United States and Confederate Stamps Postal History continued...
Air Post and Flight Covers
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 2385 |
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 1911, November 12, Calbraith Rodgers' Vin Fiz Flight, Compton Cal. Crash (AAMC 2c). 1c Green toned perfs and just tied by pen X” cancel, without postal markings, on photo postcard depicting Vin Fiz with
inset of Calbraith Rodgers, usual five-line purple cachet and also three-line "Machine Wrecked/at Compton/Aviator Injured" handstamp, this card may have been flown from Pasadena to Compton, addressed to Mrs. W.H. Reider in Long Beach Ca., card with
faint vertical crease on address sideFINE. A RARE CARD INTENDED FOR THE FINAL LEG OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT BY CALBRAITH RODGERS IN HIS "VIN FIZ FLYER". PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. ONLY EIGHT ARE
RECORDED. This card was intended to be carried on the final leg of the flight, from Pasadena to Long Beach, which crashed upon take-off from the stop at Compton. Rodgers was seriously injured in this crash and the plane was wrecked totally, but
one month later the last leg to Long Beach was completed. (Image) |
E. 5,000-7,500
SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2386 |
|
 1911, Sep. 23-Oct. 1, Garden City-Mineola N.Y. International Aviation Tournament (AAMC 3a). 2c No. 344 with U.S. Automatic Vending Machine perforations Ty. I tied by Sep. 25 flight cachet on
neat cover, straightline "Aerial Special Despatch" at bottom left, Very Fine, very scarce with the private vending machine adhesive, AAMC value for ordinary franking (Image) |
175.00
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2387 |
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 1911, Oct. 4-8, St. Louis Mo. Aviation Meet (AAMC 5, 5b). Two
postcards, 1c Green tied by Oct. 4 and Oct. 6 flight cancels, Very Fine (Image) |
300.00
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2388 |
|
 1911, Oct. 21, Rochester N.Y. Flying Exhibition (AAMC 7). Two locally used postcards with 1c Green tied by Crittenden Station cancels, one Very Fine, other card faults, this was the first mail
carried by Lincoln Beachey who later was a regular on the U. S. Governmental routes (Image) |
350.00
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2389 |
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 1911, Nov. 5-6, Fort Smith Ark. League Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 9a). Five-line Nov. 6 Flight cancels on 1c Blue McKinley postal card and 2c Hudson-Fulton on small envelope, black and
reddish black respectively, former last two lines of cancel strengthened (Image) |
250.00
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2390 |
|
 1911, Nov. 16-18, Atlanta Ga. Atlanta Speedway Aviation Meet (AAMC 10). 2c Carmine tied on legal-size cover by flight cancel, day is obscured by partial overstrike, printed early biplane corner card in
orange red, cover filing crease, still reasonably attractive, AAMC catalog notes that while 3,500 pieces of mail were flown during the three days, very few are known today (Image) |
500.00
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2391 |
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 1911, Nov. 25-28, Savannah Ga. Athletic Park Aviation Meet (AAMC 11). Two postcards with 1c Green tied by Nov. 25 and Nov. 28 flight cancels (only days flight took place), one card mild creases, Fine-Very Fine
(Image) |
300.00
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2392 |
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1912, Jan. 20-28, Los Angeles Cal. Dominguez Field Aviation Meet (AAMC 15, 15a, 15b two). Four picture postcards, all three types of cancellations are represented with two of Ty. 3, all are dated January 28 except the Ty. 2 dated January 23,
two have circular cachet and two bear usual four-line text inscription, nice early aviation picture on two cards, a Very Fine and unusual group |
500.00
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2393 |
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 1912, Jan. 20-28, Los Angeles Cal. Dominguez Field Aviation Meet (AAMC 15, 15b). 1c postal cards with Jan. 23 and Jan. 28 flight cancels, both with with four-line cachet at left (latter corner crease top right),
otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
250.00
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2394 |
|
 1912,
Feb. 17, Oakland Cal. Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet (AAMC 16). 1c Blue McKinley postal card with flight cancel, Very Fine, Farnum Fish, famous pioneer aviator, flew the mail for this meet (Image) |
275.00
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2395 |
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 1912, Feb. 17-18, Oakland Cal. Emeryville Race Track Aviation Meet (AAMC 16, 16a). Feb. 17 flight cancel on 1c Blue McKinley postal card and 1c Green tied by Feb. 18 flight cancel, former card corner creases,
otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image) |
575.00
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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