Number of results: 64
623
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1857-64 2d. scarlet-vermilion, used, major faults, fine appearance. R.P.S. certificate (1968). S.G. 2, cat. £6,500. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
624
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1857-64 3d. yellowish green with good even margins lightly used, small light top corner crease clear of design otherwise fine. S.G. 3, cat. £425. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
625
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1857-64 5d. brown-purple good used with clear to large margins. S.G. 5, cat. £500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
626
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1857-64 8d. scarlet-vermilion with good to large margins, fine used with light barred cancellation. S.G. 8, cat. £900. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
627
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1860 2d. orange-vermilion with good even margins, fine used. Brandon certificate (1982). S.G. 10, cat. £700. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
628
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1860 4d. orange-vermilion with clear to large margins good used, light top right corner crease clear of design, slightly grubby. S.G. 12, cat. £1,100. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
629
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1860 5d. Venetian red with good margins lightly used, small surface stain at foot otherwise fine. S.G. 13, cat. £400. Photo. Price Realised £65 |
630
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1860 6d. orange-vermilion with good to large margins, fine used, lightly cancelled. S.G. 14, cat. £800. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
631
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1862-64 8d. rose-lake with good to very large margins, fine used. S.G. 22, cat. £650. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
632
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1862-64 1s. rose-lake pair with good to very large margins all round, fine used on piece with barred oval cancellations. S.G. 23, cat. £600. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
633
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: 1910 (Aug. 15) 1c. to 15c. set mounted on special presentation card (300 x 245mm) in glazed frame, with manuscript ''To Mrs Albert Reid'' and signed by the Prime Minister ''E.H. Morris'' stamps are faded but a rare and possibly unique item. Price Realised UNSOLD |
634
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: A mint and used collection from 1896 to 1947 on leaves, mint incl. 1897 Discovery most values to 35c., 1897-1918 values to 5c., 1910 to 15c. (less 2c.) with both 6c., perf. 12 x 14 1c. with ''NFWFOUNDLAND'' variety, also perf. 12 and perf. 12 x 11 with the variety used, 1911 recess to 15c. (15c. toned), 1919 Air $1 on 15c. (3, one unused), 1920 3c. on 15c. type A, 1921 Air 35c. (both), 1923-24 to 24c., 1928-29 Publicity to 30c., 1929-31 1c. imperf. pairs (2), 1931 Air no wmk. and watermarked sets, 1932 10c. and 20c. imperf. pairs, 1933 Air set, 10c. imperf. pair, 75c. wmk. variety, 1933 Gilbert incl. wmk. varieties, perfs., 2c. and 4c. imperf. pairs, 1937 Coronation set with perfs. and flaws, postage dues, etc., varied condition, many fine. (few 100s) Price Realised £1850 |
635
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: A collection on leaves from 1857 to 1894 with a range of imperfs., mostly with good margins, incl. 1d. unused (2), 3d. unused (2), 5d. mint (4), 8d. scarlet-vermilion mint, 6d. orange-vermilion used, 1862-64 to 1s. incl. reprints, 1865-70 5c. unused (regummed), 13c. used, 1880-82 1c. mint (2), 1887 3c. mint, 10c. used, etc., mixed condition. (83) Price Realised £480 |
636
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Selection of imperforate varieties, comprising 1932 10c. horizontal pair and block of four (one with gum thin), 1932-38 5c. die II block of four, 1933 Air 5c. vertical pairs, 1933 Gilbert 2c. and 4c. blocks of four, 24c. vertical pair, most are fine unmounted mint. S.G. 215a, 225ca, cat. £890. Price Realised £250 |
637
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: A used collection on leaves, issues to 1897, incl. imperfs. with full margins with 1857-64 1d., 1860 3d., 1862-64 1d. (just touched), 4d., 5d. red-brown, 6d. and 61/2d. (small thin), later incl. 1865-70 yellowish paper 2c. to 24c., 1868-73 3c. vermilion, 5c., 1876-79 rouletted, 1887 to 10c., 1894 to 12c., 1896 1/2c., 3c. chocolate-brown, 1897 Discovery set, 1897 1c. type 38 surcharge 1c. on 3c., etc., varied condition, many fine (69) Price Realised UNSOLD |
638
