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LOT
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DESCRIPTION
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EST
VALUE
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| ADEN |
| 001 |
1946, Dec 18 --- Registered (Aden Camp label) commercial air cover to Geneva, bs 31/12, franked KGVI 14,8,1 annas, ms ' By Airmail' |
£6.00 |
| 002 |
1958, Jun 02 --- Tan OHMS stampless cover to England, violet "On Postal Service", "by Airmail" and oval "Postmaster General's Office Aden Colony" hs's and Aden GPO cds, no b/s |
£6.00 |
| AIRSHIP |
| 003 |
1929, Aug 01 --- Switzerland acceptance for the America flight to New York, bs 10/8, via Friedrichshafen 1/8, plain cover franked 1923 air set to 1F (10 vals Cat SG £135+) & 30c ordinary, canc Frauenfeld 17/7 cds, blue flight confirmation cachet. Nice item in superb condition, ex Bergier, author "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945".(PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 004 |
1929, Aug 26 --- LZ 127, Round the World flight, Los Angeles to Lakehurst, green 'Lakehurst/Graf Zeppelin Rund the World' machine arrival ds on front and large circular violet flight confirmation cachets on the front, PC franked 30c canc Los Angeles machine cancel, Si 29A. |
£25.00 |
| 005 |
1931, Mar 28 --- Hungary Round Flight, printed souvenir cover, franking inc. 2P Zeppelin stamp canc Budapest cds, also Budapest arrival ds, blue flight cachet, Sieger 102Ab (150 Euro) .Small closed non invasive nick top lh edge, otherwise fine.(PHOTO) |
£40.00 |
| 006 |
1932, Jun 28 --- Lichtenstein flight, plain card, franked 1f magenta, cancelled faint, but visible, special postmark, also Vaduz 28/6 dr cds, Friedrichshafen arrival ds 28/6, Si 167. |
£25.00 |
| 007 |
1932, Aug 01 --- Airship USS "Akron", official mail carrying and training flight, Lakehurst and return to Lakehurst, official magenta departure and blue/black arrival cachets, canc Lakehurst 1/8 and b/s Lakehurst 2/8. |
£10.00 |
| 008 |
1936, Jun 19 --- Third North America Flight, Frankfurt to New York, no arrival ds, imprint airmail etiquette cover franked 75pf, ms '5 gm', canc Heilbronn/17.6.36 cds, red double ring 'Europa-Nordamerika cachet, typed "mit Luftschiff/ab Frankfurt/19.Juni". |
£15.00 |
| ALASKA |
| 009 |
1928, Jun 07 --- Pioneer airmail, F/F Fairbanks-Wiseman, 7/6 arrival ds on front, franked 2c, posted Seattle 16/5. |
£12.00 |
| 010 |
1935, Apr 09 --- Emergency flight, Beaver to Fort Yukon, bs, green monoplane cachet |
£10.00 |
| 011 |
1935, Oct 23 --- Emergency mail service from Dillingham to Anchorage, typed "Emergency mail service/via Airplane from/Dillingham, Alaska", b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 012 |
1936, Nov 02 --- Emergency flight, Bethel to Anchorage, b/s, special two line cachet, signed by pilot, HT Jutland. |
£15.00 |
| 013 |
1938, May 03 --- Pacific Alaska Airways F/F FAM15 Fairbanks to Whitehorse, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 014 |
1938, May 03 --- Pacific Alaska Airways F/F FAM15 Fairbanks to Juneau, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 015 |
1938, May 03 --- Pacific Alaska Airways F/F FAM15 Juneau to Whitehorse, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 016 |
1938, May 03 --- Pacific Alaska Airways F/F FAM15 Juneau to Fairbanks, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| ALGERIA |
| 017 |
1925, Jun 05 --- Algeria to Morocco, bs Casablanca 10/5, early cover flown on the Latecoere Alger-Casablanca service, plain cover franked 50c, ms 'Par Avion'. |
£7.00 |
| 018 |
1930, Apr 20 --- CGA first direct flight Alger to Paris, 20/4 arrival ds on front, special 'Exposition Philatelique' souvenir PPC, Exposition vignette tied by blue winged flight cachet, 'Aerogram officiel de L'Epian' hs, attractive item. |
£18.00 |
| 019 |
1957, Feb 23 --- F/F Alger to Bordeaux, red circ "Aerophilateli Marcophilie Algerienne" cachet, b/s, plain cover |
£2.50 |
| ANGOLA |
| 020 |
1963, Oct 05 --- TAP F/F accelerated service Luanda to Lisbon, no arrival ds, franked $2.50, black triangular flight cachet, blue/black/white souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 021 |
1965, Apr 06 --- TAP B707 F/F Luanda to Johannesburg, 6/4 arrival ds on front, franked $2.50, blue triangular flight cachet, multicoloured souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 022 |
1965, Nov 04 --- TAP F/F accelerated service Luanda to Beira, Mozambique, bs 4/11, franked $2, black triangular flight cachet, cream/green souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| ARGENTINA |
| 023 |
1926, Jun 18 --- F/F Junkers sales mission for the Trans Rio de la Plata service, Buenos Aires to Montevideo, bs 18/6, plain cover franked 23c canc 'Via Aerea/18 Jun 26/Buenos Aires', ms Via Aerea. |
£12.00 |
| 024 |
1928, Mar 07 --- Compagnie Generale Aeropostale airmail service across the River Plate, Buenos Aires to Montevideo, bs 8/3, plain cover franked 30c, canc 'Via Aerea/7 Mar 28/Buenos Aires', ms Via Aerea. |
£12.00 |
| 025 |
1940, Nov 14 --- Argentina to Spain, flown by LATI, a scarce censored WWII registered (label) airmail cover, Buenos Aires to Barcelona, franked 1P 15c, canc Buenos Aires, 14 Nov 40 cds, typed 'Via Condor LATI', green boxed Spanish Barcelona Censurado censor mark verso. Air France stopped its South Atlantic service in July 1940. Pan Am Southern trans Atlantic flights only bypassed the UK Bermuda censor between March and September 1940, so not flown by Pan Am. Carried by Syndicato Condor to Rio, then by LATI all the way to Seville thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. The LATI rate to Spain likely to have been less than that to Germany/Italy (1P 45c) since Rome is 1000 miles beyond Seville, and Germany some 500-700 miles beyond that. But, at present, there are too few Argentina-Spain covers known, to be certain. Slight rough opening along rh edge. A truly scarce LATI item.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 026 |
1950, Jul 05 --- Pan Am First Stratocruiser flight "El Presidente", into Buenos Aires from New York, black "globe" cachet front and red Stratocruiser cachet verso. |
£5.00 |
| 027 |
1955, Aug 03 --- F/F Buenos Aires to Miami, red boxed flight cachet, arrival ds 4/8, attractive colour PPC showing Pan American Grace Airways "El Inter Americano DC 7B" flying over Statue of Liberty |
£12.00 |
| 028 |
1959, May 19 --- First COMET 4 flight, Argentina to Europe, printed souvenir cover, special cachet, franked 5P stamp depicting Comet flying over map of world, verso bears black boxed 'No Resellada en Destino/Secr de Communicaciones/1st July, 1959' hs, Aerolina Argentinas. |
£24.00 |
| 029 |
1959, May 29 --- F/F COMET 4, Buenos Aires to New York, b/s, cachet, Aerolineas Argentinas. |
£15.00 |
| 030 |
1959, Jul 21 --- F/F Jet Clipper, Buenos Aires to New York, red cachet, b/s |
£3.00 |
| 031 |
1960, Apr 04 --- Panagra DC8 F/F Buenos Aires to Miami, red cachet, b/s, airmail cover. |
£5.00 |
| 032 |
1966, Apr 19 --- Special flight, Buenos Aires-Montevideo, to commemorate the 2nd River Plate Philatelic Congress, printed souvenir cover, special flight cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 033 |
1967, May 19 --- TAP F/F Buenos Aires to Lisbon, bs 20/5, franked 18P, violet three line flight cachet, multicoloured souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| AUSTRALIA |
| 034 |
1931, Apr 26 --- Return of the first Imperial Airways experimental flight England-Australia, Darwin to London, 'Imperial Airways/London/14 May 1934' arrival ds verso, official blue/cream "1st England Australia/Official Air Mail/1931" souvenir cover, 10x20cm, in pristine unfolded condition, franked 1913 1/- x2, ANA/Qantas/Imperial Airways. |
£20.00 |
| 035 |
1931, Apr 26 --- First acceptance of mail from Australia to Greece for carriage on the return of the first Imperial Airways experimental flight England-Australia, Darwin to Athens, 10/5 Athens arrival ds's (Goddard P5) on front and verso, official blue/cream "1st England Australia/Official Air Mail/1931" souvenir cover, 10x20cm, in pristine unfolded condition franked 1913 1/- x2, violet souvenir "Australia-England/First Official Air mail Flight" cachet, red Greek 'biplane' flight cachet, ANA/Qantas/Imperial Airways. |
£35.00 |
| 036 |
1933, Feb 04 --- Guinea Airways, 1st all air carriage of mail from Port Moresby-Salamau, bs 10/2, registered (label) cover franked Australia KS 6d air & 1d, pm Air Mail/Sydney/4 Nov 1933 cds, red boxed "By First Official Aerial Mail Australia/ Papua - New Guinea", typed "First Air mail Flight from Port Moresby-Salamau". Signed by the pilot O Denny.(PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 037 |
1934, Jul 23 --- Melbourne to Lae, b/s 27/7, flown by Ulm in "Faith of Australia", Australia cachet, franked 8d Australia stamps (inc SG 139), also 3d NG stamps canc 27/7, and Salamau 31/7, par avion etiquette, illustrated souvenir cover with photo with technical details verso and corner insert of Commander CPT Ulm. |
£15.00 |
| 038 |
1934, Dec 10 --- Butler Air Transport F/F Cootamundra to Charleville, bs 10/12, souvenir blue/grey "Kangaroo" Imperial Airways/Qantas cover, franked 2d + 3d SG122 air. This service was established to connect the Southern States and Tasmania with the new Australia-England airmail service. |
£25.00 |
| 039 |
1935, Jul 18 --- Rare item, the last flight of 'Southern Cross', Mascot-Richmond, plain envelope franked 2 1/2d posted on arrival in Richmond, postmarked 'Richmond/NSW/18 JY 35', blue three line flight cachet "Southern Cross/Sydney-Richmond/18th July 1935", Southern Cross perforate July 1935 vignette, and signed by Kingsford Smith and Sir Hubert Wilkins. Fifty years later the same cover was "One of eight only carried by me in helicopter VH-DIK/Pilot Dick Smith commemorative flight 1935-1985/Sydney-Richmond". This typed on the back of the original cover and authenticated by E. Crome. Verso it is also signed by Dick Smith and two crew members, and the local postmaster, and franked with two 'Southern Cross' 18c 'stamps', one cancelled by 'RAAF Richmond/18 Jul 1985' cds, and the other by a 'Sydney International Airport/18 Jul 1985' cachet. One of the last covers autographed by Kingsford Smith prior to his death in a crash of Burma in October 1935. A superb item in pristine condition.(PHOTO) |
£425.00 |
| 040 |
1936, Mar 15 --- First Australia Glider Post, souvenir cover, franked 1d, canc Southport, QLD cds, red two line cachet, signed by pilot D.Milne. Eu #594.(PHOTO) |
£30.00 |
| 041 |
1936, Nov 02 --- Direct airmail to England, from Melbourne to London, no arrival ds, franked 2dPSE with additional 1/- & 4d to cover carriage by air 'all the way', typed endorsement "Direct Mail", arrived Croydon 17/11. Internal Melbourne-Brisbane, then IAW IW494 to London. Faint ironed vertical crease. |
£12.00 |
| 042 |
1937, May 10 --- Coronation Rocket firing, Govt official cover, franked 1d and 2d, violet three line flight cachet. Eus R11. |
£25.00 |
| 043 |
1937, Oct 05 --- Air Mail Exhibition Melb. Vict. souvenir cover, addressed to Calcutta, b/s, franked 3d, canc Exh pm, Exh stamp verso. |
£8.00 |
| 044 |
1940, Apr 30 --- Wartime airmail, first regular Sydney-Auckland airmail, bs Wellington 3/5, carried in flying boat "Aotearoa", blue/grey TEAL souvenir company cover, 22x10cm, correctly rated 5d for air to NZ. When Italy entered the war in June 1949 this service became the first leg of the 'all air' Pacific Clipper Service to GB via Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York and Lisbon. A nice historical item. |
£25.00 |
| 045 |
1940, Dec 21 --- Wartime airmail, Pacific Clipper services up to the attack on Pearl Harbour, Sydney to Michigan, USA, no arrival ds, imprint etiquette airmail cover franked 4x 1/- Lyre Bird, canc Melbourne 21/12 cds, violet two line "California Clipper" (violet from 21/11/40-2/6/41), sealed red/white Australian OBC censor tape, tied violet two line Australia Passed By Censor S.39 (Sydney) hs. Correctly rated 4/-/1/2oz for carriage to US, flown by Pan Am FAM19 to San Francisco, then US internal air service to destination. The Pacific Clipper service ceased after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 11/12/41. (PHOTO) |
£40.00 |
| 046 |
1941, Jul 19 --- Wartime airmail, Pacific Clipper services up to the attack on Pearl Harbour, the 'air all the way' trans Pacific and trans Atlantic clipper service, Sydney to London, no arrival ds, imprint etiquette airmail cover franked 5/- robes, 3d x2, 4d, canc Sydney 19/7/41 cds, ms "Aus-NZ-UK Air Mail", sealed red/white Australian OBC censor tape, violet diamond '2/Passed By/Censor/1178' hs. Correctly rated 5/10dn for the two ocean clipper service to the UK, carried by TEAL to New Zealand, Pan Am FAM19 to San Francisco, then US internal air service to link with Pan Am FAM18 trans Atlantic service to Lisbon. This service opened on 3/7/40 when Italy entered the war on June 10th 1940 and closed Mediterranean section of the long established Empire (Kangaroo) route through Europe and across the Indian Ocean. The Pacific Clipper service ceased after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 11/12/41. An attractive and important item in the study of wartime airmails.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 047 |
1942, Dec 24 --- Wartime airmail, Pacific mails after Pearl Harbour - sea across the Pacific to US, then air to UK, Tasmania to UK. An uncensored plain etiquette cover addressed to RAAF HQ, London, bs RAAF Base PO No 4, franked 2/1d, canc Hobart 24/12/42 cds, ms "USA -UK/Air Mail". Correctly rated 2/1d for sea to Panama/Miami, then Pan Am FAM18 to Lisbon via Bolama. After the Pacific Clipper service ceased following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 11/12/41 this was the only airmail service available between Australia-England until the Empire route was restored in September 1944. (PHOTO) |
£40.00 |
| 048 |
1944, Mar 20 --- Wartime airmail, Pacific mails after Pearl Harbour - by sea across the Pacific to US, then air to UK, Sydney to London. An censored, triple rated, registered (label) buff Trinity College of Music, Sydney cover addressed to Trinity College of Music, London, no arrival ds, franked 5/- robes + 1/6d air, canc Sydney 20/3/44 cds, ms "Air Mail/USA -UK". Correctly rated 3x 2/1d + 3d registration for sea to Panama/Miami, then Pan Am FAM18 to Lisbon via Bolama. After the Pacific Clipper service ceased following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 11/12/41 this was the only airmail service available between Australia-England until the Empire route was restored in September 1944. An attractive and important item in the study of wartime airmails.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 049 |
1945, Aug 31 --- Forces airmail to Newcastle, NSW, franked 4d canc Aust Unit Postal Stn/354 (Darwin) cds, violet boxed "Department of the Army/Concession Postal Rate", etiquette cover. Some rough opening verso, otherwise fine. |
£5.00 |
| 050 |
1945, Oct 31 --- WW II Concession airmail to Perth, no arrival ds, franked 4d, canc 'Concord Military Hospital/NSW', fine violet two line "Department of the Army/Concession Postal Rate". Slight rough opening rh edge verso, front fine. |
£3.50 |
| 051 |
1946, Apr 07 --- First Qantas Liberator post war civilian service, Sydney to Singapore, b/s 7/4, 7d air letter with overprinted purple cachet, signed by Captains A Furze and J Moxham. Eustis 1036a.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 052 |
1949, Jul 22 --- First return flight, Sydney to Vancouver, official cachet verso, b/s, CPA. |
£5.00 |
| 053 |
1951, Dec 07 --- Round Australia Jubilee Air Mail, from Canberra to Canberra with seven transit cds's verso. Eu1286. |
£3.50 |
| 054 |
1957, Aug 21 --- Souvenir cover flown to Brisbane on FDI 7d Flying Doctor Service. Eus. 1377. |
£3.50 |
| 055 |
1958, Sep 10 --- 30th Anniv First Tasman Crossing, Sydney to Christchurch (No) 11/9, cachet, also No 6d canc Woodburn Air force Base cds 14/10 for return, illus souvenir cover, TEAL |
£2.50 |
| 056 |
1959, Jul 29 --- F/F Sydney to San Francisco, cachet ds, b/s, official cover, Qantas |
£4.50 |
| 057 |
1960, Nov 16 --- Qantas 40th Anniv flight Round the World, Winton-Sydney-London-USA-Sydney, b/s, illus souvenir cover |
£3.50 |
| 058 |
1962, Feb 01 --- F/F Kangaroo Route, Perth to London, b/s, official cover, Qantas |
£5.00 |
| 059 |
1962, Feb 06 --- F/F Sydney to Jakarta, b/s, official cover, Qantas |
£2.50 |
| 060 |
1965, Mar 17 --- 55th Anniv F/F in South Australia, souvenir cover, cachet, singed by Bill Witter, mechanic. |
£3.50 |
| 061 |
1965, Nov 24 --- Air New Zealand F/F DC8 Sydney to Auckland, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 062 |
1967, Apr 02 --- F/F, Sydney to Nadi, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£2.50 |
| 063 |
1967, Nov 23 --- 50th Anniv 1917 Adelaide-Gawler air mail, replica card with picture of Carey in Bleriot 60 verso, signed by pilot N.S.D.Buckleyand Nelson Eustis. AAMC 1619. |
£8.00 |
| 064 |
1969, Aug 10 --- 50 Anniv 1919 Adelaide-Minalton flight, souvenir card flown Minalton-Adelaide, signed by pilot and N. Eustis. |
£5.00 |
| 065 |
1969, Nov 12 --- RAF competitor in 50th Anniv F/F GB-Australia, official RAF souvenir cover flown via Cyprus 12/11, Bahrain 13/11, Calcutta 13/11 and Darwin 16/11. |
£3.50 |
| 066 |
1976, Sep 27 --- 50th Anniv Melbourne-Pacific Islands, souvenir cover, guaranteed flown from Papua New Guinea by AAMC, flight vignette, cachets, facsimile signature of both pilots. |
£3.50 |
| AUSTRIA |
| 067 |
1923, Oct 17 --- Oleag/Aero Express, Austria to Hungary, early registered (Voslan label) commercial cover Voslau to Budapest, bs, via Wien 18/10, franked 1922-24 200kx2, 2000k, canc Voslau 17/10 cds, ms "Durch Luftpost nach Budapest/Einschreiben Drucksache". |
£30.00 |
| 068 |
1923, Oct 20 --- Early glider mail, Waschberg Mountain, plain buff cover franked 1922-24 100k, 200k and 300k, canc Wien/20/10/23 "Erste osterrriichissche/Segelflugwoche/ Waschberg bel Stockerau/13-21 ktober 1923" machine cancel. |
£20.00 |
| 069 |
1925, Jun 02 --- Early airmail cover, Vienna to Dover, England no arrival ds, plain buff cover franked 70g, canc 'Wien/Flugpost/2 VI.25' cds, ms 'Flugpost'. |
£12.00 |
| 070 |
1936, May 19 --- Glider Air Train, Vienna-Budapest, arrival ds on front and b/s, cachet, blue/black etiquette. |
£6.00 |
| 071 |
1949, Mar 25 --- F/F "Mercure", Vienna to Paris, no arrival ds, pc franked 75g, canc Wien cds, red flight cachet.. |
£2.50 |
| 072 |
1963, Jun 16 --- First Caravelle flight, Vienna to Paris, cachet, b/s, company cover, Austrian AL. |
£2.50 |
| 073 |
1969, Apr 05 --- AUA F/F B707 Vienna-Beirut, special depart cancel, company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 074 |
1973, May 18 --- First B727, Vienna to Paris, b/s, special depart cachet, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| AZORES |
| 075 |
1939, May 20 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic route, Horta-Lisbon, black cachet, b/s, very attractive and uncommon cream/light blue and red souvenir 'map'' cover with "New York First Transatlantic Air Mail Service/Over the Southern Route" text, Pan Am. |
£9.00 |
| 076 |
1939, May 21 --- F/F FAM18 Southern Atlantic route, Horta to Marseilles, cachet, b/s, airmail cover, very attractive and uncommon cream/light blue and red souvenir 'map'' cover with "New York First Transatlantic Air Mail Service/Over the Southern Route" text, Pan Am. |
£8.00 |
| 077 |
1939, May 22 --- F/F FAM18 North Atlantic (Southern) route, Horta to Lisbon ,cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 078 |
1939, May 26 --- F/F FAM 18 North Atlantic (Southern) route, Horta-New York, blue cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| BAHAMAS |
| 079 |
1930, Jan 02 --- Very scarce acceptance from Bahamas for Guatemala, bs 9/1, for carriage on F/F FAM7 Resumed on Daily Basis service from Nassau to Miami where US stamp was affixed for OAT to Guatemala on FAM network, registered (label) Walter Hess corner cover dual franked Bahamas 2x1d & 2x3d War Tax opts, canc Nassau 2 Jan 30 cds, and US 15c C8 postmarked with dumb cancel, violet Miami/Jan 2/1930 dr cds verso, red three line "First daily Flight/Nassau to Miami/1930" and green two line "First Flight/Nassau-Guatemala" flight cachets.(PHOTO) |
£90.00 |
| BELGIAN CONGO |
| 080 |
1926, Feb 11 --- Second LARA extension Luebo-N'Gule, first Bukama-Luebo return, Eykens registered (label) cover Bukama to Antwerp, franked 1.50F ordinary and 1F air, bs 5/3, via Leopoldville 13/2, boxed green "Inauguration de la/Ligne Aerienne 'Roi Albert'/Katanga Bas-Congo/12-13 Fevrier 1926", ms "By Airmail Bukama-Leopoldville". |
£25.00 |
| 081 |
1936, Feb 12 --- Congo to Estonia, bs Tallin, no arrival ds, via Luluabourg 14/2, plain cover from Societe International Forestiere et Miniere (a diamond mining group extending into Angola), correctly rated 3.50air and 2.50 ordinary, black boxed 'Avion' hs. Scarce destination. |
£18.00 |
| 082 |
1936, Jul 03 --- Rare and original unopened flown copy of the 3rd July 1936 'Paris-Congo' newspaper, Brazzaville to Chari Bangoran, via Bangui and N'dele, still in its original wrapper franked 2F & 40c Moyen Congo stamps, canc Brazzaville 8/7/36 cds, black 'Par Avion' hs and four line "Paris-Congo/Hebdomadaire franco-belge d'informations illustrees/B.P. 321- Leopoldville-Congo Belge/B.P. 43 Brazzaville- A.E.F." hs, addressed to the 'Chef du Subdivision, N'Dele, per banguiu/Chari Bangoran'. Flown by Air Afrique or Sabena from Brazzaville to Bangui or Fort Archambault on the Brazzaville-Algiers service, then surface to destination. (PHOTO) |
£250.00 |
| 083 |
1941, Dec 08 --- Pan Am clipper service Africa-USA, F/F FAM 22, Belem to Bathurst, airmail cover, cachet, b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. |
£5.00 |
| 084 |
1941, Dec 12 --- Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22, Leopoldville to Miami, large purple cachet, b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. |
£6.00 |
| 085 |
1946, Feb 27 --- Sabena, first return flight, accelerated Leopoldville-Brussels service, registered (label) airmail cover franked 4F50 on front and 3F verso, black two line flight cachet, no arrival ds. |
£10.00 |
| 086 |
1946, Mar 10 --- Service de Transportes Aeriens Regionaux (STAR), first direct flight Costermansville-Brussels, bs 16/3, and return, arriving Costermansville 27/3, registered both ways 'Cercle Philatelique du Congo Oriental' printed cover, franked 7F, 3F50 & 75c x2 Congo stamps and 14F50c Belgian stamps. |
£15.00 |
| BELGIUM |
| 087 |
1922, Jun 24 --- Brussels Aviation Meeting, flown registered cover addressed to Paris, bs La Poueze 27/6, posted at meeting, franked 2x 50c, each cancelled special dated Expo cachet "Brussels Aviation/ Brussle-Vliesplein", also red/white registration label ""Brussels Aviation/ Brussle-Vliesplein/Evere". Scarce item, even more so with special regn label which Jennekens & Godinas value at 2x non reg cover.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 088 |
1937, Apr 05 --- Sabena, first direct flight Brussels to Prague, arrival ds on front, flight cachet, b/s, multicoloured souvenir PPC. |
£8.00 |
| 089 |
1938, Sep 07 --- First acceptance of mail from Belgium for Sierra Leone for carriage by the Deutsche Lufthansa South Atlantic Airmail Service, Brussels to Freetown, bs10/10, via Bathurst 9/9 arrival ds on front, plain Godinas cover franked 5F, superb strike of red circular "Deutsche Lufthansa Luftpost/Europa-Sudamerika" flight cachet, typed "Pa Avion Mit Luftpost mit Luftpost/ Bruxelles Frankfurt Bathurst Freetown", dark blue/white airmail etiquette. The flight of the Heinkel He-111 'Breslau' from Frankfurt to Marseilles was diverted to Toulouse because of bad weather, so this is also an interrupted flight. See flight L381 in Graue and Duggan.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 090 |
1947, May 18 --- Sabena Cipex special flight, Brussels to New York, b/s, franked Emile Vandervelde set x2 overprinted for airmail use, special depart cachet, souvenir cover, 21x9cm. |
£3.50 |
| 091 |
1952, Dec 03 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 18, Brussels to Rangoon, bs 5/12, large black cachet, airmail cover. |
£3.00 |
| 092 |
1959, Oct 27 --- First jet Brussels to New York, b/s, cachet, illustrated souvenir cover, Pan Am. |
£2.50 |
| 093 |
1961, Jan 31 --- Last mail from Belgian Antarctic Base, Brussels 16/2 arrival ds on front, souvenir magenta 4F aerogramme with additional 3.5F canc special date stamp, 130 letters carried. |
£8.00 |
| 094 |
1969, Aug 03 --- Sabena F/F Brussels to Bangkok, bs, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 095 |
1971, Apr 04 --- F/F Brussels to Santiago, cachet, b/s, illus cover, Sabena Boeing 707 |
£2.50 |
| BRAZIL |
| 096 |
1929, Nov 18 --- Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, commercial air cover, Porto Alegre to Hamburg, no arrival ds, plain cover franked 2500R airs & 500R ordinary canc Porto Alegre Corr Aereo/R.G.Sul cds, typed 'Via Aerea', 'Aero Postale/P. Alegre'/18 Nov 1929' cds verso, fine strike black stepped framed "Via Aerea/Linhas C.G.A." cachet. For illustrations of cachets see Kriebel p12,13. |
£10.00 |
| 097 |
1930, Apr 11 --- Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, commercial air cover from the Instituto Biochemico Pelotas to Hamburg, no arrival ds, red/blue/pale grey 'Aeropostale' airmail cover franked 2000R airs & 1000R ordinary canc Pelotas/Correo Aero cds, also violet boxed "Via Aerea" and "Correo Aereo Linhas CGA" cachets. For illustrations of cachets see Kriebel p12,13. |
£20.00 |
| 098 |
1937, Mar 29 --- Opening up the Amazon, Panair do Brasil F/F Manaus (Amazonas) to Rio Branco and return Rio Branco-Manaus, all appropriate departure and arrival cancellations, green Manaus-Rio Branco and violet Rio Branco-Manaus "Sikorsky S43 Baby Clipper" cachets (see Kriebel p 94), printed souvenir cover addressed to MJ Rice, Regional Director, Panair do Brasil. A scarce cover in fine condition. |
£25.00 |
| 099 |
1940, May 02 --- Brazil to Belgium, flown by LATI, an extremely rare uncensored WWII registered airmail cover, Rio to Brussels, via Milan 7/5/40 transit cds, franked 6700R, canc Correo Aereo/Rio 2/5/40 cds, ms 'Via aereo LATI'. Correctly rated for Brazil registered mail to Europe by LATI (5000R air fee + 1300R registration + 400R basic, see Beith p41). Carried all the way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. It has no Belgian, French or German censorship because it arrived in Belgium just before Germany invaded on 11/5/40. During the German occupation Belgian censorship offices only operated for a few days before transferring to France until August 1940, when German censorship offices took over. (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 100 |
1940, Jul 04 --- Brazil to Italy, flown by LATI, rare uncensored WWII airmail cover, Rio to Rome, bs 18/7/40, franked 5400R, canc Rio/Correo Aereo, 4/7/40 cds, attractive three line blue/white "Por Via Aerea/Por Avion/Via LATI" gull wing etiquette. Correctly rated for Brazil to Europe by LATI (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). Carried all the way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Although Italian censorship was introduced after Italy entered the war on 10th June 1940, censorship markings are quite rare and are usually restricted to mail originating from Italian territory (Beith p48). One of only three commercial covers from Brazil to Italy observed in a review of 223 eastbound LATI dispatches. Flown by pilot Baldini.(PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| 101 |
1940, Sep 13 --- Brazil to Germany, flown by LATI, uncensored WWII printed grey/black German Consular corner cover, Bello Horizonte to Leipzig, no arrival ds, franked 5400R, via Correo Aereo Federal/Rio 13/9/40 transit cds verso, typed "Via LATI". Correctly rated for Brazil to Europe by LATI (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). Internal airline to Rio, then all the way to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Sender was German Consul, so not censored on arrival in Germany, uncommon item. Flown by pilot Baldini.(PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| 102 |
1940, Oct 03 --- Brazil to Germany, flown by LATI, censored WWII grey and yellow/green edged airmail cover, Rio to Flensburg, franked 5400R, canc Rio de Janeiro 3/10/40 cds, sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, code e Frankfurt. Correctly rated for LATI to Europe (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). Carried all the way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Flown by pilot Pavia. |
£25.00 |
| 103 |
1941, Jan 18 --- Brazil to Switzerland, flown by LATI, scarce uncensored WWII printed dark grey airmail cover, Sao Paulo to Lugano, franked 5400R, canc Sao Paulo 18/1/41 cds, fine strike violet boxed " 'Via 'Condor' - 'LATI' " directional hs (not listed Beith, #87 McQueen), typed "Via LATI/Aerea Italia". This cover is correctly rated for LATI to Europe (see Beith p41).Carried all the way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. No Bermuda censor confirms not flown by PAA. No Swiss censor because Switzerland did not censor incoming or outgoing mail during WWII. No German censor because mail from Italy entered Switzerland via Chiasso and did not pass through Germany (see Boyle). Flown by pilot Carelli.(PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 104 |
1941, Jul 05 --- Brazil to Bohemia & Moravia, flown by LATI, censored WWII grey airmail envelope with green/yellow striped border, Sao Paulo to Prague, no arrival ds, franked 5400R canc Sao Paulo cds, typed "Via Lati", dark blue German "Ad" in circle censor mark on front indicating cover examined in Munich but not opened, also unframed numbers 7842 and 00689 additional German censor marks. Correctly rated for Brazil to Europe by LATI (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). Carried all the way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Scarce destination.(PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| 105 |
1941, Sep 05 --- Navigacao Aerea Brasileira, F/F Rio-Fortaleza, red flight cachet, b/s, ironed vertical crease, otherwise fine. |
£8.00 |
| 106 |
