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Lister Inland Airmail

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2511

1910 (Aug. 20), Blackpool Aviation Meeting, quartet of cards, on annotated exhibition pages, comprising Blackpool-Southport flight, two very scarce unused cards (with writing, one with red overprint applied in London), a picture post card from the meeting signed by Claude Graham White, plus an unused complimentary Press ticket to the meeting. An attractive group of early airmail history. Ex Lister. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2512

1911 (Sept. 9), First UK Aerial Post, violet privilege envelope, on annotated exhibition page, the cover franked 1d King George V tied by "First United Kingdom/Aerial Post/SP 9/1911/London" cancel, flown in the first (and only) bag of mail that day. Only available to the pilots and dignitaries of the Aerial Post organization, this example addressed to L. Wahrenrorf, a director of PC Burton Ltd., the distribution agents for the event. Note the insignia on backflap is in violet as well. London privilege envelopes are much scarcer than those from Windsor. Tears at top. Ex Lister. (Image)

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2513

1912 (May 25), Bath Aviation Meeting, two cards, each on individual exhibition page with full write-up. Weather prevented any flying during the meeting; the first card is an eyewitness account of Hucks taking off at the conclusion of the meeting, the other sent by Hucks the following day, addressed to the Mayor of Bath, with label attached. Both uncommonly rare. Ex Lister. (Image) (Image2)

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2514

1912 (July-August), Daily Mail Circuit of Britain, group of seven cards, picture post cards (all but one flown), plus two forgeries and the very scarce Official Program, all presented on annotated exhibition pages. Include carried by Fisher & Hubert (one of seven recorded), Gustav Hamel, H. Salmet and Graham White (likely, 2), each with handstamped flight cachet in black or violet. All from the tour of the southeast and southwest coasts made in the summer of 1912 by Waterplane by the Graham White Aviation Company in collaboration with the Daily Mail newspaper. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2515

1924, Two foundational Imperial Airways Ltd. covers, each on its own annotated exhibition page, the first flown the first day of Imperial Airways (Apr. 1, 1924, an amalgamation of four earlier companies, come together Mar. 31, 1924) from London to Paris, the second is one of three flown first internal airmail service covers from Birmingham to London (May 12, 1924). Each an important piece of early airmail (and aviation) history. Ex Lister. (Image) (Image2)

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2516

1932 (July 1), Trio of Special War Loan Conversion Charter Flight covers, the first on Bank of England corner card envelope with "London/1½d/Paid" handstamp; the second "On His Majesty's Service" Post Office Savings Bank cover, text and "Official/[crown]/Paid" handstamp in red; the third on Bank of Ireland envelope with red payment handstamp; each with red "Special/Air" handstamp applied. Each carried the Chancellor of the Exchequer's June 30 notice (not included) concerning the conversion of the £2,000,000,000 of 5% War Loan into 3.5% stock. Scarce. Ex Lister. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2517

1934 (May 23), London, Scottish & Provincial Airways Ltd. cover, In connection with the Post Office exhibition in Nottingham, the airline was invited to carry a special airmail to London. The cover is signed by pilot FCR Jacques who flew the mail from Nottingham to Radlet, where it was collected and taken to the GPO in London. Cover with typed and signed endorsement on reverse by the head postmaster of Nottingham on the day of flight. Ex Lister. (Image)

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2518

Great Britain, Pioneer Air Flights Collection, 1911-33, attractive group of eight covers or postcards (a few cards possibly unflown) charting the beginning of airmail service in Great Britain. The flights cover 1911 Blackpool-Southport and the first aerial Parcel Post; 1912 Bank Holiday Meeting at Hendon, first crossing of the Irish Sea; 1913 Seaplane service Windermere to Isle of Man; 1918 both types of Ruston's Aerial Post's "Buy War Bonds" leaflets (Type 2 the sole known example; 1923 Experimental Flights from Plymouth, First British Glider Mail Meeting at Lympne (cover signed); 1924 Experimental Belfast-Liverpool service (including second-day but First Flight cover, possibly unique) plus Post Office Notice suspending the service indefinitely; 1925 Torbay Herald-sponsored flight; 1927 Emergency Parachute Mail; and 1933 Humber Air Ferry Hull-Grimsby promotional labels. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2519

