Lot
2741 
Great Britain, 1936 (September 4-5) England - New York Attempted Ocean Flight. Unaddressed cover franked with Great Britain ½d definitive, 6-line cachet at upper left and signed by pilot Beryl Markham, Very Fine, very scarce with only 26 covers carried. AAMC No. 1265. Estimate $200 - 300.
Even through Beryl Markham missed her intended destination of New York, making a forced landing in Nova Scotia, her flight was still the first solo east to west transatlantic flight ever made.
Realized: $180