. 12 -- Attempted Heinkel HE-6 Flight, Germany to New York, Azores Dispatch (AAMC 1065a). 10 different Azores stamps tied by Nov. 12 circular datestamp on registered flight cover to New York, Azores Nov. 14 backstamp after plane was disabled before taking off for Bermuda, Very Fine, AAMC $300.00 (Image)	E. 200-300	750.00

Trans-Oceanic Record Flights continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2012

1925, Aug. 1 -- MacMillan Arctic Expedition (AAMC 1032). Large cover with blue handstamped circular cachet on back, signed by Donald MacMillan, -1/2c and 1-1/2c tied by Elmira N.Y. Jun. 18, 1925 duplex, Very Fine, scarce polar flight cover, AAMC $750.00 (Image)

E. 500-750

425.00

2013

1925, Aug. 1 -- Nonstop Flight, San Francisco to Hawaii, PN9-3 Flight (AAMC 1033a). Magenta and purple handstamped cachets on cover to Honolulu, 2c tied by San Diego Aug. 22 duplex, Very Fine, AAMC $200.00 (Image)

E. 150-200

375.00

2014

1926, Apr. 4 -- First Flight, Madrid to Manila, Calcutta-Manila Leg (AAMC 1038a). Printed flight cover with India franking tied by airplane handstamp. additional cachet on back, signed by Gallarza, Very Fine, AAMC $450.00 (Image)

E. 300-400

575.00

2015

1926, May 23 -- First Flight, U.S. to Argentina (AAMC 1040). Special Delivery and Argentina mixed franking on corner card cover to Buenos Aires, May 23 origin and Dec. 11 receiving datestamps, Very Fine, only 30 carried on this leisurely flight by Don Duggan, AAMC $250.00 (Image)

E. 150-200

500.00

2016

1927, May 23 -- Transatlantic Flight from Trepassey to Rome by Commander Francesco De Pinedo in Seaplane "Santa Maria II", Trepassy Supplementary Mail Cancelled in Rome (AAMC 14c). Newfoundland 60c Cabot (without overprint) tied by Rome Jun. 22 circular datestamp on supplementary mail cover to U.S., Trepassy May 21 circular datestamp, receiving backstamp, reduced at left, two vertical folds clear of stamp

FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE DE PINEDO SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL FLIGHT COVER WITH THE ORDINARY NEWFOUNDLAND STAMP CANCELLED ON ARRIVAL IN ROME.

Only 20 covers were added to the mail on May 21 prior to take-off from Trepassey. The ordinary 60c stamp was used and left uncancelled until the mail entered the Rome post office.

AAMC $6,000.00 (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,900.00

2017

1927, Apr. 12 -- Italian Flight, Rome to Brazil (AAMC 1051). Flown cover from Montevideo to Paraguay (the only part of the trip when mail was carried), Uruguay 5c tied by Montevideo Apr. 12 datestamp, signed by Franchetti and Del Prete, receiving machine cancel on back, Very Fine and scarce, AAMC $150.00 (Image)

E. 150-200

3,250.00

2018

1927, June 2 -- Floyd Bennett "Ningesser-Coli" Search Expedition, New York to Newfoundland (AAMC 1055). Printed flight cover with U.S. 2c 1922 tied by New York Jun. 2 machine cancel, Newfoundland 2c Caribou tied on back by St. John's Jun. 11 machine cancel, Very Fine, scarce and undervalued in AAMC at $100.00 (Image)

E. 100-150

140.00

2019

1927, June 18 -- "Columbia", Munich to Vienna (Unlisted in AAMC). Three-line red handstamp "U.S. Airplane * Columbia * 18, 6. 1927 *" with second matching "* 19, 6. 1927 *" straightline on postcard to Vienna, German 15pf Airpost tied by Munich Jun. 19, 1927 purple datestamp, Vienna Jun. 20 receiving datestamps, Very Fine, scarce (Image)

E. 400-500

210.00

2020

1927, Oct. 10 -- Non-Stop Flight, Paris to Buenos Aires (AAMC 1063). "Bourget-Aviation Seine" Oct. 10 circular datestamp ties France 1fr50c on cover to Buenos Aires, Oct. 20 four-line machine receiving datestamp, Very Fine, only 17 pieces carried on this record non-stop South Atlantic flight by aviators Coste and LeBrix, AAMC $600.00 (Image)

E. 400-500

650.00

2021

Netherlands-Dutch East Indies Flights. Three: Oct. 18, 1927 Batavia-Amsterdam card (AAMC 1064), Oct. 11, 1928 Makasser-Amsterdam Return Flight cover (AAMC 1085a), and Dec. 26, 1933 Batavia-Amsterdam, Very Fine, AAMC $105.00 for first two (Image)

E. 100-150

50.00

2022

1927, Oct. 12 -- Attempted Heinkel HE-6 Flight, Germany to New York, Azores Dispatch (AAMC 1065a). 10 different Azores stamps tied by Nov. 12 circular datestamp on registered flight cover to New York, Azores Nov. 14 backstamp after plane was disabled before taking off for Bermuda, Very Fine, AAMC $300.00 (Image)

E. 200-300

750.00