EXTRAORDINARY AIR MISCELLANY: Official Royal Aero Club 54 page Official Programme for the 12 Sep. 1931 Schneider Trophy Contest in very fine condition; colourful c.1934 large folded poster advertising Imperial Airways planes and routes. Excellent condition; c.1930 A5 size promotional leaflet for Blue Air Mail Boxes and where to find them. Also, a most unusual Air France "Around the World" flight cover. Initially posted on 16 Oct. 1937 at the Paris Tourism Exhibition, then onwards via Brazil ( 21 Oct.), USA (25 Oct.), Hong Kong (11 Nov.) and back to Paris (22 Nov) with relevant cancels acquired en route. (4 items) Cross Reference : FRANCE (Image)
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EARLY & PRE-WWII AIRMAILS: 1908-1939 mainly on well written-up display pages inc. 1908 unused PPC of the Voison aircraft used in the Issy-le-Moulineaux record breaking flight; 1909 first aviation meeting at Blackpool PPC of "CODY IN FLIGHT" with "BLACKPOOL/9PM/OC 14/09" and message reading "Going back to Spt - tonight. Back again on Monday, strong winds - no flying yet - & no machines arrived, sea rough."; 1909 aviation meeting held at Bethany, France PPC showing Count de Lambert flying; 1910 aviation meeting at Lyon 6 PPCs of planes and pilots; 1911 first UK aerial post PPC with Sept. 9 datestamp; 1929 Brisbane to Charleville inaugural flight cover; 1932 Ship to Shore catapult mail S.S. Bremen to New York; early German, Hungarian, Swiss, French, Italian, Polish, Swedish, USA, and SCADTA post, transatlantic mail, etc., loose early postcards and covers, plus a 1911 "Carrera Aeroplanos Valencia - Alicante" book of rules. A fine and comprehensive lot. Viewing highly recommended. (89 cards & covers) (Image)
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MAIL FLOWN BY THE MILITARY 1912-1956: a well written-up display of cards & covers (plus some loose) inc. 1912 Nancy to Luneville first airmail experiment with special token adhesive stamp; 1914 Siege of Przemysl cards; 1918 USA first regular airmail service Washington to Philadelphia with "SEND A LETTER BY AIRPLANE,/ESPECIALLY TO ONE 'OVER THERE',/IT WILL BE A REAL TREAT" cachet; 1918 Austro-Hungarian Military Mail Service post; 1919 original pass letter carried by RAF pilots carrying mail in case they were shot down; and many others in excellent condition. Also includes a folder of notes & magazine articles, etc. relating to the subject and Bridging the Continents in Wartime: Important Airmail Routes 1939-45 by Aitink & Hovenkamp (2005). (43 posted items) Cross Reference : MILITARY (Image)
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MONACO 1914 AIR RALLY, DAILY MAIL 1912 WATERPLANE, 1927 LONDON-KENYA, 1927 LONDON-BASRA, 1928 LONDON-STOCKHOLM, ETC: Fascinating group of mostly 1920s or earlier flown cards & covers incl. PPC produced for 1914 Monaco Air Rally. One of a small number flown b Pierre Verrier from London to France on 2 Apr. 1914 arriving Monaco 15 Apr. after problems. Card bears a special vignette cancelled by the circular Rally cachet. Also 10 Mar. 1927 cover from London to Kisumu, Kenya redirected to Sutton Coldfield, with boxed red cachet "Service officially arranged to/operate from London March 10/1927, but abandoned owing to/breakdown of Hydroplane on/Lake Victoria"; 20 Jun. 1928 cover London to Stockholm, first experimental Night Flight, 21 Jun. 1927 cover from the Nottingham Philatelic Congress (special c.d.s.) to Abadan, Iran, etc. Various other interesting covers. Viewing worthwhile. (13 cards/covers) (Image)
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ACCUMULATION 1917-53 but mainly 1920s-40s mostly commercial mail from and to a wide variety of international locations but also inc. first & experimental flight covers, a 1934 env. Brazil to Germany via Natal with a fine "SERVICO AEREO/TRANSATLANTICO/CONDOR-LUFTHANSA" cachet, a 1941 Melbourne to UK env. endorsed "Via New Zealand-USA-England by Trans Pacific & Atlantic Clipper", a 1942 censored env. & letter from Italy to Australia with a v. fine "POW CAMP/MYRTLEFORD, VIC." cachet, a 1944 Turkey to USA registered env. censored in Free FrenchLevant & in Calcutta, a 1948 censored Australia to South Africa env. with a "FIRST DIRECT FLIGHT/Sydney-Johannesburg/Quantas Empire Airways" cachet, and many other equally interesting items inc. postcards of aircraft and pilots, etc. (24), 4 small contemporary newspaper cuttings of airplane disasters/missing pilots, and some stock pages of airmail postage stamps. Viewing highly recommended. (55 envs. + postcards & stamps) (Image)
