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LOT
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DESCRIPTION
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EST
VALUE
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| AIRSHIP |
| 001 |
1928, Apr 15 Bermuda to USA, plain cover franked 2 1/2d, canc 'Hamilton/Bermuda 16 Apr 25', carried by airship "Los Angeles" from Hamilton to Lakehurst, b/s East Orange, NJ, 24/4, black three line "Air Mail/Service/Bermuda" flight cachet. |
£50.00 |
| 002 |
1930, May 18 Graf Zeppelin, Austria acceptance for Friedrichshafen-Seville flight en route to S. America, bs 19/5, super sepia souvenir PC showing 'Halle des LZ 127'. Map and imprint 2Rm Zeppelin stamp with 'The First South-American fly of the Airship Graf Zeppelin' in three languages, franked Austria 1926 air 2S, red flight cachet. |
£45.00 |
| 003 |
1930, Aug 30 Cover canc. Akron cds commemorating visit of AAMS to view "The Airship Dock, Akron, Ohio", cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 004 |
1932, May 06 USS Akron, mail carrying Coast to Coast Flight from Lakehurst to San Diego, b/s, official magenta departure and arrival cachets. |
£15.00 |
| 005 |
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. |
£30.00 |
| 006 |
1932, Jul 27 Danzig Exhibition (Luposta) flight, on board cancel, and Friedrichshafen 1/8 dated arrival cachet on front, blue flight confirmation cachet, franked 75pfg, sepia PPC showing LZ 127 flying over the hangar at Friedrichshafen, Si 169C (110 Euro). |
£40.00 |
| 007 |
1933, May 06 First South America flight, Barcelona-Brazil, bs Pernambuco 20/5, 15c pink PC with additional Spanish franking 1Px2 and 30c, canc hexagonal 6 May33 ds, special Spanish mail cachet intended for this flight (unfortunately landing was cancelled so no Spanish mail was taken aboard). |
£40.00 |
| 008 |
1933, May 16 Seville-Friedrichshafen, bs 17/5, franked Spanish 1Px3 and 7c, canc Madrid hexagonal ds, dark blue/white 'Por Zeppelin' etiquette, multi coloured Lineas Aereas Postales Espanolas vignette on front. |
£40.00 |
| 009 |
1934, Jun 29 Buenos Aires to England, bs 9/7, registered (label) printed green on grey "Por Zeppelin Via Condor" envelope with "Via Condor" over outline of LZ 127 in lh corner, franked 54c,36,24c air & 2x10c, 1c ordinary, canc Buenos Aires cds, flown on Third South America Flight, flown by Graf Zeppelin to Friedrichshafen, fine 6/7 bs. Neat non invasive 1mm trim lh edge. |
£20.00 |
| 010 |
1936, Jun 30 Fourth U.S.A. “Hindenburg” Flight Lakehurst to Frankfurt, addressed to Germany, Frankfurt 6/7 arrival ds on front, postmarked New York Jul 3rd, rated 55c cents, magenta "Registered" hs, printed souvenir PC "Via Airship Hindenburg/from Lakehurst, NJ, USA/to Frankfurt/Main, Germany". |
£20.00 |
| ARGENTINA |
| 011 |
1929, Aug 26 NYRBA F/F Buenos Aires to Montevideo, no arrival ds, plain cover franked 15c canc Via Aerea/Buenos Aires/22 Ago 29", pale green straight line "Por Avion NYRBA" flight cachet. (PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 012 |
1929, Oct 30 Mermoz F/F Buenos Aires to Comodoro Rivadavia, bs 1/11, red/blue/grey C.G. Aeropostale company cover franked 10c, 5c airs & 5c ordinary, canc 'Via Aerea/Buenos Aires/30 ct 29' cds, violet circular cachet "Aeroposta Argentina S.A./Aeroplaza/de/B.Aires". 89 flown. |
£40.00 |
| 013 |
1929, Nov 01 Saint-Exupery F/F Bahia Blanca to Comodoro Rivadavia, bs 1/11, blue/white printed 'Via Aerea' PSC with additional 10c,5c stamps, canc 'Bahia Blanca/Argentina/Nov 1 1929' cds, violet double ring 'Aerea Posta/Argentina (SA)' verso. Signed by the pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Scarce signature. (PHOTO) |
£200.00 |
| 014 |
1930, Feb 19 NYRBA triple crash and outlaw cover, carried on the first regular through service, Buenos Aires to Miami, no b/s, an on to Hartford, Conn, bs 28/2, airmail cover franked 36c,24c,10c x2, and 5c airs, canc Serv. Aeropostal/Buenos Aires cds, red boxed "Argentina-Estados Unida/NYRBA" flight cover. This cover was involved in all three crashes of this flight. The first was at Porto Alegre. The second was on landing at Santos where mail from Argentina, Uruguay, Porto Alegre had to be unloaded and, together with mail from Santos, rushed 200 miles by car, over mountain roads to Rio. Here it was transferred, along with the Rio mail, to a third machine which took off for Bahia, chased by the Rio harbour police who had a warrant to impound NYRBA's mail because of an unsettled legal dispute with ETA. The third crash occurred on take off at Bahia following a stop to load further mail. This item is also an 'outlaw' cover because NYRBA had no FAM contract with the USPO guaranteeing that their mail would receive continuing air mail service once it had cleared th first US port of entry. So it was confiscated by the USPO on arrival at Miami, no backstamps were applied, and it was forwarded to its final destination in New York by surface. See 'NYRBA's Triple Crash and Outlaw Flight Covers and Its Postal Marking', Grigore J.Jnr. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 015 |
1941, Sep 25 Argentina to Switzerland, flown by LATI, scarce uncensored WWII airmail printed company corner cover, Buenos Aires to Zurich, no arrival ds, franked 1P 45c, canc Via Aerea/Buenos Aires 25 Sep 41 cds, typed 'Por Avion/Via LATI'. Correctly rated for LATI to Europe (0.20P basic + 1.25P air fee, see Beith p41). No Bermuda censor confirms not flown by PAA, 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). Also a scarcer cover than one may expect. Beith shows first LATI flight Rio -Buenos Aires was on July 25, 1941. However, LATI had trouble obtaining permission to start regular service to Buenos Aires, and a regular service did not start till September. The service proved short-lived, and closed with US entry into WWII (fuel supply cut off Dec.11 - see Davies, A History of World Airlines, p.223) (PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 016 |
1946, Jul 18 Pan Am first direct flight Buenos Aires-New York, printed souvenir cover, flight cachet, unflown, bears 'Vuelo No Se Efectuo/Deuelvase Al Remitente' cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 017 |
1947, Jan 31 BSAA flown cover, Argentina to Belgium, registered (label) imprint etiquette airmail envelope addressed to Brussels, no arrival ds, franked 1P35, canc Buenos Aires cds, fine pale blue/dark blue/white BSAA vignette. |
£18.00 |
| 018 |
1947, Aug 02 BSAA, censored flown cover to British Zone, Germany, no arrival ds, franked 60c canc Buenos Aires cds, fine blue/light blue/white BSAA etiquette, sealed British PC90 black/white OBE 9257 censor tape tied by purple British crown over 1628 censor mark. |
£20.00 |
| 019 |
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 |
| 020 |
1959, Oct 07 KLM 40th Anniv Buenos Aires-Amsterdam, b/s, cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 021 |
1960, Jan 27 F/F Comet 4, Buenos Aires to London, souvenir cachetted cover, b/s, BOAC |
£8.00 |
| 022 |
1964, Oct 07 Commemorative flight, 13th Olympic Games, Buenos Aires to Tokyo, bs, cachet, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£4.00 |
| 023 |
1965, Mar 24 Special flight, Buenos Aires-Montevideo, to commemorate the 1st River Plate Philatelic Congress, printed souvenir cover, special flight cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 024 |
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 |
| 025 |
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 |
| 026 |
1948, Sept BSAA flown cover to Switzerland, bs Basel 27/9, franked 145c canc Buenos Aires cds, fine blue/light blue/white BSAA etiquette, registered (label) EROS/Socorro European company corner cover with imprint etiquette. |
£20.00 |
| AUSTRALIA |
| 027 |
1920, Dec 26 Geelong Air Service, Belmont Common, Geelong, official £1 1/- 'Certificate of Flight' # 495 signed by Lt. C D Pratt, RAFR. The first commercial airmail was still one year away, and the Great War only finished the previous year. In 1936 Pratt came 3rd in the Brisbane-Adelaide air race. A super historical item. (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 028 |
1927, Jul 01 Qantas extension Cloncurry to Normanton, bs 1/7, signed by the pilot Hudson Fysh. Also violet rectangular "Forwarded BY Air Mail" cachet. Typed "Certified First Flight" and signed by postmaster. Scarce item. (PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 029 |
1929, Jun 02 F/F Adelaide to Perth, no arrival ds, franked 4d, blue angel AAS Ltd vignette, red/white/blue etiquette, printed Davis Bros. souvenir cover, fine "Earliest Delivery" F/F vignette verso, rated a great rarity by Mair, Western Australian AW. No b/s's were applied to ordinary covers, see Eus 136. |
£20.00 |
| 030 |
1929, Jun 02 F/F Adelaide to Cottesloe, no arrival ds, franked 4 1/2d, ms "By First Air Mail", Western Australia AW. "No backstamps applied to ordinary covers" see Eustis p49. |
£10.00 |
| 031 |
1929, Jun 05 Kalgoorlie-(Adelaide)-Chicago, bs 7/7/29, PC franked 3d ordinary + 3d air, canc Kalgoorlie 3/6, carried on W.A. Airways Ltd F/F new Perth-Adelaide service, which accelerated the transit of mail for the outgoing mail boat to San Francisco from Sydney. The service was due to open on 2/6, but the flight was delayed, and Kalgoorlie mail arrived in Adelaide on June 6th (see Eustis, p49). No special cachets and very few bs's were applied to this mail. However, the sender of this card drew his own tasteful picture - an outline of Australia and a kangaroo within, and ms 'Aerial Mail' below. Verso is a handwritten message "First flight by air post, Kalgoorlie (WA), via Adelaide (SA), Sydney (NSW) and San Francisco, USA. A most interesting and unusual item, in fine condition. (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 032 |
1931, Apr 23 Sydney to Saigon, bs 12/5, via Rangoon 2/5, London, flown on return of first experimental flight England-Australia, franked 2x6d and 2x3d KS air, canc Sydney Reg cds, violet souvenir cachet verso, registered (label) souvenir "All The Way" cover with IAW winged logo and route details, Qantas/Imperial Airways. (PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 033 |
