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Post by jamesw on Sept 29, 2013 18:37:01 GMT
Spent a terrific day yesterday at the National Stamp Show in Toronto, and spent more money than I should, but hey! So I'll be showing a couple of items I picked up. This Newfoundland airmail, according to the seller was never issued. Apparently a proposal that was rejected, it was printed up anyway, making it a cinderella. I've seen images of it on other sights, but if anyone can give me the full story, that would be wonderful. I will admit I just found it eye catching and quite handsome! Note: the white dot over the first L of DOLLAR is a chad from one of the perfs which has adhered to the stamp. I'm going to leave it to avoid damage.
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Post by jamesw on Sept 29, 2013 19:32:42 GMT
Well, found the answer on SCF, posted by member CindyCan2. Not sure if he's a member here, but hope he doesn't mind my reposting his information.
The so-called "Wayzata Airmail" stamp was issued in August 1932 to fund an historic cross-Atlantic flight from Wayzata, Minnesota to England, with relay stops in Newfoundland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Denmark. To fund the flight, Aerial World Tours planned to produce 400,000 stamps. They would sell 300,000 stamps at $1 each to cover their expenses and to buy a Sikorsky Amphibian aircraft (pictured on the stamp) capable of carrying 44 passengers. For 20% of the profits on the 300,000 stamps, the Government of Newfoundland agreed to sell a further and final 100,000 through its Post Offices thus giving the stamp full postal status. In July 1932, a total of 400,000 stamps were engraved and printed by the Bureau of Engraving of Minneapolis, MN, in sheets of 20 (4x5) under supervision of the city's Northwestern National Bank. However by early August, Aerial World Tours ran into financial problems. Funds which they believed had been committed to the project never materialized. With its original capital exhausted, the company made a valiant effort to survive. On August 11th the Company purchased a first lot of 25,000 stamps for $5000 from the Northwestern National Bank. To raise the $5,000 payment, representing the 20% share due to the Government of Newfoundland, the Company borrowed the money using the stamps themselves as collateral. A smaller 8-passenger Sikorsky S-38 (rechristened the "Newfoundlander") was leased, and despite disappointing stamp sales, the company decided that the flight should go ahead no later than September 25th. But on September 13th, the Government of Newfoundland cancelled the contract, apparently because the flight had been delayed, and demanded that all the stamps already issued be collected and returned. The remaining 375,000 stamps, along with the dies and proofs, were destroyed. In an attempt to obtain recognition for the stamps, the Company forwarded the prepared covers to Newfoundland in October, requesting that they be postmarked and forwarded to the addresses. The Newfoundland authorities refused to cancel the covers, but did forward them under official cover. Of the 25,000 stamps released to Aerial World Tours, those which had not been sold were subsequently offered to collectors. A final remaining batch of approximately 12,000 stamps were stolen from a home in Minneapolis in the late 1960's, and never recovered.
Thanks CindyCan2 and SCF.
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Post by therealwesty on Oct 2, 2013 15:50:20 GMT
The Wayzata is a great stamp! It's on the fringe of recognition by the catalogues. Both Scott and Unitrade list the stamp in a footnote but neither assigns it a number. Unitrade gives a $50 value to a F-VF MNH copy.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Dec 19, 2014 12:10:36 GMT
I was just about to enquire as to the reasonable price range, expected to pay for a Wayzata Looking at this thread 25% of $50 Would that be in the ball park? (Just a single stamp, no selvedge)
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Dec 19, 2014 15:32:25 GMT
Going price as of late is right in the $20 range.I always check 'cause I won't mind owning another.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Dec 20, 2014 22:01:26 GMT
I was just about to enquire as to the reasonable price range, expected to pay for a Wayzata Looking at this thread 25% of $50 Would that be in the ball park? (Just a single stamp, no selvedge) The stamp I was following in North America sold for $7 (mint lightly hinged)
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Dec 21, 2014 0:16:57 GMT
Best price I've heard of in a long time.Sorry I missed it sounds like ten dollars would have got it.Always a problem with me one is never enough.
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