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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 |
1928, Oct 11 -- First Trans-Atlantic crossing to Lakehurst, arrival ds New York 16/10 on front, oval blue light cachet, card franking inc. 2Rm Zeppelin stamp tied Fried. cds. Si 21A |
£35.00 |
| 004 |
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 |
| 005 |
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 |
| 006 |
1930, Jun 04 -- First Europe-Pan America Round Flight, Seville-Friedrichshafen, 6/6 arrival ds on front, plain card, Si 58G. |
£25.00 |
| 007 |
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 |
| 008 |
1932, Jun 18 -- Netherlands flight, on board cancel, blue flight confirmation cachet, franked 75pfg, no arrival ds, plain card, Si 164. |
£25.00 |
| 009 |
1934, Mar 20 -- USS Macon (zR5), training flight at sea, cancelled Moffett Field, CA, blue/red Oakland-Almeda Chamber of Commerce cachet. |
£10.00 |
| ALASKA |
| 010 |
1928, Jun 07 -- Pioneer airmail, F/F Fairbanks-Wiseman, 7/6 arrival ds on front, franked 2c, posted Seattle 16/5. |
£12.00 |
| 011 |
1935, Apr 09 -- Emergency flight, Beaver to Fort Yukon, bs, green monoplane cachet |
£10.00 |
| 012 |
1935, Oct 23 -- Emergency mail service from Dillingham to Anchorage, typed "Emergency mail service/via Airplane from/Dillingham, Alaska", b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 013 |
1936, Nov 02 -- Emergency flight, Bethel to Anchorage, b/s, special two line cachet, signed by pilot, HT Jutland. |
£15.00 |
| 014 |
1940, Jun 20 -- F/F FAM 20, Seattle to Juneau, cachet, no b/s, air cover, 10x24cm, Pacific Alaska Airways |
£2.50 |
| 015 |
1940, Jun 21 -- F/F FAM 20, Juneau to Seattle, cachet, no b/s, air cover, 10x24cm, Pacific Alaska Airways |
£2.50 |
| 016 |
1947, Sep 06 -- F/F FAM 28, to Tokyo from Anchorage, cachet, b/s, Northwest Airlines |
£3.50 |
| ALGERIA |
| 017 |
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 |
| 018 |
1956, Feb 29 -- F/F Alger to Batna, violet two line cachet, b/s, plain cover |
£2.50 |
| ARGENTINA |
| 019 |
1940, May 15 -- Argentina to Switzerland, flown by LATI, scarce uncensored WWII registered (label) airmail cover, Santiago to St Gallen, via AMB/Milano/Chiasso 21/5 cds verso, franked 1P 65c, canc Buenos Aires 15 May 40 cds, typed 'Via Condor-LATI/Suiza'. This cover is correctly rated for LATI to Europe (0.20P basic + 1.25P air fee +0.20P registration, see Beith p41). Carried by Syndicato Condor to Rio, then by LATI all the way to Rome 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). The Milano/Chiasso transit cds on this cover illustrates this route superbly. Flown by pilot Moretti.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 020 |
1941, May 07 -- Argentina to Germany, flown by LATI, single rate censored WWII airmail cover, Buenos Aires to Berlin, franked 1P 45c, canc Buenos Aires 7 May 41 cds, ms 'Via Aerea/Condor Lati', purple 'Ad' in circle German censor mark on front, indicating inspected in Munich, but not opened. This cover is correctly rated for LATI to Europe (0.20P basic + 1.25P air fee, see Beith p41). No Bermuda censor confirms not flown by PAA. Carried by Syndicato Condor to Rio, then by LATI all the way to Rome thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Flown by pilot Fenili. |
£25.00 |
| 021 |
1940, Aug, -- Argentina to Italy, flown by LATI, rare 4x uprated uncensored WWII registered (label) printed company airmail cover, Buenos Aires to Milan, bs 27/8, franked 5P 40c, canc Buenos Aires Aug 40 cds, typed 'Condor-LATI/Certificada'. This cover has a particularly high franking for 20g+, 4x 1.25 air fee+ 0.20P basic + 0.20P registration (the single rate for LATI to Europe was 0.20P basic + 1.25P air fee +0.20P registration, see Beith p41). No Bermuda censor and Milan transit arrival ds confirm not flown by PAA. Carried by Syndicato Condor to Rio, then by LATI all the way to Rome thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. 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 (Beith p48). (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 022 |
1941, February, -- Argentina to Brazil, censored WWII printed pale grey airmail cover, Buenos Aires to Porto Alegre, bs 6/2/41, franked 40c, canc weak ?4 ?Feb 41 Servcio Aereo/Buenos Aires cds, typed "Via Condor-LATI", black boxed "4/Livre/D.R.Porto Alegre" federal Brazil interwar censor mark on front. Argentinian mail destined for carriage to Europe by LATI was flown, via Porto Alegre, to Rio by Syndicato Condor until July 1941 when LATI extended their service to Buenos Aires. A nice collateral LATI item, with interesting censor. |
£15.00 |
| AUSTRALIA |
| 023 |
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 |
| 024 |
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 |
| 025 |
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. |
£40.00 |
| 026 |
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 |
| 027 |
1931, Apr 26 -- Return of the first Imperial Airways experimental flight England-Australia, Darwin to London, no arrival ds, official blue/cream "1st England Australia/Official Air Mail/1931" souvenir cover, 10x20cm, in pristine unfolded condition, franked 1913 4d,1/-, 1929 3d and 1931 KS 2d air x2, canc Port Darwin cds, ANA/Qantas/Imperial Airways. |
£15.00 |
| 028 |
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". Scarce signature.(PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| 029 |
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 |
| 030 |
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 |
| 031 |
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 |
| 032 |
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 |
| 033 |
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 |
| 034 |
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 |
| 035 |
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 |
| 036 |
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 |
| 037 |
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 |
| 038 |
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 |
| 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 |
1935, Aug 21 -- Australian Transcontinental Airways, F/F Darwin-Adelaide, bs Melbourne 27/8, franked Australia 3d air & 2d, canc Darwin 21 Aug 1935 cds, typed "Transcontinental 1st Flight/Darwin-Adelaide", signed by pilot, J Chapman.. |
£35.00 |
| 041 |
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. |
£30.00 |
| 042 |
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 |
| 043 |
1936, Nov 07 -- L. Ernle Clark, New Zealand's 'Flying Farmer', one of only eight (Walker says four) carried by him on the Darwin to Longreach leg of his homeward flight from England to New Zealand "in time for the shearing". Plain cover franked 2d, posted on arrival in Longreach 7 NO 36, then on to Crome's hometown Enmore 13/11 cds, signed by the pilot L. Ernle Clark verso. A copy of the report of this flight from Walker's Airmails of New Zealand Vol Two accompanies is included. Scarce item in pristine condition.(PHOTO) |
£225.00 |
| 044 |
1937, May 10 -- Coronation Rocket firing, Govt official cover, franked 1d and 2d, violet three line flight cachet. Eus R11. |
£25.00 |
| 045 |
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 |
| 046 |
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 |
| 047 |
1940, May 02 -- TEAL, first regular Sydney-Auckland airmail, bs 2/5, red/blue/grey souvenir company cover, 10x21cm, franked 5d canc Sydney machine cancel. |
£5.00 |
| 048 |
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 |
| 049 |
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 |
| 050 |
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 |
| 051 |
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 |
| 052 |
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 |
| 053 |
1957, Aug 21 -- Souvenir cover flown to Brisbane on FDI 7d Flying Doctor Service. Eus. 1377. |
£3.50 |
| 054 |
1959, Jul 29 -- Qantas F/F Sydney to San Francisco, cachet ds, b/s 29/6, official souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 055 |
1960, Nov 16 -- Qantas 40th Anniv flight Round the World, Winton-Sydney-London-USA-Sydney, b/s, illus souvenir cover |
£3.50 |
| 056 |
1965, Oct 03 -- Air New Zealand F/F DC8 Sydney to Christchurch, cachet ds, b/s, official cover. |
£3.00 |
| 057 |
1969, Aug 10 -- 50 Anniv 1919 Adelaide-Minalton flight, souvenir card flown Minalton-Adelaide, signed by pilot and N. Eustis. |
£5.00 |
| 058 |
1969, Dec 17 -- London-Sydney Air Race, unofficial souvenir mail carried by Lt. J. Kingsley, signed by the pilot, red two line "Emergency Landing/Flores Island, Indonesia", Eus 1672 |
£20.00 |
| 059 |
1969, Dec 18 -- Sheila Scott, one of only 12 London-Australia Air Race covers, signed and carried by Sheila Scott on her return to England, "Piper Comanche G-ATOY Sheila Scott and Myth Too" souvenir cover franked GB uncancelled 1/9d & Australia 5c canc Sydney 4 Jan 70 cds and Athens Airport 19/12/69 cds, also undated Karachi, Calcutta, Udara and Singapore hs's.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 060 |
1972, Nov 02 -- 50th Anniv Charleville-Cloncurry flight, flown souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 061 |
1979, Dec 02 -- Southern Cross Air Race, Brankstown-Parkes-Ballarat, canc Eureka, carried by Cessna, signed by pilot. |
£2.50 |
| AUSTRIA |
| 062 |
1936, May 19 -- Glider Air Train, Vienna-Budapest, arrival ds on front and b/s, cachet, blue/black etiquette. |
£6.00 |
| 063 |
1941, Jan 09 -- Austria/Germany to Colombia, flown by LATI, rare censored WWII airmail etiquette cover, Vienna to Bogota, bs 11/2/41, franked 175rpf, canc Vienna 9/1/41 cds, ms "Flugpost Sudamerika", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, code e Frankfurt, also additional German boxed numbers censor marks. Correctly rated for Europe to Argentina by LATI, 150 rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface (see Beith p39). Carried by Ala Littoria to Rome, then LATI from Rome to Rio e Janeiro, Syndicato Condor to Buenos Aires, then Panagra to Colombia, thus avoiding British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Dates suggest flown from Europe on 31/1/41 by pilot Carelli in Savoia Marchetti 75 Reg I-BUEN. LATI covers from Europe to Colombia are rare.(PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| 064 |
1941, Oct 09 -- Austria 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. |
£30.00 |
| 065 |
1949, Mar 25 -- F/F Mercury, Vienna to Paris, no arrival ds, cachet. |
£2.50 |
| AZORES |
| 066 |
1939, May 22 -- F/F FAM18 North Atlantic (Southern) route, Horta to Lisbon ,cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 067 |
1939, May 26 -- F/F FAM 18 North Atlantic (Southern) route, Horta-New York, blue cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 068 |
1939, May 26 -- F/F FAM 18 North Atlantic (Southern) route, Horta to New York, franked 1E 85, rectangular blue F/F cachet, signed by the pilot Capt. A.E. La Porte. |
£18.00 |
| 069 |
1941, Feb 03 -- F/F FAM 18, North Atlantic (Southern) route, Horta to Bolama (Portuguese West Africa), alternate return via West Indies, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| BAHAMAS |
| 070 |
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 |
| 071 |
1957, Feb 21 -- F/F FAM 5 Nassau to New York AMF, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 072 |
1968, Jun 22 -- F/F FAM 33, Nassau to Baltimore, no cachet, no bs, air cover, Eastern Airlines. Also correspondence reporting that none of the 19 covers actually flown were back stamped by the Baltimore PM because "no proper cachet had been used". Only 19 flown. |
£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 Colquilhatville on 13/4 and at St. Louis on 17/4, see Nierinck #310413.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 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. |
£25.00 |
| 076 |
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. |
£30.00 |
| 077 |
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 |
| 078 |
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 |
| 079 |
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 |
| 080 |
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 |
| 081 |
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 |
| 082 |
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) |
£225.00 |
| 083 |
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 |
| 084 |
1930, Jul 08 -- Early registered (label) interbank air cover to London, dated company receiver 9/7 on front, franked 6.50f canc Ostende cds, tied black/bright blue etiquette rated very scarce by Mair. Some rough opening verso, otherwise fine. |
£3.50 |
| 085 |
1937, Apr 05 -- Sabena, first direct flight Brussels to Prague, arrival ds on front, flight cachet, b/s, multicoloured souvenir PPC. |
£8.00 |
| 086 |
1937, Oct 20 -- First group flight from Belgium to the Congo, Brussels to Leopoldville, and return posted from Leopoldville 12/11, blue/cream souvenir cover in French with map of route verso, franked 3F30 Belgian stamps and 3F30 Congo stamps, green oval toothed flight cachet, also boxed violet 'Voyage Retarde/De Dix Jours/Reis tien dagen/uitgstteld' hs, Carried by the 'Phalene'. Bears a signature on the front. |
£16.00 |
| 087 |
1946, Jun 17 -- F/F FAM 18, Brussels to New York, cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 088 |
1947, May 18 -- Cipex special flight, Brussels to New York, b/s, franked Damianus set x2 overprinted for airmail use, special depart cachet, souvenir cover, 21x9cm, Sabena. |
£5.00 |
| 089 |
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 |
| 090 |
1952, Dec 03 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 18, Brussels to Rangoon, bs 5/12, large black cachet, airmail cover. |
£3.00 |
| 091 |
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 |
| 092 |
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. |
£10.00 |
| 093 |
1969, Aug 03 -- Sabena F/F Brussels to Bangkok, bs, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 094 |
1971, Apr 04 -- F/F Brussels to Santiago, cachet, b/s, illus cover, Sabena Boeing 707 |
£2.50 |
| BERMUDA |
| 095 |
1937, Jun 15 -- Imperial Airways F/F Hamilton to New York, bs 16/6, and on to Little Rock, Ark, rare red/white/blue cover, 23x10cm, printed "Pan American/PAA Airways System/135 East 42nd Street, New York City" and "News Rush" in blue, and large red boxed printed "First Atlantic/Air-mail/via Imperial Airways/Bermuda to USA" with speedbird logo, franked 1/3d (9d to New York, 1/3d to other airmail destinations in US), red three line flight cachet. 1cm closed non invasive top edge tear. Pan Am Bermuda-US passenger service began on this date, but airmail service not opened until March 1938, so Pan Am used this flight to send company news to various publications.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 096 |
1938, Mar 16 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 17, inward to Hamilton, (from Baltimore US), bs 18/3 , b/s, large violet flight cachet, air cover. |
£3.50 |
| 097 |
1940, Jan 07 -- F/F FAM 18, into Hamilton from Baltimore, no b/s, black boxed cachet "This Cover Given Service on the Inaugural Air Mail Flight over Foreign Air Mail Route, Number 18 on January 7, 1940, Baltimore, MD, to Hamilton, Bermuda". This was the first flight from Baltimore-Bermuda following Pan Am's decision to close New York and move its winter base South during the heavy winter of 1940. Scarce cachet.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 098 |
1962, May 05 -- Cunard Eagle Airways, F/F into Hamilton, bs 7/5, from Miami, airmail cover franked 13c with large black flight cachet. |
£5.00 |
| BRAZIL |
| 099 |
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 |
| 100 |
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 |
| 101 |
1932, Jul 28 -- Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, Rio de Janeiro to Hamburg, no arrival ds, dark blue/red/light grey 'Via Panair/Pan American Airways System' company cover with picture of uniformed steward and passengers boarding in lower lh corner cover and dark blue winged 'Via Aerea/PAA' logo n flap, franked 3000R air & 700R, 500R ordinary, canc 'Correo Aereo/Porto Alegre' cds, large bold red/white "Por Aeropostale" label along bottom front edge. Nice item. |
£18.00 |
| 102 |
1932, Jul 29 -- Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, commercial air cover, Porto Alegre to Hamburg, no arrival ds, plain airmail cover franked 2000R airs & 5000R, 700R, 500R ordinary, canc 'Porto Alegre/Corr. Aereo/R.G. Sul' cds, fine strike uncommon red framed "Via Aeropostale' cachet. |
£12.00 |
| 103 |
1933, May 20 -- Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, commercial air cover from Behrensdorf & Carvalhal to Hamburg, 31 Mai 1933 arrival ds verso, printed pale grey cover franked 3000R air & 1200R ordinary, verso 'Aero Postale/P. Alegre'/18 Nov 1929' cds and 2x 1927 light blue/red/white C.G.A. labels FRA-B-17 issued for customers in Brazil and rated rare by Mair. For an illustration of this rare label on cover see Kriebel p14. |
£35.00 |
| 104 |
1933, May 20 -- Compagnie Generale Aeropostale, commercial air cover from Hugo Hermann to Hamburg, red four line "Mit Luftpost/Befordert/Hamburg-Fuhlbuttel/Flugplatz" arrival cachet, also 31/5/33 arrival ds verso, printed pale grey 'Via Aerea (typed Latecoere) cover franked 3000R air & 700R, 500R ordinary canc 'Porto Alegre/Corr Aereo/R.G. Sul' cds, fine strike large black straight line "Via Aeropostale" hs. Nice item. |
£25.00 |
| 105 |
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 |
| 106 |
1940, Jun 27 -- Brazil to Sweden, flown by LATI, rare uncensored WWII printed company airmail cover, Rio to Lidkoping, franked 5400R, canc Rio/Correo Aereo, 27/6/40 cds, typed "LATI". Correctly rated for Brazil to Europe by LATI (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41), flown LATI to Rome. 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 Swedish censor because Sweden was neutral and did not censor incoming or outgoing mail during WWII, and no German censor -not all mail passing through Germany en route from Italy to neutral Sweden was censored (see Boyle). Flown by pilot Baldini.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 107 |
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. |
£45.00 |
| 108 |
1941, Jul 05 -- Brazil to Switzerland, flown by LATI, rare double rate uncensored WWII blue/grey airmail cover, Rio to Lucerne, bs 5/7/41, franked 2x 5400R airs and 2x 400R, canc Comprem AcoesDA/Comp.Siderurgica Nacional 26 Jun 41 cds, fine strike violet rectangular boxed 43x14mm "Via-LATI" directional hs, ms "Via LATI". This cover is double rated for LATI to Europe, 2x 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 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). Likely left Rio on 28/6/41, on plane SM82 I-BOLI flown by pilot Pavia. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 109 |