1931, May 16 Melbourne to London, bs 5/6, carried on return of second experimental flight England-Australia, uncommon and attractive brown/cream printed souvenir cover with map of route on front, franked SG 115, 122, 123 (block of four, cat £52 used), ANA/Qantas/Imperial Airways, signed "Hudson Fysh/Pilot/ Brisbane-Darwin Section" . (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 034 |
1934, Feb 03 Aircrafts Pty Ltd, F/F Brisbane to Cracow, bs 3/2, Crome cover franked 2d + 3d air, posted in Sydney 31/1, then again in Brisbane on 1/2, green/blue two line flight cachet "First Flight/Brisbane to Cracow, signed by pilot RS Adair. |
£45.00 |
| 035 |
1934, Feb 04 Aircrafts Pty Ltd, F/F Cracow to Brisbane, bs 5/2, plain cover franked 2d + 3d air, canc Cracow cds, ms "By First Air Mail/Flight Cracow/to Brisbane". |
£30.00 |
| 036 |
1934, Feb 05 Adastra Airways F/F Bega to Sydney, bs 5/2, plain cover franked 2d + 3d air, canc Bega cds, typed "First Air Mail/Bega-Sydney". |
£25.00 |
| 037 |
1934, Feb 23 MacRobertson-Miller Aviation Co, F/F Port Pirie to Adelaide, bs 23/2, and on to Essendon 26/2 via Melbourne 24/2. Scarce registered (label) cover franked 6d + 3d air, canc Pirie cds. Only a few Adelaide covers were back stamped. (PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 038 |
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 |
| 039 |
1934, Oct 09 MacRobertson Miller Aviation Co, 1st return from Daly Waters to Onslow, bs 11/10, plain cover franked 2d + 3d air, canc Daly Waters 8 Oct 34. Typed "By First Airmail Flight/Daly Waters to Onslow by/ MacRobertson Miller Aviation Co". Underpaid, so black "Tax 3d" has on front, and 1d & 2d postage dues verso. |
£50.00 |
| 040 |
1934, Nov 28 Duke of Gloucester Royal Flight, Mascot to Lismore, official buff/black crested souvenir cover, 22x16cm, posted on arrival at Lismore, canc 6pm Lismore 28 No 34, when plane made its first stop. As no postage had been paid a 4d Postage Due double deficient postage was added and a violet 'More to Pay/ms 4' hs applied. Signed by first pilot GU Allan, second pilot B Shiel, and pilot engineer RN Boulton. (PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 041 |
1934, Dec 04 First acceptance of mail for Greece, Charleville to Athens, bs 22/12, special black/white Australia-Athens flight cachet (Goddard #389), carried on first regular Imperial Airways/Qantas Australia-England service, souvenir red/white/blue 'Kangaroo' company cover, franked Kingsford Smith 6d x3 (SG 139) and 3d air. |
£45.00 |
| 042 |
1934, Dec 07 First regular Imperial Airways/Qantas Australia-England service, Sydney to London, no arrival ds, 10 1/2d rated PC, red/white 1 1/2d PSC with additional 6d (SG 139) + 3d airs and printed "This card is for use within the Commonwealth and to places in the British Empire......." along the bottom edge. F/F PC's are uncommon. |
£20.00 |
| 043 |
1934, Dec 10 Butler Air Transport F/F Cootamundra to Bourke, NSW, bs 10/12, white/blue Butler Air Transport souvenir 'map' cover, franked 2d + 3d SG122 air, etiquette. This service was established to connect the Southern States and Tasmania with the new Australia-England airmail service. Nice intermediate, signed by pilot Arthur Butler. |
£50.00 |
| 044 |
1934, Dec 10 First acceptance of mail for Africa, Darwin to Cape Town, bs 21/12, carried on first regular Imperial Airways/Qantas Australia-England service, souvenir red/white/blue/ 'Kangaroo' cover, franked 1/7d, 3x SG 139 & 1d, canc Darwin 10/12 cds, green st line 'First Flight' hs. |
£40.00 |
| 045 |
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 |
| 046 |
1934, Dec 10 Butler Air Transport F/F Charleville to Narromine, bs 13/12, plain cover, franked 2d + 3d SG122 air. This service was established to connect the Southern States and Tasmania with the new Australia-England airmail service. Nice intermediate. |
£25.00 |
| 047 |
1934, Dec 10 First regular Australia-England service, Darwin to London, no arrival ds, official red/white/blue Imperial Airways/Qantas 'Kangaroo' cover, franked 1/6d, Imperial Airways/Qantas. |
£12.00 |
| 048 |
1934, Dec 21 Qantas F/F internal service to connect with the regular service from Australia-England, Charleville to Toowoomba, bs 22/12, souvenir red/white/blue "Kangaroo" Imperial Airways/Qantas cover, franked 2d + 3d air. Nice intermediate. |
£35.00 |
| 049 |
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. Ironed vertical crease. |
£12.00 |
| 050 |
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 |
| 051 |
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 |
| 052 |
1940, Jun 11 Wartime airmail, the last flight of the regular Australia-England service over the Kangaroo route. Imprint airmail cover, correctly rated 1/6d, canc 11/6. The flight took off from Sydney on 11/6 but was stopped at Darwin due to the suspension of the service following Italy's entry into the war on June 10th 1940, thus closing the Mediterranean section of the long established Empire (Kangaroo) route through Europe and across the Indian Ocean. Returned to Sydney 14/6, red/white Australian censor tape tied by violet 'Passed By Censor/S.81' censor mark. An attractive and important item in the study of wartime airmails. (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 053 |
1940, Jul 26 Wartime airmail, Pacific Clipper services up to the attack on Pearl Harbour. An early flight of the 'air all the way' trans Pacific and trans Atlantic clipper service, Melbourne to England, bs 13/8, via Sydney 27/7, plain registered (label) cover franked 5/- robe, 1/- lyre and 1d, canc Melbourne 26/7 cds, ms "Australia-New Zealand-United Kingdom", white/dark blue airmail etiquette, sealed red/white Australian OBC censor tape, blue boxed 'Passed By/Censor/V95' hs. Correctly rated 5/10d/1/2oz + 3d registration 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. (B&W Photo) (PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 054 |
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. |
£40.00 |
| 055 |
1941, Feb 13 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, plain triple rated commercial corner cover franked 3x 5/- robes, 1/6d air, and 2x 6d Kookaburra (17/6d), canc Sydney 13/2/41 cds, typed "Via New Zealand and America", white/dark blue airmail etiquette, sealed red/white Australian OBC censor tape, violet two line 'Passed By/Censor/S.272 (Sydney) hs. Correctly rated 3x 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. (B&W Photo) (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 056 |
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. |
£50.00 |
| 057 |
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. |
£40.00 |
| 058 |
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/- rbes + 1/6d air, can 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 |
| 059 |
1944, Sep 11 FDI 7d Air Letter flown on the first day the air letter service was extended to civilians in the Empire and British Mandated Territories in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Australia to London, and carried on the first post war air dispatch to England over the Indian Ocean route from Perth to Colombo, red overprint 7d air letter canc Sydney 11/9/44, the first day of issue, signed Capt. L.R. Ambrose, Commander of the Perth-Colombo-Perth leg. Flown Qantas from Perth to Colombo and Karachi, then BOAC to London. An important item in the study of wartime airmails. (PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 060 |
1944, Nov 09 RAF Transport Command Liberator test flight which left Sydney on 10/11/44 with safe hand dispatches only (civilian mail was not carried until August 1945), imprint etiquette cover, franked 1 1/2d, postmarked Sydney Air/12.15P/9 No 44, inscribed "First Flight Cover Trans-Pacific Air Service/Operated By The Royal Air Force Transport Command/Aircraft AL-504--Pilot A/Cdre G. Powell", addressed to Group Captain S.A. Dismore, Headquarters Transport Command, Royal Air Force, Harrow, Middlesex. This particular cover, or one very similar, is described in an article on Wartime Services, Australia & New Zealand to Great Britain, by O.R. Lee, Aero Field, Vol 26,p 55-58. A copy of this article is included with this item. (PHOTO) |
£150.00 |
| 061 |
1945, Nov 30 Qantas 'Liberator' Kangaroo Service, F/F Sydney to Colombo, 1/12 arrival ds on front, Qantas company cover with logo on flap, franked 1/6d, canc Sydney Air 29 No 45, typed "First Sydney-Colombo service/Qantas 'Liberator' Kangaroo Service", signed by pilots Captains J.A. Furze and H.T. Howse. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 062 |
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 |
| 063 |
1951, Jun 29 F/F Melbourne-Christchurch, NX service, bs 29/6, official cachet, cream/brown souvenir cover, franked 6d, TEAL. |
£5.00 |
| 064 |
1957, Aug 21 Souvenir cover flown to Brisbane on FDI 7d Flying Doctor Service. Eus. 1377. |
£3.50 |
| 065 |
1960, Nov 16 Qantas 40th Anniv flight Round the World, Winton-Sydney-London-USA-Sydney, b/s, illus souvenir cover |
£3.50 |
| 066 |
1965, Oct 03 Air New Zealand F/F DC8 Sydney to Christchurch, cachet ds, b/s, official cover. |
£3.00 |
| 067 |
1969, Aug 10 50 Anniv 1919 Adelaide-Minalton flight, souvenir card flown Minalton-Adelaide, signed by pilot and N. Eustis. |
£5.00 |
| 068 |
1972, Nov 02 50th Anniv Charleville-Cloncurry flight, flown souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 069 |
1979, Dec 02 Southern Cross Air Race, Brankstown-Parkes-Ballarat, canc Eureka, carried by Cessna, signed by pilot. |
£5.00 |
| AUSTRIA |
| 070 |
1941, Oct 09 Austria/Germany to Argentina, flown by LATI, censored WWII airmail etiquette cover, Vienna to Buenos Aires, bs ?23/10/41, also '2086' in circle BA postman's mark, franked 175rpf, canc Vienna 9/10/41 cds, ms "Nach Sudamerika", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, code d Munich, also additional German censor marks, boxes and rings with numbers. Correctly rated for Europe to Argentina by LATI, 150 rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface (see Beith p39). Flown DLH/Ala Littoria to Rome, then all the way from Rome to Buenos Aires by LATI (LATI extended route from Rio to BA in July 41), thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Non invasive 2cm closed tear lh edge, does not detract. |
£40.00 |
| BECHUANALAND |
| 071 |
