Government Covers

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Cover	Catalogue # American Air Mail Society	Price U.S. $	Description
	2805d	$60.00	February 8, 1928 first flight cover from Port Munier to La Malbaie. Omly 100 pieces flown.
	2807a	$80.00	February 19, 1928 first flight cover Charlottetown to Moncton (one of 30 flown) & on to Ottawa. This is an official cover, with contents about the flight. Tears (mostly minor) at right & a file hole punched bottom left. A scarce cover.
	2807d	$145.00	Scarce Charlottetown to Grindstone Island March 11, 1928 flight cover. Probably less than 10 covers flown.
	2807d	$125.00	Charlottetown, PEI March 11, 1928 first flight cover to Grindstone Island. Grindstone Island March 11, 1928 received CDS on back. A scarce cover.
	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	$150.00	2807 return flight from Etang du Nord on Grindstone Island March 6, 1928, from Post Master to Post Master at Halifax. Inside of envelope shows it was made from P.O. material. A rare & unusual cover.
	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.
	2807a	$80.00	February 19, 1928 first flight cover Charlottetown to Moncton (one of 30 flown) & on to Ottawa. This is an official cover, with contents about the flight. Tears (mostly minor) at right & a file hole punched bottom left. A scarce cover.
	2863b	$85.00	December 22, 1928 flown cover from Seven Islands to Quebec.
	2905e?	$60.00	January 25, 1929 air mail cover from Charlottetown to Moncton. Has "Fairchild Aviation Limited, Grand'mere, Quebec" handstamp at left.
	2917c	$50.00	March 5, 1929 special flight authorized by the post office from Fort McMurray to Fort Good Hope. March 6 Fort Good Hope receiver on the back. Only 50 covers flown.
	2923	$60.00	RCAF mail flight May 6, 1929 from Wabowdan, Manitoba to Cross Lake. Only 327 pieces carried.
	2923	$60.00	May 5, 1929 flown cover from Wabowden to Norway House by the RCAF. Wabowden & Norway House cds cancels on back.
	2923a	$60.00	RCAF mail flight from Wabowden, Manitoba to Norway House May 5, 1929. Only 311 pieces carried.
	2923a	$60.00	RCAF flown cover from Wabowden to Cross lake May 6, 1929. Wabowden & Cross Lake cds cancels on back.
	2923Var	$75.00	Cover flown out of Norway House on May 6, 1929. Also has a Norway House Jun.5, 1929 back stamp.
	2945c	$75.00	July 15, 1929 Toronto to Detriot first flight cover franked with C1 with the "Swollen Breast" variety. Scarce on cover.
	2967	$75.00	November 26, 1929 first flight cover from Fort McMurray to Fort Chipewyan. Cover flown December 10 1929. Franked with C1 that has the "Swollen Breast" variety. Scarce on cover.
	3031a	$75.00	June 17, 1930 cover flown from Mirror Landing to McLennan. This was an emergency flight authorized by the post office after the road was washed out. The regular 2 cent rate applied. Cover is signed by both the pilot Charles Becker & R.W.Hale the postal inspector. Scarce item.
	3055b	$75.00	September 27, 1930 first flight cover from Bradore Bay to Montreal by seaplane. One of only 100 covers flown.
	3065a	$60.00	November 12, 1930 cover flown from North Sydney to St.John's, Newfoundland by A.D.Sullivan in a DH60 Moth. The plane reached Stephenville Crossing on the 12th where it received a dated cachet. The plane was then delayed till the 19th & finally reached St.John's on this date. St.John's receiver is on the back.
	3065a	$85.00	November 11, 1930 flight from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Stepherville Crossing, Newfoundland. Attractive cover with both Canadian & Newfoundland stamps. Cover is signed by the pilot, A.D.Sullivan.
	3105j	$60.00	February 1, 1931 first through flight cover from Calgary to Montreal via Minneapolis. Montreal Feb. 4, 1931 receiver on the back. Cover is pilot signed by pilots Roy Brown, A.H. Farrington, H. Hargreaves & a fourth signature I can't read. Scarce item.
	3147	$125.00	Scarce August 12, 1931 special flight cover from Aklavik to Herschel Island. Very few covers flown.
	3207	$95.00	C3 x 2 on on an air mail first day cover to Greece. Air mail in Canada only.
	3231	$75.00	First day cover with C4 & 192 - 194. Flown from Ottawa to Bradore Bay by the RCAF. Cover is signed by F/L de Nirverville who flew the Rimouski to Havre St.Pierre leg of the flight. Cat. as FDC $77.00
	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.
	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.
	3903y	$75.00	March 1, 1939 first flight cover from Montreal to Lethbridge. Franked with C5 with the "Moulting Wing" variety. Scarce on cover.
	3925l	$150.00	Montreal to Southampton first flight cover franked with C1 plate 2 plate block of 6 with the swollen breast variety. Cat. $175.00.
	BW12-31	$100.00	100 years of powered flight anniversary cover, flown on the replica Silver Dart at Baddeck Nova Scotia February 23, 2009. This is one of only 99 covers that were flown on the replica Silver Dart. Cover is signed by the pilot.

