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Bidboard # 1905
Lot # 97
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $2,500.00
Price Realized: $700
Canada Cover

Experimental Flight cover. Very rare Pioneer FFC of the Northern Air Service from Rouyn Lake to Haileybury, franked with 1c orange and 2c green GeoV Admirals tied by May 18, 1925 Rouyn Lake split ring cancel with same day Haileybury CDS receiver on reverse. Nearly imperceptible tear on front at upper left, well clear of the 2-line "FIRST EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT - ROUYN LAKE TO HAILEYBURY" purple handstamp cachet. Unlisted in the American Air Mail Catalogue (AAMC) but listed as #9 in the classic 1933 Berkshire catalogue (with a Depression-era value of $150.00!) as well as noted in Unitrade below the catalogue entry for #CL5. Only 8 covers carried each way, which makes this a semi-official airmail showpiece rarity of the highest order. See the copy of page 13 of the C. A. Longworth-Dames "Semi-Official Air Stamps of Canada 1924-1934" aero-philatelic handbook for full flight details. 2020 Unitrade.