Search Results for: Berlin
Lot Number: 357
| Date: 1930, Aug 6 Est. price: £20.00 Category: Ship to Shore Description: German North Atlantic Catapult Flight, Europe to New York, no arrival ds, plain cover franked 15pf, 20pf 1926 air, canc Berlin C/L2 cds, inland origin, red supplementary flight cachet, no advisory cachet, Graue and Leder K39 c(1) £45.00 |
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Lot Number: 255
| Date: 1929, May 15 Est. price: £12.00 Category: Netherlands Description: Aler & Smirnoff KLM first night flight (Berlin)-Rotterdam-London, official red flight cachet front and verso, no arrival ds, black/white souvenir card, franked 7 1/2c. |
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Lot Number: 492
| Date: Photographs Est. price: £15.00 Category: Ephemera Description: Avro York 'Mansfield' G-AGJD, used in the Berlin Airlift.. A super original B&W photo, 14x9cm, c1945. |
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Lot Number: 118
| Date: 1925, Jun 29 Est. price: £45.00 Category: GB External Description: Imperial Airways/Derluft. F/F London to Finland, bs 2/7, via Berlin 30/ transit cds, plain cover correctly franked 2 1/2d post + 6d air fee, canc London FS/ 29 Jun 25 cds. Image. |
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Lot Number: 585
| Date: Timetables, brochures Est. price: £25.00 Category: Ephemera Description: The Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd. A red/white/blue company leaflet, 3x14cm, advertising travel by coach to Blackpool from UK cities, and onward by air to the Isle of Man. Plans for an airport Took off soon after the end of World War II. Amongst several companies to be established there, one of the largest was the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. During the desperate days of the Berlin Airlift it's planes flew 2000 sorties, ferried 15000 tons of equipment and 30000 gallons of fuel. Image. |
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Lot Number: 320
| Date: 1932, Jun 9 Est. price: £30.00 Category: Scarce and Unusual Routing Description: Commercial airmail, South Africa to Germany, PRETORIA TO HAMBURG, by Imperial Airways Africa northbound service #66 which left 9 June and arrived Athens 16 June, on by DLH air to Berlin 17 June (b/s), plain cover franked 1/3 d, ms 'Air Post', nice strike red 'Mit Luftpost Befordert./Luftposampt/Berlin C2' receiver. The rate from SA to Europe was 1/3d, so correctly rated.. |
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Lot Number: 198
| Date: 1932, Jun 29 Est. price: £75.00 Category: Interruptions and Accidents Description: Interrupted flight, JOHANNESBURG to LEIPZIG, delayed one day at Khartoum due to breakdown of City of Glasgow causing a Short Calcutta flying boat to be employed from Khartoum to Alexandria. Cover datestamped Johannesburg 29/6 and backstamped Berlin 10/7, red Berlin C2 'Mit Luftpost' receiver and typed 'Per Airmail Via Cairo'. It was flown by service AN69 which departed to schedule on 29/6 and arrived Khartoum on 4/7. The AW Argosy City of Glasgow also arrived at Khartoum on 4/7 operating service AS70. It should have departed the next day operating service AN69 but this service did not depart until 6/7 and was operated by Short Calcutta City of Swanage flying boat, which must have been the only aircraft available as it flew right through, one day late, to Alexandria 7/7 and on by Satyrus to Athens also arriving one day late on 9/7. Then flown to Berlin by DLH. |
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Lot Number: 324
| Date: 1932, Oct 4 Est. price: £50.00 Category: Scarce and Unusual Routing Description: South West Africa To Germany, OMARU TO GMUND. Posted Omaru 4/10 cds, then carried by South West African Airways (SWAA) via Windhoek ds 6/10 to Kimberley ds 11/10 where it transferred to the Imperial Airways Africa northbound service AN84 which left Kimberley 12/10 and arrived London 23/10, via Juba 17/10 on C.Delhi, Khartoum on C.Alexandria flying boat, Alexandria on C.Glasg, and Brindisi on Sylvanus flying boat, and OAT to Berlin 24/10, delivered 25 Gmund ds 25/. Plain cover RATED 1/-. SWAA was the first commercial air service in South West Africa. It operated from 1930 until 1935, when it was taken over by South African Airways (SAA). |
