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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8461 E AAMC 1 imageFlight Covers. 1911 First Aerial Post U.P. Exhibition Allahabad to Patiala, cover franked with pair of 1/4r surcharges, backstamped on arrival (21 Feb) and signed by Stephen Smith, v.f. (The first official postal delivery flight between two towns took place on February 18, 1911, during the United Provinces Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition in India. The French pilot Henri Pequet carried mail from the exhibition location Allahabad to Naini, which is approximately five miles away. It took Henri Pequet and his biplane "Sommer" about 13 minutes to cover the distance) (Cat No. AAMC 1) (Image) (image 8461a)

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SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction
8462 E AAMC 1 imageFlight Covers. 1911 First Aerial Post U.P. Exhibition Allahabad to Firozabad, District Agra, cover franked with 1a and 1r KEVII, two additional stamps affixed (not canceled) on back, also a Registry label No.296, Allahabad (18 Feb) departure and Firozabad (20 Feb) arrival pmks, fine cover with two large circular bright magenta postmarks "First Aerial Post, U.P. Exhibition Allahabad 1911" , filing fold away from the stamps (on Feb 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet carried the first mail officially flown by airplane. Pequet carried about 6,000 letters and 40 cards on his Humber biplane, for a distance of five miles, from the Allahabad polo field, over the Yamuna River, to Naini. All mail received a special cancel depicting an airplane, mountains and "First Aerial Post, 1911, U. P. Exhibition Allahabad.") (Cat No. AAMC 1) (Image) (image 8462a)

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SOLD for $475.00
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8463 E AAMC 1a imageFlight Covers. 1911 First Aerial Post U.P. Exhibition Allahabad, large size special picture Post Card franked with 1/2a KEVII and addressed to Bombay, with Allahabad 18 Feb. departure and Bombay (23 Feb) arrival pmks, both on the address side, also dated and signed by Stephen Smith at bottom, autographed on the picture side by the French pilot Henri Pequet, a fine card, the first official Airplane Post in the World, believed to be one of only 40 signed by the pilot (Cat No. AAMC 1a) (Image) (image 8463a)

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SOLD for $1,900.00
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8464 E   imageFlight Covers. 1913 Aerial Exhibition at the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, printed card, "Great Aerial Exhibition 8th January 1913. BY Messrs G. Verminck & M. Pourpe. A Souvenir from 20,000 feet ABOVE CALCUTTA. PRICE Re. 1". A small number of these cards were flown by Pourpe and Verminck during their four day aerial exhibition, and were sold to the public on the final day. The card bears the cachets "Consulat General de France/Calcutta" and "H.F.Bennett/Calcutta/Handwriting Expert", and is signed and dated "Stephen H. Smith, 26/5/27", all on the reverse. Small insect hole at lower right corner, otherwise fine. A rare item flown by these pioneer aviators, just six cards believed to have survived (also included is a page from the July 1927 Bulletin of Aero Philatelic Club of India which documents the discovery of these cards) (Image) (image 8464a)

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SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
8465 E   imageFlight Covers. 1920 (23 Jan) Karachi to Bombay experimental air service first flight franked on back with single 8a and block of 4x3p George V stamps, canceled by the special "Karachi Air Post" datestamps, with "Bombay Air Post" 24 Jan 20 arrival alongside, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine (Image) (image 8465a)

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8466 E   imageFlight Covers. 1920 (3 Feb) Bombay to Karachi experimental air service registered first flight franked with 1/2a, 2a and 8a George V stamps, canceled by the special "Bombay Air Post" datestamps, with Registry label and "Karachi Air Post" 9 Feb 20 arrival pmks on back, fine (Image) (image 8466a)

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SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
8467 E   imageFlight Covers. 1924 (14 Nov) Amsterdam to Batavia flight by the Dutch aviators Van der Hoop and Poelman, cover flown on the Calcutta to Akyab leg and posted upon arrival, franked with 1a George V stamp, typed inscription "By Aeroplane from Calcutta by kind consent of the Consul General of the Netherlands 13th Nov. 1924", numbered "11" and signed by Rev J. Fernandes, President of the Calcutta Philatelic Club and on reverse by Stephen Smith and A.Hales, the agent of the Imperial Bank of India in Akyab, minor cover tears at bottom, still v.f., only 25 covers flown (Image) (image 8467a)

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SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
8468 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (19 Jan) Ambala to Calcutta, flight originated in Risalpur, cover franked with 1a George V, tied by Dharamatalla cds, endorsed "Per Aeroplane par Ambala", autographed by Wing Commander R.C.M.Pink, who also added "By Air", initialed by Maj.Wheeler and signed on back by Stephen Smith, hinge remnants on back, fine and rare cover, only 14 carried (Image)



SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
8469 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (2 Feb) RAF Demonstration Flight, Calcutta-Risalpur, cover franked with 1a George V adhesive, with large violet "Calcutta-Risalpur Demonstration Flight, Calcutta 1925" flight cachet, also "Calcutta-Risalpur Air Flight from Calcutta" in green ink, addressed to Stephen Smith in Ambala, endorsed "Ft. Lt. Graham" (pilot) at top, arrival backstamp, two hinge remnants on back, v.f., only 35 covers carried to Ambala (Image)