1941, Dec 08 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 22 Belem-Bathurst, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£5.00 |
| 107 |
1941, Dec 08 --- F/F FAM 22, Natal to Bathurst, purple cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 108 |
1950, Jul 07 --- F/F Rio de Janeiro to New York, purple cachet, El Presidente Stratocruiser, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 109 |
1966, Jun 17 --- TAP F/F accelerated service Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, bs 19/6, franked 120cz, black triangular flight cachet, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 110 |
1940, Aug 4? ---Brazil to Germany, flown by LATI, censored WWII pale grey/light blue/dark blue LATI publicity envelope, 147x 86mm, central white imprint Gulls Wing and inscribed "Via LATI" and "LATI Linhas Aereas Transcontinentales Italianas S.A.", Rio to Leipzig, franked 5400R, canc Correos Aereo 4/8/year unclear, sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, no code. Correctly rated for Brazil to Europe by LATI (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). Carried all the way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Ironed vertical crease and 2cm closed tear half way down rh edge, otherwise good.(PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| 111 |
1941, Jul ---Brazil to Germany, flown by LATI, censored WWII pale grey/light blue/dark blue LATI publicity envelope, 147x 86mm, central white imprint Gulls Wing and inscribed "Via LATI" and "LATI Linhas Aereas Transcontinentales Italianas S.A.", Sao Paulo to Koln, franked 5400R, canc Correos Aereo/Sao Paulo ?/7/41cds, blue German "Ad" in circle censor mark on front indicating cover examined in Munich but not opened, also 15 in circle additional German censor mark. Correctly rated for Brazil to Europe by LATI (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). Carried all the way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service.(PHOTO) |
£70.00 |
| 112 |
--- Brazil to Switzerland, flown by LATI, uncensored dark grey airmail cover, Sao Paulo to Lugano, franked 5400R, canc Correos Aereo/Sao Paulo, 23/1/41 cds, fine strike uncommon violet boxed " 'Via 'Condor' - 'LATI' " directional hs (not listed Beith, #87 McQueen), typed "Via LATI/Aerea Italia". Correctly rated for LATI to Europe (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). Carried all the way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. No Swiss censor because Switzerland did not censor incoming or outgoing mail during WWII, and no German censor because mail from Italy entered Switzerland via Chiasso and did not pass through Germany (see Boyle). One of only 13 covers from Brazil to Switzerland observed in a review of 223 eastbound LATI dispatches.(PHOTO) |
£80.00 |
| BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| 113 |
1953, Jun 02 --- Qantas Coronation Day airmail flight to London, bs 15/6, red/grey/blue Qantas souvenir air letter, franked KGVI 6d & QE II 2d, canc Honaria 2 Jun 53, large violet framed " British Solomon Islands-Great Britain/E II R/Coronation Day/Air Mail Flight/June 2nd 1953". |
£25.00 |
| 114 |
1976, Sep 13 --- 50th Anniv FF to the Solomon Islands, franked FDI 2oc Commem, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| BURMA |
| 115 |
1933, Oct 02 --- Imperial Airways, Rangoon to Gwadar, bs 4/10, official yellow/blue/cream souvenir 'map' cover, franked 6 1/2a, violet binocular shaped cachet verso. The first mails from England to Burma left Croydon on 23 September 1933. At Cairo they were transferred to an Imperial Airways Hannibal class airliner for the flight to Karachi via the Arabian halts. From there they were carried by Indian Trans-Continental Airways' Arethusa G-ABPI to Rangoon via Akyab. The flight added 700 miles to the England-Australia chain. The return flight, by the airliner Athena G-ABTK left Rangoon at 7am on 2 October 1933, connecting with Imperial Airways at Karachi on 4 October (ref Brown J, Indian Air Mails, 1995). Mail to Gwadar is scarce.(PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| CANADA |
| 116 |
1928, Oct 01 --- Canadian Colonial Airways, FAM 1, F/F Montreal to Albany, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 117 |
1928, Oct 01 --- F/F Montreal to Albany, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 118 |
1929, Jun 06 --- Opening of Hamilton Airport, Toronto to Hamilton, b/s, cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 119 |
1930, Mar 10 --- F/F Christopher Lake to Lac La longer, b/s, red/white semi official company stamp CL 46 cancelled st line magenta "Cherry Red Airline Ltd" cachet, printed company cover with red plane corner logo. |
£20.00 |
| 120 |
1939, Mar 01 --- F/F Trans Canada airmail, Winnipeg to Montreal, bs 2/3, souvenir cover, black flight cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 121 |
1939, Jun 24 --- F/F FAM 18, Northern Route, Shediac to Foynes, large violet diamond Ireland arrival cachet verso, official cachet, red/white blue 'First Flight/Transatlantic Air Mail' Clipper souvenir cover, Pan Am. |
£6.00 |
| 122 |
1939, Jun 24 --- Pan Am FAM 18 F/F Shediac-Botwood, b/s, official black cachet on front, red/white blue 'First Flight/Transatlantic Air Mail' Clipper souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 123 |
1939, Jul 01 --- Pan Am FAM 18 F/F Shediac-New York, b/s, official black cachet on front, attractive 'First Flight/Transatlantic Air Mail' bottom printing 'Clipper' souvenir cover . |
£9.00 |
| 124 |
1939, Aug 09 --- Imperial Airways F/F, Montreal to Botwood, bs 10/8, official black cachet, attractive 'First Transatlantic Air Mail/Imperial Airways' bottom printing souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 125 |
1939, Aug 10 --- Imperial Airways F/F, Montreal to Southampton, no arrival ds, b/s, return of Southampton to New York Trans Atlantic Service by flying boat "Caribou", official cachet, attractive 'First Transatlantic Air Mail/Imperial Airways' bottom printing souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 126 |
1939, Aug 10 --- Imperial Airways F/F, Montreal to Foynes, b/s, return of Southampton to New York Trans Atlantic Service by flying boat "Caribou", official cachet, attractive 'First Transatlantic Air Mail/Imperial Airways' bottom printing souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 127 |
1945, May 02 --- WWII Canadian Government Trans-Atlantic Service for Forces mail, blue/grey 'Canada' air letter, Canada to South Africa, no arrival ds, franked 10c, ms 'R.C.A.F. on flap, large red 'OAT' in single line frame, applied in London. Flown on from London to Lagos by BOAC landplanes via Lisbon, Dakar, Bathurst and Accra, then by sea to final destination. Nice WWII item.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 128 |
1949, Jul 13 --- Canadian Pacific Airline, F/F Vancouver to Honolulu, bs 14/7, air cover franked 7c, black framed 'winged' flight cachet. |
£7.00 |
| 129 |
1950, Apr 18 --- First Official Jetliner Toronto-New York, plain cover franked 7c, black framed 'winged' flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 130 |
1968, Sep 10 --- Canadian Pacific Airlines, first DEC8 Montreal-Athens, cachet, b/s, souvenir company colour PPC with picture of DC8 in flight. . |
£5.00 |
| 131 |
1971, Apr 01 --- TAP F/F Montreal to Lisbon, bs 1/4, franked 15c, blue three line flight cachet, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 132 |
1971, Apr 01 --- TAP F/F Montreal to Santa Maria, Azores, bs 1/4, franked 15c, violet three line flight cachet, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 133 |
Mint aerogramme, imprint franking blue 10c DC4 "Mail Star". |
£2.50 |
| CANTON ISLAND |
| 134 |
1940, Jul 15 --- Trans-Pacific, Pan Am F/F FAM 19, Canton Island to Noumea, red cachet, b/s, plain cover franked 10c. |
£8.00 |
| 135 |
1940, Jul 22 --- F/F FAM 19 Canton Island to San Francisco, b/s, cachet, b/s, plain cover, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 136 |
1940, Jul 22 --- F/F FAM 19 Canton Island to Honolulu, cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 137 |
1947, Feb 24 --- F/F, FAM 19 Trans- Pacific Route, Canton Island to Sydney, cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| CEYLON |
| 138 |
1945, Dec 03 --- Qantas 'Liberator' Kangaroo Service, F/F Colombo to Sydney, bs 4/12, Qantas company cover with logo on flap addressed to Qantas Empire Airways, franked 1R, canc Colombo 2 DEC 45 cds, typed "First Colombo-Sydney Service/by QEA Liberator Kangaroo Service", signed by pilots Captains J.A.Furze and J.J.Moxham.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| CHANNEL IS |
| 139 |
1953, Oct 20 --- Extension of BEA letter service to the Channel Islands, Guernsey-Jersey, franked QE 2 1/d, also BEA 6d stamp surcharged 1d to make up new rate of 7d, tied by BEA Jersey Guernsey Town dated depart cachet, posted on arrival in Jersey. |
£5.00 |
| 140 |
1963, Oct 20 --- First day of extension of BEA letter service to Channel Is, Alderney to Guernsey, franked BEA 6d (3rd issue)+ 1d and POA |
£5.00 |
| CHILE |
| 141 |
1940, Aug 20 --- LATI World War II censored registered airmail cover addressed to Louise Stoehr, Berlin-Hermsdorf, bs 30/8, via Santiago 20/10, correctly rated 14.60P for registered mail (see Beith page 41), canc Valparaiso cds, typed "Via Condor-LATI/Certificado", purple on brown OKW, code e (Frankfurt) censor tape, tied by purple circular eagle and swastika censor mark, grey airmail envelope. Non invasive ironed vertical crease. |
£25.00 |
| 142 |
1940, Nov 30 --- Chile to Argentina, Panagra uncensored WWII grey airmail cover, Santiago to Buenos Aires, bs 2/12, franked 2P 30c (the correct rate for Panagra), canc Santiago/Correo Aereo, 30 Nov 40. Airmail from Chile to Buenos Aires could be carried by Panagra, or by the more costly Syndicato Condor. Mail from Chile mail destined for carriage to Europe by LATI was flown to Rio via Buenos Aires by Syndicato Condor. An nice collateral LATI item. |
£12.00 |
| 143 |
1941, Apr 08 --- Chile to Argentina, Syndicato Condor double rate uncensored WWII grey/pale blue airmail cover with imprint outline of plane in flight, Santiago to Buenos Aires, bs Via Aerea/Buenos Aires/Abr 9/1941 machine cancel, franked 6P 10c (double rate for Syndicato Condor), canc Santiago/Correo Aereo, 8 Apr 41 cds, blue 'Via Condor-LATI' directional hs'. Airmail from Chile to Buenos Aires could be carried by Panagra or by the more costly Syndicato Condor. Chilean mail destined for carriage to Europe by LATI was flown to Rio via Buenos Aires by Syndicato Condor. An nice collateral LATI item. |
£20.00 |
| 144 |
1941, Jul 22 --- Chile to Switzerland, interesting and rare TRIPLE rated uncensored WWII registered (hs) airmail cover flown by LATI, Santiago to Geneva, addressed to the International Red Cross, Central Agency for Prisoners of War, franked 34P 60c, canc Santiago/Correo Aereo 22 Jul 41 cds. This cover is triple rated for LATI to Europe (see Beith p41, Boyle p656). Flown from Santiago through the Andes (Mendoza-Buenos Aires-Montevideo) to Rio de Janeiro by CONDOR, then all the way from Rio to Rome by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. No Bermuda censor and very high franking confirms not flown by PAA. Switzerland did not censor incoming or outgoing mail during WWII, and no German censor because mail from Italy entered Switzerland via Chiasso and did not pass through Germany (see Boyle). Superb item.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 145 |
1941, Sep 02 --- Chile to Bohemia & Moravia, flown by LATI, censored WWII airmail cover addressed to Sra. Goldschmied, Santiago to Prague, b/s, franked 12P 60c, canc Santiago/Correo Aereo 2 Sep 41 cds, ms "Via LATI", blue 'Ad' in circle German censor mark, indicating inspected in Munich, but not opened, also German ring with number censor marks. This cover is correctly rated for LATI to Europe (see Beith p41). Carried by Syndicato Condor to Rio, LATI to Rome, then DLH to Germany. No Bermuda censor and franking confirms not flown by PAA. (PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| CHINESE MACAU |
| 146 |
1937, Apr 28 --- F/F FAM 14, by 'Hong Kong' then 'China Clipper', Macau to Honolulu, purple cachet, purple par avion hs, b/s, grey green 1937 Jusqu'a cachet (McQueen p 38), Pan Am. |
£8.00 |
| 147 |
1937, Apr 28 --- F/F FAM 14, by 'Hong Kong' then 'China Clipper', Macau to Guam, purple cachet, purple par avion hs, b/s, grey green 1937 Jusqu'a cachet (McQueen p 38), Pan Am |
£8.00 |
| 148 |
1937, Apr 28 --- Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14, by 'Hong Kong' then 'China Clipper', Macao to San Francisco, violet Macao-USA flight cachet, "par avion" hs, Pan Am. |
£8.00 |
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
| 149 |
1964, Apr 29 --- Registered (label) air cover, 22x9cm, to Brisbane, bs 7/5, via Freemantle ?5/5 and Sydney 6/5, franked 1963 set of 12 canc "Christmas Islands/Aust" cds, black "By Air Mail" and red "R" in oval hs's. |
£8.00 |
| COCOS IS. |
| 150 |
1963, Jun 11 --- Flown souvenir cover, Cocos to Mauritius, b/s, franked FDI 2/3d, cachet, b/s, Qantas. |
£2.50 |
| 151 |
1963, Jun 11 --- Flown souvenir cover, Cocos to Port Louis, Mauritius, cachet, b/s, Qantas. |
£3.00 |
| 152 |
1963, Jun 11 --- Flown souvenir cover, Cocos to Sydney, franked FDI 5d, cachet, b/s, Qantas. |
£3.00 |
| 153 |
1963, Jun 11 --- Flown souvenir cover, Cocos to Jo'burg, franked FDI 2/3d, cachet, b/s, Qantas. |
£2.50 |
| COLOMBIA |
| 154 |
1932, Jun 27 --- F/F Cartagena to Buenaventura, bs, purple boxed flight cachet, SCADTA, Francis Field authentication hs verso. |
£20.00 |
| 155 |
1967, Apr 02 --- Lufthansa B707 F/F Bogota -Frankfurt, b/s, flight cachet, airmail cover. |
£2.50 |
| CONCORDE |
| 156 |
1970, Nov 12 --- Concorde 002 F/F at Mach 2, at Fairford, Gloucester, illustrated souvenir cover, franked QEII 9d canc special black boxed commemorative cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 157 |
1976, Jan 21 --- F/F Concorde, London to Bahrain, bs 21/6, illustrated souvenir cover franked GB 11p, special 'London Heathrow Airport/21 Jan 1976' Concorde postmark, circular green flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 158 |
1976, Jan 21 --- F/F Concorde, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, bs 21/6, illustrated souvenir cover franked France 1.70F Concorde, postmarked 'Paris Aviation 21-1-76' cds, red four line flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 159 |
1976, May 23 --- F/F inaugural Concorde transatlantic flight London to Washington, bs 24/5, illustrated souvenir cover franked GB 12p, canc special 'London to Washington' postmark, blue framed 'London-Washington' flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 160 |
1976, May 23 --- Jersey acceptance for carriage on the inaugural transatlantic flight London to Washington, bs 24/5, illustrated souvenir cover franked Jersey 11p, canc Jersey 23 MY 76 cds, violet framed 'Jersey-London' and blue framed 'London-Washington' flight cachets. |
£6.00 |
| 161 |
1976, May 23 --- Isle of Man acceptance for carriage on the inaugural transatlantic flight London to Washington, bs 24/5, illustrated souvenir cover franked Isle of Man 13p, canc Isle of Man 22 MY 76 cds, blue framed 'Douglas, Isle of Man-London' and blue framed 'London-Washington' flight cachets. |
£10.00 |
| 162 |
1976, May 23 --- Guernsey acceptance for carriage on the inaugural transatlantic flight London to Washington, bs 24/5, illustrated souvenir cover franked Guernsey 11p, canc Guernsey 22 MY 76 cds, green framed 'Guernsey-London' and blue framed 'London-Washington' flight cachets. |
£6.00 |
| 163 |
1976, May 23 --- Belfast acceptance for carriage on the inaugural transatlantic flight London to Washington, bs 24/5, illustrated souvenir cover franked 11p, canc special Belfast 20 May 1976 departure postmark, violet framed 'Belfast-London' and blue framed 'London-Washington' flight cachets. |
£7.00 |
| 164 |
1976, May 25 --- F/F inaugural Concorde transatlantic flight Washington-London, bs 25/5, illustrated souvenir cover franked USA 13c air, canc Washington DC cds, red framed 'Washington-London' flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 165 |
1976, Aug 31 --- F/F Concorde, United Nations New York to London, special 'Heathrow/23 Nov 1977' arrival cachet on front, illustrated souvenir cover franked UN 31c, United Nations/New York/Nov 23 1977 postmark. |
£5.00 |
| 166 |
1976, Aug 31 --- F/F Concorde, United Nations Geneva to Casablanca, bs 31/8, illustrated souvenir cover franked Switzerland 90c, Geneva Airport postmark, circular red flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 167 |
1976, Aug 31 --- F/F Concorde, Geneva to Casablanca, bs 31/8, illustrated souvenir cover franked Switzerland 90c, Geneva Airport postmark, circular green flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 168 |
1976, Aug 31 --- F/F Concorde, Paris to Geneva, bs 31/8, souvenir cover, postmarked 'Paris Concorde/31-8-76/Correspondance Privee'. |
£5.00 |
| 169 |
1977, Nov 22 --- 50th Anniversary of transatlantic Aviation, multicoloured and gold commemorative mint label, 10x11cm, showing a British Airways Concorde on a GB QE 4d stamp, an Air France Concorde on a France 1.70F stamp, and the Spirit of St Louis on a US 13c stamp. |
£5.00 |
| 170 |
1977, Nov 22 --- F/F Concorde, New York-London, bs 23/11, illustrated souvenir cover franked USA 13c air, postmarked 'AMF/Nov 23 1977/JFK NY' cds, circular blue 'Ne York-London' flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 171 |
1977, Nov 22 --- F/F Concorde, Paris to New York, bs22/11, souvenir cover franked 1.90F Lindbergh air, postmarked 'Paris Concorde/22-11-77/Correspondance Privee'. |
£5.00 |
| 172 |
1977, Dec 09 --- F/F Concorde, London to Singapore, bs9/12, illustrated souvenir cover franked GB 11p, special 'London Heathrow Airport/9 Dec 1977/Londn-Singapore' Concorde postmark. |
£5.00 |
| 173 |
1977, Dec 10 --- F/F Concorde, Singapore-London, bs 10/12, illustrated souvenir cover franked Singapore 35c, postmarked 'Singapore/10 Dec 77' cds, green flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 174 |
1978, May 09 --- Concorde FDC franked 1968 FDI French New Caledonia set of 4, blue/cream souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 175 |
1981, Jul 29 --- Concorde special flight from London to New York, bs29/7, commemorating the marriage of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, illustrated souvenir cover franked GB 25p, special 'Royal Wedding/29 July 1981' postmark, violet floral flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 176 |
1981, Oct 11 --- Concorde special charter flight from Glasgow to Paisley, 'Greetings from Glasgow Airport souvenir PPC franked GB 14p commemorating the marriage of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, canc special charter flight from Glasgow to Paisley/11Oct 1981 postmark. |
£5.00 |
| 177 |
1982, Aug 02 --- F/F Concorde, United Nations Geneva to New York, bs 2/8, illustrated souvenir cover franked UN) 35th Anniversary miniature sheet, canc Geneve/2/8/82/Nations Unis' cds, green flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 178 |
1994, Jul 30 --- Concorde 25th Anniversary, RAF Fairford Tattoo, air cover franked 25p, canc special dated souvenir postmark. |
£5.00 |
| COSTA RICA |
| 179 |
1924, Jan 05 --- The first of only five flights of the temporary service operated by US Army aeroplanes during suspension of railway communication between San Jose and Puerto Limon from January 5th-15th, plain cover franked 5c, canc special violet circular "Correo Aereo/Ene 5 1924/San Jose-Limon", bs Limon 5/1. This special cancellation is described by O'Neill as being " far from Common" having been seen by him in only two collections in Costa Rica and he therefore doubted if it had been applied to all correspondence. This was the first airmail service to the Atlantic zone and to the rest of the world, and an event of far reaching importance in the international and social development of Costa Rica. See article by Fred O'Neill in Airmail History of Costa Rica, ISBN 0-9645247-7-5, pp 10-16.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 180 |
1924, Jan 11 --- Acceptance of mail for the United States for carriage on the first airmail service in Costa Rica, plain cover addressed to Barclays Bank, New York, postmarked 'San Jose Ene 10 1924' cds, violet 'Transito' hs and 'Turrucares/ Ene 11 1924' cds tying 5c light blue, and special violet circular "Correo Aereo/Ene 11 1924/San Jose-Limon" cancels front and verso. Carried on the third of only five flights of the temporary service operated by US Army aeroplanes during suspension of railway communication between San Jose and Puerto Limon from January 5th-15th. This special cancellation is described by O'Neill as being " far from Common" having been seen in only two collections in Costa Rica and he therefore doubted if it had been applied to all correspondence. This was the first airmail service to the Atlantic zone and to the rest of the world, and an event of far reaching importance in the international and social development of Costa Rica. See airmail History of Costa Rica, ISBN 0-9645247-7-5, pp 10-16.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
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| CUBA |
| 181 |
1927, Oct 28 --- F/F FAM 4 Resumed Service, Havana to Key West, bs 29/10, violet cachet, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 182 |
1928, Feb 23 --- West Indian Aerial Express, F/F Santiago de Cuba to San Juan, franked 1927 5c air canc, black boxed rectangular cachet inscribed "Primer Viaje Aereo/Cuba. Haiti-Santo Domingo-Pto Rico/Aeroplano Santa Maria", purple cds, b/s, special printed cover signed by pilot B L Rowe. |
£15.00 |
| 183 |
1946, Dec 15 --- F/F Havana to Tampa, cachet, b/s, National AL. |
£6.00 |
| 184 |
1957, Oct 28 --- 30th Anniv Key West to Havana, attractive black/white/pale blue souvenir cover, 10x24cm, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 185 |
1959, Oct 15 --- Cuban Philatelic Club, 20th Anniversary 1st Cohete Postal Rocket, souvenir cover franked 10c air opt 'Experimento del Cohete Postal Ano de 1939' (the world's first official govt rocket stamp), canc special purple cachet, also pink 'Marilyn' and flag cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 186 |
1966, Nov 11 --- Cubana de Aviacion, F/F Havana-Camaguey, bs 11/11, black flight cachet, company airmail cover franked 9c |
£10.00 |
| 187 |
1976, May 23 --- F/F Havana-Brussels, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, Sabena. |
£3.50 |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
| 188 |
1931, Jul 03 --- Czechoslovak/DLH, early airmail cover Prague to Zurich, 'Flugplatz/3.VII.31/Lufpost' arrival ds on front, 'Ukraina' logo corner cover franked 4k air, canc Prague cds. |
£12.00 |
| 189 |
1932, May 21 --- Bergesgrun to England, bs 24/5, early registered (label) cover, franked 9.50K, black/pale blue Par Avion etiquette, 'Praha/Letecka/Poste Aerienne/22/5/32' hs. |
£6.00 |
| 190 |
1937, May 01 --- Ceskoslovenske Letecka Spolecnost (CSA), F/F (No Suggestions), arrival ds on front, souvenir PPC showing one day connections from zlin. |
£8.00 |
| DANZIG |
| 191 |
1923, Oct 12 --- Early air FDC, unaddressed registered (label) plain cover franked 1923 Post Horn and Airplane 250,000m, 500,000m, and 2mil on 100,000m and 5mil on 50,000m surcharges (C22-25), canc'Danzig/12.10.23/Luftpost' oval ds, red 'Durch Luftpost' and violet 'Einschreiben' has's.(PHOTO) |
£40.00 |
| DENMARK |
| 192 |
1938, Sep 06 --- F/F Slagelse to Copenhagen, 6/9 arrival ds on front, red/yellow/cream souvenir cover with picture of plane in flight franked 38o inc 10o air, special Slagelse postmark, circular violet flight cachet showing map of route. |
£15.00 |
| 193 |
1940, Nov 16 --- DDL F/F Copenhagen to Ronne, 16/11 arrival ds on front, attractive pale blue/dark blue/cream souvenir cover, franked 10c air & 15+5c Red Cross ordinary, canc Copenhagen cds, red circular flight cachet. |
£15.00 |
| 194 |
1945, Jul 02 --- Resumption of Peace Time Service in D Denmark, censored airmail Denmark to UK, printed commercial corner cover franked 1K, canc Kobenhavn cds, sealed Udlandspostkontrollen Danmark censor tape tied by violet circular crown over 369/Danmark censor mark. Hostilities ceased on 5/5/45 but Allies requested resumption of censorship from 13/5/45 to 2/10/45. Mounted on album leaf with explanatory text. |
£20.00 |
| 195 |
1954, Jun 06 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 18, Copenhagen to Chicago, depart cachet, b/s, printed souvenir cover franked 1K. |
£5.00 |
| 196 |
1957, Feb 24 --- SAS Inaugural Polar Flight, Copenhagen-Tokyo, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 197 |
1958, Jan 24 --- SAS 1st regular flight Copenhagen-Djakarta, bs, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 198 |
1958, Apr 14 --- SAS F/F, Copenhagen-Montreal, b/s, company vignette, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 199 |
1959, Apr 01 --- SAS F/F Copenhagen-Abo (Finland), bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 200 |
1959, Apr 04 --- SAS F/F Copenhagen-Palma Majorca, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 201 |
1959, Oct 26 --- First jet, Copenhagen to New York, cachet ,b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 202 |
1965, Nov 01 --- SAS F/F Copenhagen-Tampere (Finland), bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 203 |
1966, Nov 01 --- SAS F/F Martin Metropolitan, Copenhagen-Helsingborg, bs, cachet, plain cover. |
£2.50 |
| 204 |
1969, Nov 01 --- SAS Inaugural Scandinavia-West Indies service, F/F Copenhagen-Port of Spain, cachet, b/s, souvenir card. |
£2.50 |
| 205 |
1972, Jun 03 --- Thai Airways International, Royal Orchid Service, F/F Copenhagen-Bangkok, bs, company cachet, official souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 206 |
1973, Nov 04 --- SAS F/F Copenhagen-Bangkok, bs, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 207 |
1974, Apr 30 --- SAS F/F Copenhagen to Tokyo, b/s, sp cover, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| 208 |
1929, Jan 09 --- First acceptance for Germany, Santo Domingo to Berlin, bs 26/1, carried on FAM 6 F/F Santo Domingo to Miami, bs 10/1, plain cover franked 11c canc Santo Domingo cds and boxed airmail F/F cachet. |
£25.00 |
| 209 |
1946, Nov 01 --- Airmail round trip test letter to Trujillo, Dominica, with red ms, "Return to Sender", b/s 4/11, added 13c Dominica stamp cancelled for return, and red" Received/ Pan American Airways/4 Nov 1946" hs verso. Scarce souvenir of an important new rate which is not listed in AAMC". |
£6.50 |
| 210 |
1946, Nov 08 --- Episcopal airmail, Cuidad Trujillo to Georgetown, British Guiana, bs 10/11, ms "Air Mail", official envelope from the office of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo, franked 10c - a preferential rate for the clergy?. |
£3.50 |
| EGYPT |
| 211 |
1931, Mar 04 --- Imperial Airways F/F Cairo to Kisumu, bs 10/3, flown on inaugural England-East Africa service, plain cover franked 27ml air & 20ml ordinary. |
£10.00 |
| EL SALVADOR |
| 212 |
1930, Jan 15 --- F/F FAM 6, Brownsville to San Salvador, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 213 |
1935, Jan 14 --- Commercial air cover to Chicago, Jan 25 arrival ds on front, franked 8c canc San Salvador cds, large violet cachet showing three engine monoplane flying over ? castle with legend "Vuelo".." Marze 1935/San Salvado"..."La T........." and other not legible. |
£8.00 |
| 214 |
1943, Nov 20 --- F/F San Salvador to Tegucigalpa (Honduras), violet triangular cachet, b/s, official illus cover, TACA |
£3.50 |
| 215 |
1943, Nov 20 --- F/F San Salvador to Managua (Nicaragua), cachet, b/s, official souvenir cover, TACA |
£3.50 |
| 216 |
1943, Nov 20 --- F/F San Salvador to Miami, violet triangular cachet, b/s, official cover, TACA |
£3.50 |
| 217 |
1946, Dec 15 --- F/F FAM 5 San Salvador to Houston, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 218 |
1946, Dec 15 --- F/F FAM 5, San Salvador to Corpus Christi, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS |
| 219 |
1952, May 01 --- Aquila Airways special survey flight, carrying the first airmail from Great Britain to the Falkland Islands, brown/grey printed souvenir cover, franked KGVI 1/- canc "Port Stanley/Falkland Isles/First Overseas Mail/1 MY 52". Aquila AW was founded in 1948 to serve destinations that were still inaccessible to land based aircraft. Their flying boats were also chartered for one off trips usually to deploy troops where scheduled services did not exist, or when there were political considerations, e.g. three Aquila flying boats were used during the Berlin Airlift. The 1952 Southampton-Falkland Isles survey flight was by far their longest charter. An uncommon historical item.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| FIJI |
| 220 |
1933, Mar 17 --- Fiji Airways F/F Suva-Lautoka, bs 18/3, green/brown/cream crested souvenir cover, franked 2d. |
£18.00 |
| 221 |
1947, Feb 25 --- First Clipper flight, FAM 19, Suva to Sydney, bs 26/2, airmail cover franked 1/5d, canc Lautoka cds, large black framed cachet, Pan Am. |
£15.00 |
| 222 |
1960, Jan 06 --- First Teal Electra flight, Nadi Airport to Auckland, b/s, illus souvenir cover, TEAL. |
£3.00 |
| 223 |
1964, Oct 24 --- 25th Anniv first airmail, Fiji-Tonga, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Fiji AW. |
£3.00 |
| 224 |
1964, Nov 30 --- Qantas F/F B707 Nadi to Hamilton (Bermuda), b/s, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 225 |
1965, Nov 27 --- Air New Zealand, F/F, Nadi to Auckland, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 226 |
1967, Apr 02 --- F/F, Fiji to Sydney, cachet, official cover, BOAC |
£3.00 |
| 227 |
1968, Jul 05 --- 40th Anniv KS flight, US-Australia, Fiji to Sydney, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 228 |
1971, Feb 10 --- OHMS unfranked airmail cover to Australia, no arrival ds, circular red "Postage Paid in Cash/Suva-Fiji" and violet "Fiji/Official/GS/Paid" hs's, boxed violet "Air Mail" cachet. Uncommon. |
£12.00 |
| 229 |
1976, May 27 --- Pan Am, F/F into Nadi from New York, large magenta cachet, bs, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 230 |
