Germany and German Colonies General - Imperial Airways
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Lot No: 38
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CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Bulawayo-Dodoma, 6d of S Rhodesia, tied with Bulawayo 28 Jan 32 cds cancels. On Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Dodoma. On the reverse Mbeya 6 Feb 32 transit & Dodoma 7 Feb 32 receiving. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £44.00)
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Lot No: 43
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CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Kimberley-Athens, 1/- Air (SG73) of SWA, tied with Air Mail Windhoek-Kimberley 26 Jan 32 cds cancel. On Robertson illust cover. Windhoek 26 1 32 small cds cancel 23mm. Athens 13 Feb 32 receiving on front with 2 different Greek Air Mail cachets. Addressed to Athens. Feeder service from SWA to Kimberley. No markings on the reverse. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £62.40) (Image)
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Lot No: 54
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CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Kimberley-Broken Hill, 3d 1d & 1d Official of SWA, tied with Lugpos Mariental Air Mail cachet with Mariental 26 Jan 32 cds cancel clear of stamps (Superb strikes). On Robertson illust cover. Addressed to Broken Hill. Feeder service from SWA to Kimberley. On the reverse Broken Hill 4 Feb 32 receiving. Display quality cover. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £47.20)
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Lot No: 191
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EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME MOZAMBIQUE Lourenco Marques-Dundee via Southampton. Air Mail etiquette label top right with postage paid inserted by hand, tied with Lorenco Marques 8 Jan 38 hexagonal cancel. On plain stationary envelope for Delagoa Bay Agency Ltd Lourenco Marques. Addressed to Dundee. Flight DN56. No markings on the reverse. Folded vertically. Scarce. With notes. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £37.60)
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Lot No: 293
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LONDON-AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Germany-Athens-SWA, 5pf & 50pf x 2 of Germany, tied with Gerwisch 23 Aug 33 cds cancels. On advertising cover for Walter Haensgen Omaruru. Air Mail label middle left. Berlin Luftpost cachet in red on the front. Addressed to Omaruru. Flight AS130. On the reverse Berlin 24 UG 33 TRANSIT, Athens 25 Aug 33 transit, Air Mail Windhoek-Kimberley 3 Sep 33 transit & Omaruru 8 Sep 33 receiving. With research notes. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £19.20)
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Lot No: 320
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LONDON-AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Cairo-Vienna via Brindisi, 27mils Air & 3mils pair of Egypt, tied with Cairo 1 Feb 33 cds cancel. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left which interestingly is US design with US Mail on the side of the aeroplane. Vienna receiving 5 Feb 33 on front. Addressed to Vienna. Flight AN99. Two different Vienna 5 Feb 33 receiving cds on the reverse. Some creasing. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £19.20)
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Lot No: 321
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LONDON-AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Amsterdam-Omaruru SWA, 12c x 5 of Netherlands, tied with Amsterdam 27 Nov 34 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Omaruru SWA. Flight AS196. On the reverse Paris 28 Nov 34 slogan, Windhoek Lugpos 7 Dec 34 transit & Omaruru 13 Dec 34 receiving. Kimberley-Windhoek on SWA Airways feeder service. With research notes. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £19.20)
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Lot No: 328
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LONDON-AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS London-Cape Town, GV 1d, 2d, 3d & 6d, tied with London SE1 26 Apr 32 machine Telephone slogan cancel & SE1 cds cancel. On plain cover. Air Mail labels top left & bottom left. Addressed to Cape Town. Flight AS61. (The first flight to carry passengers). On the reverse Cape Town 9 May 32 receiving. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £19.20)
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Lot No: 341
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LONDON-AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Khartoum-London, 10mils & 15mils Air of Sudan, tied with Omdurman 30 Jan 33 cds cancel. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Sudan Air Mail Khartoum 30 Jan 33 on front. Addressed to Lytham St Annes. Flight AN99. No markings on the reverse. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £19.20)
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Lot No: 360
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LONDON-AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Johannesburg-Germany, 4d irregular block of 4 on front & 1d block of 8 wrapped front to back (½ a vertical pair on front the rest on the back) of SA, tied with Johannesburg 11 Sep 36 cds cancels. On plain covr. Two different Air Mail labels top left & bottom left. Addressed to Germany. Flight AN377. On the reverse sealing tape 'Inspected & Resealed' in Frankfurt, with 20 Sep 36 machine cancel. With research notes. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £37.60)
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Lot No: 364
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LONDON-AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Cape Town-Germany, 2d joined pair & 4d joined pair of SA, tied with Cape Town 4 Dec 36 cds cancel. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Mannheim. Flight AN402. On the reverse Currency Control Inspectors tape tied with Frankfurt 18 12 36 machine cancel. With notes. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £19.20)
