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India, 1911 (Feb. 18), World's First Official Airmail Flight Cover, Allahabad. A lovely 1a ke8 with a perfectly coordinated magenta "First Air Post/U.P. Exhibition Allahabad" pictorial cancel; black "Allahabad/18 FE./11" origin and "Wellesley Street/20 FE. 11/Calcutta" receiver on reverse; heavy horizontal fold through address, but still a Fine to Very Fine popular and scarce cover, a chance to own a true first. Muller 1 (5,000 points). AAMC 1. Estimate $300 - 400
A number of exhibition mail-carrying flights were arranged in connection with the United Provinces Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition at Allahabad through the cooperation of the Postmaster General. Mail was carried from the fairgrounds to Naini Junction, about five miles distant, by French aviator M. Pequet. Approximately 6500 letters and cards were carried in all. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:07:14 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 714
Lot No: 2
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India, 1920 (Jan. 24), Second-Day Flight Cover, Bombay to Karachi. With postage paid by 8a and ½a King George V definitives, tied by central strike of "Bombay/[Airplane]/24 JAN 20/Air Post" c.d.s. with "Air Post" noted in manuscript at upper left; backstamped matching Karachi 25 JAN 20 receiver; service on this route was inaugurated on Jan. 23; central file fold of no consequence; four hinge remnants along top of reverse, otherwise Very Fine. Muller 3 var (2,500 points). Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:07:39 EST
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Lot No: 3
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India, 1920 (Feb. 11), Experimental Service Flight Cover, Bombay to Karachi. Sent Registered (10a6p postage) with stamps of the multi-color franking tied by three nice strikes of commemorative "Bombay/7 Feb 20/Air Post" c.d.s.'s; front bears Bombay G.P.O. Registry label, while back has crystal-clear "Karachi/12 Feb. 20/Air Post" matching receiver, Very Fine, a very pretty cover. AAMC 3a. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:07:56 EST
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Lot No: 4
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India, 1920 (Feb. 15), Early Experimental Service Cover, Karachi to Bombay. Bearing King George V definitives (a pair and a single 1½a, plus a single 4a), all tied by two clear "Karachi/[Airplane]/15 FEB. 20/Air Post" c.d.s.'s with manuscript Aerial Post instructions above; backstamped matching Bombay next-day receiver; the first Karachi-Bombay return flight took place Jan. 24, Very Fine, A.A.M.C. notes that many of these dispatches are scarce. AAMC 3a. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:08:12 EST
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Lot No: 5
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India, 1920 (Feb. 23), Experimental Service Cover, Bombay to Karachi. Bearing 10a6p in total postage; stamps cancelled/tied by three strikes of double-ringed "Bombay/[Airplane]/23 FEB. 20/Air Post" cancels; front also shows manuscript "Via Bombay-Karachi Air Post/Registered" instructions and Karachi commercial cancel; reverse bears matching Karachi next-day receiver, Bombay G.P.O. Registration label (sealing tip of backflap) and small "G.H.B." straightline handstamp at lower right; envelope roughly opened at left (away from stamps and markings) resulting in the loss of some paper, otherwise Very Fine. Muller 3 (2,500 points). AAMC 3a. Estimate $300 - 400
This special airmail service between Bombay and Karachi was established to expedite mail arriving from or leaving for England. The inaugural flight took place January 23, 1920, with 14 trips made in all through mid-March. According to the A.A.M.C., about 3730 pieces of mail were flown, with many dispatch dates scarce. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:08:23 EST
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Lot No: 6
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India, 1925 (May 13), De Pinedo First Flight Cover, Calcutta to Melbourne.cover bisected as always; franked by two 1a King George V definitives (uncancelled), addressed to Sydney, with light red straightline "Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/25" and darker red two-line "Italian Consul General's (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25./No. 750/11." handstamps on front; pictorial "Italian World Air Flight" cachet on reverse, along with H.D. Thithwaite signature and S.H.S. initials, envelope slit top and bottom for display, Very Fine, only 93 carried. Muller 15 (6,000 points). Estimate $500 - 750
The story goes that the pilot, De Pinedo, cut off the left side of every cover flown due to a dispute with the flight promoters. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 500.00
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Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:08:41 EST
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Lot No: 7
