1907 Daily Graphic Balloon picture postcard headed "A Message From Mid-Air", flown from the Crystal Palace to Mellerud in Sweden where the balloon crash landed, addressed to Brighton and redirected to Portsmouth with a "MELLERUD" c.d.s (Dec 13) and boxed "T", a 2d charge mark applied in London. The card was not posted until two months after the balloon landed spilling part of the mail on October 13th, the reverse endorsed by the finder "Posted by Mr A.V Mickow, Mellerud, Sweden, Best Love", a few very minor edge tones and light corner crease, otherwise fine.

1910 "Empire Illustrated" flight postcard, flown by C. Grahame-White from Blackpool, intended to be flown to Southport but only carried for seven miles when the plane was forced to land due to bad weather, the reverse overprinted with an explanation in red. The cards were then carried to London and posted, franked ½d cancelled at London W.C (Aug 26). A couple of minor corner creases, otherwise unusually fine and scarce, the first crash item listed by Nierinck. Photo on Page 14. (Image1)

1919 (Nov 10) Registered cover from London to Paris endorsed "By aeroplane, Express", franked 4½d postage + 2/6 air fee, carried on the first flight by A.T.& T from London to Paris, the first public air mail service from Britain to the Continent, fine and scarce. A similar but unregistered cover is illustrated by Newall. Photo on Page 14. (Image1)

1920-24 Covers sent between G.B and the Continent, comprising 1920 (July 8) cover flown from Paris to London by C.G.E.A with twelve stamps totalling 3f.25, handstamped red "AIR MAIL / EXPRESS" (opening faults with faults to two stamps); 1920 (Sep 16) 4d registration envelope uprated ½d + 2/- pair (2½d postage + 2d registration + 2/- air fee) flown by Handley Page from London to Paris; and 1924 (Oct 27) cover from Plymouth to Holland franked 4½d, flown by Imperial Airways from London to Amsterdam. (3).

Ireland. 1932 Post Office Savings Bank O.H.M.S Official Paid cover from London to Upper Kilbarry, Dunmanway, Co. Cork, with "SPECIAL / AIR" cachet. Flights were made from London to Ireland on July 1st-4th to deliver War Loan Conversion Notices from the Post Office Savings Bank, Bank of England or Bank of Ireland, this "Special Air" cachet being applied to the covers. Only commercial Official covers without stamps were carried, and very few covers were therefore kept. Very scarce. Photo on Page 14. (Image1)

Ireland. 1932 Bank of England stationery envelope with "London 1½d Paid" imprint, handstamped "SPECIAL / AIR", carried on one of the special War Loan Conversion Notice flights of July 1st - 4th. Very scarce. Photo on Page 14. (Image1)

Rocket Posts. 1934 Zucker rocket trial flight covers (7) and vignettes (12), comprising 1934 Dutch vignettes with or without "Rocket-Post in England" overprints (3) and vignettes for the proposed APEX flights (6, three tete-beche pairs); June South Downs flight covers with G.B 1½d cancelled at Brighton (3) or a Brighton Paid ½d machine and differing rocket post vignettes cancelled "TRIAL FIRING / 6 VI 34 / SUSSEX DOWNS" (4, one cover signed by Zucker); August Isle of Harris flight unused vignettes (2) and covers with ½d tied by Harris c.d.s and rocket post vignettes cancelled "TRIAL FIRING / 28 VII 34 / SCARP-HARRIS", handstamped "Damaged by first / explosion at / Scarp HARRIS" (2); and December Lymington to Isle of Wight flight, unused vignette and cover franked ½d (Lymington c.d.s) and 2d (London F.S c.d.s) with rocket post vignette signed by Zucker and "Golightly" label on reverse. (14).

Waddon Aerodrome. 1923-27 Covers all with "WADDON AERODROME / CROYDON" single ring c.d.s, comprising 1923 (Aug 11) cover franked 10½d to Switzerland flown from London to Paris and Geneva to Zurich, 1923 (Sep 13) cover franked 5½d to Germany, 1925 (July 13) cover franked 4½d flown on the first 5PM flight to Paris, and scarce 1927 (Oct 6) registered cover with "Croydon 53" registration label franked 7½d to Holland (one 1½d stamp with surface faults), the last two with a few faults, an uncommon cancel, registered mail very scarce. (4).

Croydon Aerodrome. 1935-37 Swissair postcard and covers (2) to Switzerland with scarce 1935 postcard written on the aeroplane, handstamped "An Bord Flugzeug / On bord Air Liner HB-IT...." posted upon arrival franked 2½d, and a registered cover franked 7d with scarce "Croydon 53" registration label, both cancelled "CROYDON AERODROME B.O CROYDON / SURREY" double ring c.d.s; and 1937 cover franked 5½d with "AERODROME B.O CROYDON SURREY / AIR MAIL" double ring datestamps, the registered cover with a few tone spots, otherwise fine. (3). Photo on Page 20. (Image1)

Croydon Aerodrome. 1929-37 Covers (6) and a postcard cancelled by "CROYDON AERODROME / CROYDON SY" single ring c.d.s, "CROYDON AERODROME B.O CROYDON / SURREY" double ring c.d.s (3) or "AERODROME B.O CROYDON SURREY / AIR MAIL" double ring c.d.s (3), includes 1929 (May 19) first night flight to Rotterdam, 1935 (Apr 1) first flight to Budapest and 1935 (May 15) Air France first flight to Madrid, the others on commercial covers to Northern Rhodesia (2), India or Egypt. (7).

1934-35 Covers comprising 1934 (June) covers from Chile or Spain to London both bearing a label on reverse "Please return the cover of this letter for the purpose of an official inquiry" endorsed by "Inward Air Mails Asst. Controller E.C.D.O"; and two 1935 (Dec) covers franked 6d from G.B to H.M.S "Carlisle" at Simonstown diverted to surface mail due to the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, both with violet boxed "Diverted to Ordinary Mail. / Air Mail Fee will be refunded by / British Post Office on application.". Four unusual covers. (4).