cover 1927, 60c Black 'De Pinedo' (C4, Gibbons 163), well-centered, however, skillful repair at bottom, tied by St. Johns May 20, 1927 wavy line machine pmk. on 'De Pinedo' flight cover (AAMC #14) to England, additional Trepassey My 21 27 rimless c.d.s., printed Squires & Curtis return card, Rome June 22nd machine slogan backstamp, opened three sides, the cover has been extensively mended, the front and back have been rejoined, but are original to one another,

THE 'DE PINEDO' FLIGHT A Transatlantic flight from Trepassey to Rome by Commander Francesco de Pinedo in the seaplane Santa Maria II. The flight covered four continents in several stages over a period of approximately three months.

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cover 1927, 60c Black 'De Pinedo' (C4, Gibbons 163), well-centered, however, skillful repair at bottom, tied by St. Johns May 20, 1927 wavy line machine pmk. on 'De Pinedo' flight cover (AAMC #14) to England, additional Trepassey My 21 27 rimless c.d.s., printed Squires & Curtis return card, Rome June 22nd machine slogan backstamp, opened three sides, the cover has been extensively mended, the front and back have been rejoined, but are original to one another,

OTHERWISE FINE, A VERY PRESENTABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY NEWFOUNDLAND AEROPHILATELIC RARITY, Scott retail $6,250.00 for used stamp, Gibbons £6,000 for used stamp, AAMC $7,500.00, Unitrade C$25,000.00

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Expertization: signed A. Diena

Note: Only 300 'De Pinedo' stamps were overprinted. 225 were used on flight covers, four faulty stamps were destroyed, with the remaining balance unused. An additional 75 flight covers with ordinary frankings were flown. photo est.