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India, 1925 (June 12), First Flight Return Cover, Hindubagh to Quetta. Clean envelope bearing 1a King George V definitive, neatly tied by Hindubagh 12 JUN 25 bridge-type c.d.s., backstamped by matching Quetta same-day receiver; back also bears S.H. Smith signature and a pencil notation "22 lbs of mail"; vertical file fold well away from stamps and markings, otherwise Very Fine, extremely scarce; owner notes Robson Lowe Encyclopedia lists 12 pieces carried (Muller gives this figure for outbound Quetta-to-Hindubagh flight, but omits figures for this return flight). Muller 16a (7,500 points). Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 850.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:09:15 EST
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Lot No: 8
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India, 1926 (Jan. 2), RAF First Flight Cover, Calcutta to Risalpur. A spotless cover addressed to Patna and bearing photographic etiquette of plane over elephant tied by 1a definitive and 2 JAN. 26 double-ring bridge c.d.s. (town indistinct); bilingual "Hawasae/By Air" handstamp at lower left; Patna same-day receiver/delivery on reverse; top and sides open for display, which reveals a telling handwritten notation on the inside of the envelope: "Steinmetz Auc/1929 Lot 476/$8"—even as the Great Depression took hold, Very Fine+, a previous owner noted in pencil "69 letters", but Muller cites 51 pieces were flown. Muller 18a (3,500 points). Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:09:33 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 714
Lot No: 9
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India, 1926 (Apr. 4), Cover from Aborted Botved Flight, Calcutta to Tokyo. Franked by uncancelled 1a and 2a King George V definitives over "Avail Air Mails/and/Save Time" etiquette, the latter placed over a printed four-line red corner card and tied by two-line violet "By Danish Fokker Aeroplanes 1926./Calcutta to Tokio." handstamp; two violet Royal Danish Consulate in Calcutta handstamps, one with manuscript "Calcutta to Tokio 3/4/26/S.H.S." note in red; finally black straightline "Received ." handstamp with manuscript "back, 23rd May 26" date; reverse with small adhesions from note about flight (included), still Very Fine, Field #14b, very scarce: one of only 31 covers flown. Muller 21 (4,000 points). Estimate $600 - 800
An adventurous cover, to say the least. Danish pilots Herschend and Botved left Calcutta on April 3, 1926, with 31 letters that the Danish Consul had turned over to them. Herschend's plane was damaged in a forced landing later that day at Kambet, outside of Rangoon, and was abandoned. Botved continued alone to Rangoon and then onto China where, at Ninghai, the plane fell into the hands of Chinese bandits. The bandits burned the plane and robbed Botved of his valuables—but left him the mail, which he handed over to British authorities for return to Calcutta. There, the Danish Consul endorsed their delivery by a second consular handstamp at bottom right and the straightline dater. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:11:03 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 714
Lot No: 10
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India, 1926 (Apr. 4), First Flight Cover, Calcutta to Rangoon. With two ½a definitives flanking a tri-color "Avail Air Mails/and/Save Time" etiquette, all tied by two strikes of "Mill Road/4 APR 26/Rangoon" double-ringed bridge c.d.s.'s; front further bears two-line black "By Danish Fokker Aeroplanes 1926./Calcutta to Rangoon." handstamp and faint violet Danish Consular Seal; two sets of staple holes in address do not detract, still Very Fine, rare; one of only 78 pieces flown by Botved. Muller 22 (2,500 points). Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:11:44 EST
Sold For 325
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Lot No: 11
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India, 1926 (July 23), Arthur Elliott Mourning Cover, Cobham First Flight, England to Australia. 1a King George V cancelled Calcutta G.P.O./23 JLY.26 on black-bordered envelope recounting Cobham and Elliott's flight from the River Medway through their departure for Bandar Abbas and Basra, "as Mr. Elliot was shot on the way from Bagdad [sic]"; addressed to Steinmitz in Rangoon, with "Calcutta to Rangoon" printed in red at top and bottom of envelope face; reverse with Rangoon 26 JUL 26 Delivery stamp and pictorial photographically-reproduced label (with SHS initials below) reading, "Mr Elliott engineer of the D.H.60, was shot on July 5th near Basra. He died on July the 6th."; envelope slit left and right for display; bottom edge starting to weaken, still Very Fine, very scarce; perhaps 45 covers carried on this flight. Muller 27 (4,000 points). Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:12:02 EST
Sold For 700
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Lot No: 12
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India, 1927 (Jan. 10), Imperial Airways' "Hercules" First Flight, Karachi to Delhi. Solid strike of "Viceroy's Camp/10 JAN 27" barred-bridge c.d.s. ties 1a King George V definitive to cover with black boxed flight cachet, violet "By the D.H. 'City of Delhi'" straightline and "17" in cogged-circle handstamps; reverse with next-day receiver and signature of U.M. [A.M.?] Quettawalla, Very Fine, one of 27 covers flown, this being #17. Muller 30 (3,500 points). Estimate $300 - 400