1976, Sep 01 --- Souvenir cover franked FDI 30c 25th Anniv. Of Air Services in Fiji. |
£2.50 |
| FINLAND |
| 231 |
1948, Jul 20 --- F/F Helsinki-Amsterdam, b/s, special depart cancel, reg (label) cover, Aero A/Y. |
£3.00 |
| 232 |
1951, Apr 25 --- F/F Helsinki-Tokyo, b/s, special depart cancel, reg (label) aerogramme, SAS. |
£3.00 |
| 233 |
1954, Sep 01 --- Finnair F/F Helsinki to Helsingfors -(London), b/s, souvenir cover franked 25o, canc special depart cds . |
£2.50 |
| 234 |
1955, Apr 17 --- Finnair, F/F Helsinki-Amsterdam, 17/4/ arrival ds on front, aerogramme franked 25mk, canc special depart dated cachet, |
£10.00 |
| 235 |
1956, Feb 18 --- Finnair F/F Helsinki to Moscow, b/s, printed souvenir cover franked 27o, special depart cds. |
£2.50 |
| 236 |
1956, Aug 25 --- Leipzig Fair, special flight, Turku-Leipzig, special receiver cachet verso, green/cream "Non Relame" label verso.. |
£3.00 |
| 237 |
1958, Oct 31 --- F/F Helsinki to Geneva, arrival ds on front, souvenir cachet and cover, Finnair. |
£3.00 |
| 238 |
1959, Apr 01 --- SAS F/F Abo-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 239 |
1960, Apr 18 --- Finnair, first Caravelle flight, Helsinki to Hamburg, b/s, cachet, printed souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 240 |
1960, Nov 02 --- F/F Helsinki-Oslo, special depart ds, b/s, souvenir cover, Finnair. |
£2.50 |
| 241 |
1963, Nov 01 --- FDC 40 Years Finnish Aviation, special depart PM. |
£2.50 |
| 242 |
1965, Nov 01 --- SAS F/F Tampere-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 243 |
1969, May 15 --- F/F Helsinki to New York, special depart cds, b/s, Finnair |
£5.00 |
| 244 |
1975, Nov 01 --- SAS 1st DC9, Helsinki-Oslo, bs, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| FRANCE |
| 245 |
1923, Aug 31 --- France internal flight, early cover flown from Lyon to Paris, bs 1/9, plain cover franked 5cx2, 10cx4 and 50c, canc Grenoble/31 8 23/Isere cds, fine strike red framed "Par Avion" hs, black/dark red etiquette rated scarce by Mair (top edge damage), ms 'Lyon a Paris'. Small defect front bottom rh corner, does not detract. |
£20.00 |
| 246 |
1923, Nov 18 --- France to USA, early cover flown to London, no arrival ds, then by sea to New York, plain buff cover addressed to Chicago, franked 10c, 30c and 50c, canc hexagonal'Paris/18 11 23/Depart' postmark, fine strike "Par Londres/Par Avion" directional hs, black/dark red etiquette rated scarce by Mair. Likely carried from Paris-London by Air Union. Small defect front bottom rh corner, does not detract. |
£25.00 |
| 247 |
1939, May 23 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern Atlantic Route, Marseilles to New York, b/s, plain cover, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 248 |
1939, May 23 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern Atlantic Route, Marseilles to New York, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 249 |
1939, May 24 --- F/F, FAM 18 Southern Atlantic Route, Marseille to Lisbon, b/s, red cachet, attractive red/white/blue ' Clipper' souvenir cover, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 250 |
1939, May 24 --- F/F, FAM 18 Southern Atlantic Route, Marseille to Lisbon, b/s, very attractive red/white/blue souvenir cover, official red flight cachet, Pan Am. |
£5.00 |
| 251 |
1939, May 24 --- F/F FAM18 Southern Atlantic route, Marseilles to Horta (Azores), b/s, cachet, attractive red/white/blue ' Clipper' souvenir cover, Pan Am |
£7.00 |
| 252 |
1939, May 24 --- F/F FAM18 Southern Atlantic route, Marseilles to Horta (Azores), b/s, cachet, very attractive red/white/blue souvenir cover, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 253 |
1939, May 26 --- F/F FAM18 Southern Atlantic route, Marseilles to Lisbon, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 254 |
1958, Aug 03 --- Air France, F/F Paris-Moscow, b/s, first direct flight Paris-Lima, b/s, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 255 |
1958, Sep 28 --- First TAI direct flight Paris to Tahiti, bs 2/10, four line cachet, souvenir cover. |
£10.00 |
| 256 |
1959, May 05 --- Air France, first Caravelle flight, Paris-Istanbul, b/s, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 257 |
1960, Feb 16 --- Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Tokyo via Anchorage, b/s, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 258 |
1960, Apr 04 --- Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Los Angeles, b/s, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 259 |
1960, Jun 19 --- First Jet Direct Airmail Flight, Paris to Baltimore, red cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 260 |
1960, Sep 10 --- F/F B707, Paris to Brazzaville, b/s, souvenir cover, AF/Air Afrique. |
£2.50 |
| 261 |
1960, Sep 19 --- F/F TAI DC8, Paris to Noumea, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 262 |
1961, Jan 03 --- Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Saigon, b/s, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 263 |
1961, Jan 03 --- Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Tokyo via Italy-India-Indochina, b/s, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 264 |
1963, Jun 07 --- Air France, first non-stop flight, Paris-Los Angeles, b/s, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 265 |
1964, Dec 16 --- Air France, first non-stop flight, Paris-Martinique, bs Fort de France, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 266 |
1966, Aug 01 --- 35th Anniv. Far East service, Paris to Phnom Penh, special canc, b/s, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 267 |
1969, Dec 03 --- 50th Anniv England -France-Australia, Paris to Melbourne, cachet, b/s, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 268 |
1975, Jun 28 --- F/F Caravelle, Paris-Porto (Portugal), b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 269 |
1975, Nov 04 --- F/F Paris-Kigali (Rwanda), b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 270 |
1978, Oct 31 --- First direct flight Lyon to St. Dennis (Reunion), cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover, Air France. |
£3.50 |
| 271 |
1978, Oct 31 --- First direct flight Lyon to Port Louis (Mauritius), cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover, Air France. |
£5.00 |
| FRENCH CONGO |
| 272 |
1935, Nov 12 --- F/F Air Afrique Brazzaville to Elisabethville, bs 14/11, plain cover franked 1F75, canc Thysville 11/11 cds, black three line "Par Avion/Air Afrique/Congo-Madagascar" flight cachet. Regie Malgache opened its new Elisabethville-Madagascar service on the same day that Air Afrique opened its Alger-Brazzaville-Elisabethville service. |
£25.00 |
| 273 |
1953, May 13 --- Union Aeromaritime de Transport (UAT) Comet 1 Trial flight, Brazzaville to Paris, bs 14/5, airmail cover franked 15F Afrique Equatorial Francais stamp canc Brazzaville/AEF/13 Mai 1953 cds, green two line flight cachet "Par Avion a Reaction/Brazzaville-Paris". Scarce item in pristine condition.(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| FRENCH IVORY COAST |
| 274 |
1953, Apr 16 --- Union Aeromaritime de Transport (UAT) Comet 1 F/F Abidjan to Paris, bs 17/4, special illustrated UAT red/white/blue souvenir cover franked 10F & 5F Afrique Occidental Francais stamps canc Abidjan/16 Avril/53 cds, violet framed flight cachet "1ier Laison Aerienne/Abidjan-Paris/Par Avion Reaction/15 Avril 1953". |
£40.00 |
| GB EXTERNAL |
| 275 |
1923, Nov 15 --- Early cover flown London to Paris, no arrival ds, franked 4 1/2d (2d air + 2 1/2d postage) canc Kenilworth cds, ms endorsement "By Air", black/green blue etiquette rated very scarce by Mair. Carried by Handley Page Transport or Instone Airlines, a nice precursor to Imperial Airways which entered the European network on 1/5/1924.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 276 |
1924, Nov 24 --- Early cover flown London to Amsterdam, no arrival ds, franked 2 1/2 canc Liverpool cds, ms endorsement "Printed Paper" and "London to Amsterdam", black/dark blue airmail etiquette. Carried by Imperial Airways which entered the European network on 1/5/1924.(PHOTO) |
£35.00 |
| 277 |
1930, Jun 27 --- Early intended airmail cover, Liverpool to Salem, Mass, USA, b/s 'Boston & New York/Jul ?8 1930/RPO and purple two line 'Foreign Section/GPO NY' hs verso, attractive cover with beautifully painted White Star Line pennant and red/blue airmail stripes on front, and hand stamp of red indian with head dress on flap, franked 1/2d canc Liverpool cds, fine ms "Via The S.S. Britannic/Her Maiden Voyage" and "Via Airmail", blue/white airmail etiquettes front and verso. The sender intended carriage by US internal air service from New York, hence high 1/2d rate which included 6d surcharge for US Zone 1 airmail. In the event the New York postal staff judged it quicker to send it on to Boston by the fast 6 hours Railway Post Office, than by air. Britannic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line, the company's third ship to bear the name. She made her maiden voyage (Liverpool-Belfast-Glasgow-New York) on 28 June 1930, and generally spent her summers on the North Atlantic and her winters cruising touring the Caribbean out of New York. She remained on that route until she became part of Cunard White Star in 1934. In 1935, she moved to the London-New York service and remained there until World War II began when she served as a troopship. An very attractive item with lots of history.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 278 |
1931, Feb 27 --- Imperial Airways F/F London to Khartoum, bs 7/3, flown on inaugural England-East Africa service, blue/white souvenir 'Map' cover, correctly rated I/2d, 1d, 2 1/2d (each with control tab) + 1d, violet circular 'Imperial Airways/House/London' hs verso. Mounted on album leaf with map of route and picture (not original photo) of 'City of Arundel'. |
£12.00 |
| 279 |
1931, Feb 27 --- Imperial Airways F/F London to Egypt, bs Assuit 6/3, flown on inaugural England-East Africa service, uncommon Roessler yellow/olive "London to Cairo/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope with outline of Imperial Airways liner G-AAGX, ref ROE.FF5, illustrated p91 Newton, franked 3 1/2d, violet circular 'Imperial Airways/House/London' hs and blue/pink "AC Roessler" address label verso. Similar cover currently retailing at $100. |
£15.00 |
| 280 |
1931, Feb 27 --- Imperial Airways F/F London to Aswan, bs 6/3, via Cairo 31/3, flown on inaugural England-East Africa service, uncommon Roessler yellow/olive "London to Cairo/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope with outline of Imperial Airways liner G-AAGX, ref ROE.FF5, illustrated p91 Newton, correctly rated 5d, violet circular 'Imperial Airways/House/London' hs and blue/pink "AC Roessler" address label verso. Cover returned to Roessler by surface from Aswan postmarked 7/3 on front and Cairo 31/3. Similar cover currently retailing at $100. |
£20.00 |
| 281 |
1931, Feb 27 --- Imperial Airways F/F London to Mwanza, bs 10/3, flown on inaugural England-East Africa service, blue/white souvenir 'Map' cover, correctly rated 7d, violet circular 'Imperial Airways/House/London' hs verso. |
£8.00 |
| 282 |
1931, Feb 27 --- Imperial Airways F/F London to Khartoum, bs 7/3, flown on inaugural England-East Africa service, uncommon Roessler yellow/olive "London to Cairo/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope with outline of Imperial Airways liner G-AAGX, ref ROE.FF5, illustrated p91 Newton, correctly rated 5d, violet circular 'Imperial Airways/House/London' hs and blue/pink "AC Roessler" address label verso. Similar cover currently retailing at $100. |
£20.00 |
| 283 |
1931, Feb 27 --- Imperial Airways F/F London to Mwanza, bs 10/3, via Kisumu 10/3, flown on inaugural England-East Africa service, uncommon Roessler 'Small Check' envelope, ref ROE.FN3a, illustrated p92 Newton, correctly rated 7d, violet circular 'Imperial Airways/House/London' hs verso. Similar cover currently retailing at $100. |
£12.00 |
| 284 |
1931, Feb 28 --- Imperial Airways F/F London to Kisumu, bs 10/3, flown on inaugural England-East Africa service, blue/white souvenir 'Map' cover, correctly rated 7d, violet circular 'Imperial Airways/House/London' hs. Mounted on album leaf with map of route. |
£9.00 |
| 285 |
1931, Apr 04 --- London to Singapore, bs 16/4, carried on the Imperial Airways First Experimental Extension London-India to Australia service, official imprint etiquette blue/white souvenir cover in pristine unfolded condition, 10x20cm, correctly rated 1/-, canc London FS cds, etiquette, plain cover, verso it bears the uncommon black "Imperial Airways/Ltd/London-Australia cachet applied in Singapore. The plane (City of Cairo) made forced landing near Kupang on 19/4, mail carried to Darwin by Kingsford Smith, and on to Melbourne by Qantas. Small mail. |
£35.00 |
| 286 |
1931, Dec 08 --- London to Nairobi, bs 17/12, bs 22/12, carried on Imperial Airways Christmas Flight, blue/orange/cream Springbok souvenir cover franked block of 4 KGV 1 1/2 with label attached advertising "Cash's Washing Ribbons/Coventry". |
£15.00 |
| 287 |
1931, Dec 08 --- Christmas proving flight, London to Beaufort West, South Africa, bs 22/12, via Johannesburg 21/12 and Cape Town 21/12, carried on Imperial Airways Christmas Flight, blue/orange/cream Springbok souvenir cover franked 1/-, 75 flown. |
£15.00 |
| 288 |
1931, Dec 09 --- London to Mpika, bs 19/12, carried on Imperial Airways Christmas Flight, scarce Roessler green "London to Cape/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope, ref ROE.FF5 (bistre), illustrated p91 Newton, |
£16.00 |
| 289 |
1931, Dec 09 --- London to Bulawayo, bs 20/12, carried on Imperial Airways Christmas Flight, scarce Roessler green "London to Cape/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope, ref ROE.FF5 (bistre), illustrated p91 Newton, |
£16.00 |
| 290 |
1931, Dec 09 --- Imperial Airways, London to Cape Town, bs, carried on First Christmas Flight, via Jo'burg 21/12, scarce Roessler yellow/olive "London to Cape/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope, ref ROE.FF5, illustrated p91 Newton. |
£12.00 |
| 291 |
1931, Dec 09 --- Imperial Airways, experimental Christmas flight England to South Africa, London-Kimberley, posted Wilton Rd NW1, b/s 21/12, via Jo'burg 21/12, blue/white airmail etiquette, uncommon Roessler yellow/olive "London to Cape/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope, ref ROE.FF5, illustrated p91 Newton. |
£10.00 |
| 292 |
1932, Jan 20 --- Imperial Airways, London to Zastron (300 miles South of Johannesburg), 3/2 arrival ds on front, carried on the inaugural Imperial Airways London-Cape Town service, bs Johannesburg 1/2, blue/orange/cream Springbok souvenir cover franked 1/-, uncommon destination. |
£12.00 |
| 293 |
1932, Oct 01 --- F/F alternative route London to Bahrain Island, bs 7/10, official printed souvenir cover "First Arabian Air Mail/England to India Via the Arabian Coast/Oct 1st 1932" (difficulties with the Persian govt. necessitated a route change from the southern shores of Persia to the northern shores of Arabia) franked 6d canc Wilton Road/SW1 cds, Imperial Airways, rated 120pts by Newall. Some gum suffusion verso, not visible from front.(PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 294 |
1933, Sep 23 --- F/F London to Akyab (Burma), b/s 1/10, official blue/yellow souvenir cover, Imperial Airways/Indian Trans-Continental Airways. |
£12.00 |
| 295 |
1934, Jun 01 --- KLM F/F 7th GB Inland Airmail, Hull - Rotterdam, bs 1/6, franked 4d canc Hull cds. Carried by train from Hull-L'pool. |
£8.00 |
| 296 |
1934, Jun 01 --- KLM 7th GB Inland Airmail, Hull-Liverpool, KLM company 2/6/34 departure cachet on front, franked 1 1/2d, canc Hendon 4/7 cds, POA. Carried by train to Liverpool. |
£8.00 |
| 297 |
1934, Dec 08 --- Imperial Airways/Qantas, London to Brisbane, bs 21/12, carried on F/F extension of London-Singapore service to Australia, correctly rated 1/3d, canc London Air mail cds, red/white/blue official Imperial Airways/Qantas 'Kangaroo' cover. |
£20.00 |
| 298 |
1936, Sep 28 --- The Schlesinger England to Johannesburg Air Race, cover carried and signed by Victor Smith who was forced to retire from the race after reaching Khartoum on 3rd October. He continue the journey in easy stages, reaching Johannesburg on 6th October, cover franked GB. 1 1/2d tied Bristol '28 Sep 1936' machine cancel, sent on to George where it was reposted on '9 Oct 1936' with an additional SA 1d stamp, and finally on to Jeppestown '12 Oct 1936'. Smith carried only 35 pieces of mail. An extremely scarce item in pristine condition.(PHOTO) |
£325.00 |
| 299 |
1936, Dec 15 --- Imperial Airways/TATA, GB acceptance for Indo-Ceylon Special Xmas Flight, plain cover franked 6d, bs Colombo 24/12, special circular flight cachet on front. Unusual. |
£20.00 |
| 300 |
1937, Jun 25 --- F/F First Stage EAMS, London to Limbe, Nyasaland, bs 5/7, imprint airmail etiquette cover franked 1 1/2d, verso fine strike violet two line "By Airmail First Flight/At Flat Rate". |
£30.00 |
| 301 |
1939, Jun 27 --- F/F Great Britain to Canada, bs Shediac 1/7, carried on F/F Pan Am Northern route North Atlantic Service to New York, souvenir cover franked 1/3d, official flight cachet. |
£7.00 |
| 302 |
1939, Jun 27 --- F/F Great Britain to Newfoundland, bs Botwood 1/7, carried on F/F Pan Am Northern route North Atlantic Service to New York, air cover franked 1/3d, official flight cachet, |
£6.00 |
| 303 |
1939, Jun 30 --- F/F FAM 18 Northern Route Southampton to New York, bs 1/7, souvenir cover franked 1/3d, official flight cachet, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 304 |
1939, Jun 30 --- Pan Am FAM 18 F/F London-Botwood, b/s, official blue flight cachet on front, uncommon 'First Flight/Transatlantic Air Mail/FAM 18' bottom printing and stripe souvenir cover prepared by Leo August |
£6.00 |
| 305 |
1939, Jun 30 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 18 Northern Route, Southampton to Shediac (Canada), b/s, cachet, air cover. |
£6.00 |
| 306 |
1939, Aug 04 --- Imperial Airways first trans Atlantic flight (Northern route), Southampton to New York, bs 6/8, attractive uncommon blue/cream "W.S.C. (?Westminster Stamp Club) "First East to West Regular Transatlantic Air Mail Service 1939" cover franked 1/3d, violet double framed "North Atlantic/Air Service" and "First Trans-Atlantic Mail/Imperial Airways" cachets. |
£25.00 |
| 307 |
1939, Aug 04 --- Imperial Airways first trans Atlantic flight (Northern route), Southampton to New York, bs 6/8, official blue/black/pale grey printed cachet souvenir cover, franked 1/3d, canc London WC cds. |
£10.00 |
| 308 |
1945, Oct 24 --- F/F FAM 24, Poole to New York, bs verso blue rectangular hs certifying service rendered, arrival date and name of plane, black specially printed company cover, American Overseas Airlines, |
£5.00 |
| 309 |
1945, Nov 20 --- F/F FAM 24, London-Chicago, verso blue rectangular hs certifying service rendered, arrival date and name of plane, blue specially printed company cover, American Overseas Airlines, |
£8.00 |
| 310 |
1948, Jul 29 --- Olympic Games, Wembley, registered (label) red/white/blue official souvenir cover FDC flown from Manchester to New York, bs 2/8, franked Olympic set of 4, canc oval Manchester Registered ds, airmail etiquette. |
£25.00 |
| 311 |
1953, Apr 03 --- F/F Comet 1, London to Tokyo, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£5.00 |
| 312 |
1957, Jun 04 --- BEA F/F, London to Belgrade, b/s, boxed blue cachet verso. |
£12.00 |
| 313 |
1957, Aug 22 --- BOAC Britannia, London to Aden, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 314 |
1958, Apr 08 --- BEA F/F London to Warsaw, violet cachet. |
£8.00 |
| 315 |
1958, Jun 03 --- BEA F/F London to Poznan, purple cachet. |
£8.00 |
| 316 |
1960, Apr 01 --- BEA F/F Comet 4B, London to Rome, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£12.00 |
| 317 |
1970, Jan 22 --- Maiden flight, B747 "Clipper Young America", Hounslow to new York, souvenir cover, signed by pilot, Capt. RM Weeks. |
£9.00 |
| 318 |
1973, Nov 02 --- British Airways, first Trident -3 flight, London-Salzburg, bs 5/11, printed souvenir 3d PSE with additional 2p, canc London cds, |
£10.00 |
| GB INTERNAL |
| 319 |
1933, May 15 --- F/F Great Western Railway daily air service, Plymouth to Cardiff, plain cover franked GWR 3d Airway label tied green 'Plymouth North Road/15 May 1933/Passenger Terminal' canc, Cardiff arrival cds. 35 flown.(PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 320 |
1934, Aug 20 --- F/F Railway Air Service, Birmingham to Cowes, official souvenir cover. |
£6.00 |
| 321 |
1934, Aug 20 --- Railway Air Service, F/F eighth GB Inland Airmail Service, Cowes to Birmingham, official cover, no b/s, |
£6.00 |
| 322 |
1934, Nov 01 --- Railway Air Service F/F New Contract, Liverpool to London, bs 2/11, plain Davis cover franked 1 1/2d, canc Liverpool cds, typed "Liverpool-London/First Flight". |
£12.00 |
| 323 |
1937, Nov 23 --- Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) Ltd first regular Shetland airmail service, registered (label) "Shetland Times" souvenir cover, franked 4 1/2d, canc Lerwick/Shetland Nov 23rd cds, addressed to Pembroke, Bermuda. A souvenir envelopes addressed to a Shetlander living in the colonies - but "Shetland Times" souvenir envelopes are particularly scarce.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 324 |
1939, May 07 --- Guernsey Airways, F/F Southampton to Guernsey, typed five line "Airmail Service/Southampton to Guernsey/Channel Islands/inaugurated May 8th/1939", green circular "Guernsey Airways 8 May 1939" Type 5 receiver on front, plain etiquette cover franked 1 1/2d. |
£30.00 |
| 325 |
1939, Oct 02 --- Scottish Airways F/F Campbell to Glasgow, bs Renfrew 2/10 2.45pm, company cover with Scottish Airways logo on flap, franked 1 1/2d canc Campbletown 11.15am. Only 44 flown, and one of a few dispatched by the company with special black/yellow/grey adhesive label. Francis Field authentication hs verso.(PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 326 |
1951, Jan 16 --- BEA, first Glasgow-London Airway Letter with 6d BEA stamp tied Kensington 16/1 cds, POA in London, also franked KGV 2 1/d, black st line 'To Be Posted On Arrival' hs on front, and black two line 'BEA 16 Jan/Glasgow' hs verso. |
£15.00 |
| 327 |
1951, Dec 15 --- Manchester to Hamburg, no arrival ds, registered (label) imprint etiquette airmail cover franked KG VI HMS Victory 5/-, canc Manchester cds. |
£10.00 |
| 328 |
1953, Oct 20 --- BEA Extension Air Letter Service to Channel Isles, London to Jersey, POA plain cover franked GB 2 1/2d canc Jersey SE1 postmark, and BEA air letter 6d + 1d tied by dated purple boxed BEA/Guernsey (departure) cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 329 |
1953, Nov 25 --- First day BEA 8d crest in shield label, cover flown London-Manchester, franked QEII 2 1/2d, 8d label tied by BEA Waterloo Air Terminal/London dated depart cachet, posted on arrival in Manchester. |
£8.00 |
| 330 |
1961, Sep 09 --- BEA CEPT souvenir cover commemorating 50th anniv Aerial Post, Windsor to Torquay, BEA 11d tied black circular "BEA CEPT-Europa Flight" cachet, franked 3d canc Windsor 9 Sept/50th Anniversary
.." machine cancel. |
£6.00 |
| 331 |
1961, Sep 09 --- CEPT souvenir cover commemorating 50th anniv Aerial Post, Windsor to Torquay, BEA 11d franked BEA Sep 9 Europa Flight cachet, BEA |
£2.50 |
| 332 |
1970, Jun 23 --- 40th Anniversary of the introduction of the Air Mail Pillar Box, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 333 |
1974, May 29 --- 40th Anniv. first regular British Inland airmail service, Kirkwall-Orkney, souvenir cover, 20x10cm. |
£2.50 |
| 334 |
1978, May 27 --- First scheduled service, Bournemouth to Isle of Man, souvenir company cover, POA, airport depart hs, Dan Air. |
£2.50 |
| GERMANY |
| 335 |
1926, Sep 02 --- Early airmail, Munich to New York, no arrival ds, Heilbronner commercial corner cover franked 5pf, canc 'Munchen/2.9.26/ and 'Benutz Luftpost' machine cancel, red 'Drucksache' hs. Likely flown to Berlin, rail/road to coast, then sea to New York. |
£10.00 |
| 336 |
1937, May 24 --- DLH South Atlantic Airmail Service, Germany to Bolivia, airmail cover (front only) franked 175pf canc Hamburg 24.5.37.cds, red dr "DLH Europa-Sudamerika" flight cachet, typed "Mit Deutscher Luftpost", blue/white airmail etiquette. Interrupted flight L247, carried in plane 'Passat, forced landing in sea 100 km from Bathurst due to radiator problem. |
£10.00 |
| 337 |
1939, Nov 28 --- Germany to USA, flown by Pan Am, early WWII uncensored printed company airmail cover, Munich to New York, franked 65rpf, canc Munich/28/11/39 cds, typed "Luftpost (Via Italien - crossed out)/Nordamerika", ms "4g". Correctly rated for 4g Germany to USA by Pan Am via Lisbon, 40rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface (see Beith p39). In the early months of the war, Sep 1939-cApril 40, mail from Germany, sent via Rome for carriage by Pan Am from Lisbon to north America, was usually uncensored and, if there was evidence of German censorship, it usually passed through Bermuda unopened. A nice example of the German/British censor arrangements in the early part of the war, and of the much lower Pan Am rate. Also a nice collateral LATI item, being an airmail cover to the USA routed through Rome, but carried by Pan Am.(PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| 338 |
1940, Apr 22 --- Germany to Brazil, flown by LATI, scarce 7x rated dual censored WWII registered (label) airmail cover, Pforzheim to Porto Alegre, bs 22/4/40, franked 9x100rpf, 25rpf (corner damage) and 20rpf, canc Pforzheim/23/9/40 cds, ms "Via LATI", flap sealed with purple/brown German OKW censor tape, code e Frankfurt, also sealed on two sides, front and verso, with Sao Paulo black/white 'S.P./Censura/O Censor' federal inter-war censor tape with crown, applied in Porto Alegre. 10rpf under franked for 7x rate Germany to Brazil by LATI ( 7x125 rpf/5g air fee + 2x25rpf/20g surface + 30rfp registration, see Beith p39). Flown DLH/Ala Littoria to Rome, Rome to Rio de Janeiro by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. An uncommon and interesting item.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 339 |
1940, Sep 17 --- Germany to Paraguay, flown by LATI, censored WWII airmail imprint etiquette cover, Detmold to Asuncion, b/s, uncommon red 175rpf meter frank Detmold 17/9/40, typed "Via Rom-Brasilien", ms "LATI", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, code e Frankfurt. Correctly rated for Germany to Paraguay by LATI, 150 rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface (see Beith p39). Flown DLH/Ala Littoria to Rome, Rome to Rio de Janeiro by LATI, then likely Pan Am to Asuncion, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. (PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 340 |
1941, Mar 27 --- LATI, Germany to Argentina, censored WWII airmail cover, Machendorf to Buenos Aires, bs ?3/4/41, franked 175 rpf, canc Machendorf Sudetenland/ 27/3/41 cds, also '4/22' in circle mail reception of Buenos Aires Main Post Office, sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, code d Munich, also framed number 4109 additional German censor marks. Correctly rated 175rpf for Germany to Brazil (150rpf air fee + 25rpf basic, see Beith p38). Flown Rome to Brazil by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Flown by pilot Pavia. |
£20.00 |
| 341 |
1941, Sep 03 --- Germany to USA, WWII censored double rate airmail cover, Braunschraig to Marion, Va, USA, franked 105rpf, canc Braunschraig 3/9/41 cds, typed "Mit Luftpost nach Nordamerika und ab New York", ms "8g", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, code e Frankfurt. Correctly rated for 8g Germany to USA by Pan Am via Lisbon, 2x 40rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface (see Beith p39). Until December 1941, when USA entered the war, mail carried from Europe to North America by Pan Am, which had already been censored in Germany, was only sometimes censored again when it passed through Bermuda. A nice example of the 2x rate, and of the much lower Pan Am rate. |
£25.00 |
| 342 |
1955, May 15 --- Lufthansa post war resumption of scheduled flights, scarce Convair CV340 F/F Frankfurt-Madrid, special depart cachet, arrival ds, souvenir cover. Catalogued 75dm, Haberer 1996. |
£10.00 |
| 343 |
1955, Jun 08 --- Lufthansa post war resumption of scheduled flights, scarce Super Constellation F/F Hamburg-New York, special depart cachet, arrival ds, souvenir cover. Catalogued 75dm, Haberer 1996. |
£10.00 |
| 344 |
1956, Apr 26 --- First acceptance of German Democratic Republic mail for KLM Amsterdam to Khartoum service, bs 27/4, airmail envelope franked 55rpf German Democratic Republic stamps canc Berlin NW7/Luftpostelle cds, violet flight cachet, red/white/blue etiquette with KLM company logo. |
£10.00 |
| 345 |
1956, Jun 29 --- Frankfurt to Sofia, carried on F/F KLM Amsterdam-Düsseldorf-Sofia service, violet 29/6 arrival ds on front, black/green/white souvenir cover franked 45rpf canc Frankfurt dr cds, green Dusseldorf-Sofia flight cachet on front. |
£12.00 |
| 346 |
1957, Feb 24 --- Berlin first acceptance for SAS F/F North Pole flight, Stockholm-Tokyo, cachet, b/s, two small non invasive closed tears rh edge. |
£10.00 |
| 347 |
1958, Jul 19 --- First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Moscow, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 348 |
1958, Jul 19 --- First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Moscow, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 349 |
1958, Nov 05 --- Germany acceptance for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Biak over the N. Pole, b/s, posted Berlin 23/10, fight cachet, attractive red/white/black "Air Cargo/KLM" vignette on front. |
£10.00 |
| 350 |
1959, Jun 12 --- First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena F/F Brussels-Glasgow, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 351 |
1959, Nov 01 --- DLH F/F Hamburg-Bangkok, arrival ds on front, cachet, plain card. |
£2.50 |
| 352 |
1961, Jan 23 --- F/F Frankfurt-Tokyo, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Lufthansa. |
£2.50 |
| 353 |
1962, Apr 01 --- Lufthansa F/F, Nurnberg-Vienna, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 354 |
