Search Results for: Signed
Lot Number: 289
| Date: 1929, Jan 9 Est. price: £10.00 Category: United States Description: F/F FAM 6, Miami to Santo Domingo, bs 10/1, boxed flight cachet, Pan Am, ? pilot signed. |
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Lot Number: 274
| Date: 1934, Mar 8 Est. price: £300.00 Category: South Africa Description: Stampless O.H.M.S. cover to L.A.Wyndham, House of Assembly, Cape Town with the Royal Tour datestamp and violet oval 'ROYAL TOUR H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE/OFFICIAL FREE/1934' bilingual cachet, backstamped at Cape Town (Mar 9), signed by the postmaster of the Royal Train and the S.A.A. pilot Pat Murdoch. Special instructions were issued stating that all official correspondence from the Royal Train was to go by air where possible. Very scarce and unusual. |
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Lot Number: 263
| Date: 1934, Dec 14 Est. price: £70.00 Category: Singapore Description: Imperial Airways/Qantas, signed F/F Singapore to Perth, bs 21/12, a fine and cover carried on first regular weekly service UK-Australia, correctly franked Straits Settlements 25c, etiquette cover, ms 'leaving RAF aerodrome, Seletav, Singapore on Sunday 16,12,34', signed by V. Gory Wilson, Imperial Airways chief pilot based at Singapore. |
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Lot Number: 241
| Date: 1938, Dec 31 Est. price: £385.00 Category: Recovered/Salvaged Description: RARE PILOT SIGNED, Short S23 Empire flying boat CALYPSO made forced landing in English Channel, Cover date stamped Pretoria 19 December 1938, flown by S.A. Airways Coast Service to Durban to connect with IAW service DN 156 (departed 25/12). After making an overnight stop at St. Nazaire, she was flying to Southampton on 31/12 (one day late) when she experienced engine trouble and was forced to land in the Channel near Alderney. She was towed to Cherbourg by the Swedish motor tanker Rigel, arriving at 06.00 on 1/1/39. Mails and passengers were flown to London by an Imperial AW plane, arriving the same morning, but two days late. COVER SIGNED BY PILOT Comdr. G.S .BROWN/31/12/38, Ref #381231, Sandford £250/300. Only a few covers are known, so a pilot signed example is likely to be RARE. Also newspaper cuttings and pictures also accompany this item. See scans |
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Lot Number: 236
| Date: 1937, Sep 02 Est. price: £65.00 Category: Papua and New Guinea Description: Guinea Airways Limited, Port Moresby to Wau, b/s 2/9, etiquette air cover franked KG VI Coronation set of 4, black st line "Guinea Airways Limited" cachet., signed by five mebers of crew including Capt. Eric Chater who later became general manager, and Capt. Edwin Heath. A similar cover, but unsigned, sold on Ebay for £45 in March, 2014. |
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Lot Number: 228
| Date: 1930, Oct 9 Est. price: £575.00 Category: Newfoundland Description: Transatlantic flight by 'Columbia'. Newfoundland to London, 1c PSC with additional 1c canc with fine strikes of 'Harbour Grace/Oct 9 /30/Newfd', verso stamped affidavit signed by the pilot Errol Boyd swearing before a Notary Public that this particular card had been carried by him on the flight from Harbour Grace to Croydon England. The card is also signed on the front by Harry P. Connor, the flight navigator. A rare item in superb condition, only 50 pieces posted at Harbour Grace with an ordinary stamp, AAMC NF 21c $1,000.00 |
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Lot Number: 216
| Date: 1932, Mar 16 Est. price: £20.00 Category: New Zealand Description: Special Survey Flight, Wellington-Woodville, bs 16/3, cachet, signed by pilot C.M.McGregor. |
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Lot Number: 211
| Date: 1931, Nov 12 Est. price: £30.00 Category: New Zealand Description: Special Survey Flight, Invercargill to Christchurch, bs 12/11, signed by pilot M. C. McGregor. Francis Field authentication hs verso. |
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Lot Number: 195
| Date: 1937, Feb 5 Est. price: £150.00 Category: Interruptions and Accidents Description: PILOT SIGNED 'CASTOR' Interrupted FIRST FLIGHT flight, SOUTHAMPTON TO ALEXANDRIA bs 10/2. Carried by IMPERIAL AIRWAYS AFRICA EASTBOUND SERVICE IE 521. Cover posted London 5/2/37, departed Southampton 6/2 on 'CASTOR' but returned after 10 mins with oiled up spark plug; unable to depart next day due to gales. She then encountered bad weather in the Rhone valley which required a deviation to Hourtin and again at Marseilles from where she departed 2 days late, arriving Alexandria 1 day late, see Wingent p191. plain cover franked KE VIII 1/2d, 1d, 2 1/2d, typed ''1st Regular Flying Boat/Service by Castor', and signed by the pilot commander H.W.C.ALGER. Also original unused Tuck's B&W PPC of 'Castor' taking off. SCARCE item in exhibition condition |