private sinclair

Great Britain, Private Airmails: Robert Sinclair Tobacco Co., 1913, "First Aerial Delivery" stamp in green, comprising mint, used, and on souvenir photo (uncanceled) singles, corner margin block of four, and full sheet of 49 (missing one corner's selvage tab). Produced by the company to affix to parcels of tobacco to be flown by Bentfield Hucks to surrounding districts during the Gosforth Park Flying Week in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Feb. 11-18, 1913. Accompanied by two picture post cards of Hucks. Scarce and rarely seen. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2520

Great Britain, International Air Post Exhibition (APEX) Collection, 1934, a top-notch collection featuring approximately 50 covers, cards and pigeongrammes mailed at the exhibition plus ephemera. Among the covers we note a complete set of six souvenir postcards—only a maximum of 20 such sets can exist—each mailed to a foreign destination (Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq and South Africa) plus a second to Egypt and another to Belgium, pigeongrammes mint and used, several mint with original backing card, one used with its accompanying cover (!), registration receipts, a signed Autogiro cover with low number "7", etc. Stamps include the monochrome souvenir stamps (singles plus perforated and imperforate sheets of 12) along with the original glassine envelope (2) and Exhibition labels in left margin blocks of four mint plus singles or set on cover. Ephemera includes three Exhibition programs (each in different cover color), a sheet of Exhibition letterhead, an admission ticket, and a (rightly so) fancy Privilege Invitation Card to the Marquess of Londonderry. Presented on annotated pages, fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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2521

Great Britain, Collection of Experimental Rocket Posts, 1934, beautiful holding of 20 covers plus numerous labels relating to Rocket Mail flights; covers include 1934 Trial Firing on Sussex Downs (10), Scarp-Harris (7, 2 damaged by first explosion w cachet), and Isle of Wight (2), w most covers signed by Gerhard Zucker; labels accompany for each of these tests, both mint and on-cover, w several mint either multiples or full sheets; additional material including a 1973 International Air Post Exhibit cover (with microfilm) and informational articles. Great eye appeal; fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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2522

Great Britain, Helicopter Mail Collection, 1948-54, solid holding of 34 covers and three timetables, plus photos, articles, and more about BEA's early services. Numerous routes featured, the covers all flown, most w flight cachet and/or signed, and include Sept. 24, 1948 Peterborough-Norwich Last Flight, Sept. 16, 1954 Northampton-Sywell First Flight, and two Helicopter Night Airmail flight covers (1949, 1950). All on written-up exhibition pages, the lot fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2523

1919 Strike

Great Britain, Collection of Airmail Covers During the 1919 Railway Strike, annotated exhibition collection of 17 covers plus reference articles and tables. Covers include a gorgeous oversized Official front from the Coal Mines Department franked with multiple King George V definitives, Sept. 30 London-Manchester cover (first day of operations), Oct. 4 Bristol-London cover (15 flown), Oct. 3 Glasgow cover flown Edinburgh-London (scarce), Oct. 5 Manchester-London "Express" cover, Oct. 2 Glasgow-London triple rate cover, several additional Official envelopes, a 5sh Seahorses-franked cover, and more besides—along with several items from the 1926 Railway Strike including May 13 British Gazette. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2524

1955 Strike

Great Britain, Collection of Internal Airmail during the 1955 Railway Strike, a compilation of 15 covers on annotated exhibition pages, each sent during the 1955 national railway strike. During this period (May 29-June 16), the mails were carried by Royal Air Force flights on four emergency routes starting operation on June 1. All four routes (plus combinations) are presented, with many having both north- and southbound cover examples. Includes an Official cover, a Philatelic Magazine wrapper, etc., the majority with N.C. Baldwin's manuscript annotations on reverse. Clean and appealing—showing there's more than one way to skin a cat. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2525

