Sale 1185 — 2018 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Wednesday, 27 June, 2018

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Category — Air Post, Back-of-Book Issues

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Sale 1185, Lot 95, Air Post, Back-of-Book Issues1911, 25c Black, Rodgers "Vin Fiz", Unofficial Air Post (CL2). Uncancelled on piece of official flight post card with other side showing Calbraith Rogers portrait and portion of his plane, clear margins to just in as are almost all of the known examples, small corner crease ending in a tiny tear at top right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE AND EXTREMELY RARE. ONLY TWELVE EXAMPLES OF THE 25-CENT RODGERS "VIN FIZ" STAMP ARE RECORDED. A GREAT AIR POST RARITY.

The Vin Fiz stamp was issued by Pilot Calbraith Rodgers' wife for his attempted transcontinental flight in October 1911. Rodgers was competing for a $50,000 prize offered by publisher William Randolph Hearst to the first person to complete the trip within 30 days. Vin Fiz refers to the popular soft drink maker who was a sponsor of Rodgers' flight.

Our census of the Vin Fiz can be viewed at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/CL2 .

Census No. CL2-PCE-01. Ex "Aurea" (Golden). With 1991 P.F. and 2013 Diena certificates

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