The "Hercules" aircraft had flown England to India 1926-27, transporting Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare and his party to inaugurate the London-Karachi Air Service. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:13:24 EST
Sold For 225
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Lot No: 13
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India, 1927 (Feb. 14), First Flight Cover, Karachi to Delhi. From the final leg of Stack and Leete's inaugural London—Karachi—Delhi flight; franked by 1a King George V definitive tied by violet flight cachet with Karachi/G/13 FEB. 27 origin c.d.s. at left; reverse bearing "Royal Air Force Display 1927" pictorial cancel and Delhi 19 FEB 27 receiver, Very Fine, "scarce per R. Lowe" penciled on reverse; Muller cites 900 items carried. Muller 32 (1,250 points). Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:12:30 EST
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Lot No: 14
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India, 1927 (Feb. 15), First Flight Cover, Official Dispatch by Light Airplane, Karachi—Delhi—Calcutta. Bearing a 1a King George V definitive tied by violet boxed commemorative cancel, with manuscript "By 'Moth' Aeroplane" notation upper left and Karachi 15 FEB 27 origin lower left; backstamped special "Royal Air Force Display 1927" with airplane fancy cancel dated Delhi/Dely. 18.2.27 with additional Park Street Calcutta 20 FEB 27 receiver; addressed to Stephen Smith in Calcutta; pilots Stack & Leete, Very Fine. Muller 33 (1,000 points). AAMC 5. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:12:43 EST
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Lot No: 15
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India, 1927 (Apr. 7), Printed Matter Cover, Bombay to Leicester. Sent via Karachi on the Basra-to-Cairo flight; franked with three ½a King George V definitives (pair and single) plus a 2a definitive, with bold manuscript "By Basra-Cairo Airmail Service/Urgent. Printed Matter" notation at top center, and boxes "Air Mail Service/Basra-Cairo/(Karachi G.P.O.)" handstamp at lower left; postage tied by two strikes of "Elphinstone Circle/Bombay" 7 APR 27 c.d.s.; backstamped across unsealed flap by Basrah sorting office 15 APR 27 dater; small strip under "Cairo" missing—of no consequence, Very Fine, an interesting cover. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:12:54 EST
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Lot No: 16
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India, 1927 (28 Apr.), Possibly Earliest Airmail Printed Matter Rate Cover, Bombay to London. With proper franking of 3½a Airmail and Printed Matter rates (2a6p and bottom margin vertical pair of ½a King George V definitives), cancelled with incomplete Bombay 28 APR 27 c.d.s.'s, with "Via Air Mail - Urgent/Basra - Cairo" in manuscript and handstamped "Printed Matter" and "Air Mail Service/Basra-Cairo/(Karachi G.P.O.)" indicators; backstamped across unsealed flap Basra 4 May 27; cover appears reduced at right but is fully intact, the ½a pair are just placed right at the edge, Very Fine, worthy of research. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:13:47 EST
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Lot No: 17
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India, 1927 (June 25), KLM First Flight Cover, Calcutta to Batavia. Exceptionally clean cover bearing special three-line commemorative imprint at upper left, with 1a King George V definitive and tri-color "Avail Air Mails/and/Save Time" etiquette both tied by Calcutta G.P.O. bridge-type cancel dated 25 JUN 27; backstamped along flap by Rangoon B.P.O. and Churchill Road 27 JUN 27 deliveries; flight piloted by Geyssendorffer; Boesman #10a, Very Fine+, only 48 of these special envelopes were carried. Muller 39 (3,500 points). Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 250.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:14:02 EST
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Lot No: 18
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India, 1927 (Sept. 1), Printed Matter Cover, Bombay to London. Clean with "Via Air Mail Service/Karachi-Cairo" (with manuscript correction of "Basra" over "Karachi") corner card; "Urgent" and "Printed Matter" further printed or handstamped on front; postage (1a, 2a & ½a King George V definitives) and "Via Air Mail" etiquette tied by two strikes of "Bombay G.P.O./F" 1 SEP 27 c.d.s.; backstamped Basrah sorting office 9 SEP 27; from the "International Stamp & Commercial Agency" in Bombay; left half of backflap sealed down, otherwise Very Fine, nice usage. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:14:13 EST
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Lot No: 19
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India, 1928 (Feb. 3), First Flight Cover, RAF Calcutta —Akyab—Rangoon. Franked by 1a postage (pair of 3p and single ½a King George V definitives), tied by Park Street, Calcutta 3 FEB 28 c.d.s.'s; front with special flight label; reverse with Rangoon G.P.O. receiver and B.P.O. delivery, along with handstamped "Stephen H. Smith."; slight wrinkling of envelope from application of label, still Very Fine, scarce; manuscript notation on reverse notes "63 letters carried", but R. Lowe Encyclopedia and Muller report 244 carried, Cooper notes 92 items carried. Muller 55 (1,500 points). Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:14:28 EST