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Lot No: 445
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LONDON-CAPE TOWN 1ST REGULAR SERVICE Athens-Salisbury, 2ap x 2 & 10ap of Greece, tied with Athens 23 Jan 32 cds cancels. On Speedbird illust cover. Greek 1932 Air Mail cachet & boxed Par Avion cachet. Addressed to Salisbury. On the reverse Salisbury 31 Jan 32 receiving. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £47.20)
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Lot No: 471
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LONDON-CAPE TOWN 1ST REGULAR SERVICE Malta-Brindisi-Cape Town, ½d, 1d & 6d x 3 (SG193, 195 & 202) of Malta, tied with Air Mail Malta 16 Jan 32 cds cancels. On Springbok illust cover. Valletta 16 Jan 32 transit on front along with Brindisi 22 Jan 32 transit. Addressed to Durban. On the reverse Brindisi 22 Jan 32 transit, Alexandria 23 Jan 32 transit, Cape Town 2 Feb receiving. Scarce {C} [US2] (Start Price = £37.60)
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Lot No: 472
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LONDON-CAPE TOWN 1ST REGULAR SERVICE Rotterdam-London-Kimberley, 12½c & 25c (SG319A & 435) of Netherlands, tied with Rotterdam 19 Jan 32 cds cancel. On Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Windhoek. On the reverse Alexandria 23 Jan 32 transit, Kimberley 2 Feb 32 transit & Air Mail Windhoek-Kimberley 9 Feb 32 receiving. (Delayed at Kimberley waiting for the feeder service) Scarce usage. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £37.60)
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Lot No: 476
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LONDON-CAPE TOWN 1ST REGULAR SERVICE Munich-London-Kimberley, 15pf, 25pf & 50pf Air (SG396, 473-4) of Germany, tied with Munchen 19 Jan 32 cds cancels. On Speedbird illust cover. Windhoek 10 Feb 32 cds on front. Addressed to Windhoek. On the reverse Alexandria 23 Jan 32 transit Kimberley 2 Feb 32 transit (where it remained waiting for the feeder flight) Air Mail Windhoek-Kimberley 9 Feb 32 transit (with the receiving cancel on front). {C} [US2] (Start Price = £47.20)
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Lot No: 512
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LONDON-CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT DEC 1931 Atbara-Moshi, 10mils x 3 joined strip Air (SG51) of Sudan, tied Sudan Air Mail Atbara 12 Dec 31 cds cancels (superb strikes), on official Springbok illust cover. First Flight Atbara to Cape Town cachet. Addressed to Moshi. On the reverse Moshi 18 Dec 31 receiving x 2. A most attractive display quality cover. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £62.40) (Image)
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Lot No: 604
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LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT 1931 Germany-London-Mwanza, 15pf & 50pf Air issues (SG394 & 96) of Germany tied with Braunschweig (Brunswick) 27 2 31 cds cancels. On German illust. (in red) first flight cover designed for this flight. Addressed to Mwanza. On reverse Mwanza 10 3 31 receiving. This cover probably joined the flight at Cairo. A truly stunning cover in excellent condition of the highest quality and RARE. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £188.00) (Image)
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Lot No: 628
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LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT 1931 London-Kisumu Kenya, GV 6d & 1d (N19 Cointrol) tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 31 machine wavy line cancel on Map of Africa illust cover, addressed to Makuyu Post Office. Reverse shows Imperial Airways Airway House cachet in purple, Kisumu 10 Mar 31 transit, Nairobi 11 Mar transit & Makuyu 12 Mar receiving. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £31.20)
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Lot No: 647
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LONDON-EAST AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Athens-Paris, 3ap & 40ap x 2 og Greece, tied with Athens 9 Mar 31 cds cancels, on map of Africa illust cover. Typed top left From Athens. Boxed Per Avion bottom left. Addressed to Paris. On the reverse a Greek triangular airmail cachet, Paris Gard Du Nord 13 Mar 31 receiving. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £25.60)
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Lot No: 689
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OTHER FLIGHTS Tanganyikan Government Experimental Service. Daressalaam-Zanzibar, 5c & 30c joined pair (SG93 & 98) of Tanganyika tied with Camp Post Office Daressalaam 20 Oct 31 cds cancel. On plain cover. Daressalaam registered label top left. Par Avion By Air Mail Tanganyika Territory label centre middle. Tanganyika Territory Feeder Service oval cachet. Typed 'Feeder Service'. Addressed to Zanzibar. On the reverse typed 'By first feeder service (Local) Air Mail. From Daressalaam to Zanzibar'. Camp Post Office Daressalaam 20 Oct 31, Daressalaam 20 Oct 31 Registered cds cancel, Zanzibar 21 Oct 31 receiving. Very scarce cover display quality. With notes. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £125.60) (Image)
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Lot No: 690
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OTHER FLIGHTS Group of covers & ephemera relating to Imperial Airways. Incls Picture postcard of a bi plane at Aerodrome Du Bourget France Imperial Airways Service. Postally used. Printed picture postcard aerial view of Croydon Airport advertising card for The Aerodrome Hotel. Heavily creased. Unaddressed/unused Imperial Airways official envelopes Springbok & Map of Africa designs, both very clean. Lick & stick Luggage label. 1932 Northern Rhodesia flight guide for the delayed 2 Feb 32 Africa service produced by J Field. Heavily folded for the purposes of display. Pilot signed 50th Annivs flight cover 27 Jan 82 & a different unsigned cover for same flight. (10 items). {C} [US2] (Start Price = £19.20)
