1911 (Feb. 18) First Aerial Post / U.P. Exhibition Allahabad, picure postcard of the plane signed by the pilot H. Pequet, with KEVII 1a tied by special magenta hs and Allahabad cds, London arrival cds adjacent, some soiling, a rare showpiece (Image)

1911 (Feb. 18) First Aerial Post / U.P. Exhibition Allahabad, one of the world’s first airmail events, spectacular registered cover (label on back) franked by KEVII 3p (x4), 1a and 4a values tied by special magenta hs, bs Allahabad (18 FE 11) and Lahore Cantonment (21 FE 11), very fine showpiece and among the most attractive we’ve seen (Image)

1911 Allahabad-Naini first aerial flight cover with two 1902-11 3p grey tied by very crisp “FIRST AERIAL POST / 1911 / U. P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD” cachet in magenta, sent to Pachmari, with Allahabad and Pachmari bs, rare so fine (Image)

1927-33, Group of 22 airmails incl. first flight covers, with 1929 (Nov 4) Karachi-London signed on reverse by designer G. Grant, 1930 (Oct) special envelope flown and signed by Mrs Bruce (Mü. 80, 2’000pts),1931 (Apr 18) Aero Philatelic Club of Calcutta envelope from Tavoy (Burma) to Australia, 1929 (Jun 14) Transatlantic Flight 10th Anniversary, varying degrees of toning, useful selection (Est. € 300/400) (Image)

1928 (May 14) Doisy and Carol flight (one-line pictorial cachet struck twice) from Calcutta to Rangoon, crashed at Aykab (with May 16th 2-line crash hs), 1a KGV tied to cover with special label which is also tied by French Consulate General hs, very fine, signed Champion and initialed S.H.S. (Stephen Smith) (Mü. 59, only 121 flown, 3’000pts) (Image)

1934 (Jan 19) 1st Parachute Delivery in India cover, with 1926-33 1/2a pair and 3p tied by Dum Dum cds, with special label tied by “Mr Robert Wyndham / The One Armed Parachutist” cachet, Calcutta bs, some heavy foxing (Image)

1935 (Feb 25) Special demonstration flight from Bombay to Calcutta with 2a KGV airmail tied by uncommon Tatangar cds, bold purple flight cachet, two same-day Calcutta bs, very fine (Image)