Sold For 160
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Lot No: 20
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India, 1928 (May 16), Akyab (Burma) Crash Cover from D'Oisy & Carol's Flight, Calcutta to Rangoon. Carried on the Calcutta-to-Rangoon leg of the French aviators' Le Bourget-to-Tokyo flight; franked with 1a total postage (four 3p King George V definitives, each tied by a "Calcutta G.P.O./4 MAY 28" origin c.d.s.); front with salmon-colored label with printed red-and-green cachet of airplane, with "From Calcutta/**By Air**" inscription in black, plus two "DOISY AND CAROL" straightline handstamps (one with plane) in green; additional two-line cachet in red (further tying one of the stamps!) applied at right after the crash; reverse with large French Consulate Calcutta sigil handstamp and "S.H.S." signature, Very Fine, one of only 121 pieces flown. Nierinck 280516; SFr 420 ($440). Estimate $250 - 350
Following the forced landing and crash at Akyab's race course, mail from the flight was forwarded by the normal route. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:14:54 EST
Sold For 160
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Lot No: 21
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India, 1928 (Oct. 4), Cover from K.L.M. Crash at Cawnpore on Calcutta—Rangoon Route. Pristine cover bearing two ½a King George V definitives tied, along with Muller etiquette Type 1, by two Park Street/4 OCT 28/Calcutta c.d.s.'s; green-and-red flight cachet with "3rd Official Mail" below, plus violet crash cachet both front and back; reverse also with Rangoon Delivery 16 OCT c.d.s. and Stephen H. Smith signature, Very Fine+, interesting to note that while Nierinck dates the crash as October 3, the cover is postmarked October 4, one of 143 pieces carried on the flight. Nierinck 281003b; SFr 250 ($260). Muller 61; $1,000 points. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:15:22 EST
Sold For 160
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Lot No: 22
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India, 1928 (Oct. 4), Post Cardfrom K.L.M. Crash at Cawnpore on Calcutta—Rangoon Route. Lovely card from photography studio announcing, "The Photographs ordered are now quite ready."; bears a ½a King George V definitive tied by Park Street/4 OCT 28/Calcutta c.d.s.; green-and-red flight cachet with "3rd Official Mail" below, plus violet crash cachet; reverse with illegible receivers and Stephen H. Smith signature, Very Fine+, one of 143 pieces carried on the flight—and a rarely see post card. Nierinck 281003b; SFr 250 ($260). Muller 61; $1,000 points. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:17:10 EST
Sold For 160
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Lot No: 23
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India, 1928 (Oct. 11), Express Airmail Cover, Calcutta to Rangoon. Franked by 1a King George V atop Muller Type 1 etiquette, tied by Park Street/Calcutta c.d.s.; straightline violet "EXPRESS." handstamp at upper left above commemorative cachet in green and red of plane over "Aeroplane Mail./By 4th Dutch Mail Plane."; backstamped Rangoon G.P.O. Delivery dated 16 Oct and signed Stephen H. Smith; Boesman #21k, a wonderfully clean cover, Very Fine, scarce; only 96 pieces flown. Muller 62 (1,500 points). Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:16:50 EST
Sold For 180
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Lot No: 24
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India, 1929 (Jan. 31), "By Air Plane from Delhi" Airmail Label. Attached to portion of ½a wrapper up-rated ½a adhesive and canceled 1 FEB 29 (town indistinct); label in reddish brown "dated" Bombay 31-1-29 and with manuscript notation below reading, in part, "The wrapper was not flown from Delhi. The newspapers were flown in bulk and posted in Bombay."; label with small tear from its removal from newspapers package, Fine to Very Fine, rarely seen; this is the only known Indian Airmail label. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 1,200.00
Sold...US$ 1,200.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:17:32 EST
Sold For 1200
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Lot No: 25
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India, 1929 (Mar. 30), Cover from London-to-Alexandria leg of Imperial Airways First Flight, London to Karachi. Franked by Great Britain 4d King George V definitive tied by rough "Dorking/28 MR/29/Surrey" c.d.s., with red straightline "1st England India" handstamp below bilingual "By Air Mail" etiquette at upper left; addressed to Cairo, with bilingual 3 AP 29 "Reçu par/Avion/Alexandrie" receiver and [?] AP 29 "Cairo-Alexandria & V.V." forwarder, Very Fine, intermediate-leg covers are scarce. Muller GB 158. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:17:46 EST
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Lot No: 26
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India, 1929 (Mar. 30), Imperial Airways First Flight Cover, London to Karachi. A brightly emblazoned "By Imperial Airways/First Air-Mail/Between England & India" cover ("Keep this /Envelope!" pre-printed on the backflap) with postage paid by Great Britain 6d and 1½d King George V definitives, each tied by "Dorking/28 MR/29/Surrey" origins; backstamped Karachi 6 APR 27 receiver; central vertical file fold of no consequence, still Very Fine. Muller GB 154. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:18:03 EST
