Great Britain and British Commonwealth INDIA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers
Sale No: 499
Lot No:1058
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1924-25 Anglo-India Air Survey by D.H.50: Two panes of five special labels (black on green for Calcutta to London and black on pink for Calcutta to Karachi) prepared for use on the mail carried on these important survey flights. (2 panes of 5). (Image)
Estimate AU$100-150 Min. Bid. AU$80
Opening AU$ 80.00
Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 499
Lot No:1059
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2 Feb.1925 Rislapur - Calcutta 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, signed by pilot Flight Lt. Gordon. (Image)
Estimate AU$200-250 Min. Bid. AU$160
Opening AU$ 160.00
Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 499
Lot No:1060
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THE 1925 ANGLO-INDIA AIR SURVEY BY COBHAM: 18 Feb.1925 (Feb.18) Calcutta - Karachi flight by Cobham and Elliott, envelope bearing 1a. with black on magenta "By/Anglo-India Air/Survey. D.H.50" vignette alongside and triangular "Anglo-India Air Survey" cachet, signed on the reverse by Arthur Elliott, the engineer on the flight. Only 100 items carried (68 covers; 32 cards). (Image)
Estimate AU$400-500 Min. Bid. AU$320
Opening AU$ 320.00
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Sale No: 499
Lot No:1061
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AIRMAIL LABELS & VIGNETTES: A collection of Post Office and privately issued labels; mainly 1920s - 30s types, including Earthquake, international aviators, Houston-Mt.Everest Expedition, Parachute, Rocket & Pigeon flights, etc. Some on annotated album pages. (qty). (Image)
Estimate AU$300-500 Min. Bid. AU$240
Opening AU$ 240.00
Closed..Dec-18-2023, 16:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 499
Lot No:1062
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31 October 1930 Karachi - Akyab flown cover, signed by the pilot, Mrs Mildred Bruce; with 1a adhesive tied by EAST RANGOON cds on arrival. Accompanied by some photographs and newspaper cuttings.This leg of Bruce's World Solo Flight took her right across the Indian sub-continent from present day Pakistan to present day Sittwe, in Myanmar. Bruce set more than 100 records on land, sea and in the air. (Image)