DIVERSE RANGE: A box containing an early to modern collection, mainly Air Mail covers, but also commercial mail and some commemorative covers. Only a handful of FDCs. Some nicer 1920s/30s Indian & South African Air Mails. Also noted, a 2 Aug 1910 PPC posted at Blackpool (not flown) depicting Grahame White in flight with message ref. "Yesterday we saw 10 flying machines up. Grahame White has gone over the Promenade & round the Blackpool Tower....he was 300 ft. higher than the tower...". Further examination should prove worthwhile. (c.150 cards/covers) (Image)

1909 REIMS AVIATION WEEK & 1918 FLOWN MULREADY REPRODUCTION CARD: 22 Aug. 1909 PPC to Germany (showing 1st crossing of English Channel by Louis Bleriot on 25 July) franked 5c tied Reims cds with Reims air show (22-29 Aug.) vignette bottom right on picture side. Scarce. Also, 10 Dec. 1918 reproduced Mulready design card with printed "STAMP COLLECTING" AERIAL SOUVENIR." message from Hugh Vallancy at Army P.O. S. 20 (Marquise, France) to the sender in London with on reverse boxed a violet "Crown/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/502" h.s. Fine. (2 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

1911 KENILWORTH-MUIZENBERG FIRST FLIGHT' CARDS & ATTEMPTED RETURN: 1911 (27 Dec) souvenir PC (corner fault just impacting adhesive) to Wynberg carried on the first flight from Kenilworth to Muizenberg (729 cards flown). Also, another card carried on same flight addressed to Nottingham. Both cards bear the Muizenberg & Kenilworth special commemorative cds's. Lot also includes 1912 (3 Jan) souvenir PC (small tear to one edge) carried on the attempted first return flight from Muizenberg back to Kenilworth (only 179 cards flown so much scarcer than the outward flight with 729 cards flown) bearing CGH ½d tied Kenilworth commemorative cds with similar Muizenberg cds alongside (both dated 30 Dec) also standard Muizenberg cds of 3 Jan and final Rosebank receiving cds of 4 Jan. Rare group. (3) Cross Reference: SOUTH AFRICA (Image)

1918-1925 EXPERIMENTAL AIR MAIL FLIGHT GROUP: Range of early air mail cards & covers with scarce 1918 (7 Oct.) "MAKE YOUR SIXPENCE FLY" PC (repaired tears) flown on first demonstration flight for "The S A Red Cross Our Day" fund raising from Young's Field Wynberg to Green Point Common, 1925 (28 Feb. or 1 Mar.) pair of commercial envs. franked 1d pair tied Somerset West cds to Mossel Bay or 2d tied Cape Town cds to Umbogintwini each with S.A. Airways cds for the same days, 1925 trio of envs. each flown S A Airways franked 2d def. & 3d Air on 2 Mar. first flight from Cape Town, 5 Mar. first return flight to Cape Town & 15 June last flight from Cape Town. Plus mint set of Air stamps. A nice group (6 cards/covers & 4 stamps) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, AIR STAMPS, SOUTH AFRICA (Image)

1918 SOUTH AFRICA AERIAL POST - JOHANNESBURG TO GERMISTON: 24 Nov. 1918 'small wing' "MAKE YOUR SIXPENCE FLY" aerial postcard ex Craigmore to East London franked 1d tied Aerial Post c.d.s. flown Johannesburg to Germiston and 24 Dec. 1918 aerial postcard franked ½d and posted at Johannesburg to a Natal address. Both cards flown by pilot Lt. Gearing. (2)Cross Reference: SOUTH AFRICA (Image)

