Canada and Provinces 1493 P NEWFOUNDLAND, 1870, 3¢ deep or ange, trial color plate proof on In dia, card mounted, block of 4, F.-V.F. Unitrade 33TC; C$1 000 for sin gles (970 CHF) (Photo). Est. 550 - 600 CHF. 550 CHF 1494 P Start CHF NEWFOUNDLAND, 1870, 6¢ car mine rose, plate proof on In dia, card mounted, block of 4, F.-V.F. Unitrade 35P; C$600 for sin gles (580 CHF). Est. 450 - 500 CHF. 450 CHF 1495 Start CHF NEWFOUNDLAND, Air mail, 1921, 35¢ "Hal i fax", with out pe riod af ter "1921", block of 4, up per right stamp with 1 ½mm spac ing, lower right stamp with pe riod af ter "1921", o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F., signed Kessler. Scott C3, C3b, C3f; $800 (760 CHF) (Photo). Est. 300 - 350 CHF. 300 CHF Ex 1477 Ex 1478 1482 1485 1483 1482 1487 1486 1495 1488 1490 1492 1493 189
Fourth <strong>Session</strong> 1496 Magnificent Airmail Rarity Start CHF NEWFOUNDLAND, Air mail, 1919, 3¢ Hawker Flight, ini tialed "J.A.R." on re verse (by the Post mas ter J.A. Rob in son), o.g., lightly hinged, well cen tered, a fresh ex am ple of this clas sic Air - mail rar ity, which was is sued for the first Trans-At lan tic Flight, Very Fine, with 1999 BPA cer tif i cate, of the 76 un used cop ies, this cer tainly ranks among the fin est. Scott C1; $27 500 (26 020 CHF). SG 142; £20 000 (30 460 CHF) (Photo). Est. 15 000 - 20 000 CHF. 15,000 CHF Mr. Harry Hawker and his navigator Commander Mackenzie Grieve, commenced their attempt at the first non-stop transatlantic crossing in the afternoon of 18 May, 1919. After many problems Hawker decided to ditch in the sea and he and Grieve were rescued by the Danish ship "Mary". The aeroplane "Atlantic" and the precious bag of mail were salvaged by the S.S. Lake Charlottesville on 23 May. The water-soaked mail was dried, stamps placed back on the envelopes, and handed to the postal authorities on 29 May, reaching London the next day. 1497 NEWFOUNDLAND - USA, 1879 let ter, franked with rouletted 5c Harp seal, pre pay ing the UPU let ter rate to the USA. Stamp tied by cork can cel, with ST.JOHNS/NEWF cds along side, plus red BOSTON/PAID tran sit. Scarce frank ing on a fine cover. Sc 4 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF 1498 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1881 let ter to St. John's, franked with 1c brown and 2c green both tied by seg mented killer. Re verse bears CHANELL cds and ar rival St JOHNS cds. Very Fine. SG. 44, 46 (Photo). Est. 250 - 350 CHF. 250 CHF 1499 NEWFOUNDLAND - USA, 1897 let ter to New York, franked with 6x½c black (New found land dog) and 2c bright rose J.Cabot all tied by seg mented killer along side ST,JOHNS EAST/NEWF'D cds. Re verse bears NEW YORK PAID ALL tran sit and ar rival ELMIRA NY cds. SG 59, 67 (Photo). Est. 200 - 300 CHF. 200 CHF 1500 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1897 cover, franked with ½c black, New - found land Dog is sue, tied by barred obliterator with St.JOHNS/NEWF'D cds along side. Front shows ad di tional pay - ment handstamp "MORE TO PAY" and "1" charge mark. Light fil ing folds. Scarce. SG. 59 (Photo). Est. 150 - 200 CHF. 150 CHF 1501 NEWFOUNDLAND - France, 1919 reg is tered cover to France, franked with Car i bou is sue to make the to tal of 15c, all tied by barred obliterator. Along side oval vi o let REGISTERED/ST.JOHN'S N.F. datestamp. Re verse bears Liv - er pool tran sit and ar rival cds. Very Fine. SG 130/134 (Photo). Est. 100 - 150 CHF. 100 CHF 1502 / Canada Stamps Start CHF CANADA, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, 8¢ dark vi o let, block of 9, o.g., lightly hinged (6 stamps never hinged), F.-V.F. Scott 56; $2 160 (2 040 CHF). Est. 550 - 600 CHF. 550 CHF 1503 CANADA, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, 50¢ ul tra ma rine, o.g., never hinged, well cen tered, fresh color, Very Fine. Scott 60; $775 (730 CHF) (Photo). Est. 450 - 500 CHF. 450 CHF 1504 CANADA, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, 50¢ ul tra ma rine, block of 4, o.g., hinge rem nant, well cen tered, F.-V.F. Scott 60; $1 500 (1 420 CHF) (Photo). Est. 550 - 650 CHF. 550 CHF 190
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