Lot
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Newfoundland, Airmail, 1919, $1 on 15¢ "Trans-Atlantic", o.g., 14 positions n.h. including pos. 22 (C2c), complete setting of 25, well centered, vibrant color on bright paper, positions 4, 8, 18, 19, 24 without comma after "Post" (C2a), position 14 without period after "1919" (C2b), position 22 with "A" of "Air" under "a" of "Trans." (C2c), some separation between positions 2-3, 7-8, Very Fine and rare. Scott Nos. C2, C2a, C2b, C2c $7,935+.
ONE OF ONLY 17 RECORDED COMPLETE SETTINGS OF THE $1 ALCOCK SURCHARGE.
The London Daily Mail offered £10,000 for the first flight across the Atlantic by a heavier-than-air machine. By 1919, conditions were rope for attempts from Newfoundland. In June, 10,000 of the 15¢ Cabot stamp were surcharged $1, in blocks of 25, for conveyance of mail on several planned flights.
Realized: $3,250