Lot Essay
Note: Of the 200 issued stamps only 80 or 81 were used on covers.
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Details
cover 1919, 3c Red Brown 'Hawker' (C1, Gibbons 142), exceptionally well-centered, fresh and bright for a used 'Hawker', tied by light St. John's Apr 12, 1919 wavy line machine pmk. on 'Hawker' flight cover (AAMC #1) to Worcestershire, ms. 'per Aeroplane', official 'found open' paper seal on back with London F.S. 61 arrival pmk., cover has a vertical file fold ending in a small tear and other minor flaws,
OTHERWISE VERY FINE, EXTREMELY RARE, AAMC $20,000.00, Unitrade C$25,000.00, Scott retail for used stamp $8,000.00, Gibbons for used stamp £8,000
OTHERWISE VERY FINE, EXTREMELY RARE, AAMC $20,000.00, Unitrade C$25,000.00, Scott retail for used stamp $8,000.00, Gibbons for used stamp £8,000