1939, Aug 21 Palapye, Bechuanaland to Mossamedes, Angola, bs 22/8, SAA new West Coast service, Bechuanaland 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. Narrow strip former mounting tape centre top edge verso, does not detract. Scarce. |
£30.00 |
| 072 |
1939, Aug 21 Palapye, Bechuanaland to Lobito, Angola, bs 22/8, SAA new West Coast service, Bechuanaland 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. Narrow strip former mounting tape centre top edge verso, does not detract. Scarce. |
£30.00 |
| BELGIAN CONGO |
| 073 |
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 |
| 074 |
1931, Apr 01 Second Goulette return flight, Tananarive to Paris, plain registered (label) cover addressed to Brussels, franked 7.50F airs and 3.25F ordinary, canc Elisabethville cds, black boxed 'Avion' hs, black '528' in circle Brussels postman's mark, black two line cachet "Avion Paris-Madagascar/Depart 12-4-31" applied to Elisabethville-Brussels mail (see #2 'avec surtax aerienne', p169 Lignes Africaines, Collot et Cornu, pub 1999). The flight was also interrupted by engine trouble at Coquilhatville on 13/4 and at St. Louis on 17/4, see Nierinck #310413. (PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 075 |
1931, Aug 18 Early missionary corner cover printed "Return to Africa Inland Mission/ Aba, Congo Belge/via Egypt", to Chicago, no arrival ds, correctly rated 2f overseas + 4f air surtax, canc Aba cds, scarce blue/white etiquette cancelled by red double bar Jusqu'a applied in London. Ironed vertical crease 2cm lh edge. Interesting. |
£30.00 |
| 076 |
1932, Aug 25 Aero Club de Katanga, F/F regular feeder service connecting Congo with Imperial Airways Cape to London service, Elisabethville to Brussels, bs 3/10, plain cover franked 7F air, 1F25 overseas postage, canc Elisabethville cds, black boxed 'Avion' hs, typed "Premiere laison aerienne/Elisabethville-Broken Hill/en correspondence directe/avec l'Imperial Airways/Cape Town-London/26 September 1932". |
£75.00 |
| 077 |
1933, Oct 10 Aero Club de Katanga/ Imperial Airways mail routed from Jadotville (SE Congo) to Greece, bs Athens 18/10, via Elisabethville 11/10, and Cairo 17/10, plain cover, franked 6F air and 2F overseas postage, also Greek 1 Dr postage due poste restante fee verso, purple Athens arrival cachet on front tying black/grey publicity label promoting the benefits of the airmail service. Carried by the Aero Club de Katanga regular feeder service from Elisabethville to Broken Hill, then by Imperial Airways northbound service to Athens. The black/grey label was introduced into Athens on 14/8/33. Only 1250 were printed, so the number affixed to the front of a cover, and still surviving, must be very small indeed. An uncommon origin and destination, with rare intact publicity label. (PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| 078 |
1933, Dec 06 First acceptance all air Congo mail for Singapore, flown on the inaugural Imperial Airways/ITCA extension of the India route, Elisabethville-Singapore, bs 19/12, via Cairo 12/12 transit cds, plain Wyndham cover, franked 4F air and 2F ordinary, canc Elisabethville cds, black boxed 'Avion' hs. Would have been flown from Elisabethville by the Aero Club du Katanga feeder service, connecting with Imperial AW northbound Africa service at Broken Hill, linking with the F/F of the IAW extended Indian service at Cairo which departed 12/12. Special envelopes were printed for this flight, but it is most unlikely that Wyndham's agent in Elisabethville would have access to one, so a plain cover was used. The fact that this cover was prepared on Wyndham's behalf adds further provenance to what must be a rare item indeed. Ex Clowes. (PHOTO) |
£250.00 |
| 079 |
1936, Feb 12 Congo to Tallinn, Estonia, 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. |
£35.00 |
| 080 |
1941, Nov 13 Two ocean Congo to England WWII dual censored air cover, Leopoldville to London, no arrival date, carried on the Pan Am FAM22 F/F Leopoldville-Miami, blue/grey imprint etiquette airmail cover, correctly rated 2F75 basic and 21F75 air fee, canc Leopoldville 3/11 cds, sealed black/white Congo censor tape tied Leopoldville 14/12 cds, and black/white GB PC90 OBE 8948 censor tapes. Black straight line "Depart reporte a Decembre 1941" and boxed three line "Premier Laison/Congo Belge/Etats Unis D'Amerique" cachets. The F/F was planned for November, hence the 3/11 cancellation, but was postponed until 13/12. Note: most philatelic F/F mail is cancelled 12/12, indicating it was carried outwards from US, to be posted in Leo for the return journey. A nice exhibit item. (PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 081 |
- - NOLOT - - |
£50.00 |
| 082 |
1941, Dec 12 Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22, Leopoldville to Lagos, large purple cachet, b/s, airmail cover. 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 |
| 083 |
1941, Dec 12 Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22, Leopoldville to Belem, plain cover, 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 |
| 084 |
1942, Aug 11 WWII dual censored registered (label) air cover, Elisabethville to New York, bs 10/12, via Leopoldville 14/8, and Miami 10/10, grey imprint etiquette airmail cover franked 10Fx2, 5F, canc Elisabethville cds, typed "By Pan American Clipper/Via Miami", sealed black/white Congo Belge/Censure, and Trinidad OBE #6082 'IE/- censor tapes. Carried 900 miles by Sabena from Elisabethville-Leopoldville, then Pan Am FAM 22 to Miami, via Trinidad and US internal service to New York. |
£30.00 |
| 085 |
1942, Sep 01 WWII censored PC, Luluabourg to New York, no arrival ds, franked 10F, 5F, 2F on front, and 1F25, 25c verso, canc Luluabourg cds, ms' Air Mail/Par Avion', violet straight line Congo type Baa "Censure Congo Belge" censor mark. Carried 500 miles by Sabena from Elisabethville-Leopoldville, then Pan Am FAM 22 and US internal service to New York. |
£20.00 |
| 086 |
1942, Sep 17 WWII Congo to South Africa, censored cover from Stanleyville to Durban, no arrival ds, via Elisabethville 19/9, franked 21Fr 75, violet boxed 'Par Avion' hs, sealed South Africa red/white censor tape tied by violet S.A. censor mark. Either carried by Sabena internal service from Stanleyville to Elisabethville (850 miles) or Stanleyville to Leopoldville (750 miles) to connect with the Sabena Leopoldville-Elisabethville-Johannesburg service which opened on 14/3/41. Interesting. |
£35.00 |
| 087 |
1942, Oct 09 WWII Congo to England, censored cover from Elisabethville to Bath, no arrival ds, via Leopoldville 13/10, franked 15Fx2,10F and 7F, dark blue/white airmail etiquette, sealed black/white Congo Belge/Censure censor tape tied by black Congo '31' censor mark. Likely Sabena to Lagos via Leopoldville, then BOAC Africa West Coast service to England via Lisbon. Interesting. |
£30.00 |
| 088 |
1943, May 31 WWII censored air cover from Leopoldville to London, no arrival ds, typed "Via Takoradi", imprint etiquette airmail cover correctly rated 6F75 air & 3F50 ordinary, sealed black/white Congo censor tape tied by black Examiner '28' (Leopoldville) censor mark. Flown by Sabena to Lagos via Leopoldville, then by BOAC Africa West Coast service to England via Lisbon. |
£15.00 |
| 089 |
1943, Aug 26 WWII dual censored registered (label) air cover, Tshikapa to Florida, no arrival ds, via Leopoldville 1/9, plain cover franked 19F, canc Tshikapa cds, sealed black/white Congo Belge/Censure tied by black Leopoldville examiner '3' censor mark, and US EB Examiner 4795 (Miami) censor tapes. Carried 500 miles by Sabena from Tshikapa to Leopoldville, then Pan Am FAM 22 to Miami. Uncommon origin. |
£20.00 |
| 090 |
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 |
| 091 |
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 |
| 092 |
1913, Jul 16 Ghent Expo experimental mail carrying flight, Special cream/pink aviation flight card carried from Ghent to Blankenburgh, franked 10c tied Gand Expo machine cancel, also special violet circular cachet "Poste Aerienne/Aeroplanes/de Brouckere/Deperdusin/Exposition". A rare item in fine condition. (PHOTO) |
£250.00 |
| 093 |
1920, Jul 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 & Goodinas value at 2x non reg cover. (PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 094 |
1930, Dec 05 Fabry and Vanderlinden interrupted flight, Brussels-Leopoldville (bs15/12) and on to Stanleyville, bs29/12. The flight was interrupted near Alicante for repairs, Ni 301208. Registered (label) cover, franked Belgium 5F Air+3F45 ordinary, red flight cachet. The final Leopoldville to Stanleyville stage was by river, as the air service was not restarted until April 1931. |
£40.00 |
| 095 |
1932, Oct 03 First acceptance of mail from Belgium for the Aero Club de Katanga regular feeder service connecting Congo with the Imperial Airways London-Cape service, Antwerp to Elisabethville, bs 14/10, plain registered (label) card franked 5F, 2F airs and 2c ordinary, canc Antwerp cds, dark blue/white etiquette, ms "Via Brindisi and Broken Hill". (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 096 |
1932, Oct 04 First acceptance of mail from Belgium for the Aero Club de Katanga regular feeder service connecting Congo with the Imperial Airways London-Cape service, Brussels to Elisabethville, bs 14/10, plain cover franked 2Fx2air, 50c air, and 25c ordinary, canc Brussels cds tying dark blue/white etiquette and attractive red/white/yellow/blue IAW vignette "Utilez Les Lignes/Imperial Airways/Belgique Congo", typed "Par Avion via Londres et Broken Hill'. |
£75.00 |
| 097 |
1934, Mar 22 Guy Hansez survey flight, Brussels-Boma, bs 28/3, plain cover franked 5Fx3, 1.50F airs, canc Brussels cds, red boxed official flight cachet, dark blue/white etiquette, ms 'Lettre Aviateur Hansez'. Flight financed by Sabena, Antwerp Aviation, and the Ministry of Transport. Mail for Boma was dropped overboard in a weighted bag. |
£30.00 |
| 098 |
1934, Dec 15 Raid Rubin record flight in DH Comet by Waller & Franchome, from Belgium-Congo in 22hrs, Brussels to Leopoldville, bs 22/12, boxed red special flight cachet, also private 'Raid Rubin' cachet. |
£13.00 |
| 099 |
1937, Apr 05 Sabena, first direct flight Brussels to Prague, arrival ds on front, flight cachet, b/s, multicoloured souvenir PPC. |