1962, Apr 01 --- F/F Nurnberg to Vienna, illustrated cover, Lufthansa |
£2.50 |
| 355 |
1962, Oct 05 --- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Frankfurt-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£2.50 |
| 356 |
1965, May 03 --- F/F inauguration of Polar route, Hamburg-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 357 |
1967, Apr 04 --- Lufthansa B707 F/F Frankfurt-Bogota, b/s, flight cachet, airmail cover. |
£2.50 |
| 358 |
1968, Nov 03 --- Austria acceptance for DLH F/F Hamburg-Chicago, official cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, Europaischer Philatelisten Club vignette verso. |
£10.00 |
| 359 |
1972, Nov 05 --- Lufthansa F/F, Hamburg-Budapest, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 360 |
1941, mar 2 ---Germany to Argentina, flown by LATI, registered (label) censored WWII airmail etiquette cover, Munich to Buenos Aires, franked 100rpf x2 and 15rpf, canc Munich/23/9/41 cds, ms "3g", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, code d Munich, also German ring with number and framed number censor marks. Correctly rated for 3g registered Germany to Argentina by LATI, 150rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface + 30rpf registration (see Beith p39). Flown DLH/Ala Littoria to Rome, then all the way from Rome to Buenos Aires by LATI, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. The LATI service was extended from Rio de Janeiro to BA in July 1941.The top edges of one 100rpf, and the 15rpf, stamps were trimmed on opening, otherwise fine. However, a nice example of a normal registered rate. |
£10.00 |
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| GREECE |
| 361 |
1930, Jan 15 --- Imperial Airways F/F Athens to Baghdad, bs 22/1, carried on the England-India service, registered (label) Drossos cover franked Independence 1d & 10d, fine strike black circular "First Airmail Greece to Palestine & Iraq/Imperial Airways" flight cachet, purple framed "Par Avion/Jusqu'a (ms) Baghdad" cachet. (PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 362 |
1930, Jun 11 --- Air Orient Co, first airmail Athens-Corfu, 11/6/40 arrival ds on front, franked 2d40, canc usual Athens P1 airmail cancel, also red C2 boxed Greek airmail cachet. 73 flown, some are known to have arrival cancellation 11/6/40 instead of 11/6/30, see Field p239 and Goddard p71. A nice item in superb condition.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 363 |
1934, Mar 06 --- Hellenic Aerial Communications/Ala Littoria inaugural Athens-Salonica-Tirana-Rome-Malta service, F/F Greece to Malta, bs Valleta 10/3, plain Drossos cover franked 1932 2d/5d, 1933 Govt 2d, 5d airs, canc Athens Aerodrome dr cds, black two line "First Airmail/Athens-Valetta (Malta)" flight cachet, violet boxed Athens airmail cachet and dark blue Athens airmail etiquette. Nice item.(PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 364 |
1960, Apr 01 --- BEA, F/F Comet 4B, Athens to London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 365 |
1968, Oct 31 --- Lufthansa, F/F Athens-Cape Town, b/s, souvenir company cover. |
£5.00 |
| 366 |
1970, Apr 03 --- First Caravelle Flight, Athens to Basle, official printed cover, b/s, Air France |
£2.50 |
| 367 |
1981, Mar 29 --- First B737, Athens to Lyon, b/s, special depart cachet, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| GUADELOUPE |
| 368 |
1939, Jun 21 --- First acceptance from Guadeloupe for carriage to France on the F/F Pan Am FAM 18 Transatlantic Northern route from New York to Ireland via Newfoundland, registered (label) Credit Guadeloupen imprint etiquette corner cover franked 17F 50c, canc Basse Terre/21 Juin 39/Guadeloupe cds, Pointe a Pitre 22/6 transit and Pornichet/Loire/3 VII 39" arrival cds's verso, black framed "1ier Lason Aerienne/Guadeloupe-France/Via Terre Neuve-Irlande". Ex Bergier, written up on album leaf and illustrated on p180 of his book "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". A very rare acceptance in fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£150.00 |
| GUAM |
| 369 |
1935, Dec 03 --- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', F/F FAM 14, Guam to San Francisco, green cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 370 |
1937, Apr 27 --- Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14, by 'China' then 'Hong Kong' Clipper, Guam to Hong Kong, b/s, official flight cachet, Pan Am. |
£6.00 |
| 371 |
1937, Apr 27 --- Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14, by 'China' then 'Hong Kong' Clipper, Guam to Macau, b/s, official flight cachet, Pan Am. |
£6.00 |
| 372 |
1943, Oct 09 --- World War II censored cover flown from Vieux Fort, St Lucia to USA, 6c airmail PSE cancelled by unique identifier ds "US Army Postal Service/ APO 867", also "Passed by US Army Examiner" hs. |
£10.00 |
| 373 |
1947, Jun 06 --- F/F FAM 14, Guam to Shanghai, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| GUATEMALA |
| 374 |
1946, Dec 16 --- F/F FAM 5, Guatemala City to Houston, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 375 |
1955, Dec 02 --- F/F FAM 5, Guatemala City to San Francisco AMF, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.00 |
| 376 |
1960, Dec 12 --- F/F Jet Clipper Guatemala City to Los Angeles, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 377 |
1968, Jun 16 --- F/F, Guatemala City to Brussels, cachet, b/s, official cover, Sabena |
£2.50 |
| HAITI |
| 378 |
1927, Jul 12 --- Experimental Flight, Port au Prince to Jeremie, blue " Poste Haiti Avion" airplane cachet, blue double circle "Premier vol Port au Prince Jeremie" cachet, b/s, (Muller#8). |
£15.00 |
| 379 |
1929, Jan 09 --- F/F FAM 6 Port au Prince to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), red double ring "Premier Vol" and circular "Avion" cachets , b/s, Pan Am |
£12.00 |
| 380 |
1943, Feb 24 --- World War II double censored airmail cover, Port au Prince to New York, 7/3, via Miami 5/3, lh sealed Haiti black on white three line censor tape tied by red circle with coat of arms censor mark, and rh US EB 4403 (Miami) censor tapes. |
£5.00 |
| HAWAII |
| 381 |
1934, Oct 08 --- First Inter Island service, AM #33, flown out of Hilo, magenta Hilo cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 382 |
1937, Apr 23 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 14, Honolulu to Hong Kong, cachet, b/s, Ethel Blum cover. |
£10.00 |
| 383 |
1937, May 03 --- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', Pan Am F/F FAM 14, flown at new reduced 20c rate, Honolulu to San Francisco, cachet, no arrival ds. |
£6.00 |
| 384 |
1940, Jul 14 --- F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Canton Island, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 385 |
1940, Jul 14 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Auckland, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 386 |
1940, Jul 14 --- F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Noumea, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 387 |
1940, Jul 14 --- Scarcer Crosby cachetted Pan Am Trans-Pacific F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Noumea, b/s, fine blue Crosby cachet, official flight cachet, airmail cover. Popular with collectors, but not easy to find. |
£20.00 |
| 388 |
1940, Jul 23 --- F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Los Angeles, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 389 |
1944, Jul 28 --- Military airmail flight, World War II censored air cover to Concord, USA, from military personnel stationed at a US Naval facility, correctly franked 20c (transport), canc US Navy sr. cds, plain cover with blue printed "Keep Them Fit To Fight/Pearl Harbour Navy Yard" logo, blue dr. initialled "Passed By/Naval Censor" censor mark. Outgoing mail from Hawaii to US mainland was censored up until 14th August 1945, see Boyle p147. |
£3.50 |
| 390 |
1947, Feb 23 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Sydney, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 391 |
1947, Feb 23 --- F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Sydney, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 392 |
1947, Jun 27 --- F/F FAM 14, Honolulu to New York via Calcutta, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 393 |
1967, Mar 08 --- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, Honolulu-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 394 |
1969, Dec 03 --- F/F FAM 46, Hawaii to Nauru, cachet, b/s, Air Micronesia |
£5.00 |
| 395 |
1978, Oct 01 --- Pan Am, first B747 Honolulu-Osaka, b/s, cachet, air cover. |
£5.00 |
| HELICOPTER |
| 396 |
1949, May 22 --- Sweden special helicopter postal flight, Bromma to Linderangen-Stockholm, blue cream souvenir card franked 10o, commemorating 'A.B.Transport 1924-1949' and 'Finlandsflyget 1924-1949', fine strike red 4 line flight cachet. |
£15.00 |
| 397 |
1949, Sep 19 --- USA, first Experimental Helicopter Service Chicago Area, Waukegan-Chicago, cachet, b/s |
£5.00 |
| 398 |
1951, Apr 29 --- Osterman's Aero AB, first helicopter post, Lindarangen to Stockholm, franked 29o, canc special flight cachet, printed souvenir cover, 10x21cm, with Osterman's Aero AB winged logo in font lh corner. |
£10.00 |
| 399 |
1953, Aug 05 --- Sabena, first helicopter flight, Brussels to Lille, bs 5/10, special postmark, printed black/red/cream souvenir envelope. |
£5.00 |
| 400 |
1953, Aug 08 --- Sabena, first helicopter flight, Brussels to Rotterdam, bs 8/8, special postmark, printed black/orange/cream souvenir envelope. |
£5.00 |
| 401 |
1953, Aug 10 --- Sabena, first helicopter flight, Brussels to Maastricht, 10/8 arrival ds on front, special postmark, printed black/green/cream souvenir envelope franked 2F+50c. |
£5.00 |
| 402 |
1959, Oct 24 --- Germany, special 'US Army' helicopter flight from Schoenberg to Tempelhofer, red/cream souvenir card, franked 10pf, special expo cancel, red US Army-Helicopter cachet. |
£8.00 |
| 403 |
1960, May 28 --- Liechtenstein, 30th Anniversary airpost, special flight Vaduz-Zurich, arrival ds on front, souvenir cover with imprinted black/yellow commemorative vignette, franked set of 4 of 30th Anniversary of First Air Stamps. |
£25.00 |
| 404 |
1961, Sep 01 --- Austria, special helicopter flight from Rauris to the Sonnblick Observatory, multicoloured souvenir cover, franked 1S80, canc special souvenir flight cancellation ds, black 'Ersttag' cachet, addressed to Sieger. |
£6.00 |
| 405 |
1962, Aug 19 --- Austria, first helicopter flight, Spitzberg to Aspern, red/black/white souvenir cover, franked1S + 20g, special souvenir flight cancellation ds, also Vienna 19/8 cds, addressed to Sieger. |
£5.00 |
| 406 |
1962, Aug 30 --- PRAGA Expo special helicopter flight, special depart ds, cachet and vignette tied by Expo hs, souvenir Expo PPC. |
£5.00 |
| 407 |
1964, Jan 02 --- Sweden, special helicopter flight from Stockholm, Moja 2/1/arrival ds on front, blue/black/cream souvenir card with illustrated "First helicopter Post Flight/Bromma Airport 'Skargarden'/1963-1964" printed cachet, franked 20o helicopter stamp, canc Stockholm/AA cds. |
£15.00 |
| 408 |
1964, Jan 02 --- Sweden, special helicopter flight from Stockholm, Runmaro 2/1/arrival ds on front, blue/black/cream souvenir card with illustrated "First helicopter Post Flight/Bromma Airport 'Skargarden'/1963-1964" printed cachet, franked 20o helicopter stamp, canc Stockholm/AA cds. |
£15.00 |
| 409 |
1964, Mar 01 --- Commemorative cachetted ppc flown on 50th Anniversary of death of Jorge Newberry, franked 4P Jorge Newbery in cockpit, Scott #328. Jorge Newbery died as a result of an airplane crash on March 1, 1914, in the Argentine province of Mendoza. His name is still widely recognized in Argentina, where the second largest airport, the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, is named after him. |
£5.00 |
| 410 |
1965, Oct 21 --- Italy, special 'Mostra Nazionale Aerofilatelica' helicopter flight, Ancona-Loreto, bs, red/cream souvenir card with map of route verso, franked 15L, black/yellow/green Expo vignette tied by special red expo cachet. |
£8.00 |
| 411 |
1967, Jun 03 --- Canadian Centennial 'Copter' Project, special cover with printed "This Mail Carried Aboard/The Canadian Centennial Copter", franked 8c canc Charlottetown, PEI cds, purple maple leaf flight cachet. |
£3.00 |
| 412 |
1968, Jun 23 --- Poland, helicopter service special Expo flight from Katowice to Warsaw, arrival date on front, franked Poland 2.5ZL, special flight cachet tying multicoloured 'Helicopter' vignette, on souvenir cover. |
£6.00 |
| 413 |
1969, May 31 --- San Marino, special 'Riccione Scout' helicopter flight, San Marino-Riccione, special commemorative arrival ds on front, blue/white souvenir cover, franked 50L tied special Commem postmark, blue flight cachet. |
£8.00 |
| 414 |
1972, Oct 07 --- Special Hughes OH-6a helicopter flight to commemorate 2nd International Aerospace Expo, Buenos Aires, printed souvenir cover, commemorative cachets (2). |
£2.50 |
| 415 |
1990, Nov 30 --- Argentina, 10 Anniversary of the 1st crossing of the Antarctic by helicopter, red/cream souvenir cover, franked 2500p air, canc special souvenir postmark. |
£5.00 |
| HONG KONG |
| 416 |
1947, Mar 03 --- By Air To London Only' airmail, Hong Kong to Canada, no arrival ds, commercial Ying D Shin Lung & Co airmail cover, 21x10cm, franked $1 20c, violet framed 'By Air To London Only' hs, 55x4mm, McQueen #6, p250. This 'By Air To London Only' hs was applied to airmail originating in Hong Kong during first 4-5 post war years and was used to indicate when carriage by air was to cease. Correctly rated for carriage by air to London, then surface to Canada. Non invasive ironed vertical crease, nice early post war aerophilatelic item. |
£20.00 |
| 417 |
1947, Mar 28 --- By Air To London Only' airmail, Hong Kong to USA, no arrival ds, commercial national Commercial Co airmail cover franked $1 30c, framed violet 'By Air To London Only' hs, 55x4mm, McQueen #6, p250, also red four bar Jusqu'a applied in London. This 'By Air To London Only' hs was applied to airmail originating in Hong Kong during first 4-5 post war years and was used to indicate when carriage by air was to cease. Correctly rated for carriage by air to London, then surface to USA. A nice early post war aerophilatelic item. |
£25.00 |
| 418 |
1977, Jul 03 --- SAA B747SP, F/F Hong Kong-Johannesburg, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£5.00 |
| 419 |
1984, Mar 07 --- FDI 'Aviation in Hong Kong' official souvenir cover franked FDI set of 4, canc Hong Kong/7 Mr 84' cds. |
£10.00 |
| HUNGARY |
| 420 |
1941, Oct 15 --- Hungary to Argentina, flown by LATI, scarce double rate uncensored airmail consular cover, Budapest to Buenos Aires, bs 7/11/41, franked 7P 10c, canc Legiposta/Budapest 15/10/41 cds. Carried by Ala Littoria to Rome, then LATI from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, then Syndicato Condor to Buenos Aires, thus avoiding British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Hungarian censorship was applied selectively from June 1940, then to all mail from June 1941. Mail from Hungary has been recorded as received in US without censorship, as late as June 41 ( Boyle p474). Transit mail through Italy, particularly if carried by an Italian airline en route to a neutral country was not always censored. Information on LATI rates to South America is currently unavailable. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| ICELAND |
| 421 |
1950, Mar 01 --- Air letter, pale blue, imprint 85aur cto Reykjavik cds cto, imprint etiquette, unaddressed. |
£2.50 |
| 422 |
1960, Apr 30 --- Icelandic Airlines, F/F Reykjavik-Helsinki, b/s, company vignette, registered souvenir company cover. |
£8.00 |
| 423 |
1971, Apr 07 --- BEA, F/F Reykjavik to London, bs, official souvenir cover franked 4K x2. |
£7.00 |
| INDIA |
| 424 |
1920, Jan 23 --- Bombay-Karachi airmail, F/F Karachi to Bombay, bs 24/1, registered (label) cover, franked 8 annas airmail + 2 1/2 annas local, canc Karachi/Air post cds, typed 'Via Karachi-Bombay Air Service'. At the end of the war, the RAF in India was used in an attempt to start a regular airmail service in 1920, with the intention of connecting Karachi with the incoming and homeward bound mail boats at Bombay. Unfortunately, due to public apathy, the Government decided to abandon the idea after only seven flights in each direction, of which only two were unsuccessful. Ref # 20-10, Indian Air Mails, Brown J, 1995(PHOTO) |
£185.00 |
| 425 |
1927, Feb 14 --- Stack and Leete mail delivery, Karachi to Lahore, franked 1 anna tied violet boxed cachet "Air mails of India/By Light Aeroplane/ with Messrs Stack and Leete" cachet, also Karachi 14 Feb cds, b/s RAF Display/Lahore 17/2 dr. cds, plain envelope. Only 60 flown to Lahore.(PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 426 |
1929, Apr 07 --- First return service from India, Karachi to Basrah, bs 8/4, circular "By Air" cachet, Imperial Airways. Newall 29.05Aa, 100units.(PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| 427 |
1929, Jun 25 --- Joan Page flight, Dum Dum-Naihati-Dum Dum, souvenir envelope, franked 1 anna, canc Dum Dum 25/6, printed "ANOTHER LINK IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN AVIATION / This cover was carried by the D H Moth Lady Jackson by the first BRITISH LADY pilot of INDIA on the date shown on the postmark, and under the heading THE HERALDS OF THE DAWN are listed names of lady fliers around the world, also the name Joan Page within map of India with Union Jack, 1929 and the names of lady supporters.(PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| 428 |
1929, Nov 04 --- Imperial Airways, Calcutta to London, no arrival ds, surface to Karachi, then flown to London on the first service to the new timetable (IW 32), plain cover franked first issue of Indian airmail stamps, also vignette 'First Indian/Air Mail/Issued/4th Nov 1929', and US 'and Indian etiquettes. See confirmation in Wingent, p28, and note to the effect that "this service carried mail franked with the first issue of Indian air mail stamps". (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 429 |
1930, Nov 22 --- India to Straits Settlements, RAF return flight Calcutta to Delhi, bs 22/11, by Hanaida & Wapita Planes, plain cover franked 1a, violet cachet "RAF Calcutta to Delhi by Hanaida & Wapita Planes", oval violet receiving mark "Officers Mess 1st Gordon Highlanders", 43 flown, see Brown J, Indian Air Mails, 1995, #30-60).(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 430 |
1932, Oct 04 --- Imperial Airways alternative route through the Trucial States, Karachi to Bahrain, bs 13/10, Aerophilatelic Philatelic Club of Calcutta cover franked 3A 3p, canc Karachi 4 Oct 32 cds. Small mail. Ex Joffe who noted "Inasmuch as the second flight from Karachi to Bahrain arrived Oct 13th, it is difficult to state, for sure, that this cover was carried on the first flight. However, all covers to Bahrain, so far examined, carry this arrival cancel".(PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 431 |
1932, Oct 15 --- TATA & Sons Ltd, F/F Bombay-Madras, bs 16/10 carried on inaugural Karachi to Madras service, black boxed ' Karachi-Madras/15 Oct 32' flight cachet on front, special TATA souvenir cover with red rays and Union Jack, franked 3annas 3p, canc Bombay Foreign cds. Signed Stephen Smith verso. |
£20.00 |
| 432 |
1932, Oct 17 --- TATA & Sons Ltd, F/F Madras to Ahmedabad, bs 19/10 carried on inaugural Karachi to Madras service, black boxed ' Madras-Karachi/17 Oct 32' flight cachet verso, attractive Aero Philatelic Club of Calcutta map cover, franked 2 1/2anna 3p, canc Madras-Karachi Airmail cds. |
£20.00 |
| 433 |
1933, Jul 07 --- England-India extension from Karachi to Calcutta by India Trans-Continental Airways, Calcutta to Allahabad, bs 11/7, red/white/blue Speedbird souvenir cover, franked 3anna 3p canc black boxed "Calcutta to Karachi/7 Jul 33/First Flight cachet. Francis Field authentication hs verso. |
£15.00 |
| 434 |
1933, Jul 08 --- England-India extension from Karachi to Calcutta by India Trans-Continental Airways, Cawnpore to Calcutta, bs 9/7, carried from Karachi to Calcutta via Jodhpur, Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Asansol, uncommon red/buff printed commemorative 'map' cover published with official permission of Deputy Director of Posts & Telegraphs, India, franked 2 1/2, also black boxed 'Karachi-Calcutta/First Airmail' cachet . A picture, 18x7cm (not photo) of 'Aurora on dusty landing strip accompanies this lot. |
£20.00 |
| 435 |
1933, Jul 08 --- England-India extension from Karachi to Calcutta by India Trans-Continental Airways, Allahabad-Calcutta, bs 9/7, carried from Karachi to Calcutta via Jodhpur, Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Asansol, red/white/blue 'Britannia and Trident' souvenir cover franked 3A 3p, canc Allahabad cds, also black boxed 'Karachi-Calcutta/First Airmail' cachet verso. A small map of the route is included with this lot. |
£18.00 |
| 436 |
1933, Jul 10 --- First acceptance of Indian mail for South Africa, Calcutta to Cape Town, b/s, via Cairo 14/11 transit cds, carried on first return of ITCA Trans Indian flight from Calcutta via Asansol, Allahabad, Cawnpore, Delhi and Jodhpur to Karachi, connecting with IAW Karachi-London flight IW 185, then at Cairo, 14Jly, with IAW London-Cape Town flight AS 86 (see Wingent), registered (label) red/white/blue souvenir map cover franked 16a canc Calcutta GPO dr cds, also black 'Calcutta-Karachi/11 Jly 33/First Airmail' cachet verso. Small mail, Newall 33.13e10b.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 437 |
1933, Jul 10 --- Imperial Airways/ Indian Trans-Continental Airways, F/F Calcutta to Karachi, b/s 12/7, black boxed "Calcutta-Karachi" cachet, official red/white/blue cover franked 3 1/4a. Newall 33/13e5, 76 flown. |
£25.00 |
| 438 |
1933, Jul 10 --- Imperial Airways/ITCA, Calcutta-London, Paisley (Scotland) 18 Jly 33 arrival ds on front, carried on first return of ITCA Trans Indian flight from Calcutta via Asansol, Allahabad, Cawnpore, Delhi and Jodhpur to Karachi, black boxed "Calcutta-Karachi/11 Jly 33/First Airmail" cachet used as arrival ds verso, red/white/blue Speedbird souvenir cover franked 8anna 6p, canc Calcutta Foreign cds. "Rebut/Parti" hs, so returned by surface, boxed DLO Calcutta 5/8 hs verso, via Bombay DLO 3/8 verso. Good routing. |
£25.00 |
| 439 |
1933, Jul 10 --- India Trans-Continental Airways/Imperial Airways, F/F Asansol to London, no arrival ds, carried on the first westbound service after extension of route from Karachi to Calcutta, 9p PSC with additional 3a 3p canc Asansol cds, blue/black P&T Maikl 25 airmail etiquette tied by black boxed "Calcutta-Karachi/11 July/33/First Airmail" cachet. Small mail |
£12.00 |
| 440 |
1933, Jul 11 --- Asansol-Jodhpur, bs Jly 12th, carried on first return of ITCA Trans Indian flight from Calcutta via Asansol, Allahabad, Cawnpore, Delhi and Jodhpur to Karachi, plain cover franked 3A 3p, canc Asansol 10 Jly 35 postmark, verso black boxed "Calcutta-Karachi/11 Jly 33/First Airmail" cachet, Imperial Airways/ITCA. Likely no more than 8 carried. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 441 |
1933, Jul 11 --- First acceptance of Indian mail for Netherlands, Allahabad to Renkum, bs 17/7, for carriage on the first return of ITCA Trans Indian flight from Calcutta via Asansol, Allahabad, Cawnpore, Delhi and Jodhpur to Karachi, connecting with IAW Karachi-London flight IW 185, red/white/blue IAW/ITCA souvenir cover, franked 6anna 9p, canc black boxed 'Calcutta-Karachi/11 Jly 33/First Airmail' cachet, also Allahabad GPO cds. Small mail.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 442 |
1933, Jul 11 --- Allahabad-Delhi, bs Jul 11th, carried on first return of ITCA Trans Indian flight from Calcutta via Asansol, Allahabad, Cawnpore, Delhi and Jodhpur to Karachi, red/buff Imperial Stamp Co souvenir cover franked 3A 6p canc black boxed "Calcutta-Karachi/11 Jly 33/First Airmail" cachet, also Allahabad GPO cds, Imperial Airways/ITCA. |
£20.00 |
| 443 |
1933, Jul 11 --- India Transcontinental AW, England-India extension, Calcutta-Karachi, 17/7 arrival ds, boxed F/F Calcutta-Karachi/11 Jly.33 cachet verso. Two small non invasive top lh corner nibbles. |
£18.00 |
| 444 |
1934, Feb 10 --- Air Taxi Service, F/F Vizagapatam to Calcutta 11/2 leg, of inaugural Madras to Calcutta service, par avion etiquette, b/s, souvenir 1anna 3p PSE with additional 2anna stamp. |
£8.00 |
| 445 |
1934, Feb 10 --- F/F Vizagapatam to Ganeveram, b/s, printed souvenir cover, Madras Air Taxi Service. |
£8.00 |
| 446 |
1934, Nov 20 --- Ahmedabad to New York, no arrival ds, carried by Imperial Airways to Paris, nice Paris Avion/26/11/34 transit cds, company cover, franked 9 1/2 annas. Air to Paris, then by sea to North America. |
£5.00 |
| 447 |
1934, Dec 04 --- Indian National Airways, Multan to Sukkur, bs48/12, carried on the new first weekly service between Karachi and Lahore, plain etiquette cover franked 2anna canc "Telephone Saves Time and Money/4 Dec 34/Multan" cachet used as postmark, black boxed "Lahore-Karachi 4 Dec.34 First Airmail" cachets front and verso, violet straight line "First Flight Karachi-Lahore". |
£10.00 |
| 448 |
1934, Dec 04 --- Indian National Airways, Lahore to Calcutta, bs 8/12, carried on the new first weekly service between Karachi and Lahore, plain etiquette cover franked 1anna 9p canc black boxed "Lahore-Karachi 4 Dec.34 First Airmail" cachet, signed Stephen Smith verso. |
£10.00 |
| 449 |
1934, Dec 06 --- Karachi to Lahore, bs 7/12, leg of Indian National Airways F/F new weekly service between Lahore and Karachi where it connected with the Imperial Airways flight to and from London (IW.296 and IE.297), printed souvenir cover with map of route, franked 1a 9p, canc boxed 'Karachi-Lahore/First Airmail' cachet. Intermediate halts were at Multan and Sukkur, the latter to connect with the mail train from Quetta (ref Brown J, Indian Air Mails, 1995, and Wingent P, 1999). |
£12.00 |
| 450 |
1935, Feb 24 --- Bombay to Calcutta, bs 25/2, franked 2 annas 9p with purple boxed "Demonstration Flight/ First Direct Airmail Calcutta to Bombay" cachet, plain buff cover. |
£10.00 |
| 451 |
1935, Jun 11 --- Quetta Earthquake Emergency Mail, plain unfranked cover from Quetta to Ziarat, bs 12/6, also postmarked verso Quetta 11 June, black st line "Quetta Earth Quake Postage Free" hs, and ms 'Earthquake Service. On the morning of 31 May 1935 a massive earthquake almost entirely destroyed the city of Quetta killing, some 60,000 people. It also brought the postal services temporarily to a halt. The RAF instituted a skeleton service as quickly as possible, with no charge being made. Cachets were applied by means of rubber stamps on each unregistered article by the Post Office and the public were also allowed to write Earthquake Area Postage Free on such articles, ref #35-50, Indian Air Mails, Brown J, 1995.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 452 |
1935, Oct 29 --- TATA, F/F Bombay-Trivandrum, bs 29/10, printed souvenir cover, franked 2anna, red boxed "Demonstration Flight First Direct Airmail Bombay-Trivandrum" cachet. In co-operation with the Government of HH the Maharajah of TATA established an experimental weekly service between Bombay and Trivandrum via Goa and Cannanore. The consent of the Portuguese Government was necessary for the call to be made at Goa and the Government of India agreed to the use of a military landing ground at Cannanore. The service connected at Bombay with Tata's Karachi-Madras service, only 50 flown. Ref 35-70 Brown J, Indian Air Mails, 1995. |
£18.00 |
| 453 |
1936, Dec 23 --- Special Christmas flight, Madras to Colombo, black rectangular cachet, b/s, Martin & Harris printed cover with red/white company vignette verso, TATA |
£5.00 |
| 454 |
1936, Dec 24 --- TATA special Christmas flight, Colombo-Trichinopoly, bs 24/12, purple circular cachet, b/s, blue/pale blue TATA souvenir "map" cover. |
£10.00 |
| 455 |
1937, Nov 09 --- TATA F/F Bombay-Delhi, b/s 10/11, red boxed "First Flight/Bombay-Delhi/10th Nov 1937", printed souvenir 'First Flight/Bombay-Delhi' cover. Small coloured map of route included with this lot. |
£8.00 |
| 456 |
1940, May 03 --- F/F Baroda to Bhavnagar, violet boxed cachet, b/s, printed company cover, Air Services of India |
£8.00 |
| 457 |
1940, May 04 --- Air Services of India, F/F Kolhapur to Bombay, b/s, violet boxed flight cachet, printed souvenir cover. |
£10.00 |
| 458 |
1946, Jan 18 --- Early post WWII BOAC test letter, company corner cover from Finlay House, Karachi, addressed to BOAC, London, company clock arrival dated Jan 23rd 1946, franked 14a, typed endorsement "Test Letter No8". Uncommonly, the cover still contains the original official test letter from Mail Supt's Office, Karachi, confirming a five day transit time. The early post war period saw many changes in the services from India-England (see Stroud 199-220), and test letters such as this were used to monitor the impact of these changes on the airmail service. Nice item. |
£25.00 |
| 459 |
1947, Jul 01 --- Pan Am, FAM 18 first extension to Calcutta, and first around the world service by a single airline, Calcutta to Shannon, Ireland, souvenir cover franked 1R 2a, cachet, no b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 460 |
1948, Jan 21 --- BOAC, Bombay to Zurich, bs 26/12, 12anna registered PSE (1947) with additional 10 1/2annas, canc Bombay cds, black/white Bombay reg label, blue/white airmail etiquette. Uncommon. |
£10.00 |
| 461 |
1952, Oct 14 --- F/F Comet 1, Calcutta to Rangoon, arrival ds on front, official cover, BOAC |
£10.00 |
| 462 |
1952, Oct 31 --- F/F Comet 1, New Delhi to Calcutta, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£6.00 |
| 463 |
1962, May 02 --- Air India B707, F/F Bombay-Bahrein, b/s, cachet, official multicoloured souvenir cover, 10x20cm. |
£10.00 |
| 464 |
1962, Oct 06 --- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Calcutta-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| INDONESIA |
| 465 |
1959, Jun 05 --- F/F FAM 14 Jakarta to Manila, cachet, b/s, plain cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 466 |
1964, Jan 04 --- Thai Airways International 1st Caravelle flight, Jakarta/Bangkok, official souvenir company cover, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 467 |
