2 Feb. 1925 Rislapur - Ambala flown cover carried on RAF demonstration flight with large 'CALCUTTA-RISALPUR DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT/CALCUTTA/1925' cachet in violet, India KGV 1a tied by RISLAPUR '2FEB25' datestamp, AMBALA 4FEB.25 backstamp. Only 35 recorded flown to Ambala.
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Lot No: 479
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14 Feb.1927 Karachi - Delhi flight, 1a. postal stationery envelope with violet "AIR MAILS INDIA/By Light Aeroplane/with Messrs. Stack & Leete". Cancellation, on reverse "ROYAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY 1927" d.s. (18.2); very fine.
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31 May 1929 Croydon to Calcutta Flight on the “Maryland Free State”, a newspaper wrapper endorsed “printed matter”, with single line cachet handstamp (front and back) addressed to Stephen H. Smith in Calcutta, with manuscript note on back reading “J.B. Scholte / pilot G-AADZ / "Maryland Free State” / carried from London to Calcutta / June 10th, 1929″ with 10 JUN.29 Calcutta receiver. Only one cover and 13 newspapers flown.
The Fokker aircraft (ex-PH-ADP Netherlands registry) was re-registered in the UK as G-AADZ on 8.2.1929 and named "Maryland Free State". It was written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Calcutta 10.6.1929. Van Lear Black's Fokker aircraft crashed at Dum Dum airport, and then was destroyed at Calcutta, India by a cyclone, though the crew of five (crew of two plus three passengers) escaped injury. Van Lear Black (also owner of the US newspaper the Baltimore Sun) travelled back to England by train, and ordered a new "Maryland Free State" to complete his planned trip from London to Tokyo.
25 Nov.1930 Paris to Saigon flight by Mlle.Maryse Hiltz, being the Calcutta to Rangoon leg, 'VIVE LA FRANCE' cachet in violet and four-line flight cachet in green, CALCUTTA/24NOV30 datestamp tying India KGV 1a with another KGV 1a tied by RANGOON/26NOV30 arrival datestamp, returned to Calcutta with '1DEC30' datestamp on reverse; vertical folds at right, otherwise quite fine. Only 39 items flown.
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THE FIRST EXPERIMENTAL AIRMAIL FROM ENGLAND TO & FROM AUSTRALIA: A collection of 5 different intermediates comprising of: Calcutta to Rangoon (13-15 April); Allahabad to Calcutta (13 - 14 April); New Delhi to Calcutta (12 - 14 April); and from the return flight, Allahabad to Delhi (2 - 4 May) and Calcutta to Delhi (1 - 4 May). (5 items).
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THE SECOND EXPERIMENTAL AIRMAIL FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA: 4 May 1931 intermediate flown cover, Calcutta to Rangoon, with arrival backstamps (6 May) and 6-line cachet in violet and blue-green. [Only 95 flown].
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