£8.00 |
| 100 |
1945, Jul 10 Sabena F/F post-war reopening of the Brussels-Leopoldville service, bs 15/7, blue/grey airmail cover franked 7F50, verso a most unusual octagon in circle 11/7/45 cds. |
£15.00 |
| 101 |
1946, Feb 24 Sabena, Brussels to Leopoldville in 25 hours, carried on the first direct flight via Lagos, b/s 25/2, and return Leo 27/2-Brussels 28/1. Attractive printed souvenir cover, franked Belgium and Congo stamps, both correctly postmarked and outward and return flight cachets on front. |
£15.00 |
| 102 |
1946, Jun 17 F/F FAM 18, Brussels to New York, cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 103 |
1958, Apr 15 Special helicopter flight, 58 World Exp, Brussels-Rotterdam, bs 15/4, souvenir card franked 2.50F Expo stamp, special cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 104 |
1964, Apr 03 First Air France jet, Brussels to Nice, cachet, b/s. |
£3.00 |
| 105 |
1969, Aug 03 Sabena F/F Brussels to Bangkok, bs, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 106 |
1971, Apr 04 F/F Brussels to Santiago, cachet, b/s, illus cover, Sabena Boeing 707 |
£2.50 |
| BRAZIL |
| 107 |
1925, Mar 07 Lignes Aerienne Latecoere, Mission Roig en Amerique du Sud, return of second survey flight, Vachet & Estival, Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro, bs 11/3, printed souvenir company cover, franked 200Rs canc large oval dated flight cachet, illustrated p51 Collot et Cornu. (PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| 108 |
1930, Feb 15 Aeropostale company cover carried on internal flight Rio-Florianopolis, bs 15/2, franked 800r, canc violet oval dr Correo Aereo/Rio de Janeiro aeroplane postmark. On 14/230 Aeropostale established subsidiary Companhia Aeronautica Basil era (CAB) for internal flights. Non invasive 3mm trim lh edge. |
£8.00 |
| 109 |
1932, Jul 17 Varig, F/F Livramento-Rio Grande, b/s, special depart cancellation, attractive printed souvenir cover. |
£15.00 |
| 110 |
1933, Oct 25 Opening up the Amazon, Panair F/F Belem to Manaos and return Manaos-Belem, all appropriate departure and arrival cancellations, green Belem-Manaos and violet Manaos-Belem cachets, printed Panair Do Brasil corner cover, 11x24cm, with winged PAA logo, signed by the pilot Capt. E La Porte. Also a head and shoulders picture (not photo with technical details verso.), 10x15cm, and c 750 words of biographical notes. A splendid item. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 111 |
1937, Mar 29 Panair do Brasil, F/F Manus-Rio Branco, no arrival ds, large red flight cachet, attractive Matheus Silva printed commercial cover, 4mm trim lh edge. |
£10.00 |
| 112 |
1940, Sep 16 VASP, Opening Day San Paulo National Industries Fair, red promotional cachet, VASP 'Mahna' hs, special postmark, tied white/blue VASP etiquette. |
£12.00 |
| 113 |
1940, Dec 20 VASP, 2nd Anniversary Rapid Postal Service, Rio-San Paulo, large blue anniv cachet verso, 'Via VASP' cachet, bs. 2mm trim lh edge. |
£8.00 |
| 114 |
1941, Sep 05 Navigacao Aerea Brasileira, F/F Rio-Fortaleza, black flight cachet, b/s. |
£15.00 |
| 115 |
1941, Oct 21 Brazil to Austria, flown by LATI, censored WWII blue/pale blue printed 'Atlantic Refining Company of Brazil/Products de Petroleo' airmail cover, Sao Paulo to Vienna, franked 5400R, canc Correos Aereo/Sao Paulo, ?21/10/41 cds, uncommon violet boxed " 'Via 'Condor' - 'LATI' " directional hs (not listed in Beith, #87 McQueen), sealed purple/white German OKW censor tape, code d Munich, also boxed 2142 additional German censor mark. Correctly rated for LATI to Europe (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). |
£25.00 |
| 116 |
1941, Dec 08 Pan Am F/F FAM 22 Natal-Lagos, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£8.00 |
| 117 |
1941, Dec 08 Pan Am F/F FAM 22 Belem-Bathurst, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£8.00 |
| 118 |
1941, Dec 08 Pan Am clipper service to Africa, F/F FAM 22, Natal to Leopoldville, large boxed purple cachet showing route, 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. |
£7.00 |
| 119 |
1942, Apr 08 Servicios Aereos Condor Ltda, F/F Rio-Belem, flight cachet, b/s, small surface rub verso, otherwise fine. |
£8.00 |
| BURMA |
| 120 |
1933, Oct 01 F/F Akyab to London, b/s Oxford 10/10, carried on first return of extension of India service to Rangoon, violet "dumbbell" flight cachet verso, yellow/blue official cover, Imperial Airways. |
£25.00 |
| 121 |
1933, Oct 02 Imperial Airways, Rangoon to Gwadar, bs 4/10, official yellow/blue/cream souvenir 'map' cover, franked 6a, 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) |
£150.00 |
| 122 |
1933, Oct 02 Imperial Airways, Rangoon to Bahrein, bs 5/10, official yellow/blue/cream souvenir 'map' cover, franked 10a, 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, and Wingent P, 1999). Very small mail. (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 123 |
1933, Oct 02 First acceptance of mail from Burma for Northern Rhodesia, Rangoon to Broken Hill, bs 19/10, via Cairo 13/10 and Broken Hill 19/10, for carriage on the first return of Rangoon extension of the Far East ITCA service, connecting with IAW Karachi-London flight IW 185, then at Cairo with IAW London-Cape Town flight AS 86 (see Wingent), yellow/blue/white IAW/ITCA souvenir cover addressed to LA Wyndham, franked 8 1/2anna, canc magenta 'Rangoon-Karachi-London' special 'dumbbell' dated flight cachet, also verso, India national Airways and Imperial Airways. Scarce tem. (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 124 |
1933, Oct 02 Imperial Airways, Rangoon to Cawnpore, bs 3/10, official yellow/blue/cream souvenir 'map' cover, franked 3a 6p, 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, and Wingent P, 1999). Very small mail. |
£40.00 |
| 125 |
1933, Oct 02 Imperial Airways, Rangoon to London, no arrival ds, official yellow/blue/cream souvenir 'map' cover, franked 8a 6p, 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, and Wingent P, 1999). |
£15.00 |
| 126 |
1953, Sep 12 F/F FAM 18, Rangoon to Beirut, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 127 |
1969, Dec 05 Rangoon-Melbourne, b/s, 50th Anniv souvenir cover issued by a country flown en route to Australia during 1919 Ross Smith flight, signed by Capt. Buckley. |
£5.00 |
| CANADA |
| 128 |
1929, Jun 06 Opening of Hamilton Airport, Toronto to Hamilton, b/s, cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 129 |
1930, Mar 10 F/F Christopher Lake to Lac La longe, 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 |
| 130 |
1939, Aug 09 Imperial Airways, F/F Montreal to Southampton via Botwood and Foynes, no arrival ds, official cachet, airmail cover. |
£8.00 |
| 131 |
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 |
| 132 |
1969, May 23 Canadian Pacific Airlines, F/F Montreal-Brussels, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| CANAL ZONE |
| 133 |
1925, Dec 29 United States Army Service Plane, special flight Cristobal to Port Limon, special green circular dispatch cds "AS Plane #41", violet circular San Jose 29/12 receiver on front, Roessler corner cover. |
£45.00 |
| 134 |
1930, Dec 02 Pan Am FAM 5, F/F Cristobal to Kingston, b/s, large green boxed cachet. |
£10.00 |
| CEYLON |
| 135 |
1945, Dec 03 Qantas 'Liberator' Kangaroo Service, F/F Colombo to Sydney, bs 4/12, Qantas company cover with logo on flap addressed to Hudson Fysh, franked 1R, canc Colombo 2/12 cds, typed "First Colombo-Sydney Service/by QEA Liberator Kangaroo Service", signed by pilots Captains J.A. Furze and J.J. Moxham. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 136 |
1946, Feb 05 Early post WWII BOAC personal test letter, cover from Imperial Airways HQ, Colombo, addressed to BOAC, London, company clock arrival dated Feb 13 1946, franked 1R, typed endorsement "Air Mail/Personal Test Letter", purple Qantas Empire Airways "Approved for Despatch" cachet verso, official company envelope with Imperial AW logo on flap. 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. |
£20.00 |
| 137 |
1946, Feb 15 Early post WWII BOAC personal test letter, cover from Imperial Airways HQ, Colombo, addressed to BOAC, London, company clock arrival dated Feb 21 Feb 1946, franked 1R, typed endorsement "Air Mail/Personal Test Letter", purple Qantas Empire Airways "Approved for Despatch" cachet verso, official company envelope with Imperial AW logo on flap. 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. |
£20.00 |
| CHANNEL IS |
| 138 |
1937, May 31 F/F Jersey to England, blue cachet on front, violet verso, Jersey AW. |
£8.00 |
| 139 |
1937, Jun 01 F/F Jersey to Southampton, London 1/6 arrival ds on front, large blue flight cachet front, green verso, Jersey Airways. |
£15.00 |
| 140 |
1953, 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 |
| 141 |
1953, Oct 20 Extension of BEA letter service to the Channel Islands, Guernsey-London, 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 London. |
£5.00 |
| 142 |
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 |
| 143 |
1953, Oct 20 Extension of BEA letter service to the Channel Islands, Alderney-Guernsey, franked QE 2 1/d, also BEA 6d stamp surcharged 1d to make up new rate of 7d, tied by BEA Alderney dated depart cachet, posted on arrival in Guernsey. |
£5.00 |
| 144 |
1953, Oct 20 Extension of BEA letter service to the Channel Islands, Guernsey-Alderney, franked QE 2 1/d, also BEA 6d stamp surcharged 1d to make up new rate of 7d, tied by BEA Guernsey Town dated depart cachet, posted on arrival in Alderney. |
£5.00 |
| 145 |
1953, Oct 20 First day of extension of BEA letter service to Channel Is, Guernsey to Jersey, franked BEA 6d (3rd issue)+ 1d and POA. |
£5.00 |
| 146 |
1969, Oct 01 BEA Guernsey-London, bs, souvenir cover 10x20cm, to commemorate the opening of the States of Guernsey PO. |
£2.50 |
| 147 |
1973, Jul 04 50th Anniv UK-Guernsey air service, FDI air set of five, long souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 148 |
1978, Jul 22 British Caledonia AW, Special Flight for Children, London to Jersey, airport depart cachet, souvenir cover, POA. |
£2.50 |
| 149 |
