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Est.$
Pioneer Flights Postal Rates Schedule
1911 (September 27-30), first class postcard franked by Franklin 1c green, first class letter - vertical pair of 1c and 3rd class small size letter - a single of 1c, flown during the Air Meeting Garden City, Long Island, tied by Aeroplane Station No.1 date stamp, "Aerial Special Despatch" line marking in black, all mounted on exhibition page, VF and scarce group, Est. $500-$600
1911 (September 27-30), first class postcard franked by Franklin 1c green, first class letter - vertical pair of 1c and 3rd class small size letter - a single of 1c, flown during the Air Meeting Garden City, Long Island, tied by Aeroplane Station No.1 date stamp, "Aerial Special Despatch" line marking in black, all mounted on exhibition page, VF and scarce group, Est. $500-$600
250.00
1911 (October 4), First Flight postcard (Observation Tower near St. Louis) from Aeroplane Station No.1 at St. Louis, MO, franked by Franklin 1c green with straight edge at left and perforation 12 on three other sides, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250
100.00
1912 (February 22), First Flight postcard (Verbena Flowers) from Aeroplane Station at Oakland CA, franked by Franklin 1c green with perforation 12, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250
100.00
1912 (November 2), stationery postcard McKinley 1c red, sent from Aerial Substation at Cuthbert, GA, addressed to Colquitt, violet line confirmation marking reads: "Aeroplane Mail Service", VF and scarce, only 57 items flown, Est. $300-$400
150.00
1914 (August 31), Berger Aviation Co. black-and-white PPC (Wright Model B in flight), sent from Wilmington, NC to Danville, VA, franked by Washington 1c green with perforation 12, pinholes at corners, otherwise F/VF, probably operated by pilot Oscar A. Brindley
75.00
1918-23, Curtiss Jenny 16c dark green and 24c carmine rose and blue, DeHavilland Biplane 8c dark green and 24c carmine, all with full OG, NH (No.C2 is VLH), mostly VF, C.v. $355
100.00
1918 (July 15), two First Flight covers Washington, DC - Philadelphia and New York - Washington, DC, the last one is reduced at left, each one franked by 16c green (new air mail rate started exactly on July 15), both mounted on page with detailed explanation, F/VF, Est. $600-$800
300.00
1918 (July 15), First Flight cover New York - Washington, DC from the Aero Club of America with letterhead of the Club, addressed to Major J. C. McCoy, franked by 16c green (new air mail rate started exactly on July 15), violet"Via Aeroplane Mail", cover was opened roughly F/VF and rare, especially complete the Aero Club document, Est. $800-$900
400.00
1918 (September 5-7), First Experimental Flight NYC - Chicago by Army pilots M. Miller and E. Gardner, cover franked by 16c green, tied by oval violet "N.Y. - Chic. Aero Mail 9.5.1918. First Trip" marking, Blue Wings" AeroMail", Chicago arrival ds on reverse, minor conveyance flaws, still F/VF, Est. $300-$400
150.00
1920 (August 16), Russell G. Jones First Experimental Flight cover from St. Louis to Chicago, franked by Washington offset printing 2c carmine, two types of St. Louis markings are alongside, VF, Est. $200-$250
100.00
1927 (April 30), The Hubert Wilkins Alaska - North Pole Round Flight via Svalbard (Spitsbergen), pre-printed cover from Barrow (now Utqiagvik), franked by White Plains Battle 2c carmine, violet Expedition marking and manuscript reads: "12,000 miles over Arctic by airplane, 100 miles on foot to Shore", Fairbanks "1927. May. 16" arrival marking, mounted on page from a Collection (inscription in Russian), mostly VF, Est. $300-$400
150.00
First and Pioneer Flights Postal History Selection
1920- 35, 15 covers, including Chicago - St. Louis Flight of 1920, Still River - Greenfield common mail franked by No. C5, First Flight Chicago - Mexico (1928), Inauguration Flight Bay City - Cleveland (1929), various Air Conferences and Meets at Ames, Pasco, Selma and etc., Catapult Flight from SS "Stuttgart" (1930) and more, occasional flaws possible, generally F/VF, Est. $300-$400
1920- 35, 15 covers, including Chicago - St. Louis Flight of 1920, Still River - Greenfield common mail franked by No. C5, First Flight Chicago - Mexico (1928), Inauguration Flight Bay City - Cleveland (1929), various Air Conferences and Meets at Ames, Pasco, Selma and etc., Catapult Flight from SS "Stuttgart" (1930) and more, occasional flaws possible, generally F/VF, Est. $300-$400
150.00
First International Rocket Flight USA - Mexico
1936 (July 2-3), dark brown cover souvenir booklet, containing imperforate triangle single stamps and sheets of four 50c in red and blue (USA-Mexico) and in green and red(Mexico - USA), as well as two covers for direct and return flights, generally fresh and mostly VF, Est. $300-$400
1936 (July 2-3), dark brown cover souvenir booklet, containing imperforate triangle single stamps and sheets of four 50c in red and blue (USA-Mexico) and in green and red(Mexico - USA), as well as two covers for direct and return flights, generally fresh and mostly VF, Est. $300-$400
150.00
1938, Eagle Holding Shield, 6c dark blue and carmine, top left corner sheet margin vertical pair with perforation freak due to foldover, full OG with slight disturbance, NH, VF
75.00
1946, DC-4 Skymaster, 5c carmine, three-side margin block of 30 (5x6, bottom part of a pane), double paper variety with scotch tape paper splice on front (2nd row) and red rejection line with scotch tape on gum side(3rd and 4th rows), full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Est. $600-800
300.00
1972, Kii Statue and Temple, 11c multi, bottom margin single with blue and green (litho) omitted, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $425
120.00
1973, Progress in Electronics, 11c multicolored, left margin single with olive color omitted and only traces of vermilion frame are presented, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $550
150.00
1978, Wright Brothers, 31c multicolored, two blocks of four, each one containing two vertical se-tenant pairs, first one with practically omitted offset colors, while other one has all offset colors strongly shifted to the top, full OG, NH, VF
100.00
1978, Wright Brothers, 31c+31c multicolored, transition strip of three vertical se-tenant pairs, left pair has all litho colors omitted, while right and middle ones have tiny traces of these colors, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, according to Scott Errors Cat. only 15 pairs exist, C.v. $1,500 doesn't reflect the rarity of this pair especially in transition multiple
500.00
1982, Philip Mazzei, 40c multicolored, perforation 10 1/2x11 1/4, complete pane of 50 with all offset colors except black strongly shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item, Est. $1,500-$2,000
750.00
1985, Aviation Pioneers, Lawrence and Elmer Sperry, 39c multicolored, bottom right corner margin vertical imperforate pair with ZIP imprint, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,250
300.00
1985, Junipero Serra, 44c multicolored, top right corner margin vertical imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $950
250.00
1991, Harriet Quimby, 50c multicolored, left sheet margin block of four imperforate horizontally, USPS imprint on selvage, tiny wrinkle at the bottom of lower left stamp, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,600 as two pairs
400.00
1998, Space Shuttles, imperforate proofs of $3.20 in magenta and $11.75 in cyan, two vertical se-tenant pairs with horizontal gutter in the middle, printed on coated and uncoated paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $1,150 for pair on coated paper, the other pair is priced with "-", Est. $1,000-$1,500
500.00