1969, Dec 06 --- Jakarta-Melbourne, b/s, 50th Anniv souvenir cover issued by a country flown en route to Australia during 1919 Ross Smith flight, signed by pilot. |
£2.50 |
| IRAN |
| 468 |
1931, Aug 01 --- Imperial airways, early airmail, Tehran to Sydney, via Bouchir Arrivee cds and Bombay, 8/8, plain cover franked 30Ch air on front and 1ch air & 1Ch 4Kr verso, canc Tehran 1/8 cds, fine strike black two line Jusqu'a applied in Karachi, violet "Air Mail" hs, ms "Shortage to be covered in Australia". The transit time of this cover from Iran to Australia was accelerated by carriage on the Bushire-Karachi leg of the Imperial Airways England-India service, flight # IE 123. This antedated the 1933 and 1934 extensions to Rangoon and Singapore, and to Brisbane, respectively. A great example of early accelerated airmail from the Middle East to Australia. In very fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| IRAQ |
| 469 |
1948, Mar 07 --- F/F FAM 27, Basra to New York, cachet, b/s, TWA |
£5.00 |
| 470 |
1949, Jan 20 --- Pan Am, F/F FAM 18, Basra to Brussels, airmail cover, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 471 |
1949, Jan 20 --- Pan Am, F/F FAM 18, Basra to Istanbul, airmail cover, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 472 |
1949, Jan 20 --- Pan Am, F/F FAM 18, Basra to Damascus, airmail cover, cachet, b/s. |
£3.00 |
| 473 |
1949, Jan 20 --- Pan Am, F/F FAM 18, Basra to New York, airmail cover, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 474 |
1949, Jan 20 --- Pan Am, F/F FAM 18, Basra to London, airmail cover, cachet, no b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 475 |
1949, Jan 20 --- Pan Am, F/F FAM 18, Basra to Boston, airmail cover, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 476 |
1949, Jan 20 --- Pan Am, F/F FAM 18, Basra to Shannon, airmail cover, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 477 |
1955, May 17 --- SAS 'Mail War' F/F DC6 Stockholm to Baghdad, bs 18/5, printed souvenir cover, franked 65o. These covers were made by the Danish Philatelic Club and showed, as a special imprint, the head of an Arab. The Iraqi authorities confiscated all the mail and only after lengthy negotiations and after the 'portrait' had been obliterated by a black colour was the mail returned. This is the first known "Mail War" case after World War II which explains the unusually high price for this item.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| IRELAND |
| 478 |
1924, May 02 --- Flown by Alan J Cobham, first experimental mail, Belfast to Liverpool, plain cover franked 1 1/2d, canc Belfast cds, no arrival ds, official violet two line "Belfast to Liverpool" flight cachet, also violet st. line 'By Air Mail' hs, black/dark blue P25 airmail etiquette. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 479 |
1926, Mar 30 --- First acceptance of Irish mail for Latecoere Toulouse-Dakar service, Dublin to Dakar, bs 4/4, plain cover franked Irish 1d and 10d, canc Baile Atha Cliath cds's, compulsory ms endorsement "First despatch/Par Avion de/Toulouse a Dakar", Par Avion Toulouse a Dakar", see #26.05 and illustrations p73, Newall. Scarce acceptance.(PHOTO) |
£175.00 |
| 480 |
1929, Dec 29 --- Dublin to Jodhpur, bs 6/1, first acceptance Irish mail for Imperial Airways extension of the Indian route to Jodhpur and Delhi, plain cover, franked Irish 1d, 2d x3, and 3d canc Baile Atha Cliath cds's, green two line "First Official Airmail/despatch From Gt. Britain", typed endorsement "By First Despatch on the/Extension of Indian Airmail/from Karachi to Jodhpur", black/blue 1926 P25 etiquette rated rare by Mair. Nice item, see illustrations Newall pp304,305..(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 481 |
1932, Jul 11 --- First acceptance Irish mail for the Ottawa Conference, London to Ottawa, bs 18/7, plain cover franked Irish 4d, canc Baile Atha Cliath cds's, carried by Imperial Airways to Cherbourg, by SS Empress of Britain to Redbay, by Bellanca to Havre St Pierre, by flying boat to Rimouski, and by Fairchild to Ottawa, see Newall 32.17. A scarce acceptance.(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 482 |
1933, Jun 30 --- First acceptance Irish mail for Imperial Airways/ITCA first flight London to Calcutta, bs 9/7, via Karachi 8/7, red/white/blue souvenir cover, franked GB 4d x2, canc fine strike 'Dun Laoghaire/Paquebot/Posted at Sea' cds, verso black rectangular 'Karachi-Calcutta/8 Jly 33/First Airmail' cachet and Francis Field authentication .(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 483 |
1939, Jun 27 --- Pan Am FAM 18 F/F Foynes-Shediac, b/s, Foynes purple departure cachet on front, uncommon 'First Flight/Transatlantic Air Mail/FAM 18' bottom printing and stripe souvenir cover prepared by Leo August |
£10.00 |
| 484 |
1939, Jun 28 --- F/F FAM 18, Foynes to New York, cachet, par avion etiquette, b/s, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 485 |
1939, Jun 30 --- Pan Am FAM 18 F/F Foynes-Botwood, b/s, Foynes purple departure cachet on front, uncommon 'First Flight/Transatlantic Air Mail/FAM 18' bottom printing and stripe souvenir cover prepared by Leo August |
£8.00 |
| 486 |
1945, Oct 24 --- F/F FAM 24, Shannon-London, verso blue rectangular hs certifying service rendered, arrival date and name of plane, blue specially printed company cover, American Overseas Airlines, |
£5.00 |
| 487 |
1945, Oct 24 --- F/F FAM 24, Shannon-New York, verso blue rectangular hs certifying service rendered, arrival date and name of plane, blue specially printed company cover, American Overseas Airlines, |
£5.00 |
| 488 |
1945, Nov 24 --- F/F FAM 24, Shannon to Washington, b/s, printed company cover, large boxed flight cachet verso, American Overseas Airlines, |
£5.00 |
| 489 |
1945, Nov 24 --- F/F FAM 24, Shannon to Philadelphia, cachet, special b/s, American Overseas Airlines. |
£8.00 |
| 490 |
1946, Jun 16 --- Pan Am, first Clipper FAM 18, Limerick to Prague, b/s, cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 491 |
1946, Jun 16 --- First Clipper, Limerick to Brussels, b/s, cachet, Pan Am. |
£2.50 |
| 492 |
1947, Feb 01 --- Pan Am FAM 18 first direct airmail to Turkey, Limerick to Ankara, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 493 |
1947, Jul 28 --- First Clipper, Limerick to Calcutta, b/s, cachet, Pan Am. |
£6.00 |
| 494 |
1949, Jan 21 --- Pan Am FAM 18 F/F Limerick to Basra, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 495 |
1951, Mar 12 --- BEA F/F Irish sea night air mail service, Belfast-Manchester, 13/3 airport arrival ds on front, plain cover franked 2 1/2d, official purple cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 496 |
1965, Jun 08 --- Air Lingus F/F BAC 111, Dublin to Zurich, bs 8/6, printed souvenir cover franked 8p, blue/green circular cachet. |
£5.00 |
| ISRAEL |
| 497 |
1950, Jun 25 --- El Al Airline, F/F Lydda-New York, bs 27/6, and also an illustrated souvenir FDC franked 1950 Israel air set of 6 (Scott C1-C6), canc Lydda Aerodrome/25.6.1950 cds. |
£15.00 |
| ITALY |
| 498 |
1941, Mar 20 --- Italy to Uruguay, flown by LATI, scarce double rate uncensored registered (label) Consular cover, Rome to Montevideo, bs 6/4/41, franked at double rate 26.50L canc Roma Centro 20/3/41 cds, fine and attractive blue/white circular crested "Legacion Del Uruguay Roma" vignette verso. This cover is 25c over the correct rate for 10-14g registered Italy to Uruguay by LATI, 2x 11.75L/5g air fee + 1.25L/20g surface + 1.5L registration, see Beith p39. Carried by LATI all the way from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, Syndicato Condor to BA, and Condor or Panagra to Montevideo, thus avoiding British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Italian censorship markings on LATI covers are quite rare (Beith p48), but this cover is also likely to have escaped censorship because of its Consular status. A scarce and most interesting LATI item.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 499 |
1941, Jun 12 --- Italy to Argentina, flown by LATI, scarce censored WWII attractive airmail cover with blue printed 'Per Via Aerea' and outline of plane, Rome to La Plata, purple 81/I in circle local postman's receiving mark verso, franked 13L canc Roma Ferrovia/Posta Aerea 12/6/41 cds, sealed on three sides with black/white Italian "Verificato/Per Censura" censor tape tied by Italian "Ufficio Provinciale de Censura" censor mark, also numerals in circle Italian censor mark verso. Correctly rated for 5g Italy to Argentina by LATI, 11.75L/5g air fee + 1.25L/20g surface, see Beith p39. Carried by LATI all the way from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, then Syndicato Condor to Buenos Aires, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. LATI was not extended from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires until July 1941. Italian censorship markings on LATI covers are quite rare (Beith p48).(PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| 500 |
1950, Feb 02 --- F/F FAM 27, inward to Milan from New York, red cachet, b/s, TWA. Transatlantic. |
£2.50 |
| 501 |
1957, Jun 03 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 18, Rome to Chicago, cachet, b/s. |
£12.00 |
| 502 |
1959, Dec 03 --- F/F FAM 27, to Rome from NY AMF, cachet, b/s, TWA |
£2.50 |
| 503 |
1960, Apr 01 --- BEA F/F COMET 4B, Rome to London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£15.00 |
| 504 |
1965, Jun 24 --- Lufthansa, Rome acceptance for first 727 service, Milan-Dusseldorf, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover posted in Republic of San Marino. |
£3.50 |
| 505 |
1969, Dec 03 --- Rome-Melbourne, b/s, 50th Anniv souvenir cover issued by a country flown en route to Australia during 1919 Ross Smith flight. |
£2.50 |
| 506 |
1971, Nov 03 --- Lufthansa, first 747 Far East service, Rome-Delhi, two cachets, b/s, souvenir cover posted in Republic of San Marino. |
£3.00 |
| 507 |
1972, Apr 04 --- Lufthansa, Rome acceptance for F/F Frankfurt-Glasgow, b/s, posted in Republic of San Marino. |
£2.50 |
| 508 |
1972, Sep 12 --- Lufthansa, Rome acceptance for special 20th Olympic flight, Munich-Sydney, b/s, posted in Republic of San Marino. |
£8.00 |
| 509 |
1973, Mar 28 --- Lufthansa, F/F B737, Milan-Stuttgart, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover posted in Vatican. |
£5.00 |
| 510 |
1973, Apr 01 --- Lufthansa, F/F, Genoa-Naples, cachet, b/s, plain cover posted in Vatican. Only 10 accepted from Vatican, see #696AB, Catalago Generale Della Posta Aerea in Italia, 1941-1991, Taragni et al. |
£2.50 |
| 511 |
1974, Apr 30 --- F/F Milan to Copenhagen, F C, 25th anniversary flight, b/s, SAS |
£2.50 |
| JAMAICA |
| 512 |
1939, Jun 01 --- First acceptance of mail from Jamaica for the 'All Air' service to Europe, for carriage on the F/F FAM 18 Southern( North) Atlantic route, New York-Marseilles, airmail cover franked Jamaica 2/-, canc Kingston 1 June 1939 cds, ms "Per Trans Atlantic Air Mail/All the Way", official oval blue "First Transatlantic/Air Mail/Jamaica to Europe/June 1 1939". Jamaica dispatches were not accepted until June 1st. This particular cover is illustrated on p177 Bergier's "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". Scarce.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| JAPAN |
| 513 |
1954, Jan 01 --- Pan Am F/F Jet Stream Service, Tokyo to Honolulu, bs 31/12/53, air cover franked 70y, canc 'Tokyo/1.1.54' cds, framed green flight cachet. "Arrived in Hawaii before it left Japan!". |
£8.00 |
| 514 |
1954, May 23 --- SAS 1st experimental flight via North Pole, Tokyo-Stockholm, bs, company souvenir cover, 20x10cm, with map of route - Tokyo-Shemya-Fairbanks-Bodo-Oslo-Stockholm. Faint ironed vertical crease, otherwise fine. |
£40.00 |
| 515 |
1958, Nov 04 --- KLM 1st Polar Flight Tokyo to Amsterdam, bs 5/11, blue/black/white souvenir cover franked 60y canc special red F/F postmark, also green KLM flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 516 |
1958, Nov 07 --- KLM F/F Tokyo to Biak, New Guinea, bs 8/11, blue/black/yellow/white souvenir cover franked 35y canc special red F/F postmark, also large violet KLM flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 517 |
1959, May 17 --- Air France F/F Tokyo to Hamburg, b/s, 18/5, red/blue/cream illustrated souvenir cover, large red oval flight cachet verso. |
£5.00 |
| 518 |
1959, Sep 07 --- Pan Am, first trans Pacific jet, Tokyo-San Francisco, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£5.00 |
| 519 |
1961, Nov 16 --- Qantas, First B-707, Tokyo-Sydney, company souvenir cover, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 520 |
1962, Oct 04 --- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Tokyo to Calcutta, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 521 |
1962, Oct 04 --- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Tokyo to Cairo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 522 |
1962, Oct 04 --- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Tokyo to Frankfurt, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 523 |
1962, Oct 04 --- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Tokyo to Rome, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£6.00 |
| 524 |
1965, May 02 --- F/F inauguration of Polar route, Tokyo-Hamburg, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 525 |
1965, May 07 --- F/F inauguration of New Silk Road route, Tokyo-Tehran, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 526 |
1966, Nov 12 --- F/F, Tokyo to New York, special depart postmark, cachet, b/s, JAL |
£5.00 |
| 527 |
1967, Mar 06 --- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, Tokyo-London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 528 |
1967, Mar 06 --- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, Tokyo-New Delhi, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 529 |
1967, Mar 06 --- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, Tokyo-Tehran, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 530 |
1967, Mar 06 --- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, Tokyo-Rome, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£7.00 |
| 531 |
1967, Mar 06 --- Inauguration of full circle around the world, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 532 |
1967, Apr 04 --- Northwest Airlines, F/F Osaka-New York, special cancellation, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 533 |
1967, May 01 --- F/F, Tokyo to Agana (Guam), large red circular cachet verso, special depart ds, b/s, Pan Am, |
£5.00 |
| 534 |
1969, Aug 01 --- F/F FAM 28, Tokyo to Honolulu, large red cachet, b/s, airmail cover, North West Airlines |
£6.00 |
| 535 |
1969, Aug 01 --- F/F FAM 28, Tokyo to Honolulu, large red cachet, b/s, airmail cover, North West Airlines |
£6.00 |
| 536 |
1971, Oct 16 --- First jet service, Osaka-Oita, cachet, arrival ds, All-Nippon Airways. |
£5.00 |
| 537 |
1972, Mar 01 --- F/F's Tokyo-Sendai, and Sendai-Tokyo, two souvenir covers, cachetted and backstamped. |
£5.00 |
| 538 |
1973, Apr 03 --- F/F Tokyo-Lima, cachet, souvenir cover, b/s, Air France. |
£4.00 |
| 539 |
1974, Jan 14 --- Lufthansa, F/F DC10, Rome-Tokyo, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover posted in Vatican. |
£5.00 |
| 540 |
1975, Sep 22 --- Korean Airlines, F/F Tokyo to Seoul, bs, air cover franked 40y, red flight cachet. |
£10.00 |
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| KENYA |
| 541 |
1974, Nov 20 --- Recovered/Interrupted Mail, Lufthansa D-ABYB crash at Nairobi, en route from Frankfurt to Johannesburg, pale green/orange Netherlands aerogramme addressed to Lesotho, franked 60c, canc Zeist 18 XI 74 cds, fine strike red four line "Retrieved from Air Crash on 20/November 1974 at Nairobi/Herwin Van Lugramp OP 20/November 1974 Te Nairobi" cachet, Ni 741120a. Not often seen.(PHOTO) |
£185.00 |
| LEBANON |
| 542 |
1924, Dec 22 --- Early airmail from Lebanon to Syria, military flight Beyrouth to Aleppo, bs 23/12, plain cover addressed to the 'Palais du Gouvernment', franked 1925 air set of 4 (C9-12, cat $14 used), canc Beyrouth cds. |
£25.00 |
| 543 |
1936, Oct 30 --- Early airmail cover to Prague, no arrival ds, via Athens 31/10, franked 13.50P, canc Beyrouth cds, typed Tripoli-Athens, black/grey etiquette, uncommon origin/destination. |
£8.00 |
| 544 |
1938, Aug 29 --- Flown cover to Hamburg, no arrival ds, Athens 31/8 transit bs, franked 1930/31 5p and 10p airs canc Beyrouth cds, tied pale blue/black etiquette, ms "Avion via Marseille" endorsement , black currency control mark. |
£6.00 |
| 545 |
1947, Mar 29 --- Lebanon to Hungary, post WWII flown commercial etiquette cover to Budapest, bs 8/4, franked 30p canc Beyrouth sr cds. |
£2.50 |
| 546 |
1948, Jan 07 --- Early post-war airmail cover, Tripoli to Cairo, bs 9/1 via Beirut 8/1, franked 30p, likely flown by MISR AW. |
£2.50 |
| 547 |
1950, Jul 02 --- F/F FAM 18, Beirut to New York, red cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 548 |
1952, Oct 31 --- F/F Comet 1, Beirut to New Delhi, official cover, b/S, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 549 |
1953, Apr 03 --- F/F Comet 1, Beirut to Rangoon leg of 1st London-Tokyo service, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 550 |
1959, Apr 02 --- F/F Comet 4, Beirut to Karachi, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 551 |
1959, Apr 03 --- F/F Comet 4, Beirut to Tokyo, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 552 |
1959, Jun 02 --- F/F Comet 4, Beirut to Singapore, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| LIBYA |
| 553 |
1935, Dec 03 --- Scarce, Ala Littoria SA, F/F Tripoli to Wadi Halfa, Sudan, bs 5/1/36, via Cairo 2/1/36, pale grey/light blue edge 'Africa Oriental/Via Ala Littoria' airmail cover, franked 125cc, canc Posta Aerea/Tripoli Idroscao cds. S Bayer authentication hs verso. Only 10-20 flown on this leg, Longhi # 35ZFe(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN |
| 554 |
1937, Aug 02 --- 4th International Air Show, Zurich-Sion, 2/8 arrival ds on front, cover franked 10c x2 & 30c Triesenberg Road makers, canc Triesenberg/30 VII 37 cds, special blue circular cachet, trilingual blue/black airmail etiquette. |
£10.00 |
| 555 |
1946, Apr 21 --- Masescha to Schaan glider flight, bs 21/4, registered (label) card franked 50R & 30R 1939 airs, canc Triesenberg 21/4/46 cds, special black circular flight cachet. Flown mail collected and postmarked in Triesenberg on 21/4, and back stamped at Schaan Airport later that day. |
£6.00 |
| 556 |
1966, Nov 01 --- Accept for Swissair F/F Zurich to Blantyre, b/s, company cover |
£2.50 |
| 557 |
1969, Oct 31 --- First Caravelle flight, Geneva to Toulouse, b/s, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| MALTA |
| 558 |
1924, Jul 03 --- Early inward airmail to Malta from Switzerland, via 'Zurich Flugpost 4 VII 24', 'Lyon Rhone 4/7/24, Genoa Ferrovia 6.7.24' and 'Syracusa Porto 8.7.24', registered (label) cover franked 50c air (Scott C9) and 40cx2, 20c ordinary, canc Arosa 3 VII 24 cds, ms "Zch-Genf-Lyon", black/green "Par Poste aerienne" cut from lower part of airmail etiquette, black '32' in oval (?Malta) and residual purple wax seals verso, ironed vertical crease. Flown from Zurich-Geneva either by Ad Astra Aero A.G., or on the 1st /2nd return of the new Air Lausanne S.A. service. Then by rail to Genoa, and sea to Malta via Syracuse (Sicily). A scarce inland airmail to Malta with great routing.(PHOTO) |
£175.00 |
| 559 |
1931, Jun 18 --- Societa Anonuma navigazione Aerea (SANA) flying boat, F/F Malta to Naples, bs 19/6, franked 2 1/2d canc violet 'Air Mail/Malta' cds, also violet 'Valetta/Malta/Ju 18 31' postmark and violet st. line "1st Air Mail" flight cachet. Short notice of this flight was given, so only small numbers were flown. |
£35.00 |
| 560 |
1931, Jun 19 --- F/F, Valetta to Genoa and on to USA, with violet circular cachet "Air Mail Malta" and Valetta cds, violet straight line "1st Air Mail" hs, boxed violet jusqu'a cachet " By Air To Genoa Only", black on pale blue etiquette. |
£25.00 |
| 561 |
1951, Jan 02 --- Inward airmail from South Africa to Malta, bs 15/1/51, via Farouk Airport, Cairo, 8/1/51 transit cds, registered (label) cover, 20x10cm, franked South Africa 1/3d, canc Mowbray cds, black straight line "A.V.2." hs, blue/white airmail etiquette. |
£35.00 |
| MARTINIQUE |
| 562 |
1938, Jun 27 --- Acceptance for Martinique for carriage by Pan Am from New York 2/6 to Fort de France 9/6, via Miami 3/6, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands 7/6 and San Juan 8/6. Red/grey imprint etiquette registered (label) airmail cover franked 5F &3F air, canc hexagonal marseiile/27-6-38 ds, carried by sea from Cherbourg to New York. Great routing, ex Bergier, author "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". (PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| MEXICO |
| 563 |
1931, Jul 29 --- Scarce acceptance from Mexico, Air France aviso service(1/3/28-31/12/35) using fast ex navy destroyers (9 day transit France-S. America, of which 5 days were at sea), Mexico City to Nurnberg (Germany), b/s 8/8, Paris Gare du Nord Avion 8/8 transit cds, then re-addressed to Bad Elster, b/s 9/8, plain cover franked Scott C35, nice strike red framed 'Mit Luftpost befordert/Postampt Nurnberg 2 Flughafen' hs, red/white/green/black Correo Aereo etiquette, ms 'Servicio Aereo'. Likely flown by Pan Am network to Brazil by PAN AM (FAM 5), then by fast aviso from Natal-Dakar, then Dakar-Toulouse by Aéropostale (this service started in 1925). Fast 11 day transit in view of the number of airlines involved. Flap has been removed neatly.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 564 |
1961, Apr 05 --- Mexicana Airways, F/F COMET 4, Mexico City to Dallas, purple cachet, b/s, official cover. |
£15.00 |
| 565 |
1961, Nov 05 --- F/F Merida to Tampa, red cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 566 |
1966, Dec 15 --- Mexicana F/F Puerto Vallarta-Los Angeles, bs 15/12, special depart cancellation, large purple flight cachet, air cover. |
£3.50 |
| MIDDLE CONGO |
| 567 |
1936, Jul 03 --- Rare and original unopened flown copy of the 3rd July 1936 'Paris-Congo' newspaper, Brazzaville to Chari Bangoran, via Bangui and N'dele, still in its original wrapper franked 2F & 40c Moyen Congo stamps, canc Brazzaville 8/7/36 cds, black 'Par Avion' hs and four line "Paris-Congo/Hebdomadaire franco-belge d'informations illustrees/B.P. 321- Leopoldville-Congo Belge/B.P. 43 Brazzaville- A.E.F." hs, addressed to the 'Chef du Subdivision, N'Dele, per banguiu/Chari Bangoran'. Flown by Air Afrique or Sabena from Brazzaville to Bangui or Fort Archambault on the Brazzaville-Algiers service, then surface to destination. (PHOTO) |
£250.00 |
| MOROCCO |
| 568 |
1933, Dec 22 --- La Croiserie Noire Aerienne (November 1933 - January 1934), Menkes to Casablanca, no arrival ds, plain cover addressed to Madame Noir (the writer's wife, and written in time for Christmas), with a hand drawn squadron emblem "Croisiere Aerienne Afrique 1933 Vuillemin" and three 'cocottes' - one red, one blue & one white, franked 65c ordinary & 5c air, canc 'Menkes-Vil**-Noum**/12.35/22-12/33' cds, and a 1933 red/blue/green Tuberculosis vignette tied by illegible black framed hs, ms "?Eap. par Capitaine Noire/ 1 gr 1ier escadrille/ Avion 16 No3 -Cocotte ?lanche escalier** eKnis". The 'Croiserie Noire Aerienne' was an ambitious trail blazing mission from France to French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa via Morocco and the Sahara using French Potez 25 biplanes and led by Brigadier General Joseph Vuillemin. This cover was written by a crew member of 'La Croiserie Noire Aerienne' and was flown to Casablanca on a military flight. It is known that the Mission was in Menkes on 22/12/33 because Henri Truc (p90) describes having seen one similar cover which was also posted in Menkes on 22/12/33 and bore the same hand drawn emblem. It was addressed to Paris where it arrived on 25/12. Truc also reports that there is no record of any mail having been carried officially by La Croiserie Noire Aerienne. This is a rare and historical airmail cover and only one similar has ever been recorded. (PHOTO) |
£275.00 |
| NETHERLANDS |
| 569 |
1937, Nov 13 --- KLM 500th flight Amsterdam to Pagarlam, Sumatra, b/s, official flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 570 |
1945, Dec 08 --- Early post war trans Atlantic airmail, Bussum (Netherlands) to New York, no arrival ds, plain cover franked 172 c, canc 'Bussum/8 XII 45' cds. WWII ended in Europe in May 1945. The likely carrier of this cover is American Overseas Airlines which opened a service from Hurn, England to New York in October 1945. |
£20.00 |
| 571 |
1946, Feb 21 --- American Overseas Airlines, F/F FAM 24, Amsterdam to New York, b/s, official red/cream souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 572 |
1946, Oct 06 --- F/F, Amsterdam to Jo'burg, cachet, b/s, franking includes Child Welfare set, souvenir cover, KLM |
£5.00 |
| 573 |
1952, Jan 23 --- KLM F/F, Amsterdam to Philadelphia, b/s 25/1, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 574 |
1952, Nov 06 --- F/F Amsterdam to Santiago de Chile, b/s, long souvenir cover, KLM |
£3.50 |
| 575 |
1953, May 17 --- KLM F/F Amsterdam-Klagenfurt, b/s, cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 576 |
1953, Oct 08 --- KLM F/F Amsterdam to Kabul, Afghanistan, bs 11/5, printed souvenir airmail envelope, franked 50c, special violet cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 577 |
1955, May 05 --- KLM F/F Amsterdam to Christchurch Air Race, New Zealand, bs 11/10, printed souvenir envelope, franked 80c, special violet Air Race cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 578 |
1956, Apr 26 --- KLM F/F Amsterdam to Palma de Majorca, bs 27/4, printed souvenir envelope, franked 25c, special violet cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 579 |
1960, Feb 17 --- First B707 Paris to Tokyo, arrival ds on front, cachet, air France. |
£2.50 |
| 580 |
1960, Nov 05 --- F/F Amsterdam to Casablanca, cachet, b/s, souvenir company cover, KLM. |
£2.50 |
| 581 |
1977, May 14 --- First scheduled flight, Amsterdam to Jersey, souvenir cover, POA, Air Anglia. |
£2.50 |
| NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES |
| 582 |
1937, Nov 26 --- KLM 500th flight Holland-DEI, Batavia to Amsterdam, 2/12/arrival ds on front, cream/orange edge souvenir cover, franked 30c triangular blue/white special air stamp canc Batavia Centrum cds. |
£6.00 |
| 583 |
1937, Nov 27 --- KLM 500th flight Bandoeng to Amsterdam, official cachet, b/s 2/12, attractive orange, grey souvenir cover with blue Fokker silouhette. |
£6.00 |
| NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA |
| 584 |
1958, Nov 08 --- KLM F/F Biak to Tokyo, bs 8/11, green/black/white souvenir cover franked45c, black flight cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 585 |
1958, Nov 08 --- KLM F/F Biak to Amsterdam, bs 9/11, orange/grey/white souvenir cover franked 56c, grey flight cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 586 |
1959, Jul 01 --- KLM F/F 'Kroondruif', Hollandia-Lae, no arrival ds, printed airmail souvenir cover, franked 58c, boxed violet flight cachet. |
£10.00 |
| NEW CALEDONIA |
| 587 |
1940, Jul 21 --- F/F FAM 19 Noumea to Honolulu, green cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£7.00 |
| 588 |
1940, Jul 21 --- Pan Am, F/F FAM 19, Noumea to Canton Island, green cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£6.00 |
| NEW ZEALAND |
| 589 |
1933, Dec 12 --- First Non Stop Auckland to Invercargill, franked 1931 5d/3d surch, violet boxed cachet, b/s, printed souvenir cover with CTP Ulm inset, two small ink smudges not affecting stamp or cachet |
£8.00 |
| 590 |
1934, Feb 17 --- CP Ulm, First official mail, New Zealand to Australia, bs 17/2, plain airmail etiquette cover franked 7d "Trans Tasman" opt, official violet cachet. |
£8.00 |
| 591 |
1936, Mar 16 --- Union Airways of New Zealand F/F Wellington-Dunedin, bs 16/3, plain cover franked 2x 1d air. |
£7.00 |
| 592 |
1936, Mar 16 --- Union Airways of New Zealand F/F Christchurch-Blenheim, bs 16/3, and on to Picton 17/3, plain airmail etiquette cover franked 2x 1d air. |
£6.00 |
| 593 |
1940, Jul 14 --- F/F FAM 19, to Auckland from Honolulu, cachet, bs, Pan Am, |
£5.00 |
| 594 |
1940, Jul 19 --- Trans pacific airmail, Pan Am F/F Auckland to Los Angeles, purple cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£10.00 |
| 595 |
1940, Jul 19 --- Trans pacific airmail, Pan Am FAM19 F/F, Auckland to San Francisco, official flight cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£3.50 |
| 596 |
1940, Jul 19 --- Trans pacific airmail, F/F FAM 19 Auckland to Noumea (New Caledonia), purple cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 597 |
1941, Nov 11 --- F/F Auckland to Suva (Fiji), red cachet, b/s, plain cover, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 598 |
1950, Oct 03 --- F/F twice weekly Wellington-Sydney service, b/s large boxed cachet, Tasman AW. |
£9.00 |
| 599 |
1953, Oct 13 --- Christchurch Air Race, Special Flight, Christchurch to Amsterdam, b/s, souvenir cover, KLM |
£4.00 |
| 600 |
1959, Dec 16 --- 40th anniv F/F Darganville to Auckland, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| NEWFOUNDLAND |
| 601 |
1921, Nov 25 --- Cotton abandoned flight Botwood to Halifax NS, franked 1921 'Air Mail/Halifax, N.S./1921' air 35c with 2 1/2mm spacing and stop after 1921, canc St Johns Nov 17, 1921, bs Halifax 4/2, AAMC FF-9b. A pioneer item in fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 602 |
1931, Jan 29 --- Sullivan flight, F/F St Johns to Hampden and return, boxed blue Hampden 9/2 arrival ds cachet on front and verso, violet circular flight cachet, franked 15c air x2, typed "First Local Air Mail/St Johns to Hampden/and Return", AAMC FF-37. |
£8.00 |
| 603 |
1939, Jun 24 --- F/F FAM 18 Northern Route, Botwood to New York, b/s, green cachet, b/s, attractive airmail " flying boat" souvenir cover, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 604 |
1939, Jun 24 --- Pan Am FAM 18 F/F Botwood-Foynes, Ireland, no arrival ds, green flight cachet, attractive bottom printing and stripe souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 605 |