1953, Oct 20 BEA Extension Air Letter Service to Channel Isles, Guernsey to Alderney, POA plain cover franked GB 2 1/2d canc Alderney postmark, and BEA air letter 6d tied by dated purple boxed BEA/Guernsey (departure) cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 150 |
1953, Oct 20 BEA Extension Air Letter Service to Channel Isles, Guernsey to London, POA plain cover franked GB 2 1/2d canc London SE1 postmark, and BEA air letter 6d tied by dated purple boxed BEA/Guernsey (departure) cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 151 |
1954, Sep 01 Increase in air letter rates, Jersey to London, POA official souvenir cover franked GB 2 1/2d canc London postmark, and FDI BEA air letter 9d tied by dated black boxed BEA/Jersey Airport (departure) and black boxed Waterloo Air. Terminal/London (arrival) hs's. |
£12.00 |
| 152 |
1976, Oct 27 First scheduled flight, Jersey to Leeds, souvenir cover, POA, Air Anglia. |
£4.00 |
| 153 |
1977, May 14 First scheduled flight, Jersey to Amsterdam, souvenir cover, POA, Air Anglia. |
£4.00 |
| 154 |
1977, Jun 07 QE II Silver Jubilee, FDI Samoa Guernsey 7p, on British Island AW. Souvenir cover flown London-Guernsey, POA. |
£3.00 |
| CHILE |
| 155 |
1928, May 08 3rd South American Sales Flight (Lt James Doolittle), Santiago to Buenos Aires, b/s 8/5, black "Shield" cachet, red boxed "Correo Aereo" hs, addressed to Curtis Airplane Co, |
£30.00 |
| 156 |
1929, Jul 18 First return flight, Santiago to Buenos Aires, b/s 18/7, registered (label) cover, bright red/black airmail etiquette, franked 1P35c, canc Valparaiso/Correo Aereo cds, boxed violet "Premier Courier Aerienne Chili-Argentine" cachet, flown by Mermoz and Guillaumet, Aeropostale. This was the flight which established Lignes Aeriennes Latecoere (CGA) as an airmail carrier. (PHOTO) |
£90.00 |
| 157 |
1934, Nov 29 Chile to Czechoslovakia, registered (label) printed airmail bank cover to Prague, fine 6/12 arrival ds on front, franked 9P, canc Santiago cds. Uncommon destination. Ironed vertical crease. |
£10.00 |
| 158 |
1935, Oct 09 DLH-Condor, F/F Santiago to Stuttgart registered (hs) grey airmail cover addressed to landshut in Bayern, Germany, no arrival ds, violet flight cachet, ms 'Via Condor'. Haberer 2369c (cat 400Dm). Non invasive nibbles top and bottom ld corners. |
£25.00 |
| 159 |
1941, Jan 28 LATI World War II censored registered airmail cover addressed to Louise Stoehr, Berlin-Hermsdorf, bs 7/3, via Santiago 28/1, correctly rated 14.30P for registered mail (see Beith page 41), canc Valparaiso cds, red 'Certificado' hs, ms "Alemania/Via Condor Lati", purple on brown OKW, code e (Frankfurt) censor tape, tied by purple circular eagle and swastika censor mark, grey airmail envelope. |
£30.00 |
| 160 |
1948, Oct 10 BSAA, Chile to England, no arrival ds, double rated airmail cover franked 12P50c (see Beith p 19), canc Santiago cds, pale blue/dark blue 'Via BSAA' winged etiquette. Faint ironed non invasive horizontal fold. |
£25.00 |
| 161 |
1971, Jul 17 F/F Santiago to Havana, b/s, red cachet, souvenir cover, Lan-Chile |
£3.00 |
| CHINA |
| 162 |
1935, Aug 01 KLM, Canton to Bruges (France), b/s, grey/orange border Air Orient airmail cover with logo on flap, franked 2x 30c & 2x 2c, canc Canton cds, typed "Via Bandoeing-Amsterdam". |
£15.00 |
| 163 |
1937, Apr 26 F/F FAM 14 China Clipper, Shanghai to San Francisco, bs 4/5, franked $1.70, official green "China-USA First Flight" circular cachet, fine official blue "Hong Kong to San Francisco/Via CNAC-Hong Kong/and US Air Service....." cachet, and brown/white "First Air Mail/China to USA" clipper cachet, registered (label) printed souvenir cover with blue/red route map along bottom and brown imprinted "First Air Mail/China to USA" illustrated vignette. (PHOTO) |
£70.00 |
| 164 |
1947, Jun 07 Pan Am F/F FAM 14, Shanghai to San Francisco, blue cachet, b/s, airmail cover. |
£15.00 |
| 165 |
1947, Jun 07 Pan Am F/F FAM 14, Shanghai to Guam, red cachet, b/s, airmail cover. |
£12.00 |
| CHINESE MACAU |
| 166 |
1937, Apr 28 Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14, China Clipper, Macao to Hong Kong, violet Macao-USA flight cachets, grey green 1937 jusqu'a cachet (McQueen p 38), printed souvenir cover with map of route, "par avion" hs, Pan Am. |
£15.00 |
| 167 |
1937, Apr 28 Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14, 'Hong Kong' Clipper, Macao to Manila, violet circular receiver, violet Macao-USA flight cachets, printed souvenir cover with map of route, "par avion" hs, Pan Am. |
£15.00 |
| 168 |
1937, Apr 28 Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14, by 'Hong Kong' then 'China Clipper', Macao to San Francisco, violet Macao-USA flight cachets, "par avion" hs, Pan Am. |
£8.00 |
| 169 |
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 |
| 170 |
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 |
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
| 171 |
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. |
£15.00 |
| COLOMBIA |
| 172 |
1923, Jun 24 Bogota to New York, franked 30c air + 3c ordinary, canc red Bogota Scadta cds (incorrectly dated 1933, should be 1923), verso fine red advertising cachet showing Gonzalo Meja, Scadta's first US agent in New York City. The New York agency opened in Nov 1920. |
£20.00 |
| 173 |
1927, Jul 01 Commercial bank cover from Bucamaranga (address of sender) to Germany, no arrival ds, franked 8c + 1/2 Junta Defensa Barranquilla canc Philadelphia duplex, large violet "Avion" hs, st line magenta Philadelphia "Paquebot" hs, black three line "Via SS Bolivar/Colombian SS Co Inc/17 Battery Place, NY". Interesting. |
£4.00 |
| 174 |
1929, Oct 23 Bogota to Texas, USA, bs Raymondville 3/11, carried on Scadta F/F Bogota to Ibague, franked 34c canc SCATDA cds, fine strike blue boxed cachet, plain cover typed 'Via Ibague'. |
£35.00 |
| 175 |
1932, Jun 27 F/F Cartagena to Buenaventura, bs, purple boxed flight cachet, SCATDA, Francis Field authentication hs verso. |
£20.00 |
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| COSTA RICA |
| 176 |
1928, Sep 08 The Central American Flight of the Mexican Aviator Roberto Fierro, plain cover franked 2c, canc blue double ring tablet style undated cachet "Correos de Costa Rica/Homenage al Aviator/Mexicano - Coronel/Roberto Fierro", addressed to Cristobal, bs red double ring "Official ...Interior Correo/S.I. Costa Rica/(smudged) Set 5 1928". It is known that Fierro took off from Costa Rica on Sep 8th on the last stage of the tour and landed in Albrook Airfield in Panama at 12.00 the same day. |
£30.00 |
| 177 |
1935, Jul 14 German North Atlantic Catapult Flight K227, SS Europa to Turriabla, Costa Rica, bs 21/7, via San Jose 20/7, blue/yellow/grey DLH airmail cover, franked 1935 Musicians set of 3 + 7pfg, tied by on board cancellation, green flight cachet, boxed red "Mit Vorausflug nach New York" hs. German North Atlantic Catapult Flight to New York, then US internal/Pan Am air service to Costa Rica. Uncommon item in fine condition. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 178 |
1946, Dec 16 F/F FAM 5 San Jose to Houston, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 179 |
c1940 WWII American Embassy free franc air cover, San Jose to Washington, black boxed machine frank "American Legation/San Jose, Costa Rica/Franco Free/Pan American/Postal Convention", also 45c 'Angels' canc San Jose cds, sealed transparent US Censor 2120 (San Antonio) tape. Uncommon. |
£20.00 |
| CUBA |
| 180 |
1927, Oct 28 F/F FAM 4 Resumed Service, Havana to Key West, bs 29/10, violet cachet, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 181 |
1928, Feb 08 Cover flown Havana to Key West, b/s, franked FDI1928 air 5c red opt "Lindbergh/Febrero 1928" commemorating Lindbergh's arrival at Havana on that day, canc Havana machine cancel, souvenir cover with Lindbergh photocachet. |
£6.00 |
| 182 |
1946, Dec 15 F/F Havana to Tampa, cachet, b/s, National AL. |
£6.00 |
| 183 |
1957, Oct 28 30th Anniv Key West to Havana, attractive black/white/pale blue souvenir cover, 10x24cm, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 184 |
1976, May 23 F/F Havana-Brussels, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, Sabena. |
£3.50 |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
| 185 |
1935, Jun 30 Flown cover, Prague to England, no arrival ds, franked 4K inc Catholic Congress set of 3, canc special Congress cds, black/blue Par Avion etiquette and scarce black/light green/dark green ESPERANTO aviation vignette both tied by 'Praha/Letecka/Poste Aerienne' hs. Attractive and uncommon item. |
£10.00 |
| 186 |
1937, May 01 Ceskoslovenske Letecka Spolecnost (CSA), F/F zlin-Brno, arrival ds on front, souvenir PPC showing one day connections from zlin. |
£8.00 |
| 187 |
1937, Jun 15 F/F Prague to Liberec, arrival ds on front, special depart cachet, souvenir card with coloured map of route verso, CSA. |
£8.00 |
| 188 |
1948, Mar 08 Commercial air registered (label) cover to Carpet and Tapestry Works, Vratislavice, Czechoslovakia, bs Prague 15/3, franked 55fls canc Baghdad cds, ms endorsement "Via Cairo and Switzerland", violet two line "By Air Mail Registered" hs. |
£9.00 |
| DENMARK |
| 189 |
1- - NO LOT - - . |
£150.00 |
| 190 |
1951, Apr 25 SAS F/F Copenhagen-Tokyo, cachet, b/s, aerogramme. |
£5.00 |
| 191 |
1958, Jan 24 SAS 1st regular flight Copenhagen-Djakarta, bs, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| 192 |
1959, Apr 01 SAS F/F Copenhagen-Abo (Finland), bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£3.00 |
| 193 |
1961, Dec 05 SAS F/F Copenhagen-Santiago, bs, cachet, long souvenir company cover. |
£3.00 |
| 194 |
1965, Nov 01 SAS F/F Copenhagen-Tampere (Finland), bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 195 |
1966, Nov 01 SAS F/F Martin Metropolitan. Copenhagen-Helsingborg, bs, cachet, plain cover. |
£3.00 |
| 196 |
1969, Nov 01 SAS Inaugural Scandinavia-West Indies service, F/F Copenhagen-Port of Spain, cachet, b/s, souvenir card. |
£5.00 |
| 197 |
1972, Jun 03 Thai Airways International, Royal Orchid Service, F/F Copenhagen-Bangkok, bs, company cachet, official souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 198 |
1973, Nov 04 SAS F/F Copenhagen-Bangkok, bs, souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| 199 |
1973, Nov 07 Thai Airways International, Royal Orchid Service, F/F Copenhagen-Frankfurt, no arrival ds, official dated souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| 200 |