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SPECIAL FLIGHTS: 1919-1972 set of envs. and postcards mainly carried on special services on well written display sheets inc. 1918 South Africa "MAKE YOUR 6d FLY" card; 1919 Versailles Peace Conference censored cover with stamp tied by "ARMY POST OFFICE S.5" cds;, 1925 Cape Town to Durban service env. with a partial S.A. AIR MAIL/S.A. LUGPOS" special cancel; 1933 Pander Postjaeger Holland to NEI mail-only test flight commemorative postcard, plus another commemorating the flight's delay in Italy!; 1934 MacRobertson London to Melbourne Air Race official env. signed by the crew of the only plane to land at Bangkok, plus 2 unused postcards of other pilots; 1953 Christchurch Air Race KLM env. posted from Holland with a v. fine commemorative cachet (not on display sheet); and 1972 Opening of Hookers Point Airport, Falkland Islands commemorative cover from Argentina to 'Las Malvinas'. All in v. fine condition. (10) (Image)
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EARLY ANGLO IRISH AIR MAILS: 1924-29 group incl. 26 Aug. 1929 env. to Otley carried on first Galway-London Air Mail flight with official oval cachet in red and cover from the 'unofficial' return flight of same day flown by Col. Russell. One of very few carried and rare thus. Also 2 May 1924 cover from Experimental Belfast-Liverpool flight of Alan Cobham with violet s/l cachet "Belfast-Liverpool 1st Trip."; 24 Sep. 1928 cover flown Belfast to Liverpool and inscribed "BY FLYING BOAT/LIVERPOOL CIVIC WEEK/(September 24th to 29th 1928)/EXPERIMENTAL AIR MAIL/LIVERPOOL-BELFAST-LIVERPOOL". Three further covers from the Sep./Oct. Irish Sea flights, two of these with violet "NO FLIGHT" cachets and one of these, postmarked 1 Oct., having "NO FLIGHT" crossed out and endorsed "Held over to 2 Oct." (due to fog).Rare thus. Only 15 recorded. (7 covers) Cross Reference : IRELAND (Image)
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COMMONWEALTH FIRST FLIGHT COLLECTION: The c.1925-73 range of first flight covers, with much emphasis on Canada & South Africa, both internal & international flights. Earliest cover is 28 Feb. 1925 Durban to Capetown, several 1931 GB to Africa Imperial Airways covers, range of 1930/31 Canada internal routes with pictorial cachets (9), group of 10 first flight covers 1936-41 from Nigeria to various destinations, etc. We also note 5 different Nov. 1973 Air Rhodesia first flights completed on illegally purchased Boeing 720s. (c.53) (Image)
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ALAN COBHAM FLIGHTS - SIGNED CARD, ETC: Group of cards/covers incl. 1925-26 special souvenir card issued by aeronautical magazine "Flight", inscribed Imperial Airways Survey Flight London-Capetown. Special vignette cancelled with the oval cachet "SPECIAL AIR MAIL/16-11-25/LONDON" in violet, and posted on arrival in Capetown 23 Feb. 1926 with KGV 2d franking. Signed by Cobham on reverse. Also, a cover from Calcutta-Karachi dated 18 Feb. 1925 carried on the 20 Nov. 1924 to 17 Mar. 1925 London-Rangoon-London Survey Flight and engineer-signed (AB Elliot) cover from the Calcutta-London leg of the flight 18 Feb.-17 Mar. 1925; c.20 Jul. 1926 cover carried on the Karachi-Calcutta leg of the 30 Jun.-15 Aug. 1926 London-Melbourne flight. It was on this flight that engineer Elliot was shot and killed over Iraq. Lot also incl. 12 Feb. 1925 cover from Liverpool to Durban, flown on the Capetown-Durban route on 2 Mar. 1925 (one of 260 items of mail carried) and an original brochure/timetable advertising the route. (5 flown cards/covers plus 4 others) Cross Reference : SOUTH AFRICA (Image)
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BRITISH AIR MAILS: Binder with the collection of mostly 1920s/30s Air Mails from UK to mainly Foreign destinations. Many examples of changing rates during the period covered. Several 'First Flights' present. We note 31 May 1933 env. to Holland with "House of Commons" postmark. Lot also includes two "Pioneer" Air Mails from GB to Holland being 23 Sept. 1920 postcard from London to Rotterdam endorsed m/s "Air post", and 4 Oct. 1920 env. from Huddersfield to Amsterdam with pale blue etiquette. This was a short-lived service operating during the latter half of 1920. (c.65 covers) Cross Reference : NETHERLANDS (Image)
