First U.K Aerial Post. 1911 Brown (7), red brown (4) and green (5) London to Windsor postcards, one flown in the opposite direction from Windsor, the others with London datestamps for SP 9 (6), SP 11 (2), SP 12 (3), SP 13 (2) or SP 15 (2). Four cards with printed acknowledgement of a remittance from the Organising Committee (one posted at Windsor), two others with adverts for Schweppes Ltd or General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corporation Ltd, all fine. (16).

First U.K Aerial Post. 1911 (Sep 11-14) Brown, red brown and green London to Windsor postcards written from Selfridges, Gamages or Arding & Hobbs, the last creased, otherwise fine. (3).

First U.K Aerial Post. 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor card with KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", reposted at Windsor a week later to the same London addressee and flown from Windsor to Hendon franked KEVII 6d postal stationery cut-out tied by the Windsor Aerial Post c.d.s code "2" for SP 16. A second cut-out stamp originally applied to the right of this covering part of the original ½d stamp, now removed (presumably to reveal the ½d stamp), a rare card despite the missing stamp, just four items recorded flown in both directions. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

Boadicea Crash. 1936 (Sep 23) Cover from Didsbury to Australia, the stamps washed off, forwarded within a London R.L.S ambulance envelope with enclosed slip "The accompanying packet which was washed ashore on the coast of England was apparently conveyed by the Imperial Airways Airplane "Boadicea" which left Croydon on the 25th September and failed to arrive at Paris", Crow's Nest arrival backstamp (Nov 27). Fine and scarce, from the second of two mailbags recovered in 1936, washed ashore at Dymchurch on November 10th.

1937 (Nov 13) A.E. Clouston and Mrs Kirby-Green London to Cape Town record flight, covers franked 1½d cancelled in London, carried on the outward flight with a Cape Town arrival c.d.s (Nov 16) and "CAPETOWN MUNICIPAL AIR-PORT / 16 NOV 1937 / WINGFIELD" cachet, one redirected to London and carried back on the return flight with a G.B 1½d applied upon arrival (Nov 21). Both with flight vignettes, the outward flight only cover signed by Clouston, both fine. (2).

1938 (Mar 9) Jim Broadbent England to Australia solo flight attempt, cover franked 1½d posted in London, then carried on the attempted flight to Australia, abandoned after a forced landing at Flores on March 16th, signed by the pilot. Also a postcard of Broadbent in his aeroplane. 48 Covers carried. (2).

1919 (Nov 12) England to Australia first Aerial Post, cover addressed to "Mrs A. Bertram, Moonya, Patey Street, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia" carried in the Vickers Vimy G-EAOU flown by Ross Smith, Keith Smith, J.M Bennett and W.H Shiers (which won the £10,000 prise for the first flight from England to Australia), bearing the blue flight vignette tied by the oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL / RECEIVED / 26 FEB 1920 / GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA" applied on the day the aeroplane reached Melbourne, a second strike alongside, with light violet "PER / VICKERS "VIMY" AEROPLANE / TO AUSTRALIA". The cover with "THACKER & Co LIMD BOMBAY" embossed on the inner flap, therefore almost certainly originating en route in India (or possibly Iraq or the Persian Gulf), a small portion of the original letter enclosed, written by the addressees son, mentioning Ross Smith and the first aerial service to Australia from England. An unusually fine cover from this famous flight. Photo on Page 52. (Image1)

1929 (Nov 12) Picture postcard depicting a cover carried on the 1919 England to Australia flight, the Vickers Vimy aircraft, and the four crew, the card posted from Hounslow to Melbourne franked G.B 1d, redirected to Kew with an Australia 1d (26 Feb 1930), the front of the card signed by Keith Smith and W.H Shiers. Only 10 of these cards were signed by Sir Keith Smith, and very few by W.H Shiers, the two survivors from the 1919 flight. A scarce signed card, with a commemorative folder.

1929-80 Flight covers in an album, mainly first flights, some commercial covers including 1941 cover to G.B with "Privileged Mail, Governor of Queensland" cachet, etc. (151).

1931 (Nov 18) Registered Australia to England first flight cover franked 1/5, signed by Charles Kingsford Smith and G.U Allan, a good pilot signed cover.

1929-37 Air Mail covers (28) and a front, virtually all commercial covers to Europe, Indian stamps with various Burma datestamps including Yandoon, Kywebwe, Wuntho, Kyaukse, Tharrawaddy, scarce Mingaladon Cantt. Sor. c.d.s, etc., seven registered (one also underpaid, marked "6d to pay"), three others with postage due charges, three carried on the first flight to England (two clearly commercial), one flown from Akyab to Rangoon. (29).

