(C1a) 1919 The Great Transatlantic Race "The Martinsyde Raymor-Raynham and Morgan", 3c red brown, with manuscript overprint "Aerial Atlantic Mail, J.A.R." handwritten overprint applied by Postmaster General J. Alex Robinson on a 3c Caribou (117), tied by St.John''s machine cancel, April 19, 1919 on coverfront with "Per Aeroplane Raymor Newfoundland to Britain, kindness of Major Morgan and F.P.Raynham" corner address in manuscript, addressed to Miss K.Hilton in Canterbury, with part of message on back, v.f., with 1972 BPA and 1991 Peter Holcombe certificates (Shortly after the Hawker-Grieve flight left Newfoundland, another attempt was made by Frederick Raynham and C.F.W. Morgan. They took off from Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland, traveled a few hundred yards, and then crashed into the ocean. Another attempt was made in July, with the same results. The mail from these flights was recovered and transported to England by ship. Letters with manuscript overprints (which were made by W.C. Campbell, the Secretary of the Postal Department) arrived safely, but the contents of the mail bags had been damaged by water. As a result, many of the Newfoundland stamps had floated off the envelopes. Less than 20 covers are known) (catalogued as used off cover) cat. $25,000