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SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE/SCHNEIDER TROPHY COLLECTION: Two binders with the c.1927 to modern collection of cards, covers, stamps, WWII badges, photos, etc. celebrating the Spitfire, its precursors and the Schneider Trophy. Amongst the better earlier items we find a range of mainly real photo type PPCs relating to Schneider Trophy & Sea Planes.We note 7 Nov. 1928 'London-Orient' Flight cover to Philadelphia flown Puerto Princesa to Manila with large blue pictorial cachet and 9 Nov. 1928 cover with First Day use of the L.O.F. overprint on Philippines 4c red. Also 12 Sep. 1931 cover London to Florida franked KGV 1½d brown with special cancel "ROYAL AERO CLUB/SCHNEIDER CONTEST 1931" and Jun. 1941 censored Air Mail env. ex India to UK (with contents) bearing large red label inscribed "MADRAS WAR FUND/SEAL OF VICTORY". Some scarcer modern commemorative flight covers, incl. 1964 pilot signed demo flight, one of only six carried. (c.60+ cards/covers) Cross Reference : AIR STAMPS, AIRCRAFT (Image)
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1929-37 FLIGHTS TO ASIA:A selection of envs. (14) inc. 2 Nov 1929 env. flown on the 2nd of two flights from London to India via Cologne, Nuremberg, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade and Uskub to join the old route at Athens. 1 May 1929 env (faults) from UK to India with boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR/TRANSMISSION BY Direct AIR MAIL" h.s. 30 Mar 1929 Imperial Airways env carried on the 1st flight from England to India. 21 Dec 1929 env from London carried on the 1st extension flight from Karachi to Delhi. 1 Oct 1932 env from London by Imperial 1st flight to India via the Arabian Coast. 9 Dec 1933 "window" env flown on the 1st flight extension from England to Singapore. 1936 Imperial Airways flown cover by special Xmas flight from Karachi to Ceylon. 14 March 1936 env flown on the 1st Australian Airways flight from Croydon to Hong Kong.27 Nov 1937 A test env. from London via the new Penang to Hong Kong route (previously via Bangkok). Also seven related PC's. (Image)
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1930-62 SELECTION OF FLOWN ENVELOPES (25) inc. 25 Sept 1930 env. carried on the 1st British acceptance from London, via Amsterdam, Bangkok & Batavia to Kuala Lumpur. 13 Jan 1931 env. flown on the 1st acceptance for the sea & air service from London via N York to Jamaica. 8 May 1931 env. carried on the 1st British acceptance for the sea & air service from London to Canada. 13 & 30 July 1932 and 13 Aug 1932 envs. carried on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd flights from London to Canada. 1 Apr 1935 env flown by Imperial on the 1st London to Leipzig flight. 1 July 1936 env. carried on the 1st KLM flight from Doncaster to Amsterdam.27 Oct 1938 env flown on the 1st acceptance flight from London via Stuttgart to Lisbon.14 June 1940 flown via "The Horseshoe Route" from Birmingham to N. Zealand. June 1953 Coronation Day illustrated envs (3) flown from London to Ceylon, N Zealand and Sydney. 23 Oct 1950 BEA 1st flight env from London to Barcelona and another 7 Oct 1957 1st flight from London to Tel Aviv. 1 June 1934 KLM 1st Hull to Rotterdam flight env. Also three printed 1941 (2) & 1942 R.A.F dropped leaflets for Germany, Holland & France. A fine lot. (Image)
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MAIL TO/FROM/WITHIN ASIA/FAR EAST 1930-60: a set of 25 cards & covers mainly to or from various European destinations inc. 1946 covers to Holland from Tjideng camp, Batavia (2); 1940/41 covers from the Red Cross in Batavia to Geneva (3) one with "CDT-INTERN-KAMP/14.12.40/KOETATJANE" cds and all with Dutch censor tape; 1941 Hong Kong to Java with violet boxed "NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR" and Dutch censor tape; 1942 UK to India card with large blue boxed "IT IS REGRETTED THAT/THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE/DELIVERED BECAUSE THE/ADDRESSEE IS REPORTED/MISSING"; 1959 Hong Kong to Japan first flight cover; plus other war time censored and post war flights, etc. Also a folder with Japanese air mail 1925-51 (8), and a folder of mainly modern "Return To Sender" air mailed items (52, mostly from/to Thailand). An interesting lot of fine quality material. (85) Cross Reference : INDIA, HONG KONG (Image)
