cover 1919, $1.00 on 15c Scarlet, without comma variety (C2a, Gibbons 143a), single short perf., tied by St. John's Jun 13, 1919 wavy line machine pmk. on Alcock and Brown flight cover (AAMC #3) to Surrey, England, this was the first successful non-stop Transatlantic flight, printed corner card, also includes a faulty unused photo post card showing the plane in flight, the cover has light overall soiling, without flap, some small cover edge tears and a minor cover edge mend at top (barely affecting the pmk.),

ALCOCK AND BROWN FLIGHT THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL NON-STOP TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown flew the first successful non-stop Transatlantic flight in a converted Vickers-Vimy bomber. They departed St. John's on June 14, 1919 and landed in an Irish bog on June 15th, having made the trip in 16 hours and 12 minutes. They won the 'Daily Mail' prize of £10,000, another £3,100 in prize money and both were knighted by King George V upon their arrival in London.

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cover 1919, $1.00 on 15c Scarlet, without comma variety (C2a, Gibbons 143a), single short perf., tied by St. John's Jun 13, 1919 wavy line machine pmk. on Alcock and Brown flight cover (AAMC #3) to Surrey, England, this was the first successful non-stop Transatlantic flight, printed corner card, also includes a faulty unused photo post card showing the plane in flight, the cover has light overall soiling, without flap, some small cover edge tears and a minor cover edge mend at top (barely affecting the pmk.),

OTHERWISE FINE, VERY SCARCE, AAMC $2,500.00, Unitrade C$1,500.00 for use on ordinary cover, Gibbons £3,000 for an Alcock and Brown flight cover

Lot Essay

Provenance: ex Bute

Expertization: signed E. Diena, with 1982 E. Diena certificate

Note: Only 196 covers and one letter packet were carried.

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