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Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale: 47

AIR MAILS
1912 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 23
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1911 Picture postcards of Clement Greswell at Hendon (also autograph on small piece) or Gustav Hamel (10), seven of these depicting him in his aeroplane with the Aerial Post mails, one signed on the reverse in pencil, three postally used in 1911-12. (11).

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1913 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 24
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1911 Red London - Windsor Aerial Post envelope, folded proof, the flaps not gummed, scarce.

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1914 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 25
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image 1911 (Sep 9) Violet privilege mail postcard written by W.G Kirkwood, the G.P.O representative at Hendon, with KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", addressed to P.G Burrell, Secretarys Office, G.P.O London. Photo on Page 8. (Image1)

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1915 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 26
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image 1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown postcard to "The Editor, HTJ" with KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "4", reverse with handwritten advertising message "Spearpoint sends greetings to all H.T.J readers who have earned the title of go ahead ironmongers by making use of the U.K Aerial Post to advertise their goods in an aerial appeal to special customers. See "On the Warpath" of Sep 15." One of the rarest of all adverts found on these cards, for the Hardware Trade Journal. Photo on Page 8. (Image1)

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1917 First U.K Aerial Post

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Lot No: 28
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1911 (Sep 11-15) London to Windsor envelopes in red (2, Sep 11 & Sep 15 datestamps) and emergency printing envelope in brown (Sep 13) franked KGV 1d, all with enclosed correspondence sheets, and brown postcard to Australia franked KEVII ½d + KGV 1d. The postcard with severe faults, the three envelopes all fine, the Sep. 11 envelope with Sep. 18th arrival backstamp. (4).

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1918 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 29
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image 1911 (Sep 12) Brown postcard printed from the envelope block, unusually franked KEVII 2d + 7d, one stamp cancelled by the London Aerial Post code "3" c.d.s, the other cancelled by the code "4" c.d.s with a further strike on the front, Stoke Newington and London arrival datestamps (Sep 18). Horizontal fold towards base of the card, otherwise fine, a very unusual franking and combination of differing Aerial Post datestamps. Photo on Page 8. (Image1)

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1922 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 33
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image 1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London violet privilege mail envelope addressed to Windham, a KGV 1d tied by Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", backstamped at Cricklewood, signed by Capt. W. Windham (organiser of the Aerial Post) and later by Alan Cobham. A little faded but a rare signed cover. Photo on Page 8. (Image1)

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1923 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 34
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image 1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London violet privilege mail envelope to The Central London Sick Hospital in Hendon, KGV 1d tied by the Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "2", backstamped at Cricklewood (Sep 18), enclosed violet notepaper with typed message "With the compliments of the Honorary Organizing Committee". A fine envelope with good colour. Photo on Page 8. (Image1)

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1924 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 35
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image 1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London violet privilege mail postcard, KGV ½d tied by the Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", fine condition and very good colour. Photo on Page 8. (Image1)

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1925 First U.K Aerial Post

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 36
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image 1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London violet privilege mail postcard with KGV ½d tied by the Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "2", a Cricklewood arrival c.d.s (Sep 18) alongside, some light creasing but very good colour. Photo on Page 10. (Image1)

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1926 First U.K Aerial Post

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Lot No: 37
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image 1911 (Sep 16) Windsor to London violet privilege mail postcard with interesting message "This card has come by aeroplane from Windsor. Letters have come to Windsor all this week by three flying machines. They are very funny & make a terrible noise", addressed to South Africa but only franked KEVII ½d, cancelled by the Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "2". A circular "1d" charge mark applied upon arrival with a Transvaal 1d postage due stamp cancelled at Pretoria (Oct 12). The only violet Windsor postcard addressed abroad we have seen, almost certainly unique with a postage due stamp, a superb card. Photo on Page 10. (Image1)

