Lot
622 
1881, 1¢ gray blue, small flaws, cork canceled on cover to Canastota, N.Y. with red Prof. Carl Myers illustrated Balloon advertising corner card, "Mohawk, N.Y., Apr 17" postmark, Very Fine, a lovely cover from this pioneer balloonist; with 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 206 Estimate $300 - 400.
Carl Myers in the late 1880's created the Balloon Farm, a Victorian mansion on a hill south of Frankfort overlooking the Mohawk Valley. It housed one of the most successful private experiments in early aeronautics ever launched.
Realized: $425