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Newfoundland 1919 'Hawker' Air Mail

Maker
Colony of Newfoundland
Year
1919
Rank
51 of 100

Newfoundland 1919 'Hawker' Air Mail

Newfoundland 1919 'Hawker' Air Mail by Colony of Newfoundland (1919) is ranked 51 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $24,846 on 25 February 2015. The provisional flown for Harry Hawker's 1919 transatlantic attempt — a cornerstone of early transatlantic airmail philately.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The provisional flown for Harry Hawker's 1919 transatlantic attempt — a cornerstone of early transatlantic airmail philately.

3c brown Caribou with 'Aerial Atlantic Mail' overprint (Hawker provisional); very fine unmounted mint

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$24,846
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
25 February 2015

Spink, Lionheart collection, 25 Feb 2015: GBP 16,000 (~$24,846), very fine unmounted mint.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
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Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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