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Africa

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 122
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1925-46 Covers including 1925 South Africa internal flights (2); 1931 London to Cape Town Christmas flight cover flown on Khartoum to Kosti leg; 1932 first regular London - Cape Town service, first flight from Norway to London reposted to Cape Town (Norway + G.B stamps), Windhoek to London, Karibib to London with Croydon Aerodrome backstamp; 1934 London - Mocambique first flight via Broken Hill, and South Africa to Australia first flight; 1936 G.B to Nigeria first flight via Khartoum; 1937 G.B to South Africa first all-up flight, pilot signed; 1939 Angola - Johannesburg first flight, etc. (14).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 124
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Egypt. 1929 Covers, mainly first flights including 1929 (Apr) Cairo to India (2) and Cairo or Alexandria to London (5, one to Switzerland), December 5th Alexandria to Cania (2); 1930 (April 18) Alexandria to Salonica or Vienna; 1931 (Mar 3) Alexandria to Mirabella or Athens; 1932-33 covers to Athens with Greek air mail cachets and pink or green labels (3, the Greek labels all different), etc. (22).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 125
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Egypt /Greece - Crash Covers. 1933 Covers flown from Alexandria, comprising March 5th cover from Cairo to Athens, the flight making a forced landing in rough sea off Cape Suniun due to a lack of petrol, then towed into Phaliron Bay by a Greek Coastguard trawler; and May 5th covers from Cairo to Candia or Alexandria to Corfu carried on the "Scipio" which damaged a wing tip attempting to land in rough sea off Heraklion, took off again and subsequently landed at Mirabella Bay, where the plane floundered. Scarce, just 18 covers carried from Egypt on this May "Scipio" flight; the mail was taken to Heraklion on the 26th but one of these covers received an arrival datestamp for the 24th, the date of the initial intended landing. (3).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 126
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image Sudan - Alan Cobham London to Cape Town Survey Flight. 1925 (Dec 23) Souvenir postcard flown from London to Khartoum, posted to the Editor of "Flight" magazine franked Sudan 3m + 5m tied by Khartoum c.d.s, an imperforate green vignette unusually on the front of the card tied by violet oval "BY SPECIAL AIR MAIL / 16-11-25 / LONDON / CAPE TOWN", the reverse signed "Alan J. Cobham" with the message "Up to present we have not found it necessary to fly in early morning only due to heat. True we are in winter weather now but the DH50 Jaguar combination works well for performance". Extremely fine and very scarce, just three cards recorded from Sudan, all posted at Khartoum. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 127
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Sudan. 1931 (Mar.) First Imperial Airways London to East Africa service, cover from Yugoslavia to Wadi Halfa, and covers from Sudan flown southwards from Wadi Halfa to Kareima, Omdurman, Kisumu or Mwanza (2), or from Khartoum to Nairobi or Mwanza (2), the cover to Nairobi with "FIRST FLIGHT / KHARTOUM TO LONDON" northbound cachet applied in error. Also 1931 (Jan.) Post Office notice regarding posting times for the first air mail (endorsed "Copy for D.C., Omdurman"), and 1931 (Dec 12) London - Cape Christmas flight cover from Khartoum to Broken Hill. (12).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 128
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Kenya - Gladstone Airways. 1927 (Feb 10) Covers from Nairobi carried on the first return flight from Kisumu to Khartoum with "By Air Mail" etiquettes and red "KENYA - SUDAN / 1ST / AIR MAIL" skeleton c.d.s (Feb 15), two to Egypt, one registered to USA; postcard from Ireland (Mar 8) to Kisumu, intended to be flown from Khartoum but diverted to surface mail, Kisumu arrival c.d.s (Mar 31) and F.J. Field cachet "Service officially arranged .... but abandoned owing to / breakdown of Hydroplane on / Lake Victoria"; cover from London (Mar 10) to Nairobi intended to be sent by air but diverted to surface mail; and cover from London (Sep 29) to Jinja carried on the final Gladstone Airways flight from Khartoum with red "AIR MAIL / UGANDA SUDAN" double ring skeleton backstamp (Oct 27), all fine. (6).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 130
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Kenya / India. 1931 (Mar 9) Covers from Nairobi to India (5) or the Philippine Islands, all carried on the first flight to Alexandria and then by air to Karachi, arrival datestamps, scarce destinations for this flight. (6).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 132
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Nigeria / G.B. 1936 (Oct 15-28) Covers carried on the first London to Lagos service, flown from London to Ilorin, Kaduna and then posted back on the return flight (both with Croydon Aerodrome datestamps) or to Lagos; Lagos to Oshogbo, Minna, Kaduna, Kano (2), Maidugari, Johannesburg, Athens or London (2); Oshogbo to London; Kano to Minna; Kaduna to Minna; Minna to Lagos. Also October 29th cover from Lagos to Antigua, the first air acceptance for the West Indies. (18).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 133
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image South Africa / G.B - R.F Caspareuthus. 1930 (Oct 4) Cover to Cape Town with G.B 1½d cancelled by London W.1 machine, handstamped "AIR POST / SPECIAL" and signed by Caspareuthus, with Cape Town backstamp (Oct 13). Carried from Lympne to Cape Town in the record breaking solo flight of just 8½ days by R.F Caspareuthus, a record that stood for six years. Fine and scarce, just 20 covers and a few newspapers carried. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 134
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South Africa / G.B - Schlesinger Air Race. 1936 (Sep 22) Cover franked 1½d cancelled at Bristol, addressed to Johannesburg, flown by A.E Clouston as far as Southern Rhodesia where his aircraft, G-ADOD, crashed. Clouston then travelled by car to Bulawayo where he got another plane ride to Johannesburg. Pilot signed with a South Africa 1d cancelled at Jeppestown, Johannesburg (7 Apr. 37), backstamped at Aldershot (Mar. 14). Fine and scarce, 35 covers flown.

