Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History

1932 Mattern & Griffin Round the World Flight, cover franked with U.S., German and Russian adhesives, bearing appropriate postmarks and autographed by both fliers, light adhesive toning, otherwise v.f., with 1987 PFC. The U.S. pilot Jimmy Mattern, with Lt. Griffin attempted to beat the "round-the-world" record, held at the time by Post and Gatty. After flying from New York via Harbour Grace, they landed in Berlin and later reached Moscow. Their plane crashed up on the way to Siberia. Only a handful of covers carried on this flight
Estimate: $750