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: A used collection on leaves, 1897 to 1947, incl. 1910 1c. to 15c. with both 6c., with perf. changes incl. 2c. perf. 12 x 111/2, 1c. perf. 12 x 11 with ''NFWFOUNDLAND'' and ''JAMRS'' varieties together in a pair, 1911 recess 6c. to 15c., 1911-16 Coronation set with 8c. shade, 1919 Contingent, 1919 Air $1 on 15c., 1920 bars 101/2mm apart 3c. on 15c., 1921 Air overprinted 35c. with 23/4mm (on cover) and 11/2mm spacings, 1923-24 to 24c., 1928-29 Publicity to 30c. (less 15c.) and 1929-31 re-engraved sets, 1931 Air no wmk. and watermarked sets, 1932 Air $1.50 on $1, also 1932 'Wayzata' $1 label mint, 1933 Air set, 1933 Gilbert set, 1941-44 to 48c., Postage Dues with perf. changes (less 3c. perf. 9), etc., varied condition but mainly fine, not all cancellations guaranteed. (222) Price Realised £1250 |
639
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: A selection on leaves, incl. 1857-64 1d. unused (4), 1910 1c. in a mint block of six with both varieties, 1921 Air 35c. mint (2, with and without stop after ''1921''), etc. (85) Price Realised £210 |
640
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1922 (Mar. 22) Internal Air Mail, Botwood to Change Island via Gander Bay, the only airmail cover recorded received at Change Island, with Gander transit mark and Change Island Mar. 7 receiving c.d.s. on reverse, the cover slightly damaged with a portion missing at lower right but very rare. Major S. Cotton agreed to provide the Newfoundland Post Office with an Air Mail service throughout the island and to the more remote locations in the province. This flight was scheduled from St. John's to Gander with mail addressed to Change Island carried to destination overland and by boat. Illustrated in ''Newfoundland Air Mails'' by C.H.C. Harmer, p. 81. Ex Harmer. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
641
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 (June 14) First successful non-stop North Atlantic flight crossing made by Capt. J. Alcock and Lt. A Whitten-Brown, in a Vickers Vimy aircraft from Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland, cover bearing ''Trans-Atlantic/AIR POST,/1919./ONE DOLLAR'' on 15c. red tied by St. Johns machine cancellation of June 13, the cover originally addressed to Mrs. E. Pilman at Weybridge Surrey and redirected to Mrs. Mills in Kent, with Weybridge June 18 transit c.d.s., two small tears at top of envelope not affecting adhesive. Photo. Price Realised £1000 |
642
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 (June 14) First successful non-stop North Atlantic flight crossing made by Capt. J. Alcock and Lt. A Whitten-Brown, in a Vickers Vimy aircraft from Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland, cover bearing ''Trans-Atlantic/AIR POST,/1919./ONE DOLLAR'' on 15c. red tied by St. Johns machine cancellation of June 13, the cover originally addressed to Mr. H. Hurn of Colchester, a friend of Alcock, roughly opened not affecting adhesive. Ex Harmer. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
643
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 (July 4) Handley Page attempted flight from Harbour Grace to New York by Admiral M. Kerr and Major H.J.B. Brackley, bearing Trans-Atlantic/AIR POST,/1919./ONE DOLLAR'' on 15c. red, tied by St. John's machine cancellation of June 9. The aircraft made a forced landing at Parrssboro, Nova Scotia July 5 after only ten hours flying time. All the St. John's mail was addressed to Great Britain and cancelled June 9, the Harbour Grace datestamp being applied on June 14. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
644
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 (July 4) Handley Page attempted flight from Harbour Grace to New York by Admiral M. Kerr and Major H.J.B. Brackley, cover bearing ''Trans-Atlantic/AIR POST,/1919./ONE DOLLAR'' on 15c. red, tied by St. John's machine cancellation of June 9, fine. The aircraft made a forced landing at Parrssboro, NovaScotia on July 5 after only ten hours flying time. All the St. John's mail was addressed to Great Britain and was cancelled June 9, the Harbour Grace datestamp being applied on June 14. Photo. Price Realised £750 |
645
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 (July 10) Handley Page Harbour Grace Supplementary Mail, Missent pre-printed souvenir cover from the U.S. mailbag delivered to Long Island in error and showing the rare ''Missent to Long Island City, N.Y.'' cachet with Long Island July 10 arrival c.d.s. Due to the change in flight plan from a Trans-Atlantic attempt to New York, all U.S. mail was cancelled at Harbour Grace by July 4 datestamp and mute cancellations then placed in a second mail bag for New York. Four such covers to the U.S. are recorded with the ''Missent'' handstamp. Souvenir covers are particularly scarce. Ex Harmer. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
646
