Rhodesia - Nyasaland Field Force. 1916 (Dec. 21) Stampless cover with enclosed letter, from Acting Capt. James H.L Vaughan, British South Africa Police, to his wife in Portugal, with "F.P.O / 1" c.d.s used at Old Njombe, censored, delivered without charge. The enclosed letter, headed "B.S.A Police, c/o Army Post Office, Broken Hill" (suggesting mail for the Rhodesia Column was still being forwarded via A.P.O 1 in Broken Hill) includes "Our aeroplane has just arrived, tremendous excitement, especially amongst the native troops as they have never seen one before, as a matter of fact many of my men have not either. Just as he passed over our camp he looped the loop, excitement was intense then, natives could not understand it. They say a bird can't do it, how then can a white man". An interesting letter, to an unusual destination.
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Air Mails
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Air Mails. 1926 Alan Cobham London to Cape Town Survey Flight. 1926 Cover to London, endorsed by the Flight Engineer Arthur Elliott "London to Cape flight, Bulawayo 31.1.26" and signed A.B Elliott, hand carried by Elliott from London to Bulawayo and posted upon arrival, franked 2d cancelled by Bulawayo c.d.s (Feb. 1). Six covers were carried by Elliott and posted back to George Mason from stops en route, in Sudan, Northern Rhodesia (2, Ndola and Broken Hill), Southern Rhodesia (Bulawayo) and South Africa (2). A unique cover from this important pioneer flight and the first cover to be flown by air in Southern Rhodesia. Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
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1926 Alan Cobham Cape Town to London Return Survey flight. 1926 (Feb. 5) Long stampless cover addressed to London, inscribed "Rhodesia to London by Air, Alan Cobham & A.B Elliot, February 1926", with a Salisbury c.d.s, sent under cover to Arthur Elliott in Cape Town and carried by Elliott on the return flight to London, with an enclosed letter from H.M Barbour in Salisbury concerning this cover, and another cover to Barbour which was carried by Elliott on the outward flight from London and posted at Bulawayo, subsequently displayed in the window of H.M Barbour's shop in Salisbury (also a news cutting from a local Salisbury newspaper about this cover). The cover is endorsed with the places and dates of stops made on the flight, and has dated cachets of hotels stayed at in Assouan, Athens and Pisa, signed by Alan J. Cobham and Arthur B. Elliott (and one other), inscribed "Received at Croydon Aerodrome Sat. Mar 13th, S.L. Elliott". An exceptional Rhodesia cover from this important pioneer flight, just one other similar cover (without contents) recorded. Photo on Inside Back Cover. (Image1)
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1927 (Dec. 23) Cover with a printed heading "RHODESIAN AVIATION SYNDICATE" and a picture of a biplane, posted within Bulawayo franked 1d, addressed to F. Issels, Chairman, The Rhodesian Aviation Co Ltd. Also a printed Prospectus for establishing a limited company, The Rhodesian Aviation Co. Ltd., which was to acquire the Rhodesian Aviation Syndicate; the share capital of £10,000 was not raised by the end of January 1928, and the limited company did not materialise for another two years. A unique advertising envelope from one of the earliest aviation companies in Southern Rhodesia; the accompanying prospectus showed it owned just two aeroplanes (one in transit from London) and had a single pilot. (Cover + Prospectus). Photo on Page 216. (Image1)
