£280
AIRMAILS - EARLY FLIGHTS INCLUDING FAILURES: 1920-28 interesting selection of envs. (7) inc. 15 Oct 1920 Roessler env. to Stamp News, East Orange with red "First Trip - Canada- U. S./Regular Hydroplane Mail Ser/vice-Oct 15 1920" hs; 20 Jan. 1922 env. to St John's bearing Admiral 1c (4) + 10c + 20c all tied by fine boxed "FIRST/AIR MAIL/HALIFAX/TO/ST JOHN'S/JANUARY/1922" hs (this flight was abandoned and the mail sent by sea); 5 July 1927 env. from Montreal to Vancouver (this flight by Edwin Dobbin failed - the cover has a violet "AIR FLIGHT ABANDONED/LETTER RETURNED" hs; 21 Sept. 1921 env. with red boxed "1 ST/TRIP" hs, and circular "VICTORIA B. C. TO SEATTLE. WASH/VIA/SEA/PLANE" hs. Also a mint pane (2 x 4) of "Patricia/Airways/Limited" 10c labels. (Unitrade CL43).
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