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Lot 4128 Newfoundland
- ScottC1
- SG142
Description
Newfoundland, 1919, 3c Red Brown, Hawker Air Post (C1; SG 142).
Mint N.H., manuscript initials "J.A.R." on reverse,
uncharacteristically fresh and bright, with deep rich color on
fresh paper
VERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE
1919 HAWKER AIR POST.
This flight famously ended with a controlled crash landing in the
ocean after about 13 hours of flying. Postmaster J. A. Robinson of
St. John's overprinted 200 stamps for the special flight. No more
than 87 unused stamps can still exist, though the actual number of
surviving copies is probably quite lower. In addition to these, 95
were used and 18 were defective and subsequently destroyed. Only a
minuscule number exist today in Mint Never Hinged condition.
With 2011 B.P.B. certificate. Scott $40,000. Unitrade C$70,000
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Estimated price
15000.00 USD
(app. 13950 EUR)
End date of bidding:
Wednesday December 18th, 2024, 11:30 EST