Great Britain, Railway Air Services Extensive Collection, 1934-38, an awe-inspiring compilation, all but a handful of items on fully annotated exhibition pages, comprising over 425 covers, 29 unique waybills from important service dates (most with same-day/time cover accompanying!), and 30 GPO or Railway announcements or timetables, plus much, much more, all organized by origin city: London (48 covers), Isle of Man (35), Plymouth (7), Liverpool (37), Teignmouth (8), Southampton (20), Manchester (18), Glasgow (28), Bristol (23), Cardiff (18), Cowes (24), Belfast (26), Birmingham (36), RAS Express and Railex (31), Wartime (27), plus 40 or more "Non-specific" or to-be-added items. Among the highlights are numerous First Flight and Last Flight Covers; pilot-, crew-, passenger-signed covers; segment-flown and fully flown covers; a range of cancels and auxiliary markings, cachets (some with printing errors), etiquettes and labels (some private/unofficial), wartime censor tapes and handstamps, a scarce 10 a.m. Isle of Man timestamp cover, very rare GWR and LNER labels mint (only one know used), several foreign acceptances, plus baggage labels, passenger tickets, photos, newspaper clippings, letters, and more. A lifetime's work impossible to duplicate, with an unfathomable attention to detail. An absolute must-see for the Airmail enthusiast. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 32 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (PDF5 for this Lot) (Image)

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2526

atlantic coast

Great Britain, Atlantic Coast Air Services Collection, 1935-50, a "Lundy Calling" exhibition collection of covers and related material, fully annotated, for flights from Barnstaple to the island. The 35 covers are a treat, most all with mixed Great Britain/Lundy frankings plus LACAS "tram tickets" or service stamps, but an added bonus is the specialized presentation of LACAS stamps with multiples showing positional varieties, a full set of singles (½d to 1sh) on cover, second printing ½d full sheet of 12, etc. Covers include "tram tickets" tied (including a Last Day Cover), a King George VI definitives First Day Cover flown, a censored Aug. 1, 1940 Service Suspended cover, and Nov. 7, 1950 Resumption of Service First Day Cover for Lundy ½d Puffin overprinted "BY/AIR". An all-around appealing compilation, fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2527

blackpool and west coast

Great Britain, Blackpool and West Coast Air Services Ltd. Collection, 1935-39, interesting exhibition collection, fully annotated, comprising 14 covers, eight picture post cards, a letterhead, three tram tickets (from town to airport), and more. Covers, most with pilot signature, include numerous route First Flight Covers, a fake 1937 Coronation First Flight Cover, 1939 Fourth International Air Race (London-Isle of Man) cover "Designed & flown by Mabel & Sheila Glass" (with autographed picture post card of the Glasses), etc. picture post cards show planes, pilots, and two wreck images. Concludes with two fascinating (and slightly terrifying) photos from 1937 (possibly reproductions) showing a Shell Oil fueling vehicle. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2528

channel islands

Great Britain, Channel Islands Air Routes Collection, 1935-54, substantial holding of 42 covers, various timetables and letterheads from Jersey Airways, Guernsey Airways and BEA and more charting air routes between Britain and the Islands, spanning Experimental Flights of the 1930s to resumption of service after WWII, to the early Elizabethan era. All professionally presented and described on exhibition pages. Note Guernsey, Jersey and Herm Island as origins or destinations, offering a nice mix of frankings (including an uncommon King George V - King George VI mixed franking) and cancels. Includes a scarce signed June 28, 1935 Experimental Flight cover from Plymouth to Jersey where they were reposted (fewer than 100 carried), three Herm Island Pigeon Post covers (two used with appropriate Pigeon Service stamp), numerous First Flight Covers, a variety of cachets, and more. Time viewing will be rewarded; fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.5 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2529

great western

Great Britain, Great Western Railway Collection, 1933, extensive, annotated exhibition collection comprising over 60 covers plus multiple examples of the 3d label. Covers include unique signed First Flight Covers Cardiff-Plymouth and Newport-Teignmouth plus various other First Flight Covers, multiple covers with 3d GWR "Prepaid Newspaper Parcel" stamps, one of just 12 possible complete sets of Last Day of Service covers, etc. The 3d label is represented by, among others, the original artwork by G. Sawyer, strip of four with "Specimen" handstamps, the largest remaining block (16) from the first sheet (not placed on sale by the company), multiple on-cover uses including #020 from the first sheet available to the public, varieties, even a complete full sheet. An outstanding holding worthy of review. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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2530