1941, Jul 10 -- Brazil to Germany, flown by LATI, censored WWII airmail cover, Rio to Berlin, no arrival ds, franked 5400R, canc Comprem AcoesDA/Comp.Siderurgica Nacional 10 Jul 41 cds, typed "Via Aerea LATI", black German "Ad" in circle censor mark on front indicating cover examined in Munich but not opened. 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. Flown by pilot Fenili. |
£25.00 |
| 110 |
1941, Aug 02 -- Brazil to Germany, rare TRIPLE rate LATI censored WWII airmail cover, Rio to Berlin, franked 16200R, canc Comprem AcoesDA/Comp.Siderurgica Nacional 2 Aug 41 cds, scarce red boxed "Via LATI" directional hs, unlisted by Beith and McQueen, red boxed "Via Aerea" hs, sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, code d Munich, also boxed 1542 2119 and 2124 additional German censor marks. Triple rated for Brazil to Europe by LATI (single rate 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. Some rust spots verso, otherwise fine. Flown by pilots Pavia/Cigurza.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 111 |
1941, Sep 03 -- Brazil to Sweden, flown by LATI, rare uncensored airmail cover, Rio to Lidkoping, franked10800R, canc Rio/Correo Aereo, 3/9/41 cds, typed "Via LATI". Correctly franked for double rate for Brazil to Europe by LATI (2x 5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41), flown LATI to Rome. 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 Swedish censor because Sweden was neutral and did not censor incoming or outgoing mail during WWII, and no German censor because not all mail passing through Germany en route from Italy to neutral Sweden was censored (see Boyle). Flown by pilot Pastore.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 112 |
1946, Jul 17 -- First FAM 5 direct flight Rio de Janeiro to New York, entailing 2000 miles of Atlantic flight, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 113 |
1940, May, -- 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 Transcontinentaes Italianas S.A.", Rio to Germany (addressee's name, street, town blocked out), franked 5400R, canc Correos Aereo/Rio ?/5/40, sealed purple/white German OKW censor tape, code e Frankfurt. 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) |
£55.00 |
| 114 |
1941, Dec, -- Brazil to Switzerland, scarce LATI uncensored WWII grey and yellow/green edged imprint etiquette airmail cover, Rio to Zurich, franked 4th Anniv Constitution 5400R air, canc Rio de Janeiro cds (date illegible, but must be Nov/Dec 41 as stamp not issued until 10/11/41), fine strike violet rectangular boxed "Por Avio/Via-LATI" with gull wing logo directional hs. 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). (PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| BRITISH BECHUANALAND |
| 115 |
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. |
£25.00 |
| 116 |
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. |
£25.00 |
| BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| 117 |
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 |
| BURMA |
| 118 |
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). |
£10.00 |
| 119 |
1933, Oct 02 -- Imperial Airways, Rangoon to Delhi, 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). Rare stage. |
£20.00 |
| CANADA |
| 120 |
1929, Jun 06 -- Opening of Hamilton Airport, Toronto to Hamilton, b/s, cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 121 |
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 |
| 122 |
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 |
| 123 |
1969, May 23 -- Canadian Pacific Airlines, F/F Montreal-Brussels, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 124 |
c1951, -- Mint aerogramme, imprint franking blue 10c DC4 "Mail Star". |
£2.50 |
| CANAL ZONE |
| 125 |
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. |
£40.00 |
| 126 |
1930, Dec 02 -- Pan Am FAM 5, F/F Cristobal to Kingston, b/s, large green boxed cachet. |
£10.00 |
| CEYLON |
| 127 |
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 |
| 128 |
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 |
| 129 |
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 |
| 130 |
1975, May 10 -- Air Anglia, 2 F/F's F27, Jersey-Aberdeen, and return, POA, airport depart cachets, souvenir company covers. |
£2.50 |
| 131 |
1976, Jul 18 -- Two souvenir company covers, 30th Anniv first mail flight Guernsey to Alderney, and Alderney to Guernsey, b/s, Aurigny Air Services |
£2.50 |
| 132 |
1978, Mar 01 -- Two souvenir company covers, 10th anniv of Channel Is Inter-island Air Service, Guernsey to Jersey, and Jersey-Guernsey, b/s, illus company cover, Aurigny AL |
£2.50 |
| CHILE |
| 133 |
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 |
| 134 |
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 |
| 135 |
1941, Nov 11 -- Chile to Sweden, flown by LATI, scarce uncensored WWII airmail cover with printed logo of 'La Metalurgica Sueca' company on flap, Santiago to Vaxjo, franked 12P 60, canc Santiago/Correo Aereo (faint 11 Nov) 41 cds, typed 'Condor-LATI'. This cover is correctly 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 franking confirms not flown by PAA, no Sweden censor because Sweden was neutral and did not censor incoming or outgoing mail during WWII, no German censor because not all mail passing through Germany en route from Italy to neutral Sweden was censored (see Boyle). (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
| 136 |
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. |
| 137 |
1963, Jun 11 -- Flown souvenir cover, Cocos to Jo'burg, franked FDI 2/3d, cachet, b/s, Qantas. |
£2.50 |
| 138 |
1963, Jun 11 -- Flown souvenir cover, Cocos to Sydney, franked FDI 5d, cachet, b/s, Qantas. |
£3.00 |
| 139 |
1963, Jun 11 -- Flown souvenir cover, Cocos to Port Louis, Mauritius, cachet, b/s, Qantas. |
£3.00 |
| 140 |
1963, Jun 11 -- Flown souvenir cover, Cocos to Mauritius, b/s, franked FDI 2/3d, cachet, b/s, Qantas. |
£2.50 |
| COLOMBIA |
| 141 |
1932, Jun 27 -- F/F Cartagena to Buenaventura, bs, purple boxed flight cachet, SCADTA, Francis Field authentication hs verso. |
£20.00 |
| COSTA RICA |
| 142 |
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 |
| 143 |
1946, Dec 16 -- F/F FAM 5 San Jose to Houston, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 144 |
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 |
| 145 |
1927, Oct 28 -- F/F FAM 4 Resumed Service, Havana to Key West, bs 29/10, violet cachet, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 146 |
1946, Dec 15 -- F/F Havana to Tampa, cachet, b/s, National AL. |
£6.00 |
| 147 |
1957, Oct 28 -- 30th Anniv Key West to Havana, attractive black/white/pale blue souvenir cover, 10x24cm, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 148 |
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 |
| 149 |
1966, Nov 11 -- Cubana de Aviacion, F/F Havana-Camaguey, bs 11/11, black flight cachet. company airmail cover franked 9c |
£10.00 |
| 150 |
1976, May 23 -- F/F Havana-Brussels, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, Sabena. |
£3.50 |
| DENMARK |
| 151 |
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 |
| 152 |
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 |
| 153 |
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 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| 154 |
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. |
£30.00 |
| 155 |
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". |
£10.00 |
| 156 |
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?. |
£5.00 |
| ECUADOR |
| 157 |
1961, Jul 20 -- Special military flight to Buenos Aires from Quito, six line cachet, b/s 24/7, CAME, 50 flown. |
£10.00 |
| 158 |
1973, Aug 27 -- F/F Guayaquil to Sao Paulo and return, Guayaquil depart and later arrival cds, blue Guayaquil Equatur Air France Escale hs, Air France. Small mail. |
£3.50 |
| EGYPT |
| 159 |
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 |
| FALKLAND IS |
| 160 |
1969, Apr 08 -- FDC, Fox bay cancel, 2d "First Anniversary of the Government Air Service 1969", "Falkland Islands Internal Airmail" cachet, airmail cover, on flown, |
£5.00 |
| 161 |
1972, Nov 15 -- First airmail from temporary aerodrome, Stanley to Comodoro Rivadavia, bs, special cancellation, black flight cachet on front, airmail cover, Argentine State Airlines. |
£10.00 |
| 162 |
1979, Nov 05 -- F/F Port Stanley to Fox Bay, b/s, large triple circle and boxed commem cachets "Mail Carried by the Britten Normandy Islander BN2A", Government Air Service, franked 3p vanc Port Stanley cds.. |
£5.00 |
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VALUE
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| FIJI |
| 163 |
1933, Mar 17 -- Fiji Airways F/F Suva-Lautoka, bs 18/3, green/brown/cream crested souvenir cover, franked 2d. |
£18.00 |
| 164 |
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 |
| 165 |
1953, Jun 02 -- Coronation Day Flight, Suva to London, bs, violet "ER "cachet, airmail letter franked 7 1/2d. |
£5.00 |
| 166 |
1960, Jan 06 -- First Teal Electra flight, Nadi Airport to Auckland, b/s, illus souvenir cover, TEAL. |
£3.00 |
| 167 |
1964, Oct 24 -- 25th Anniv first airmail, Fiji-Tonga, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Fiji AW. |
£3.00 |
| 168 |
1964, Nov 30 -- Qantas F/F B707 Nadi to Hamilton (Bermuda), b/s, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 169 |
1965, Nov 27 -- Air New Zealand, F/F, Nadi to Auckland, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 170 |
1967, Apr 02 -- F/F, Fiji to Sydney, cachet, official cover, BOAC |
£3.00 |
| 171 |
1967, Apr 02 -- F/F, Fiji to London, cachet, official cover, BOAC |
£3.00 |
| 172 |
1968, Jul 05 -- 40th Anniv KS flight, US-Australia, Fiji to Sydney, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 173 |
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 |
| 174 |
1976, May 27 -- Pan Am, F/F into Nadi from New York, large magenta cachet, bs, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 175 |
1976, Sep 01 -- Souvenir cover franked FDI 30c 25th Anniv. Of Air Services in Fiji. |
£2.50 |
| FINLAND |
| 176 |
1948, Jul 20 -- F/F Helsinki-Amsterdam, b/s, special depart cancel, reg (label) cover, Aero A/Y. |
£3.00 |
| 177 |
1951, Apr 25 -- F/F Helsinki-Tokyo, b/s, special depart cancel, reg (label) aerogramme, SAS. |
£3.00 |
| 178 |
1954, Sep 01 -- F/F Helsinki to London, and return 10/9, special depart cds, printed souvenir cover, Finnair. |
£3.00 |
| 179 |
1956, Aug 25 -- Leipzig Fair, special flight, Turku-Leipzig, special receiver cachet verso, green/cream "Non Relame" label verso.. |
£3.00 |
| 180 |
1958, Oct 31 -- F/F Helsinki to Geneva, arrival ds on front, souvenir cachet and cover, Finnair. |
£3.00 |
| 181 |
1959, Apr 01 -- SAS F/F Abo-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 182 |
1960, Apr 18 -- Finnair, first Caravelle flight, Helsinki to Hamburg, b/s, cachet, printed souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 183 |
1960, Nov 02 -- F/F Helsinki-Oslo, special depart ds, b/s, souvenir cover, Finnair. |
£2.50 |
| 184 |
1963, Nov 01 -- FDC 40 Years Finnish Aviation, special depart PM. |
£2.50 |
| 185 |
1965, Nov 01 -- SAS F/F Tampere-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 186 |
1965, Nov 01 -- SAS F/F Tampere-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir card. |
£2.50 |
| 187 |
1975, Nov 01 -- SAS 1st DC9, Helsinki-Oslo, bs, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| FRANCE |
| 188 |
1939, Aug 04 -- Scarce first acceptance of mail from France for USA for carriage on the inaugural Imperial Airways trans Atlantic service from London to New York, bs 6/8, official black/blue/grey souvenir cover franked 1939 New York World Fair, 1939 Intellectuals 2.25F x4 (1verso) and 1F ordinary ( 6x10c (verso), stamps catalogued £55 used. (PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 189 |
1953, Apr 14 -- Union Aeromaritime de Transport (UAT) Comet 1 F/F Paris to Abidjan, bs 15/4, special Weiss-Pierre red/white/blue souvenir cover franked 18F canc Paris cds, blue/green framed flight cachet "1ier Laison Aerienne/Paris-Abidjan/Par Avion a Reaction/14 Avril 1953". |
£35.00 |
| 190 |
1953, Oct 26 -- Union Aeromaritime de Transport (UAT) Comet 1 F/F Paris to Johannesburg, bs 27/10, special Weiss-Pierre "Premier Laison Aerienne/France-AEF-Union Sud Africaine/et Retour" souvenir cover franked 2x 30F & 5c vers0 canc Paris cds, violet framed flight cachet "1ier Laison Aerienne/Paris-Johannesburg/Par Avion a Reaction/26 Octobre 1953". |
£30.00 |
| 191 |
1960, Sep 19 -- F/F TAI DC8, Paris to Noumea, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 192 |
1961, Jan 05 -- First Boeing 707, Paris to Phnom-Penh, cachet, b/s, Air France. |
£3.50 |
| 193 |
1961, Jun 05 -- JAL first DC8 Paris to Tokyo, bs 8/6, airmail cover franked 1F10, blue and violet cachets. |
£2.50 |
| 194 |
1966, Aug 01 -- 35th Anniv. Far East service, Paris to Phnom Penh, special canc, b/s, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£5.00 |
| 195 |
1967, Apr 04 -- F/F Caravelle, Paris to Budapest, b/s, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 196 |
1969, Dec 03 -- 50th Anniv England -France-Australia, Paris to Melbourne, cachet, b/s, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 197 |
1975, Jun 28 -- F/F Caravelle, Paris-Porto (Portugal), b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 198 |
1975, Jun 28 -- F/F Caravelle, Paris-Paris, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 199 |
1976, Dec 01 -- First scheduled Herald service, Calais to Southend, souvenir cover, POA, British Air Ferries. |
£2.50 |
| 200 |
1977, Apr 01 -- First scheduled flight, Le Touquet to Southampton, and return. Two souvenir covers, POA, British Island AW. |
£2.50 |
| FRENCH CONGO |
| 201 |
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 |
| 202 |
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 |
| 203 |
1953, Jul 05 -- Union Aeromaritime de Transport (UAT) Comet 1 F/F Brazzaville to Paris, bs 6/7, special red/white/blue Weiss-Pierre "Premier Vol Par Avion a Reaction/Brazzaville-Paris (via Kano et Tripoli) " souvenir cover franked 15F Afrique Equatorial Francais stamp canc Brazzaville cds, red framed flight cachet "Par Avion a Reaction/Brazzaville-Paris (via Kano-Tripoli)". |
£35.00 |
| 204 |
1953, Jul 05 -- Union Aeromaritime de Transport (UAT) Comet 1 F/F Brazzaville to Paris, bs 6/7, special red/white/blue Weiss-Pierre "Premier Vol Par Avion a Reaction/Brazzaville-Paris (via Kano et Tripoli) " souvenir cover franked 15F Afrique Equatorial Francais stamp canc Brazzaville cds, violet framed flight cachet "Par Avion a Reaction/Brazzaville-Paris (via Kano-Tripoli)". |
£35.00 |
| FRENCH INDOCHINA |
| 205 |
1936, Mar 16 -- Commercial imprint etiquette air cover to Paris, no arrival ds, franked 37c canc Saigon Central (Cochin China) cds. |
£2.50 |
| FRENCH IVORY COAST |
| 206 |
1953, Apr 16 -- Union Aeromaritime de Transport (UAT) Comet 1 F/F Abidjan to Paris, bs 17/4, special red/white/blue Weiss-Pierre souvenir cover franked 15F Afrique Occidental Francais stamp canc Abidjan/16 Avril/53 cds, violet framed flight cachet "1ier Laison Aerienne/Abidjan-Paris/Par Avion Reaction/15 Avril 1953". |
£35.00 |
| 207 |
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 |
| FRENCH REUNION |
| 208 |
1967, Aug 08 -- F/F 707, St Dennis to Paris, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| GB EXTERNAL |
| 209 |
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) |
£85.00 |
| 210 |
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 |
| 211 |
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 |
| 212 |
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 |
| 213 |
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 |
| 214 |
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 |
| 215 |
1931, Dec 08 -- Imperial Airways Special Christmas Flight, London-Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, bs 19/12, Springbok souvenir cover franked 9d, posted Warrington, Lancs. Mounted on album leaf with map of route. |
£12.00 |
| 216 |
1931, Dec 09 -- Imperial Airways, London to Cape Town, bs 21/12, carried on First Christmas Flight, via Jo'burg 21/12, souvenir Springbok cover franked 1/-, canc Hudson Rd cds. Mounted on album leaf with map of route. |
£10.00 |
| 217 |
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 |
| 218 |
1933, Sep 23 -- F/F London to Akyab (Burma), b/s 1/10, official blue/yellow souvenir cover, Imperial Airways/Indian Trans-Continental Airways. |
£15.00 |
| 219 |
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 |
| 220 |
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 |
| 221 |
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 |
| 222 |
1935, Apr 01 -- Imperial Airways F/F, London to Vienna, 4d rate, b/s, etiquette, plain cover. |
£10.00 |
| 223 |
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 |
| 224 |
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 |
| 225 |
1936, Mar 17 -- London to Helsinki, bs 21/3, carried on the New England -Scandinavia service, franked 2 1/2d, plain cover, British Airways. |
£5.00 |
| 226 |
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. (PHOTO) |
£450.00 |
| 227 |
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 |
| 228 |
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 |
| 229 |
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 |
| 230 |
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 |
| 231 |
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, |
£8.00 |
| 232 |
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 |
| 233 |
1952, Jul 01 -- BOAC F/F Comet 1, London to Cairo, official cover, b/s 12/8. |
£3.50 |
| 234 |
1953, Apr 03 -- F/F Comet 1, London to Tokyo, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£6.00 |
| 235 |
1957, Jun 04 -- BEA F/F, London to Belgrade, b/s, boxed blue cachet verso. |
£15.00 |
| 236 |
1957, Aug 22 -- BOAC Britannia, London to Aden, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£12.00 |
| 237 |
1958, Apr 08 -- BEA F/F London to Warsaw, violet cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 238 |
1958, Jun 03 -- BEA F/F London to Poznan, purple cachet. |
£10.00 |
| 239 |
1959, Nov 01 -- F/F Comet4, London to Sydney, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC. |
£8.00 |
| 240 |
1960, Apr 01 -- BEA F/F Comet 4B, London to Rome, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£15.00 |
| 241 |
1960, Apr 02 -- F/F Comet 4B, London to Warsaw, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, BEA |
£5.00 |
| 242 |
1960, Apr 05 -- F/F Comet 4B, London to Copenhagen, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, BEA |
