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Auction: 26023 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXVII
Lot: 1023

(x) Canada and Provinces
Newfoundland
1919 (12 Apr.) 3c. brown 'Hawker' affixed to envelope flown from St. John's to London, endorsed 'By aeroplane', the cover flown on the first attempt at the Daily Mail prize by Harry Hawker and Lt. Comm. Mackenzie Grieve in their Sopwith 'Atlantic'; typical signs of seawater immersion and with 'gr' and Crown 'found open (or torn) and officially secured' labels affixed to the flap; a good example of this classic Airmail rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 142, £12,000

provenance:
Graham Cooper, April 2012

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£5,500 to £6,500