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 (July 10) Handley Page Harbour Grace Supplementary Mail, 'Missent' commercial cover from the U.S. mailbag delivered to Long Island in error and showing the rare ''Missent to Long Island City, N.Y.'' cachet with Long Island July 10 arrival c.d.s. Due to the change in flight plan from a Trans-Atlantic attempt to New York, all U.S. mail was cancelled at Harbour Grace by July 4 datestamp and mute cancellations then placed in a second mail bag for New York. Four such covers to the U.S. are recorded with the ''Missent'' handstamp. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
647
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 (Oct. 9) Handley Page Parrsboro mail, Canada 2c. postal stationery card from Parrsboro, written by Mark Kerr to his daughter Miss Alice Kerr in London with dated handwritten message, cancelled by ''HANDLEY PAGE AERIAL MAIL/FROM PARRSBORO N.S.'' cachet, with Greenport N.Y. Oct. 10 arrival c.d.s. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
648
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 (July 12) Second Supplementary Mail by Major F.P. Raynham and Lt. Biddlecombe, envelope addressed to H.P. Martin, a Director of the Martinsyde aircraft company, in England bearing ''Trans-Atlantic/AIR POST,/1919./ONE DOLLAR'' on 15c. red tied by St. Johns machine cancellation of July 12 1919, with London ''7 JA/20'' receiving c.d.s. on reverse, with ''BCM/AIR FIELD'' handstamp, an outstanding exhibition item. Ex Harmer. During take-off down the rough Quidi Vidi air strip, side winds caused the aircraft to crash and it was wrecked beyond repair. Raynham took the mail by sea on his return to England. Rare, one of only 27 covers recorded (source N.R. Dyer, J-C Vasseur, P. Motson Oct. 2010 census). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
649
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1921 to 1947, a collection of mainly first flight covers, incl. 1921 (Nov.) Botwood-Halifax 35c. on covers (5), 1922 (Mar. 28) St. Johns-Hawkes covers (4), 1932 (May) Dornier flown cover bearing $1.50 on $1, 1933 (July) St. Johns-Wabush cover bearing 1933 Air 30c. pair, etc. (45 items) Price Realised £620 |
650
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1927 (Sept. 5) Capt. T. Tully and Lt. J. Medcalf flight, a publicity postcard produced to promote the flight and its sponsors This ill-fated flight started from London, Ontario intended for London, England via Harbour Grace but ended in tragedy as nothing was ever seen of the flight aviators after their departure from Newfoundland. This postcard was discovered with two others in 2014 in a box at a non-philatelic auction in Ontario, alongside aviation magazines, newspaper articles, etc. A very rare item. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
651
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1930 'Miss Columbia' Flight by Boyd and Connor, envelope to London with typed endorsement ''Per Air Mail ''Columbia'' Hr. Grace to London, England, September 1930'' with St. Johns Sept. 25 1930 machine cancellation, backstamped Harbour Grace ''OC 9/30'' and unusually with Yorkshire Insurance London ''OCT 13/1930'' handstamp and pencil note ''Del'd in London 13th Oct'', central crease, otherwise fine and rare. The G.P.O. had quickly run out of the ''Columbia'' surcharged stamp and consequently authorised a supplementary mail for letters bearing ordinary 50c. franking. Only 180 of these covers were included to the 'Miss Columbia' mailbag. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
652
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1930 'Miss Columbia' Flight by Boyd and Connor, Newfoundland 1c. stationery card with added 1c., self-addressed and signed by Capt. Boyd, with Harbour Grace Oct. 9 cancellations and the rarely seen Croydon Airport Oct. 11 receiving c.d.s. The flight was delayed until Oct. 9 and a day later, due to fuel problems, Boyd and Connor made a forced landing on the Isles of Scilly. After refuelling the flight was continued, landing at Croydon Airfield on Oct. 11. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
653
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1931 (June 22) Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis flight, Newfoundland Post Office Telegraph form used by the aviators to record the timing of their flight from St. John, New Brunswick over Newfoundland landmarks en route to Harbour Grace. The denominations of the 1931 Air mail issue affixed to the form autographed by both aviators. Hilger and Hoiriis intended to fly their Bellanca 'Liberty' to Copenhagen from New York via New Brunswick and Newfoundland but flying over Europe they were blown off course and landed in Krefeld, Germany on June 25, continuing to Copenhagen the next day. A unique piece of Newfoundland aviation history and spectacular item. Ex Harmer. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
654