1974, Apr 30 SAS F/F Copenhagen to Tokyo, b/s, sp cover, souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| DO-X |
| 201 |
1931, Jan 28 Portuguese mail dispatched from Lisbon, cover franked 10E Portuguese stamp only with Lisbon canc of Jan 28, addressed to New York, 7/7 arrival cds on front, via Rio bs 22/6, red rectangular German cachet, violet circular 30 Jan on board 'Flugschieff' ds, and violet two line 'Mit DO-X/bis New York' hs on front, black diamond Syndicado Condor cachet verso. Haberer 1990 #DO5a, 1000dm. (PHOTO) |
£225.00 |
| EGYPT |
| 202 |
1925, Jul 10 RAF Cairo-Baghdad air service, buff cover franked 11mls, canc Alexandria 10/7/25 single ring cds, bs Baghdad 14 Jly/H.Q./Iraq, tying blue/white bilingual airmail etiquette (M of C.P.O. No 25B), black bilingual two line 'Air Mail' hs. This cover is underfranked by 1ml. From 22/12/23 the air mail rate to Baghdad was set at 12ml/100gm. |
£30.00 |
| 203 |
1925, Oct 06 RAF Cairo-Baghdad air service, buff cover, addressed to Mr A. Smoake, franked 10ml, canc Alexandria/A 6/10/25 single ring cds, bs Baghdad9 Oct/H.Q./Iraq, black bilingual two line 'Air Mail' hs. |
£25.00 |
| 204 |
1934, Jan 09 Imperial Airways flown cover, Cairo to Athens, bs 10/1, franked International Aviation Congress set of 5, plain Lambros cover, grey blue label, first issued in Dec 1933 to advertise the airmail service, applied on receipt by Greek PO, and tied by maroon Athens airmail received biplane cachet, also tied pale blue/white etiquette. (PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 205 |
1934, Feb 01 Imperial Airways, flown cover Cairo to Athens, b/s 4/2, plain Drossos cover franked first nine values of UPU Congress set, canc special first day cancellation, also black boxed Congress registration cachet, verso green label, first issued in August 1933 to advertise the airmail service, applied on receipt by Greek PO, and tied by black Athens airmail received biplane cachet, also tied pale blue/white etiquette. |
£25.00 |
| 206 |
1938, Jul 08 Censored air cover Alexandria to Prague, Czechoslovakia, bs 12/7, via Athens 9/7, franked 25ml. Flown to Athens on Imperial Airways first Sydney extension of Australia-England service, also first S23 flying boat service IW668, see Wingent. Interesting, ironed non invasive vertical crease. |
£20.00 |
| FIJI |
| 207 |
1933, Mar 17 Fiji Airways F/F Suva-Lautoka, bs 18/3, green/brown/cream crested souvenir cover, franked 2d. |
£20.00 |
| 208 |
1960, Jan 06 First Teal Electra flight, Nadi Airport to Auckland, b/s, illus souvenir cover, TEAL. |
£3.00 |
| 209 |
1964, Oct 24 25th Anniv first airmail, Fiji-Tonga, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Fiji AW. |
£3.00 |
| 210 |
1964, Nov 30 Qantas F/F B707 Nadi to Hamilton (Bermuda), b/s, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 211 |
1965, Nov 27 Air New Zealand, F/F, Nadi to Auckland, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 212 |
1967, Apr 02 F/F, Fiji to Sydney, cachet, official cover, BOAC |
£3.00 |
| 213 |
1967, Apr 02 F/F, Fiji to London, cachet, official cover, BOAC |
£3.00 |
| 214 |
1968, Jul 05 40th Anniv KS flight, US-Australia, Fiji to Sydney, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 215 |
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 |
| 216 |
1976, May 27 Pan Am, F/F into Nadi from New York, large magenta cachet, bs, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 217 |
1976, Sep 01 Souvenir cover franked FDI 30c 25th Anniv. Of Air Services in Fiji. |
£2.50 |
| FINLAND |
| 218 |
1948, Jul 20 F/F Helsinki-Amsterdam, b/s, special depart cancel, reg (label) cover, Aero A/Y. |
£4.00 |
| 219 |
1951, Apr 25 F/F Helsinki-Tokyo, b/s, special depart cancel, reg (label) aerogramme, SAS. |
£6.00 |
| 220 |
1954, Sep 01 F/F Helsinki to London, and return 10/9, special depart cds, printed souvenir cover, Finnair. |
£3.50 |
| 221 |
1956, Aug 25 Leipzig Fair, special flight, Turku-Leipzig, special receiver cachet verso, green/cream "Non Relame" label verso.. |
£3.50 |
| 222 |
1958, Oct 31 F/F Helsinki to Geneva, arrival ds on front, souvenir cachet and cover, Finnair. |
£3.50 |
| 223 |
1959, Apr 01 SAS F/F Abo-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 224 |
1960, Apr 18 Finnair, first Caravelle flight, Helsinki to Hamburg, b/s, cachet, printed souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 225 |
1960, Nov 02 F/F Helsinki-Oslo, special depart ds, b/s, souvenir cover, Finnair. |
£4.00 |
| 226 |
1965, Nov 01 SAS F/F Tampere-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 227 |
1975, Nov 01 SAS 1st DC9, Helsinki-Oslo, bs, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| FRANCE |
| 228 |
1931, Jun 01 DLH/Balair, early air cover from Vendres Herault to Lambrecht, Germany, bs 3/6, via Marseilles 2/6 and Astuttgart 3/6, cover franked 2F50, attractive and uncommon black/pale green routing label "Acheminement/Via (ms) Marseille-Stuttgart/par (ms) Geneve", black/pale green airmail etiquette, maroon/white 'La Belle France/Tour Eiffel' vignette verso.. |
£25.00 |
| 229 |
1935, Apr 02 Air France/Air Union, F/F Paris to Corsica, bs Ajaccio 2/4, plain cover, franked 90c, canc Paris hexagon ds, black boxed flight cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 230 |
1958, Mar 12 Air France, first direct flight Paris-Lima, b/s, flight cachet, special depart cancellation. |
£3.50 |
| 231 |
1958, Apr 08 Air France, first trans polar flight, Paris-Tokyo, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 232 |
1958, Jun 01 Alitalia F/F Paris-Turin, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 233 |
1958, Aug 03 Air France, F/F Paris-Moscow, b/s, first direct flight Paris-Lima, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 234 |
1959, May 05 Air France, first Caravelle flight, Paris-Milan b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 235 |
1959, May 05 Air France, first Caravelle flight, Paris-Istanbul, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 236 |
1959, May 06 Air France, first Caravelle flight, Paris-Rome, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 237 |
1960, Jan 31 Air France, F/F B707 non stop Paris-New York, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 238 |
1960, Feb 16 Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Tokyo via Anchorage, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 239 |
1960, Apr 02 Air France, F/F Paris-Moscow via Warsaw, b/s, flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 240 |
1960, Apr 04 Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Los Angeles, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 241 |
1961, Jan 01 Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Tehran en route to Saigon and Hong Kong b/s, flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 242 |
1961, Jan 03 Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Karachi, en route to Saigon and Hong Kong, b/s, flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 243 |
1961, Jan 03 Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Tokyo via Italy-India-Indochina, b/s, flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 244 |
1961, Jan 03 Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Saigon, b/s, flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 245 |
1961, Jan 03 Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Calcutta, en route to Saigon and Hong Kong, b/s, flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| 246 |
1962, Apr 24 Air France, F/F B707 Paris-Houston, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 247 |
1963, Jun 07 Air France, first non-stop flight, Paris-Los Angeles, b/s, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 248 |
1964, Dec 16 Air France, first non-stop flight, Paris-Martinique, bs Fort de France, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| GB EXTERNAL |
| 249 |
1929, Mar 30 Imperial Airways first regular flight to India, London to Jerusalem, b/s 4/4, carried on F/F Croydon-Karachi, franked 4d, red three line "First Direct Service London-Indian Airmail 30 March 1929". IAW had completed preparation for a service between London and Karachi as early as 1926, but political difficulties arose over the question of operating along the Persian shores. These were not surmounted until 1929, when a three year agreement was entered into with the Persian Government and, at the same time, negotiations for a service between London and Cairo also came to fruition. Scarce item, see Newall #29.05, rated 120 pts. (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 250 |
1929, Mar 30 Imperial Airways F/F London to Karachi, bs Calcutta 6/4, par avion etiquette, official red/white "By Imperial Airways First Air Mail between England and India" cover, fine strike uncommon violet five line "First Flight/Great Britain to India/Via/Basle, Rome, Athens, Alexandria/Gaza, Baghdad & Basra". Signed Stephen Smith verso. |
£30.00 |
| 251 |
1929, Dec 28 London to Delhi, b/s 7/1, carried on First Karachi-Delhi Extension following Official Announcement on 28/12, blue st line "By Delhi Air Mail" hs, typed "By First Dispatch on the Extension of Indian Airmail from Karachi to Delhi", etiquette cover, Imperial Airways |
£20.00 |
| 252 |
1931, Jul 01 Air Orient, first acceptance of GB airmail for Indo-China by the French weekly service to Saigon, 1/2d PSE with additional 10d, 4d & 1 1/2d, canc London FS 1 JY 1931 cds, bs Saigon Central 22/7 and Marseille-Gare, correctly rated 1/4d for 1/2oz. Scarce. (PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 253 |
1932, Jan 07 Kingsford Smith's postponed "All Australian" return flight carrying Christmas 1931 mails, London to Sydney, bs 21/1Melbourne, bs 22/1, ANA Xmas Greetings cover, rated 1/4d, Australian National Airways. |
£30.00 |
| 254 |
1932, Jan 20 Imperial Airways 1st flight London (Croydon Aerodrome) to Cape Town, bs 2/2, red/orange/white Speedbird souvenir cover franked 1/-, canc Croydon Aerodrome/London cds. This flight was interrupted twice, first when it had to make a forced landing at Shiwa, having had to overshoot Mpika in bad weather, and again at Broken Hill when the plane was taken out of service to search for the first northbound flight from Cape Town which had crashed at Salisbury, ref Ni 320129A. A 150 word account of these events is included with this item. 143 flown from Croydon Aerodrome to Cape Town. |
