Sale 937 — 2007 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 16 June, 2007
Category — Flight Covers
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
395
Byrd Antarctic Expedition to Little America. Set of five oversize covers, each bears block of four of 3c Byrd Expedition stamp and 8c Air Mail stamp tied by "Little America, Antarctica, Jan. 30, 1935" cancels and with various cachets, each with "This letter actually flown and carried on the Exploration Flight at Little America" and with latitude and longitude information, each carried aboard different exploration flight (numbered one thru five) and so each marking slightly different, each also signed by Byrd, handstamped dates on four of the five all from 1934 and incl. Nov. 15, Nov. 16, Nov. 19 and Nov. 22, fresh and Very Fine, an attractive group
E. 2,000-3,000
1,800