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1931-47 AUSTRALIAN FLIGHTS AND RELATED EPHEMERA:1931-47 The selection of flown envs (8) and a PC inc. 24 Apr. 1931 PC flown on the 2nd experimental flight from London to Australia by Kingsford-Smith. 19 Oct 1934 env. from Mildenhall to Melbourne flown and signed by C E Kay in the England to Australia air race, also a rare official programme of the event. 4 April 1931 printed env. carried on the 1st Imperial Airways England to Australia flight. 18 Dec 1931 printed env. carried on the 1st London to Australia special Xmas flight. 8 Dec 1934 envs (4) carried on various stages of the 1st Imperial Airways/Qantas London to Australia flight. 11 Dec 1947 special env. (pilot signed) flown on the 1st Qantas London to Sydney regular service. Also related PC's (5). 1934 (Nov) P.O. notice relating to the extension of the London India service to Australia. 13 Dec 1929 A copy of "Flight" magazine with a report of the Schneider Trophy race. (20+ items) Cross Reference : AUSTRALIA (Image)
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1931-37 FLIGHTS RELATED TO AFRICA with Imperial Airways 1 May 1931 env. registered and flown on the 1st London to Uganda flight. 26 Feb 1931 env. carried on the experimental flight from London in stages to Mwanga. 9 Dec 1931 envs (2). carried on the 1st Xmas flight from England to S. Africa. 20 Jan 1932 env. flown on the 1st regular from London to Moshi, Tanganyika. And another to Cape Town. 9 Feb 1932 env carried on the 1st London to Nigeria 16 Oct 1936 env. flown on the 1st direct London via Khartoum to Lagos flight. 13 May 1937 env. flown on the Aeromaritime Air France 1st flight from Paris to Pointe Noire. 21 May 1937 large Imperial Airways env from London to Cape Town commemorating the 1000th flight. Also four related PC's and eight booklet adverts. (Image)
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1932-52 AN INTERESTING SELECTION:16 Apr. 1932 Imperial Airways 1st flight env. from London to Limassol with vignette.30 Oct. 1939 1st wartime airmail from Shoreham to Stockholm at the new 5d rate. 29 Dec 1942 large piece from Earlsfield to APO 4330 with "TRANSMITTED BY ORDINARY MAIL/NO AIRGRAPH SERVICE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS".h.s. 29 Nov. 1944 env to HMS Birmingham with smudges "NO AIR MAIL SERVICE AVAILABLE/AIR FEE HAS BEEN REFUNDED" h.s., 7 Apr. 1943 env by air mail from Heworth to Malta G.C. with a tied example of the green cross label.27 June 1944 env. from Henlow Camp to Box 202 (Benbecula) Glasgow. 1942 & 1943 Airgraphs. 19 Apr. 1952 special env. carried on the 1st Airmail to the Falklands by Aquila Airways. (9 items) Cross Reference : CYPRUS, MALTA (Image)
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TRANS-PACIFIC FIRST FLIGHTS GROUP: Collection of 1934-40, mainly first flight covers from various Trans-Pacific routes incl.8 Dec. 1934 London-Australia, Dec. 1937 Auckland to San Francisco, 15 Jul. 1940 Canton Island to NZ (rare, only 60 flown), etc. Various 'Clipper' flights involving Manila, Hawaii, Guam, San Francisco routes, also NZ to New Caledonia, etc. An attractive selection. (c.25 covers) (Image)
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1936-47 CRASH MAIL:1936-47 envs. (10) having various h.s. with 22 Aug 1936 env. from Calcutta to London with on reverse "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER" (flying boat "Scipio"), another with on reverse boxed "DAMAGED BY WATER" h.s. and two found damaged official labels. 1 May 1939 env. from Anmentiers to Cape Town with boxed violet "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER/VLIEGBOOT KORRESPONDENCE DEUR SEEWATER BESKADIG" h.s. (flying boat "Challenger") and on reverse printed label. June 1930 env. from Fitzroy to UK with red "SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURIA" h.s. and on reverse an official label. 4 Dec 1937 O.H.M.S. env from Brindisi to UK with boxed "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER/IN AEROPLANE/ACCIDENT" h.s.1st Oct. 1937 env. from Sydney to London with violet boxed (DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" h.s. (flying boat "Courtier"). 22 Nov 1938 env from Littlehampton to Auckland with violet "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA", 18 Aug 1947 env from Yaumati to UK with boxed violet "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER" h.s. (flying boat "Portland"). 13 March 1954 large env. from Wellington to Birmingham with boxed red" SALVADGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13. 3 1954. h.s. 23 Dec 1954 env4 Dec 19. from London to Ontario with boxed "SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/PRESTWICK 25-12-54" h.s. Some with faults and missing adhesives. Cross Reference : FRANCE, INDIA (Image)
