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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG

lot # 16242 - Neufundland - Flugpost

Wednesday Jun 23, 2021 09:00 Europe/Berlin

Neufundland - Flugpost: 1919-1947 Specialized collection of 23 airmail covers plus 20 photographs, p
1919-1947 Specialized collection of 23 airmail covers plus 20 photographs, pictures, letters and documents, starting with 1919 $1 on 15c on cover to England, 1921 cover handstamped "AIR POST FOGO", four different 1921 Halifax stamps (wide/narrow space in AIR MAIL, with/without stop) on four covers, 1930 cover from St. John's to London flown by the "Columbia" and with London receiver, covers bearing 1931 AIR stamps up to $1, two covers franked by 1932 DO-X stamps, and others, including a lot of interesting details, addressees etc., accompanied by scarce photographs like picture of the Sopwith and Martinsyde aviators in front of Cochrane Hotel (Mackenzie-Grieve, Raynham, Hawker, Morgan), original picture showing Governor Harris talking to Hawker and Mackenzie-Grieve just before departure May 18., orig. picture of the "Atlantic" on the deck of the U.S.S. Lake Charlotteville arriving in Falmouth, and others, important letters like from 'Fred' to 'Harry' dated St. John's May 11th describing two covers with a "special aerial stamp issued by the Newfoundland Gov.", also four postcards of the Handley-Page after crash/under repair in Parrsboro, and others more. A good and specialized collection, accompanied by a listing with detailed descriptions of every item.

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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner

Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG is an established dealer in Germany. For many years the company published direct sale list of stamps and covers from all the world. In 2006 they... Read More

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