1939, Jun 28 --- F/F FAM 18 Northern Route, Botwood to Shediac, green cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 606 |
1946, Jun 15 --- F/F FAM 18, Gander to Prague, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 607 |
1946, Jun 15 --- F/F FAM 18, Gander to Vienna, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 608 |
1947, Jan 01 --- Pan Am FAM 18, first direct flight Gander to New York, cachet, bs, airmail cover. |
£2.50 |
| NIGERIA |
| 609 |
1941, Dec 14 --- Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22 Lagos to Belem, airmail cover franked 1/-,6d, 'First Airmail/USA-Nigeria' cachet, b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. |
£5.00 |
| 610 |
1941, Dec 14 --- Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22 Lagos to Port of Spain, plain cover franked 1/-,x2, 'First Airmail/USA-Nigeria' cachet, b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. |
£5.00 |
| 611 |
1941, Dec 14 --- Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22 Lagos to Bathurst, plain cover franked 1/-,6d, 'First Airmail/USA-Nigeria' cachet, b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. Gum suffusion verso. |
£5.00 |
| 612 |
1941, Dec 14 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 22 Lagos to Miami, cachet, b/s 16/12, attractive unusual red/white/blue air cover. |
£5.00 |
| 613 |
1955, Apr 15 --- Air Afrique/Sabena printed company airmail cover, mixed franking Nigeria 2/6d & Gold Coast 3d, canc Minaquilah/Lloyd Trieste, posted on board Lloyd Triestino vessel to Paris. Unusual. |
£6.00 |
| 614 |
1956, Jun 21 --- F/F New York to Kano, green cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 615 |
1961, Jan 17 --- KLM 1st flight Lagos-Amsterdam, franked 6d, violet two line 'Lagos-Amsterdam' and boxed green 'Amsterdam-Lagos' flight cachets. |
£4.00 |
| NORWAY |
| 616 |
1946, Sep 14 --- SAS F/F Oslo to New York, red oval cachet, official printed card. |
£2.50 |
| 617 |
1954, Nov 15 --- SAS F/F, Oslo to Los Angeles, cachet, b/s, official cover. |
£2.50 |
| 618 |
1956, Nov 06 --- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Oslo-Djakarta, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 619 |
1957, Feb 24 --- SAS F/F DC 7C Great Circle Route Oslo-Tokyo, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 620 |
1957, Oct 09 --- SAS F/F Oslo-Budapest, bs, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 621 |
1958, Jan 24 --- SAS 1st regular flight Oslo-Djakarta, bs, official souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 622 |
1959, Apr 04 --- SAS F/F Oslo-Palma Majorca, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 623 |
1960, May 01 --- SAS F/F SE 210 Oslo-Frankfurt, cachet, b/s, attractive 'Nordkapp' PC. |
£2.50 |
| 624 |
1960, Oct 11 --- SAS F/F DC8 Oslo-(Anchorage)-Tokyo, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 625 |
1966, Mar 10 --- 50th Anniv flight, Oslo-Tromso-Longyearbyen, arrival ds, special vignette, long company cover, Braathens S.A.F.E. |
£2.50 |
| 626 |
1967, Nov 04 --- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Oslo-Bangkok, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 627 |
1967, Nov 04 --- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Oslo-Singapore, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 628 |
1968, Jun 05 --- F/F Trans Asian Express, Oslo to Djakarta, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 629 |
1977, Apr 04 --- F/F Stavanger to Amsterdam, bs, souvenir cover, KLM. |
£2.50 |
| PAKISTAN |
| 630 |
1959, Oct 30 --- F/F Karachi to Sydney, b/s, official cover, Qantas |
£3.50 |
| 631 |
1959, Nov 02 --- F/F Comet 4, Karachi to Sydney, bs, official cover, BOAC |
£3.00 |
| 632 |
1963, Apr 03 --- F/F Comet 4, Karachi to Auckland, b/s, company cover, BOAC |
£3.00 |
| PANAMA |
| 633 |
1929, Feb 09 --- Inaugural FAM 5, Colon to Miami, franked 2c National + 25c air, canc Agencia Postal Colon cds, bs New York 15/2, violet two line 'Panamerican Airways Inc/Primer Vuelo' flight cachet, printed cover addressed to JT Trippe, Pan Am AW Inc, New York. Because USPOD had not authorised Panama mail it was neither backstamped at Miami, nor forwarded from there by domestic airmail. This notwithstanding, such mail is an important part of FAM 5's inaugural history. |
£8.00 |
| 634 |
1946, Dec 14 --- F/F FAM 5 Panama to Houston, green cachet, b/s, airmail cover |
£2.50 |
| 635 |
1946, Dec 15 --- F/F FAM 5, Panama to Copus Christi, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 636 |
1950, Oct 20 --- Incoming flown cover, Vienna to Panama, bs Colon 30/10, franked 340g inc 2S&60gx2 1950 airs. Uncommon destination. |
£5.00 |
| 637 |
1951, Dec 06 --- F/F Panama to Los Angeles, violet cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 638 |
1960, Dec 12 --- First Jet Clipper flight Panama to San Francisco, cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| PAPUA & NEW GUINEA |
| 639 |
1936, Jun 18 --- Second Archibold Expedition, Daru to Mount Blucher, plain cover franked 3d, canc Daru/Papua/18 JE 36, typed "First Flight Daru to Mt Blucher/Police Camp Upper Fly River District/Papua - per Archibold Expedition's/Amphibian plane 'Kono' piloted by/Russell Rodgers & R. Archibold". Signed by both pilots on front. The plane was unable o land due to bad weather so the mail was dropped by parachute. Receipt of the mail is authenticated verso and signed and dated 18/6 by Michael Healy, Officer in Charge, Mt Blucher Police Camp.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 640 |
1936, Dec 01 --- A rare twice flown scarce card, flown by R.O. Mant from Sydney to Salamau on the W.R. Carpenter & Co delivery flight of Avro 642, and then back from Port Moresby to Sydney on 4th January 1937, on the special flight of the DH4 Dragon of Mandated Airlines carrying the New Guinea Administrator to Australia. The card is addressed to E.A .Crome and franked Papua 2x 2d & 5d/1/- stamps, all canc Port Moresby 30 DEC 36, and bears an 'Air Mail/Sydney NSW/5 JAN 37' arrival ds on the front, and typewritten "Australia- Papua New Guinea Flight/by Courtesy of R.O. Mant Pilot/per W.H. Carpenter's Avro 642" and is signed by the pilot RO Mant. Additionally, the card is a scarce blue/cream souvenir postcard, printed for the 3/12/1933 'Faith in Australia' Australia-New Zealand flight, and showing the aircraft and crew. It is signed by the crew from that flight, viz CTP Ulm, GU Allan & RN Boulton, and the passengers Mrs C Ulm and Miss N Rogers, and also again by RO Mant. It is rare and valuable ( only six exist, each valued at $800, #P110a in the Australian Air Mail Catalogue). It is also #348 which is valued at $200. A superb item fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£350.00 |
| 641 |
1944, May 06 --- World War II censored cover flown from Milne Bay, PNG to USA, 6c airmail PSE cancelled by unique identifier ds "US Army Postal Service/ APO 703", also "Passed by US Army Examiner" hs |
£3.50 |
| 642 |
1973, Nov 01 --- F/F, Port Moresby to Lae, b/s, souvenir cover, Air Niugini. |
£2.50 |
| 643 |
1937, Sep 02 --- Etiquette air cover, Port Moresby to Wau, b/s, franked KG VI Coronation set of 4, Guinea Airways Limited cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 644 |
1967, Sep 14 --- First jet service, Port Moresby to Hong Kong, b/s, souvenir cover, Qantas. |
£5.00 |
| PERU |
| 645 |
1947, Mar 25 --- 10th anniv, first direct flight, Lima to Buenos Aires, b/s, cachet |
£2.50 |
| 646 |
1948, Jun 20 --- F/F FAM 34 Lima to Guayaquil (Ecuador), purple cachet, b/s, air cover, Braniff |
£5.00 |
| 647 |
1961, Apr 11 --- F/F 707, Lima to London, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£3.50 |
| 648 |
1961, Apr 11 --- F/F 707, Lima to New York, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£3.50 |
| 649 |
1961, Apr 11 --- F/F 707, Lima to Nassau, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£3.50 |
| 650 |
1966, Apr 27 --- F/F FAM 34, Lima to Miami, cachet, no b/s, airmail cover, Braniff, |
£2.50 |
| 651 |
1968, Apr 08 --- Lufthansa B707 F/F Lima-La Paz, b/s, flight cachet, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 652 |
1974, Mar 08 --- Lufthansa 40th Anniversary South Atlantic crossings, Lima-Frankfurt, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, 22x10cm. |
£2.50 |
| PHILIPPINES |
| 653 |
1935, Dec 02 --- F/F FAM 14, Manila to Honolulu, cachet, b/s, air cover, 10x24cm, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 654 |
1935, Dec 02 --- F/F FAM 14, Manila to San Francisco, cachet, b/s, air cover, 10x24cm, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 655 |
1935, Dec 02 --- F/F FAM 14, Manila to Guam, flight cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 656 |
1937, Apr 28 --- Trans Pacific 'Hong Kong Clipper' F/F FAM 14, Manila to Hong Kong, bs 28/4, cachet, printed souvenir cover with map of route, Pan Am. |
£6.00 |
| 657 |
1947, Jun 30 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 14 Manila to Calcutta, red cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£8.00 |
| 658 |
1947, Jul 15 --- F/F FAM 28, Manila to Seattle , green flight cachet, b/s, airmail cover, North West Airlines, |
£1.50 |
| 659 |
1958, Jan 01 --- F/F FAM 27, into Manila from New York, cachet, b/s, air cover, TWA |
£2.50 |
| 660 |
1961, Nov 02 --- F/F Comet 4, Manila to Karachi, souvenir cover, b/s, BOAC |
£2.50 |
| 661 |
1965, Apr 06 --- F/F Manila to Brisbane, b/s, souvenir company cover, Qantas |
£2.50 |
| PORTUGAL |
| 662 |
1939, May 22 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic route, Lisbon-New York, b/s, blue cachet, very attractive and uncommon cream/light blue and red souvenir 'map'' cover with "New York First Transatlantic Air Mail Service/Over the Southern Route" text, Pan Am. |
£7.00 |
| 663 |
1939, May 22 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic route, Lisbon-Marseilles, b/s, blue cachet, very attractive and uncommon cream/light blue and red souvenir 'map'' cover with "New York First Transatlantic Air Mail Service/Over the Southern Route" text, Pan Am. |
£7.00 |
| 664 |
1939, May 26 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic route, Lisbon-Horta b/s, blue cachet, very attractive and uncommon cream/light blue and red souvenir 'map'' cover with "New York First Transatlantic Air Mail Service/Over the Southern Route" text. |
£7.00 |
| 665 |
1941, Feb 06 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic route, Lisbon to Bolama, Portuguese Guinea, cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 666 |
1941, Feb 06 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern Atlantic Route, alternate return via Portuguese Africa and The West Indies, Lisbon to New York via Bolama, purple cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 667 |
1941, Feb 06 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern Atlantic Route, alternate return via Portuguese Africa and The West Indies, Lisbon to Port of Spain, magenta cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 668 |
1941, Feb 06 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern Atlantic Route, alternate return via Portuguese Africa and The West Indies, Lisbon to San Juan, magenta cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 669 |
1967, Nov 22 --- TAP B727 F/F Luanda to Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, bs 22/11, franked 2.50Esc, oval violet flight cachet, red/black/gold souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 670 |
1968, Mar 03 --- TAP F/F Luanda to Salisbury, Rhodesia, bs 3/3, franked 4.30Esc, oval violet flight cachet, blue/black/gold souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| PORTUGUESE GUINEA |
| 673 |
1967, Nov 24 --- TAP F/F Bissau to Lisbon, bs 16/1, franked $2.50, special crested black flight cachet, black/red/white souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| PORTUGUESE INDIA |
| 671 |
1961, Jul 08 --- TAP F/F Goa to Lisbon, bs 12/7, franked 10c x2, 1e and 4e postmarked 'Estadu da India/Goa' and 'Correo Aereo/Mapuca', green three line flight cachet, also black four line cachet referring to Vasco da Gamma's departure from India on 8/7/1497. Uncommon item. |
£30.00 |
| PORTUGUESE TIMOR |
| 672 |
1969, Dec 09 --- Dili-Melbourne, b/s, 50th Anniv souvenir cover issued by a country flown en route to Australia during 1919 Ross Smith flight, signed by engineer. |
£5.00 |
| PUERTO RICO |
| 674 |
1929, Jan 09 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 6, San Juan to Miami, bs 10/10, large magenta flight cachet, airmail cover. |
£6.00 |
| 675 |
1929, Jan 09 --- F/F FAM 6, San Juan to Santo Domingo, bs, large red cachet, printed Soto corner cover, Pan Am. |
£16.00 |
| 676 |
1929, Sep 22 --- F/F FAM 6, San Juan-Georgetown, British Guiana, bs 23/9, large violet framed flight cachet, plain cover. |
£10.00 |
| 677 |
1929, Sep 22 --- F/F FAM 6, San Juan-Paramibo, Dutch Guiana, bs 23/9, large violet framed flight cachet, plain cover. |
£10.00 |
| 678 |
1931, Oct 27 --- Pan Am FAM6 F/F San Juan to Montevideo, bs 1/11, Henry Parsons corner cover franked 50c & 5c air, canc San Juan cds, no cachet on this leg. |
£10.00 |
| 679 |
1931, Dec 06 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 6, San Juan to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, purple diamond flight cachet, bs, airmail cover. |
£12.00 |
| 680 |
1941, Dec 06 --- Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22, San Juan to Lagos, large green 'globe' cachet with Clipper flying over ,b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. |
£6.00 |
| 681 |
1941, Dec 06 --- Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22, San Juan to Bathurst, large green 'globe' cachet with Clipper flying over, b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. |
£6.00 |
| 682 |
1941, Dec 06 --- Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22, San Juan to Leopoldville, large green 'globe' cachet with Clipper flying over, b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. |
£6.00 |
| 683 |
1945, Jun 06 --- Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines Inc, F/F Mayaguez to Ponce, bs, cachet. |
£6.00 |
| 684 |
1967, Feb 04 --- F/F FAM 29, San Juan to Boston AMF, b/s, Eastern AL, only 30 flown. |
£20.00 |
| RECOVERED/INTERRUPTED MAIL |
| 685 |
1927, Aug 14 --- Kohl, Loose & von Hunefeld, attempted trans-Atlantic flight from Dessau in Junkers plane 'Bremen' und 'Europa'. After 2500 miles the flight was aborted and they returned to Germany. Printed registered (label) souvenir corner cover 'Erste Luftpost/Dessau-New York', red boxed 'Zuruck/Flug nicht durchgefuhrt' and 'Befordert durch Luftpost/mit .....Junkers W.33' cachets, correctly rated 25Rm, canc Dessau 14/8, b/s Norderney 4/10. 1926 airs 1Rm x1, 2Rm x2 and 3Rm x6 make up the 25Rm franking, total SG cat £550 used. A scarce trans-Atlantic pioneer cover with impressive franking, and in fine condition. (PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 686 |
1929, Jan 28 --- Canada, first service Halifax-St John, bs 2/2, forced down at Folleigh Lake, NS, finally arrived Feb 2nd at 12pm. |
£25.00 |
| 687 |
1929, Jun 14 --- Old Orchard to Paris flight, crashed at Mimizan, cover franked 2c with Old Orchard cancellation of June 13, boxed violet three line "First French Transatlantic Flight/Assolant-Lefevre-Lotti/Old Orchard-Paris" cachet, and signed by all three pilots, Comillas 14/6 arrival cds and French 2c postage due stamp, tied by Bourget June 16 arrival cds, both on the front, Ni 290614. Scarce pioneer trans Atlantic item in superb condition.(PHOTO) |
£375.00 |
| 688 |
1932, Jan 28 --- Scarce accelerated emergency mail, Imperial Airways inaugural Cape Town-London service, carried by 'City of Baghdad' from Moshi to Juba, bs 7/2, via Nairobi 3/2 transit cds verso, red/orange/white Springbok souvenir cover franked 45c, canc Moshi 28 Jan 1932 cds. The flight from Cape Town was interrupted twice, first when a wheel was damaged on take off from Salisbury, and again when bad weather forced the plane to land in a swamp near Broken Hill, ref Ni 320129 and 320129B. The 'City of Baghdad' waited at Broken Hill until February 2nd, when it took off via Mpika, Dodoma, and Moshi, arriving Nairobi 3/2. This accelerated emergency mail, backstamped between February 2nd and 4th is of considerable rarity, and of unusual interest to aerophilatelists in that it anticipated the first mails from points south of Broken Hill by several days.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 689 |
1935, Nov 03 --- Air France F-JIAQ crash at Aracaju, en route Bahia to France on the South America-Europe South Atlantic service, grey imprint etiquette cover addressed to Austria, franked 1P Argentine stamp (another stamp bearing the rest of the postmark has been washed off), purple two line "Courrier Accidente Au Bresil/Le 3 Novembre 1935" cachet, Ni 351103a. Minor non invasive lower edge damage. Also the buff printed ambulance envelope in which the crashed cover was forwarded to Vienna, printed "Lettre Tombee en Rebut", canc 'Toulouse/Ht Garonne, 15/11/35', and also bearing the purple two line "Courrier Accidente Au Brasil/Le 3 Novembre 1935" cachet. Some top edge damage. The crashed mail was carried from Bahia to Natal by car, and then embarked on the 'Santos Dumont' piloted by Mermoz for OAT to Toulouse. An item for the connoisseur.(PHOTO) |
£225.00 |
| 690 |
1936, Aug 22 --- Scipio crash at Mirabella Bay en route from Sydney to London, imprint etiquette airmail cover postmarked Sydney/11 AUG/1936, stamp/s washed off, nice strike violet large print two line Type ee "Damaged By/Sea Water" cachet. Carried on Imperial Airways flight IW470 which left Brisbane on Aug 12th, Ni 360822ee (PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 691 |
1936, Aug 22 --- Scipio crash at Mirabella Bay en route from Lahore to London, plain cover franked 4a + 3a3p, canc Lahore/18 Aug 36 cds, violet framed Type b "Damaged By Sea/Water" cachet, black framed Lahore/18 Aug 36 postmark verso. One of the few items recovered with stamps intact. Carried on Imperial Airways flight IW470 which left Karachi on Aug 19th, Ni 360822b. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 692 |
1936, Aug 22 --- Scipio crash at Mirabella Bay en route from Melbourne to London, printed Commercial Bank of Australia cover franked 9d Kangaroo + one stamp washed off, canc Melbuorne/10 Aug/1936 cds, nice strike violet framed Type a "Damaged By Water" cachet. Carried on Imperial Airways flight IW470 which left Brisbane on Aug 12th, Ni 360822a. Also 125 word "Air Mail On Wrecked Flying Boat/The Postmaster-General's Announcement" original newspaper cutting. (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 693 |
1937, Aug 03 --- Panagra Sikorsky S43 crash in Mosquito Bay, Panama, en route Buenos Aires-New York, fine strike black four line type 'a' accident cachet applied at Cristobal, stamps washed off, grey airmail envelope, some damage to bottom lh corner on front, c 20% verso missing, NI 370803.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 694 |
1938, Nov 27 --- Crash of Imperial Airways flying boat "Calpurnia" on Lake Ramadi, en route from Great Britain to Australia, plain cover addressed to New Zealand, bs Paraparamu 20/12, franked 1 1/2d 'All Up Empire Rate' canc Thirsk/Yorks 23 NO 38, violet three line Type c "Received At/Wellington/In Damaged Condition" cachet. Carried on Imperial Airways flight CE80 which left Southampton on 25th November, Ni 381127c. (PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| 695 |
1938, Nov 27 --- Crash of Imperial Airways flying boat "Calpurnia" on Lake Ramadi. This particular cover is postmarked Guernsey, 22 Nov, 1938, and is addressed to North Island, New Zealand, the stamps have been washed off. Plain envelope with good strike of violet two line cachet for mail addressed to New Zealand "Received in Damages Condition/Ex Flying Boat Calpurnia", Ni 381127A.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 696 |
1939, Aug 13 --- Crash of FAM 10 Pan Am 'Baby Clipper' S43, southbound service Miami-Buenos Aires, sank in Guanbara Bay on the internal leg Fortaleza-Rio, black one line "Accidente De Avio" cachet, cover franked 33000R, 10% charred front, 60% charred verso, Ni 390813b(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 697 |
1953, May 02 --- BOAC COMET Jet Liner DH 106 crash on take off from Dum Dum airfield, Calcutta, on a flight from Singapore to London, , imprint etiquette airmail cover from Perak, franked Malaya stamps 2x 35x, canc Telukanson/ 1 MAY 53 cds, two strikes Type a violet "SALVAGED MAIL/'Comet' Crash Near Calcutta/"2nd May 1953", Ni 530502a. In one strike there is smudging of 'Calcutta' and '1953', and in the other the imprint of 'MAIL' and Calcutta' is missing. Written up on album leaf with an unused B&W ppc, dated March 1951, of a BOAC DH 106 Comet 1 in flight. (PHOTO) |
£325.00 |
| 698 |
1954, Mar 13 --- BOAC Lockheed Constellation crash at Singapore, en route from Australia to England, plain cover with pale even charring from 'Aust. Press Cuttings', Melbourne (printed address label) to High Commissioner, Australia House, London franked 2x 1/6d, canc ****COLLINS cds (date illegible), two strikes red boxed "Salvaged Mail/Aircraft Crash/Singapore 13.3.1954" cachet (both on front), Ni 540313a. A 200 word accident description accompanies this item |
£35.00 |
| 699 |
1954, Dec 25 --- BOAC B377 Stratocruiser "Cathay" crash at Prestwick, UK, en route from England to New York, envelope addressed to Wilton, Mass, franked 1/- and 3d (both part damaged), canc 21/12/54, fine strike purple boxed "Salvaged Mail/Aircraft Crash/Prestwick 25-12-54" cachet, Ni 541225a, c half of ' NAPT 1954' Christmas vignette verso. |
£35.00 |
| 700 |
1974, Nov 20 --- Lufthansa D-ABYB crash at Nairobi, en route from Frankfurt to Johannesburg, pale green/orange Netherlands aerogramme addressed to Lesotho, franked 60c, canc Zeist 18 XI 74 cds, fine strike red four line "Retrieved from Air Crash on 20/November 1974 at Nairobi/Herwin Van Lugramp OP 20/November 1974 Te Nairobi" cachet, Ni 741120a. Not often seen.(PHOTO) |
£185.00 |
| RUSSIA |
| 701 |
1947, May 07 --- Aeroflot/American Overseas Airlines, Moscow to Canada, bs Toronto 22/5, via Montreal 21/5, plain registered (label) cover franked 2R 30k, large circular violet "National Revenue Postal Branch/Duty Free/21.5.1947/Duty Free/Montreal" hs on front. Aeroflot to Stockholm, AOS FAM24 to New York, internal air service to Montreal. Nice early 'Post War Bridging the Atlantic' item. |
£25.00 |
| 702 |
1947, Jul 04 --- Aeroflot/American Overseas Airlines, Moscow to Canada, bs Toronto 8/7, via Montreal 7/7, plain registered (label) cover franked 2R 30k, large circular magenta "National Revenue Postal Branch/Duty Free/7.7.1947/Duty Free/Montreal" hs verso. Aeroflot to Stockholm, AOS FAM24 to New York, internal air service to Montreal. Nice early 'Post War Bridging the Atlantic' item. |
£25.00 |
| 703 |
1948, May 13 --- Aeroflot/American Overseas Airlines, Moscow to Canada, bs Toronto 24/5, via Montreal 23/5, plain registered (hs) cover franked 2R 30k, large circular blue "National Revenue Postal Branch/Duty Free/May 25 1948/Duty Free/Toronto, Ont" hs verso. Aeroflot to Stockholm, AOS FAM24 to New York, internal air service to Montréal. Nice 'Post War Bridging the Atlantic' item. |
£20.00 |
| 704 |
1958, May 27 --- Leningrad to the Belgian Congo, registered (hs) illustrated 40k PSE with attractive franking of additional 2R20 addressed to Luluabourg, bs 3/6, boxed violet ornate 'Par Avion' hs. Scarce origin/destination air cover. |
£8.00 |
| 705 |
1963, Jan 14 --- Trans Pacific registered (Moscou 34 hs) etiquette air cover addressed (bilingual) to The Australian Board of Missions, Westgate, NSW, bs 29/1, via Sydney 25/1, franked 28k canc Moscow cds. |
£5.00 |
| SAAR |
| 706 |
1955, Mar 18 --- Ballon flight, Erstagg to Forbache, special depart cachet, souvenir card. |
£3.50 |
| 707 |
1956, Apr 23 --- Saar acceptance for DLH F/F Hamburg-Chicago, bs 24/4, souvenir cover franked 36F, official cachet. |
£8.00 |
| SINGAPORE |
| 708 |
1959, Oct 30 --- F/F Singapore to Sydney, b/s, official cover, Qantas |
£3.50 |
| 709 |
1967, Mar 30 --- F/F Singapore to Amsterdam, b/s, official company cover, Qantas. |
£2.50 |
| 710 |
1967, Apr 01 --- Malaysia-Singapore Airlines F/F Singapore-Taipei, bs 1/4, official souvenir cover 22x10cm. |
£3.50 |
| 711 |
1967, Nov 04 --- F/F Trans Asian Express, into Singapore from Oslo, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 712 |
1967, Nov 06 --- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Singapore-Bangkok, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 713 |
1973, Nov 05 --- Thai Airways International, Royal Orchid Service, F/F Singapore-Frankfurt, no arrival ds, official dated souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
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| SOUTH AFRICA |
| 714 |
1932, Jan 27 --- Interrupted flight, F/F Cape Town to Belgian Congo, bs Irumu (Northern Congo) 28/2, via Nairobi 7/2, Juba 8/2 and Aba 8/2, carried on the Imperial Airways first regular service from Cape Town to London, scarcer Robertson cover franked 4d x2, canc Cape Town cds. By air to Juba, then by rail/road to Aba (122 miles) and Irumu (150 miles). The flight was interrupted twice. First the City of Basra was damaged at take of at Salisbury and mail transferred to the City of Delhi which, in turn, had to make an emergency landing due to bad weather near Broken Hill, when mail was transferred once more, this time to the City of Baghdad on Feb 6th, ref Ni 320129 and 320129B. Nice routing.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 715 |
1932, Jan 27 --- Imperial Airways first acceptance of mail from South Africa for Canada for carriage on the inaugural Cape Town-London service, Cape Town to Halifax, no arrival ds, scarcer blue/orange/cream Robertson souvenir cover, franked 1/3d, red double bar Jusqu'a to indicate termination of flight in London, carried by air from Cape-London, then surface to destination. |
£20.00 |
| 716 |
1939, Aug 21 --- SAA new West Coast service, South to South West Africa and Angola, Johannesburg to Outjo, SWA, bs 22/8, violet straight line "First Flight West Coast" cachet. Only three flights on this service before war broke out when service was abandoned due to lack of support. Narrow strip former mounting tape centre top edge verso, does not detract. Scarce. |
£25.00 |
| 717 |
1952, Sep 06 --- F/F Johannesburg to Sydney, violet cachet verso, b/s, official illus cover, Qantas |
£2.50 |
| 718 |
1957, Nov 25 --- SAA first regular service Jo'burg to Perth, b/s, printed souvenir cover 20x10cm, special postmark. |
£8.00 |
| 719 |
1959, Dec 03 --- BOAC F/F Comet 4, Johannesburg to London, company arrival ds, official souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 720 |
1967, Apr 03 --- Qantas F/F B707 Jo'burg to Sydney, b/s, official souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 721 |
1969, Feb 23 --- SAA F/F B707 Jo'burg to New York, b/s 24/2, special postmark. |
£25.00 |
| 722 |
1976, Apr 24 --- SAA B747SP, F/F direct Johannesburg-Athens, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£5.00 |
| 723 |
1976, Aug 05 --- SAA First scheduled B 747SP, Jo'burg-New York, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 724 |
1977, Jan 01 --- SAA Airbus, F/F Cape Town-Johannesburg, official souvenir cover, b/s, scarce. |
£2.50 |
| 725 |
1977, Apr 01 --- SAA B747SP, F/F Cape Town-London, official souvenir cover, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 726 |
1977, Jun 07 --- SAA B727, F/F Cape Town-George, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£2.50 |
| 727 |
1977, Jul 01 --- SAA B747SP, F/F Johannesburg-Frankfurt, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£2.50 |
| 728 |
1977, Nov 05 --- SAA B727, F/F Johannesburg-George, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£2.50 |
| 729 |
1979, Aug 26 --- SAA B727, 50th Anniversary Union AW, Cape Town-Port Elizabeth, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£2.50 |
| 730 |
1980, Sep 03 --- SAA B737, F/F Johannesburg-Lusaka, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£2.50 |
| 731 |
1982, Dec 03 --- SAA F/F B747 Jo'burg-Zurich, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 732 |
1985, Dec 17 --- SAA, 50th Anniversary F/F Johannesburg-Bloemfontein, official souvenir cover, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| SOUTH WEST AFRICA |
| 733 |
1931, Dec 19 --- SWAA F/F Keetmanshoop to Kimberley leg, bs 20/12, of the special SWAA Christmas connection flight from Windhoek-Mariental-Keetmanshoop-Upington-Kimberly, plain cover, black/orange per lugpos etiquette, franked 4d air opt SWA, canc 'Lugpos/SWA/Keetmanshoop/Air Mail' cachet, also Keetmanshoop cds. This special flight connected with the Imperial Airways experimental Christmas flight to London-Cape Town service. |
£15.00 |
| 734 |
1931, Dec 19 --- SWAA F/F Windhoek to Keetmanshoop, bs 20/12, leg of the special SWAA Christmas connection flight from Windhoek-Mariental-Keetmanshoop-Upington-Kimberly, plain Wyndham cover, black on blue per lugpos etiquette, franked 4d air, canc special Windhoek dated flight cachet. This special flight connected with the Imperial Airways experimental Christmas flight to London-Cape Town service. |
£15.00 |
| 735 |
1939, Aug 22 --- SAA new West Coast service, South to South West Africa and Angola, Windhoek to Lobito, Angola, bs 22/8, violet straight line "First Flight West Coast" cachet.. Only three flights on this service before war broke out when service was abandoned due to lack of support. Narrow strip former mounting tape centre top edge verso, does not detract. Scarce. |
£22.00 |
| 736 |
1939, Aug 22 --- SAA new West Coast service, Outjo to Lobito, Angola, bs 22/8, South to South West Africa and Angola, violet straight line "First Flight West Coast" cachet. Only three flights on this service before war broke out when service was abandoned due to lack of support. Scarce. |
£22.00 |
| 737 |
1977, Aug 22 --- SAA, Windhoek- Johannesburg, opening Rand 77, franked new SWA 20c air stamp, official souvenir cover, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| SPAIN |
| 738 |
