France and French Colonies France & Colonies Air Mails
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1089
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Air Mails. 1881 (Aug 30) Handwritten receipt for 100 florins received from Prince Alfred de Wrede, a prize for coming third in a balloon race, written and signed by Eugene Godard, Aeronaute, bearing his cachet "EUGENE GODARD AINE / AERONAUTE, BREVETE, S.G.D.G" with a balloon in the centre. A rare early balloon related item; Godard made the first balloon flight over London, and constructed 33 balloons to carry mail in Paris during the 1870-71 siege.
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1090
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1922-29 Covers comprising 1922-23 commercial covers from Paris franked 1f.40 to Budapest or registered franked 2f.25 to Prague bearing the first type perforated air vignette in blue; 1926 Marseille to Geneva first flight; 1929 first flights from Paris to Stockholm or Corfu, all fine. Also a 1924 Air Union leaflet advertising the London to Paris service. (6).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1091
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West Africa. 1923-35 Covers and cards comprising 1923 (May 10) Dakar to Senegal first flight with "MAIRIE DE DAKAR / SENEGAL" cachet; 1925 (Jan 14) Paris to Fort Lamy survey flight flown as far as Niamey with "PAR AVION" cachet and label, backstamped at Niamey (Feb 18) and N'Guigmi (Mar 15); 1925 (Feb 7) Dakar to Paris flight with "PAR AVION / RAID DAKAR PARIS / VIA TOMBOUCTOU / Mission / Lemaitre Arrachart" and circular "AERONAUTIQUE A.O.F / LE COMMANDANT"; 1926 (Oct 23 Bernard and Guilbaud France to Madagascar flight, card flown on the Bamako to Lokoja leg franked 50c with despatch and arrival datestamps, reverse with "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE - MADAGASCAR"; 1935 (Aug 12) Fort Lamy to Paris with "VOIE TRANSSAHARIENNE" and "TRANSPORTE EXCEPTIONNELLEMENT / PAR AVION"; 1935 (Oct 8) Fort Lamy to Belgium with stamps applied upon arrival at Brussels (Dec 1). A scarce group. (6). Photo on Page 162. (Image1)
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1093
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French India / China. 1930-38 Covers comprising 1930 (Jan 17) Girier and Weiss Paris to Pondicherry flight (2, one signed by both pilots), 1934 commercial cover to Shanghai franked 7f.50, 1936 (July 10) Canton to France first flight, 1938 Air France Paris to Hong Kong first flight via Hanoi. (5). Photo on Page 168. (Image1)
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1094
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French West Indies. 1935-37 covers with 1935 (Nov/Dec) Lt. de Vaisseau flight covers from Dakar to Guadeloupe or Martinique and Paris to Martinique, 1936 Pointe-a-Pitre to St. Martin first flight, 1937 Paris to Cayenne or Martinique first flights via Natal, Brazil. (6).
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Lot No: 1095
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Indo-China. 1929-38 Air Mail covers flown from Saigon to France (11), India, Hong Kong or Hanoi, including 1929 (Apr.) first flight covers from Phnom-Penh or Saigon to France, 1929 (May 14) Saigon to Hanoi first flight, 1929 (Nov.) Hanoi to France flight by Costes and Bellonte (2), 1931 (Jan.) Air Orient first flight to Calcutta or Paris, etc. (14).
