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Auction: 17038 - Newfoundland, the Professor Albert Hamilton Collection
Lot: 124

Newfoundland
1919 (19 April) The "Martinsyde" Attempt
1919 (19 Apr.) envelope to London, marked "Per Aeroplane Raymor, by kindness of Major Morgan", bearing well-centred Caribou 3c. brown (deep rich colour) with manuscript "Aerial/Atlantic/Mail" and initialled "J.A.R.", tied by St, John's machine d.s. and showing London arrival c.d.s. (7.1.20) on reverse. A neat cover. Only 30 overwritten examples of the stamp were created and only 16 were believed to have been used as Martinsyde postage. Exceptionally fine and rare. P.F. Certificate (2010). S.G. 142a, £20,000 off cover. Photo

provenance:
Schneider, 1981

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Sold for
£16,000