hillmans

Great Britain, Hillmans Airways Ltd. Collection, 1934-36, exhibition collection with complete write-ups featuring 45 covers, several timetables, plus newspaper articles, picture post cards, and more. Covers, several signed, include First Flight Covers, a number of foreign- (Brazil, Egypt, Spain) and domestic-origin covers with different types of airmail reception cachets (including type 3 in rare red), numerous cacheted envelopes and flight cachet handstamps, registered uses, auxiliary markings, etc. Attractive and fresh, fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.3 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2531

international airlines

Great Britain, International Airlines Ltd. Collection, 1933, fully annotated exhibition pages offering 18 covers or cards, seven timetables/leaflets, two examples of letterhead stationery, two baggage labels, and more. Covers all bear black-on-golden 3d "Prepaid Package" labels, an example of the labels in an unused vertical strip of four also presented. Covers include two Aug. 26 souvenir flight covers (one not signed by pilot and thus likely unique), Aug. 25 First Flight Cover carried over the entire route, Aug. 20 first mail-carrying flight cover, Aug. 24 Director's Trial Flight, a "last flight" cover of Sept. 3, plus "after last flight" covers of Sept. 4, Sept. 6 and Sept. 13 (2). A lovely holding, fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2532

irish

Great Britain, Irish Air Routes Collection, 1924-51, an extensive and wide-ranging exhibition collection spanning the Experimental Flights of the 1920s through the post-war period of service, all with detailed write-ups accompanying. The collection comprises 64 covers and cards, five timetables, and various other picture post cards and ephemera. Flown covers go in both directions across the Irish Sea, offering both British and Irish frankings and postmarks, several unflown covers, various cachets (both printed envelopes and handstamps), etc. We note reduced rate covers, resumption of the "All-Up" service, night airmail service, BEA Air Letter Service stamps on cover, Aer Lingus covers, "First 'All-Up' to Eire" labels including one on cover, Dublin-Liverpool cover with "United Nations London 1945" slogan cancel, commercial use, First Flight Covers, and much more besides. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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2533

midland & scottish

Great Britain, Midland and Scottish Air Ferries Ltd. Collection, 1934, presented on exhibit pages with full write-ups, nine covers from this service, all tied to the British Industries Fair held in Birmingham and London. Covers include several "First Despatch" handstamped cachets, pilot-signed items, one cancelled at the Fair, a Fair slogan cancel, one flown unofficially, etc. Accompanied by a timetable and additional article. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2534

north eastern

Great Britain, North Eastern Airways Ltd. Collection, 1938-39, fully annotated on exhibition pages, comprising 23 covers plus picture post cards, timetables, and labels for the different routes. Most cover bear the appropriate label (not a requirement for carriage), with first and second printings of the labels noted. A couple covers are unflown, one cover charged (and paid) postage due, many fully flown. Ephemera included Sept. 9, 1939 issue of Flying: The Popular Air Weekly magazine with cover story on the King's Cup Air Race. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.3 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2535

portsmouth southsea

Great Britain, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd. Collection, 1933-36, solid holding of covers from 1934-36 plus 1933 timetables, documenting this south coast route. Presented on annotated exhibition pages, we find a dozen covers, some with pilot's signature, picture post cards of aircraft fleet and staff, baggage labels, Air Ferry Service labels (First Issue singles, booklets, on-cover uses; Second Issue Trial Color singles and imperforate proof sheets of four), a June 30, 1936 Portsmouth & Southsea Evening News flown paper (incredibly rare), and more besides. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2536

westcountry

Great Britain, Westcountry Air Services Collection, 1933-35, exhibition collection of this regional airline comprising 17 covers, 29 label Proofs, Trial Colors, etc. (5 in full sheets), a baggage label, and more. Covers include ten different First Flight Covers (various routes), cachet varieties, labels on cover, a postage due cover (with 3d Due affixed), etc. The labels themselves make an attractive holding with progressive color proofs, varieties and errors. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2537