USA & COLOMBIA AIR MAILS, FIRST FLIGHTS, ETC: Collection of mainly early 20th C. mail inc. thirteen 1920s/30s Colombian Air Mails to various international destinations. Bulk of the lot comprises commercial mail, some First Flights, Censor mail, etc. Also a small group of c.1910-55 Kansas R.P.O. duplex cancelled cards/covers. Inspection should reward. (c. 75 cards/covers) Cross Reference: COLOMBIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1924 TWO COVERS FLOWN AND INITIALLED BY ALAN COBHAM: 25 Nov 1924 env. posted on board S.S. Homeric to New Jersey bearing GB 11/2d with "HOMERIC" cancellation and USA 2c cancelled in New York. The env. headed "First Air Mail to arrive in New York from the East". This env. was flown by a D. H. Moth seaplane launched as the ship neared New York and landed at Battery Point, initial ed by A. Cobham at lower left. A 4 Dec 1926 2c env. flown on the same seaplane by A. Cobham on a demonstration flight around Washington. Initial ed by A. Cobham at lower left and with relevant cachet. A fine pair. (2 covers). Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1925 SOUTH AFRICA FIRST FLIGHT GROUP: Range of mainly 2 Mar. 1925 first flight covers Cape Town to Durban with (11-13 Feb) group of six envs. (2 regd.) all ex UK via mail boat Windsor Castle to Cape Town for FF to East London (2), Port Elizabeth or Durban (3) [there were a total of 145 regd. covers from UK for this FF], (28 Feb) PC franked 1d CGH & 1d Transvaal ex Mossel Bay to Cape Town for FF back to Johannesburg with fine & scarce boxed FF cachet in black, (4 June) env. franked 1d, 2d def. & 6d Air (2oz. rate) tied East London cds's to New York via Cape Town. Plus unused real photo PPC of R.M.S. Windsor Castle. A fine group (9 cards/covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, AIR STAMPS, REGISTERED MAIL, SOUTH AFRICA (Image)

1926-46 U.S.A./CANADA/NEWFOUNDLAND FLOWN MAIL SELECTION:1926-46 group of flown envs. (15) inc. 26 Nov. 1926 env. carried on a ship to shore demonstration flight by Alan J. Cobham (initialled by him) from S.S. Homeric to New York. 14 May 1937 large env. flown on the goodwill Coronation flight from New York to London and back to New York. 30 May 1939 envs. (3) carried on the 1st acceptance flight by P.A.A. from GB. 27 June 1939 env. flown on the 1st Transatlantic Northern Route flight from Southampton to Botwood. 29 June 1939 opened out env. carried on the 1st direct transatlantic flight by PAA from London to New York, Hong Kong and back to London. 3 June 1940 BOAC 1st flight env. from Newport to Lisbon to connect with the PAA flight to N York. 6 Aug 1939 envs. (2) carried on the 1st Imperial Airways flight of the N. Atlantic route by flying boat "Caribou". Cross Reference: CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1929 FIRST FLIGHT CORSICA/1937 INAUGURAL SABENA-LUFTHANSA FLIGHT: 15 May 1929 env. franked with PUC ½d, 1d pair, 1½d & 2½d flown on the 1st flight from London to Ajaccio, Corsica, good arrival cds on reverse. Also, 3 Oct. 1937 special printed card for inaugural Sabena-Deutsche Lufthansa airline, flown from London to Munich. Pilot (Van den Eynde) signed. Both of these covers are scarce. (2) Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMANY (Image)

1929 AIR CRASH COVER FRANCE TO HANOI: 15 Feb. 1929 Regd. cover ex Beauvais to Hanoi (franked 10f Merson, 3 x 50c Sower) with "POSTE AERIENNE/FRANCE INDOCHINE" cds, but crashed at Bondy shortly after take off on 19 Feb. Cover bears large 3-line"RAID INTERROMPE/PAR ACCIDENT/Retour a l'envoyeur". Cross Reference: FRANCE, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)