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1931 (July 15) 'Justice for Hungary' flight, cover addressed to Norway bearing 1931 Air $1 tied by Harbour Grace July 14 cancellation, with two pre-printed publicity cachets and July 16 Budapest receiving datestamp, all in green ink, backstamped Oslo July 25 arrival. Capt. G. Endres and Lt. A. Magyar took off from New York for Budapest via Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and landed in Hungary 26 kilometres short of Budapest, the 3,200 mile flight taking 26 hours. Ex Harmer. Photo. Price Realised £820 |
655
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1931 (Aug. 7) ''Gronland-Wal'' flight, very scarce pilot signed cover showing ''GRONLAND-WAL/D 2053/LIST A/SYLT-CHICAGO/1931'' flight cachet and datestamped July 29 in Berlin on reverse before being loaded onto the Dornier flying boat. Famous aviator Wolfgang von Gronau started this flight in List, Germany, continuing to Chicago, U.S.A., via the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Longlac, Canada. A fine exhibition item. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
656
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 19) DO-X Newfoundland to Berlin, Germany mail, three flown covers each with city receiving handstamp in red, (over 200 Newfoundland DO-X covers were addressed to Germany but very few received specific city/town red ink handstamps), the first ex Harmer, with Munich handstamp and May 25 receiving c.d.s. on reverse, the Newfoundland franking inadvertently placed at the foot of the cover but with standard May 19 machine cancellation, small stain at top not affecting adhesive, the second, a business advertising cover, also ex Harmer, cancelled St. John's May 20, backstamped Madrid May 23, Paris May 25 and left at Vigo, Spain in error, subsequently forwarded to destination, the third also a business advertising cover, with St. John's May 19 machine cancellation over airmail etiquette at foot, the DO-X stamp with unusual purple G.P.O. cancellation, mainly fine. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
657
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 19) DO-X flights, Foreign Destination Mail, three covers each with May 19 machine cancellation, addressed to Spain, Portugal and Brazil respectively, those to Spain and Portugal with receiving datestamp, that to Bahia, Brazil possibly returned undelivered mail to St. John's. A total of approximately 1,830 Newfoundland mail items were flown, comprising approx. 385 items sent ''Round Trip/Return to Sender'', 340 addressed to Germany, 1,035 to Great Britain and approx. 40 'On Board' items. Only around 30 Newfoundland mail covers were addressed to countries other than Germany or Great Britain. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
658
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 19) DO-X flights, Foreign Destination Mails, the only recorded cover to Budapest, Hungary, the Newfoundland stamp with an uncommonly high surcharge, the cover showing May 19 Harbour Grace and May 27 Budapest arrival c.d.s's, slight central bend not affecting adhesive. Surcharged stamps were not available in Harbour Grace and a few letters were transferred to St. John's where special surcharged stamps were applied. A unique DO-X item. American Philatelic Society certificate (2011). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
659
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 19) DO-X flights, On Board Mail, correctly franked cover at 6m. rate paid by Air 1m. pairs (2) with additional pair on reverse, all cancelled DO-X ''19 MAI'', Berlin ''27. 5. 32'' receiving backstamp. Showing on reverse a very rare manuscript notation ''Niemann N.-O DOX'' added by Navigation Officer Capt. Niemann (one other cover to the same addressee, similarly franked and dated with Niemann autograph and notation is known). A rare DO-X item. A small supply of German stamps were available to the public from the ''On board Post Office'', which was operated by Capt. Niemann in addition to his navigational duties. One other cover is known to the same addressee with the same date and franking, with the same Niemann autograph and notation. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
660
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 19) DO-X flights, two entrepreneurial air mail covers produced by A.C. Roessler of New Jersey both with ''DO-X 19 MAI'' cancellations applied on board the DO-X on the day that the DO-X flew from New York to Newfoundland, backstamped ''27. 5. 32'' Berlin arrival, A.C. Roessler copyright status and Bernet handstamps. E. Bernet operated an ''Air Mail cover service'', usually in conjunction with Roessler. The green ink handstamps on the front of both covers are only seen on Roessler/Bernet covers. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
661