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1936-39 THE "ALL UP" EMPIRE AIRMAIL SCHEME:1937-39 The display collection on 16 pages inc. pamphlets/leaflets (6), Xmas concession labels (2), postcards (2) and envs (11) inc. 7 Mar 1936 env. carried on the 1st London to Malmo flight, 29 June 1937 env. by the new flying boat service from Southampton to Natal and another to Swaziland. 27 Feb 1937 env. from London by 1st airmail without surcharge to Alexandria. 1 Mar 1938 env. registered from the British Industries Fair, Birmingham to India. 23 July 1938 envs. to New Hebrides, Nauru, Sydney and Hong Kong at the All Up 11/2d rate. July 1939 env. from Shanghai to Liverpool with on reverse boxed "ALL LETTER FOR E. & S. AFRICA. EGYPT/PALESTINE. INDIA. BURMA/MALAYA/HONG KONG. AUSTRALIA. N ZEALAND/NOTE/THE/POSTAGE/RATE/11/2D/FOR EACH/HALF/OUNCE" h.s. A fine lot. (21 items) (Image)
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1937 HONG KONG -RARE UNCLAIMED & RETOUR H.S. ON 1st P.A.A. COVER FROM MANILA: 28 April 1937 env from Manila to Hong Kong carried on th 1st flight P.A.A. flight from Manila via Macao to Hong Kong with relevant cachet. On reverse are fine boxed "RETOUR" and "UNCLAIMED/NON RECLAIM" h.s. as applied in Hong Kong and a partial (on edge) "RETURNED LETTER O(FFICE)/HONG KON (G)" c.d.s. Cross Reference : HONG KONG (Image)
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1952-60 B.O.A.C. FIRST FLIGHT ETC. ENVELOPES INC. COMETS 1 & 4:A group of special B.O.A.C. illustrated 1st flight envs. (12) with Comet 1 2 May 1952 London to Johannesburg, 11 Aug 1952 London to Colombo, 3 Apr. London to Tokyo and 13 Oct 1952 London to Singapore. Turbo-Prop Airliner 2 March 1957 London to Sydney, Jet-Prop Airliner 19 Dec 1957 London to New York and 27 Oct 1957 London to Caracas. Comet 4 1 Apr 1959 London to Tokyo, 1 June 1959 London to Singapore, 1 Nov 1959 London to Sydney, 2 Dec 1959 London to Johannesburg and 25 Jan 1960 London to Santiago. Also a large 2 May 1953 env. registered from Singapore to London with violet "SALVAGED MAIL/"Comet" Crash Near Calcutta/2nd May 1953." h.s. A 1st flight Comet 1 ticket (£315) for the 1st London to Johannesburg flight. A fine lot. Cross Reference : SINGAPORE, CHILE, JAPAN, INDIA (Image)
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FAR EAST FIRST FLIGHTS GROUP - HONG KONG, MACAU, INDO-CHINA, PHILIPPINES: 1937/38 group incl. attractive quintet of Macao frankings on 28 Apr. 1937 covers to Hong Kong, Guam, Manila & Hawaii; pair of attractively franked 1938 covers from Hanoi to Hong Kong (Webb 84, 85). Also of note an undated cover ex Szechwan to UK with censor tape and triangular censor mark and 29 Apr. 1937 HK to San Francisco FAM 14 first flight cover. Well worth inspection. (15 covers) Cross Reference : HONG KONG, MACAO (Image)
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HONG KONG - F.A.M. 14 FLIGHTS: 26 April 1937 special printed env. registered and flown by C.N.A.C. from Shanghai to Hong Kong thence by the 1st F.A.M. 14 flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco; 29 April 1937 env. from Hong Kong carried on the 1st flight to San Francisco. also, 21 April 1947 env. from San Francisco to UK carried on the 1st San Francisco to Hong Kong flight. 23 April 1937 env. to New Jersey carried on the 1st Honolulu to Hong Kong flight. 27 April env. to Wisconsin carried on the 1st Guam to Hong Kong flight. All with relevant cachets. A fine group. (5 covers) Cross Reference : HONG KONG (Image)
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POSTCARDS - EARLY BRITISH AVIATION EVENTS: Small box with the collection of early PPCs, used & unused (many real photo types) depicting early aviators and their aeroplanes. Includes Latham at Blackpool, 1909, Hucks at Bristol & Lincoln, Daily Mail events (various) 1912-14, crash at Scarborough Racecourse, August 1913, etc. A fascinating real photo PPC with many of the famous pilots of the time posing at Hendon Aerodrome c.1911/12. Also, a very fine example of the Royal Aero Club Official Programme for the 1911 Daily Mail 'Circuit of Britain' Air Race, very rare, and the Official Programme for the 20 Sep. 1913 'Aerial Derby' at Hendon Aerodrome. Lot also includes c.1930 Air France brochure for Le Bourget-Croydon flights and a small qty. of modern PPCs (c.33 original, early PPCs, 3 'programmes' and small qty. other PPCs/photos) Cross Reference : AIRCRAFT, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
