Great Britain and British Commonwealth General - Imperial Airways
Sale No: 88
Lot No: 151
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EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Burma via Alexandria- Durban. GV 9p & 2a of Burma tied with Mawchi Mines 7 Jul 38 cds cancel. On plain air mail stationary envelope. Addressed to Conreef SA. Conreef 21 Jul 38 receiving on front. By road to Toungoo-train to Rangoon. Flight IW668-Alexandria-Flight DS109 to Durban arriving there on 17 Jul 38. With notes. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.00)
Opening GBP 16.00
Sold...GBP 24.00
Closed..Jan-10-2023, 12:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 156
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HORSESHOE ROUTE With Italy entering WWII in June 1940 all routes across the Mediterranean were suspended. African routes were Cairo-Durban & then by ship to UK. Eastern routes to Australia went via Singapore until the fall of Singapore in February 1942. At which point the route stopped at Calcutta. Kisumu-Karachi, 15c x 2 & 50c x 2 of KUT, tied with Mombasa 18 Nov 40 cds cancels. On Adamjee Wallijee & Sons stationary envelope. Opened & resealed with Passed By Censor tape & cachet. By Air Mail cachet. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Bombay. Bombay 28 Nov 40 receiving. Mombasa-Kisumu by RAF feeder service. Connecting with Flight NE36. Then Karachi-Bombay by Tata & Sons Airways. Some creasing to edges. Very scarce. With notes {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £33.60)
Opening GBP 33.60
Sold...GBP 52.00
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Lot No: 262
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LONDON-AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Johannesburg-Queensland, 4d x 2 & 1/- of SA, tied with Germiston Station 4 Dec 34 cds cancels. On Imperial Airways/Quantas Australia illust cover. Typed at top Joberg-Cloncurry. Addressed to Cloncurry Queensland. No markings on the reverse. Creasing & wear to edges. With research notes. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)
Opening GBP 0.99
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Lot No: 305
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LONDON-CAPE TOWN 1ST REGULAR SERVICE Imperial Aiways First Regular Service London-Cape Town publicity letter promoting the new South Africa route. Dated January 1932. Red Speedbird logo top right. Has been folded repaired top left corner, some tone spots & damage from previous mount. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £10.40)
