Lot 903 India #203-206 1948 1½a – 10r Gandhi Set on First Day Cover, postmarked Bombay G.P.O on 15 August 1948, mailed air mail to New York City, with two different receivers on back, alongside a Bombay registration label. This is the better and scarcer black (mourning) cover, with the 10r stamp being sound (white area below it is a white area for affixing the stamp), very fine, rare and highly sought after. Rsv. Estimate C$3,500.
Month: September 2018
Lot 1409, Columbia 1919 experimental Flight Cover
Lot 1409 Columbia #C1 1919 Experimental Flight Cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia, on June 18, 1919. This flight was made by aviator Knox Martin during negotiations for the establishment of regular air service in Columbia. A special 2c stamp overprinted “1er Servicio Postal Aero 6-18-19” which was used on the 160 covers flown. The stamp’s perforations are all intact, which is rare as these were usually cut by scissors. Light vertical crease (as most of these have), still a rare and sought after early pioneering flight cover. The $2,500 catalogue value given is from the 1990 supplement to the American Air Mail Catalogue Vol. 5 and the Scott catalogue value for the used stamp alone is $1,700. Rsv. CV U$2,500.