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8470 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (2 Feb) RAF Demonstration Flight, Calcutta-Risalpur, cover franked with 1a George V adhesive, with large violet "Calcutta-Risalpur Demonstration Flight, Calcutta 1925" flight cachet, addressed to General R. Ridgeway in Nowshera, endorsed "Ft. Lt. Graham" at top, arrival backstamp, two hinge remnants on back, v.f., only 64 covers (and 25 cards) were carried to Nowshera (Image)



CLOSED
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8471 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (2 Feb) RAF Demonstration Flight, Calcutta-Risalpur, picture postcard franked with 1a George V adhesive, with large violet "Calcutta-Risalpur Demonstration Flight, Calcutta 1925" flight cachet, addressed to Nowshera, endorsed "Ft. Lt. Graham" (pilot) at top, arrival pmk alongside, h.r. on picture side, v.f., only 25 cards (and 64 covers) were carried to Nowshera (Image) (image 8471a)

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8472 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (5 Feb) Anglo-Indian Survey Flight by Alan Cobham, cover franked with 1a George V, flown from Calcutta to Akyab, endorsed 'Via Aeroplane from Calcutta", with blue Aeroplane cachet, initialed by Alan Cobham, with 6 Feb arrival pmk on back, hinge remnants on back, fine, only 34 covers flown (Image) (image 8472a)

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8473 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (7 Feb) Anglo-Indian Survey Flight by Alan Cobham, cover franked with 1a George V, flown from Akyab to Rangoon, endorsed "'By Aeroplane from Akyab to Rangoon" and autographed by Alan J Cobham, with 7 Feb arrival pmk on back, two hinge remnants on back, fine, only 49 covers flown (Image) (image 8473a)

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8474 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (8 Feb) Anglo-Indian Survey Flight by Alan Cobham, 1a postal stationery envelope flown from Rangoon to Akyab and onto Calcutta, cancelled at Rangoon with an Akyab cds on front, backstamped at Calcutta, initialed "AJC" (Alan Cobham), hinge remnants on back, v.f. and scarce, only 32 flown (Image) (image 8474a)

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SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
8475 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (19 Feb) Anglo-Indian Survey Flight by Alan Cobham, cover flown from Calcutta to Karachi, franked with 1a George V and a red flight vignette, tied by Drigh Road cds, with Triangular Flight cachet and flight endorsement at upper left, Karachi arrival pmk on back, where it was signed by the Flight Engineer Arthur B. Elliott (who was killed a year later, when on a flight between Baghdad and Basra), hinge remnants, v.f., 68 covers flown (Image)



CLOSED
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8476 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (16 Feb) Anglo-Indian Survey Flight by Alan Cobham, cover flown from Calcutta to London bearing an uncanceled 2a George V and the green flight vignette with triangular flight cachet and 3d charge mark of London E.C, a 3d postage due stamp applied at Kensington, 17 March Waldon Aerodrome Croydon arrival and signed on the reverse by Flight Engineer Arthur B. Elliott (who was killed a year later, when on a flight between Baghdad and Basra), hinge remnants, fine cover, only 121 carried (Image)



CLOSED
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8477 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (12 June) Quetta to Hindubagh flood relief emergency R.A.F flight, 1a stationery envelope canceled at Quetta and backstamped at Hindubagh on the same day, vertical fold and roughly opened at top, otherwise fine and very rare, signed on the reverse by Stephen Smith, just 12 covers flown (Image)



SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
8478 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (12 June) RAF Hindubagh to Quetta flood relief emergency flight cover franked with 1a George V adhesive, canceled at Hindubagh, backstamped at Quetta on the same day, minor wrinkles, otherwise fine and very rare. Only 12 covers carried on this return flight from Hindubagh, organized after severe storms breached the railway line and damaged the roads (Image)



SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
8479 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (13 May) Marchese de Pinedo World Air Flight from Calcutta to Melbourne, the right portion of a cover addressed to Australia, franked with uncanceled strip of 4x1/2a George V stamps, with the red cachet "Italian Consul General's (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25 / No. 756 / 11 / Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/25", the reverse with the violet cachet "ITALIAN WORLD AIR FLIGHT" showing a plane over India, signed by the President of the Aero Philatelic Club of India and initialed by Stephen Smith. De Pinedo signed the covers on the left side, but later cut this left portion off after a promised charity donation failed to materialize. Also included two pages from the Aerial Club magazine, one with a sample handstamped cachet, both initialed by Smith, v.f., one of only 93 covers flown to Australia (Image)



SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
8480 E   imageFlight Covers. 1925 (31 Dec) RAF Calcutta Flight Dropped Leaflet, announcement regarding "A Grand Military Searchlight Tattoo" (in red) aiding military charities, bold blue "Delivered by Air Over Calcutta, 31 Dec. 25, 10 AM" double-circle datestamp at top left, folded, with hinge remnants on back, fine. While 3,000 leaflets were dropped over Calcutta, most were attacked by birds while still in the air, only a small number survived (Image)



SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction

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