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EUROPEAN ZEPPELIN FLIGHT COVERS; Range with 1929 Pc to Madrid franked Austria 1s, 24g, 50g & 10g with "LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN/MITTEL MEERFAHRT 1929" cachet on front, 1931 airmail env. to France franked Iceland 30a + 2k with Reykjavik reg. label and "LUFTSCHIFF/GRAF ZEPPELIN/ISLANDFAHRT 1931" cachet on front (Sieger 114D), 1931 plain PC or airmail env. to NY franked Netherlands 40c, 21c on 22½c + 1½c or Austria 3s, 50g + 10g both with oval "MIT LUFTSCHIFF/GRAF ZEPPELIN/BEFORDERT" cachet on front, 1931 env. to Budapest franked Hungary 4f (5) + 2p with "A-ZEPPELIN MAGYARORSZAGI/KORREPULESE 1931" cachet on front (Sieger 102Ab), 1936 env. to Basel franked Liechtenstein 50r, 40r, 30r, 20r & 10r with Triesenberg reg. label and "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST/EUROPA-NORDAMERIKA" cachet on front and other related examples. (22 covers) Cross Reference : ICELAND, REGISTERED MAIL, LIECHTENSTEIN, AUSTRIA (Image)
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1928/30 ZEPPELIN COVERS USA TO GERMANY - 1930 5c stationery env. (edge faults) uprated with 65c green & $1.30 brown Zeppelins (SG A687/8 £570 off cover) plus 10c & 20c airmail stamps all tied by Newark duplexes, also 1928 2c stationery env. uprated with various issues (9), both items with different fine purple Zeppelin cachets on the front. (2) Cross Reference : ZEPPELINS, ZEPPELIN MAIL, GERMANY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
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1930 2m BRIGHT BLUE ON ZEPPELIN COVER TO SEVILLE - 19 May 1930 env. to Seville franked with well-tied 1930 2m blue (SG456 £600 off cover) and red circular Zeppelin cachet at lower left. Cross Reference : ZEPPELIN MAIL, SPAIN, GERMANY (Image)
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1931-38 ZEPPELIN MAIL ETC:A selection of envs. (9) & cards (2) inc. 18 Aug. 1931 PC carried on the 2nd Zeppelin flight from Friedrichafen to Hanworth with oval cachet depicting tower bridge. 2 July 1932 PC carried on the 3rd Zeppelin flight to England with yellow cachet depicting St Pauls cathedral, 19 Mar. 1932 env. flown from London to Berlin thence by 1st British Acceptance by Zeppelin to Brazil at the 10d rate, 4 April 1932 env. carried on the 2nd British acceptance from London to Friedrichafen thence by Zeppelin to Recife de Pernambuco and then by Lloyd Boliviano and Brazilian Condor Syndicate to Rio de Janeiro, 3 Feb 1935 large env. from London to Brazil carried by Lufthansa and Zeppelin at the 10/10d rate. Mostly fine. (11 items). Cross Reference : GERMANY (Image)
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1931 DORNIER Do X COVER FROM GERMANY TO CANADA - Jan. 1931 env. to Winnipeg franked with 1926 3m (2, SG 399 £140 each off cover) tied by FRIEDRICHSHAFEN cds and with Dornier cachets (3) on the front along with Rio de Janeiro transit, Winnipeg machine mark on the back. Cross Reference : AIR MAIL COVERS, CANADA, GERMANY (Image)
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Lot No: 215
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ZEPPELIN-WELTFAHRTEN: Large format, 54 page "sticker book" printed 1933 and containing c.264 real-photo type cards (each approx. 60mm x 45mm). With German text, they illustrate the history & development of the Zeppelin to 1932. Most unusual survivor. Cross Reference : ZEPPELIN MAIL, AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS (Image)
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Lot No: 2047
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1907 THE DAILY GRAPHIC BALLOON FLIGHT:12 Oct 1907 Daily Graphic "A Message from Mid-Air" PC to S Wales with written message "I have come from the/Sky hope you are/well. Would you like/to be up in the/"Mammoth"". Without adhesive dotted "MELLERUD" c.d.s., boxed "T." and "2D/I.C./S" h.s. The card was found in December by a local school teacher and sent to Wales with the message "Posted by Mr. Mursow, Mellerud, Sweden/Kind Regards". Fine. (Image)