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Lot No: 27
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India, 1929 (Mar. 30), First Flight Covers, Imperial Airways London-to-Karachi Route, Scheduled Stops in Iran. A trio of covers created by American collector Chester Janasik and addressed to himself in Chicago; each bearing identical 7½d postage cancelled by double-ring "London S.W.1/Mar 26/1929.D" wavy-line c.d.s.'s, with route legs typed at upper left: Lingeh, Bushire and Jask; sent on to Karachi, where a tombstone Due mark was applied and then struck out; each sent on to Bombay (per backstamp dated 9 APR 29) and sent by Sea Post to the U.S., Very Fine, a very scarce set. Muller GB 154 (1,500 points). Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:18:17 EST
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Lot No: 28
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India, 1929 (Apr. 2 & Apr. 4), Each-Way First Flight Covers, Imperial Airways London—Karachi, Karachi—London.London-to-Karachi cover a U.S. Airmail envelope franked with 7½d postage tied by wavy-line London S.W.1 machine cancel dated APR 2; reverse bears Karachi/13 APR 29 receiver and per-printed message, "This envelope approved by the U.S. Post Office Dept., for AIR MAIL ONLY./Use for other purposes not permitted."; Karachi-to-London cover (addressed to Motspur Park, Surrey) bears 8a Indian postage tied by 4 APR 29 dater with encircled "BY/AIR" cachet and typed "First - Flight./KARACHI - LONDON." at upper left, each Very Fine, a very pleasant round-trip (return) flight. Muller 67 & GB 154 var (900 points). Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:18:32 EST
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Lot No: 29
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India, 1929 (Apr. 3), First Flight Cover, Imperial Airways Route, Cairo to Karachi. Addressed to Stephen H. Smith in Calcutta; franked by Egyptian 27mil Airmail plus 1mil, 3mil and 4mil King Fuads, all cancelled Cairo 3 APR 30; typed "By First Air Mail to India" and flight cachet of route; reverse bears Calcutta G.P.O. and Park Street delivery c.d.s.'s, Very Fine, a lovely cover from the Cairo-Karachi leg on the London-Karachi route. Muller Egypt #25. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 130.00
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Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:18:52 EST
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Lot No: 30
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India, 1929 (Apr. 7), Imperial Airways First Flight Cover, Karachi to London. Posted on the actual first day of service; 8a King George V definitive tied by strong Karachi 7 APR 29 c.d.s.; front bears appropriate "BY/AIR"-in-circle special cachet and Muller etiquette #1; Dorking 15 AP 29 receiver on reverse; some slight foxing, otherwise Very Fine. Muller 67. AAMC 6. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:19:10 EST
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Lot No: 31
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India, 1929 (Apr. 7), Stephen Smith Cover for First Flight, Karachi to London. Pristine with red and green First Flight printed cachet; 8a King George V definitive over Muller etiquette #1, both tied by heavy Karachi 5 APR 29 c.d.s.; front also bears clean strike of commemorative flight cachet and pre-printed "Aero Philatelic Club of India" design; reverse with Paddington 15 APR receiver; large card with manuscript "With Compliments,/Stephen H. Smith" autograph included; cover originally addressed to London and forwarded to Surrey, Very Fine, a pretty piece. Muller 67. AAMC 6. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:19:27 EST
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Lot No: 32
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India, 1929 (Apr. 7), First Flight Cover, Imperial Airways, Karachi-Cairo-London. Buff cover (with pre-printed address) adorned by black-on-bluish "By Air Mail (P25)" etiquette, red label with manuscript "Per 1st Air Mail/Karachi to Cairo" and two gray green 4a King George V definitives, the latter tied by two strikes of "Karachi/4APR 29/F" origins; circled "BY AIR" flight cachet on front as well; reverse with pencil notation, "First Fl to London/Berkshire #8", Very Fine, a real looker. Muller 67. AAMC 6. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:19:42 EST
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India, 1929 (Apr. 11), Imperial Airways Karachi-to-London First Flight Cover. Marking the inauguration of through-service on this route; franked by two King George V 4a stamps cancelled by bold Jaipur 11 APR 29 barred-bridge c.d.s., with black circled "BY/AIR" handstamp, manuscript "Karachi" and "India-England" and Muller Type 1 white-on-blue Airmail etiquette on front; reverse with Karachi 13 APR 29 dater; cover addressed to Glasgow, Very Fine. Muller 67. AAMC 6a. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 90.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:19:55 EST