TOMÁŠ BAT'A AND HIS SHOE MANUFACTURING EMPIRE: A beautifully presented and well written-up 15 page display of PPCs & covers flown during the 1930s & 40s (10) from three different Bat'a enterprises to destinations in Europe, Puerto Rico, UK, USA, inc. a 1938 registered env. from the factory at Batanagar (near Calcutta) to Czechoslovakia via Athens & Prague with a v. fine "CENSUROVANO" handstamp (censorship of foreign mail during the Munich Crisis) and a 1943 registered env. postmarked "CSPP/B/14 SP/43/CZECHOSLOVAK FIELD POST" for the Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade in Northampton addressed to the Belgian Congo. Much supporting material in the form of contemporary pictures & unused PPCs. (19 items + pictures) Cross Reference: BELGIAN COLONIES, PUERTO RICO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA (Image)

BELGIAN CONGO FIRST FLIGHT GROUP: Small group of First Flight covers inc. 1932 (12 Oct.) air mail env franked 1/- & 3d tied "LONDON F/AIR MAIL" cds to Elisabethville via Broken Hill with Broken Hill transit cds on reverse, 1935 (15 Mar.) printed SABENA air mail env franked 1f & 4f tied Brussels cds to Elisabethville & additionally franked Belgian Congo 2f & 3f tied Elisabethville cds for return flight to Belgium on 23rd Nov. with fine strikes of SABENA cachets in blue/green & purple for out/return flights respectively, 1935 (14 Nov.) similar printed env franked 3d (strip of 5) tied "CROYDON AERODROME B.O. CROYDON/SURREY" cds's with ms 'First Flight to/Elizabethville' and Paris transit & Elisabethville arrival cds's on reverse, etc. (6 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, BELGIUM, GREAT BRITAIN, BELGIAN COLONIES (Image)

AIR FRANCE PUBLICITY CARDS 1934-39 - POSTALLY USED FROM SOUTH AMERICA: A set of 3 PPCs used to advertise Air France inc. a card sent to Czechoslovakia postmarked 15 Dec. 1934 depicting a map of France with an aeroplane overhead, the design obscured by 4 Brazil postage stamps rated 1,500R, boxed cachet on reverse "Transportada Inteiramente/por via aerea - Air France" & an anti-war label; a card sent from Chile to the UK depicting a postman standing on an env. and the caption "4 DIAS A EUROPA" postmarked 28 Dec. 1939; and a similar card sent from Uruguay to the UK postmarked 23 Dec. 1939. An interesting and colourful set. Cross Reference: FRANCE, BRAZIL, GREAT BRITAIN, URUGUAY (Image)

1938 FIRST ENTIRELY FLYING BOAT ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA FLIGHT: 25 June 1938 env. from London via Southampton to Australia bearing KGV 5d & 10d carried on the 1st entirely flying boat mail trip. Note: three flying boats were used for this trip,"Camille", "Cordelia" and "Challenger". Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA (Image)

L.A.T.I. PUBLICITY CARDS 1939-41: A set of 7 postally used cards (6 designs) used to advertise the Linee Aeree Transcontinentali Italiane S.A. flown on the first flight Rome-Rio de Janeiro 21 Dec. 1939; 2 cards flown on the first feeder flight Lisbon-Seville 20 Dec. 1939; Brazil to Germany 19 Dec. 1940 with OKW censor machine cancel; a reduced rate greeting card inscribed "Felices Fiestas" sent from Argentina to Germany 21(?) Dec. 1940 stamp postmarked with OKW censor machine cancel; and a similar card sent from Chile to Germany posted on 17 Dec. 1940. All in v. fine condition. Cross Reference: BRAZIL (Image)