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 DO-X flights, three unused photographic picture postcards, one early (1930 ca.) showing ''Lufthansa'' on front fuselage rather than ''Dornier'', another depicting DO-X and aircrew incl. N.O. Niemann, Flight Capt. Metz, Commander F. Christiansen and Dr. Claus Dornier, the the third dated Nov. 1932 depicting the Graf Zeppelin cruising above the DO-X. Price Realised UNSOLD |
662
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 DO-X flights, three used photographic picture postcards, all with German frankings, one with 6pf. cancelled Hamburg Luftpost Jan. 11 1933, with Alsterlust handstamp in red and added notes on DO-X data, the others (1930, 1931) franked on picture side, sent from Berlin in English addressed to Scotland with sender's neat handstamp on reverse. Price Realised UNSOLD |
663
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 19, 20) DO-X flights, Great Britain Mail, three covers from St. John's to England, one May 19 to Liverpool with company receiving datestamp ''26 May1932'' and ms. ''Delivered Liverpool'', the others May 20 to London, one a Bank of Montreal stationery envelope (slight bend not affecting adhesive), an interesting group. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
664
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 19, 22) DO-X flights, unaddressed DO-X stationery cover showing the seldom seen ''22 MAI 32'' datestamp and DO-X stationery postcard addressed to Berlin, without 4m. rate cachet but correctly franked by 4m. affixed on board, DO-X ''19 MAI'' cancellation applied on board the DO-X on the day that the DO-X flew from New York to Newfoundland, the postcard with ''BCM/AIR FIELD'' cachet on reverse, both with Berlin ''27. 5. 32'' receiving mark on reverse. Ex Harmer. The Dornier Company produced an estimated 30 to 50 of their own stationery postcards and envelopes which included at top the printed inscription ''MIT FLUGSCHIFF D O X TRANSATLANTISCHER FLUG, AMERICA-EUROPA''. All such items, franked or not franked, received a purple/black circular Dornier datestamp which included the aircraft call sign ''D 1929'' under the date. On board mail usually included a two line cachet indicating 4m. postcard rate or 6m. letter rate, in red or purple. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
665
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 20) DO-X flights, Diplomatic Pouch Mail, O.H.M.S. cover cancelled St. John's May 20, addressed to the House of Lords, London and redirected to Hampstead, with May 26 High Commissioner's Office arrival c.d.s., instruction ''Return to GPO, St. John's'', and St. John's June 2 receiving mark, slight bend, just affecting adhesive. A very scarce exhibition item. Only a very few privileged covers were returned to Newfoundland through the British Government Diplomatic channels. All other 'Return to Sender' round trip mail was returned to Newfoundland by normal routing, receiving ''St. John's Aug. 5 1932 arrival datestamp. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
666
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 (May 31) DO-X Return flight Newfoundland to Berlin, Printer's proof of the ''TRANS-ATLANTIC/WEST TO EAST/Per Dornier DO-X/May, 1932./One Dollar and Fifty Cents'' overprint, four impressions of the rejected first setting on wove paper (161 x 222mm). Only two printers proofs are known, both unique. The first proof was rejected, the second accepted for use, ''Per ''Dornier X'' adjusted to ''Per Dornier DO-X'' in accordance with the manuscript amendment on the printers pull signed by printer D.R. Thistle. A superb, historic item. Ex Harmer. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
667
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1933 'Balbo' Mass flights, Flight publicity labels with selvedges, printed on the yellowish gummed paper of the first printing, two of the five labels incl. silver/gold print applications, also an unused postcard with artwork of the formation flight. The label designs include allegorical themes referring to Mussolini's accession to power and the establishment of the Fascist regime. Only 180 sets of five labels were produced in the first printing. Price Realised UNSOLD |
668
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1933 'Balbo' Mass flights, Flight publicity labels, set of five labels, the text celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Italian Air Force, printed on yellowish gummed paper except green inscription label ''ROMA/CHICAGO/NEW YORK/ROMA'' with whiter gum. These labels were produced in stapled booklets containing panes of six labels with one pane showing each of the five different labels. Two printings were made, in 1933 on yellowish gummed paper, in 1933-34 on white gummed paper. Another booklet was produced after Balbo's death in 1942 that contained one pane only of reprinted poor quality labels on white ungummed paper. A small number of these labels were used on Balbo flown mail, mainly on U.S. covers and rarely on Newfoundland mail. Price Realised UNSOLD |