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India, 1929 (Apr. 11), Four Imperial Airways First Flight Covers from Karachi—London Route. Each bearing identical 3a and 6a King George V definitives, with small blue "Par Avion/By Air Mail" at lower right (crossed by two red stripes), official black circled "By/Air" cachet and cancelled Karachi; covers with routing via announced stops on the route: Gwadar (India) and Jask, Lingeh and Bushire (Persia); Jask cover with partial backstamp; created by an American collector and addressed to him in Chicago; crossed Airmail etiquettes suggest they may have been forwarded to him from London via Surface Mail, Very Fine, previously unknown; worth researching. Muller 67 (1,600 points). AAMC 6. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:20:07 EST
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Lot No: 35
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India, 1929 (July), "Via India Air Mail" Cover, England-Australia. Posted at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, to Bankstown, NSW, with 7½d postage tied by two date-indistinct c.d.s.'s; manuscript "via India Air Mail" at top left above deep blue "BY AIR MAIL (P25)" etiquette; reverse displays "Bombay G.P.O./F/6 AUG. 29" transit, but without Australian receiver; one wonders at the contents as backflap is noted "Please slit envelope carefully."; horizontal file crease above address and some general toning, but overall Fine to Very Fine or better, an interesting route marker. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:20:20 EST
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Lot No: 36
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India, 1930 (Feb. 20), Letter from B.P. Myers, Chicago, to H.A. Sams, New Delhi. From one Postmaster to another; Myers was Assistant Supt. for Air Mail in Chicago, and Sams was Director General Posts & Telegraph in New Delhi; letter, datelined Jan. 24, 1930, is on 8½ x 11-inch letterhead with imprint of monoplane with "AIRMAIL" on bottom wings; recalling Mr. Sams' visit the previous year and wishing him well for 1930; accompanied by pre-printed "Save Time/Use Air Mail" envelope with matching imprint, franked by six copies of Scott US #C12 cancelled by Chicago duplexes; envelope was opened at bottom, resulting in truly inconsequential loss of part of back bottom flap and tear to front under address, Fine to Very Fine+, a unique piece of pioneer Airmail history. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:20:33 EST
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Lot No: 37
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India, 1930 (Dec. 24), First Aero Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir, Karachi to Jodhpur. Two 3p King George V definitives (one a bottom margin single) plus a 2a First Issue Airmail, all tied by three strikes of Karachi Stg./24 DEC 30 c.d.s.'s, one of which additionally ties the Muller Type 1 etiquette, with additional "Aerodrome/29 DEC 30/Jodhpur" barred-bridge c.d.s. below; Tuck picture post card #8094 of dogs "Waiting for the Guns"; manuscript inscription in alternating lines of red and black, "A Souvenir from Karachi/Congratulations for Calcutta/on the occasion of the/First Aero Philatelic Exhibition/held in India on the eve of the/Anniversary of the Delhi-Karachi/Air Mail Service"; card partially creased, affecting picture side only, still Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400
Karachi—Haiderabad—Jodhpur—Delhi Airmail Service had been inaugurated Dec. 30, 1929. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:20:44 EST
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Lot No: 38
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India, 1932 (Jan. 18), Imperial Airways First Flight Cover, Calcutta to Capetown. Bearing New Delhi Inauguration issues with 1r, 3a, 6p total postage to pay for Airmail and Registry fees; three stamps tied by single New Delhi Registered 18 JAN 32 double-ring bridge c.d.s. at lower left, with Registry label upper right and "1st Air Mail India to Rhodesia/Registered" and "Delhi-Salisbury" typed in red; reverse with "Salisbury/31 JAN 32/S. Rhodesia" receiver, Very Fine, very scarce; only 44 pieces flown. Muller 104 (2,000 points). Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 225.00
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Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:21:06 EST
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Lot No: 39
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India, 1932 (Mar. 1), Registered Airmail Cover, Karachi to London. Bearing 2a and 6a First Issue Airmails plus ½a King George V definitive on front, with additional 3a First Issue on reverse, all tied by Karachi 1 MAR 32 Registry Window c.d.s.'s, blue crayon Registry cross front and back (applied over the stamps), plus straightline "Registered" handstamp, Muller Type 6 etiquette and Karachi D Registry label on front; backflap bears imprint of the National Bank of India/Karachi imprint, and is sealed by the same in red wax, with the variant spelling "Kurrachee"; a fresh cover addressed to The Westminster Bank in EC2, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:21:17 EST
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Lot No: 41