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 135
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South Africa / Rhodesia. 1935-39 Covers and cards comprising 1935 Salisbury to Beira first flight cover signed by the pilot M.H Pearce, 1936 (Apr 3) first S.A.A flight from Bloemfontein signed by the pilot, and APEX card from L.A Wyndham; 1937 underpaid cover from South Africa to G.B with Christmas postage concession label; 1939 cover from Durban to Egypt redirected to Rhodesia, from the "Challenger" crash with the stamp soaked off and violet bilingual "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER". (5).

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Air Mails

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1
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The International Aerial Time Table, No.7 for November 1926, with time tables for all commercial air routes and various adverts, the attractive cover showing planes flying around a globe. Also "The Air Post Stamp", journal of the Association of Air Philatelists, for March-June 1926 (3), and "World Air Posts" by Francis J. Field, 1948. (5).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 2
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c.1909-28 Picture postcards, including Bleriot's 1909 Cross Channel flight (4), Pegoud (2), 1909 Reims aviation meeting (3), M. Salmet 1913 Daily Mail tour, flying at Brooklands, Orville Wright with the German Crown Prince, von Richthofen with the Kaiser or with other German air aces, Captain Guynemer, Alan Cobham plane at Malta in 1928, the seaplane "America", Colonel Cody, H.G Hawker, etc. (36). Also 1919 (June 16) "Daily Chronicle" reporting the Alcock & Brown transatlantic flight, WW2 aerial propaganda leaflet, and various modern commemorative covers and reproduction photos. (38+).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 5
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Cat No: Collection

Amy Johnson. 1931 (Aug 1) Picture postcard posted from Japan to USA franked 6sn, signed "Amy Johnson", inscribed below by the sender "Miss Amy Johnson, Londons daring young lady aviator just flew from London to Tokyo Japan in 10 days, arrived Aug 6, 1931"; 1930 (Dec 9) Post Office telegram posted within London with message "Regret cannot oblige, Amy Johnson"; and four page card "Programme of arrangements for Miss Amy Johnson's return at Croydon Aerodrome on Monday Aug 4th 1930" with a picture of her plane on the cover, horizontal fold. An interesting group. (3).

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Lot No: 6
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Amy Mollison. 1936 (Oct 26) Typed letter to a Miss Cook thanking her for a lavender sachet and referring to her recovery after the recent accident, on notepaper of "The Gate House, 59A Ennismore Gardens, London S.W7", signed "Amy Mollison", with the cover posted at South Kensington stamped 1½d; and a press Photo of Amy Mollison taken on October 27th 1936 with her arm in a sling after her plane crashed in Kent when on a flight from Paris to London. (2).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 7
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Jean Batten. 1934 Undated typed letter to Ted Corling in Merriwa thanking him for a drawing of her England to Australia flight (which occurred in May 1934), on notepaper with a "JB" monogram, signed "Jean Batten".