£3.00 |
| 243 |
1961, Apr 11 -- F/F B707, London to Lima, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC |
£5.00 |
| 244 |
1961, Oct 31 -- BOAC, F/F Comet 4, London to Manila, b/s 2/11, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 245 |
1965, Sep 06 -- Qantas F/F London to Kuala Lumpur, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 246 |
1966, Apr 04 -- F/F London to Mexico City, b/s, souvenir cover, BOAC |
£2.50 |
| 247 |
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 |
| 248 |
1970, Oct 01 -- 20th anniversary Paris to Heathrow, b/s, souvenir cover, POA, BEA. |
£2.50 |
| 249 |
1971, Apr 14 -- F/F, London to New York, official cover, b/s, signed flight commander, F/F officer, chief engineer, BOAC |
£3.50 |
| 250 |
1976, Sep 30 -- 21st Anniv of London-Paris Coach Air-Service, souvenir company cover, POA, airport depart hs, Dan Air. |
£2.50 |
| 251 |
1976, Oct 26 -- First scheduled flight, London to Lima, and return. Two souvenir cover3, POA, British Caledonian AW. |
£2.50 |
| GB INTERNAL |
| 252 |
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. |
£30.00 |
| 253 |
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 |
| 254 |
1934, May 10 -- Apex International Air Post Exhibition, London, plain cover, franked 1 1/2d, canc special Exhibition winged postmark, green vignette and tab attached on front, black 'Apex 1934/London 7-12 May' biplane cachet. |
£15.00 |
| 255 |
1934, May 10 -- Apex International Air Post Exhibition, London, plain cover, franked unofficial (banned) 1/2d green/rose GV imperforate stamp, canc special Exhibition winged postmark. This item should not have passed through the postal system without incurring a 'Postage Due'. Interesting. |
£25.00 |
| 256 |
1934, May 29 -- Highland Airways, F/F Inverness to Kirkwall, b/s 29/5, plain cover |
£5.00 |
| 257 |
1934, Aug 20 -- Railway Air Service, F/F eighth GB Inland Airmail Service, Cowes to Birmingham, official cover, no b/s, |
£6.00 |
| 258 |
1934, Aug 20 -- F/F Railway Air Service, Birmingham to Cowes, official souvenir cover. |
£6.00 |
| 259 |
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 |
| 260 |
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. |
£40.00 |
| 261 |
1937, Feb 15 -- Scarce 1911 facsimile of original Coronation airmail PC franked with scarce King Edward VIII machine cancel with Selfridges advert. Pub by 'Stamp Collecting' as souvenir of the Air Mail Exhibition, Feb 1937. Don't see these cards too often. |
£10.00 |
| 262 |
1937, Nov 23 -- F/F, Aberdeen to Lerwick (Shetland), b/s, plain cover, Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) Ltd |
£3.50 |
| 263 |
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 |
| 264 |
1948, Jun 01 -- BEA, inauguration first helicopter-operated public mail service, Peterborough to Great Yarmouth, printed BEA/Helicopter Mail souvenir cover. |
£7.00 |
| 265 |
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 |
| 266 |
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 |
| 267 |
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 |
| 268 |
1970, Jun 23 -- 40th Anniversary of the introduction of the Air Mail Pillar Box, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 269 |
1974, May 06 -- Air Anglia, first scheduled F27 flight, Aberdeen-Leeds, airport depart cachet, souvenir cover, POA. |
£2.50 |
| 270 |
1975, May 10 -- F/F, Aberdeen to Jersey, b/s, souvenir cover, Air Anglia, POA |
£2.50 |
| 271 |
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 |
| 272 |
1976, Sep 27 -- First scheduled DC9, Tees-side to London, souvenir cover, POA, British Midland AW. |
£2.50 |
| 273 |
1976, Nov 01 -- First Anniv. BMI Birmingham-London service, souvenir cover, POA, British Midland AW. |
£2.50 |
| 274 |
1977, Apr 04 -- First scheduled flight, Humberside to London, souvenir cover, POA, Air Anglia. |
£2.50 |
| 275 |
1977, Apr 04 -- Air Anglia, first scheduled flight, Norwich to London, souvenir cover, POA. |
£2.50 |
| 276 |
1977, Nov 01 -- First scheduled flight, Norwich to Humberside, souvenir cover, POA, Air Anglia. |
£2.50 |
| 277 |
1978, Apr 03 -- Air Anglia, 2 F/F's, Norwich to Newquay, and return, POA, souvenir company covers. |
£5.00 |
| 278 |
1978, Apr 03 -- Air Anglia, 2 F/F's, Humberside-Teesside, and return, POA, souvenir company covers. |
£2.50 |
| 279 |
1978, Apr 03 -- Air Anglia, 2 F/F's, Glasgow-Teesside, and return, POA, souvenir company covers. |
£2.50 |
| 280 |
1978, Apr 04 -- First scheduled service, London to Bergen, Norway, souvenir company cover, POA, airport depart hs, Dan Air. |
£2.50 |
| 281 |
1978, May 27 -- First scheduled service, Bournemouth to Isle of Man, souvenir company cover, POA, airport depart hs, Dan Air. |
£2.50 |
| 282 |
1980, Apr 09 -- Royal Mail Air Service, Exeter to Liverpool carrying first mail posted in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, red/white blue souvenir franked 12p, special cachet. |
£5.00 |
| GERMANY |
| 283 |
1912, Jun 15 -- Air mail at Rhine and Main, special orange card franked 5pfg Germania + 10pfg brown red special flight stamp tied by Darmstadt cancellation. Flown during "postcard week" to promote the Grand Duke and Duchess of Hessen's concern for mother and infant care, see Kronstein pp141,142. |
£15.00 |
| 284 |
1931, Aug 27 -- Mophilia Expo. Hamburg, franked 18pfg expo machine cancellation, expo cachet, red and black Berlin arrival ds's on front, B&W expo PPC. |
£2.50 |
| 285 |
1936, Oct 04 -- Flown pc to Vienna, bs 7/10, franked 16pf Buckenberg/Hameln canc cds, "Nur Mit Luftpost/Auch bei Verzogerung" hs, bilingual etiquette. |
£2.50 |
| 286 |
1940, Apr 05 -- Germany to USA, flown by Pan Am, censored WWII airmail etiquette cover, Berlin to New York, franked 65rpf, canc Berlin 5/4/40 cds, typed "Via Chiasso-Rome-Lissabon-Horta-New York", ms "5g", sealed black/brown German OKW censor tape, no code. Correctly rated for 5g 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 1940), 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. Also between March-September 1940 Pan Am westbound flights from Europe-USA bypassed the British censor in Bermuda by flying from Lisbon to Horta, where they refuelled, then direct to New York. Superb routing, by rail from Germany to Rome via Chiasso (Switzerland), then by air from Lisbon to New York via the Azores (Horta). A good example of the much lower Pan Am rate. Also a nice collater |
£35.00 |
| 287 |
1940, Nov 12 -- Germany to Brazil, flown by LATI, double rate censored WWII airmail cover, Berlin to Rio de Janeiro de Janeiro, bs 22/4/40, franked 275rpf, canc Berlin12/11/40 cds, typed "Via Rom per Luftpost nach Sudamerika", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, no code. Correctly franked for double rate Germany to Brazil by LATI, 2x125 rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface (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. Dates suggest flown from Europe on 13/4/40 by pilot Baldini in Savoia Marchetti 83 Reg I-ARCA. Also a nice example of a 2x normal rate. Closed flap tear. |
£35.00 |
| 288 |
1941, Apr 01 -- Germany to Paraguay, flown by LATI, censored WWII airmail etiquette cover, Groesfeld to Asuncion, bs 30/4/41, franked 175rpf, canc Groesfeld 1/4/41 cds, ms "5g", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, no code, also additional German censor marks, boxes with numbers on front. Correctly rated for 5g 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. Dates suggest flown from Europe on 14/4/41 by pilot Mazollaio in Savoia Marchetti 83 Reg I-ARIS. One of only seven from Germany to Paraguay found in a review of 183 westbound LATI dispatches.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 289 |
1941, Aug 01 -- Germany to USA, flown by LATI, rare double rate, dual censored, WWII imprint etiquette airmail cover, Hamburg to New York, uncommon red Hamburg 1/8//41 455rpf machine cancel, typed "Via LATI-Rio de Janero-Buenos Aires-Lima-Cristobal-Mexico", ms "7.55g", red 'Ae' in circle German censor mark, indicating inspected in Frankfurt, but not opened, German ring with number censor mark, also sealed black/white PC 90 OBE 2280, 25 Aug 1941 (Jamaica) censor tape. Correctly rated 450rpf for double rate Germany to USA via LATI (2x 215rpf air fee + 25rpf basic, see Beith p38). Flown Rome to Brazil by LATI, FAM 6 to Buenos Aires, then the west coast route to USA (to avoid British censorship in the Caribbean) via Panagra to Cristobal, for exchange of airlines. But was put, by mistake, in the FAM 5 rather than FAM 8 pouch, so was routed east to Miami via Kingston, hence British censorship at Jamaica. Normally the expensive LATI route via South America was an effective method of sending Axis airmail to USA and avoiding British censorship in Bermuda - but not on this occasion. This item is not only intrinsically scarce being both double rated, double censored and machine franked, but also possibly a unique example of a failed attempt to avoid British censorship in the Caribbean, due to faulty bagging at Cristobal. A superb exhibit item in particularly fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£185.00 |
| 290 |
1957, Jun 16 -- F/F, Berlin to Leipzig, special depart ds, no b/s, flight cachet, card, blue/yellow DDR etiquette, Lufthansa. |
£2.50 |
| 291 |
1958, Jul 19 -- First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Moscow, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 292 |
1958, Oct 18 -- First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-New Guinea, cachet, b/s Biak. |
£3.50 |
| 293 |
1958, Oct 27 -- First acceptance of German Democratic Republic mail for KLM Amsterdam to Biak, Netherlands 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 |
| 294 |
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 |
| 295 |
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. |
£3.50 |
| 296 |
1959, May 02 -- First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena F/F Brussels-Tangier, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 297 |
1959, Jun 12 -- First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena F/F Brussels-Glasgow, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 298 |
1959, Nov 01 -- DLH F/F Hamburg-Bangkok, arrival ds on front, cachet, plain card. |
£3.50 |
| 299 |
1960, Feb 27 -- Interflug, Leipzig Spring Fair commemorative flight to Copenhagen, b/s, special canc, fair and flight cachets, souvenir card. |
£3.50 |
| 300 |
1960, Apr 01 -- First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena B707 F/F Brussels-Montreal, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 301 |
1960, Apr 01 -- First acceptance of East Germany mail for Sabena F/F Brussels-Manchester, cachet, souvenir card. |
£3.50 |
| 302 |
1960, Jul 04 -- F/F Comet 4B, Dusseldorf to London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, BEA |
£3.50 |
| 303 |
1960, Nov 05 -- First acceptance of East Germany mail for KLM F/F Amsterdam-Las Palmas, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 304 |
1961, Jan 23 -- F/F Frankfurt-Tokyo, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, Lufthansa. |
£3.50 |
| 305 |
1961, Nov 01 -- Lufthansa F/F, Bremen-London, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 306 |
1962, Mar 31 -- First acceptance of East Germany mail for Luxair F/F Luxembourg-Paris, cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 307 |
1962, Oct 05 -- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Frankfurt-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 308 |
1963, Jun 15 -- Acceptance of East Germany mail for SAS Midnight Sun flight Stockholm-Kiruna, cachet, no b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 309 |
1963, Nov 01 -- Interflug/Lufthansa, F/F Berlin-Budapest, b/s, cachet, special cancellation. |
£3.50 |
| 310 |
1966, May 05 -- Lufthansa F/F Bonn to Montreal, Canada, no arrival ds, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 311 |
1967, Apr 01 -- Lufthansa B727 F/F, Dusseldorf-Copenhagen, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 312 |
1968, Apr 01 -- Lufthansa B737 F/F, Stuttgart-Paris, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 313 |
1968, Jul 12 -- Lufthansa F/F, Dusseldorf-Malaga, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 314 |
1968, Nov 03 -- Austria acceptance for DLH F/F Hamburg-Chicago, official cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, Europaischer Philatelisten Club vignette verso. |
£10.00 |
| 315 |
1972, Jun 09 -- SAS F/F Bergen-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£3.00 |
| 316 |
1974, Jul 05 -- Lufthansa DC10 F/F, Munich-Rio, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| GREECE |
| 317 |
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 |
| 318 |
1960, Apr 01 -- BEA, F/F Comet 4B, Athens to London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 319 |
1970, Apr 03 -- First Caravelle Flight, Athens to Basle, official printed cover, b/s, Air France |
£2.50 |
| 320 |
1981, Mar 29 -- first B737, Athens to Lyon, b/s, special depart cachet, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| GUADELOUPE |
| 321 |
1939, Jun 15 -- First acceptance from Guadeloupe for carriage to France on the F/F Pan Am FAM 18 Transatlantic Southern route from New York to Marseilles via Horta and Lisbon, registered (label) Credit Guadeloupe in corner cover franked 17F 50c, canc Basse Terre/14 Juin 39/Guadeloupe cds, Pointe a Pitre 15/6 transit and Paris 20-6-39 arrival cds's verso", black framed "1ier Depeche Aerienne/Guadeloupe-France/Via Etats-Unis-Acores". 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 scarce acceptance in fine condition.(PHOTO) |
£120.00 |
| 322 |
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 Guadeloupeen 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 |
| 323 |
1947, Aug 21 -- F/F Pointe a Pitre to Fort de France, Martinique, cachet, b/s, Air France. |
£5.00 |
| 324 |
1970, Nov 03 -- Air France, F/F Pointe a Pitre-Paris, & return, two souvenir covers with bs's. |
£5.00 |
| GUAM |
| 325 |
1935, Nov 29 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', FAM 14 F/F , Guam to Manila, green cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 326 |
1935, Dec 03 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', F/F FAM 14, Guam to San Francisco, green cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 327 |
1935, Dec 03 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', FAM 14 F/F, Guam to Honolulu, green cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 328 |
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 |
| 329 |
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 |
| 330 |
1937, Apr 27 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', Pan Am F/F FAM 14 flown at new reduced 10c rate, Guam to Manila, cachet, b/s. |
£8.00 |
| 331 |
1937, May 01 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', Pan Am F/F FAM 14 flown at new reduced 40c rate, Guam to San Francisco, cachet, no arrival ds. |
£8.00 |
| 332 |
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 |
| 333 |
1947, Jun 06 -- F/F FAM 14, Guam to Shanghai, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
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| HAITI |
| 334 |
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 |
| 335 |
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 |
| 336 |
1942, Oct 12 -- World War II double censored airmail cover, Port au Prince to Minneapolis, 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. |
£2.50 |
| 337 |
1943, Jul 29 -- World War II double censored airmail cover, Port au Prince to Wilmington, sealed Haiti black on white three line censor tape tied by magenta circle with coat of arms censor mark, and US EB 44512 (Miami) censor tapes. |
£3.50 |
| 338 |
1945, Feb 05 -- World War II double censored air cover to New York, franked 65c canc Gonaives cds, via Port au Prince 5/2, sealed black/white three line "Sous- Secretariat D'Etat/A L'Information et la Police Generale/Ouvert Par La Censure" censor tape with red coat of arms censor mark, and US cellophane EB 5680 (New York) censor tape. |
£5.00 |
| 339 |
c1950, -- Air cover from 'Societe Anonyme Usine a Manteque de Port au Prince' to Germany, no arrival ds, franked 1950 air 1g50c surch on 1g35 black, fine strike uncommon square lettered green/blue "Jusqu'en France" hs, see p17 McQueen. |
£5.00 |
| HAWAII |
| 340 |
1935, Nov 24 -- FAM 14 Trans-Pacific service, F/F, into Guam from Honolulu, cachet, b/s, airmail cover ,10x24cm, Pan Am |
£4.50 |
| 341 |
1935, Nov 24 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', FAM 14, Honolulu to Guam, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 342 |
1935, Dec 03 -- FAM 14 Trans-Pacific service, F/F , Guam to Honolulu, green cachet, b/s, airmail cover, 10x24cm, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 343 |
1937, Apr 23 -- F/F FAM 14, Honolulu to Macau, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 344 |
1937, Apr 23 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', Pan Am F/F FAM 14 flown at new reduced 30c rate, Honolulu to Guam, cachet, b/s. |
£8.00 |
| 345 |
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. |
£8.00 |
| 346 |
1940, Jul 14 -- F/F/F FAM 19, to Auckland from Honolulu, cachet, bs, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 347 |
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. |
£25.00 |
| 348 |
1940, Jul 14 -- F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Noumea, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 349 |
1940, Jul 14 -- Pan Am F/F FAM19, Honolulu to Canton Island, flight cachet, b/s. |
£3.50 |
| 350 |
1940, Jul 14 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Auckland, cachet, b/s. |
£6.00 |
| 351 |
1940, Jul 14 -- F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Canton Island, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 352 |
1940, Jul 23 -- F/F FAM 19, Honolulu to Los Angeles, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 353 |
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 |
| 354 |
1947, May 01 -- F/F FAM 30, Honolulu to San Francisco, cachet, b/s, United Air Lines |
£5.00 |
| 355 |
1947, Jun 04 -- F/F FAM 14, Honolulu to Shanghai, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.00 |
| 356 |
1947, Jun 27 -- F/F FAM 14/18, counter clockwise flight Honolulu to Calcutta and on to New York, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 357 |
1955, Nov 02 -- Honolulu to New Jersey, no arrival ds, franked 6c, Law and Wilson corner cover, 10x21cm, advertising "Springtime in Hawaii" with colour illustrations front and verso. |
£8.00 |
| 358 |
1966, Apr 01 -- First Inter Island jet mail, AM #33, Kabuli to Hilo, cachet, b/s. |
£5.00 |
| 359 |
1967, Mar 08 -- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, Honolulu-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 360 |