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India, 1932 (Dec. 2), Multi-Franking Cover sent Kabul to Dresden, Mailed at Peshawar. A striking example of cross-border cooperation; sent by a Fritz Stäber in Kabul, Afghanistan (per his bilingual return address on backflap) to family in Dresden; the cover was brought across the border to Peshawar, where it was franked with the appropriate 10a Indian postage (comprising an 8a First Issue Airmail plus a ½a, 1a and pair of 3a King George V definitives) and cancelled; straightline "15.Dez. 1932" handstamp (German receiver?) on front; without backstamps; cover ever so slightly reduced at left, still a Very Fine cover and pretty, one of the earliest Airmail covers from Afghanistan. Estimate $350 - 500
It was normal for Afghan mail to be carried to Peshawar for mailing overseas. This cover made its way along the Peshawar—Karachi—Athens—Germany route. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:21:45 EST
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Lot No: 42
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India, 1933-46, Group of Nine Covers to Foreign Destinations. A lovely little selection with final destinations of Austria, Burma, China, Germany, Iraq, Irish Free State, Luxembourg (scarce), Switzerland and the U.S.; cover to Basra (14 SEP 42) with Censor's tape and "Passed" handstamp; cover to Shanghai (1½a King George VI postal stationery uprated by 1½a adhesives on reverse) with manuscript "By C.N.A.C. Via Callcutta [sic]/Air Mail, To Shanghai"; most with transits or receivers; condition ranges from near-pristine to smallish faults, but generally Fine to Very Fine+, all imaged on the web; inspect. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:21:57 EST
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Lot No: 43
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India, 1933 (Apr. 5), Maryse Hiltz First Flight Cover, Calcutta to Rangoon. Bearing a fabulous example of the commemorative cachet of a black elephant on straw background; three-line French handstamp front and back reading "Transported to Hanoi/Returned to Calcutta by 'Air Orient'/to be posted"; 1a & 3p postage cancelled Calcutta Sorting 24 Apr 33 c.d.s.; two indistinct Calcutta receivers (one Park Street) on reverse along with Stephen H. Smith signature, a fresh cover; horizontal fold through middle of address is not immediately discernable, Very Fine, only 90 covers flown. Muller 115 (1,750 points). Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 375.00
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Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:22:23 EST
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Lot No: 44
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India, 1933 (July 1 & July 7), First Flight Covers, Imperial Airways & Indian Trans-Continental Airways, London—Karachi—Calcutta. Both covers with special "Opening of the Regular Air Mail Service" cachet, the first sent London to Calcutta franked with pair of 4d King George V definitives and cancelled "London E.C./30 JU/33" double-ring c.d.s.; additional same-day wavy-line machine c.d.s. inverted at bottom with reverse bearing boxed pictorial "Karachi-Calcutta/8 JUL 33/First/Airmail" cachet and Calcutta 9 JUL slogan delivery cancel; second, addressed to Asansol (and redirected to England) bears 3a3p in Indian King George V definitives cancelled Calcutta G.P.O./10 JLY 33 while reverse shows similar flight cachet (though reading Calcutta-Karachi/11 JLY. 33" and Asansol 12 JLY Delivery and 22 Aug (redirect?) c.d.s.'s; London-to-Calcutta cover with central vertical file fold and small hinge remnant, still a Very Fine pair. Muller India 117, GB 229. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:22:42 EST
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Lot No: 45
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India, 1937-47, Trio of Airmail Covers with Official Stamps. One bearing King George V "Service" overprinted stamps sent from the 6th (Lucknow) Infantry Brigade to the War Department in Whitehall (cancelled Lucknow 23 JUN 37); one with 14a "Service"-inscribed King George VI definitives to Cleveland with manuscript "O.H.M.S." and "By Air Mail" along with "Despatcher,/Delhi Polytechnic" handstamp on front (sent 1946); the last a 1947 (? c.d.s.'s indistinct) oversized O.H.M.S. cover franked by 1R13½a King George VI definitives (1R overprinted, remainders inscribed, "Service"), sent Registered to Philadelphia, with two "Registered" handstamps and Registry label, along with two-line violet "Criminal Investigation Department/Special Branch" handstamp at lower left; file folds to Registered cover, the others opened a little roughly, still Fine to Very Fine+, an interesting lot. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 180.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:22:54 EST
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Lot No: 46
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India, 1937 (Mar. 15), Letter (with Cover) datelined Belur to St. Louis, Mentioning Dinner with the Lindberghs in India. Cover is franked with an irregular block of three ½a plus a pair of 4a King George V definitives tied by two strikes of "Liluah/15 MAR 37" cancels, with an interesting tombstone "Liluah/Due/ as." marking below (no value indicated)—but the star of this lot is the enclosed four-page letter written by one Tanturo Sojo (Tojo?) to "Baroness G. Wedellsborg" at the Gatesworth Hotel in St. Louis; the author mentions meeting the Lindberghs at the house of freedom fighter and poet Sarojini Naidu, providing a brief glimpse into the publicity-shy Lindbergh's sense of humor; also mentioned are Tibet explorer Sir. Francis Younghusband and artist Edith Emerson; a fascinating read; approximate 9mm separation along horizontal fold of letter at spine, otherwise Very Fine, a unique piece of history. Estimate $350 - 500
