Lot 41156 – 1927 (29 June) Richard E Byrd flight across the At

1927 (29 June) Richard E Byrd flight across the Atlantic, envelope bearing 5c blue and cancelled NEW YORK NY G.P.O. Jun 21 2PM, carried by airplane « America » on its flight from New York to Paris and crashed, arrival marking on face VAR-S/-MER CALVADOS 2-7-29, Richard Byrd was the first to carry official mail from the US across the Atlantic, the flight ended abruptly in the waters off the French coast, severely affecting about 90% of the mail, very fine and rare (Müller 35’000 points), cert. Bolaffi