scotland 1910 lanark

Great Britain, Scottish International Aviation Meeting at Lanark Collection, 1910, exhibit collection of this early meet, all on annotated pages plus additional articles, comprising 36 picture post cards from the show. The lot includes a full set of grandstand cancels from each day of the show plus duplicates on cards with differing images, Valentine's XL Series souvenir postcards, Official Series souvenir postcards, W. Ritchie & Sons souvenir cards, Lanark town cancels on cards, and an exceedingly rare entrance pass to the stands (Malcolm, who wrote the book on this show, had never seen one). A grand compilation impossible to duplicate. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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2538

scotland

Great Britain, Collection of Scottish Airmail Services, ca. 1937-60, alluring exhibition collection of Albion flights, organized by airline, wartime service and post-war resumption of service, represented by 85 covers, numerous timetables, labels and tags, letters and clippings, wartime leaflets, letterheads, etc. Airlines include Allied Airways (Gandar Dower), Midland & Scottish, Scottish Airways (Orkney Service and wartime Western Isles Service), Aberdeen Airways' Inter-Island Flights, etc. We note highlights including numerous First Flight Covers and cachets, a scarce five-line Highland Airways rubber handstamp used on Allied's first return flight cover, both types of Robert Ollason envelopes, scarce Ollason labels (intended as enclosures for his envelopes) affixed to backs of covers, privately prepared souvenir envelopes, Highland Airways unofficial Christmas Day Airmail Orkney-Fair Isle-Orkney covers with two settings of the handstamped cachet, official and postage due covers, and much more besides. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (Image)

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2539

scotland emergency

Great Britain, Scottish Emergency Flights Collection, 1937-47, fully annotated exhibition collection of the various times where airmail was used to move mail delayed by storms. Comprises 34 covers, the majority from various 1937 flights to the Shetlands and Orkneys (covers present going both from the mainland to the islands and vice-versa), but including all three known covers from the return leg of the 1947 Third North Ronaldsay Emergency Flight (from North Ronaldsay to Kirkwall)—previously unrecorded. Note numerous newspaper clippings documenting the flights (including Dec. 24, 1936 article on emergency flight to North Ronaldsay due to volume of packages), meter-franked covers, signed and double-signed covers, and more besides. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2540

scotland highland

Great Britain, Scotland's Highland Airways Collection, 1934-37, annotated exhibition collection comprising 80 covers plus timetables, labels, timetables and more. A slew of First Flight Covers including pilot- or flying officer-signed, numerous advertising and souvenir envelopes including a likely Orcadian Proof; 1938 Empire Exhibit covers, one with multicolor cachet, one with label; Highland Airways labels including progressive color proofs and adopted designs, six Highland Extension of Service to Wick covers (five of which flown) with their label plus a full sheet of six labels mint, five Leonards souvenir covers, a rare overseas acceptance from the Netherlands, Last Day of Contract covers, six John O'Groat Journal souvenir covers, 12 Alexander Cross souvenir envelopes (six of which flown), two Jan. 8, 1935 Moray Firth Accident covers (only 12-15 known) plus letter accompanying one cover confirming recovery (wet) from the crash, a gorgeous May 13, 1937 Pioneer Flight from Fair Isle cover signed by Capt. E. Fresson and passenger A.O. McLean (only two flown, this the sole example in private hands, the other in the British Museum), and more besides. A stellar holding that must be seen. Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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2541

scotland scottish airways

Great Britain, Scottish Airways Collection, 1936-47, 31 covers plus publicity labels, clippings, photos, baggage labels, and more, all on fully annotated exhibition pages. Highlights include souvenir envelopes from The Orkney Herald (both types, including rare Type I errors), Lockwood, The Orcadian (different types), privately prepared envelopes; on-cover labels from Aberdeen Airways, Highland Airways, and Scottish Airways—the last scarce/rare, with off-cover single and three different uses on July 31, 1939 "First Air Mail to the Orkney Outer Isles" covers, one flown both ways and likely unique; a pilot-signed cover, Scottish Airways cover with unrecorded red handstamped cachet, and a Jan. 30, 1947 Scottish Airways Last Flight Cover (prior to becoming the Scottish Division of BEA). Fully imaged online. Ex Lister. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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