1938, Mar 10 --- Civil war cover, Las Palmas, Canary Islands to New York via Germany, registered airmail cover franked 2P canc black framed /certificado/10 Mar 38/Las Palmas', bs New York 21/3, vi Frankfurt 13/3, violet two line "Censura Militar Las Palmas" censor mark verso. Flown DLH from Canary Islands to Germany, then likely OAT to Cherbourg and sea to New York by Europa/Bremen. |
£25.00 |
| 739 |
1954, Aug 02 --- F/F Madrid to New York, cachet, b/s, official cover, Iberia |
£2.50 |
| 740 |
1962, Apr 07 --- Sabena DC7 F/F, Malaga-Brussels, cachet, souvenir cover, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 741 |
1973, Jun 18 --- Iberia, F/F DC10, Madrid-Washington, bs 18/6, special depart canc, souvenir company cover. |
£3.50 |
| ST THOMAS |
| 742 |
1931, Dec 05 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 6, St Thomas to Camaguey, Cuba, diamond biplane cachet, b/s. |
£10.00 |
| 743 |
1931, Dec 05 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 6, St Thomas to Nuevitas, Cuba, diamond biplane cachet, b/s. |
£12.00 |
| SUDAN |
| 744 |
1931, Mar 12 --- Imperial Airways inaugural London to East Africa service, F/F Khartoum to London, no arrival ds, plain airmail etiquette cover franked SG 49 2P & SG 40 10m, black three line Khartoum -London biplane cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 745 |
1931, Mar 13 --- First acceptance of mail from Sudan for USA for carriage on Imperial Airways inaugural East Africa-England service, Wadi Halfa to Milwaukee, USA, no arrival ds, flown Wadi Halfa to London, violet "First Flight/Halfa to London" biplane F/F cachet no arrival ds but red double bar Jusqu'a (McQueen p228) cancelling airmail etiquette, applied in London to signify end of carriage by air, scarce Roessler yellow/olive "London to Cape/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope, ref ROE.FF5, illustrated p91 Newton, franked 10m & 2P 1931 air opts (Cat £18.50) and 5m ordinary. Scarce final destination since only 154 were flown to London.(PHOTO) |
£45.00 |
| 746 |
1931, Mar 13 --- Imperial Airways East Africa service, F/F Wadi Halfa to London, bs Anglesey 20/3, blue/white souvenir 'map' cover, franked 1931 10m & 12P air opt, black "First Flight/Halfa to London" biplane F/F cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 747 |
1932, Jan 26 --- Scarce 'accelerated emergency mail' F/F Juba to Moshi, bs 3/2, carried on the first Imperial Airways regular service from Cape Town to London, souvenir Springbok cover franked 3P canc Juba/Sudan Airmail cds. An unusual routing, originally carried south from Juba on the first Imperial Airways regular London-Cape Town-London service, but appears to have overflown Moshi and was then unloaded at Dodoma, Mbeya or Broken Hill where it joined other mail for carriage north on the Emergency Flight which left Broken Hill on Feb 2/2. Hence the Moshi 3/2 arrival ds. This accelerated emergency mail, backstamped between February 2nd and 4th is of considerable rarity, and of unusual interest to aerophilatelists in that it anticipated the first mails from points south of Broken Hill by several days. Only 6 flown from Juba to Moshi. A superb exhibition piece in fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£150.00 |
| 748 |
1962, Jan 06 --- F/F BOAC Britannia, Khartoum to Mauritius, official cover, b/s. |
£8.00 |
| SWEDEN |
| 749 |
1942, Dec 10 --- WWII censored airmail Sweden to UK, plain cover franked 50o, canc Stockholm cds, sealed GB black/white OBE 2883. No airmail before March 1942, no surface mail before April 1943. The early airmail service was very 'hush hush' and operated between Leuchars and Stockholm using Hudson's, Dakota's and latterly DH Mosquito's. |
£20.00 |
| 750 |
1943, Dec 15 --- WWII censored trans Atlantic airmail cover, Sweden to New York, plain cover franked 1.05K, canc Stockholm cds, ms "Via England", airmail etiquette, sealed GB Bermuda OBE 5248 censor tape. Correctly rated for ABA/BOAC to Scotland-London, OAT to Lisbon, and Pan Am FAM18 to New York. This rate applied between 6/5/42 and 26/4/44, see Boyle p375. There was no Swedish censorship in WWII. Nice routing. |
£20.00 |
| 751 |
1944, Sep 07 --- WWII dual censored trans Atlantic airmail cover, Sweden to Wilmington, USA, commercial corner cover franked 1.60K, canc Stockholm cds, airmail etiquette, ms 10g, sealed GB Bermuda OBE 7471, and New York EB 7040 censor tapes. Correctly rated for double rate ABA/BOAC to Scotland-London, OAT to Lisbon, and Pan Am FAM18 to New York, see Boyle p375. There was no Swedish censorship in WWII. Nice routing. |
£25.00 |
| 752 |
1944, Sep 11 --- ABA F/F Goteborg to Lulea, arrival ds on front, souvenir card. |
£5.00 |
| 753 |
1944, Oct 12 --- WWII censored trans Atlantic airmail cover, Sweden to New York, plain cover franked 1.05K, canc Stockholm cds, ms "Via England", airmail etiquette, sealed GB Bermuda OBE 5248 censor tape. Correctly rated for ABA/BOAC to Scotland-London, OAT to Lisbon, and Pan Am FAM18 to New York. This rate applied between 26/4/44 and 7/5/46, see Boyle p375, see Boyle p375. There was no Swedish censorship in WWII. Nice routing. |
£20.00 |
| 754 |
1945, Mar 21 --- WWII censored trans Atlantic airmail cover, Sweden to New York, commercial corner cover franked 70o, canc Stockholm cds, typed "By Air Mail to United Kingdom", airmail etiquette cancelled with ms black cross applied in UK, sealed US EB 6646 New York censor tape. Correctly rated for ABA/BOAC to Scotland-London, then by sea to USA, see Boyle p375. There was no Swedish censorship in WWII. Nice WWII item. |
£20.00 |
| 755 |
1945, Jun 27 --- Swedish Intercontinental Airlines, first Swedish Trans-Atlantic flight, Stockholm to New York, bs 1/7, via Reykjavik and Goose Bay, registered (label) cover, franked115o, canc special depart ds, souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 756 |
1945, Oct 21 --- Early post war censored airmail, ABA F/F Stockholm to Athens, bs, via Marseille and Rome, registered (label) cover franked 20o & 30o and 10o air, canc Stockholm cds, sealed uncommon black/white censor tape with Greek text, and English '(Open)ed By Examiner No 1535, and tied by violet dr ? Greek censor mark. |
£20.00 |
| 757 |
1954, Nov 15 --- F/F Great Circle Route, Stockholm to Los Angeles, cachet, b/s, aerogramme, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 758 |
1957, Feb 24 --- First Polar Flight Stockholm to Tokyo, special depart cds, b/s 28/2, aerogramme, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 759 |
1958, May 02 --- SAS 1st regular flight Stockholm-Kuala Lumpur, bs, cachet, plain cover. |
£2.50 |
| 760 |
1959, May 15 --- F/F Caravelle, Stockholm-Istanbul, b/s, souvenir company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 761 |
1959, May 15 --- F/F Caravelle, Stockholm-Copenhagen, b/s, souvenir company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 762 |
1959, May 15 --- F/F Caravelle, Stockholm-Damascus, b/s, souvenir company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 763 |
1959, May 15 --- F/F Caravelle, Stockholm-Cairo, b/s, souvenir company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 764 |
1960, Apr 01 --- Finnair, first Caravelle flight, Stockholm to Helsinki, b/s, cachet, printed souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 765 |
1960, Jun 01 --- F/F Comet 4B, Stockholm to London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, BEA |
£2.50 |
| 766 |
1960, Oct 11 --- First DC8 jet, Stockholm-Tokyo, b/s, cachet, SAS |
£2.50 |
| SWITZERLAND |
| 767 |
1927, May 30 --- NHORA flight, La Chaux de Fonds to Lausanne, cachet postmark, arrival ds on front, pale green/cream printed souvenir cover with imprinted 35c. |
£5.00 |
| 768 |
1930, Nov 08 --- DO-X cover, Switzerland acceptance for Germany to South America flight, Rio de Janeiro 22/6 arrival ds verso, also Rio black diamond Syndicado Condor backstamp, via Friedrichshafen 13/11/30 transit cds on front, franked 5F Mountain Views canc Romanshorn cds tied by purple DOX bordpost 30/1/1931cds, tying red boxed German DOX flight cachet. Nice item.(PHOTO) |
£150.00 |
| 769 |
1939, May 06 --- Pro Aero Mail flight, Zurich to Bellinzona, arrival ds on front, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 770 |
1939, Oct 05 --- Early WWII censored metered air cover, Wohlen to Rio de Janeiro, bs 18/10, grey cover with imprint airmail etiquette franked red oval 200 rp + 30rp Helvetia machine cancel and black Wohlen/5 X 39 cds, black framed "Uber - Via (ms) 'Genf' " directional handstamp, sealed French (Period 1) black/white framed 'Controle Postal Militaire' tied by fine strikes, front and verso black French lozenge 'Ouvert/WK 423/Pat L'Autorite Militaire' censor marks. Superb early WWI item, correctly rated and with great routing, for carriage by rail to Marseilles, via Geneva, then carriage by Air France to Rio de Janeiro. Carried on flight 212A in the 'Ville de Natal' piloted by Delaunay.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 771 |
1940, Sep 24 --- Switzerland to Brazil, flown by LATI, scarce uncensored WWII printed company airmail cover from Heerbrug, addressed to the Suisso Brasileira Engenharia (Engineering) Society, Rio de Janeiro, bs 6/10/40, franked 2F40c canc Heerbrug 24/9/40 cds, typed "LATI/5g". Correctly franked for single rate Switzerland to Brazil by LATI before 1st December 1940 (2F10c/5g air fee + 30c/20g basic, see Beith p40). No German censor because mail from Switzerland entered Italy via Chiasso and did not pass through Germany (see Boyle). LATI covers from Switzerland are scarce.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 772 |
1940, Oct 25 --- Switzerland to Brazil, flown by LATI, scarce uncensored WWII printed company airmail cover from Heerbrug, addressed to the Suisso Brasileira Engenharia (Engineering) Society, Rio de Janeiro, bs 3/11/40, franked 2F40c canc Heerbrug 25/10/40 cds, typed "LATI/5g". Correctly franked for single rate Switzerland to Brazil by LATI before 1st December 1940 (2F10c/5g air fee + 30c/20g basic, see Beith p40). Carried by rail to Rome via Chiasso, then by LATI all the way from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, thus avoiding British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. No German censor because mail from Switzerland entered Italy via Chiasso and did not pass through Germany (see Boyle). (PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 773 |
1941, Jun 10 --- Switzerland to Uruguay, flown by LATI, a rare uncensored WWII imprint etiquette airmail cover, Basel to Montevideo, bs 8/7/41, franked 2F70c canc Basel 10/6/41 cds, typed "Via LATI", ms '4g'. Correctly franked for single rate Switzerland to Uruguay by LATI, 2F40c/5g air fee (rate raised from 2F10c/5g on 1st December 1940) + 30c/20g basic, see Beith p40. Carried by rail to Rome via Chiasso, then by LATI all the way from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, then Syndicato Condor to Buenos Aires, and Condor or Panagra to Montevideo, thus avoiding British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. No German censor because mail from Switzerland entered Italy via Chiasso and did not pass through Germany (see Boyle). (PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| 774 |
1943, Jul 13 --- Special Pro-Aereo flight Zurich to Berne, 13/7 arrival ds on front, to commemorate 30th Anniversary of Oscar Bider's 1st Alpine Flight, souvenir sepia PPC showing Bider and plane verso (text in German), franked 4F canc Zurich/Luftpost/13 VII 43 cds, blue circular flight cachet. |
£15.00 |
| 775 |
1960, Aug 15 --- Special glider flight, Olten to Burgdorf, pictorial town postmark, special cachet, signed by pilot. |
£2.50 |
| 776 |
1963, Jul 13 --- Special Pro-Aereo flight Langenbruck-Berne-Locarno, bs 13/7, to commemorate 50th Anniversary of Oscar Bider's 1st Alpine Flight, souvenir cover, franked 2F canc special dated flight cachet. Signed by the Swiss pilot Edmond Audemars (1882-1970) who participated in the New-York Belmont park meeting in October 1910, and flew over several US including some flights over Mexico and Cuba. He was the close friend of Roland Garros and stopped to flying when Garros died in 1918. |
£15.00 |
| 777 |
1965, Jun 14 --- Air Lingus F/F BAC 111, Zurich to Dublin to Zurich, bs 15/6, blue/green circular cachet, printed souvenir cover franked 50c. |
£5.00 |
| 778 |
1970, Mar 31 --- First DC 8 Flight, Zurich to Kinshasha, b/s, illus cover, Swissair |
£2.50 |
| TANGANYIKA |
| 779 |
1930, Dec 24 --- Return of the First Direct Internal Flight, registered cover with Tanga regn label, Tanga to Dar es Salaam, bs 26/12, boxed violet "Par Avion/By Airmail/ Tanganyika Territory" hs (P 9 McQueen), violet ms/typed endorsement ms "Direct" typed "By First Air Mail Tanga to Dar es Salaam. Tanganyika Territory", franked pair Tanganyika 1927 50c, Tanganyika Govt Air Service. Only 50 flown in total (Colley p47).(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| THAILAND |
| 780 |
1952, Dec 08 --- F/F FAM 14, Bangkok to Rangoon, cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 781 |
1962, Oct 07 --- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Bangkok-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 782 |
1967, Nov 05 --- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Bangkok-Singapore, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 783 |
1968, Mar 17 --- Thai Airways International, Caravelle Jet, F/F Bangkok-Seoul, bs, official souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 784 |
1973, Nov 06 --- Thai Airways International, Royal Orchid Service, F/F Bangkok-Frankfurt, no arrival ds, official dated souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 785 |
1974, Nov 23 --- F/F Bangkok to Dacca, b/s, long souvenir cover, Bangladesh Biman AW. |
£3.50 |
| TRINIDAD |
| 786 |
1938, Oct 19 --- KLM F/F, Port of Spain to Barbados, cachet, b/s, plain cover. |
£7.00 |
| 787 |
1941, Dec 07 --- Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22, Port of Spain to Lagos, large purple cachet, b/s. This strategically important service, linking Africa and the USA, opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. |
£5.00 |
| 788 |
1950, Jul 08 --- F/F El Presidente Stratocruiser, Port of Spain to New York AMF, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 789 |
1961, Jun 10 --- BWIA, first jet New York to Port of Spain, cachet, b/s. |
£3.00 |
| 790 |
1969, Nov 01 --- SAS Inaugural Scandinavia-West Indies service, F/F Port of Spain-Oslo, cachet, b/s, souvenir card. |
£3.50 |
| TUNISIA |
| 791 |
1926, Nov 27 --- Air Union/Air Union Aernavale, test flight Tunis-Antibes, no arrival ds, grey Air Union cover with red border and large printed 'Par Avion' front and verso, franked 100c, canc Tunis RP/Tunisie 27/11/26, ms "1ier Vl Tunis-Antibes". Flight delayed at Ajjaciio for 24 hours due to bad weather, see Lignes Africaines, Collot & Cornu, p86.(PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| TURKEY |
| 792 |
1943, Mar 23 --- World War II uncensored printed commercial air cover to Coventry Climax Engines, England, no arrival ds, franked 60ku canc Galata cds. Likely to have flown via Egypt. |
£3.50 |
| 793 |
1944, Apr 15 --- Late World War II censored airmail cover to New York franked 80k canc Istanbul cds, via Cairo 28/4 transit cds, blue framed 'Ucak Ile' hs, violet hexagonal geometrical Egypt censor mark on front, sealed English/Arabic Egypt tape tied black circular censor hs verso, and US cellophane EB 5432 (New York) censor tape. Mail in and out of Turkey was not censored in Turkey. Carried by BOAC or MISR to Cairo where it was censored, then by air to Durban, then by ship to North America, see Boyle page 556. |
£25.00 |
| 794 |
1947, Jan 14 --- Post War registered (label) air cover to Antwerp, no arrival ds, franked 105ku + 4 k Defence canc Istanbul cds, also red boxed Istanbul/5 Control ds, white/dark blue etiquette. |
£2.50 |
| 795 |
1947, Feb 20 --- F/F FAM 18, Ankara to Gander , cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 796 |
1952, Dec 03 --- F/F FAM 18, Istanbul to Rangoon, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 797 |
1956, Apr 26 --- KLM F/F, to Ankara from Amsterdam, cachet, b/s, illus souvenir cover franked 55K. |
£2.50 |
| 798 |
1959, Nov 02 --- First Caravelle flight, Ankara to Paris, special cancel, b/s, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| UGANDA |
| 799 |
1931, Mar 10 --- First acceptance of mail from Uganda for USA for carriage on Imperial Airways inaugural East Africa-England service, Mwanza to Milwaukee, USA, no arrival ds, carried on Imperial Airways inaugural East Africa-England service, Mwanza to London, scarce Roessler yellow/olive "London to Cape/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope, ref ROE.FF5, illustrated p91 Newton, franked 85c, canc Kisumu cds. |
£12.00 |
| 800 |
1931, Mar 10 --- First acceptance of mail from Uganda for USA for carriage on Imperial Airways inaugural East Africa-England service, Kampala to Milwaukee, USA, no arrival ds, carried on Imperial Airways inaugural East Africa-England service, Kampala to London, scarce Roessler yellow/olive "London to Cape/Air Mail/First Flight" envelope, ref ROE.FF5, illustrated p91 Newton, franked 85c, canc Kisumu cds. |
£12.00 |
| 801 |
1931, Mar 10 --- Flown cover addressed to Lady Florence Proctor, London, no arrival ds, carried on F/F Mwanza to London, franked 120c canc Entebbe cds, Imperial AW. Non philatelic, uncommon. Ironed vertical crease, otherwise fine. |
£10.00 |
| 802 |
1967, May 01 --- TWA, F/F FAM 27 Extension to East Africa, Entebbe to New York, no cachet, b/s, 66 flown, AAMC #F27-199, cat $55. |
£20.00 |
| 803 |
1967, Nov 04 --- F/F to Entebbe from Geneva, b/s, souvenir cover, TWA. |
£2.50 |
| UNITED STATES |
| 804 |
1927, Oct 19 --- Aeromarine West Indies F/F FAM 4 Resumed Service, Key West to Havana, violet " Key West" cachet, b/s |
£8.00 |
| 805 |
1928, Oct 01 --- Colonial Airways, F/F FAM 1, New York to Montreal, purple diamond cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 806 |
1928, Oct 01 --- Colonial Airways, F/F FAM 1, Albany to Montreal, violet diamond cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 807 |
1929, Jan 02 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 7, Miami to Nassau, bs 2/1, large circular violet "aeroplane" cachet, 83 flown. |
£12.00 |
| 808 |
1929, Jan 09 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 6, Miami to Cuba, bs Habana 9/1, airmail cover, large boxed flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 809 |
1929, Jan 09 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 6, Miami to San Juan, cachet, b/s. |
£10.00 |
| 810 |
1929, Feb 06 --- Second Caribbean route inaugurated by PAA, F/F FAM 5, into Miami from Cristobal, b/s, cachet, Pan Am, flown by Lindbergh. |
£8.00 |
| 811 |
1929, Mar 10 --- Flown by Lindbergh, Pan Am F/F FAM 8, Brownsville to Mexico City, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£10.00 |
| 812 |
1929, May 21 --- F/F FAM 5 Miami to Managua, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£8.00 |
| 813 |
1929, Jun 26 --- Early airmail, Chicago to Stuttgart, 6/7 arrival ds's front and verso, Airpost Stamp Co corner cover, 20x10cm, franked 14c, canc Chicago duplex, boxed red "Mit Luftpost befordert/Postampt Nr.1 Stuttgart" arrival mark, large blue/red US "Via Air Mail" hs, flown Chicago-New York, and London-Berlin, typed "Chicago to New York, & London to Continent", |
£30.00 |
| 814 |
1929, Aug 26 --- Irish Airways Ltd, Boston to London, Tooting Aug 26, 1929 cds cancelling GB 1/2d confirming arrival, carried on North German Lloyd liner 'Karlsruhe', then accelerated by the experimental flight from Galway to London, airmail cover franked 2c, canc Boston 16/8, special pale green 'Airmail - Karlsruhe-Galway' label. One of the very few items for London with evidence of arrival, see Irish Airmail, Murphy W.J.(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 815 |
1930, May 03 --- Pan American Airways, F/F FAM 5, Miami to Maracaibo, b/s, green cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 816 |
1931, Dec 04 --- F/F FAM 5, Miami to Merida, b/s, purple Miami and Merida northbound cachets, Pan Am |
£7.50 |
| 817 |
1931, Dec 04 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 5, Miami to Nuevitas, Cuba, black diamond flight cachet, b/s. |
£12.00 |
| 818 |
1931, Dec 04 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 5, Miami to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, with Merida transit, purple diamond flight cachet, also black Route 6 cachet in error, b/s. |
£8.00 |
| 819 |
1935, Apr 16 --- Hawaii Survey Flight, San Francisco-Hawaii, Honolulu Apr 17th arrival ds on front, large magenta California-Hawaii flight cachet. |
£18.00 |
| 820 |
1937, Apr 19 --- Van Dusen round the world cover commemorating the first complete aerial circuit around the globe, the final link being completed following inauguration of th first airmail service from US to China. The cover 27x12cm, franked US C21&C22, canc New York 19/4, posted New York, was carried United Airlines to San Francisco, 21/4, then China Clipper F/F FAM 14 to Hong Kong, bs 28/4, Imperial AW to Penang, where Malaya stamps affixed, canc 6/5, KLM to Amsterdam, bs 10/5, where Dutch stamps affixed, canc 15/5, Air France to Rio de Janeiro, bs 18/5, where Brazilian stamps affixed, canc 20/5, for the final leg by Panair/Pan Am to New York. There is no New York b/s but PAA officially attests to their arrival in NY(see below). Also bears official FAM14 F/F cachet, red boxed 'Via Panair' hs, KLM 'receiving and forwarding at Penang', 'airport' and 'By KLM' hs's. The original plan was for KLM to continue to Frankfurt for OAT to Lakehurst on the Hindenburg, but the crash prompted a last minute transfer to Air France for the trans Atlantic leg. On 19/3/37 PAA issued a detailed news bulletin entitled "First Air Mail Service to China Completes Last Link in 'Round the World' Skyway". A wonderful historical piece - a similar item was offered recently by a New York auction house with an estimate of $300-$400. An illustrated three page article, confirming the details in this description, accompanies this item.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 821 |
1937, Apr 21 --- F/F FAM 14 flown by 'China' then 'Hong Kong' Clipper, at new reduced 70c rate, San Francisco to Hong Kong, cachet, b/s, printed souvenir cover with map of route, Pan Am. |
£12.00 |
| 822 |
1937, Apr 21 --- Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14 flown at new reduced 70c rate, by 'China' then 'Hong Kong' Clipper, San Francisco to Macau, blue cachet, b/s, par avion etiq, very attractive and unusual souvenir cover with map of route and explanatory text, Pan Am |
£10.00 |
| 823 |
1937, Aug 17 --- First acceptance of US mail for India, for carriage on the inaugural Pan Am FAM 14 Trans Pacific service from San Francisco to Hong Kong, bs 28/4, then OAT to Calcutta by the Imperial Airways Hong Kong-Penang Feeder and the Penang-Calcutta leg of the IAW Brisbane-Southampton flying boat services, arriving Calcutta 3/5. Attractive red/white/blue souvenir F/F cover with map of SF-HK route along the bottom edge, franked 75c US airmail stamps, canc New Monmouth/NJ/Apr 17 1937, fine strike blue "First Flight to Asia/FAM 14/San Francisco to Hong Kong" flight cachet. From Calcutta the cover was sent to Bombay where it was franked with 8as India airmail stamps (verso), canc Bombay GPO/6 May 37 cds, and re addressed to Red bank, New Jersey, USA, where it arrived on May 20th 1937. A rare acceptance in fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 824 |
1939, May 20 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic route, New York to Horta, b/s, blue cachet, very attractive and uncommon cream/light blue and red souvenir 'map'' cover with "New York First Transatlantic Air Mail Service/Over the Southern Route" text, Pan Am. |
£7.00 |
| 825 |
1939, May 20 --- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic route, New York to Marseilles, b/s, blue cachet, very attractive and uncommon cream/light blue and red souvenir 'map'' cover with "New York First Transatlantic Air Mail Service/Over the Southern Route" text, Pan Am. |
£7.00 |
| 826 |
1939, May 20 --- Pan Am F/F FAM18 Southern North Atlantic route, New York-Lisbon, bs 22/5, official cachet, attractive airmail cover, red/orange "Forward with National Defence" vignette verso. |
£10.00 |
| 827 |
1939, May 20 --- Double Pan Am F/F FAM 18 Southern( North) Atlantic route, New York-Marseilles, bs 22/5, and return from Marseilles to New York, bs 25/7, airmail cover, 20x11cm, franked US 30c air, canc New York 20 May 1939 cds, blue framed "United Sates f America/First Flight FAM 18/Trans-Atlantic Service", then refranked 15F French stamps canc Paris 24/5/39 cds, and returned by registered (label) mail on F/F FAM 18 Marseilles-New York, red framed "1er Service Postal Aerien/France-Etats Unis". Written up on album leaf, in French. |
£40.00 |
| 828 |
1939, May 20 --- Pan Am F/F FAM18 Southern North Atlantic route, New York-Marseilles, blue cachet, b/s, attractive JC Sidenus blue/grey/white illustrated cover of Clipper in flight. |
£12.00 |
| 829 |
1939, May 20 --- Scarce Gold Crosby cachet, F/F FAM18 Southern North Atlantic route, New York-Lisbon, bs 21/5, Pan Am. |
£25.00 |
| 830 |
1939, Jun 24 --- Pan Am FAM 18 F/F New York-Shediac, b/s, magenta official cachet on front, uncommon 'First Flight/Transatlantic Air Mail/FAM 18' bottom printing and stripe souvenir cover prepared by Leo August |
£7.00 |
| 831 |
1939, Jun 24 --- F/F FAM 18, Northern North Atlantic route, New York-Botwood, b/s, red cachet. Red/white/blue 'Clipper' flying boat souvenir cover. |
£7.00 |
| 832 |
1940, Jul 12 --- Pan Am F/F FAM 19, Los Angeles to Canton Island, b/s, uncommon printed "First Flight to canton Island/South Pacific Airmail Route" souvenir cover franked 31c. |
£10.00 |
| 833 |
1940, Jul 12 --- Scarcer Crosby cachetted Pan Am Trans-Pacific F/F FAM 19, San Francisco to Canton Island, b/s, fine silver Crosby cachet, official flight cachet, airmail cover. Popular with collectors, but not easy to find. |
£18.00 |
| 834 |
1940, Jul 12 --- Scarcer Crosby cachetted Pan Am Trans-Pacific F/F FAM 19, San Francisco to Auckland, b/s, fine blue Crosby cachet, official flight cachet, airmail cover. Popular with collectors, but not easy to find. |
£18.00 |
| 835 |
1940, Jul 12 --- Scarcer Crosby cachetted Pan Am Trans-Pacific F/F FAM 19, San Francisco to Noumea, b/s, fine blue Crosby cachet, official flight cachet, airmail cover. Popular with collectors, but not easy to find. |
£18.00 |
| 836 |
1945, Nov 19 --- F/F FAM 24, Chicago-Shannon, verso blue rectangular hs certifying service rendered, arrival date and name of plane, blue specially printed company cover, American Overseas Airlines, |
£9.00 |
| 837 |
1945, Nov 23 --- F/F FAM 24, Philadelphia to Shannon, verso blue rectangular hs certifying service rendered, arrival date and name of plane, uncommon light blue/cream 'Strawbridge & Clothier' printed company cover, American Overseas Airlines, |
£9.00 |
| 838 |
1947, Feb 21 --- F/F FAM 19, into Sydney from San Francisco, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 839 |
1947, Mar 07 --- F/F FAM 18 inward to Karachi from New York, blue cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 840 |
1947, Jul 15 --- F/F, FAM 28 Minneapolis to Shanghai, cachet, b/s, N West Airlines, |
£2.50 |
| 841 |
1947, Jul 23 --- F/F FAM 18, New York AMF to Damascus, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 842 |
1947, Sep 26 --- F/F FAM 18, New York to Tokyo via Calcutta, two cachets, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 843 |
1947, Oct 28 --- 20th Anniversary Pan Am Foreign Airmail Service, Key West to Havana, magenta cachet front, blue cachet verso, b/s |
£2.50 |
| 844 |
1949, Feb 10 --- F/F FAM 34, to La Paz from Houston, b/s, airmail cover, Braniff, |
£2.50 |
| 845 |
1950, Jun 03 --- F/F FAM 27, Philadelphia to Milan, no cachet, b/s, TWA, scarce |
£8.00 |
| 846 |
1950, Jul 05 --- F/F El Presidente Stratocruiser, New York to Port of Spain, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 847 |
1952, Nov 19 --- First Trans-Arctic Flight, Los Angeles AMF to Copenhagen, arrival ds on front, large cachet. Delivery flight of the first SAS DC-6B. |
£2.50 |
| 848 |
1957, Jul 02 --- F/F inward to Rome from Chicago, blue cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 849 |
1957, Oct 02 --- First Polar Flight FAM 27, Los Angeles to Rome, cachet, b/s, TWA, |
£2.50 |
| 850 |
1958, Jan 01 --- Northwest Orient/TWA connect at Manila to form a 'New Way Round the World' service, souvenir red/whit/blue letter from Vice President TWA, New York to Manila, 5/1, franked 25c US air and 60c Philippine stamps, inside are inaugural date stamps from 22 countries which make up this service. Nice item. |
£15.00 |
| 851 |
1958, Oct 04 --- F/F Comet 4, New York to London, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£2.50 |
| 852 |
1960, Apr 26 --- Inauguration jet service, Miami to Sao Paul, cachet, b/s, Braniff |
£2.50 |
| 853 |
1965, May 16 --- F/F FAM 18, inward to Cotonau from New York, magenta cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am. |
£2.50 |
| 854 |
1937, Nov 16 --- Scarce Pan Am/Imperial Airways 'Round Trip' first flight, unofficial Pan Am mail carried Baltimore-Hamilton on 17th November, returned 19th November on inaugural Imperial Airways Hamilton-Baltimore, plain cover franked US 2c canc Baltimore Nov 16 1937 carried by passenger unofficially to Hamilton where 3d&6d Bermuda stamps applied, canc Hamilton 18 Nov 1937, returned to Baltimore Nov 19 1937, typed "First Flight/Baltimore-Bermuda, Pan Am Airways/Bermuda-Baltimore Imperial Airways". First recorded mail after Baltimore replaced New York as the US winter terminal on the Bermuda route. These round trip covers are "especially interesting mementoes of the 'square deal' arrangement implemented on the US-Bermuda route, when two international airlines jointly provided passenger and airmail services. A scarce historical item in fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£150.00 |
| UNITED STATES INTERNAL |
| 855 |