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Lot Number: 182
| Date: 1933, Jul 11 Est. price: £35.00 Category: India Description: 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. Fine condition, see image. |
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Lot Number: 187
| Date: 1943, Nov 11 Est. price: £40.00 Category: India Description: India Christmas 1943 printed coloured 'Xmas Mail On Active Service' airgraph to England, franked 4a undated canc 'RAF Post/India/5' with large star, also signed 'Unit Censor/W370/India' censor mark. |
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Lot Number: 156
| Date: 1948, Feb 16 Est. price: £85.00 Category: GB Internal Description: Signed BEA All-Up service, Stornoway to Inverness, bs 16/2, red/white "First Flight/Inverness-Stornoway/16 Feb 1948" imprint corner cover with red st. line 'Inverness-Stornoway' imprint, Believed only 25 flown. Signed by pilot Captain E. Starling. |
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Lot Number: 164
| Date: 1966, Jul 5 Est. price: £100.00 Category: GB Internal Description: Rare BEA first scheduled passenger service, Dundee to Glasgow, Wotherspoon cover franked 4d POA Paisley 5 Jly 1966 cds, typed 'First Scheduled Passenger/ Service/ Dundee to Glasgow', signed by the pilot and the Lord Provost. Verso "No 4 of 12 flown" and signed J. Wotherspoon. |
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Lot Number: 149
| Date: 1935, Dec 2 Est. price: £20.00 Category: GB Internal Description: F/F New RAS Contract following the expiry of the Hillman AW contract, first flight Glasgow to London, plain cover, franked 1 1/2d, addressed to the Company offices, and bearing the Company's official green framed two line "Railway Air Services Ltd/Airway Terminus, Victoria,SW!/2 Dec 1935" receiving cachet. Signed by pilot Capt E.F.Finnegan. |
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Lot Number: 144
| Date: 1934, Jun 6 Est. price: £45.00 Category: GB Internal Description: Cover flown on Zucker's first trial rocket flight on the Sussex Downs, bearing blue 1934 Apex vignette overprinted red for the rocket post, hand stamped with the trial firing cachet in black , red machine postmark Brighton 6 June 1934. Signed by Gerhard Zucker. |
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Lot Number: 88
| Date: 1940, Mar 30 Est. price: £175.00 Category: Flying Boats Description: FIRST TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT from La Guardia Marine Terminal, USA to UK, bs 5/4, airmail etiquette cover, addressed to J.Wotherspoon, Scotland (signed by him verso), franked 30c, canc Springfield Mar 30 1940, typed 'via Trans-Atlantic/Clipper', SIGNED BY CAPT. CHAS A. LORBER. Carried by the Yankee Clipper on a record US-Europe and return flight. Also a B&W PPC of La Guardia Field airview including 'Atlantic Clipper' and Marine Base. Scarce item, mounted on album leaf, and in fine condition. |
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Lot Number: 76
| Date: 1937, Jun 6 Est. price: £75.00 Category: Flying Boats Description: Imperial Airways, first northbound all flying boat service AN 453, Durban to London, Ibstock arrival ds tying 1/2 GB stamp, carried by 'Courtier' all the way. Attractive pale/dark 'Hotel Majestic, Durban' cover franked 6d. SIGNED BY PILOT, Com. W.Alcock, RMA 'Courtier'. |
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Lot Number: 84
| Date: 1937, Jul 1 Est. price: £100.00 Category: Flying Boats Description: DOUBLE FIRST FLIGHT, carried all the way by FLYING BOAT 'CORSAIR' from Durban to Southampton, bs Reading 13/7, FIRST MAIL from S. AFRICA UNDER E.M.A.S, and the first service to carry mail from the WILSON AIRWAYS FIRST HIGHLANDS FEEDER SERVICE, franked 1 1/2d, large black flying boat cachet, Signed retrospectively by Capt E.S.Alcock, the commander of flying boat 'Courtier' on IAW Africa northbound service DN1 which had carried the last surcharge mail from S.Africa and had also collected the mal from Wilson AW first Nairobi-Kisumu Shuttle Service en route. ONLY 12 FLOWN. Also newspaper cutting showing head and shoulders picture of Capt. Alcock. A super flying boat cover with lots of history and in fine condition. |
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Lot Number: 85