1933-36 Covers including 1933 Rangoon to Bangkok first flight, 1936 Rangoon to Hong Kong first flight, and other commercial air mail cover to Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo or Sydney. (6).

1936-9 Long Official covers sent by air to the Director of Civil Aviation in New Delhi (5) or to London, two with India Service stamps, the others with Burma Service stamps, two registered, one with scarce Mingaladon Cantt Sor. c.d.s, others with cachets of Civil Aerodrome Akyab (2), Director of Civil Aviation Burma (2), etc. (6).

1937 (Mar 31 / Apr 1) Air Mail covers to G.B (6) or India, two with India stamps posted on the final day of Indian control, five with first day uses of the first Burma stamps, one bearing the thirteen values to 1r, two with the nine Service issue values to 1r, cancels including Mingaladon Cantonment (2) and Rangoon University. (7).

1940 (Apr 30) Long censored cover from Rangoon to USA inscribed "via Marseilles & Lisbon & Atlantic Clipper", franked KGV 5r + KGVI 1a, 3a, 3a6p, 1r, an unusual 6r7a6p rate.

1938 Empire Air Mail Scheme, eastbound first flight covers from G.B (3, two posted back on first return flight from Akyab) or Ireland to Burma, or Burma to Singapore, and covers arrived on the first westbound flight from Burma to G.B franked 2a6p (6, one a scarce test letter). Also first 2a6p rate flights from Rangoon to Australia (Aug. 1) or Hong Kong (Nov. 1), all fine. (13).

1940 (Dec 27) Long censored cover from Rangoon to USA inscribed "via Hong Kong", franked KGV 10r + KGVI 1½a pair, 4a, 8a, and 1r pair, a scarce 12r15a rate and use of the KGV 10r. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)

1941 (July 22) Long censored cover from Rangoon to USA inscribed "via Chungking - Hong Kong - Clipper U.S.A" franked KGVI 2a, 8a, 1r, 2r and 5r, a scarce 8r10a rate.

1941 (Aug 2) Long registered censored cover from Rangoon to USA franked on reverse with KGVI 6p, 3a, 8a, 2r pair and two 5r stamps, "V" handstamp and New York arrival datestamps (Aug 27), a scarce 14r11a6p rate. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)

1941 (Aug 5) Long censored cover from Rangoon to USA inscribed "Burma - Chungking - Hong Kong - Clipper U.S.A" franked KGVI 1½a, 3½a, 2r, 5r, red "V" handstamp, a scarce 7r5a rate.

1941 (Feb/Apr) Covers from Rangoon, Maymyo or Namkhan to the USA, two censored, one with circular "NOT OPENED BY CENSOR / 65 / BURMA", inscribed to go "air mail to Hong Kong thence Clipper to the U.S.A", "via Lashio, Chungking, Hong Kong & U.S.A" or "air Mail via Lashio, Hong Kong and Panam Clipper" franked at 4r5a rates, all differing stamp combinations including KGV 1r and/or 2r, all fine. (3).

1941 (May/Nov) Covers (3) and a front from Rangoon (3) or Chauk Magwe to G.B, inscribed "via American Trans Pacific Transatlantic" franked KGV 6a, 2r + KGVI 1½a, 8a, 1r for a 3r15a6p rate; registered with Rangoon Army Head Quarters c.d.s "via Burma - U.S.A - Lisbon - UK" franked KGV 2a6p + KGVI 2r pair; "via Hong Kong - U.S.A - Lisbon" franked KGV 1a, 3a pair, 3a6p pair, 1r, 2r pair for a 5r14a rate; and a front with Govt. House Rangoon c.d.s endorsed "Yankee Clipper" franked KGVI 6p, 4a, 8a, 2r, 5r for a 7r12a6p rate. (4)

1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post, cover to Bombay with KEVII 1a tied by the pictorial Aerial Post cancel in magenta, Allahabad and Bombay Fort backstamps, fine. Photo on Page 104. (Image1)

1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post, cover to Jubbulpore with KEVII 3p (2) and ½a tied by the pictorial Aerial Post cancels in magenta, Allahabad and Jubbulpore backstamps, fine. Photo on Page 104 (Image1)

1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post, registered cover to Bombay franked KEVII 1r tied by the special pictorial Aerial Post handstamp in magenta with a second strike on the front, reverse with a registration label bearing boxed "R / ALLAHABAD" and datestamps of Allahabad and Bombay. Fine and a scarce high franking, additional strikes of the Aerial Post handstamp usually only applied to privileged mail items with the handstamp in black and to highly franked covers bearing rupee value stamps. Photo on Page 104. (Image1)