1931-44 MAINLY MINT SELECTION WITH SOME AIRMAIL INTEREST: 1931 15c to $1 both sets, 1933 Airmails 5c to 75c marginal, 1937 1c (10), 3c (2), 7c (5, inc. a block of four with re-entry), 8c (2), 10c (2), 14c (3), 15c (2), 20c (9, inc. a block of four), 24c (3), 25c (2) & 48c (2). Plus a set used on large "Wallace" env. registered from St John's to London. 1941-44 8c to 14c (5, inc. a block of four), 15c, 20c and 48c (5, inc. a block of four). Also 1932 $1 black Aerial World Tours $1 corner block of four labels. (79 plus a cover). Cross Reference: AIRMAILS (Image)

EARLY COVER TO G.B. - ILLEGALLY POSTED AS AN INLAND LETTER AT REMOTE "CHUDLEIGH" P.O.; 14 Nov. 1770 E (light toning and reinforced folds) from "Revd. Mr. Langman, M[issionar]y. at St. John's Town, Newfoundland (ex the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel correspondence) to London ("Westminster") with a mainly fine early "CHUDLEIGH" mark on the flap beside a smudged "31/DE" arrival Bishop Mark. The letter was only charged "4[d]" (the above 80 miles rate) and was illegally not declared as a Ship Letter on posting. Rare example of a Transatlantic letter posted in this small Devon P.O. [For a similar 1780 letter with a "CHUD/LEIGH" mark from the same correspondence see the Allan Steinhart 2005 sale, lot 1288; realised CHF 1,050.]Cross Reference: DEVON, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL (Image)

AIRMAILS - 1921 TWO EARLY COVERS: 25 Feb. 1921 env. bearing 3c Caribou used from St John's to St Anthony with "AIR POST St Anthony" hs Note; unfortunately the aircraft that was to carry the mail from Botwood to St Anthony was not ready, therefore the mail was sent by rail. 26 Nov. 1921 env. by "AERIAL MAIL" from St John's to Halifax N.S. bearing a single 1921 35c (SG 141a - £180 on cover). Fine. Cross Reference: AIRMAILS (Image)