Government Covers

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Cover	Catalogue # American Air Mail Society	Price U.S. $	Description
	2807d	$145.00	Scarce Charlottetown to Grindstone Island March 11, 1928 flight cover. Probably less than 10 covers flown.
	2807 VAR	$100.00	Cover flown from Grindstone Island (postmarkrd FE 7 1928) to Moncton, where it received a MR 2 1928 receiver. Has a Moncton MR 3 1928 CDS on front from when it was placed on the March 3rd flight to Charlottetown, where it received a MR 3 1928 receiving CDS on the back. Probably flown on flight 2807b, the Sackville to Charlottetown leg.
	2807 VAR	$125.00	Cover mailed at Charlottetown March 10, 1928 at 2pm. Arrived Moncton 5pm the same day (back stamp). Returned to Charlottetown March 14 & rated 4 cents postage due as the cover was mailed without any stamps. An interesting variety from these scarce flights.
	2843	$100.00	September 5, 1928 Ottawa transcontinental flight cover, flown by Squadron Leader A.E. Godfrey F/S M. Graham in a Fairchild FC-2W2.
	2845	$100.00	September 21, 1928 first day cover for C1, Canada's first air mail stamp, mailed at Ottawa. Unitrade cat. value $125.00.
	2923	$60.00	RCAF mail flight May 6, 1929 from Wabowdan, Manitoba to Cross Lake. Only 327 pieces carried.
	2923a	$60.00	RCAF mail flight from Wabowden, Manitoba to Norway House May 5, 1929. Only 311 pieces carried.
	2923Var	$75.00	Cover flown out of Norway House on May 6, 1929. Also has a Norway House Jun.5, 1929 back stamp.
	3101b	$45.00	Registered envolope RE1 used for the January 15th first flight from Calgary to Lethbridge, signed by the Calgary postmaster. Addressed to Los Angeles.
	3147	$125.00	Scarce August 12, 1931 special flight cover from Aklavik to Herschel Island. Very few covers flown.
	3231	$60.00	Canada 192 - 194 plus C4 on a July 12th 1932 registered first day cover flown from Ottawa to Bradore Bay to conect with the S.S. Empress of Britain. This was a practical demonstration for delegates at the Imperial Conference.
	3235 SOLD	$230.00	Von Gronnau's Around-The-World flight cover flown from Montreal to Chicago July 29,1932. Usual Chicago Aug.4 1932 bachstamp.
	3305	$50.00	February 7, 1933 first flight cover from Charlottetown PEI to Grindstone Island. Cover is addressed to a passenger on the Lady Rodney steamship at Nassau, Bahamas. The 15 cent rate is paid by #'s 192, C3 & C3i the swollen breast variety. An attractive cover to a scarce destination.
	3305	$50.00	February 7, 1933 first flight cover from Charlottetown to Grindstone Island & then on to Bahamas. Franked with 192, C3 & C3i (the Swollen Breast variety) C3i is scarce on cover. Addressed to a paasenger on R.M.S. Lary Rodney at Nassau.
	3331 SOLD	$300.00	Cover flown by the squadron of Italian planes led by General Italo Balbo. The $1.45 rate paid for the cover to be flown from Shediac N.B. to Chicago July 14 1933. Chicago July 15 1933 backstamp. Only 289 pieces flown.
	3331a SOLD	$320.00	Montreal to Chicago July 15, 1933 cover flown by the Italian squadron of General Italo Balbo. The $1.45 rate is paid by a $1.00 Mt. Edith Cavell, 2x20 cent Harvesting and a 5 cent UPU meeting. A great multi-coloured cover.
	3337 SOLD	$840.00	July 27, 1933 Edmonton to New York cover signed by Jimmy Mattern when he landed in Edmonton during his round-the-world flight. Cover postmarked Edmonton July 27, 1933 & backstamped New York August 9th at 2:00p.m. One of the scarcest Canadian flight covers.
	3805	$50.00	March 1, 1938 Trans-Canada experimental flight cover from Winnipeg to Vancouver. Very little mail carried.
	3805c	$50.00	March 1, 1938 Trans-Canada experimental flight cover flown Vancouver to Winnipeg. Very little mail carried.

