CRASH MAIL: Feb. 1932 damaged env. (stamps washed off) from Buenos Aires with spectacular v. fine giant purple N.320227a "Accident d'Avion/Correspondences recuilles en mer/NE PAS TAXER" (only recorded in black by Nierinck) on reverse; the plane crashed off the coast of Brazil & the mail was washed up on a beach near Sarita. Plus June 1935 fine env. to Switzerland with Brazil $3.50 & $7 tied by Bahia machine but from Tornado forced down in sea (N.350629) and taken on by SS Westphalen's seaplane, being refuelled by Graf Zeppelin en route across the Atlantic. (2 covers)Cross Reference: BRAZIL, ARGENTINA (Image)
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1953 COMET CRASH - A VERY LARGE ENVELOPE: 1 May 1953 very large. "AIR MAIL" env. (610 x 250 mm) from Singapore with printed address to London and a v fine "SALVAGED MAIL/"Comet" Crash/. Near Calcutta/2nd. May 1953" h.s. and attached along foot over edge "G Crown R/GENERAL POST OFFICE./Found open or damaged/and officially Secured" bi-lingual labels. Usual creasing and faults associated with such an item. Cross Reference: INDIA, SINGAPORE (Image)
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1919 FIRST DAY OF USE OF "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" HANDSTAMP: 13 Nov 1913 env. from London to Paris bearing KGV 2½d & 2/6d seahorse with two clear red strikes of the "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" h.s. Fine. Note:the "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" h.s. was not available on the first flight of the London to Paris service. The 1st day of use was 13 Nov 1919 as illustrated by this rare cover. Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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1920 RARE HANDSTAMP TRIAL: 19 June 1920 env. headed "EXPRESS" env from London to Chatou, France bearing 2½d and 2/6d seahorse, he env has three partial red strikes of the rare white on red relief "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" h.s. Ex A S Newall. Note; this rare experimental h.s. was applied on mail intended for the London to Paris,and London to Brussels flights from 30 jun 1920 but was shortly abandoned. Cross Reference: FRANCE, BELGIUM (Image)
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1920 ENVELOPE TO SWITZERLAND: 14 July 1920 env from London by air to Paris then by train to Switzerland bearing KGV 2½d (continental letter rate) and 1/- pair (air mail fee) with good strikes of the red "AIR MAIL" hs. A good item. Cross Reference: FRANCE, SWITZERLAND (Image)
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THE EARLIEST AIR MAIL LABEL:14 Sept 1920 postcard from Torquay to Amsterdam with KGV 4d and a 1st type "BY AIR MAIL" P25 label (the earliest recorded day of use). 17 Aug 1920 and unused imprint block of six "BY AIR MAIL" P25 labels. 24 Oct 1920 env to Sweden and 20 Oct 1920 env to Amsterdam, each with examples of the early "BY AIR MAIL" P25 labels. 1921 Summer regulations leaflet regarding the use of "By Air Mail" labels. (5 items) (Image)
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1921-28 EXPRESS AIRMAIL COVERS:26 June 1921 env. registered express from Middlesborough via France to Switzerland with a good "POST OFFICE/EXPRESS" label and 1st type "By Air Mail" label. 27 Sept 1922 env registered from Bromley to Rome with "POST OFFICE/EXPRESS" label and a deep blue "BY AIR MAIL" label. 12 Nov 1925 env registered from Liverpool to Brussels with "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" h.s. and relevant labels. 21 March 1928 env registered from Downham to Sicily with relevant labels. A fine quartet. Cross Reference: BELGIUM (Image)
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1923-29 AN INTERESTING GROUP OF FLOWN COVERS AND AIR MAIL LABELS inc. 12 June 1923 env. from Edinburgh to Vienna with a 1st type "BY AIR MAIL" label; 18 April 1923 env. by R.A.F. desert service from London via Cairo to Baghdad with a similar label; 19 Dec. 1924 env. registered from London to France with a lightly struck boxed "NO FLIGHT/SENT BY ORDINARY/SERVICE" h.s. with a good dark blue "BY IR MAIL" vignette; 16 May 1923 env. from Cologne to London by the army postal service; 21 May 1924 large env. flown from Belfast to Liverpool by Alan Cobham; 28 Sept. 1927 env. from London to Moscow; 20 June 1929 env. from Irvin to Calcutta. All bear "BY AIR MAIL" labels. (16 covers + 22 unused labels) Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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1927 BAGHDAD-CAIRO FIRST FLIGHT: 7 Jan. 1927 env. registered from Baghdad to Grantham carried on the 1st Imperial Airways Baghdad to Cairo flight then by steamer from Port Said to London. An attractive item. Cross Reference: EGYPT (Image)
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1931 AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND FLIGHT WITH REFERENCE TO W.A. INVERTED SWAN:19 Nov 1931 printed env. flown on the special Australia to UK Christmas flight. The contents inc. "I once had an exciting afternoon in the Strand & sold a stamp for £100!! it was the blue 4d Western Australia with swan inverted, but only has that sort of luck once" . Also 10 Dec 1931 env.from Edinburgh flown on the Australian National Airways experimental flight To Australia by Charles Kingsford Smith (pilot signed), bears a fine example of the 1931 air mail label. Note; the W.A. stamp is obviously the inverted frame SG £180,000!!. Cross Reference: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA (Image)
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1934 COVERS TO S. AMERICA:9 Feb 1934 env from London to Brazil marked via France (as no service existed) sent via Senegal then by boat to Natal and onward by air to Brazil, bears 1/- & 2/6d seahorse. 21 Aug 1935 env. from London bearing KGV 6d, 1/- and 2/6d seahorse to Peru. 10 June 1936 env bearing KGV 3d, 9d pair & 2/6d seahorse from London to Buenos Ayres flown via Stuttgart, Bathurst, Natal and Brazil. Three interesting covers. Cross Reference: BRAZIL (Image)
