Great Britain Stamps & Covers - Oct. 2023 AIRMAILS
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2557
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1919 RAILWAY STRIKE AIRMAIL COVER - 1st-DAY FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO MANCHESTER; Fine 30 Sept. 1919 env. endorsed "By Aeroplane" and addressed to Manchester franked by KGV 1/- (2; for the Air Fee) plus 1½d (for postage) tied by mostly fine 30 Sept. (8.15PM; year unclear but must be 1919) "LONDON W.C." c.d.s.'s The Emergency Flights started on 1st Oct., so this cover was carried on the first London-Manchester flight. Rare.Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2558
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1919 1st FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO PARIS: 10 Nov 1919 env from London to France bearing KGV 1d, 1½d & 2/6d with m/s "Per Mail Express" and typed "BY AERIAL POST" carried on the 1st London to Paris flight. Note the 1st flight was scheduled for the 10th Nov but was in fact flown on the 11th. Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2559
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1920 THREE EARLY FLOWN COVERS: 19 July 1920 env (faults) from London to Brussels with a fine red "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" h.s. at the 10½d rate. 17 Aug 1920 env. registered from London to Paris without "BY AIR MAIL" label which was issued the day prior but with a fine red "AIRMAIL" h.s. 2 Dec 1920 env. registered from London to Paris with a fine "AIR MAIL" hs. Cross Reference: BELGIUM, FRANCE (Image)
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Lot No: 2561
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FINAL TRANSATLANTIC/TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT PRIOR TO US ENTRY; 15 Nov. 1941 censored env. 'by air mail via transatlantic and transpacific' to New Zealand franked GB KGVI 7d block of four + 2/6d tied by oval d.s. and with London WC1 reg. label affixed. Greymouth octagonal reg. d.s. on rear. Very rare. Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, REDIRECTED & TURNED MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
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Lot No: 2563
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Cat No: Collection
ISLE OF MAN GROUP: 1930s group of Air Mail covers to/from Isle of Man. Includes first and last scheduled flights of Blackpool & West Coast Air Services and later re-incarnations as West Coast Air Services and British Airways Ltd IOM.., 3 covers being pilot signed. Lot also inc. 4 reproduction postcards. (7 covers) Cross Reference: ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Lot No: 2564
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Cat No: Collection
1930s/40s FIRST FLIGHTS, AIRLINE VIGNETTES ON COVER, SCHEDULES, ETC: Miscellany including many First Flight/Last Flight covers inc. Great Western, Hillman's, North Eastern Airways, Westcountry Air Services, Guernsey Airways, Jersey Airways, Allied Airways, International Airlines Ltd., Midland & Scottish Air Ferries, ec. Also 4 R.A.S./G.P.O. timetables, a program for the International Air Post Exhibition, London, May 1934 and some photos. A fine selection (c.28 flown cards/covers plus 10 other items) (Image)
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Lot No: 2565
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Cat No: Collection
ORKNEY GROUP INC. FIRST AIR MAIL SERVICE & EMERGENCY FLIGHT: Includes 29 May 1934 Highland Airways Inverness to Kirkwall First Air Mail Flight illustrated cover with vignette & 'Orcadian' advert, 29 May 1934 Highland Airways Kirkwall to Inverness First Air Mail Flight illustrated cover with vignette and pilot signed; 24 Dec. 1937 pair of covers, inscribed "FIRST UNOFFICIAL AIR MAIL/FAIR ISLE-ORKNEY/CHRISTMAS 1937" (and vice-versa), both pilot signed. 14 Dec. 1938 commercial cover carried on 17 Dec. 1938 Scottish Airways 'Emergency' flight Kirkwall to North Ronaldshay and 31 Jul. 1939 Scottish Airways Ltd. First Scheduled Air Mail Flight with KEVIII 1½d franking. (6 covers) (Image)
