Covers to India. 1929-37 Covers to India comprising 1929 covers from Switzerland to Karachi (3) and 1937 Swiss cover with Zurich Zionist Congress c.d.s and labels; 1930 (June 7) Warsaw to Karachi first flight by LOT (to Vienna) and Imperials Airways; 1930 (May 15) Sweden 50ore air stamp F.D.C to Karachi; 1931 Danzig cover franked 2 1/2g and a registered Austria cover franked 73g. (8).
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France. 1914 (Jan 5) "Daily Mail, Riviera Supplement", special four page edition printed in Nice, flown from there to the Riviera as a publicity stunt organised by the newspaper, the plane piloted by M. Salmet, the newspapers dropped in packets each attached to a paper parachute, with packets dropped at nine locations (one of which fell into the sea). Handstamped violet circular "BY SPECIAL / AEROPLANE DELIVERY" datestamp, signed by Salmet, later posted, the stamp (and wrapper) removed, very rare. Photo on Page 16. (Image1)
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France. 1939-77 First flights and commercial covers flown between France and North America including 1939 Belgium cover carried on the Marseille to Horta leg of the first transatlantic flight, wartime flights via Lisbon, etc. (18).
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Netherlands / Netherlands Indies. 1926-28 Covers and cards flown between Holland and the Netherlands Indies, comprising 1926 (May 27) 12½c postcard and 1927 (Mar 18) registered cover franked 40c, flown on the first and second flights from Rotterdam to Marseille to catch the M.S "Indrapoera" sailing to Batavia; 1927 (Oct 1) postcard from Amsterdam to Batavia franked 5c + 2½g air fee with "POSTVLUCHT NEDERLAND - NED INDIE / AMSTERDAM" c.d.s, carried on the second KLM pioneer flight, and a registered 7½c postcard from Makasser (Oct 17) franked 20c + 2½g with similar "POSTVLUCHT NED INDIES - NEDERLAND / BATAVIA" c.d.s carried on the return flight; and 1928 (Sep 4) registered cover from Zurich to Makasser franked 70c, carried on the first KLM trial flight from Amsterdam, with red "(wings) / ROTTERDAM / 5 IX 28 / PER LUCHTPOST / AANGEBRACHT" cachet. (5).
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Netherlands / Sweden. 1930-38 KLM Scandinavian Air Express Service advertising leaflets with time-tables (13) and route maps (4), also a cover from G.B to Sweden. (18).
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Germany. 1931 (Apr 4-23) Covers carried on the London - Australia experimental flights, comprising printed first flight covers from Cologne franked 2m, carried on the first flight to Kuala Lumpur or Sydney; and a commercial cover from Berlin to Calcutta with 2.40m meter mark, carried on the second flight with violet "2nd Experimental Flight, / England ...... Australia, / "CITY OF KARACHI"" cachet, a remarkable routing for a commercial cover from Europe, presumably joining the flight at Cologne. (3).
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Austria. 1930 (Apr 13) Cards carried on the first Imperial Airways flight from Vienna to Athens, three then also carried on the I.A first accelerated India service, to Cairo, Gaza or Baghdad (addressed to Teheran); and 1931 (Mar 1) postcard from Vienna to Kisumu carried on the first London to East Africa Imperial Airways flight, signed by the pilots Andrew Prendergast and J.S Sheppard. (5).
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Italy / Rhodes. 1929-32 Covers and cards carried by Imperial Airways, comprising 1929 (Mar 31) cover and card from Genoa to India carried on the first London to Karachi service, and cover from Naples (Apr 13) to London carried on the first return flight; 1930 (Aug 12) Rhodes to Corfu first flight; 1931 (May 17) first flight from Genoa to Alexandria, Naples to Corfu or Cairo; also 1932 (May 14) London to Rhodes first flight. A scarce group. (8).
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Lot No: 77
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Greece / Corfu. 1929-32 Covers carried by Imperial Airways, mainly first flights comprising 1929 (Apr 1) Athens to Cairo or Karachi, and April 11th return flight from Athens to London (4, two to USA or Sweden), August 15th Crete to London (4, two to Tanganyika or USA), October 4th London to Crete, November 8th Athens to London (2, to USA or Tanganyika); 1930 (Jan 14) Athens to Gaza (3, two to Baghdad or Amman), March 26th Athens to Bushire or Teheran, April 2nd Athens to Basra, April 13th Salonica to Cairo or Karachi, April 28th Athens to Delhi, August 2nd Athens to Vienna (addressed to USA); 1931 (Mar 4) Athens to Kisumu, signed by the pilots Andrew Prendergast and J.S Sheppard; and 1932 (Dec 11) Athens to Madras via I.A and first Tata Airways flight (2). A fine group. (27).
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Cyprus. 1930 Famagusta to Alexandra Imperial Airways experimental flights, covers flown on the September 26th first flight (2, one to Sweden), October 3rd second flight, October 10th third flight and the October 17th fourth (and last) flight, fine and scarce, fewer than fifty covers recorded in total from all four flights. (5).
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Cyprus. 1932 (April 16-19) Covers carried on the first direct flight from London to Cyprus (4, one with Croydon Aerodrome c.d.s.) or from Athens to Cyprus (4, one to New Zealand), Cyprus to Haifa (2), Amman, Baghdad (posted back to Cyprus) or India (2, flown to Tiberias) or the return flight from Cyprus to Rhodes, Athens or London (3); also April 29th first flight from Palestine to Cyprus, June 30th Cairo to Limassol first flight via Tiberias, and September 19th Post Office notice announcing the suspension of the direct air mail service to and from Cyprus. (22).
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Lot No: 81
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Malta. 1929 Covers from Valletta comprising March 28th first flight to Karachi, May 9th first acceptance to Australia via Perth to Adelaide service, May 10th cover to Hinaidi flown from Cairo to Baghdad, and December 26th first flight to Delhi, a scarce group. (4).