£30.00 |
| 255 |
1932, Oct 01 Imperial Airways F/F alternative route London to Bahrain Island (difficulties with the Persian govt. necessitated a route change from the southern shores of Persia to the northern shores of Arabia), franked 6d canc Hudson Place cds, fine Bahrain bs 7/10, official printed souvenir cover "First Arabian Air Mail/England to India Via the Arabian Coast/Oct 1st 1932", imprinted etiquette, rated 120pts by Newall. Francis Field authentication hs verso. (PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 256 |
1932, Oct 01 F/F London to Sharjah (difficulties with the Persian govt. necessitated a route change from the southern shores of Persia to the northern shores of Arabia) over new route via Arabia, franked 6d canc London cds, no arrival ds, official printed souvenir cover "First Arabian Air Mail/England to India Via the Arabian Coast/Oct 1st 1932", imprinted etiquette, Imperial Airways, rated 120pts by Newall. Francis Field authentication hs verso, also pencil note in hand of Francis Field '13 known'. Francis Field authentication hs verso. |
£65.00 |
| 257 |
1933, Sep 23 F/F London to Akyab (Burma), b/s 1/10, official blue/yellow souvenir cover, Imperial Airways/Indian Trans-Continental Airways. |
£18.00 |
| 258 |
1934, Oct 20 MacRobertson Air Race, England-Australia, Mildenhall depart cds, Palmerston arrival 15/11 cds on front, official black/grey printed cover carried by Hewitt, Kay and Stewart in Dragon Rapide "Tanui", signed by CE Kay. (PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 259 |
1934, Dec 08 Imperial Airways/Qantas, London to Adelaide, bs 23/12, carried on F/F extension of London-Singapore service to Australia, double rate plain cover, 22x10cm, franked 2/6d seahorse. |
£40.00 |
| 260 |
1934, Dec 08 Imperial Airways/Qantas, London to Brisbane, bs 21/12, carried on F/F extension of London-Singapore service to Australia, rated 1/3d, canc London Air mail cds, red/white/blue official Imperial Airways/Qantas 'Kangaroo' cover. |
£20.00 |
| 261 |
1935, Feb 21 Imperial Airways/Sabena first GB acceptance for the Belgian Congo for carriage on the first regular Sabena Brussels-Leopoldville service, London to Leopoldville, bs 28/2, via Paris 22/2, plain etiquette cover correctly rated 1/3d, canc Birmingham 21/2/35 cds, carried by 21/2 Imperial Airways flight to Paris, from where it was carried by train to Marseilles to pick up the Sabena Congo service. Francis Field authentication hs verso. Ex Clowes. |
£40.00 |
| 262 |
1935, Apr 01 Imperial Airways F/F, London to Vienna, 4d rate, b/s, etiquette, plain cover. |
£10.00 |
| 263 |
1935, Apr 01 F/F London to Budapest, rated 4d, b/s, (held up by bad weather, special black cachet applied on arrival), Imperial Airways. |
£10.00 |
| 264 |
1936, Mar 14 England to Hong Kong, bs's Kowloon and Victoria 24/3, connecting with F/F new Penang-Hong Kong extension, souvenir imprint etiquette cover franked 6d with printed three line "First Direct British Air Mail service London-Hong Kong by Imperial Airways". |
£25.00 |
| 265 |
1936, Jul 10 England to Australia, cover carried and signed by Lord Sempill in a Monospar Croydon G-AECB, accompanied by Harold Wood (pilot), F.F.Crombe (designer of the aircraft), C.P.J.Gilroy (radio operator) and L.Davies (engineer) left HANWORTH, England on a flight to Australia. Lord Sempill left the plane at Karachi. The plane continued to Darwin arriving 21st September, and on to Melbourne , arriving 22 September. The return flight left Darwin on 7th October, but crashed on Seringapatam Reef, 470 miles South of Timor. Those aboard were rescued, but the plane was abandoned. Plain cover, addressed to E.A. Crome, franked GB 1 1/2d tied ''Bristol ..July 36' machine cancel, also Australia 3d air (added in Melbourne to confirm arrival) and tied 'Melbourne 23 Sep 36' machine cancel, and finally on to Crome's home address, bs 'Enmore 25 Se 36'. A photocopy of a cover flown and signed by Lord Sempill, from Adelaide-Wyndham on 2/2/35 is included to authenticate Sempill's signature on the present item. Only 3 carried. An RARE item in pristine condition. (Col Photo) (PHOTO) |
£475.00 |
| 266 |
1936, Sep 28 The Schlesinger England to Johannesburg Air Race, cover carried by Capt. S.S.Halse with ms endorsement "Salvaged from the wreck of Capt. Halse's plane, crashed at Domboshawa, S. Rhodesia, 39-9-36", and violet st .line hs of "The De Havilland Aircraft Co (Rhodesia), Ltd", initial posting 'Bristol 22 Sep 1936', reposted Salisbury '3 Oct 1936' with an additional S.R 1d stamp, and finally from Jeppestown '7 Oct 1936' to Pretoria. Capt. Halse carried only 24 pieces of mail of which, apparently, only four bear the De Havilland endorsement. A scarce item in pristine condition. (PHOTO) |
£400.00 |
| 267 |
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 G.B. 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. A scarce item in pristine condition. (PHOTO) |
£350.00 |
| 268 |
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. |
£30.00 |
| 269 |
1938, Feb 20 Imperial Airways F/F Second Stage EAMS, London to Amman, Trans Jordan, bs Amman 27/2, red "Mails India" map cachet. |
£35.00 |
| 270 |
1938, Jul 25 Imperial Airways F/F Third Stage EAMS England to Australia, London to Mascot, NSW, no arrival ds, uncommon Australia House, London red/white/blue souvenir cover commemorating the 'First Empire C Class Flying Boat Service/England to Australia/Conveying 1 1/2d per 1/2 oz/ Air Mail", franked 1 1/2d, canc Empire Expo Glasgow machine cancel. |
£20.00 |
| 271 |
1939, Jun 27 Pan Am F/F FAM 18 Northern Route, Southampton to New York, b/s 1.7, violet straight line "First Direct Service Via Eire-Newfoundland-Canada, uncommon attractive printed WSC London blue/white embossed "Mercury" cover. |
£15.00 |
| 272 |
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 |
£5.00 |
| 273 |
1944, Aug 24 6d Air Letter flown on the first day the air letter service was extended to civilians in the Empire and British Mandated Territories in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and carried on the first post war air dispatch to Australia over the Indian Ocean route from Colombo to Perth, 6d air letter addressed to Hudson Fysh, Qantas, Sydney, canc London 24/8/44, signed Capt. D.F. MacMaster, Commander of the Colombo-Perth leg. Flown BOAC to Karachi, then Qantas to Colombo and Perth. An important item in the study of wartime airmails. (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 274 |
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, |
£10.00 |
| 275 |
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, |
£5.00 |
| 276 |
1946, Apr 06 Post-war reopening of the England-Australia Empire Air Route", first BOAC/Qantas Lancaster "Kangaroo" flight, Hurn to Sydney, bs Sydney 6pm 10/4, KG VI 6d airletter addressed to Hudson Fysh, postmarked London 6 Apr machine cancel, red typed "Reopening/England-Australia Empire Air Route London to Sydney/via Singapore", signed by Captains K.G. Jackson, H.J. Mills, and R.O. Mant. (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 277 |
1953, Apr 03 F/F Comet 1, London to Tokyo, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£6.00 |
| 278 |
1957, Feb 01 F/F Britannia turbo prop, London to Jo'burg, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC |
£2.50 |
| 279 |
1957, Feb 01 F/F Britannia turbo prop, London to Sydney, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC |
£2.50 |
| 280 |
1957, Jun 04 BEA F/F, London to Belgrade, b/s, boxed blue cachet verso. |
£15.00 |
| 281 |
1957, Aug 22 BOAC Britannia, London to Aden, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£12.00 |
| 282 |
1958, Apr 08 BEA F/F London to Warsaw, violet cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 283 |
1958, Jun 03 BEA F/F London to Poznan, purple cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 284 |
1959, Nov 01 F/F Comet4, London to Sydney, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC. |
£8.00 |
| 285 |
1960, Apr 01 BEA F/F Comet 4B, London to Rome, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£15.00 |
| 286 |
1960, Apr 02 F/F Comet 4B, London to Warsaw, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, BEA |
£5.00 |
| 287 |
1960, Apr 05 F/F Comet 4B, London to Copenhagen, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, BEA |
£3.00 |
| 288 |
1961, Apr 11 F/F B707, London to Lima, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC |
£5.00 |
| 289 |
1963, Apr 02 F/F Comet4, London to Auckland, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC. |
£5.00 |
| 290 |
1965, Sep 06 Qantas F/F London to Kuala Lumpur, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 291 |
1966, Apr 04 F/F London to Mexico City, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC |
£2.50 |
| 292 |
1969, Jan 02 BEA Trident F/F London-Athens, b/s, printed souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 293 |
1969, Dec 01 London-Melbourne, b/s, 50th Anniv souvenir cover issued by a country flown en route to Australia during 1919 Ross Smith flight, signed by navigator and engineer. |
£5.00 |
| 294 |
1970, Oct 01 20th anniversary Paris to Heathrow, b/s, souvenir cover, POA, BEA. |
£2.50 |
| 295 |
1971, Apr 14 F/F, London to New York, official cover, b/s, signed flight commander, F/F officer, chief engineer, BOAC |
£3.50 |
| 296 |
1973, Nov 03 Thai Airways International, Royal Orchid Service, F/F London-Singapore, no arrival ds, official dated souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| 297 |
1976, Sep 30 21st Anniv of London-Paris Coach Air-Service, souvenir company cover, POA, airport depart hs, Dan Air. |
£2.50 |
| 298 |
1976, Oct 13 3rd Special Flight for Children, Gatwick to Jersey, souvenir cover, POA, British Caledonian AW. |
£2.50 |
| 299 |
1977, May 27 Opening of New Terminal Edinburgh Airport, souvenir cover, POA, flown London-Edinburgh, British Caledonian AW |
£2.50 |
| 300 |
1977, Oct 23 First scheduled flight, Houston-London, souvenir cover, POA, British Caledonian AW. |
£2.50 |
| GB INTERNAL |
| 301 |
