Lot 201
Newfoundland SG 143 on long Alcock & Brown flown cover to London




Stamps and Covers of the World Including the Hambledon Collection Part III | S26027
Auction: 17 & 18 November 2026, 10:30 GMT
Description
1919 long cover (260x122mm) addressed to London, flown on the first successful Trans-Atlantic flight by Alcock & Brown, bearing 1919 $1 on 15c bright scarlet, tied by St John's machine cancel, endorsed at top left ‘’By Vicker-Vimy aeroplane mail'' and later in bracket ‘’(The first aeroplane to make ?? flight across the atlantic)''. Backstamped by correct London.EC. 17 JU 19 arrival cds. Tears and creases to cover, but still a very rare item, only of only 196 items flown on that historic flight. SG 143 (priced £3000 on flown cover).