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 9
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Sheila Scott. 1967 Cards carried on her solo flights from London to Cape Town or the return flight to London, bearing G.B 4d or South Africa 1½d, various cachets applied en route; 1971 cover carried on her round the world flight from London via the North Pole, with stamps and cancels of G.B, Norway, Greenland, USA (Alaska & Hawaii cancels), Fiji and Australia; and a postcard of her 1971 world flight, all four items signed by Scott. (4).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 10
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1930 Cover flown around the world, posted from Chicago to Iraq franked 25c then reposted from Magil to Chicago franked 6a, flown from Chicago to New York and London - Paris - Marseille - Cairo - Basrah, then Basrah - Karachi - Batavia - Philippines - Hawaii - San Francisco - Chicago. Very unusual.

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 11
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Round the World Flights. 1949 Cover carried around the world on the flight piloted by Richarda Morrow-Tait, posted by her after arriving back in England, franked 1/- cancelled at Cambridge, pilot signed; and 1958 cover carried on the New Zealand to Canada leg of the R.A.F Canberra round the world flight, posted at R.C.A.F Stn. Uplands, Ottawa, franked 10c, pilot signed. (2).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 12
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Zeppelins. 1930-36 Covers and cards carried on the Graf Zeppelin (5) or Hindenburg (2), including 1930 (Sep 14) Swiss flight from Geneva or October 12th Swiss flight from Bern posted on board (Swiss 10c postcard franked Germany 1m, cancelled at Friedrichshafen), 1932 3rd South American Flight posted on board, 1936 Leipzig Fair flight, 6th South America Flight from Brazil, etc. (7).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 14
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1953 (June 2) QANTAS Coronation day flight, the complete set of printed flight envelopes (24) and air letters (24), with a cover and air letter flown from Sydney, Colombo, Cocos Island, Singapore, Karachi, Port Louis, Vila, Wellington, Norfolk Island, Honiara, Suva or Port Moresby all to London; and covers and air letters flown from London to these twelve destinations. Also the 2013 book "The QANTAS Coronation Day Airmail Flights June 1953, The Untold Story" by Collyer, Genge & Wolf. (48 covers + book).

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Australia

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 136
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image 1919 England to Australia Air Race. Cover carried on the record breaking flight from Hounslow to Darwin, addressed to "Mrs C.W Hobson, Smithfield Grange, Brook Street, Coogee, Sydney, N.S.W" with fine oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL / RECEIVED / 26 FEB 1920 / GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA", the flight vignette sadly removed (an impression visible to the right of the cachet, showing where the vignette had been applied), minor creasing and the flap removed, cover 156 in the Frommer listing. E27. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 137
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1929 Covers flown from Perth to Adelaide, comprising first G.B acceptance posted from London (May 9) franked 4½d (also flown from London to Marseille) with June 7th c.d.s applied upon redirection in Victoria; and cover from Ceylon (Nov 18) franked 26c, probably the first Ceylon acceptance for this service. (2).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 138
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1929-34 Covers and cards flown to, from or within Australia, covers from G.B including 1929 first acceptance for Perth - Adelaide route, 1931 second experimental flight from G.B unusually franked 2d + 2/6 (Batson, Salcombe rubber datestamps), 1931 KLM flight to Batavia franked 2/6, also 1934 Brisbane to Batavia flight, etc. (17).

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Lot No: 139
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1929-46 Covers and cards from or to Australia including G.B 1929 (Nov 12) Ross Smith 10th Anniversary postcard from Hounslow; 1929 (May 8-10) Perth to Adelaide first acceptance from G.B (3) or Switzerland; 1938 (June 23-25) covers from G.B (2) or Austria carried on the first all the way flying boat service from Southampton to Australia; 1938 (July 22) last G.B to Australia flight with additional air mail fee (2) and last flight from Australia to England with additional fee (paid 1/6); 1940 (June 14) first England to Australia flight by the horseshoe route; 1946 (Apr 6) London to Sydney via Singapore first post war flight air letter signed by the three pilots; also other mainly commercial covers (11), a few postcards or photos of aeroplanes, and 1935-36 Imperial Airway Egypt to Australia Air Route Map. (25+).

