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Postal History, Foreign The L.V. Pont Collection of Early Air Mail Postal
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1487
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.5 2nd Experimental Flight Delhi to Akyab Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.3, with MAY.8 Akyab receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple 3-line cachet on front. Some light stains, else very fine and rare, with only 6 covers carried. (Image)
Est $ 500
Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 240.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:46:28 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1488
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.5 2nd Experimental Flight Allahabad to Calcutta Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.4, with MAY.6 Calcutta receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is black 3-line cachet on front. The entire cover has been stained (perhaps on purpose?) in light blue, and there is a small hole through one of the stamps, still fine with 37 items carried. (Image)
Est $ 100
Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:47:58 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1489
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection
1931.MAY.5 Group of Four Different 2nd Experimental Flight Covers, Karachi to Calcutta (20 covers flown), Jodhpur to Allahabad (6 covers flown), Jodhpur to Calcutta (10 covers flown) and Delhi to Calcutta (147 covers flown, back is stained). A rare group of covers, all signed by Stephen Smith, overall very fine. (Image)
Est $ 1,000
Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 450.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:48:27 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1490
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.6 2nd Experimental Flight Calcutta to Akyab Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.4, with MAY.6 Akyab receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple 3-line cachet on front. Very fine, with only 20 items carried. (Image)
Est $ 300
Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:49:40 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1491
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.6 2nd Experimental Flight Calcutta to Victoria Point Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.4, with MAY.10 Victoria Point / Mergui receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple 3-line cachet on front and back. Very fine, with 48 items carried. (Image)
Est $ 150
Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 110.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:50:31 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1492
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.25 2nd Experimental Flight Akyab to Calcutta Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.21, with MAY.25 Calcutta receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is blue green pictorial cachet on front. A very fine and rare cover, with only 17 items carried. (Image)
Est $ 400
Opening C$ 95.00
Sold...C$ 95.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:51:09 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1493
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.25 2nd Experimental Flight Rangoon to Akyab Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.20, with MAY.25 Akyab receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple pictorial cachet on front. A very fine and rare cover, with only 5 covers carried. (Image)
Est $ 500
Opening C$ 95.00
Sold...C$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:52:04 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1494
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.25 2nd Experimental Flight Rangoon to Calcutta Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.20, with MAY.25 Calcutta receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple pictorial cachet on front. A very fine cover, with 57 items carried. (Image)
Est $ 100
Opening C$ 85.00
Sold...C$ 110.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:52:46 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1495
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.26 Calcutta to Allahabad Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.21, with MAY.25 Allahabad receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is deep purple pictorial cachet on front. Bit of overall aging, still fine with only 61 items flown. (Image)
Est $ 100
Opening C$ 85.00
Sold...C$ 85.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:53:10 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1496
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.26 Calcutta to Delhi Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.21, with MAY.26 Delhi receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is deep purple pictorial cachet on front. Very fine, with only 37 items flown. (Image)
Est $ 250
Opening C$ 75.00
Sold...C$ 75.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:53:30 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1497
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.26 Allahabad to Delhi Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.23, with MAY.26 Delhi receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is deep purple pictorial cachet on front and back. A few small stains, still very fine, with only 45 items flown. (Image)
Est $ 250
Opening C$ 75.00