1969, Aug 01 -- F/F FAM 28, Honolulu to Naha, cachet, b/s, North West Orient |
£3.50 |
| 361 |
1969, Dec 03 -- F/F FAM 46, Hawaii to Nauru, cachet, b/s, Air Micronesia |
£6.00 |
| HELICOPTER |
| 362 |
1948, Jan 10 -- Helicopter, AM34 first service LA area, PM Rosemead Jan 10th, bs Riverside, Jan 10th, flight cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 363 |
1949, Sep 19 -- USA, first Experimental Helicopter Service Chicago Area, Waukegan-Chicago, cachet, b/s |
£5.00 |
| 364 |
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 |
| 365 |
1962, Aug 30 -- PRAGA Expo special helicopter flight, special depart ds, cachet and vignette tied by Expo hs, souvenir Expo PPC. |
£5.00 |
| 366 |
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 |
| HONG KONG |
| 367 |
1936, Mar 27 -- Imperial Airways, first through flight, Hong Kong-Penang-London, no b/s, framed violet "First through flight/Hong Kong-Penang-London/27th March 1936" cachet, plain cover correctly rated 50c, canc Hong Kong/Air Mail cds. |
£15.00 |
| 368 |
1936, Mar 29 -- Imperial Airways, first acceptance of mail for Singapore, bs 29/3, for carriage on the 1st dispatch of the Hong Kong-Penang Feeder service, plain registered (label) cover franked 41c (correct rate 20c + 20c registration fee), framed violet "First through flight/Hong Kong-Penang-London/27th March 1936" cachet, flown to Penang to connect with IAW flight #IE429 to Singapore, see Wingent p166. Nice item. |
£25.00 |
| 369 |
1937, Apr 29 -- Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14 by 'China' then 'Hong Kong' Clipper to San Francisco, cachet, b/s, printed souvenir cover with map of route, Pan Am |
£8.00 |
| 370 |
1965, Apr 05 -- F/F Hong Kong to Vienna, b/s, souvenir company cover, Qantas |
£3.00 |
| 371 |
1977, Jul 03 -- SAA B747SP, F/F Hong Kong-Johannesburg, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£10.00 |
| HUNGARY |
| 372 |
1932, Oct 17 -- Early airmail, Hungary to Paraguay, airmail etiquette cover franked 11F 4p, canc Blatonboglar cds, addressed to The President of Paraguay, bs 5/11, via Buenos Aires 31/10 transit cds, likely Air France to Dakar, 'Aviso to natal, then CGA to Buenos Aires. Uncommon origin and destination. |
£25.00 |
| ICELAND |
| 373 |
1950, Mar 01 -- Air letter, pale blue, imprint 85aur cto Reykjavik cds cto, imprint etiquette, unaddressed. |
£3.50 |
| 374 |
1960, Apr 30 -- Icelandic Airlines, F/F Reykjavik-Helsinki, b/s, company vignette, registered souvenir company cover. |
£8.00 |
| 375 |
1971, Apr 07 -- F/F, London to Reykjavik, official cover, b/s, BEA |
£7.00 |
| INDIA |
| 376 |
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 |
| 377 |
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 |
| 378 |
1929, Feb 02 -- Bengal Flying Club Inauguration Flight, special numbered flown card, #18, franked 1/2 anna, canc Dum Dum airport, Calcutta, 2/2/29, triangular violet cachet” Flown on 2/2/29", on front printed “SOUVENIR / with / the Compliments / of the / Proprietors / of / Indian AVIATION. / This card was carried on the First / Official Flight of the Bengal Flying Club / Only 250 printed”, and verso a rosette, the club badge, a photograph of the de Havilland GIPSY MOTH aeroplane, and text “ Pilot-Capt. B.S. Leete, A.F.C.” and “To Commemorate the Official Inauguration / of the BENGAL FLYING CLUB on Saturday, the 2nd February, 1929, / by His Excellency Sir Stanley Jackson, Governor of Bengal and Lady Jackson”, (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 379 |
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 |
| 380 |
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. |
£45.00 |
| 381 |
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 |
| 382 |
1930, Aug 24 -- Emergency Flood flight operated by the RAF on account of the floods between Sultankot and Shikapur, 1/2 anna PSC etiquette cover, franked 1a, sent from Calcutta postmark 2 Sep, flown Riti to Jacobadad, 6 Sep arrival ds on front, violet "Emergency Air Mail" cachet, ms "Jacobadad by Emergency Air Mail", signed Stephen Smith verso. (PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 383 |
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 |
| 384 |
1931, May 03 -- Eastbound 2nd Experimental England-Australia flight, Delhi to Calcutta, bs 6/5, franked 3a, very fine strike magenta "2nd Experimental Flight/England.......Australia/City of Karachi" front and verso, 132 pieces were collected from Delhi for Calcutta, see copy of eight page article on the Trial Flights of Imperial Airways between Great Britain and Australia, listing numbers flown on most legs, accompanies this item. |
£40.00 |
| 385 |
1932, Jan 18 -- Imperial Airways, Calcutta to Pietersburg, bs 1/2, first acceptance of mail from Calcutta to Transvaal, for carriage on IAW westbound service from Karachi-Cairo, bs Caire/Par Avion 21/1, then from Cairo on F/F Imperial Airways Regular Service from London to Cape Town. Aerophilatelic Philatelic Club of Calcutta cover franked 16 1/2A, canc Intally, Calcutta cds. Only 40 acceptances from India for Jo'burg. Of these only 21 were from Karachi, so a Calcutta acceptance for Kimberley must be even scarcer. See Airmails of British Africa, p50. Superb item.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 386 |
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 |
| 387 |
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 |
| 388 |
1933, Jan 16 -- Penang-Bombay by Prince Ali Khan, cover flown on return flight from Bombay to Calcutta, special label with details of flight, tied red Arabic airmail 'Asmani Ghari' cachet, franked 1a 3p, canc Santa Cruz, Bombay, bs Calcutta, Park Street on return, signed Stephen Smith. Prince Ali Khan, son of HH The Aga Khan, and Major Vetch, Chief Instructor of the Bombay Flying Club flew from Bombay to Penang and back in a DH80 Puss Moth VT-ABG loaned by De Havilland of India. The flight may have been part of a survey of routes in Bengal (ref Brown J, Indian Air Mails, 1995, #33-01).(PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 389 |
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 |
| 390 |
1933, Jul 07 -- Karachi to Calcutta, bs 9/7, carried on the England-India extension from Karachi by India Trans-Continental Airways via Jodhpur, Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Asansol, red/white/blue souvenir 'map' cover franked 3 1/4A, canc black boxed 'Karachi-Calcutta/7 July/First Airmail' cachet, also same cachet verso, red st line "Karachi-Calcutta" cachet. |
£12.00 |
| 391 |
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 |
| 392 |
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 |
| 393 |
1933, Jul 08 -- India Trans-Continental Airways, Asansol to Calcutta, 11/7 arrival ds on front, plain Edna Lorenz Lady Photographer PC, franked 1 1/2anna 3p canc Asanso; cds, black boxed "Karachi-Calcutta/8 Jul 33/First Flight” cachet, scarce tied TETE-BECHE etiquette IND-A-6carried on F/F Calcutta to Karachi. signed Stephen Smith verso.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 394 |
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 |
| 395 |
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 |
| 396 |
1933, Jul 11 -- Imperial Airways/ITCA, Calcutta-London, no arrival ds, 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, plain cover franked 6A Calcutta 9 Jly, then 2A 6p added 10 Jly, canc Calcutta GPO cds, yellow/brown/blue green 'Fly' vignette on front, also grey/white/black/blue 'Send Your Letters By/Africa India/Airmail' vignette verso. Nice item with two IAW vignettes. |
£30.00 |
| 397 |
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 |
| 398 |
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 |
| 399 |
1933, Dec 04 -- India National Airways, F/F Calcutta to Sandaway, bs 30/12, via Rangoon 6/12 and Akyab 8/12, flown on India extension to Rangoon, uncommon red/white/blue India Air Service Britannia with Union jack shield cover, franked 3annas 3p, canc Calcutta cds, ms Indian National Airways/ 52 flown. Flown to Rangoon via Akyab, then carried 175 mile back north by surface to Sandaway. Interesting. |
£30.00 |
| 400 |
1933, Dec 04 -- F/F Calcutta to Rangoon flown on India extension to Singapore, scarce printed souvenir etiquette cover with INAW logo "Opening of the Regular Air Service by Indian National Airways Ltd between Calcutta and Rangoon", b/s 6/12, 52 flown. |
£30.00 |
| 401 |
1934, Nov 19 -- Imperial Airways, Bombay to Vienna, bs 26/11, franked 8a 6p canc Bombay dr. cds, flown cover carried on IW294 service to Athens where 24/11 transit cds applied verso, |
£5.00 |
| 402 |
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 |
| 403 |
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 |
| 404 |
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 |
| 405 |
1935, Jan 05 -- TATA F/F Hyderabad to Bombay, violet st line cachet "First Flight Hyderabad-Bombay", b/s 5/1, also etiquette tied by "Cancelled Bombay 5/1/35" Jusqu'a, plain cover franked 2a. |
£6.00 |
| 406 |
1935, Jan 25 -- Calcutta to London, no arrival ds, air etiquette commercial Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation corner cover, 10x21cm, with company logo on flap and pale blue/white circular company vignette verso, correctly rated 14 1/2 anna, viz 7 1/2anna airmail for the first 1/2oz, plus 7 anna for the subsequent 1/2oz. A nice rating example. |
£8.00 |
| 407 |
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 |
| 408 |
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 |
| 409 |
1938, Nov 20 -- F/F Bombay to Rajkot, red boxed cachet, b/s 22/11, souvenir company cover, Air Services of India |
£3.50 |
| 410 |
1939, Sep 19 -- War Rocket,' The Liar' printed rocket card, initialled by Stephen Smith, black/purple rocket stamp, purple 'Stephen Smith/Rocket' cachet, Ellington-Zwisler #43C1, 91 flown. (PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 411 |
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 |
| 412 |
1948, Jul 03 -- F/F FAM 14, Calcutta to Guam, cachet, souvenir cover, 24x10cm, Pan Am. |
£5.00 |
| 413 |
1952, Aug 13 -- F/F Comet 1, Bombay to London, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£2.50 |
| 414 |
1952, Oct 14 -- F/F Comet 1, Calcutta to Rangoon, arrival ds on front, official cover, BOAC |
£10.00 |
| 415 |
1959, Sep 13 -- Pondicherry to Rome, b/s, 50Np aerogramme. |
£3.50 |
| 416 |
1962, Oct 06 -- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Calcutta-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 417 |
1964, Apr 02 -- Thai International Caravelle, Calcutta-Bangkok, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£6.00 |
| 418 |
1968, Jul 02 -- Thai Airways International, F/F New Delhi-Bangkok, bs, official souvenir cover. |
£8.00 |
| 419 |
1969, Nov 01 -- F/F Calcutta to Athens, cachet, b/s, Lufthansa |
£2.50 |
| 420 |
1969, Dec 04 -- Calcutta-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. |
£6.00 |
| 421 |
1976, Dec 14 -- F/F Bombay to Djarkata, cachet, cachet ds, also red notice "Djarkata landing cancelled Inauguration deferred till Jan 2 1977", Djarkata arrival ds 4.1.77, official cover, Lufthansa |
£2.50 |
| 422 |
1930, Aug, -- Emergency Flood flight operated by the RAF on account of the floods between Sultankot and Shikapur, Stephen Smith cover, franked 1a, posted Calcutta, addressed to Jacobadad, bs 23/8, carried from Reti by emergency service, violet "Emergency Air Mail" cachet, ms "Emergency Air Mail/1930 Floods" and "Via Reti" endorsements, signed Stephen Smith verso. |
£35.00 |
| INDONESIA |
| 423 |
1959, Jun 05 -- F/F FAM 14 Jakarta to Manila, cachet, b/s, plain cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 424 |
1962, Feb 08 -- F/F Jakarta to London, cachet ds, b/s, official cover, Qantas |
£2.50 |
| 425 |
1964, Jan 04 -- Thai Airways International 1st Caravelle flight, Jakarta/Bangkok, official souvenir company cover, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 426 |
1969, Aug 08 -- Qantas F/F Denpasar-London, bs 9/8, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 427 |
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 |
| IRAQ |
| 428 |
1930, Mar 03 -- Air Union Lignes d'Orient, Baghdad to Marseilles, bs Paris 9/4, franked 6a, etiquette cover, two faint non invasive horizontal creases, otherwise fine. |
£20.00 |
| 429 |
1948, Mar 03 -- F/F, Basra to New York, cachet, b/s, air cover, TWA |
£5.00 |
| 430 |
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 |
| 431 |
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) |
£185.00 |
| 432 |
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) |
£135.00 |
| 433 |
1932, Jul 11 -- First acceptance Irish mail for the Ottawa Conference, London to Ottawa, bs 18/7, plane 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) |
£135.00 |
| 434 |
1933, Jun 30 -- First acceptance Irish mail for Imperial Airways/ITCA first flight London to Calcutta, bs 9/7, via Karachi 8/7, plain Smye 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 |
| 435 |
1939, Jun 24 -- F/F Foynes to New York, b/s, violet Foynes cachet, Pan Am |
£8.00 |
| 436 |
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 |
| 437 |
1939, Jun 27 -- 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 |
£10.00 |
| 438 |
1939, Jun 30 -- F/F FAM 18, Foynes to New York, cachet, etiquette, b/s, air cover, 10x24cm, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 439 |
1945, Nov 24 -- F/F FAM 24, Shannon to Philadelphia, cachet, special b/s, American Overseas Airlines. |
£8.00 |
| 440 |
1946, Feb 07 -- Aer Lingus/Great Western & Southern Air Lines, Dublin to Scilly Isles, plain cover, franked 5 1/2d, canc Baile Atha Claith cds, addressed to Traffic Manager, Great Western & Southern Air Lines Ltd, Lands End Airport, St Just, Cornwall, ms 'For Flight to St Mary's Port, Scilly Isles', additional airmail surcharge denoted fine strike by violet boxed "Letter by G.W.&S/Air Lines/Paid 'ms' 4d" hs below stamps. The covers were carried by Aer Lingus to Liverpool, then surface to Penzance, then by air to St Mary's airport by the G.W.&S air letter service. A rare item.(PHOTO) |
£135.00 |
| 441 |
1951, Mar 12 -- BEA F/F Irish sea night air mail service, Belfast to Manchester, POA plain cover franked GB 2 1/2d canc Manchester postmark, and BEA air letter 6d tied by official purple 'Irish Night/ Air Mail/Services' cachet, verso dated black boxed BEA/Belfast Airport (departure) and BEA/Manchester Airport (arrival) cachets. |
£7.00 |
| 442 |
1960, Dec 14 -- Air Lingus, First Shamrock Jet Service to New York, b/s 14/12, cachet, etiquette air cover franked 1/3d. |
£5.00 |
| ITALY |
| 443 |
1940, Jun 28 -- Italy to Brazil, flown by LATI, uncensored registered (label) airmail cover, Rome to Rio de Janeiro, bs 6/7/40, franked 12.50L canc Roma Centro 28/6/40 cds. Correctly rated for 5g registered Italy to Brazil by LATI, 9.75L/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 de Janeiro, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Italian censorship markings on LATI covers are quite rare (Beith p48). Scarce item. |
£40.00 |
| 444 |
1940, Sep 26 -- Italy to Brazil, flown by LATI, uncensored registered (hs) airmail cover, Rome to Rio de Janeiro, bs 7/10/40, franked 12.50L canc Roma Centro 26/9/40 cds. Correctly rated for 5g registered Italy to Brazil by LATI, 9.75L/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 de Janeiro, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Italian censorship markings on LATI covers are quite rare (Beith p48). Scarce item. |
£45.00 |
| 445 |
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). |
£45.00 |
| JAMAICA |
| 446 |
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 |
| 447 |
1954, Jan 23 -- BOAC F/F Boeing Strato Cruiser, non stop New York to Montego Bay, arrival ds on front, attractive embossed red/white/blue souvenir cover, signed by pilot. |
£10.00 |
| 448 |
1968, Apr 07 -- Lufthansa B707 F/F Kingston-La Paz, b/s, flight cachet, souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| JAPAN |
| 449 |
1948, Mar 26 -- F/F Iwakuni to Hong Kong, no arrival ds, first return of the inaugural extension of the Poole-Hong Kong flying boat service to Japan, airmail cover from a unit of the Australian forces occupying Japan after the second World War, franked Australia Kookaburra 6d opt BCOF/Japan/1946, canc AFPO No 30/RAAF Japan/25 MR 48, typed "First Flight Cover/First Scheduled BOAC/flying boat service/Japan-Hong Kong-United Kingdom/26th March 1948". Nice post WWII item.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 450 |
1954, May 28 -- SAS DC6 First Exploratory Top-of-the World Flight, Tokyo to Stockholm, bs 31/5, printed souvenir cover, 10x21cm, with map of route. |
£25.00 |
| 451 |
1957, Feb 23 -- First polar flight, Tokyo to Oslo, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, SAS |
£5.00 |
| 452 |
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 |
| 453 |
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. |
£6.00 |
| 454 |
1959, Jun 27 -- F/F, Tokyo to Seattle, b/s, etiq, company cover, corner damage 1 of 3 stamps, JAL |
£5.00 |
| 455 |
1959, Jun 27 -- F/F, Tokyo-Seattle, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.00 |
| 456 |
1960, Oct 20 -- KLM, F/F DC-8, Tokyo-Amsterdam, cachet, b/s, souvenir company cover. |
£3.00 |
| 457 |
1961, Jun 07 -- F/F, Tokyo-Copenhagen, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, JAL. |
£2.50 |
| 458 |
1961, Nov 18 -- Japanese Airlines, first DC-7C, Naha-Osaka, cachet, b/s, etiquette, special postmark. |
£8.00 |
| 459 |
1962, Jul 16 -- F/F, Tokyo-Jakarta, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, JAL. |
£2.50 |
| 460 |
1962, Oct 04 -- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Tokyo to Frankfurt, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 461 |
1962, Oct 04 -- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Tokyo to Rome, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£10.00 |
| 462 |
1962, Oct 04 -- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Tokyo to Bangkok, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 463 |
1962, Oct 04 -- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Tokyo to London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£6.00 |
| 464 |
1962, Oct 04 -- Japanese Airlines, F/F Tokyo-Rome, special depart cancellation, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£6.00 |
| 465 |
1965, May 02 -- F/F inauguration of Polar route, Tokyo-Hamburg, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 466 |
1965, May 04 -- F/F inauguration of Polar route, Tokyo-New Delhi, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 467 |
1965, May 07 -- F/F inauguration of New Silk Road route, Tokyo-Tehran, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 468 |
1967, Mar 06 -- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, Tokyo-Rome, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£10.00 |
