canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 868 - British Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World1930 "Miss Columbia", 50c on 36c green, l.h., fine, with 1985 Diena cert. This stamp derives its name from the monoplane "Miss Columbia", piloted by Capt. Errol Boyd & Lt. Harry Connor, which made the trip from Harbour Grace to Croydon Airport, London. Only 300 were issued and at least 100 were used, - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the WorldBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 869 - British Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World1932 DO-X Surcharge, $1.50 on $1 blue, affixed upside-down on FDC (May 19, 1932) cover to London, v.f., - Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the WorldBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 485 - British Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1919 3c "Martinsyde" manuscript overprint "Aerial Atlantic Mail, J.A.R." handwritten overprint applied by Postmaster General J. Alex Robinson on a 3c Caribou (117), tied by St. John's machine cancel, April 19, 1919 on cover with "Per Aeroplane Raymor Newfoundland to Britain, by courtesy of Major Morgan and F.P.Raynham Esq." corner address in manuscript, backstamped London, Jan. 7, 1920, re-addressed, with Great Britain 1 1/2d George V adhesive added to pay local forwarding charges, v.f., signed H.R.Harmer, Dalwick and Bojanowicz, with 1983 Diena certificate. This provisional was made by W.C. Campbell, the Secretary of the Postal Department. Stanley Gibbons states that 25 to 30 used examples are known. In 1919, the London "Daily Mail" offered a ﾣ10,000 prize for the first non-stop flight over the Atlantic. The 1st plane, known as the Hawker, was forced down in the Ocean about 1,000 miles out. A second plane, the "Martinsyde" Raymor, piloted by Major F.P. Raynham and navigated by Major C.W.F. Morgan, also competed for the Daily Mail's prize. The crew arrived at St. John's on April 10, 1919 and made a valiant effort to assemble their plane in the shortest time possible. The first attempt was made on May 18, 1919. On takeoff the aircraft dipped in soft spot, the landing gear dug in and the aircraft hit the ground and was severely damaged. The navigator, Charles W.F. Morgan, sustained injuries that incapacitated him for a second attempt. The mail was eventually delivered by sea, - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 486 - British Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1921 Halifax, horizontal (partly rejoined pair), left stamp with period after "1921." h.r., fine Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 555 - British Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1919 $1 on 15c scarlet, with and without comma after "Post", h.r., fine-v.f., - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 556 - British Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1933 5c light brown, left margin horizontal pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f., with 1996 Brandon cert., - Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 694 - british commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers1933 Balbo Surcharge, $4.50 on 75c bister, lower right position, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 1996 Vincent Greene cert., - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 689 - british commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers1919 Caribou 3c brown overprinted "'FIRST / TRANS- / ATLANTIC / AIR POST / April, 1919", the so-called "Hawker", lightly hinged, well centered for this, signed on back by the postmaster "J.A.R." (J.A.Robinson), also Giulio Bolaffi etc., fresh and v.f. example of this air post rarity (the stamp was overprinted for use on mail carried by Harry Hawker and Kenneth Mackenzie Grieve on their proposed non-stop flight across the Atlantic in a Sopwith biplane. The aircraft came down in the sea but the men were rescued and the plane salvaged. Only 200 stamps were overprinted, of which 95 were used on letters, 11 were given as presentation copies, 76 were sold in aid of the Marine Disasters Fund, the remaining 18 were apparently damaged and destroyed), - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 690 - british commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers1919-21 $1 on 15c scarlet and 35c red, 1 1/2mm spacing with period after "1921", n.h., fine-v.f., - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
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 Lot 691 - british commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers1927 60c black overprinted in red "Air Mail De Pinedo 1927" (overprint shifted to left), well centered, used on cover from St. Johns (May 20) to England, endorsed "Per H Lieutenant De Pinedo, Flyer", Trepassey May 21 departure pmk at left, with "Roma Centro 22.VI.1927 Le Piu Belle Terme del Mondo Salsomaggiore Periodo Di Cura Marzo-Novembre" advertising slogan arrival pmk on reverse, minor toned spots, otherwise v.f., signed Sanabria, Kessler, Bolaffi, Colla, with certificates from last two. (This is one of about 225 covers with an overprinted Newfoundland 60c stamp flown on the transatlantic flight attempted by Marquis Francesco de Pinedo between Trepassey, Newfoundland, and Rome, Italy, via the Azores. De Pinedo left Newfoundland on May 23, 1927, but a shortage of fuel caused his plane to land in the ocean, 200 miles from the Azores. The plane was towed to the islands by a schooner, and Pinedo reached Rome about three weeks later) - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and CoversBritish Commonwealth canadian territory - newfoundland air post |