1911, Sep 12 Coronation Aerial Post, public mail, dark brown London to Windsor card, flown London-Windsor, from The Honorary Organising Committee of the First United Kingdom Aerial Mail, addressed to Brighton, die 3 London postmark. |
£35.00 |
| 302 |
1933, Nov 25 Provincial Airways Ltd, inauguration of the third GB Internal Airmail Service, " West Country Air Service", London to Southampton, 3d orange bi-coloured vignette tied by Provincial AW dated depart cachet, boxed "First Flight" cachet, Southampton arrival cds, plain cover. Service operated for six days only |
£20.00 |
| 303 |
1934, May 29 Highland Airways, F/F Inverness to Kirkwall, b/s 29/5, plain cover |
£5.00 |
| 304 |
1934, Aug 20 Railway Air Service, F/F London-Manchester, 21/8 arrival ds on front, large black/white printed 'Inland Air Mail' label, typed 'London-Manchester, uncommon. |
£15.00 |
| 305 |
1934, Aug 20 F/F eighth GB Inland Airmail Service, Cowes to Birmingham, official cover, no b/s, Railway Air Service |
£5.00 |
| 306 |
1935, Mar 25 Accelerated service from Shetlands, first acceptance from Lerwick for the Kirkwall-Inverness airmail service, Highland AW. Plain cover, franked 1 1/2d, 'Lerwick, Shetland 4.15pm, 25 Mar 35' machine cancellation, see illustration Beith p9. The first official airmail to make use of steamer, rail and air services. |
£45.00 |
| 307 |
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 |
| 308 |
1948, Jun 01 BEA, inauguration first helicopter-operated public mail service, Peterborough to Great Yarmouth, printed BEA/Helicopter Mail souvenir cover. |
£7.00 |
| 309 |
1953, Oct 03 BEA Introduction of Viscount Airliner on the London-Glasgow Service, POA Viscount souvenir cover franked GB 2 1/2d canc Glasgow postmark, and BEA air letter 6d + 1d tied by dated purple boxed Waterloo Air Terminal/London (departure) cachet. |
£7.00 |
| 310 |
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 |
| 311 |
1954, Jun 16 BEA Introduction of new Helicopter Service, Southampton to London, POA official souvenir cover franked GB 2 1/2d canc London postmark, and FDI BEA air letter 8d tied by dated black boxed BEA/Southampton (departure) and Waterloo Air Terminal/London (arrival) cachets. |
£12.00 |
| 312 |
1956, Jul 03 BEA official cover flown by helicopter on new service Leicester to Nottingham, POA franked GB 2 1/2d canc Nottingham postmark, and FDI BEA air letter 10d opt To 'Nottingham' and tied by dated black boxed BEA/Leicester (departure) hs. |
£12.00 |
| 313 |
1956, Jul 03 BEA official cover flown by helicopter on new service Birmingham to Leicester, POA franked GB 2 1/2d canc Leicester postmark, and FDI BEA air letter 10d opt To 'Leicester' and tied by dated black boxed BEA/Birmingham (departure) hs. |
£12.00 |
| 314 |
1957, Jul 01 BEA set of three Airway Letter Labels (seventh issue) on new service Glasgow to Shetland, POA franked GB 2 1/2d canc Shetland postmark, and FDI BEA set of three Airway Letter Labels (seventh issue) 11d,1/6d and 2/4d opt To 'Shetland' and tied by dated purple boxed BEA/Renfrew (departure) hs. |
£25.00 |
| 315 |
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 |
| 316 |
1974, May 06 Air Anglia, first scheduled F27 flight, Aberdeen-Leeds, airport depart cachet, souvenir cover, POA. |
£2.50 |
| 317 |
1975, May 10 F/F, Aberdeen to Jersey, b/s, souvenir cover, Air Anglia, POA |
£2.50 |
| 318 |
1975, May 24 Two souvenir company covers, F/F's Isle of Man to Gatwick, and Gatwick-Isle of Man, b/s, Dan Air. |
£2.50 |
| 319 |
1976, Sep 27 First scheduled DC9, London to Tees-side, souvenir cover, POA, British Midland AW. |
£2.50 |
| 320 |
1976, Nov 01 First Anniv. BMI Birmingham-London service, souvenir cover, POA, British Midland AW. |
£2.50 |
| 321 |
1977, Apr 04 First scheduled flight, Humberside to London, souvenir cover, POA, Air Anglia. |
£2.50 |
| 322 |
1977, Apr 04 Air Anglia, first scheduled flight, Norwich to London, souvenir cover, POA. |
£2.50 |
| 323 |
1977, Nov 01 First scheduled flight, Norwich to Humberside, souvenir cover, POA, Air Anglia. |
£2.50 |
| 324 |
1978, Mar 01 British Caledonian AW, 1st Piper Navajo Chieftain Service, London to Birmingham, souvenir cover, POA. |
£2.50 |
| 325 |
1978, Apr 03 Air Anglia, 2 F/F's, Humberside-Teesside, and return, POA, souvenir company covers. |
£2.50 |
| 326 |
1978, Apr 04 First scheduled service, London to Bergen, Norway, souvenir company cover, POA, airport depart hs, Dan Air. |
£2.50 |
| 327 |
1978, May 27 First scheduled service, Bournemouth to Isle of Man, souvenir company cover, POA, airport depart hs, Dan Air. |
£2.50 |
| GERMANY |
| 328 |
1927, Feb 24 SCADTA "Consular" one cover system, Germany to Colombia, bs 21/3, via Barranquilla, 21/3 , then forwarded to Bogota, bs 28/3, buff commercial cover, 15x23cm, franked Germany 55pf (to cover national postage in Colombia) tied dated Hamburg machine cancel, also 3x a 30c Scadta "A" 1923 '12mm' consular opts placed well clear of other adhesives (as was the practice in Germany at that time) also cancelled by Hamburg machine cancel, black/green "Par Avion/Barranqulla-Neiva" etiquette (very minor bottom rh corner damage), issued at Berlin for customers in Germany and rated rare by Mair. The one cover system used a single envelope which had to include the appropriated national surface rate. This saved SCADTA time and money as they no longer had to affix the national stamp. A two page extract on Consular Mail from PG Quail's "Colombian Airmails, 1920 Onwards", is included with this lot. (PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| 329 |
1940, Jul 17 Germany to Argentina, flown by LATI, censored WWII airmail etiquette company cover, Hamburg to Buenos Aires, bs 29/7/40, also black '1888' in circle Buenos Aires postman's mark, franked 175rpf, canc Hamburg/17/7/40 cds, ms "Via Italien", ms "3(g)", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, no code, also German framed number censor marks verso. Correctly rated for 5g Germany to Argentina by LATI, 150rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface (see Beith p39). |
£25.00 |
| 330 |
1958, Jul 19 First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Moscow, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 331 |
1958, Sep 28 First acceptance of East Germany mail for Transportes Aeriens Intercontinentaux (T.A.I.) F/F Paris-Papeete, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 332 |
1958, Oct 18 First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-New Guinea, cachet, b/s Biak. |
£5.00 |
| 333 |
1958, Oct 27 First acceptance of German Democratic Republic mail for KLM Amsterdam to Biak, Nether; ands New Guinea service, bs 8/11, plain envelope franked 60rpf German Democratic Republic stamps canc Berlin NW7/Luftpostelle/Deutsche Lufthansa cds, black flight cachet, black boxed 'Mit Flugpost/Par Avion' hs. |
£15.00 |
| 334 |
1959, Apr 08 First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Tunis, cachet, b/s, attractive red/white/blue company vignette, ironed vertical crease. |
£5.00 |
| 335 |
1959, May 02 First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena F/F Brussels-Tangier, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 336 |
1959, Jun 12 First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena F/F Brussels-Glasgow, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 337 |
1959, Nov 01 DLH F/F Hamburg-Bangkok, arrival ds on front, cachet, plain card. |
£5.00 |
| 338 |
1960, Feb 27 Interflug, Leipzig Spring Fair commemorative flight to Copenhagen, b/s, special canc, fair and flight cachets, souvenir card. |
£5.00 |
| 339 |
1960, Apr 01 First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena B707 F/F Brussels-Montreal, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 340 |
1960, Apr 01 First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena F/F Brussels-Manchester, cachet, souvenir card. |
£5.00 |
| 341 |
1960, Jul 04 F/F Comet 4B, Dusseldorf to London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, BEA |
£6.00 |
| 342 |
1960, Nov 05 First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Las Palmas, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 343 |
1961, Jan 13 First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Lagos, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 344 |
1961, Nov 01 Lufthansa F/F, Bremen-London, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 345 |
1962, Feb 19 Lufthansa F/F, Stuttgart-Copenhagen, b/s, cachet, souvenir card. |
£2.50 |
| 346 |
1962, Mar 31 First acceptance of East Germany mail for Luxair F/F Luxembourg-Paris, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 347 |
1962, Oct 05 F/F inauguration of Southern route, Frankfurt-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 348 |
1963, Jun 15 Acceptance of East Germany mail for SAS Midnight Sun flight Stockholm-Kiruna, cachet, no b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 349 |
1963, Nov 01 Interflug/Lufthansa, F/F Berlin-Budapest, b/s, cachet, special cancellation. |
£5.00 |
| 350 |
1965, Apr 20 Lufthansa F/F, Hamburg-Budapest, b/s, cachet, souvenir card. |
£2.50 |
| 351 |
1966, May 05 Lufthansa F/F Bonn to Montreal, Canada, no arrival ds, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 352 |
1967, Apr 01 Lufthansa B727 F/F, Dusseldorf-Copenhagen, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 353 |
1968, Apr 01 Lufthansa B737 F/F, Stuttgart-Paris, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 354 |
1968, Apr 06 Lufthansa F/F, Frankfurt to Helsinki, bs, special dated departure cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 355 |
1968, Jul 12 Lufthansa F/F, Dusseldorf-Malaga, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 356 |
1968, Nov 03 Austria acceptance for DLH F/F Hamburg-Chicago, official cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, Europaischer Philatelisten Club vignette verso. |
£15.00 |
| 357 |
1971, Jun 06 Lufthansa B747 F/F, Frankfurt-Palma, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 358 |
1972, Apr 01 Lufthansa F/F, Hamburg-Madrid, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 359 |
1972, Jun 09 SAS F/F Bergen-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£3.00 |
| 360 |
1974, Apr 11 Lufthansa DC10 F/F, Hamburg-Tokyo, b/s, cach |
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