669
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1933 Balbo $4.50 on 75c. tied by St. Johns ''26 JUL/33'' c.d.s. to envelope to St. John's, ''Via Rome, Italy'', with blue-green flight cachet, range of backstamps. S.G. 235. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
670
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1933 'Balbo' Mass flights, Return flight 'A.C. Roessler' pre-printed cover, Chicago to Ostia, Italy via New York, Shediac, Shoal Harbour, Newfoundland, Azores and Portugal, sent from New York correctly franked $1.70 for Newfoundland, tied by July 24 cancellations and showing large circular 'Italian Air Cruise' cachet specifying flight leg, with Shoal Harbour July 26 and St. John's July 27 datestamps on reverse, very scarce. Each flown cover was identified with a specific 'pouch number' linked to a specific flight stage, New York to Newfoundland being 3000+. Ex Harmer and Dr. Matejka Jnr. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
671
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1933 'Balbo' Mass flights, Return flight cover to Italy from Newfoundland bearing Balbo $4.50 on 75c. [Pos.1], with Shoal Harbour July 27, ''12. 8. 33 LIDO DI ROMA'' and ''14. 8. 33 ROMA'' datestamps on reverse, vertical cover crease not affecting adhesive. Bad weather delayed General Balbo's take off until Aug. 8. The day after 24 planes took off from the Azores but one crashed killing the pilot. The remaining 23 planes flew on from Lisbon, arriving at Ostia, near Rome on Aug. 12. Approx. 1,150 items of mail were loaded at Shoal Harbour, most cancelled St. John's July 26. Each flown cover was identified with a specific 'pouch number' linked to a specific flight stage, Newfoundland to Rome being 1000+. The circular ''Air Cruise/North America (''Crociera Aere'') cachet was struck in either green or blue. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
672
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: Selection comprising 1939 British G.P.O. circular, official notice supplementing the previously promulgated Notice of the Air Mail Rates, times and terms of the North Atlantic Air Services; 1939 (Aug.) Imperial Airways inaugural flight Great Britain to Newfoundland. Air France stationery envelope improvised by the sender with large Imperial Airways sticker; 1939 (Aug.) Imperial Airways first Transatlantic Commercial cover signed by pilot Capt. J. C. Kelly Rogers, mailed at Botwood and loaded on the Caribou flying boat upon its arrival from Foyne on Aug. 6, the historic flight continuing to Montreal and New York; 1936 Imperial Airways mail label booklet complete (containing three panes of four labels). (4 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
673
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1939 (June 24) PAA inaugural flight Newfoundland to Great Britain, cover printed in U.S. bearing prepared Trans-Atlantic Flight inscription with four printed silhouettes of historic U.S. pioneer aircraft, also 1942 (May 1) Inaugural Trans-Canada Airline flights, five covers all bearing different route First Flight cachets. St. John's to Monckton, St. John's to Sydney, St. John's to Gander, Gander to St. John's and Gander to Monckton. Price Realised UNSOLD |
674
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1945 (Oct.) four American Airlines inaugural flight covers, each with large boxed cachets on reverse specifying point of departure, New York, Boston, Shannon or London, with large blue American Airlines logo on front of each cover, fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
675
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1946, 1947, eleven Pan American first flight covers, bearing unofficial specific design cachets, flights to and from Gander. Destination/Departure cities of Brussels, Praque, Ankara, Karachi, Basra, Damascus. Price Realised UNSOLD |
676
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1947, two American Overseas Airways first flight covers to Helsinki, Finland from Gander, one bearing four stamp franking of 40c. foreign rate to Finland, cancelled by Gander June 19 datestamps, with Helsinki June 26 receiving mark on reverse, the other from St. John's with 20c. pair paying correct foreign rate to Helsinki, ''Return to New York'' request on reverse, and with First Flight to New York cachet (2, one tying Finland 12m.), fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
677