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Lot No: 2048
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1907 DAILY GRAPHIC BALLOON CARD:14 Oct. 1907 Daily Graphic "A Message from Mid-Air" PC (a little foxed) to Norwich with m/s message "You may like to have/a card posted in mid air/as a curiosity" without adhesives, boxed "T.", "2D/I.S./M2 h.s. and dotted "TOSSE" c.d.s. Note: the card was flown across the N Sea from Crystal Palace to Swede and then posted back. Also a b/w card of the balloon on the ground in Sweden. Cross Reference : SWEDEN (Image)
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Lot No: 2049
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1909-10 EARLY AVIATION MEETING POSTCARDS AND A RARE PROGRAMME PLUS PRESS PASS: 18 Oct) 1909 PC from the unofficial Doncaster meeting (not approved by the Aero Club but believed to be England 1st meeting) to Norwich. 1909 (19, 20 & 21 Oct) cards posted during the 1st Blackpool meeting depicting aircraft and one posted the day prior to the meeting, messages inc. "This is the biplane we saw go up today", "I have had a fair time here seeing the Flying men " and "We have seen some splendid flying ". 10 Aug 1910 card card from Lanark to Wales "Here today seeing the flying. Wish some of them would take me up, I might be nearer heaven than I may ever get". 1910 (1st & 7th Aug.) PC (2) from the 2nd Blackpool meeting. Also 20th Aug 1910 Press ticket for Blackpool Flying Carnival. An official programme of the 1910 Lanark Meeting with some interesting advertisements and details of the meeting. (some cover faults but complete) The cards all depict aircraft in flight inc. five with pictures of pilots. A remarkable group. (Image)
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Lot No: 2050
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A RARE "THE EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED" CARD - BLACKPOOL AVIATION WEEK:20 Aug 1910 "The Empire Illustrated" card with printed message from "The Manager" flown c 7 miles from Blackpool towards Southport by C. Grahame-White. The flight failed and the card was overprinted in red with an explanation , it was then posted in London on 26th Aug. 1910 from London to Dukinfield. . Fine. (Image)
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Lot No: 2052
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1912 DAILY MAIL WATERPLANE TOUR: PPC (Photo of the 70 H.P. Henry Farman Waterplane) flown by C. Grahame-White from Brighton to Eastbourne where it was posted. Halfpenny green cancelled by Eastbourne 3 Aug. 1912 c.d.s. Card is addressed to Hove and bears the relevant large, square violet cachet "CARRIED BY/DAILY MAIL/WATERPLANE....". Card has "F.J.FIELD" dealer's h.s. at lower edge. (Image)
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Lot No: 2053
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1912 "DAILY MAIL" CIRCUIT OF BRITAIN GUSTAV HAMEL FLOWN CARD: PPC (photo of W.H.Ewen and his 60 H.P. Caudron Bi-plane) flown by Gustav Hamel and having the relevant large, violet cachet "CARRIED BY/ G. Hamel/DAILY MAIL/AIRMAN". Card is addressed to Congleton and bears a halfpenny green adhesive cancelled by Middlesborough 29 Jul. 1912 c.d.s. The card was originally to have been flown by W.H. Ewen at a fair in Warrington, who had trouble with his plane whilst flying north. He was replaced by Hamel who carried mail on several flights to be posted at Middlesborough. Message on card reads "Dear Aunt Ellen. As you can see I am sending you this by aeroplane". Lot also includes an unused PPC showing Mr Hamel by his plane, and a Jun. 1914 PPC posted at Stoke with message re Longton Park fete, the sender stating "...the flying was very good. Saw him loop the loop & fly upside down." (3 cards) (Image)
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RARE LYMPNE-HASTINGLEIGH MOTOR GLIDER FLIGHT: 13 Oct. 1923 cover carried on a motor assisted glider, pilot J.H. James, from Lympne to Hastingleigh. Cover, addressed to Guildford, was posted at Hastingleigh and bears the special grey vignette insc. "Carried by/MOTOR GLIDER/from/LYMPNE to HASTINGLEIGH". One of 123 letters carried and a rare survivor. (Image)
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Lot No: 2055