| Date: 1938, Feb 21 Est. price: £85.00 Category: Flying Boats Description: DOUBLE FIRST FLIGHT, IAW Eastbound service CE1, carried all the way by flying boats 'CENTURION' AND 'COOLANGATTA', from Southampton to Calcutta, bs 1/3, being the F/F to carry E.A.M.S Stage 2 mail from UK to India, and the F/F to connect with TATA Sons first Karachi-Madras service, plain cover franked 1 1/2d, SIGNED BY PILOT CAPT. G.U.ALLEN commander of 'Centurion'. Also an informative newspaper cutting showing Capt. Allen at the controls during final trials at Hythe. A super flying boat cover with lots of history and in fine condition. |
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Lot Number: 86
| Date: 1938, Feb 21 Est. price: £85.00 Category: Flying Boats Description: FIRST EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT SOUTHAMPTON TO ALEXANDRIA, bs 28/1, and MAIDEN SERVICE FLIGHT BY 'CASSIOPEIA', on IAW southbound service AS 417, plain cover correctly rated 3d , large black flying boat cachet, ms 'Per Flying Boat 'Cassiopeia to Alexandria', SIGNED BY PILOT Capt. Griffith Powell. Also a superb original and unused B&W Tuck's photo card, and two informative newspaper cuttings and a head and shoulders picture of Capt. Powell. A super flying boat item in fine condition. |
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Lot Number: 63
| Date: 1940, Sep 14 Est. price: £150.00 Category: Canton Description: Canton Island to New Caledonia, bs Noumea 15/9, a Clara Adam's self addressed letter carried on the Canton-Noumea leg of the FIRST PAYING PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW ZEALAND, airmail cover franked 10c. Posted by Clara Adams, the well known 'First Flighter' who was a passenger and addressed this cover to herself ,c/o Pan Am, Noumea, and posted it when the plane stopped at Canton. A nice piece of aerophilatelic history and SIGNED, 'CLARA ADAMS/ROUND TRIP PASSENGER'. |
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Lot Number: 16
| Date: 1931, Mar 19 Est. price: £150.00 Category: Australia Description: FDI Kingsford Smith 2d, 3d & 6d set of 3 on special Melbourne-Sydney registered (label) souvenir cover, posted Melbourne 19/3, arrived Fortitude Valley 21/3 via Brisbane 20/3, signed by the pilot, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian National AW. Top corner nibbles and top edge wear, otherwise good. See Image. |
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Lot Number: 30
| Date: 1954, May 15 Est. price: £30.00 Category: Australia Description: Qantas F/F Sydney to Vancouver Canada (Nth America service) bs 16/5, souvenir cover franked 2S, signed by pilots KG Jackson and JP Shields.official cover. |
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Lot Number: 29
| Date: 1948, Nov 14 Est. price: £5.00 Category: Australia Description: Qantas Avro Lancastrian 1st survey flight, Australia to South Africa, blue/cream Australia-South Africa vignette cover with winged 'EA' logo on flap, franked Australia 2 1/2d canc Sydney 14/11/48, also Johannesburg 20/11/48 cds over South Africa 1 1/2d stamp confirming date of arrival. Signed by the pilot Capt. L.R.Ambrose. |
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Lot Number: 26
| Date: 1935, Nov 25 Est. price: £20.00 Category: Australia Description: Adelaide Airways Ltd, F/F Mount Gambier to Adelaide, bs, plain airmail etiquette cover franked 5d, small mail. Signed by the pilot H. Gayton Kirkman. |
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Lot Number: 310
| Date: Collections Est. price: £50.00 Category: Ephemera Description: Collection: EAGLE AVIATION LTD 1948-53 a pioneering British airline (for an absorbing history see http://www.britisheagle.net/History-Eagle-Airways.htm). including a sheet of original unused black/red/green headed company notepaper from its HQ at Blackbushe Airport; a letter on company notepaper written and signed by company founder and chairman Howard Bramberg; an original B&W photo of British Eagle airport bus 796 BLB (never seen this picture before), and a colour PPC of British Eagle Britannia in flight, and a colour photo of its BAC One Eleven G-ATPI 'Supreme' on the tarmac. |
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Lot Number: 312
| Date: Collections Est. price: £50.00 Category: Ephemera Description: Collection: LAKER AIRWAYS 1966-1982 ephemera, gone but not forgotten. Evocative collection of ephemera including flight engineer's contract of employment, salaries of pilots, engineers and navigators at that time, letter of commendation to employee SIGNED BY FREDIE LAKER, 1981 timetable and fares GB-USA, self build model of Laker DC10, 4 passenger tickets, ppc DC10 and B&W photo of BAC 111, flight engineers Laker cap badge and brevet, and International Caribbean Airways cap badge and brevet. (15 items). |
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