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Sale 45: The Winter Sale

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Pioneer Airmail Flights

Lots 1408-1413

Lot 1408    

International Aviation Meet, Chicago Lake Front, August 12-20, 1911. Blue on yellow orange label on front and reverse of Aero Club of Illinois corner card cover, franked with 2¢ red tied by "Chicago, Ill., Jul 14, 1911" machine postmark; faint cover tone band at bottom, still Very Fine, only a few on cover usages known.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1409    

1912 (Jan. 20-28) Dominguez Field Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, Ca. Post card franked with 1¢ Wash-Frank tied by "Los Angeles, Cal., Aviation Station, Jan 28, 1912" type 1 postmark, purple flight inscription, Very Fine. AAMC No. 14a.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $55

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Lot 1410    

1918 Washington D.C. - New York, N.Y. via Philadelphia, Pa. First flight cover franked with 24¢ Airmail (s.e. at top) tied by "New York, N.Y., May 14" slogan postmark, red "Air Mail Service, New York, First Trip, May 15, 1918" postmark and receiving postmark, Very Fine. AAMC No. 101q.
Scott No. C1    $750.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 1411    

1918 New York, N.Y. - Chicago, Ill. via Lock Haven, Pa. Roessler cachet cover franked with 16¢ Airmail tied "Lockhaven, Pa., Sep 9, 1918" postmark, paying 6¢ airmail rate and special delivery fee, two other covers with C1 & C2 from the later December experimental flights, Very Fine. AAMC No. 108, 110b.
Scott No. C1, C2    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1412    

1918 New York, N.Y. - Chicago, Ill. via Cleveland, O. 3 Roessler cachet covers franked with different 6¢ frankings and tied by "Bellefonte, Pa., Dec 18, 1918" flag machine cancels, Very Fine. AAMC No. 110b.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1413    

1918 New York, N.Y. - Chicago, Ill. via Cleveland, O. First flight cover franked with 3¢ Wash-Frank pair tied by Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 18, 1918 duplex postmarks on Roessler cover with "Stamp News" cachet on reverse, Very Fine. AAMC No. 110c.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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