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Notable items
1919, Cover flown by the RAF from the 1919 Versailles Peace Conference, Paris to London, serviced by the Royal Engineers at Army Post Office S.5. In Paris and was used by the press and officials involved in the conference; 1926, Imperial Airways/CGEA (Lignes Latecoere), first dispatch London – Toulouse – Dakar 4.4.26, Ref # 26.05a Newall, this actual cover is illustrated on p73; 1929, Irish ‘feeder’ mail on the first flight on the extension: (London, Karachi) – Jodhpur, IAW plane on charter to the Indian Government, Ref # 29.32c1 Newall; 1933, Germany to Tanganyika, Flensburg To Kilimanjaro, bs10/12. Superb item – great routing and franking and rich in social/colonial history – see http://ashvinsblog.blogspot.com/2005/11/farm-in-africa.html; 1939, rare Bermuda First Acceptance For South Africa, airmail cover addressed to the eminent aero philatelist J.H.C. Godfrey, Ms verso ’13 recorded’ to GB’. Not listed in W.J. Clarke 1990;1940, First Transatlantic Flight from La Guardia Marine Terminal, USA to Europe, also press cutting and picture of NY PM handing the first bag of mail to leave La Guardia to Capt. Lorber.1955, Airmail cover, GB to British Guiana, franked FDI QEII Windsor Castle £1.00 Black + 4d; 1960, Scarce cover flown by BEA from Orkney To Benbecula, arriving 28/1, then sent on to St Kilda from Balinvach airport and postmarked Nunton P.O., canc 30/1. Flown by Airwork Services Ltd of Perth on contract to the Army;