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Lot No: 140
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image Amy Johnson. 1930 Cover to Victoria endorsed "Per kind favour Miss Amy Johnson", apparently hand carried on her solo flight from England (or possibly from Darwin?), posted upon arrival at Brisbane (May 28) franked 1d. Amy Johnson completed the first solo England to Australia flight in 19 days, landing at Darwin on May 24th; four days later she flew her plane "Jason" to Brisbane, but crashed into a fence upon landing. A few minor stains, otherwise fine and a rare cover from this famous flight, just a few covers carried unofficially from England. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

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Lot No: 141
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1931 Covers carried on the Imperial Airways London to Australia experimental flights, comprising first flight covers from London (11, one with T.P.O c.d.s, one posted back from Darwin to England), Australia to London (8, one to Dublin, also another cover that missed the flight with "TOO LATE" handstamp) or Australia to Athens (3); and second flight covers from London to Australia (2, one posted in France and forwarded from London) or Australia to Singapore or London (5). Covers to or from various Australian towns, one first flight cover from Sydney signed by C. Kingsford Smith, also Imperial Airways letters (5), picture postcards (2), newspaper cuttings and J.S Davis receipts showing he ordered 2080 first flight covers for all stages and 140 second flight covers from London. (31+).

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Lot No: 142
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Siam. 1931 (Apr 21) Cover from Adelaide to Bangkok carried on the first Australia - England experimental flight as far as Singapore, franked 1/6, Singapore and Bangkok backstamps. A very scarce destination, just twelve covers to Siam carried on this flight.

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 143
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1931 Covers carried on the first all-Australian flight from Australia to England (6, two to Belgium or France, one posted back to Australia, carried on the "Southern Star" Christmas flight); and covers from London carried on the "Southern Star" flight to Australia (7, one with Croydon Aerodrome c.d.s) or New Guinea, one cover signed by G.U Allan, another signed by C. Kingsford Smith and Allan. A useful lot, to and from various places in Australia, just 30 covers flown from England to New Guinea. (14).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 144
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image 1931 (Dec 3) Registered cover from Lord Howe Island to Cape Town, eight different stamps totalling 1/7½d tied by four "LORD HOWE ISLAND / N.S.W" datestamps, flown from Adelaide to Perth, Karachi to Cairo, and then by the first flight to Cape Town via Kisumu, Nairobi and Johannesburg. An unusual cover. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 145
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1931 (Dec 21) London to Sydney Christmas flight by Australian National Airways, printed cover franked 1/4, signed by G.U Allan and R.N Boulton, unusually still containing the printed insert stating it was carried on the "Southern Star" piloted by C. Kingford-Smith and G.U Allan on December 22nd. Most of these inserts were removed and destroyed after the flight was twice delayed, finally departing on 7th January 1932.

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Lot No: 147
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1935 (July 18) Cover addressed to C. Kingsford Smith, carried on the last official flight of "Southern Cross" from Mascot to Richmond, posted upon arrival franked 2d, signed by C.T.P Ulm.

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 148
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1938 (July/Aug) Covers from England (6) or South Africa to Australia carried on the first all-up flights at the 1½d rate; first all-up flight covers from England to New Guinea (2, one posted back to England franked 2d); and 5d rate first all-up flight covers from Australia to London (6, one to Germany) or South Africa, or from Papua to London. Also covers carried on the August 9th first three-weekly flying boat service to England, from Australia to Batavia, Akyab, Bombay or London (6); British P.O notice and leaflet announcing the 1½d all-up rate; similar Australian leaflet; photos and postcards (with a fine press Photo of the departure of the first all-up air flight from England to Australia), etc. (30+).

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Lot No: 149
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Late Fees. 1930-38 Commercial covers to England (16), India, Burma, Egypt or Europe (4) all franked with a late fee, various late fee cachets, c.d.s or machine cancels of Melbourne or Sydney, rates include 6d, 1/7, 3/1 and 4/7 to England, 4d, 1/10, 2/3 or 2/4 to Europe, 1/2 to Burma and 1/3 to India, all fine. (23).

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Lot No: 66
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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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Lot No: 67
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image 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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Lot No: 69
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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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Lot No: 70
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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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Lot No: 72
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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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