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Lot Number: 325
| Date: 1932, Dec 12 Est. price: £35.00 Category: Scarce and Unusual Routing Description: Accelerated service South West Africa to Germany, WINDHOEK TO BERLIN, carried on South West African Airways (SWAA) to KImberley, then by Imperial Airways African service AN93 which left Kimberley 14/12 on C.Delhi, arriving Kisumu 17/12, Khartoum 18/12 on C.Khartoum flying boat, Cairo 20/12 on C.Glasgow and Brindisi 22/12 on Scipio flying boat. Then on by surface to Berlin bs 24/12.The service operated one day early in order to arrive in UK in time for delivery of the Christmas mail. Airmail etiquette cover RATED 1/2d (1/- air +2d ordinary). |
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Lot Number: 200
| Date: 1933, Jan 11 Est. price: £75.00 Category: Interruptions and Accidents Description: Interrupted flight, South Africa to Germany, JOHANNESBURG TO WURZEN. By Imperial Airways Africa northbound service AN97 which left Johannesburg 12/1 and arrived, one day late in London, on 23/1. Then flown to Berlin the same day (23/1 arrival ds). Plain cover, typed 'per Air Mail/via Cairo/Imperial Airways', RATED 1/- for air rate. After departing Kisumu to schedule at 12.05 on the 15th, the Calcutta flying boat City of Swanage landed at 16.55 at the emergency landing ground at Masindi, Uganda, and remained there overnight. The reason for the call is not known. The service then operated one day late, arriving Croydon on the 23rd. |
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Lot Number: 241
| Date: 1932, Dec 2 Est. price: £50.00 Category: Lebanon Description: LEBANON TO DANZIG, by the weekly Air Orient service flight leaving 2/12 arriving Marseilles 4/12 December. Carried by flying boat to Marseille, then OAT to Danzig via Berlin 5/12 arrival cds. Plain etiquette cover, typed 'Beyrouth-Danzig, very fine strike red two line 'Mit Luftpost befordert/flugpostampt Danzig 5' receiver. Franked 20P for 7.50P ordinary and 9x P1.50 air fee. |
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Lot Number: 201
| Date: 1933, Jun 15 Est. price: £85.00 Category: Interruptions and Accidents Description: Germany to Tanganyika, HAMBURG TO MOSHI, carried by DLH to Berlin bs 16/6 and Athens bs 16/6. where it transferred to the Imperial Airways AS120 Africa service, thereby avoiding the 2 day delay of this service at Brindisi (see Wingent p43). It arrived in Moshi bs 22/5 only one day late because the AS120 'Satyrus' caught up one day by omitting the usual overnight stay in Athens. Airmail etiquette cover correctly rated RM1.05 for 25pf UPU plus 4x 20pf air fee. A rare item with superb routing marks and in fine condition. Ex the late Ted Proud's collection. |
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Lot Number: 330
| Date: 1934, Jan 17 Est. price: £35.00 Category: Scarce and Unusual Routing Description: Denmark to Tanganyika, COPENHAGEN to DAR es SALAAM. By DLH to Berlin bs 18/1, then train to Vienna, then DLH to Athens bs 19/1 where transferred to Imperial Airways Africa southbound service AS151 which left 19/1 (Helena) arriving Nairobi 24/1 (Amalthea) where transferred to Wilson Airways for same day delivery to Dar es Salaam bs 24/1. Etiquette cover franked 1K 16 ore. Minor non invasive top edge defect, see scan.Good routing. |
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Lot Number: 331
| Date: 1934, Jan 18 Est. price: £45.00 Category: Scarce and Unusual Routing Description: Germany to SW Africa, BERLIN TO OMARURU, bs,. By Lufthansa to Athens 19 January (b/s). By Imperial Airways Africa Service flight AS151 on Helena leaving 20 January, transferring to Amalthea arriving Kimberley 27 January. Then from Kimberley to destination by South African Airways 28 January. Franked 95pf for 25pf UPU and (10gm) air fee 70pf. Good routing. |
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Lot Number: 344
| Date: 1939, Aug 1 Est. price: £35.00 Category: Scarce and Unusual Routing Description: Airmail Sweden to South Africa, LINKOPING to JOHANNESBURG. Malmo to Berlin via SASSNITZ-BERLIN T.P.O. (b/s 2/8), then DLH to Athens 6/8, then on the Imperial Airways Southampton- Durban Service flight # DS220 arriving Durban 9/8. Plain cover franked F1.30. Closed top edge nick, see scan |
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