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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal Hi continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

921

SG 25

1933 (18 May) large cover franked with 1a, 12a and 1r chocolate & green, registered and flown to London, with blue Registered label at left, blue crayon and folded, well away from the stamps. The sender, Major Frank Holmes (1874-1947), known affectionately by Arabs as "Abu Naft" (the Father of Oil), was a British-New Zealander mining engineer, geologist and oil concession hunter, who represented the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah who signed an oil concession (covering the entire 15,800 square km of Kuwait for 75 years), with Major Holmes as his representative in London. Oil was struck in Kuwait in February 1938) (Cat No. SG 25) (Image)

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SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

922

1938 (7 Jan) registered cover franked with five different overprinted stamps paying 9a rate, sent via Basra (9.1), Bagdad (10.1) and Istanbul (17.1) to Zagreb, Yugoslavia, v.f., with transit and arrival pmks on back, unusual pre-WWII destination (Image)

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

923

SG 90-92

1950 2r, 5r and 10sh surcharges on G.B. Festivals stamps, three different used 24 Oct 51 on registered cover to India, fine-v.f., with Bombay arrival on back (Cat No. SG 90-92) (Image)

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SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

924

1951 two covers with British Post Office in East Arabia franking, one with single 4a to Beirut, with Baghdad transit pmk on back, the other (missing backflap) with 6a value only, used in combination with Kuwait 6a George VI and sent to England, fine and rare usage of the "value only" surcharges from Kuwait (Image)

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925

Flight Covers. 1933 (23 Dec) First Flight from Singapore to Kuwait, cover franked with Straits Settlements adhesives, sent via Bagdad and Basra, with "Basra/Unpaid" and "Postage Due/One Anna", Kuwait 11 Jan 34 arrival pmks on back, fine (Image)

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

926

Flight Covers. 1933 (27 Sep) registered first flight to Rangoon, redirected on arrival to Bagdad and Baiji, Iraq, with a myriad of transit and arrival pmks on back, fine. Only 20 covers flown to Rangoon, Baiji pmks not recorded (Image)

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

927

Flight Covers. 1933 (9 May) first flight from Athens to Kuwait, v.f., only a few known (Image)

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928

Flight Covers. 1933 (28 Sep) Rangoon to Kuwait first flight cover, scarce Indian franking, with arrival pmk, only 20 carried; also return Kuwait to Rangoon first flight, franked with overprinted 3a and 4a Kuwait Air Post adhesives, only a few carried (Image)

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction

929

Flight Covers. 1933 (15 July) first flight from Kuwait to Jodhpur, India, Basra (16 July) transit and Jodhpur, India (23 July) arrival (Image)

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

930

Flight Covers. 1933 (4 Jan) registered first flight cover from Baghdad to Kuwait, v.f., with (7 Jan) arrival pmk on back (Image)

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931

Flight Covers. 1936 (23 Aug) cover addressed to England, with framed "Damaged by Sea Water" handstamp, markings and stamps mostly intact, salvaged from the crash of "Scipio" Seaplane, at Mirabella, Crete. The plane was in transit from Alexandria to Brindisi, when it landed heavily in Mirabella Harbor in rough seas, flipped over and sank with the loss of two crew members. (Image)

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

932

Zeppelin Flights. 1933 Chicago Flight, registered cover from Kuwait (27.9), via London, where 2x6p Great Britain franking was added for further transmission to South America, sent by Zeppelin to La Paz, Bolivia, scarce destination, minor toning at bottom, with Berlin forwarding cachet and arrival pmks on back (Image) (image 932a)

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

933

Zeppelin Flights. 1933 4th SAF to Brazil, mixed franking Kuwait and Great Britain, v.f., with Berlin forwarding cachet (Image)

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

934

Zeppelin Flights. 1934 Argentina flight to Brazil, registered and flown via Friedrichshafen (23.6.34), with Stuttgart transit and Pernambuco arrival pmks, fine and scarce flight (Image)

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

935

Zeppelin Flights. 1934 10th SAF card, registered from Kuwait, via Basra, Stuttgart and Friedrichshafen to Brazil, signed by two members of the Zeppelin crew, Capt. Albert Sammt, who later survived the 1937 Hindenburg disaster and Capt. Hans von Schiller, who was originally scheduled to be on that flight. The typewritten "By Zeppelin..", etc. was deleted (in red ink) by the Kuwait postmaster to avoid responsibility in case the card did not reach the connection on time, but with "Via Zeppelin Friedrichshafen" label affixed in Stuttgart, v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

936

Zeppelin Flights. 1934 Argentina Flight card (Zeppelin picture postcard) to Brazil, all-Kuwait franking, with registry label, Stuttgart transit and Pernambuco arrival pmks, v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYSIAN STATES - Straits Se

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

937

128A

1904-11 KEVII $25 gray green & black, unused with full original gum, h.r., one toned perf. tip at top, otherwise fine and fresh high value, with APS certificate (SG 139) cat. $3600 (Cat No. 128A) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,400.00
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYSIAN STATES - Trengganu

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

938

1910 $25 rose carmine & green, h.r., well centered, fine (SG 18) cat. £1700 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

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SOLD for $950.00
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939

1921 $25 blue and lilac, well centered, heavy h.r., v.f., with 2005 Brandon certificate (SG 45) cat. £1400 (Cat No. 39) (Image)

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SOLD for $900.00
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

940

J5,5a

Postage Dues. 1925 2 1/2p Typeset, horizontal pair, left stamp "2" of "1/2" omitted, h.r., gum wrinkles, fine, cat. $1000 (Cat No. J5,5a) (Image)

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