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Cover

Catalogue #
American
Air Mail Society

Price
U.S. $

Description

2805d

$60.00

February 8, 1928 first flight cover from Port Munier to La Malbaie. Omly 100 pieces flown.

2807a

$80.00

February 19, 1928 first flight cover Charlottetown to Moncton (one of 30 flown) & on to Ottawa. This is an official cover, with contents about the flight. Tears (mostly minor) at right & a file hole punched bottom left. A scarce cover.

2807d

$145.00

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

2807d

$125.00

Charlottetown, PEI March 11, 1928 first flight cover to Grindstone Island. Grindstone Island March 11, 1928 received CDS on back. A scarce cover.

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

$150.00

2807 return flight from Etang du Nord on Grindstone Island March 6, 1928, from Post Master to Post Master at Halifax. Inside of envelope shows it was made from P.O. material. A rare & unusual cover.

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.

2807a

$80.00

2863b

$85.00

December 22, 1928 flown cover from Seven Islands to Quebec.

2905e?

$60.00

January 25, 1929 air mail cover from Charlottetown to Moncton. Has "Fairchild Aviation Limited, Grand'mere, Quebec" handstamp at left.

2917c

$50.00

March 5, 1929 special flight authorized by the post office from Fort McMurray to Fort Good Hope. March 6 Fort Good Hope receiver on the back. Only 50 covers flown.

2923

$60.00

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

2923

$60.00

May 5, 1929 flown cover from Wabowden to Norway House by the RCAF. Wabowden & Norway House cds cancels on back.

2923a

$60.00

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

2923a

$60.00

RCAF flown cover from Wabowden to Cross lake May 6, 1929. Wabowden & Cross Lake cds cancels on back.

2923Var

$75.00

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

2945c

$75.00

July 15, 1929 Toronto to Detriot first flight cover franked with C1 with the "Swollen Breast" variety. Scarce on cover.

2967

$75.00

November 26, 1929 first flight cover from Fort McMurray to Fort Chipewyan. Cover flown December 10 1929. Franked with C1 that has the "Swollen Breast" variety. Scarce on cover.

3031a

$75.00

June 17, 1930 cover flown from Mirror Landing to McLennan. This was an emergency flight authorized by the post office after the road was washed out. The regular 2 cent rate applied. Cover is signed by both the pilot Charles Becker & R.W.Hale the postal inspector. Scarce item.

3055b

$75.00

September 27, 1930 first flight cover from Bradore Bay to Montreal by seaplane. One of only 100 covers flown.

3065a

$60.00

November 12, 1930 cover flown from North Sydney to St.John's, Newfoundland by A.D.Sullivan in a DH60 Moth. The plane reached Stephenville Crossing on the 12th where it received a dated cachet. The plane was then delayed till the 19th & finally reached St.John's on this date. St.John's receiver is on the back.

3065a

$85.00

November 11, 1930 flight from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Stepherville Crossing, Newfoundland. Attractive cover with both Canadian & Newfoundland stamps. Cover is signed by the pilot, A.D.Sullivan.

3105j

$60.00

February 1, 1931 first through flight cover from Calgary to Montreal via Minneapolis. Montreal Feb. 4, 1931 receiver on the back. Cover is pilot signed by pilots Roy Brown, A.H. Farrington, H. Hargreaves & a fourth signature I can't read. Scarce item.

3147

$125.00

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

3207

$95.00

C3 x 2 on on an air mail first day cover to Greece. Air mail in Canada only.

3231

$75.00

First day cover with C4 & 192 - 194. Flown from Ottawa to Bradore Bay by the RCAF. Cover is signed by F/L de Nirverville who flew the Rimouski to Havre St.Pierre leg of the flight. Cat. as FDC $77.00

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.

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.

3903y

$75.00

March 1, 1939 first flight cover from Montreal to Lethbridge. Franked with C5 with the "Moulting Wing" variety. Scarce on cover.

3925l

$150.00

Montreal to Southampton first flight cover franked with C1 plate 2 plate block of 6 with the swollen breast variety. Cat. $175.00.

BW12-31

$100.00

100 years of powered flight anniversary cover, flown on the replica Silver Dart at Baddeck Nova Scotia February 23, 2009. This is one of only 99 covers that were flown on the replica Silver Dart. Cover is signed by the pilot.

Canadian Government Covers