| 469 |
1967, Mar 06 -- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, Tokyo-London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 470 |
1967, Mar 06 -- F/F Tokyo-Cairo, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.00 |
| 471 |
1967, May 01 -- F/F, Tokyo to Agana (Guam), red circular cachet, special depart ds, b/s, Pan Am, |
£5.00 |
| 472 |
1968, Apr 02 -- Japanese Airlines, first DC-8, Osaka-New York, cachet, b/s, special postmark, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 473 |
1968, Aug 02 -- Malaysia-Singapore Airlines F/F Tokyo-Singapore, bs, official souvenir cover 22x10cm. |
£3.00 |
| 474 |
1969, Sep 30 -- Japanese Airlines, F/F, Tokyo-Sydney, cachet, b/s, etiquette cover. |
£2.50 |
| 475 |
1971, Oct 16 -- First jet service, Osaka-Oita, cachet, arrival ds, All-Nippon Airways. |
£6.00 |
| 476 |
1973, Mar 31 -- Qantas, Non Stop Tokyo-Sydney, special departure cancellation, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 477 |
1974, Feb 05 -- Japanese Airlines, 20th Anniv Transpacific services, Tokyo-Naha, cachet, b/s, etiquette, souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| 478 |
1976, Apr 26 -- Pan Am, first B-747SP, Tokyo-Los Angeles, special cancellation, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 479 |
1978, Oct 01 -- Pan Am first direct flight Seattle-Osaka, blue cachet, bs, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 480 |
1978, Oct 02 -- F/F FAM 14, Osaka to Honolulu, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 481 |
1978, Oct 02 -- F/F FAM 14, Osaka to Seattle, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 482 |
1980, Apr 04 -- Thai AL, F/F Tokyo-Seattle, special depart cancellation, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 483 |
1981, May 01 -- All Nippon Airways, First Super Jumbo 747SR, Osaka-Sapporo, special cancellation, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 484 |
1982, Jul 02 -- JAL first B747 Tokyo-Frankfurt, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 485 |
1967, Sep 02 -- F/F, Fukoka-Pusan, Korea, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, JAL. |
£6.00 |
| LATVIA |
| 486 |
1933, Jun 19 -- Derluft, Riga to Anvers, no arrival ds, via Berlin/Zentralflughafen 19/6 and Berlin C 19/6, B&W PPC showing Riga beach scene franked 1923 20s & 1921 10R air canc Riga cds, red circular Berlin Luftpost receiver tying green blue/black 'Par Avion/Lidpasts' etiquette. Carried by Derluft to Berlin, via Kongsberg, but also bears Copenhagen/Luftpost/20/6/33 cds on front, which suggests it was then sent to Denmark in error. Unusual item with fine strikes and in particularly fine condition. |
£25.00 |
| LEBANON |
| 487 |
1924, Nov 13 -- Beyrouth-Lattatique-Baghdad airline, early air cover, Beyrouth -Cairo, bs 24/11, via Damascus 14/11, Baghdad 15/11 and Port Sad 24/11, registered (label) cover franked 1924 airs opt set of 4, cat £55 used, typed "Poste par Avion/Via Baghdad, Port Said". Rear flap missing, otherwise very fine. |
£40.00 |
| 488 |
1933, Feb 16 -- Commercial corner cover addressed to The Tennant Tanning Co, Boston, no arrival ds, franked 17P50 canc Beyrouth cds, Marseilles Gare Avion 6/2 transit cds, typed "Par Avion/Beyr-Marseille", black/pale green blue etiquette cancelled by Marseilles black cross Jusqu'a. Air Orient provided a flying boat air mail service from Beirut to Marseille from 1931-33. Interesting. |
£30.00 |
| 489 |
1935, Jul 26 -- Early air cover carried Beyrouth to Prague, Czechoslovakia, bs 9/8, via Cairo 30/7 and Athens 3/8, franked 13.50P, canc Beyrouth cds, scarce black/pale blue etiquette. Likely Air France to Cairo to link with Imperial Airways flight IW360. Good routing cancellations verso, uncommon origin/destination. |
£10.00 |
| 490 |
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 |
| 491 |
1937, Sep 29 -- Early airmail cover to Prague, bs 2/10, via Athens 30/9, franked 22P, canc Beyrouth cds, typed Tripoli-Athens, black Greek currency customs mark. Uncommon origin/destination. |
£8.00 |
| 492 |
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 |
| 493 |
1950, Jul 02 -- F/F FAM 18, Beirut to New York, red cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 494 |
1952, Aug 11 -- F/F Comet 1, Beirut to Colombo, official cover, b/S, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 495 |
1952, Oct 31 -- F/F Comet 1, Beirut to New Delhi, official cover, b/S, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 496 |
1953, Apr 03 -- F/F Comet 1, Beirut to Rangoon leg of 1st London-Tokyo service, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 497 |
1959, Apr 02 -- F/F Comet 4, Beirut to Karachi, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 498 |
1959, Apr 03 -- F/F Comet 4, Beirut to Tokyo, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 499 |
1959, Jun 02 -- F/F Comet 4, Beirut to Singapore, official cover, b/s, BOAC |
£4.00 |
| 500 |
1960, Apr 04 -- F/F Comet 4B, Beirut to London, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, BEA |
£4.00 |
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| LIBYA |
| 501 |
1939, Jun 04 -- Flown cover, Tripoli to Rome, bs 6/6, plain cover franked 50c air and 50c ordinary, canc Posta Aerea/Tripoli cds. |
£8.00 |
| 502 |
1950, Jul 02 -- Pan m F/F Beirut to New York, bs 3/7, red/white/blue PAA printed souvenir cover, 24x10cm, franked 65p, large red framed flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| LINDBERGH |
| 503 |
1928, Jan 09 -- Panama to Lock Haven, b/s, franked FDI 2c red 5c blue, issued to honor Lindbergh's arrival in Panama, both stamps cancelled with special red commemorative cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 504 |
1928, Jun 18 -- First day airmail cover flown St Louis to New York, bs, franked FDI 10c Lindbergh Air mail stamp (Scott C10) canc St Louis cds, also nice strike black circular "Lindbergh Celebration/St Louis. MO/June 18 1927" cachet. In addition to being a FDC it commemorates Lindbergh's presence in St Louis during the homecoming celebration in the city that contributed so much to making his trans-Atlantic flight possible. Small closed non invasive top edge nick. |
£10.00 |
| LUXEMBOURG |
| 505 |
1927, Sep 08 -- First balloon flight from Luxembourg, bs Roodt 8/9, franked 50c + 40c stamps, posted at Int. Stamp Exhibition. |
£2.50 |
| 506 |
1958, Apr 05 -- Luxembourg acceptance for F/F over polar route, Paris to Tokyo, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 507 |
1965, May 30 -- F/F, to Barcelona from Luxembourg, cachet, illustrated cover, b/s, Luxair |
£2.00 |
| 508 |
1981, Sep 07 -- F/F Luxembourg to Copenhagen, cachet, b/s, SAS |
£2.50 |
| MADAGASCAR |
| 509 |
1938, Jan 01 -- Aeropostale extension of the Southern service, Tananarive to Manja, b/s 1/1, plain cover franked 65c, violet framed "Premier Laison/Aeropostale/Tananarive-Manja" cachet, 200 flown. |
£10.00 |
| 510 |
1939, Jan 29 -- Aeropostale extension of Southern service (Ringel), Tananarive to Tsihombe, b/s 30/1, plain cover franked 65c, red framed "Premier Laison/Aeropostale/Tananarive-Tsihombe cachet, 200 flown. |
£10.00 |
| MALAYA STRAITS SETTLEMENTS |
| 511 |
1934, Dec 16 -- Imperial Airways/Qantas, F/F Singapore to Brisbane, bs 21/12, carried on first regular weekly service UK-Australia, franked Straits Settlements 25c, red/white/blue kangaroo souvenir cover. (PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| 512 |
1937, Jun 28 -- First internal airmail, Singapore to Penang, b/s, printed souvenir cover, Wearne's Air Services |
£6.00 |
| 513 |
1937, Jun 28 -- Wearne's Air Services, first internal airmail, Singapore to Penang, b/s 28/6, printed blue/grey souvenir company cover franked Straits Settlements Coronation 8c, canc Singapore cds. |
£6.00 |
| MALAYSIA |
| 514 |
1968, Aug 01 -- Malaysia-Singapore Airlines F/F Kuala Lumpur-Tokyo, bs, official souvenir cover 22x10cm. |
£3.50 |
| MARTINIQUE |
| 515 |
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 |
| 516 |
1930, Jul 01 -- F/F "Servicio Aereo International" to Africa, Europe and Oceania, Mexico City to Vienna, 11/7 arrival ds on front and verso, via Paris 10/7, registered (label) Weber corner cover, franked 1927 Carranza air 15c x4 and 20c ordinary, canc Servicio Aereo/Mexico DF, special purple flight cachet. mail was sent by air to New York, then steamer to France (Le Havre), and by train to Paris. Nice item |
£30.00 |
| 517 |
1948, Jan 17 -- Trans Pacific registered (label) cover, Tapachula to The Catholic Church, Bhavnagar, India, bs30/12, via Brownsville 19/12, Los Angeles 20/12 and Honolulu 21/12, franked 3.70 P, air envelope with red/green edge. Good routing. |
£8.00 |
| 518 |
1961, Nov 05 -- F/F Merida to Tampa, red cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 519 |
1964, Nov 27 -- F/F Mexico City to London, b/s, official cover, Qantas |
£5.00 |
| 520 |
1966, Dec 15 -- Mexicana F/F Puerto Vallarta-Los Angeles, bs 15/12, special depart cancellation, large purple flight cachet, air cover. |
£3.50 |
| MOROCCO |
| 521 |
1923, May 15 -- Early flown internal cover Tangier to Casablanca, bs16/5, red bordered Lingnes Aerienne Lacotiere envelope in fine condition, with various route and rates printed verso, franked 80c air canc Tanger/Cheri**en cds. |
£8.00 |
| 522 |
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. It is known that the Mission was in Menkes on 22/12/33 because Henri Truc (p90) describes having seen one similar cover, also posted in Menkes on 22/12/33 and bearing the same hand drawn emblem, which was addressed to Paris where it arrived on 25/12. A genuine item from a crew member La Croiserie Noire Aerienne which was flown to Casablanca on a military flight but, according to Truc, there is no record of any mail having been carried specifically by La Croiserie Noire Aerienne. Nevertheless it is a rare and historical airmail cover. Only one similar has been recorded, see Truc above. (PHOTO) |
£275.00 |
| NETHERLANDS |
| 523 |
1936, Jul 01 -- First Air Mail, Groningen to Vienna, b/s, tied blue/white etiquette rated scarce by Mair, KLM "Blue Danube Express" |
£10.00 |
| 524 |
1946, Feb 21 -- American Overseas Airlines, F/F FAM 24, Amsterdam to New York, b/s, official red/cream souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 525 |
1952, Nov 06 -- F/F Amsterdam to Santiago de Chile, b/s, long souvenir cover, KLM |
£3.50 |
| 526 |
1959, Oct 28 -- KLM Lockheed Electra publicity flight, Amsterdam to Istanbul, bs 28/10, triangular green flight cachet, and return, circular black flight cachet, bs Amsterdam 29/10, franked Netherlands and Turkey stamp, red/white/blue souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES |
| 527 |
1937, Nov 27 -- KLM 500th flight Bandoeing to Amsterdam, official shield & crown cachet, b/s 2/12, attractive brown border/cream souvenir cover with blue Fokker silouhette. |
£6.00 |
| NEW ZEALAND |
| 528 |
1931, Dec 12 -- CTP Ulm, special non-stop flight Auckland to Invercargill, bs 12/12, franked 4d air, vacuum Oil Company souvenir cover. |
£10.00 |
| 529 |
1933, Dec 12 -- New Zealand acceptance for Africa, Auckland to Nairobi, bs 20/1, carried of the F/F special airmail Auckland to Invercargill, bs 12/12, then by sea to India, franked 5d air, violet boxed cachet "By Air mail/Auckland/Invercargill/Faith in Australia", printed black/white souvenir cover with CTP Ulm inset, and addressed to H Tunstall. |
£35.00 |
| 530 |
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 |
| 531 |
1934, Mar 29 -- Kaita-Sydney flight of VH-USU and return by sea, Kaita souvenir pm, bs Sydney 29/3, blue/white souvenir cover franked 3d & 4d air, canc Wellington cds, also Melbourne return cds 31/3. |
£15.00 |
| 532 |
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. |
£7.00 |
| 533 |
1936, Mar 16 -- Union Airways of New Zealand F/F Wellington-Dunedin, bs 16/3, plain cover franked 2x 1d air. |
£7.00 |
| 534 |
1938, Aug 04 -- New Zealand acceptance for Gwalior, bs 16/8, via Calcutta 14/8, first mail from New Zealand dispatched under Stage 3 of the Empire Air mail Scheme, printed souvenir cover "Empire Air Mail Scheme/inauguration of 1 1/2d Air Mail postage from New Zealand", franked 1 1/2d, canc Wellington 4/8. This was the first occasion on which mails from Stage 3 had to be integrated with that from Stages 1 and 2, and loadings were so heavy that some mails had to be off-loaded somewhere between Singapore and Karachi and wait 4 days for available space on the third flight. However the transit and arrival dates on this cover indicate it was carried all the way on the first flight. For a detailed account see Walker p277. A scarce and interesting item in superb condition.(PHOTO) |
£50.00 |
| NIGERIA |
| 535 |
1936, Oct 29 -- Inaugural West African Lagos-Khartoum Feeder Service, also Imperial Airways F/F Lagos to London, F/F Oshogbo to Maiduguri, bs 30/10, attractive Philatelic magazine cover franked 2d, black four line "Air Mail/First Despatch/Lagos-London/29-10-36". Typed up on album page with map of route. |
£12.00 |
| 536 |
1938, Feb 08 -- Nguru to Isle of Man, via Lagos 12/2, and Birmingham 26/2 registered oval ds, registered (label) 3d PSE with additional 2 1/2d. Non philatelic, uncommon origin and destination. |
£8.00 |
| 537 |
1941, Dec 14 -- F/F FAM 22 Lagos to Miami, cachet, b/s, air cover, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 538 |
1941, Dec 14 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 22 Lagos to Miami, cachet, b/s 16/12, attractive unusual red/white/blue air cover. |
£8.00 |
| 539 |
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 |
| 540 |
1956, Jun 21 -- F/F New York to Kano, green cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 541 |
1961, Jan 17 -- KLM 1st flight Lagos-Amsterdam, franked 6d, violet two line 'Lagos-Amsterdam' and boxed green 'Amsterdam-Lagos' flight cachets. |
£4.00 |
| NORFOLK IS |
| 542 |
1968, Sep 25 -- 21st Anniv F/F, Norfolk Is to Sydney, cachet, b/s, Qantas |
£5.00 |
| 543 |
1968, Sep 25 -- Norfolk Is to Sydney, b/s, 21st Anniv Qantas souvenir cover franked FDI 7c and 5c commem. air stamps, Qantas. |
£3.50 |
| 544 |
1968, Sep 25 -- 21st Anniv F/F, Norfolk Is to Sydney, cachet, b/s, Qantas |
£5.00 |
| NORWAY |
| 545 |
1954, Nov 15 -- SAS F/F, Oslo to Los Angeles, cachet, b/s, official cover. |
£3.50 |
| 546 |
1956, Nov 06 -- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Oslo-Djakarta, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 547 |
1967, Nov 04 -- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Oslo-Singapore, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 548 |
1977, Apr 04 -- F/F Stavanger to Amsterdam, bs, souvenir cover, KLM. |
£2.50 |
| PANAMA |
| 549 |
1950, Oct 20 -- Incoming flown cover, Vienna to Panama, bs Colon 30/10, franked 340g inc 2S&60gx2 1950 airs. Uncommon destination. |
£5.00 |
| PAPUA & NEW GUINEA |
| 550 |
1936, Jun 18 -- Second Archibald 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 Archibald Expedition's/Amphibian plane 'Kono' piloted by/Russell Rodgers & R. Archibald". 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 |
| 551 |
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 Auralia' 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) |
£400.00 |
| PERU |
| 552 |
1947, Mar 25 -- 10th anniv, first direct flight, Lima to Buenos Aires, b/s, cachet |
£2.50 |
| 553 |
1948, Jun 20 -- F/F FAM 34 Lima to Guayaquil (Ecuador), purple cachet, b/s, air cover, Braniff |
£3.50 |
| 554 |
1961, Apr 11 -- BOAC F/F 707, Lima to London, official cover, b/s, company arrival ds. |
£2.50 |
| 555 |
1968, Apr 08 -- Lufthansa B707 F/F Lima-La Paz, b/s, flight cachet, souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 556 |
1974, Mar 08 -- Lufthansa 40th Anniversary South Atlantic crossings, Lima-Frankfurt, b/s, cachet, souvenir cover, 22x10cm. |
£2.50 |
| PHILIPPINES |
| 557 |
1932, Jan 21 -- US Army Field Manoeuvres Pioneer Flight, Del Carmen (post mark 2pm) to-San Miguel (3pm arrival ds on front), blue st. line "Via US Army Plane" hs, then San Miguel to Stotsenburg (bs 4pm), franked 2x8c, attractive embossed souvenir cover with Walter Bruggmann on flap. 55 carried on first leg, and only 8 on the second, see Mu # 70,71. On board this flight was General Brees who signed 13 of the first leg covers. A scarce item in pristine condition. |
£45.00 |
| 558 |
1935, Mar 12 -- F/F Manila to Surabaya (Java), "Via Flying Boats/Netherlands/Royal Naval Air Force" cachet, b/s. |
£16.00 |
| 559 |
1935, Nov 24 -- F/F FAM 14, inward Honolulu to Manila, cachet, b/s, air cover, 10x24cm, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 560 |
1935, Dec 02 -- F/F FAM 14, Manila to Honolulu, cachet, b/s, air cover, 10x24cm, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 561 |
1935, Dec 02 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper' F/F FAM 14, Manila to San Francisco, cachet, b/s, air cover franked FDI China Clipper opt set, Pan Am |
£4.00 |
| 562 |
1935, Dec 02 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper' F/F FAM 14, Manila to Guam, cachet, b/s, uncommon printed souvenir air cover, franked FDI China Clipper opt set, Pan Am. |
£5.00 |
| 563 |
1937, Apr 28 -- Inauguration US Trans Pacific Air Mail service, Manila to Hong Kong, cachet, b/s, b/s, souvenir cover, Pan Am. |
£5.00 |
| 564 |
1937, Apr 28 -- F/F FAM 14, Manila to Hong Kong, violet cachet, arrival ds on front, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 565 |
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 |
| 566 |
1937, Apr 28 -- Trans Pacific 'Hong Kong Clipper' F/F FAM 14, Manila to Macau, cachet, b/s, uncommon souvenir cover with attractive B&W 'shields/rising sun/clipper' cachet, Pan Am. |
£6.00 |
| 567 |
1958, Jan 01 -- F/F FAM 27, into Manila from New York, cachet, b/s, air cover, TWA |
£2.50 |
| POLAND |
| 568 |
1958, Jun 03 -- FF Poznan to Warsaw - first call at Poznan, blue F/F cachet, b/s, British European Airways. |
£6.50 |
| 569 |
1959, Jun 06 -- F/F Warsaw-Paris, bs, cachet, airletter franked 3.40Z. |
£2.50 |
| 570 |
1959, Jun 06 -- F/F Warsaw-Amsterdam, bs, cachet, airletter franked 3.40Z. |
£2.50 |
| PORTUGAL |
| 571 |
1939, May 22 -- First Westward Around the World Dispatch, Lisbon to Lisbon, via Transatlantic air service F/F FAM 18 Lisbon to New York, bs 30/5, US Transcontinental service to San Francesco, Pan Am Pacific service to Hong Kong, 12/6 arrival ds on front, Imperial Airways to London, 21/6 and, finally IAW/Crilly AW to Lisbon, bs 24/6. Airmail cover franked Portugal 4$ 75 air stamps canc Lisbon octagonal 22 Mai ds, large official blue Horta/Lisbon F/F Transatlantic cachet which ties a Portuguese white/blue airmail etiquette . In New York the cover was re-franked with US 70c air stamps, canc New York May 30/1939 cds. A fine item, ex Bergier, written up on album leaf and illustrated on p176 of his book "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". (PHOTO) |
