PhilosateleiaA pair of pairs on cover
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 (posted by Philatelius at 9:39 pm)
Thanks to the support and encouragement of my loving wife, I’ve been able to make quite a bit of headway on the 14 Cents: the American Indian Stamp exhibit. I have two more covers to share with you from that collection.
First is a cover flown on FAM 9’s first flight from the Canal Zone to Peru in 1929. The cover technically flew from Miami to the Canal Zone before being carried on to Peru.
Second is a cover flown on the Hindenburg in 1936, less than a year before the Hindenburg’s spectacular destruction in a fire in New Jersey. It was mailed from Virginia to Sweden in 1936.
One interesting thing is that each of these covers bear two American Indian stamps. The FAM 9 cover has a vertical pair, while the Hindenburg cover has two singles. In my experience, finding multiples of the 14¢ on cover is not common.
I still have to write up one more example of the flat plate printed American Indian stamp, and then I’ll be moving on to the rotary press printing. Any suggestions on how I can make the exhibit better? Leave me a note.
American Indian stamp on cover flown by Charles Lindbergh
Friday, November 5, 2010 (posted by Philatelius at 12:50 pm)
Philosateleia’s special exhibit, 14 Cents: the American Indian Stamp, is continuing to grow. New this weekend is a FAM 5 first flight cover flown by Charles Lindbergh.
The historical interest of this piece is unquestionable, but it’s not worth as much as you might think. Lindbergh, who was by then a celebrity, carried thousands of covers on the Miami–Canal Zone leg of FAM 5’s first flight. On the return flight, demand was so great that the airline actually put a second plane and pilot into service to help carry the mail.
Do you have any Lindbergh flight covers? Let us know in the comments if you do—we would love to see them!
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Another Indian cover for the weekend
Friday, October 22, 2010 (posted by Philatelius at 12:52 pm)
The weekend is almost here, and I have a special treat for you, faithful reader: a new writeup about my CAM 20 Albany–Buffalo first flight cover. It’s the newest article in Philosateleia’s American Indian stamp section.
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