Sold...C$ 80.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:54:07 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1498
Symbol: Cvr
1931.MAY.31 First Flight from Rangoon to Akyab, mailed Rangoon on APR.30 and addressed to Stephen Smith in Akyab, with MAY.3 receivers on back. Illustrated cachet cover has a blue-green 3-line cachet reading "First Flight / By Southern Cross VH - USU. / Pilot Commander Kingsford Smith" and small boxed cachet in purple reading "First Airmail / Burma to England". Smith signature on back, very fine and rare, with only 13 items carried. (Image)
Est $ 500
Opening C$ 85.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:54:36 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1499
Symbol: Cvr
1931.JUL.1 Emergency Flight From Delhi to Jodhpur, left Delhi (Civil Aerodrome) on JUL.1, with Jodhpur receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is a black 4-line cachet on front reading "EMERGENCY FLIGHT / Carried By / CAPT. DUGGAN. / DELHI FLYING CLUB.". A few small stains, still very fine, and described by Mr. Pont as "scarce". (Image)
Est $ 200
Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 110.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:55:01 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1500
Symbol:
1931.JUL.24 First Day of Issue of the 4a Air Mail Stationery Card, mailed from Calcutta to England, with a GB ½d KGV added, cancelled by AUG.5 Birmingham datestamp. Signed on back by Stephen Smith, dated JUL.4. Tiny corner bend, still overall very fine with small annotation suggesting this is one of only 4 produced. (Image)
Est $ 300
Opening C$ 55.00
Sold...C$ 325.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:56:31 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1501
Symbol: Cvr
1931.AUG.10 Croydon to Shanghai Flight by the American Aviators Charles and Gladys Day, with two covers, both franked with a 1a KGV and ½a pictorial definitives and both addressed to Stephen Smith in Calcutta, both also have a handstamped date "3 SEP 1931", the day the couple actually left Calcutta. The first cover was flown from Calcutta to Rangoon bearing a photographic vignette of Mrs Day tied by the "American Flyers" 3-line cachet. Second cover is similar but with a different cachet in the shape of India. Both have a second strike of the purple cachet on back. Both very fine and scarce, with only 14 covers flown. (Image)
Est $ 500
Opening C$ 1,000.00
Sold...C$ 1,000.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:58:28 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1502
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection
1931.DEC.29 Delhi Flying Club First Flight, Karachi to Delhi, a group of 11 similar covers, all with the same violet cachet and all addressed to Stephen Smith. There is a mix of Karachi and Karachi Air datestamps on front, and all have a Calcutta JAN.5.1932 receiver on back, alongside Smith signature. A few small faults on some, else overall fine or better. (Image)
Est $ 200
Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 275.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 16:59:10 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1503
Symbol: Cvr
1931.DEC.31 Hazaribagh to Calcutta Pigeongram, carried by homing pigeon "Dynamite", with red Park Street Calcutta c.d.s. canceling ½a stamp. Signed by Stephen Smith on back, and still contains its missive, partially reading "A message for 1932 from His Excellency The Viceroy HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY, etc..." which is also signed by Smith. Very fine. (Image)
Est $ 200
Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 17:00:32 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1504
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection
1931 Group of Nine Different First Flight Covers, mailed on APR.10 (India to GB), APR.13 (Allahabad to Calcutta, 148 flown), APR.13 (Calcutta to Rangoon, 228 covers flown), APR.13 (Allahabad to Port Darwin Australia, 91 covers flown), APR.30 (Rangoon to Calcutta, 225 covers flown), APR.30 (Rangoon to Allahabad, 60 covers flown), MAY.1 (Calcutta to Allahabad, 142 covers flown), MAY.1 (Calcutta to Allahabad, 142 covers flown) and MAY.4 (Calcutta to Rangoon, 94 covers flown). Many different cachets, frankings, etc. some with small faults, still a useful group, all scanned online. (Image)
Est $ 500
Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 475.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 17:01:12 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1505
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection
1932.JAN.5-6 Group of Six Different Delhi Flying Club First Flight Covers, each with a 2-line cachet (in green, purple or black) reading "First Flight / DELHI FLYING CLUB". Flights includes are Jodhpur to Hyderabad (9 covers flown), Delhi to Hyderabad (13 covers flown), Jodhpur to Delhi, Delhi to Karachi 917 covers flown)i, Delhi to Hyderabad and Delhi to Johdpur (16 covers flown). All with receivers on back alongside Stephen Smith signatures. (Image)
Est $ 500
Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 210.00
Closed..Jun-26-2020, 17:01:46 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 33
Lot No: 1506
Symbol: Cvr
1932.JAN.13 Haliburton-Stephens Flight Cover Over the Himalayas, carried by "The Flying Carpet", with two yellow and red descriptive labels plus a purple handstamp on front and back reading "American Fliers / In Stearland Biplane". The front shows a signature from the pilot and back is signed by Stephen Smith, very fine. 50 covers were flown. (Image)