£175.00 |
| 572 |
1939, May 26 -- Atlantic Clipper Flight, F/F FAM 18 Lisbon to Horta (Azores), cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 573 |
1939, May 26 -- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic route, Lisbon-New York, blue cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 574 |
1939, May 26 -- F/F FAM 18, Lisbon to New York, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 575 |
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 |
| 576 |
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 |
| 577 |
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 |
| 578 |
1973, Jun 01 -- 20th anniv. F/F Lisbon to New York, b/s, cachet, souvenir colour PPC with TAP Boeing 747 in flight verso. |
£2.50 |
| PUERTO RICO |
| 579 |
1929, Jan 09 -- F/F FAM 6, San Juan to Santo Domingo, bs, large red cachet, printed Soto corner cover, Pan Am. |
£16.00 |
| 580 |
1929, Sep 06 -- F/F FAM 6, San Juan to Port of Spain, bs 22/9, email cover franked US C4 x2, large framed violet "San Juan-Paramibo/First Flight" cachet, flown by Lindbergh. |
£12.00 |
| 581 |
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 |
| 582 |
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 |
| 583 |
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 |
| 584 |
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 |
| 585 |
1967, Feb 04 -- F/F FAM 29, San Juan to Boston AMF, b/s, Eastern AL, only 30 flown. |
£20.00 |
| RECOVERED/INTERRUPTED MAIL |
| 586 |
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 'Befrdert 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 |
| 587 |
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 |
| 588 |
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 |
| 589 |
1932, Jan 27 -- Imperial Airways F/F Cape Town to Greece, bs Athens 13/2, carried on the Imperial Airways inaugural Cape Town-London service, Springbok cover franked KGV 1/-, special violet inaugural South Africa-Greece flight cachet, black' biplane' Athens GPO hs (C17), green 'First Flight' hs. The Cape Town-London flight was interrupted at Salisbury and again at Broken Hill, ref Ni 320129 and 320129B. This cover is of interest because it might be one carried by the special emergency flight from Broken Hill to Nairobi, arriving 3/2, to await the arrival of the second Cape Town-London flight at Nairobi on 7/2 (some Athens mail on this flight was not back stamped, see Baldwin p53). Or it may have been held over at Broken Hill pending the arrival of the second flight at Broken Hill on 5/2. A nice example illustrating the problems of this inaugural flight. |
£25.00 |
| 590 |
1935, Dec 31 -- Scarce pilot signed flying boat "City of Khartoum" accident at Alexandria, en route from Mirabella to Egypt, plain envelope addressed to Manila, franked KGV 9d (machine cancel), also upside down KGV 6d (damaged) & KGV 5d, canc 23 Dec cds. The mail was recovered by divers, one week later, from the harbour at Alexandria and then sorted by postal workers whilst still sodden. Most of the stamps were washed off, and It is likely that the 6d &5d stamps on this item were re-attached in error from a different letter. The envelope bears a four line manuscript "V. Gough Wilson/Captain 'City of Khartoum/Dec 31st 1935/Alexandria", written and signed by Capt Wilson, who was the sole survivor of the crash. A one page typed 'Bulletin de Verification' from the Administration des Postes, Egypte' stating "Please note that your above mentioned despatch has been saved from the Imperial Airways machine (G.AAST) accidentally wrecked near Alexandria on 31st December 1935" and a 12 page photocopy HMSO Air Investigators Report of this accident accompany this item.(PHOTO) |
£250.00 |
| 591 |
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 |
| 592 |
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 |
| 593 |
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 "Damaged By/Sea Water" cachet. Carried on Imperial Airways flight IW470 which left Brisbane on Aug 12th, Ni 360822ee (PHOTO) |
£55.00 |
| 594 |
1936, Aug 22 -- Scipio crash at Mirabella Bay en route from Sydney to Zurich, 27/8 arrival ds on front, Ludowici printed corner airmail cover postmarked Sydney/11 AUG/1936, stamp/s washed off, nice strike black one line Type j "Avion Accidente" cachet. Carried on Imperial Airways flight IW470 which left Brisbane on Aug 12th, Ni 360822j. Scarcer cachet on cover in VF condition.(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 595 |
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 |
| 596 |
1937, Dec 05 -- Flying boat "Cygnus" accident at Brindisi, left Singapore 29/11/37 en route India to England, Mansfield & Co/Singapore envelope addressed to Lloyds bank Ltd, Acton, London, red 50c machine franked & cds postmark, black boxed type 'b' cachet "Damaged By Sea Water" on front, verso sealed black/white GB GPO P480 'Found open or damaged/ And officially secured' tape, Ni 371205b. Mounted on album leaf with handwritten text. Also B&W picture from The Daily Mirror, Dec 14th, 1937, showing GPO staff sorting stamps from mail salved from Cygnus to see if they have been franked. (PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 597 |
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 |
| 598 |
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 |
| 599 |
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 |
| 600 |
1944, Oct 11 -- Crash of Qantas flying boat "Coolangatta" crash in Rose Bay, en route from Sydney to Townsville, imprint etiquette airmail cover addressed to Townsville, stamp washed off, postmarked Adelaide 10 OCT 1944, violet one Type b "Salvaged Mail" on front, verso strip brown sealing tape also tied by Type b cachet. Ni 441011b. (PHOTO) |
£175.00 |
| 601 |
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 strokes 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 |
| 602 |
1968, Apr 08 -- Crash of BOAC Boeing 707 at Heathrow, en route from London to Zurich and Australia, plain cover addressed to Sydney, stamp/s washed off, postmarked Wigan/Lancs 6 APR 1968, with original letter from Postmaster General's Department "The attached article was salvaged from the aircraft which crashed at London Heathrow airport" etc. Ni680408g. (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| SENEGAL |
| 603 |
1925, Dec 29 -- Aeromaritime/Lignes Aerienne Latecoere, trial acceleration of the Toulouse-Dakar service to link with inland French territories, the first experimental flight Dakar to Zinder, bs 6/1/1926, black five line "Premier Voyage/d'essai/de laison postale rapide/Ch. de fer-Avion-Auto/Dakar Zinder", large red 'Par Avion' hs, plain cover franked Senegal 30c, underpaid so taxed by addition of 2x 10c Senegal-Niger postage dues. Carried 769 miles Dakar-Bamako by rail, 650 miles Bamako-Niamey by air, and 500 miles Niamey-Zinder by road. This was the first of three trial runs before further attempts were discontinued 1/3/26. This cover is ex McCaig #725, and illustrated in West African Airmails, The McCaig and Porter Collections, Priddy, B., West Africa Study Circle, 2002. See also an illustration and discussion of this cover in McCaig's article on West African Airmails, page 11, Postal History Journal, October, 1979. Francis Field authentication hs verso. |
£50.00 |
| 604 |
1953, Feb 19 -- Union Aeromaritime de Transport (UAT) Comet 1 F/F Dakar to Paris, bs 14/5, special Weiss-Pierre red/white/blue souvenir cover franked 15F Afrique Occidental Francais stamp canc Dakar/19 -2/1953 cds, blue st line "A Reaction Dakar-Paris" and black framed flight "1ier Laison Aerienne/Dakar-Paris/Par Avion Reaction/20 Fevrier 1953" flight cachets. Written up on album leaf with colour map of route. |
£40.00 |
| SHIP TO SHORE |
| 605 |
1935, Jul 04 -- DLH South Atlantic catapult flight Germany to Uruguay, first flight of the DLH/Air France coordinated airmail service to South America, Hamburg to Montevideo, bs 8/7, registered (label) imprint etiquette airmail cover franked 206 rpf canc Hamburg 3-7-35 cds, red double ring Berlin cachet "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Sudamerika" depicting a flying boat and Zeppelin. Flown on DLH flight L 87 in the Dornier Do-Wal seaplane "Boreas". |
£35.00 |
| SINGAPORE |
| 606 |
1967, Apr 01 -- Malaysia-Singapore Airlines F/F Singapore-Taipei, bs 1/4, official souvenir cover 22x10cm. |
£3.50 |
| 607 |
1967, Nov 06 -- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Singapore-Bangkok, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 608 |
1969, Dec 03 -- Singapore-Melbourne, b/s, 50th Anniv souvenir cover issued by a country flown en route to Australia during 1919 Ross Smith flight, signed by flight manager. |
£2.50 |
| 609 |
1973, Nov 05 -- Thai Airways International, Royal Orchid Service, F/F Singapore-Frankfurt, no arrival ds, official dated souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
| 610 |
1932, Jan 25 -- Jo'burg to London, carried on F/F Regular Service Cape Town/Croydon, 1/- airstamp, no b/s, Springbok cover, Imperial Airways |
£6.00 |
| 611 |
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 |
| 612 |
1932, Jan 27 -- F/F Cape Town to London, plane crashed at Broken Hill, no b/s, Springbok cover, Imperial Airways |
£8.00 |
| 613 |
1932, Jan 27 -- Capetown to Nairobi carried on F/F Regular Service Cape Town/Croydon, b/s 7/2, Springbok cover, Imperial Airways |
£8.00 |
| 614 |
1932, Jan 27 -- Imperial Airways/South West African Airways, F/F Cape Town to Grootfonein, bs 6/2, plain Wyndham cover, black on blue per lugpos etiquette, franked 4d air, canc Cape Town cds, carried to Kimberley, 27/1 transit cds, on the return of F/F Imperial Airways experimental Christmas flight Cape Town-London where it was transferred to SWAA special Christmas connection flight for OAT to Windhoek, where a special cachet was applied 2/2, then onward transmission to Grootfontain, 6/2. Nice item. |
£12.00 |
| 615 |
1932, Jan 27 -- Somerset West-Jo'burg, bs 27/1, carried on Imperial AW first flight Cape Town-Jo'burg, plain cover franked 4d ind 1913 1 1/2d tete-a-beche pair. |
£5.00 |
| 616 |
1932, Jan 30 -- Imperial Airways, Pietersburg to Cape Town leg, bs 2/2, via Joburg1/2, of the First regular flight Croydon-Cape Town, plain imprint airmail etiquette cover franked 4d air. |
£8.00 |
| 617 |
1937, Jun 06 -- Imperial Airways, first northbound all flying boat service via coastal route, Durban to London, no arrival ds, plain cover franked 7 1/2d, typed "Rand-Durban/Then By Imperial Airways Flying Boat/On South Africa-England Inauguration Flight". |
£12.00 |
| 618 |
1937, Jun 06 -- Imperial Airways, first northbound all flying boat service via coastal route, Durban to London, no arrival ds, attractive blue/white souvenir cover with inset photo of Short S232 'Courtier' flying boat G-ADUV, and text "Inauguration of Flying Boat Air Mail Service/Durban to England, 6th June 1937". |
£25.00 |
| 619 |
1939, Aug 21 -- Jo'burg-Windhoek, bs 21/8, carried on the South African Airways new direct service, Cape Town to Angola via Windhoek, printed souvenir cover franked 1 1/2d. Only three flights on this service before war broke out when service was abandoned due to lack of support. |
£25.00 |
| 620 |
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 |
| 621 |
1939, Aug 21 -- Cape Town to Keetmanshoop, bs 21/8, SAA new West Coast service, 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. Narrow strip former mounting tape centre top edge verso, does not detract. Scarce. |
£12.00 |
| 622 |
1939, Aug 21 -- SAA new West Coast service, South to South West Africa and Angola, Johannesburg to Luanda, 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. |
£25.00 |
| 623 |
1939, Aug 22 -- Windhoek-Lobito, bs 23/8, via Luanda 22/8, carried on the South African Airways new direct service, Cape Town to Angola via Windhoek, printed souvenir 'map' cover franked 1 1/2d, violet st line flight cachet. Only three flights on this service before war broke out when service was abandoned due to lack of support. |
£25.00 |
| 624 |
1959, Dec 03 -- BOAC F/F Comet 4, Johannesburg to London, company arrival ds, official souvenir cover. |
£4.00 |
| 625 |
1968, Apr 01 -- Lufthansa, F/F Jo'burg-Munich, b/s, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 626 |
1976, Apr 24 -- SAA B747SP, F/F direct Johannesburg-Athens, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£10.00 |
| 627 |
1976, Aug 05 -- SAA B747SP, F/F Johannesburg-New York, official souvenir cover, b/s, recent but uncommon. |
£2.50 |
| 628 |
1976, Aug 05 -- SAA First scheduled B 747SP, Jo'burg-New York, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 629 |
1982, Dec 03 -- SAA F/F B747 Jo'burg-Zurich, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 630 |
1983, Sep 16 -- First direct flight, Jo'burg-Margate, arrival ds verso, souvenir cover, COMAIR. |
£2.50 |
| SOUTH WEST AFRICA |
| 631 |
1931, Aug 31 -- South West Africa Airways provisional internal air service F/F Otjiwarongo-Okanhanja, bs 31/8, plain cover ms 'By Airmail', franked South Africa 4d air with SWA opt, canc 'Lugpos/Air Mail' cachet, also Otjiwarongo cds. Mounted on album leaf with map of route. |
£8.00 |
| 632 |
1931, Dec 19 -- Imperial Airways/South West African Airways, F/F Mariental to Cape Town, bs 21/12, plain Wyndham cover, black on blue per lugpos etiquette, franked 4d air opt SWA, canc violet 'Lugpos/Mariental/Air Mail', also Mariental 12 Dec 31 cds, carried on SWAA special Christmas connection flight to Kimberley where it connected with the Imperial Airways experimental Christmas London to Cape Town flight. |
£8.00 |
| 633 |
1931, Dec 19 -- Imperial Airways/South West African Airways, F/F Mariental to Victoria West, bs 21/12, plain Wyndham cover, black on blue per lugpos etiquette, franked 4d air opt SWA, canc violet 'Lugpos/Mariental/Air Mail', also Mariental 12 Dec 31 cds, carried on SWAA special Christmas connection flight to Kimberley where it connected with the Imperial Airways experimental Christmas flight which stopped at Victoria West and its way to Cape Town. |
£8.00 |
| 634 |
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. |
£8.00 |
| 635 |
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. |
£8.00 |
| 636 |
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. |
£25.00 |
| 637 |
1939, Aug 22 -- Windhoek to Luanda, Angola, bs 22/8, SAA new West Coast service, South to South West Africa and Angola. 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. |
£15.00 |
| 638 |
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. |
£25.00 |
| SOUTHERN RHODESIA |
| 639 |
1937, Jun 30 -- First acceptance for England for carriage on the new Empire Air Mail Scheme, Salisbury to London, bs Woodford Green oval Reg arrival ds, attractive red/white/blue registered (label) souvenir cover with picture of biplane printed "First Day Cover/RANA/F/F to Beira carrying Airmail from Southern Rhodesia for London under EAMS", franked 6d, canc Salisbury cds. Torn flap verso. Mounted on album page with map of route. |
£25.00 |
| 640 |
1949, Sep 21 -- Airmail etiquette cover flown Southern Rhodesia to Czechoslovakia, franked KGV 1/-, canc Salisbury cds, bs Prague 29/9 arrival cds. Uncommon destination. |
£8.00 |
| SPAIN |
| 641 |
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 |
| 642 |
1941, Oct 20 -- Spain to Argentina, flown by LATI, single rate censored WWII registered (hs) airmail cover, Valencia to Rosario, black '371' in circle postman's arrival mark, franked 7P 40c canc, canc Barcelona 20/10/41 boxed and hexagonal cds's, typed, Spanish blue boxed "Censura Gubernata/Barcelona" censor mark on departure. Military censorship of the mails was still the rule in Spain for some years after the end of the Civil War. Overfranked by 10c, correctly rate for 5g registered Spain to Argentina by LATI, 6P/5g air fee + 30c/20g surface + 1P registration. Carried by LATI all the way from Rome to Buenos Aires, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. LATI was extended from Rio de Janeiro to BA in July 1941. Non invasive rough opening along rh edge. |
£25.00 |
| 643 |
1941, Nov 01 -- Spain to Argentina, flown by LATI, single rate censored WWII registered (hs) airmail cover, Barcelona to Buenos Aires, franked 7P 30c canc Barcelona 1 Nov 41 boxed ds, black hexagonal Correo Aerea/Barcelone/3 Nov 41 ds verso, blue boxed "Por Via Aerea", blue boxed "Censura Gubernata/Barcelona" censor mark on departure. Military censorship of the mails was still the rule in Spain for some years after the end of the Civil War. Correctly rated for 5g registered Spain to Argentina by LATI, 6P/5g air fee + 30c/20g surface + 1P registration. Carried by LATI all the way from Rome to Buenos Aires, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. LATI was extended from Rio de Janeiro to BA in July 1941. |
£40.00 |
| 644 |
1954, Aug 02 -- F/F Madrid to New York, cachet, b/s, official cover, Iberia |
£2.50 |
| 645 |
1956, Apr 26 -- KLM F/F Amsterdam-Palma de Mallorca, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 646 |
1960, Nov 05 -- KLM F/F Amsterdam-Las Palmas, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 647 |
1961, May 03 -- Austrian AL, F/F Salzburg-Barcelona, and return, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 648 |
1961, May 03 -- Austrian AL, F/F Vienna-Barcelona, and return, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 649 |
1961, Sep 30 -- Sabena Caravelle F/F, Brussels-Las Palmas, cachet, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 650 |
1962, Apr 06 -- Sabena DC7 F/F, Brussels-Malaga, cachet, souvenir cover, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 651 |
1962, Apr 06 -- F/F Brussels to Malaga, b/s, cachet, illustrated souvenir cover, Sabena |
£2.50 |
| 652 |
1962, Apr 07 -- Sabena DC7 F/F, Malaga-Brussels, cachet, souvenir cover, b/s. |
£2.50 |
| 653 |
1962, May 01 -- F/F Madrid to Zurich, b/s, official cover, Iberia |
£2.50 |
| 654 |
1963, Apr 01 -- Lufthansa B720 F/F, Frankfurt-Barcelona, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 655 |
1963, Nov 08 -- First direct flight, B707, Rio to Madrid, black cachet, no arrival ds, attractive illustrated souvenir cover, Air France. |
£2.50 |
| 656 |
1966, Feb 04 -- Lufthansa F/F B727, Dusseldorf-Madrid, b/s, special cancellation, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 657 |
1966, Mar 03 -- Lufthansa F/F B727, Dusseldorf-Barcelona, b/s, special cancellation, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 658 |
1966, Mar 03 -- Lufthansa F/F Stuttgart-Madrid, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 659 |
1967, Apr 01 -- Swissair Caravelle F/F Madrid-Zurich, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 660 |
