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Auction: 18029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 907

(x) Newfoundland
Air Mails
The "Handley Page" Flight
St. John's Mail: 1919 (9 June) "The Mercantile Cooperage" envelope (with enclosure) with typewritten "Special "air-post" Mail, by "Handley-Page" or Vickers-Vimy Rolls" Aeroplane. Posted June 9th. 1919", bearing "Trans-Atlantic" $1 on 15c. with variety no comma after "air post" tied by St. John's machine cancellation and with Harbour Grace c.d.s. (14.6) below, on reverse St. John's commemorative datestamp of 14 June 1929; fine. Photo

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Sold for
£950