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1930-61 THE LOCAL AIR SERVICES ETC:1930-61 The collection of envs. (20) and some vignettes inc. 16 May 1930 env. carried on the 1st London to Berlin night flight. 22 May 1933 and 17 July 1933 env. flown on the 1st GWR Birmingham to Cardiff to Plymouth service and later extension flight to Newton Abbot, both with GWR 3d adhesives. 26 Aug 1933 envs (2) with vignettes flown on the Western Air express service from London to Plymouth, one being pilot signed. Provisional Airways envs (2) flown on the 1st London to Plymouth and London to Southampton flights, both with 3d vignettes. Also imperf. proofs (2). 1 Feb 1935 env. West Coast Air service 1st flight env. from Liverpool to Isle of Man, pilot signed. 26 Oct 1935 env. from Newport to Barnstaple with 1/2d puffin and 2/2d bus label stamp. 1938 North Eastern Airways envs (2) with 1st flight vignettes flown from Newcastle to London and Perth to London. 1 June 1948 BEA env carried by helicopter on the 1st Peterborough to Great Yarmouth flight. 13 Mar 1951 BEA carried from Belfast to Manchester on the 1st night flight. A good lot. (Image)
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Lot No: 2056
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1934-35 PORTSMOUTH SOUTHSEA & ISLE OF WIGHT AVIATION LTD.:17 May 1934 env. carried on the 1st "Sunshine Air Express" from Portsmouth to Southsea with large tied vignette, signed by pilot C.R. Crow. A mint block of four of the vignette. 7 May 1937 env. with Jubilee 1st day of use 11/2d carried on the 1st Portsmouth to Shanklin flight with sepia vignette. signed by pilot W.J.Scott. A similar env with blue vignette flown on the 1st Shanklin to Portsmouth flight. Signed by pilot R Ellison. Also a complete exploded booklet containing five blocks of four of the small blue vignette. A block of four of the large blue vignette and another of the small sepia vignette. A good lot. (Image)
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Lot No: 2057
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1934 (AUG-NOV) - RAILWAY AIR SERVICES FLOWN ENVELOPES:The selection of special printed Railway Air Services envelopes (12) and plain examples (4) flown on 1st flights comprising 20 Aug 1934 Liverpool to Plymouth, London to Glasgow, Glasgow to London but only flown to Manchester thence by rail to London, Birmingham to Plymouth but posted at Eastbourne!, Plymouth to Cowes, Glasgow to Douglas & Cowes to Birmingham. 21 Aug 1934 Glasgow to London, Manchester to London, Birmingham to London Birmingham to Belfast and Cowes to Liverpool. Another dated 20 Aug 1934 but flown on 21st from Cowes via Birmingham to Glasgow and thence by Highland Airways to Kirkwall. 1 Nov 1934 last flight from London to Manchester. 1st Liverpool to Glasgow flight. Also 6 Feb 1946 env by Scottish Airways letter service from Stornoway to Glasgow and by Great Western & Southern Airlines to Scilly Islands. Mainly fine and bearing single 11/2d adhesives. (18 envs.) (Image)
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Lot No: 2058
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1934-39 - SCOTTISH FLIGHT BY VARIOUS COMPANIES:19/20 Feb 1934 envs.(4) flown by Midland & Scottish Air Ferries from Birmingham to London, Heston to Birmingham with "BR. INDUSTRIES FAIR,/B'HAM" c.d.s., Castle Bromwich to Liverpool and Speke to BIF. 29 May 1934 Highland Airways 1st Orkney to Aberdeen, Inverness to Orkney with printed vignette.1st Dec 1934 Inverness to Wick and Wick to Inverness. Plus another large illustrated env. with vignette from Inverness to Wick & Kirkwall. 22/23 Nov 1937 Aberdeen Airways 1st flight from Aberdeen to Shetlands one with vignette. Allied airways envs (2), from Shetland to Aberdeen and Aberdeen to Shetland, the former pilot signed. 2 May 1938 env flown on the 1st direct Glasgow to London flight with 1938 Empire Exhibition label. 31 July 1939 Scottish Airways env. carried .on the 1st Kirkwall to N. Ronaldsay flight with vignette on reverse. (15 envs) (Image)
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Lot No: 2059
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1937-45 CHANNEL ISLANDS FLIGHTS:1 June 1937 envs. (4) carried on the 1st Jersey Airway Ltd. flights from Jersey with various coloured cachets as used at Southampton (violet), London (green), Jersey (blue) and Newport (red). 7 May 1939 env. carried on the 1st Jersey Airways flight from Southampton to Guernsey. 22 May 1939 special env. Guernsey To England flight by Guernsey Airways. 8/10 Sept 1945 envs. (2) flown on the 1st post WWII from Southampton to Jersey and Guernsey to Jersey. (8 envs. (Image)