1924, Jun 30 --- F/F Transcontinental Airmail Route involving night flying, westbound Cheyenne-San Francisco, no arrival ds but has "Unclaimed from S. Francisco" hs (usually bs only at Cleveland, Chicago, Cheyenne, SLC and Reno), magenta four line boxed cachet "Via Air Mail/On first trip through schedule/involving night flying on Trans-/continental Air Mail Route". Harry A. Truby printed "Aeroplane Mail/Transcontinental Route/Last Day 2c Rate" corner cover, franked 2c Harding black, posted Jun 30th, 10am, although last day of 2c rate was Jun 29th, magenta winged 'Via US Air Mail' cachet. Truby covers are genuine and westbound mail from Cheyenne and cities west are scarcer. Some gum suffusion verso. |
£25.00 |
| 856 |
1924, Jul 01 --- F/F Transcontinental Airmail Route involving night flying, westbound New York-Cleveland, no arrival ds, franked 16c C2, likely 6c + special delivery 10c, ms "1stTrip - Air Mail/NY-San Francisco", magenta four line boxed cachet "Via Air Mail/On first trip through schedule/involving night flying on Trans-/continental Air Mail Route". Ironed vertical crease 1cm lh edge, otherwise fine. |
£25.00 |
| 857 |
1925, Sep 05 --- FAM 3 intended acceleration of mail to Honduras by overtaking mail at Pilottown, New Orleans to Tela, bs 5/9, franked 2c, canc Sep 5th, 11.30 am, violet oval "Via Hydroplane Mail/New Orleans-Pilottown, LA/Too Late", also bears 'First Flight' cachet in error. |
£18.00 |
| 858 |
1929, Feb 22 --- First Aviators Reunion, Washington's Birthday, postmarked Chicago, bs Springfield 23/2, black winged cachet, signed by pilot, R. Newton. |
£2.50 |
| 859 |
1929, May 01 --- Flown cover, postmarked Ogden/Air Mail, violet boxed "Air Mail/Ogden Utah/Busy Hub" cachet, signed by pilot, A.W.Stephenson. |
£3.50 |
| 860 |
1929, Jul 15 --- F/F Detroit to Toronto, bs 15/7, and return, franked US 5c, canc Detroit 15/7, and Canada 5c, canc Toronto 15/7 cds, out and return flight cachets, airmail cover. Uncommon both ways F/F. |
£18.00 |
| 861 |
1929, Aug 27 --- First mail carrying (refuelling in flight) transcontinental non-stop flight, 'Boeing-Hornet-Shuttle', Oakland-New York, bs 29/8, postmarked Oakland AMF, airmail cover, franked 5c, ms 'Via Boeing Hornet Shuttle Plane', AAMC US Souvenir Historical Flights #609c. Also original sepia photo of plane being fuelled up, 12x7cm. |
£6.00 |
| 862 |
1929, Sep 02 --- Air cover franked 5c canc Cleveland AMF cds, brown National Air Races/Cleveland imprinted vignette and violet "Akron Day/Sep 2 1929" cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 863 |
1929, Nov 23 --- First National Glider Carnival, Detroit, cachetted air cover, pm Nov 23rd. |
£2.50 |
| 864 |
1929, Dec 28 --- Last 10am flight, Cincinnati to Chicago, typed endorsement. |
£2.50 |
| 865 |
1930, Jan 27 --- First All Night Flight, CAM 20, Albany-Cleveland, 5c air tied Buffalo machine cancel, large black 'First All Night Flight' cachet. |
£3.00 |
| 866 |
1931, Apr 30 --- Virginia Airport Inspection Air Tour, Bluefields, large violet cachet, signed by tour organiser and pilot, George H Miller. |
£2.50 |
| 867 |
1931, Jun 15 --- First AM 20 over the Fort Worth-Nashville route, b/s, First Contract, official cachet front and Chamber of Commerce cachet verso. |
£2.50 |
| 868 |
1931, Sep 07 --- Dedication Fort Pembina Airport, cachet, air cover, signed by pilot, Russell J McNown. |
£2.50 |
| 869 |
1932, Jul 06 --- F/F 6c-13c new rates for Domestic airmail, cover flown from San Francisco with commemorative cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 870 |
1933, Jun 24 --- Pacific Seaboard Airlines, F/F San Francisco-Los Angeles, no arrival ds, airmail cover franked C17, canc Los Angeles cds. Signed by pilot, Harry B. Cameron. Pacific Seaboard Airlines was formed in 1933 to service this route; renamed Chicago and Southern Airlines in 1934. |
£5.00 |
| 871 |
1933, Sep 23 --- Williamsport Air Meet, large violet cachet verso, signed by pilot, Fred W. Soule. |
£2.50 |
| 872 |
1934, Jul 21 --- Dedication of Koshkonong airport, typed signed inscription flown on state air tour by Dr JD Brock, pm Kansas City, Jul 21st. 25 flown. |
£12.00 |
| 873 |
1934, Oct 12 --- American Airlines first six hour service, Dallas-Chicago, franked 6c, souvenir cover, POA, pilot signed. |
£5.00 |
| 874 |
1935, Oct 15 --- First airmail service out of Vero Beach, Florida, First Contract, official cachet, printed "First Flight" cover. |
£2.50 |
| 875 |
1938, May 18 --- National Airmail Week, 20th Anniversary of inauguration of regular airmail service, commemorative flight Kitty Hawk to Dayton, b/s, large purple cachet, souvenir cover signed by postmaster HM Baum. |
£3.50 |
| 876 |
1938, Oct 10 --- F/F USAM40 out of Tampa, cachet, signed by ?pilot J.C.Wall. |
£2.50 |
| 877 |
1939, Jun 04 --- First AM 1001 Experimental Pick Up service out of Coatesville, PA, First Contract, official cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 878 |
1941, Nov 30 --- Dedication South Dayton Airport, large violet cachet, signed by pilot Lt. Gerald Chatterton. |
£2.50 |
| 879 |
1962, Jul 04 --- United Sates, 50th Anniv 1st Air Mail service in New Jersey, South Amboy-Perth Amboy, cachet, b/s |
£2.50 |
| 880 |
3c PSC addressed to H.A. Truby, cancelled undated New York double line oval, black three line "Received at New York/under cover from Post/Office at 'ms ''New Kensington, Pa", fine strike red winged 'Aero Mail' hs, typed "Via Airplane Mail" |
£8.00 |
| URUGUAY |
| 881 |
1925, Sep 23 --- F/F Montevideo to Rincon, franked 50c inc Battle of Rincon 45c only available on cover and for this flight, canc blue oval special FDI postmark, registered (label) cover, bs 26/9, Muller #13. |
£15.00 |
| 882 |
1936, May 06 --- F/F inaugural boat/air service from Uruguay to London, registered (label) Ferrer Llull corner cover franked 22c air & 12c ordinary (24c ordinary + 10c air), canc 'Recomendados/5 V 36/Montevideo' cds, ms "por Aerea a parta de/Lisboa por Massilia", red framed "Primer Viaje Del/Servicio maritimo aerea entre/Monevideo-Lisboa-Paris-Londres/6 Mayo 1936". Carried across the Atlantic from Montevideo to Lisbonne on the SS Massilia, and was then flown to London via Marseille. Written up on album leaf, ex Bergier, author "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". The SS Marssilia was an Anchor Line vessel, built in 1902 and made her maiden voyage in September of that year on the UK - Bombay service. She did not go onto the N.America run until 1919 (this info was posted on the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch on 7/8/1997). Rare item in fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£150.00 |
| 883 |
1950, Jul 07 --- F/F El Presidente Stratocruiser, Montevideo to New York, cachet, b/s, air cover, |
£6.00 |
| VENEZUELA |
| 884 |
1937, Jun 25 --- Venezuela to Holland, Maracaibo to The Hague, no arrival ds, plain cover franked 1B 95c, canc Maracaibo 25/6/37 cds, superb strike uncommon violet two line "Por Avion Desde Maracaibo/Hasta Estados Unidos" directional handstamp, see McQueen p229, also red/white/blue Pan Am winged logo etiquette. Flown Pan Am FAM 5 from Maracaibo-Miami, then surface to Europe. |
£10.00 |
| 885 |
1939, Dec 30 --- Venezuela to Italy, a rare uncensored early LATI WWII airmail cover, Caracas to Milan, bs 17/1/40 x 2, franked 3B 7 1/2c, canc Caracas 30/12/39 cds, ms "Por Avion New York Transatlantico Lisboa-Roma". In spite of the typed directions we believe this cover was carried to Rome by LATI, and not by Pan Am or Air France, because (1) there is no British Caribbean censorship, (2) the Pan Am rate was only c1B 30c - the rates charged by Air France and LATI were much higher, and (3) the destination is Italy. Airmail from Venezuela to be flown to Europe by Air France, was first carried by Pan Am from Caracas to Rio de Janeiro via Port of Spain, where it would have received British censorship. Also there is no Paris or Marseilles arrival ds which is usual on Air France South Atlantic mail. Boyle reports that Venezuelan airmail was sent to Europe by LATI, but that the service was seldom used (p679), and Beith notes that, although censorship was introduced after Italy entered the war on 10th June 1940, Italian censorship markings are quite rare and are usually restricted to mail originating from Italian territory (p48). (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 886 |
1941, Feb 14 --- WWII censored airmail cover, Lagunillas to England, franked 1B 30c canc Lagunillas 14 Feb 1941 cds, purple "Transatlantica" hs, sealed black/white PC90 OBE 367 (Jamaica) censor tape. Carried FAM 5 to Miami, via Kingston, then trans Atlantic by FAM 18 to Lisbon. A nice example of the relatively inexpensive Pan Am rate to Europe for comparison with significantly higher rates charge by Air France and LATI. |
£20.00 |
| 887 |
Commercial part flown commercial corner cover to Germany, no arrival ds, franked 1.95s canc Caracas machine cancel, fine strike of violet "Por Avion Desde Maracaibo Hasta Estatdos Unidos" Jusqu'a, see McQueen, p41. |
£3.50 |
| VIETNAM |
| 888 |
1959, Apr 02 --- KLM, F/F Saigon to Amsterdam, no arrival ds, airmail cover franked $6 50, red boxed four line flight cachet. |
£15.00 |
| 889 |
1959, Jun 04 --- F/F FAM 14, Saigon to Jakarta, red and purple flight cachets, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 890 |
1959, Jun 04 --- F/F FAM 14, Saigon to Jakarta, red and purple flight cachets, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| WORLD WAR II (APO) |
| 891 |
1944, Jan 29 --- World War II censored cover flown from Aquadilla, Puerto Rico, 6c PSE airmail cover cancelled by unique identifier ds "US Army Postal Service/ APO 845", signed and "Passed by Army Examiner/01047" hs. |
£2.50 |
| 892 |
1944, Dec 09 --- World War II censored cover flown from Jorhat (India) to USA, 6c airmail PSE cancelled by unique identifier ds " US Army Postal Service/ APO 466", also signed "Passed by/Base/ Army Examiner censor mark, scarce origin. |
£2.50 |
| 893 |
1945, Feb 10 --- World War II cover flown from Leyte, Philippines to USA, 6c airmail PSE cancelled by unique identifier ds "US Army Postal Service/ APO 442". |
£2.50 |
| 894 |
1945, Jul 06 --- World War II censored cover addressed to The Rosicrucian Fellowship, Oceanside, California, flown from Quarry Heights, Canal zone, airmail cover franked 6c, cancelled by unique identifier ds "US Army Postal Service/ APO 834", printed "Via Air Mail" cachet, signed and "Passed by Army Examiner/00072" hs. |
£8.00 |
| 895 |
1945, Jul 30 --- World War II censored cover flown from Myitkina, Burma to US, 2c PSE cancelled by unique identifier ds "US Army Postal Service/ APO 218" and boxed "Air/6c/" hs, signed and "Passed by Army Examiner/13587" hs. Posted six days before first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. |
£2.50 |
| 896 |
1945, Aug 21 --- World War II censored cover flown from Jorhat (India) to USA, 6c airmail PSE cancelled by unique identifier ds " US Army Postal Service/ APO 466", also signed "Passed by/Base/ Army Examiner censor mark, scarce origin. |
£2.50 |
| 897 |
1945, Sep 04 --- World War II censored cover flown from GHQ USAF, Guam, to USA, 6c airmail PSE cancelled by unique identifier ds "US Army Postal Service/ APO 246", also Passed by US Army Examiner" hs. |
£2.50 |
| 898 |
1945, Sep 06 --- World War II uncensored cover flown from Bagnoli, Italy, 6c PSE airmail cover cancelled by unique identifier ds "US Army Postal Service/ APO 790", signed and "Passed by Army Examiner/00838" hs. |
£2.50 |
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| Documents & Literature |
| 899 |
ABC of British Airports, details, layout, airline usage, etc, of all the 50 or so listed regularly in the statistical bulletins of the Ministry of Transport, profusely illustrated, 18x24cm, 40pp, pub 1960. |
£8.00 |
| 900 |
Air Investors Inc. Investment Statistical Report, 4 page investment report prepared by Frear & Company on Air Investors Inc. (an aviation investors group), discusses financial situation of Air Investors Inc. September 1929. Some stains, overall condition good. |
£8.00 |
| 901 |
BEA Introduces New Service from London-Geneva, letter from Sales Manager, 19th May, 1947. |
£4.00 |
| 902 |
Extension of US AM27 route from Toledo-Columbus, announcement from Div Air Mail Service, PO Dept, Washington, Feb 1st, 1933. |
£4.00 |
| 903 |
Imperial Airways, Karachi Airport, a letter written on red on cream headed company notepaper with speedbird logo, signed by G.E.Woods Humphrey, Managing Director, and dated 11 July, 1933, sent on the first regular weekly British Air Mail Service between Calcutta and London service, as a souvenir of its inauguration. Very fine. |
£30.00 |
| 904 |
New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line, a stencilled note, prepared by Miss J.E.Galbraith, approved by O'Neill, and inserted in all Feb 20th F/F covers viz "This is sent to you for the interest that you, or your friends, may have in the souvenir or sale value of First Airmail Covers........If this cover is of no interest (return) to Miss J.E.Galbraith, Secretary to the President, New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line, Inc., 929 Graybar Building, New York City", ref p6 "NYRBA's Triple Crash and Outlaw Flight Covers and Its Postal Marking", Grigore J.Jnr. |
£10.00 |
| 905 |
Swissair, The Engadine Express, report of the first experimental direct flight connecting London with the highest European Airport at Samaden (St. Moritz), an official reprint from Flight, February 24th, 1938. |
£4.00 |
| 906 |
Souvenir red/white blue envelope commemorating the opening of the first regular weekly airmail service between London and Calcutta, Imperial AW and India Trans-Continental AW, fine unused. |
£7.00 |
| Newspaper Cuttings |
| 907 |
WW II Kodak advertisement announcing the 'millions of airgraph letters passing through the Post Office weekly', an original newspaper cutting circa 1943 with company 'Airgraph' logo. Precursors of the Airgraph service were the cessation of flights across Europe to Cairo and the Middle East after the fall off France in 1940, and the entry of Italy into the war and, with the onset of the 'Blitz' in late 1940 and early 1941, the need to expedite the carriage of mail to boost the morale of troops serving in ME and India. |
£5.00 |
| 908 |
WWII Ministry of Food announcement re the introduction of the New Ration Books, Clothing Books and (for those over 16) Identity Cards, with information on collection and registration, an original newspaper cutting, c750 words. |
£4.00 |
| 909 |
WWII official GPO notice re availability of Airgraph service to British Forces in North Africa and HM Ships in that area, and air letter (not airgraph) service to West African Force and HM Ships in that area, original newspaper cutting, 4x4". Precursors of the Airgraph service were the cessation of flights across Europe to Cairo and the Middle East after the fall off France in 1940, and the entry of Italy into the war and, with the onset of the 'Blitz' in late 1940 and early 1941, the need to expedite the carriage of mail to boost the morale of troops serving in ME and India. |
£10.00 |
| 910 |
WWII, US Army PO opens in London for exclusive use of American forces in England, includes picture of US Army personnel opening their mail, original newspaper cutting, 4x4". |
£4.00 |
| Other Collateral Items |
| 911 |
BEA, official maroon/white/blue window envelope. |
£3.50 |
| 912 |
Cherry Red Airlines, 10c stamp issued 3/7/1929, black and red on white, unmounted mint. |
£5.00 |
| 913 |
Eddie Rickenbacker signed airmail envelope, not postally used, and also bearing uncancelled 1995 60c Eddie Rickenbacker commemorative stamp. |
£10.00 |
| 914 |
Imperial Airways/Qantas Empire Airways first regular through service from England to Australia, Karachi to Brisbane, unused red/white/blue 'Kangaroo' souvenir cover. |
£10.00 |
| 915 |
New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line, B&W pictures, c10x6cm (not photos), of NYRBA commodore flying boats 'Havana' aloft and 'Buenos Aires' afloat, and a decorated interior cabin. |
£6.00 |
| 916 |
New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line, NYRBA, an original 22x10cm red/cream ink English language souvenir blotter showing a NYRBA 'Commodore' 16 flying boat 'Rio de Janeiro' in flight, together with "For Speed-Comfort-Safety/Travel by Nyrbaline/Use Nyrbaline Airmail and Express Facilities" text and the company New York, Rio and Buenos Aires addresses. The 'Rio de Janeiro' was involved in the first of three crashes along NYRBA's inaugural route. Illustrated p xiv "NYRBA's Triple Crash and Outlaw Flight Covers and Its Postal Marking", Grigore J.Jnr. |
£30.00 |
| 917 |
One Penny Lundy airmail opt. on GB stamp with GV and inverted biplane insets, and Bradbury Wilkinson & Co text, signed and dated Apr 28, 1928 ( but produced much later) by Gerald King. A little gem, of superb quality, from King's collection of bogus Lundy stamps and covers. King was the Co-editor of The New Puffin Journal, published by the Lundy Collectors Club. |
£6.00 |
| 918 |
Orenco 4 passenger tourist aeroplane, type F, 150 H.P, sepia advertising pamphlets, photo, drawings, specification, 9"x6", 4 pages. Very good condition |
£4.00 |
| 919 |
Polynesian Airlines, semi official airmail perforated miniature sheet of 4, experimental airmail Raratonga-Penhryn-Tahiti-Raratonga, unmounted mint. |
£5.00 |
| 920 |
SAS headed notepaper, company headquarters, Santiago, Chile, dated 16/2/51, sent on the occasion of the F/F DC6 Chile-Europe, containing the brief message "Med basta halsingar, fran, Stig Wibom", very fine. |
£10.00 |
| Photographs |
| 921 |
Imperial Airways Atlanta Class Liner "Astrea" G-ABTL on tarmac in Royal Mail livery. Employed on Indian and African services, B&W 9x14cm photo with technical details verso., |
£5.00 |
| 922 |
De Havilland, DH 86B in flight, reg L 7596, in RAF livery, original B&W photocard. |
£4.00 |
| 923 |
KLM DC3 "Specht", unloading mailbags from hold to mail van, original B&W press photo, 11x17cm. First registered PH-ALS March 1937, crashed during take off from the airfield of Palembang, Sumatra, 6/10/37, Ni371006. |
£12.00 |
| 924 |
Speke Airport, official B&W photograph, 20x16cm, taken in July 1979, in the airport's first month of operation as the hub of the new comprehensive night airmail service. The photo shows a Dan Air, Air Ecosse and 'ABC G-EOZ' on the tarmac at night. Also a copy of a five page article, by Beith, on the Night Air Mails from Speke Airport. |
£3.50 |
| 925 |
Speke Airport, official B&W photograph, 20x16cm, taken in July 1979, in the airport's first month of operation as the hub of the new comprehensive night airmail service. The photo shows airport postal staff loading mail at night into the hold of aircraft G-ASPL. Also a copy of a five page article, by Beith, on the Night Air Mails from Speke Airport. |
£3.50 |
| 926 |
Swissair DC8, HB-1DD, on tarmac at Nairobi, Apr 5th, 1968. Was later highjacked and destroyed in Jordan, 197. Original B&W photo, 9x7cm. |
£4.00 |
| 927 |
Warren Williams, CAM17 pilot, original head & shoulders photograph, 10x17cm, c1930. |
£4.00 |
| 928 |
Zeppelin, original B&W photograph 16x12cm, issued by the Zeppelin Company, from a series taken during the maiden flight of the Graf Zeppelin to South America. Number 8, "Flying over ( a rocky outcrop) on Ibiza, Balearic Islands". A list of the Photograph in this series, which confirms the location of this particular picture, accompanies this item. |
£4.00 |
| Picture Postcards |
| 929 |
"Fly to South America by BOAC", attractive unused reproduction PPC taken from an original multicoloured poster by Keeble, showing artist's impression of mountains and desert. |
£4.00 |
| 930 |
United Airlines DC-7 "Mainliner" in flight, in company livery, original colour PPC, unused. |
£4.00 |
| 931 |
"First Flight Mails", attractive unused multicoloured PPC published by Blake Post Cards showing artist's impression of a Trimotor and a De Havilland biplane flying around the globe, with "Letters sent by air gain several days in delivery" logo. |
£5.00 |
| 932 |
Airport, Stapleton Air Field, Denver, Colorado, colour PPC 1951's, used, faint tone spots verso.. |
£4.00 |
| 933 |
American Airlines AA/ NC 17334 in flight, in company livery, original colour PPC, unused. |
£4.00 |
| 934 |
American Flyers Airlines Douglas DC4 on tarmac, unused colour PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 935 |
BEA viscount G-AMOG "BMA Robert Falcon Scott" in flight, B&W PPC of original photo, 1mm trim top and bottom, unused. |
£4.00 |
| 936 |
Berlin, Deutscher Fundflug, blue/gold/cream souvenir PPC, unused. |
£4.00 |
| 937 |
BOAC, attractive unused reproduction PPC taken from an original 1949 multicoloured poster by Pick, showing artist's impression of plane flying round world globe, and "BOAC/efetua voos/a todos os/Continentes" logo. |
£4.00 |
| 938 |
BOAC, attractive unused reproduction PPC taken from an original 1951 multicoloured poster by Wooton, showing artist's impression of a busy fishing harbour, and "Fly to the Caribbean by BOAC" logo. |
£4.00 |
| 939 |
BOAC, attractive unused reproduction PPC taken from an original 1952 multicoloured poster by Wooton, showing artist's impression of city rooftop scene, , and "Fly to Germany by BOAC" logo. |
£3.50 |
| 940 |
British United Airways, Vickers Viscount in flight, in first BUA livery, colour ppc |
£5.00 |
| 941 |
Colonial Airlines, Douglas DC3 in flight, original H H Baumann colour PPC, circa 1946 |
£7.00 |
| 942 |
Comet 4B, Olympic Airways, in flight, original company PPC, unused. |
£4.00 |
| 943 |
Coronation Airmail, facsimile of original pc published by Stamp Collecting franked 1/2d and posted in London on FDI 15/2/37, red "Save at Selfridges" cachet. |
£8.00 |
| 944 |
Costes and Belionte and plane about to depart from Bourget for the Paris-New York flight, Sept 1st, 1930, at 10.5am, super original sepia ppc. |
£4.00 |
| 945 |
Curtiss Aeroplane Plant, Buffalo, NY, circa 1930, original colour photo PPC showing flying field, hangars, main plant, admin buildings, etc. |
£4.00 |
| 946 |
Dan Air Douglas DC-3 on tarmac at Gatwick Airport, Jul 1966, Flight B&W PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 947 |
Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport, c 1930's, original B&W PPC, used stamp removed, showing three engine Junkers outside airport building. |
£4.00 |
| 948 |
Great Lakes biplane, N367N, outside "Flying Service Ltd" hangar, unused colour PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 949 |
Imperial Airways DH 91 Albatross 'Faraday' G-AEVV in flight, original Valentines B&W PPC. The 'Faraday was delivered to Imperial Airways in August 1939. It was transferred to BOAC when it was formed in 1940, but was impressed into Royal Air Force service for operation by No. 271 Squadron RAF. It was destroyed after a landing accident at Reykjavik on the 11 August 1941 |
£6.00 |
| 950 |
Imperial Airways Empire Airmail Scheme 1937, artist picture of mail being loaded on to Flying Boat Centurion at Southampton Docks also with Flying Boat Centurion G-ADUT, unused multicoloured repro PPC. |
£5.00 |
| 951 |
Imperial AW, attractive unused reproduction PPC taken from an original 1925 multicoloured poster advertising the early airmail service to Europe, shows DH IIG-EBX flying above clouds. |
£4.00 |
| 952 |
Indian National Airways, attractive unused reproduction PPC taken from an original 1947 INA red/blue/yellow and orange poster, showing artist's impression of Hindu Bathing Huts on the Ganges, with "Fly Indiaman" and winged horse logo. |
£4.00 |
| 953 |
Lajes Airforce Base, Azores, B&W ppc showing, DC4, SAAB Scania?, Globemaster Stratocruiser, and Cargo lifter on tarmac. |
£3.50 |
| 954 |
LIN Airlines Convair CV 340 on tarmac, unused colour PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 955 |
New York, Midtown and Empire State Building, also US airship flying overhead, original colour PPC showing aerial view, pub early 1930's, Manhattan PC Publishing Co. |
£4.00 |
| 956 |
Original Pan Am promotional card, circa 1940, showing colour photo of the threshing of wheat along the Pan American highway in the mountains of Oaxaca (Mexico). |
£4.00 |
| 957 |
Polaris Air Transport Convair CV 240 on tarmac, unused colour PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 958 |
Qantas Empire Airways' showing DH RMA 'Brisbane' VH USD in flight over Europe - Australia signpost, unused multicoloured repro PPC from Qantas Historical Archives. |
£5.00 |
| 959 |
Qantas 'Sydney-London Empire Services Speed and Comfort' with Super Constellation GA KZS and Imperial Flying Boat VH QEA against the Union Jack, unused multicoloured repro PPC from Qantas Historical Archives. |
£5.00 |
| 960 |
Shamrock Airlines Douglas DC6 on tarmac, unused colour PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 961 |
Shawnee Airlines Douglas DC3 on tarmac, unused colour PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 962 |
Slick Airways Douglas DC4 on tarmac, unused colour PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 963 |
TCA, Trans Canada Airways, attractive unused reproduction PPC taken from an original multicoloured 1948 poster, with "Fly TCA/ToThe/Canada International Trade Fair" logo. |
£4.00 |
| 964 |
The Atlanta Skylarks Douglas DC7 on tarmac, unused colour PPC. |
£4.00 |
| 965 |
The Farman Biplane, original Tucks PPC, unused. |
£4.00 |
| 966 |
Universal Airlines Douglas DC7 on tarmac, unused colour PPC. |
£3.50 |
| 967 |
Vickers Viking, original used (not flown) colour PPC c 1947, from an poster by AFD Bannister. |
£7.00 |
| 968 |
World's First Hovercoach PPC, franked 3d cancelled framed "10th Anniv Year - World's/First Hovercraft Service/28th October 1972/Wallasey Cheshire". |
£5.00 |
| 969 |
WWI, GB War Bond Campaign, National War Savings Committees Campaigns, original PPC of airship above ship (on convoy duty). |
£10.00 |
| 970 |
Zeppelin, Count Zeppelin, unused original PPC, B&W knee length photo portrait, in suit, with hat and cane, pub. H. Brandseph, Stuttgart. |
£5.00 |
| 971 |
Zeppelin, repro set of six coloured ppc's from 1909, unused, produced by Zeppelin Study Group, UK |
£5.00 |
| Timetables & Brochures |
| 972 |
Air Services of India Ltd, Bombay Kathiawar Service, timetable, 2pp, 15x12 cm, with picture of Dragon Rapide VT-AHB used in the inaugural flight. The brochure advertised Bombay (Juhu) to Kathiawar (Bhavnagar) in 90 minutes. Sadly, the service was very little used, (ref 38-75 Brown J, Indian Air Mails, 1995). |
£15.00 |
| 973 |
American Airlines timetable, Aug 1st, 1940, inc Coast-Coast, Washington, NY, Chicago, Nashville, etc services. Interesting notes on wartime restrictions on cameras, and possible unscheduled landings to take on fuel, 8pp, 22x10cm. |
£5.00 |
| 974 |
BEA, five cities guide, London, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and Gothenburg, travellers notes and city maps, c1950, 8pp, 22x9cm. |
£4.00 |
| 975 |
DLH, four promotional brochures, circa 1960, all 9x20cm, around 60 pages in total, with some maps. |
£10.00 |
| 976 |
Imperial Airways/India Trans-Continental Airways, Abridged Timetable of the New London to Calcutta Air Route, July 1933, 6pp, black on dark blue card, including time table, specimen fares and excess baggage and freight rates. Scarce item in superb condition.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 977 |
JAL winter timetable, to March 1969, folding gloss card, 23x21cm (2). |
£5.00 |
| 978 |
Loganair Ltd Summer 1972 Timetable and Fares, all services, 6pp, 20x10cm. |
£4.00 |
| 979 |
Loganair Northern Isles Service Timetable to/from Kirkwall, fares and general information, April 1972. |
£4.00 |
| 980 |
PAGAI, Pan American Grace Airways, Jan 1930, timetable for Cristobal-Guayaquil and Guayaquil-Arica services, and map of route, 6pp, 9x16cm, collector's photocopy, in Spanish. |
£5.00 |
| 981 |
Panagra, post 1939 timetable for express service from New York tosantiago, 4pp, 10x22cm, collector's photocopy, in English. |
£4.00 |
| 982 |
SCADTA, 1929 Servicio Bolivariano de Transportes Aereoes Colombia-Ecuador-panama-Peru, airmail and passenger tariffs for the Linea del Magdelena, Atlantico, Interoceanica, Pacifico, Santander, Terrestres, el Exterior and Interior, and agencies, 22pp, 10x22cm, collector's photocopy, in Spanish. |
£6.00 |
| 983 |
SCADTA, Colombian Airways System, 1936 timetable, internal services, flight times, tariffs, etc, 8pp, 10x22cm, collector's photocopy, in Spanish. |
£4.00 |
| 984 |
SCADTA, Colombian Airways System, 1937 timetable, internal services, flight times, tariffs, etc, 8pp, 10x22cm, collector's photocopy, in Spanish. |
£5.00 |
| Vignettes, Etiquettes & Labels |
| 985 |
Air France, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, issued 1/8/35, ref Mair FRA-B-75b. |
£10.00 |
| 986 |
Air France, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, 2x5, issued 1/7/36. |
£10.00 |
| 987 |
Air France, complete booklet of airmail labels, issued 1/4/36, ref Mair FRA-B-77a, red error correction hs "Errateur/Ligne Air France/Syrie-Indochine/Depart de Marseille/Le Jeudi". Uncommon. |
£15.00 |
| 988 |
Aquila Airways, red/cream circular baggage label, 109mm, GB648, c1952. |
£7.00 |
| 989 |
BOAC, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, issued 1952, ref Mair GBR-B-14 |
£10.00 |
| 990 |
British South American Airways, blue/black/gold circular baggage label, 101mm, GB500, c1946, scarce. |
£15.00 |
| 991 |
Crilly Airways, air transport label, G150, blue/buff/grey, 101mm diam. The first one to be issued by the company when it started in 1935. A beautiful scarce item. |
£10.00 |
| 992 |
Gibraltar Airways, red/blue/pink circular baggage label, 75mm, GI2, c1947, scarce. |
£10.00 |
| 993 |
Guernsey Airways, red/white/blue/black rectangular baggage label, 140x70mm, GB188, c1934, taken over by Railway Air Services in 1939, scarce. |
£15.00 |
| 994 |
Hunting Air Transport/Airwork Ltd, yellow/blue/grey pear shape, 110x70mm, 'Safari Service to East Africa', unlisted, c1952. |
£7.00 |
| 995 |
Imperial Airways dark blue/red/white "Send Your Letters By/Airmail/Africa India" vignette, 32mm x 52mm, Air Transport Label catalogue # GB68. |
£5.00 |
| 996 |
Imperial Airways label, "Use the Air Mail/to India/ also Persia, Iraq and Egypt", blue/pale blue/red, 5x3cm, unmounted mint, GB 49, scarce. |
£25.00 |
| 997 |
The Channel Air Bridge-Gateway to the Continent/Southend, Calais, Ostende, Rotterdam', red/black/white/blue rectangular baggage label, 100x70mm, unlisted. |
£7.00 |
| 998 |
Western Canada AW, semi official stamp, May 1st, 1927, 10c pink & black 'Jubilee', CL40 block of four, mint. |
£6.00 |