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 Cleary bogus overprints on Caribou 2c., 3c. and 24c., overprinted with the fraudulent five line ''1st Atlantic/Air Post/Martinsyde,/Raynham,/Morgan.'' similar to the issued G.P.O. overprint, the 2c. unused with small mark on reverse, the other two mint, rare. Edwin Cleary was a reporter on the Daily Express and applied this fake overprint to Newfoundland stamps and stationery. These overprints were never sanctioned by the Newfoundland Postal Department. See ''Newfoundland Air Mails'' by C.H.C. Harmer, pp. 30-33. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
678
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 Cleary bogus overprints on 2c. stationery card with five line overprint ''1st Atlantic/Air Post/Martinsyde,/Raynham,/Morgan.'' cancelled by fake violet ''REGISTERED/17/MAY/1919/St John's N.F.'' datestamp with ms. ''Keep this for me'' on reverse. No 'Cleary' items were ever posted or cancelled by the Post Office, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
679
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 Cleary bogus overprints on Caribou 2c. and 3c. 'used' with bogus cancellations in black. Cleary used a mauve ink to fake cancellations on covers and cards, black ink to fake cancellations on adhesives. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
680
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919, bogus ''By/Martinsyde,/Raynham,/Morgan,1st Atlantic/Post'' overprints on Caribou 1c. The identity of the forger is unknown. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
681
| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1919 genuine $1 on 15c. on fraudulent 'Westcott' cover, tied by fake St. John's June 13 cancellation in imitation of Alcock and Brown flown cover. In the 1930s an unknown faker reproduced a number of covers of similar appearance using photographically copied cancellations from a genuine flown cover to Mrs. J. Westcott. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
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| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1930 forged ''Columbia'' overprint on Caribou 36c., diagonally bisected and rejoined, 'unused'. This forged overprint was one of many brought before the Courts in 1933-34 during the trial of Percy Fearn who was found guilty of fraud offences including faked de Pinedo and Balbo overprints. The bisection of certain forged potentially valuable stamps was carried out to prevent them from being later fraudulently sold as genuine. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1930 forged ''Columbia'' overprint on Caribou 36c. tied by faked St. John's Sept. 27 c.d.s to cover addressed to London but not flown, fine. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein reference collection. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
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| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932, invalid 'Wayzata Stamp', a very scarce complete mint sheet of twenty (4 x 5) and corner block of four, very fine. In June 1932 the Newfoundland Government agreed to award this 'stamp' full postal status which authorised the American concern ''Aerial World Tours Inc.'' to sell the stamps. The Government cancelled the stamp issue in September 1932, the Trans-Atlantic Flight project was abandoned and the stamps invalidated. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: 1932 spurious DO-X cover bearing unsurcharged $1 with genuine St. John's June 2 receiving c.d.s. on reverse. Covers with unsurcharged frankings were flown but these are very scarce. Normally the St. John's receiving datestamp was only applied to mail being returned to Newfoundland by diplomatic pouch and there is no obvious indication that this cover was eligible for that privilege. It is also noted that the St. John's May 20 machine cancellation includes a postal slogan not known on any other DO-X mail. As the cover addressed to someone at the G.P.O. in St. John's It is suspected that Post Office staff was/were involved. Nevertheless, an interesting item. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 105 Canada: Newfoundland: Airmails: Miscellaneous, 1942 P.O.W. mail, cover addressed to 2nd. Lt. C.H.C. Harmer, Middle East Forces, sent by his wife at correct 5c. rate, with St John's Apr. 10 1941 machine cancellation and P.O. slogan ''Save for Security'', showing ms. ''Missing 21/7/41'' (deleted), ''Addressee Reported/Prisoner of War'' and ''UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/ RETURN TO SENDER'' cachets, the reverse showing ''24 JY 41/FIELD POST OFFICE'' c.d.s. Cyril Harmer was captured in Crete and spent four years in Prisoner of War camps, possibly in Greece. After the War he became an accredited international philatelic judge and distinguished philatelist specialising in Air Mails. The original version of ''Newfoundland Air Mails 1919-1939'' by Harmer and R.E.R. Dalwick was published in 1953, and a revised and updated version edited by Joseph Eisendrath in 1984. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