1967, Apr 01 -- Swissair Caravelle F/F Zurich-Madrid, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 661 |
1967, Jun 03 -- Lufthansa, Rome acceptance for F/F Frankfurt-Malaga, cachet, b/s, posted in Republic of San Marino. |
£2.50 |
| 662 |
1967, Nov 04 -- F/F Malaga to Geneva, b/s, official cover, Iberia |
£2.50 |
| 663 |
1968, Apr 01 -- SAS First DC9, Copenhagen-Madrid, arrival ds, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 664 |
1968, Apr 06 -- Swissair Caravelle F/F Geneva-Malaga, cachet, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 665 |
1968, Jun 11 -- Air France F/F B727, Paris-Madrid, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 666 |
1968, Jul 14 -- Lufthansa F/F B727, Hamburg-Malaga, b/s, special cancellation. |
£2.50 |
| 667 |
1968, Jul 14 -- Lufthansa F/F B727, Dusseldorf-Malaga, b/s, special cancellation. |
£2.50 |
| 668 |
1968, Nov 02 -- F/F Las Palmas to Geneva, b/s, official cover, Iberia |
£2.50 |
| 669 |
1970, Apr 01 -- Swissair DC9, F/F Madrid-Basel, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 670 |
1970, Apr 01 -- Swissair DC9, F/F Basel-Madrid, b/s, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 671 |
1975, Jan 18 -- F/F Tristar flight, Palma, Majorca to London, cachet, official cover, b/s, BA |
£2.50 |
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| STARTER LOT |
| 672 |
- US Helicopter, 24 internal flights, 1939-59,all cachetted and different, F-VF. |
£15.00 |
| 673 |
- TACA, Nov 20th, 1943, F/Fs (4) to Miami, Managua, San Jose & El Salvador (all b/s), and New York (no b/s), all fully cachetted souvenir company covers. VF. |
£5.00 |
| 674 |
- Lufthansa, 44 F/F's, souvenir covers, cachetted , bs's, 1960's (7), 70's (14), 80's(12), 90's(11), F-VF. |
£15.00 |
| 675 |
- Braniff, FAM 34, 6 F/F's, 1940's (2), 60's (4), inc 1948 Lima-Guayaquil & Lima-Houston, and 1966 Panama City -NY (only 41 flown), all fully cachetted, bs, all regular size and VF. |
£5.00 |
| 676 |
- US airmail, 49 first day covers, 16 cachetted, all different airmail issues, 1939-1976. F-VF. |
£10.00 |
| 677 |
- Seaboard World Airlines, the only carrier ever to become established as an all cargo carrier on a transoceanic route (REG Davies), six Trans-Atlantic Flight covers to Europe, all different, fully cachetted and backstamped, 1966-1974. Not often seen. VF. |
£2.50 |
| 678 |
- Pan Am clipper service USA to Africa, six F/F's FAM 22, Bathurst to Belem, Lagos, Miami, Natal, Port of Spain, and San Juan, all plain covers postmarked 14th December 1941with good backstamps, purple boxed 'America-Africa Ferry' flight cachets, all lightly struck with usual c60%-70% legibility. This important trans Atlantic service opened just at the critical time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and the USA went to war. F-VF. |
£12.00 |
| 679 |
- Pan Am Trans-Atlantic Flight, alternative route via Bolama, F/F cover selection group of 5 different legs, Bolama-S Juan & New York, Horta-Bolama, New York-Bolama & Lisbon-New York, regular size airmail covers, all with flight cachets and b/s's (AAMC# F18-20/23). F-VF |
£15.00 |
| 680 |
- Pan Am Trans-Atlantic Flight, Northern Route inaugural, F/F cover selection group of 5 different legs, Ireland-New Brunswick, Newfoundland & New York, Southampton-New York, & New York-Southampton, airmail covers 23x10cm, all with flight cachets and b/s's (AAMC# F18 10/16). Very light toning. |
£7.50 |
| 681 |
- TWA Trans-Atlantic Flights to Europe, F/F cover selection group of 12 to Europe, North Africa, Middle & Far East, regular size airmail covers, 1946 (2), 47, 48, 49, 61(2), 66 (2), 74, 84, 85, all different and all with flight cachets and b/s's (AAMC# F18 10/16). F-VF. |
£6.00 |
| 682 |
- Pan Am FAM 5/9 cover selection group of 12 F/F from USA to Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Barbados, Brazil, Virgin Is, DWI, Ecuador & Peru, 1946-66, regular size airmail covers, all different and all with flight cachets and b/s's. F-VF. |
£8.00 |
| 683 |
- Airmail covers from USAF Ellesmere Island Ice Shelf Project 1959/60 (2), US Army helicopter in Inglefield Land 1965, Transworld Snowmobile Expedition 1973 & USAF Northernmost Weather Station 1973. Also a 4c surface from Ellesmere Island Ice Shelf Project, and 1965 5c from Thule Ionosphere Station. |
£5.00 |
| SUDAN |
| 684 |
1931, Mar 05 -- Imperial Airways East Africa service, F/F Wadi Halfa to Mwanza, bs 17/3, via Khartoum 7/3, Port Sudan 8/3 and Kisumu 15/3, blue/white souvenir 'map' cover, franked 1931 2P air opt and 3mordinary, black "First Flight/Halfa to Mwanza" biplane F/F cachet. Good routing. |
£15.00 |
| 685 |
1931, Mar 07 -- Imperial Airways East Africa service, F/F Khartoum to Nairobi, bs 11/3, via Kisumu, 10/3, violet "First Flight/Khartoum-Mwanza" biplane F/F cachet, blue/white souvenir 'map' cover, franked 1921 2m & 3mx2, and 1931 10m air opt. |
£12.00 |
| 686 |
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 |
| 687 |
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 |
| 688 |
1931, Mar 13 -- First acceptance of mail from Sudan for USA for carriage on Imperial Airways inaugural East Africa-England service, Khartoum to New Jersey, no arrival ds, flown Khartoum to London, no arrival ds, black "First Flight/Khartoum to London" biplane F/F cachet. 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. |
£12.00 |
| 689 |
1931, Dec 16 -- Imperial Airways, Juba to Capetown, b/s 21/12, Jo'burg transit 20/12, flown on the Christmas flight to Cape Town, violet Juba to Cape Town biplane cachet, Springbok souvenir cover franked SG 48 10M x3 & SG 149 2P. Only 192 flown from Juba to all destinations. |
£12.00 |
| 690 |
1935, May 29 -- Imperial Airways flight AN240, flown cover, Khartoum-London, no arrival ds, plain airmail etiquette cover franked 1935 2 1/2P opt on 1931 5M. |
£5.00 |
| SURINAM |
| 691 |
1930, Jul 17 -- F/F Paramibo to Nickerie, b/s, large violet flight cachet, Pan Am. Carried by Consolidated C16 flying boat. |
£2.50 |
| 692 |
1946, Nov 01 -- Airmail round trip test cover to Paramibo, bs 4/11, franked 10c Transport, canc New York, Surinam stamps 25c cancelled for the return, and blue PAA Office "Received Nov 4" cachet verso, Pan Am. Described in the philatelic literature as "souvenirs of an important new rate which is not listed in AAMC", and cover the scarcity of which is not yet recognised. |
£5.00 |
| 693 |
1954, Sep 25 -- FDC, Paramibo to Curacao, franked 15c 25th Anniv of Surinam Airlines (sg 422), special cachet, b/s, souvenir cover celebrating F/F Pan Am, (Sept 25,1929) and landing of Col Lindburgh in Surinam |
£2.50 |
| SWEDEN |
| 694 |
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 |
| 695 |
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 |
| 696 |
1954, Nov 15 -- F/F Great Circle Route, Stockholm to Los Angeles, cachet, b/s, aerogramme, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 697 |
1956, Sep 11 -- F/F DC7, Stockholm to New York, cachet, b/s, SAS etiquette rated scarce by Mair, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 698 |
1957, Feb 24 -- First Polar Flight Stockholm to Tokyo, special depart cds, b/s 28/2, company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 699 |
1959, Apr 01 -- SAS F/F Stockholm-Abo, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£2.50 |
| 700 |
1959, May 15 -- F/F Caravelle, Stockholm-Prague, b/s, souvenir company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 701 |
1960, May 01 -- First DC8 jet, Stockholm-New York, b/s, souvenir company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 702 |
1962, May 03 -- First Convair Coronado jet, Stockholm-Tehran, b/s, souvenir company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 703 |
1962, Dec 01 -- F/F Stockholm-Visby, special dated flight cachet, b/s, lime/cream souvenir card. |
£2.50 |
| 704 |
1964, Feb 04 -- SAS, Stockholm-Prague, 4/2 arrival ds, leg of 1st Coronado Scandinavia-S America jet flight, souvenir card. |
£2.50 |
| 705 |
1964, Jun 01 -- First Boeing 727 flight Stockholm to Frankfurt, Flygpost etiquette, b/s, official cover, Lufthansa |
£2.50 |
| 706 |
1966, Sep 02 -- F/F DC8 Polar Flight, Stockholm-Seattle, b/s, cachet, souvenir company card, SAS |
£3.00 |
| 707 |
1967, Nov 04 -- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Stockholm-Singapore, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| 708 |
1968, Jun 05 -- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Stockholm-Djakarta, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 709 |
1969, Nov 01 -- F/F Stockholm-Port of Spain, Trinidad, b/s, cachet, souvenir company card, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 710 |
1971, Apr 01 -- F/F B747, Stockholm-New York, b/s, souvenir company cover, SAS |
£2.50 |
| 711 |
1972, May 22 -- SAS F/F Bergen-Copenhagen, bs, cachet, souvenir company cover. |
£3.00 |
| SWITZERLAND |
| 712 |
1925, Jul 26 -- Early flown cover to England, no arrival ds, franked 50c avion (cat 32SWF+ on cover) cancelled Zurich Flugost cds, typed endorsement "Airpost Zurich - London", black/blue etiquette rated very scarce by Mair. Mounted on album page with map of route. |
£8.00 |
| 713 |
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 |
| 714 |
1927, May 30 -- NHORA flight, La Chaux de Fonds to Lausanne, cachet postmark, arrival ds on front, yellow/cream printed souvenir cover with imprinted 25c. |
£9.00 |
| 715 |
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 |
| 716 |
1939, May 06 -- Pro Aero Mail flight, Zurich to Bellinzona, arrival ds on front, flight cachet. Non invasive ironed vertical crease. |
£3.50 |
| 717 |
1939, May 06 -- Pro Aero Mail flight, Zurich to Bellinzona, arrival ds on front, flight cachet. |
£3.50 |
| 718 |
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 |
| 719 |
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 |
| 720 |
1944, Sep 20 -- 25th Anniv Zurich to Geneva, arrival ds on front, franked FDI 1.50f commem DC3, canc Zurich Luftpost cds |
£2.50 |
| 721 |
1947, May 02 -- F/F Geneva to Washington, b/s, FDI special 2.50F air stamp, cachet postmark. |
£2.50 |
| 722 |
1949, Apr 27 -- Special Pro Aero flight, La Chaux de Fonds to St. Galen, arrival ds on front, souvenir cover and stamp. |
£2.50 |
| 723 |
1960, Aug 15 -- Olten to Burgdorf special glider flight, pictorial town pm, special cachet, signed by pilot. |
£3.50 |
| 724 |
1968, Oct 02 -- First Night Flight, Geneva to Strasbourg, cachet, b/s, Souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 725 |
1970, Mar 31 -- First DC 8 Flight, Zurich to Kinshasha, b/s, illus cover, Swissair |
£2.50 |
| TANGANYIKA |
| 726 |
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). |
£40.00 |
| 727 |
1931, Mar 10 -- F/F Mwanza to London, typed endorsement " First Flight Mwanza to London", b/s 21/3 Tynygongl, Anglesey, official white/blue map cover, Imperial Airways. By rail Cairo-Alexandria (Pullman Express) and Athens-Paris (Simplon Orient Express). Mounted on album page with map of route. |
£9.00 |
| THAILAND |
| 728 |
1947, Jun 29 -- F/F FAM 14, Bangkok to Calcutta, cachet, b/s, Pan AM |
£8.00 |
| 729 |
1947, Jun 30 -- F/F FAM 14, Bangkok to Guam, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£8.00 |
| 730 |
1962, Oct 07 -- F/F inauguration of Southern route, Bangkok-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£3.50 |
| 731 |
1967, Nov 05 -- SAS Trans Asian Express, F/F Bangkok-Singapore, cachet, b/s, long souvenir cover. |
£3.50 |
| 732 |
1968, Mar 17 -- Thai Airways International, Caravelle Jet, F/F Bangkok-Seoul, bs, official souvenir cover. |
£5.00 |
| 733 |
1973, Nov 01 -- Thai Airways International, F/F SK988 Bangkok-London, bs 3/11, company cachet, official dated souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 734 |
1973, Nov 06 -- Thai Airways International, Royal Orchid Service, F/F Bangkok-Frankfurt, no arrival ds, official dated souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| 735 |
1974, Oct 30 -- SAS 25th Anniv Bangkok-Copenhagen, bs, souvenir cover. |
£3.00 |
| 736 |
1974, Nov 23 -- F/F to Dacca from Bangkok, b/s, long souvenir cover, Bangladesh Biman AW. |
£2.50 |
| 737 |
1974, Nov 23 -- F/F to Bangkok from Dacca, b/s, long souvenir cover, Bangladesh Biman AW. |
£5.00 |
| TRINIDAD |
| 738 |
1941, Dec 07 -- F/F FAM 22, Port of Spain to Bathurst, violet cachet, b/s. F/F South Atlantic flight by Pan American Airways inaugurated day before out break of WW II, Pan Am |
£6.00 |
| 739 |
1941, Dec 07 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 22 Port of Spain-Leopoldville, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£6.00 |
| 740 |
1945, Sep 05 -- British Wes Indian Airways Ltd, F/F Trinidad to British Guiana, bs Georgetown 19/9, BWIA company corner cover, franked 5c, canc Port of Spain cds, typed "First Scheduled Flight- Trinidad/Demerara/6th September 1945", also names of crew. Difficult to find. |
£20.00 |
| 741 |
1961, Jun 10 -- BWIA, first jet New York to Port of Spain, cachet, b/s. |
£3.00 |
| 742 |
1969, Nov 01 -- SAS Inaugural Scandinavia-West Indies service, F/F Port of Spain-Oslo, cachet, b/s, souvenir card. |
£3.50 |
| TUNISIA |
| 743 |
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 Africanes, Collot & Cornu, p86.(PHOTO) |
£60.00 |
| 744 |
1959, Apr 17 -- KLM F/F Tunis to Amsterdam, bs 6/11, plain cover franked 4F 40m, violet four line flight cachet in Arabic text. |
£12.00 |
| UGANDA |
| 745 |
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 |
| 746 |
1967, Nov 04 -- F/F to Entebbe from Geneva, b/s, souvenir cover, TWA. |
£2.50 |
| UNITED STATES |
| 747 |
1919, May 08 -- First trans Atlantic flight United States Navy. A memento hand written by Chief machinist Mate, E.S. Rhoads, the last surviving member of the six man Naval aviation crew who performed this flight. The message reads "Eugene Saylor Rhoads on US Navy First Trans-Atlantic Flight in NC4 May, 1919, Newfoundland, Azores, Portugal & Plymouth England" and is written on a printed souvenir 5c airmail PSE "Commemorating the visit to Cleveland of Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd, U.S.N., Wednesday, November 5th, 1930, under the auspices of The City Club of Cleveland", postmarked Cleveland Nov 5th, bs New York Nov 6th. Also an original sepia PPC (ironed horizontal crease, but surface intact) showing the crew of the NC4 being congratulated on their arrival in England on May 14th, 1919. One of only 3 known letters with this memento, ex Bergier, who described and illustrated this particular lot on p14 of his book "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". A B&W picture taken from the internet which identifies Rhoads also accompanies this lot, and allows him to be identified in the PPC. A super pioneer item.(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 748 |
1925, Dec 23 -- Northern Trans Atlantic mail from United States to France, bs Nice 4/1/26, registered (hs) commercial Sornborger cover franked 19c (2x C4, 2x 1 1/2c Harding), canc framed Rowley/Mass on front and Rowley/Mass cds verso, large red/white/blue framed rectangular "By Air Mail" etiquette with two fine strikes violet "London to the Continent" hs's below. Airmail items left London for France at 11am and were carried in accordance with the US Postal Guide Supplemental Regulation, November 1925, governing the Airmail Service from London to Continental Europe. A copy of this regulation accompanies this cover. An historical item in fine condition. Ex Bergier, author "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". |
£40.00 |
| 749 |
1929, Jan 02 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 7, Miami to Nassau, bs 2/1, large circular violet "aeroplane" cachet, 83 flown. |
£12.00 |
| 750 |
1929, May 21 -- Panagra, first acceptance of incoming mail for Colombia, Miami to Buenaventura via Tumaco, boxed Cumplido/NPA Buenaventura dated receiver, via Cristobal 24/5, FAM 9, Panagra. Genuine commercial example of a first flight. Route inaugurated on 17/5 but Colombia not serviced until one week later. A genuine commercial example of a first flight connecting Buenaventura and Tumaco. Neat, non invasive top lh corner trim. |
£10.00 |
| 751 |
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 |
| 752 |
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 |
| 753 |
1931, Dec 04 -- F/F FAM 6, Miami to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Rep, b/s, cachet, Pan Am, pilot Edwin Musak. |
£10.00 |
| 754 |
1935, Apr 16 -- Hawaii Survey Flight, San Francisco-Hawaii, Honolulu Apr 17th arrival ds on front, large magenta California-Hawaii flight cachet. |
£18.00 |
| 755 |
1935, Nov 22 -- F/F FAM 14, San Francisco to Honolulu, cachet, arrival ds, air cover, 24x10cm, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 756 |
1935, Nov 22 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 14, San Francisco to Manila, bs 29/11, green cachet, b/s, airmail cover franked 25c air x3. |
£3.50 |
| 757 |
1937, Feb 15 -- FDI 20c 'Clipper' airmail stamp on cover flown Washington to Providence, 16/2. |
£5.00 |
| 758 |
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 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 |
| 759 |
1937, Apr 21 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', Pan Am F/F FAM 14 flown at new reduced 50c rate, San Francisco to Manila, cachet, b/s, unlisted. |
£6.00 |
| 760 |
1937, Apr 21 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', Pan Am F/F FAM 14 flown at new reduced 20c rate, San Francisco to Honolulu, cachet, b/s, unlisted. |
£6.00 |
| 761 |
1937, Apr 21 -- Trans Pacific F/F FAM 14 flown at new reduced 70c rate, by 'China' then 'Hong Kong' Clipper, San Francisco to Hong Kong, blue cachet, b/s, par avion etiq, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 762 |
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 |
| 763 |
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 |
| 764 |
1937, Apr 21 -- Trans Pacific 'China Clipper', Pan Am F/F FAM 14 flown at new reduced 20c rate, San Francisco to Honolulu, cachet, b/s, unlisted. |
£6.00 |
| 765 |
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 |
| 766 |
1938, Mar 16 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 17, Baltimore to Hamilton, bs 18/3, large violet flight cachet, airmail cover. |
£3.50 |
| 767 |
1938, Mar 16 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 17, Baltimore to Hamilton, bs 18/3, large violet flight cachet, airmail cover. |
£3.50 |
| 768 |
1938, Mar 16 -- F/F FAM 17, Baltimore to Hamilton, Bermuda, bs 16/3, plain cove franked 10c air, large violet flight cachet, signed by the pilot Capt. R.O.D. Sullivan. |
£40.00 |
| 769 |