While boasting a bilingual "By Air Mail" etiquette, the Due marking suggests the Airmail rate was underpaid. But given that there is no amount indicated as due, plus the red marking that partially cancels the etiquette, the letter may well have travelled to Missouri via Surface Mail. Lindbergh was in India, according to a Feb. 22, 1927, New York Times article, "to discuss possibilities of linking India in a world-wide air mail chain formed by alliance of Pan American Airways with the British Imperial Airways." . Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:23:16 EST
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Lot No: 47
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India, 1937 (May 10), 25th Anniversary Glenn Martin Newport Harbor Flight Cover, Newport Beach to Patiala State. With large photogravure cachet at left recounting and picturing Glenn L. Martin and his first seaplane flight over any part of the Pacific; franked by a vertical pair of Scott US #C19 (bottom stamp fault lower right) tied by Newport Beach, Calif May 10 wavy-line machine cancel; red manuscript notation "Via Air Mail & Catalina" on front; Balboa Island, Calif. May 10 flag machine cancel on reverse, along with Patiala/Dely/12 JUN 37/Patiala State" and "Solan/Dely/13 JUN 37" receivers; backflap further carries a four-line commemorative handstamp, Very Fine, a colorful and uncommon commemorative cover with China Clipper connections. AAMC SH703 var. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:23:31 EST
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Lot No: 48
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India, 1937 (Dec. 5), Recovered from Crash of Cygnus Flight, Karachi-London. Recovered at sea off Brindisi; without stamps as usual (and thus missing most of the postmark as well); cover bears appropriate violet boxed four-line cachet—one of several cachets used for mail to Great Britain, nearly Very Fine. Nierinck 371205c. Estimate $150 - 200
The Cygnus overturned and sank when taking off from Brindisi, killing one passenger and one crew member. The mail from the Far and Near East (120,000) was recovered. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 80.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:23:43 EST
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Lot No: 49
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India, 1938, British G.P.O. Informational Folder for Second Stage of the Empire Air Mail Scheme. A lovely tri-paneled folder in amazingly pristine condition, outlining the new services for, as it is titled, "Mails for East and South Africa, India, Malaya, etc."; all First Class mail for points African or Asian could now be posted in ordinary letter boxes (rather than the blue Air Mail boxes) without etiquettes or other "Airmail" indications; folder lists destinations covered by the new scheme, provides new postage rates for First and Second Class mail, shows time saved by posting by Air rather than Surface, service frequency and posting requirements; tape strip on left panel, otherwise Very Fine, the Scheme's Second Stage was inaugurated Feb. 23, 1938; an interesting Airmail collateral. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:23:55 EST
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Lot No: 50
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India, 1938 (Nov. 21), Group of 17 Air Service of India First Flight Covers, Bombay-Kathiawar. Each bearing 2a postage in various combinations of King George V/King George VI definitives, from different legs of both the outbound and return flights; violet (some verging to black) "[flight leg] First Flight" two-line handstamp and boxed three-line cachet; Bombay-Kathiawar cacheted covers include (color of cachet): magenta Bhavnagar to Rajkot, to Jamnagar and to Porbandar; black Rajkot to Jamnagar and to Porbandar; and violet Jamnagar to Porbandar (2); Kathiawar-Bombay include magenta Rajkot to Bhavnagar, Rajkot to Bombay & Bhavnagar to Bombay; black Porbandar to Jamnagar (slightly reduced at left), to Rajkot, to Bhavnagar and to Bombay; violet Jamnagar to Rajkot, to Bhavnagar and to Bombay, Fine to Very Fine+, the entire flight by segment. Muller 136 (4,250 points). Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-20-2018, 09:24:07 EST
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Lot No: 51
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India, c. 1939, Censored Cover, sent Bombay to Ohio. 10R5½a postage (King George VI definitives) cancelled by pair of date-indeterminate Bombay machine c.d.s.'s; cover addressed to Auditing Dept. of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in Akron; bilingual "By Air Mail" etiquette with manuscript "via India Logos. U.S.A." beneath; "Opened by Censor" tape 28C with "DHC/103" straightline handstamp on front and octagonal crowned "Passed DHC/80" handstamp reverse; vertical file fold at left, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
