JC Mars making a practice flight.

Postmaster General FH Hitchcock granted permission for the aerial transport of mail ship-to-shore from the deck of a steamer which had recently departed from New York City returing the mail to Governor's Island airport. JA McCurdy was to fly from the deck of the North German Lloyd Steam Ship, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria but bad weather forced postponement. A back-up attempt was scheduled for JC Mars to fly from the deck of the Hamburg-American Steam Ship, SS Pennsylvania (see above pix) but during his preparation he broke his propeller and his flight was cancelled. The prepared souvenir mail was returned back to NY by a pilot boat where it was cancelled at the Hudson Terminal NY or Rutherford NJ.

Hudson Terminal Cancel ~ "The World" Cachet

P-0001

101112

SS Pennsylvania-Governors Island NY

James C "Bud" Mars

$4500.00

Hudson Terminal Cancel ~ "Aeroplane Mail" Cachet

P-0001a

101112

SS Pennsylvania-Governors Island NY

James C "Bud" Mars

$4500.00

Rutherford NJ Cancel ~ "Aeroplane Mail" Cachet

P-0001aa

101112

SS Pennsylvania-Governors Island NY

James C "Bud" Mars

$4500.00

"Erste Aeroplan-Post" Cachet

P-0001b

101112

SS Pennsylvania-Governors Island NY

James C "Bud" Mars

$9000.00

Unused Envelope ~ "Aeroplane Mail" Cachet

P-0001c

101112

SS Pennsylvania-Governors Island NY

James C "Bud" Mars

$225.00

INDEX: PIONEER First Flights by year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

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