1939, May 20 -- First Eastward Around the World Dispatch, New York to New York, via Transatlantic air service F/F FAM 18 New York 20/5 to Marseilles, bs 22/5, European/Middle and Far Eastern air services to New Zealand, Carterton 7/6 arrival ds, Pan Am Pacific service to San Francisco bs 27/6, via Honolulu 24/6 and, finally, US Transcontinental service to New York, 29/6 arrival ds. Airmail cover franked US 10c & 20c air stamps canc New York May 20 1939 cds, large official blue framed "First Flight FAM 18/Trans-Alantic/Air Mail Service" cachet . In New Zealand, an Auckland registration label was applied, and the cover was re-franked with New Zealand 1/- & 6d air stamps, canc Auckland 13 JE 39 cds. Superb item in pristine condition. Ex Bergier, author "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". (PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 770 |
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 re-franked 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 |
| 771 |
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 |
| 772 |
1939, May 20 -- Scarce Gold Crosby cachet, F/F FAM18 Southern North Atlantic route, New York-Lisbon, bs 21/5, Pan Am. |
£25.00 |
| 773 |
1939, May 20 -- F/F FAM 18 Southern North Atlantic Route, inward to Horta (Azores) from New York, cachet, b/s, Pan Am. |
£3.50 |
| 774 |
1939, Jun 28 -- Scarce Pan Am 'Dixie Clipper' first passenger flight on the FAM 18 Transatlantic Southern route from New York to Marseilles via Horta and Lisbon, New York to Horta, bs 29/6, then re-franked with Portuguese stamps canc Horta 3/7 and returned to New York 5/7. Ex Bergier, written up on album leaf and illustrated on p172 of his book "Relations Aeropostales Entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945". Priced $200 retail elsewhere.(PHOTO) |
£100.00 |
| 775 |
1940, Jul 12 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 19, San Francisco to Noumea, bs 16/7, large blue flight cachet on front, and smaller purple cache verso. |
£2.50 |
| 776 |
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 |
| 777 |
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 |
| 778 |
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 |
| 779 |
1940, Jul 12 -- F/F FAM 19, San Francisco to Auckland, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 780 |
1941, Feb 01 -- F/F FAM 18, New York to Bolama, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£3.50 |
| 781 |
1941, Dec 06 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 22, Miami to Bathurst, cachet, b/s, air cover. |
£6.00 |
| 782 |
1947, Jan 05 -- F/F FAM 27, to Bombay from New York, cachet, b/s, plain cover, TWA, |
£5.00 |
| 783 |
1947, Jan 09 -- TWA F/F FAM 27 Philadelphia to Bombay, 9/1 arrival ds on front, large violet cachet, airmail cover. |
£2.50 |
| 784 |
1948, Jul 31 -- Chicago and Southern Airlines, F/F FAM 31, Houston to Caracas, bs 2/8, airmail cover. 154 flown. |
£3.00 |
| 785 |
1949, Jan 20 -- Pan Am F/F FAM 18, New York to Basra, bs 23/1, large blue cachet, airmail cover. |
£2.50 |
| 786 |
1950, Jun 03 -- F/F FAM 27, Philadelphia to Milan, no cachet, b/s, TWA, scarce |
£8.00 |
| 787 |
1953, Feb 03 -- F/F FAM 27, New York to Colombo, cachet, b/s, TWA, |
£2.50 |
| 788 |
1957, Sep 29 -- TWA First Polar Flight FAM 27, Los Angeles to London, bs, cachet, airmail cover. |
£2.50 |
| 789 |
1960, Apr 26 -- Inauguration jet service, Miami to Sao Paul, cachet, b/s, Braniff |
£2.50 |
| 790 |
1961, Nov 10 -- F/F into Mexico City from Tampa, magenta cachet, b/s, airmail cover, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 791 |
1964, Apr 27 -- Delta Airlines, F/F FAM 31, New Orleans to Kingston, cachet, b/s, unlisted. |
£5.00 |
| 792 |
1965, Jul 16 -- First jet NY AMF to Prague, cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£2.50 |
| 793 |
1966, Feb 15 -- Mexicana F/F Corpus Christi-Monterrey, bs, large red flight cachet, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 794 |
1966, Apr 24 -- First non stop jet, Miami to Lima, cachet, b/s, Braniff, |
£2.50 |
| 795 |
1967, Mar 08 -- F/F inauguration Round the World Service, New York-Tokyo, b/s, illustrated souvenir cover, JAL. |
£5.00 |
| 796 |
1967, Dec 17 -- F/F FAM 95, Seattle to Hilo, b/s, North West AL |
£2.50 |
| 797 |
1971, Jan 08 -- Sabena first B747 New York-Brussels, b/s, cachet, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 798 |
1974, May 01 -- SAS F/F B747, Anchorage-Copenhagen, bs, souvenir cover. |
£2.50 |
| 799 |
1980, Aug 15 -- Sabena, F/F Chicago-Brussels, cachet, bs, air cover. |
£2.50 |
| 800 |
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 |
| 801 |
1942, Oct, -- "Air Mail Service Not Available", censored WWII air mail from USA to Switzerland, plain cover franked 30c air, tying par avion etiquette cancelled Easton PA/Oct ** 1942 ds, violet two line "Return to Sender/No Service Available", sealed black/white OBE 3432 Bermuda censor. This letter eventually arrived back in USA 9 months later, bs New York/Jul 7/1943 cds. Nice WWII trans Atlantic item. |
£40.00 |
| UNITED STATES INTERNAL |
| 802 |
1920, Mar 15 -- C1 vertical pair on registered (hs) cover, Bethlehem to Seattle, bs 20/5, 2c PSE with additional 6c Jenny C1 vertical pair (C1) and 1c vertical pair, canc weak black boxed Bethlehem/PA undated hs on front, fine Bethlehem 15/3cds verso. Lower corner scuffs. |
£18.00 |
| 803 |
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 |
| 804 |
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 |
| 805 |
1924, Jul 01 -- F/F Transcontinental Airmail Route involving night flying, westbound New York to San Francisco, red 2/7 arrival ds (usually bs only at Cleveland, Chicago, Cheyenne, SLC and Reno), correct 24c three zone airmail rate, franked C4 and C5, plus 2x5c Hugenot-Walloon (#616) for special delivery, special printed "Via U.S. Air Mail" cover, red four line boxed cachet "Via Air Mail/On first trip through schedule/involving night flying on Trans-/continental Air Mail Route", violet "Special Delivery" hs.. |
£25.00 |
| 806 |
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 |
| 807 |
1926, Dec 02 -- Cobham First United States Overland Flight in DH Moth, New York-Philadelphia, green circular cachet, printed souvenir cover franked 2c, Milburn, New York Dec 2nd, and with additional 2c verso, Philadelphia 3/12 arrival ds verso, initialled by Sir Alan J Cobham pilot. |
£30.00 |
| 808 |
1929, Mar 01 -- F/F CAM 25 Atlanta-Miami route, out of Macon, cachet, bs Daytona Beach, 1/3, air cover, signed by pilot, A.P. Kerr. |
£8.00 |
| 809 |
1929, Apr 01 -- CAM 27, first direct service, Toledo-Bay City, cachet, no arrival ds, signed by pilot Ralph R. DeVore who later, as Lieutenant in WWII as aircraft commander of Crew A-3, went on Nagasaki Mission and practice bombing mission to Marcus Island. |
£6.00 |
| 810 |
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 |
| 811 |
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. |
£8.00 |
| 812 |
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 |
| 813 |
1930, Apr 01 -- First night flight Chicago to Atlanta AMF, cachet, signed AMF manager |
£3.50 |
| 814 |
1930, Apr 01 -- First night flight Chicago to Atlanta AMF, cachet, signed AMF manager |
£5.00 |
| 815 |
1932, Jul 06 -- F/F 6c-13c new rates for Domestic airmail, cover flown from San Francisco with commemorative cachet. |
£2.50 |
| 816 |
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. |
£8.00 |
| 817 |
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 |
| 818 |
1934, Oct 12 -- American Airlines first six hour service, Dallas-Chicago, franked 6c, souvenir cover, POA, pilot signed. |
£5.00 |
| 819 |
1935, Aug 20 -- Wiley Post Attempted Non-stop Stratosphere Coast to Coast Flight, large blue cachets front and verso, postmarked Los Angeles, Aug 20th, #693 US Souvenir Historical Flights, AAMC. |
£18.00 |
| 820 |
1936, Jun 23 -- 25th Anniv first US airmail flight Sept 23rd, 1911, commem cover with head and shoulders picture of Earl Ovington, pm Minneola Jul 23rd. |
£6.00 |
| 821 |
1919/24, -- 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 |
| 822 |
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/Serviciio 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 |
| 823 |
1940, May 15 -- Uruguay to Germany, flown by LATI, scarce censored WWII airmail cover, Montevideo to Hamburg, franked 75c, canc Servicio Aereo/Montevideo 15 May 40, ms "Via Condor-LATI", sealed German black/white OKW uncoded censor seal. Pan Am southern trans Atlantic flights bypassed the UK Bermuda censor only between March and September 1940, so not flown by Pan Am. Flown Montevideo-Buenos Aires-Rio de Janeiro by Condor, then by LATI all the way to Rome, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. A scarce item which also illustrates the importance of directional handstamps and/or ms/typed instructions in helping to decide if Air France or LATI was the carrier of a 75c franked Uruguay-Europe airmail dispatched before July 1940. Lower rh edge nibble, otherwise good.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 824 |
1940, Nov 25 -- Uruguay to Spain, flown by LATI, a rare double rate uncensored registered (label) WWII airmail cover, Montevideo to Madrid, bs hexagonal Correo Aereo/Certificado Madrid 25 Nov 40 ds, franked 1P 36c, canc illegible cds, typed 'Certificada', postal ms "10g/136" indicating a double rate. Pan Am southern trans Atlantic flights bypassed the UK Bermuda censor only between March and September 1940, so not flown by Pan Am, nor by the Air France South Atlantic service which ceased in July 1940. Flown Montevideo-Buenos Aires-Rio de Janeiro by Condor, then by LATI all the way to Seville, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. Mail carried by LATI, DLH and Ala Littoria was not always censored in Spain. Not only a double rate item, but also one of only two covers sent from Uruguay to Spain found amongst 223 eastbound LATI dispatches. (PHOTO) |
£85.00 |
| VENEZUELA |
| 825 |
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 hand stamp, 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 |
| 826 |
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 |
| 827 |
c1938/40, -- 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 |
| VIRGIN IS |
| 828 |
1930, Nov 25 -- F/F FAM 6/10 St Thomas to Rio de Janeiro, no arrival ds, large F/F cachet, Pan Am. |
£5.00 |
| 829 |
1931, Dec 05 -- F/F FAM 6, St Thomas to San Pedro de Macoris (Dom Rep), diamond biplane cachet, b/s, Pan Am |
£5.00 |
| 830 |
1962, Dec 22 -- Pan Am FAM 5, F/F Christansted to New York, bs 22/12. |
£2.50 |
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| Documents & Literature |
| 831 |
A Brief History of the United States Air Mail Service, an original manuscript prepared by the PO Dept, Second Asst. PMG, Washington, 1939, covers internal services pp1-28, external services pp29-39. |
£15.00 |
| 832 |
Alan Cobham survey flight to Australia, illustrated booklet "World Flier's Danger zone", produce by Stephen Smith, dedicated to the memory of Arthur B. Elliott, flight engineer who was killed by an Arab rifleman whilst flying between Baghdad and Basra, 1927, 14pp. The entire proceedings from the sale were made over to the flyer's widowed mother. |
£40.00 |
| 833 |
Headed Imperial Airways, London, company notepaper with dark blue/yellow "First Air Mail England-East Africa" header, IAW logo with announcement of the "second great Imperial Air Route to be opened by this company - the England-East Africa service", dated February 1931, signed by the managing Director. |
£35.00 |
| 834 |
Imperial Airways, By Air To Paris, a 34 page vintage magazine, published in 1923 by Wm Cate Ltd, London, telling the story of a flight from London to Paris, and includes 26 aerial photos, including aerial shots and one of then pilots, and a route map. Intended as a way of introducing people to flying, and includes adverts for various British companies. The magazine has a gold embossed cover and is in fine condition -the only defect being the removal of one photo on one of the pages. A great piece of history.(PHOTO) |
£35.00 |
| 835 |
Imperial Airways, Karachi Airport, a letter written on red on cream headed company notepaper, signed by the Managing Manager and dated 11 July, 1933, sent on the first regular Calcutta-London service as a souvenir of its inauguration. Very fine.. |
£35.00 |
| 836 |
Railway Air Service, original red/green/cream company notice, 13"x8", issued March 7th, 1938, advertising the South Coast Bournemouth/Southampton/Brighton/IOW service on one side, and The London-Isle of Wight Service by air conditioned electric Pullman to Shoreham on Sea then multi-engined air liner to IOW, on the other. Gives fares, times, and booking data. Scarce item in fine condition. |
£35.00 |
| 837 |
Southern Rhodesia, Department of Posts and Telegraphs, original PO Notice #12, 23rd May 1939, 'Extension of Empire Air Mail Scheme to Iraq and Kuwait', 1pp. |
£25.00 |
| 838 |
Southern Rhodesia, Department of Posts and Telegraphs, original PO Notice #5,1st February 1938, 'Amended Postage Rates on Letters and Postcards to Certain Countries viz in African Postal Union and in the Empire Air Mail Scheme, 1pp. |
£25.00 |
| 839 |
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. |
£8.00 |
| Other Collateral Items |
| 840 |
Eddie Rickenbacker signed airmail envelope, not postally used, and also bearing uncancelled 1995 60c Eddie Rickenbacker commemorative stamp. |
£15.00 |
| 841 |
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 |
| 842 |
One Penny Lundy airmail opt. on GB stamp with GV and 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. |
£15.00 |
| Photographs |
| 843 |
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin flying through a storm over Lake Constance, B&W photo reprint, 14x10cm. |
£3.50 |
| 844 |
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, Departing from Friedrichshafen, B&W photo reprint, 14x10cm. |
£3.50 |
| 845 |
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, Nose being Released from the Anchor Mast, B&W photo reprint, 14x10cm. |
£3.50 |
| 846 |
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, seventh SA flight, flying over Porto Alegre, Brazil, B&W photo reprint, 14x10cm. |
£3.50 |
| Picture Postcards |
| 847 |
BOAC, attractive unused reproduction PPC taken from an original 1951 multicoloured poster by Wooton, showing artist's impression of a giraffes with plane flying overhead, and "Fly to East Africa by BOAC" logo. |
£5.00 |
| 848 |
Gustav Hamel in Bleriot monoplane on ground at Hendon on 9/9/1911, and blue air mail service letter box, side by side photos, unused commemorative colour photocard published by Royal Mail. |
£5.00 |
| 849 |
Lajes Airforce Base, Azores, B&W ppc showing, DC4, SAAB Scania?, Globemaster Stratcruiser, and Cargolifter on tarmac. |
£5.00 |
| 850 |
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). |
£5.00 |
| P O Notices |
| 851 |
"Particulars of England-India and England-British East Africa Air Services", including a ready reckoner for fees for Air mail letters, and combined postage and air fees, for all countries served by Imperial services, 4pp, 21x29cm, original publication, Royal Mail Head Post Office, May,1931. |
£25.00 |
| 852 |
Post Office Dept, Second Assistant Postmaster General, Airmail Service, Washington, Official Business corner card, announcing commencement of AM35 service between Huron, S. Dakota and Cheyenne on April 15th, 1938. |
£5.00 |
| Timetables & Brochures |
| 853 |
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). |
£20.00 |
| 854 |
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 |
| 855 |
Loganair Northern Isles Service Timetable to/from Kirkwall, fares and general information, April 1972. |
£5.00 |
| 856 |
Rare PAGAI timetable 15th January 1930, from the time when Panagra was offering a service only as far as Lima, 6pp and a colour front page with info on itineraries, baggage regulations, Agencies and a route map, in English and Spanish. Also a letter from R.E.G. Davies, Smithsonian Institution, dated November 1988 saying that "This is a very rare timetable of considerable historical value". Some wear and light staining along one crease, but otherwise good.(PHOTO) |
£150.00 |
| Vignettes, Etiquettes & Labels |
| 857 |
Air France, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, 2x5, issued 1/2/39. |
£12.00 |
| 858 |
Air France, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, 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. |
£20.00 |
| 859 |
Air France, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, issued 1/5/35, ref Mair FRA-B-75a. |
£12.00 |
| 860 |
Aquila Airways, red/cream circular baggage label, 109mm, GB648, c1952. |
£8.00 |
| 861 |
Australia Herald & Weekly Times brown and buff vignette issued Aug 10th 1920, lightly mounted mint.(PHOTO) |
£75.00 |
| 862 |
Australia Herald & Weekly Times red vignette issued September 1920, mounted mint.(PHOTO) |
£65.00 |
| 863 |
Australia Southern Cross vignette issued 18th July 1935, imperforate sheetlet of 4, unmounted mint.(PHOTO) |
£125.00 |
| 864 |
Australia Southern Cross vignette issued 18th July 1935, perforated sheetlet of 4, unmounted mint. |
£50.00 |
| 865 |
BOAC, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, issued 1952, ref Mair GBR-B-14 |
£15.00 |
| 866 |
British South American Airways, blue/black/gold circular baggage label, 101mm, GB500, c1946, scarce. |
£18.00 |
| 867 |
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. |
£15.00 |
| 868 |
Gibraltar Airways, red/blue/pink circular baggage label, 75mm, GI2, c1947, scarce. |
£15.00 |
| 869 |
Guernsey Airways, red/white/blue/black rectangular baggage label, 140x70mm, GB188, c1934, taken over by Railway Air Services in 1939, scarce. |
£20.00 |
| 870 |
Hunting Air Transport/Airwork Ltd, yellow/blue/grey pear shape, 110x70mm, 'Safari Service to East Africa', unlisted, c1952. |
£8.00 |
| 871 |
Imperial Airways dark blue/red/white "Send Your Letters By/Airmail/Africa India" vignette, 32mm x 52mm, Air Transport Label catalogue # GB68. |
£5.00 |
| 872 |
Imperial Airways, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, issued 1931, ref Mair GBR-B-1. |
£35.00 |
| 873 |
India, Pigeon label, 5x3cm, produced by Stephen Smith, c1930, inscribed "A Message from H.E. the Viceroy/By Homing Pigeon" over a map of India, also a small label with violet "Message Transported By/Pigeon/from H.E. The Viceroy/Park St PO jan 19th, 33, Cal", and signed verso by Stephen Smith. |
£8.00 |
| 874 |
KLM, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, issued 1936 for customers in Great Britain, ref Mair NEL-B-13. |
£20.00 |
| 875 |
KLM, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, issued 1961, ref Mair NEL-B-23 |
£15.00 |
| 876 |
KLM, complete booklet of airmail etiquettes, issued before 1960, ref Mair NEL-B-21. |
£18.00 |
| 877 |
The Channel Air Bridge-Gateway to the Continent/Southend, Calais, Ostende, Rotterdam', red/black/white/blue rectangular baggage label, 100x70mm, unlisted. |
£8.00 |
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