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Cover

Catalogue #
American
Air Mail Society

Price
U.S. $

Description

2807d

$145.00

Scarce Charlottetown to Grindstone Island March 11, 1928 flight cover. Probably less than 10 covers flown.

2807 VAR

$100.00

Cover flown from Grindstone Island (postmarkrd FE 7 1928) to Moncton, where it received a MR 2 1928 receiver. Has a Moncton MR 3 1928 CDS on front from when it was placed on the March 3rd flight to Charlottetown, where it received a MR 3 1928 receiving CDS on the back. Probably flown on flight 2807b, the Sackville to Charlottetown leg.

2807 VAR

$125.00

Cover mailed at Charlottetown March 10, 1928 at 2pm. Arrived Moncton 5pm the same day (back stamp). Returned to Charlottetown March 14 & rated 4 cents postage due as the cover was mailed without any stamps. An interesting variety from these scarce flights.

2843

$100.00

September 5, 1928 Ottawa transcontinental flight cover, flown by Squadron Leader A.E. Godfrey F/S M. Graham in a Fairchild FC-2W2.

2845

$100.00

September 21, 1928 first day cover for C1, Canada's first air mail stamp, mailed at Ottawa.
Unitrade cat. value $125.00.

2923

$60.00

RCAF mail flight May 6, 1929 from Wabowdan, Manitoba to Cross Lake. Only 327 pieces carried.

2923a

$60.00

RCAF mail flight from Wabowden, Manitoba to Norway House May 5, 1929. Only 311 pieces carried.

2923Var

$75.00

Cover flown out of Norway House on May 6, 1929. Also has a Norway House Jun.5, 1929 back stamp.

3101b

$45.00

Registered envolope RE1 used for the January 15th first flight from Calgary to Lethbridge, signed by the Calgary postmaster. Addressed to Los Angeles.

3147

$125.00

Scarce August 12, 1931 special flight cover from Aklavik to Herschel Island. Very few covers flown.

3231

$60.00

Canada 192 - 194 plus C4 on a July 12th 1932 registered first day cover flown from Ottawa to Bradore Bay to conect with the S.S. Empress of Britain. This was a practical demonstration for delegates at the Imperial Conference.

3235
SOLD

$230.00

Von Gronnau's Around-The-World flight cover flown from Montreal to Chicago July 29,1932. Usual Chicago Aug.4 1932 bachstamp.

3305

$50.00

February 7, 1933 first flight cover from Charlottetown PEI to Grindstone Island. Cover is addressed to a passenger on the Lady Rodney steamship at Nassau, Bahamas. The 15 cent rate is paid by #'s 192, C3 & C3i the swollen breast variety. An attractive cover to a scarce destination.

3305

$50.00

February 7, 1933 first flight cover from Charlottetown to Grindstone Island & then on to Bahamas. Franked with 192, C3 & C3i (the Swollen Breast variety) C3i is scarce on cover. Addressed to a paasenger on R.M.S. Lary Rodney at Nassau.

3331
SOLD

$300.00

Cover flown by the squadron of Italian planes led by General Italo Balbo. The $1.45 rate paid for the cover to be flown from Shediac N.B. to Chicago July 14 1933. Chicago July 15 1933 backstamp. Only 289 pieces flown.

3331a
SOLD

$320.00

Montreal to Chicago July 15, 1933 cover flown by the Italian squadron of General Italo Balbo. The $1.45 rate is paid by a $1.00 Mt. Edith Cavell, 2x20 cent Harvesting and a 5 cent UPU meeting. A great multi-coloured cover.

3337
SOLD

$840.00

July 27, 1933 Edmonton to New York cover signed by Jimmy Mattern when he landed in Edmonton during his round-the-world flight. Cover postmarked Edmonton July 27, 1933 & backstamped New York August 9th at 2:00p.m. One of the scarcest Canadian flight covers.

3805

$50.00

March 1, 1938 Trans-Canada experimental flight cover from Winnipeg to Vancouver. Very little mail carried.

3805c

$50.00

March 1, 1938 Trans-Canada experimental flight cover flown Vancouver to Winnipeg. Very little mail carried.

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