Beschreibung:

cover 1919, 3c Red Brown, 'Martinsyde' manuscript overprint (C1 variety, Gibbons 142a), beautifully centered, bold ms. overprint, tied by mostly clear St. John's Apr 19, 1919 wavy line machine pmk. on 'Martinsyde' flight cover (AAMC #2) to England, General Post Office corner card, ms. 'per Aeroplane Raymor, Newfoundland to Britain, by courtesy of Major Morgan and F.P. Rainham [sic] Esq.', London backstamp, cover opened two sides, couple minor cover stains along top edge, OTHERWISE VERY FINE, EXTREMELY RARE, LESS THAN THIRTY EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED, AAMC STATES THAT ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE COVERS EXIST, unpriced in Scott and AAMC, Unitrade C$30,000.00, Gibbons £20,000