1940-45 MAIL TO / FROM USA - PAN AM CLIPPER, ETC.: A set of 20 transatlantic covers some mounted on display pages (7 - with 9 pages of support material - photographs of planes, etc.) plus loose envs. (13), inc. a "FIRST PANAIRMAIL SERVICE: EGYPT TO USA" specially printed env. postmarked 25 Mar. 1942 with a red boxed cachet "FIRST AIRMAIL/TRANSATLANTIC/[pyramids]/PAN AMERICAN/AIRWAYS INC./EGYPT-AMERICAS"; a 1940 env. endorsed "Via Trans-Atlantic/Clipper" flown on the first departure from La Guardia Field after its dedication as an international air terminal and signed by Captain Charles A. Lorber pilot of the Yankee Clipper; a plain env. from Iran (1945?) with the cachet "ANGLO-SOVIET POSTAL/12/CENSORSHIP" in English, a corresponding cachet in Russian, and a large label "BY PAN AMERICAN AIR MAIL SEKVICE[sic]"; 3 other covers endorsed to fly via Clipper services - from Palestine, Uganda & an OAS cover to the UK; a 1941 registered env. from Belgian Congo with a large boxed cachet "PREMIERE LIAISON/CONGO BELGE/ETAT UNIS D'AMERIQUE/depart Leopoldville Novembre 1941" an a further cachet "Depart reportere Decembre 1941"; and others from Lebanon, Liberia, Palestine, Ruanda-Urundi, and India. Some with minor faults but mainly in fine condition. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

CZECHOSLOVAK TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR MAILS - ITALIAN AIRLINE L.A.T.I. TO SOUTH AMERICA 1940-41: A small group of 5 covers, mounted on written-up display sheets - 3 covers ex Slovakia to Argentina, Ecuador, and USA ("Via Cote du Pacifique" & censored in Jamaica); and 2 covers ex Bohemia & Moravia - a v. attractive registered env. to Chile with OKW censor seals on reverse, and another to Ecuador with two mainly fine purple cachet "Zuruck/Postverkehr eingestellt" also censored in Berlin. All in fine condition. Cross Reference: CZECHOSLOVAKIA, ECUADOR, CHILE, ARGENTINA (Image)

SOUTH AMERICA - TRANSATLANTIC MAIL 1941-44: A set of 8 envs. to various destinations inc. 1941 registered env. Argentina to France via San Juan and censored in New York; 1941 registered env. Ecuador to Switzerland censored in New York; 1941 registered env. Peru to UK with cachet "SERVICIO AEREO NOR-ATLANTICO" & ms "PANAGRA NOR-ATLANTICO" via New York but censored in London; a 1942 env. sent from Ecuador to Palestine with 2 types of censor tape; a 1944 env. sent from the UK to Argentina; a 1944 env. from Brazil to UK with a fine large boxed cachet "VIA AFRICA-LISBOA-LONDRES" with Brazilian & British censor tape and back stamped with a partial "D.R. Correios e [Telégrafos]/Serviço Aéreo/MAR 24 1944/NATAL/Rio Grande do Norte" censor hs; a stampless 1944 env. from Brazil to Egypt with a variety of hss and censor tapes; and a 1944 registered env. from UK to Argentina endorsed "WRITTEN IN CZECH" and censored in the UK. All with minor faults. Cross Reference: BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, ECUADOR, PERU (Image)

1947-76 THE COLLECTION OF B.E.A. FLOWN COVERS ETC: 1947-76 covers and some adhesives inc. 9 Feb 1947 env. carried on the 1st BEA service from Renfrew to S. Uist. 16 Feb 1948 envs. (2) flown on the 1st "All Up" Stornoway to Inverness and Inverness to Stornoway service. 10 Mar 1947 env. flown on the BEA service from Stornoway to Paisley. 29 Sept 1947 envs (2) carried on the BEA "All Up" service from Belfast to Liverpool and Liverpool to Belfast. 16 Feb 1948 env. carried on the 1st Stornoway to Inverness service, pilot signed (Capt. Starling). 14 June 1948 envs. (2) flown on the 1st "All Up" Renfrew to Tiree flight. 1953-54 envs (4) bearing BEA 8d adhesives flown on the Helicopter service from Birmingham to London, London to Birmingham, Glasgow to London and Southampton to London. 1 Sept 1954 env from Jersey to London with BEA 9d, 1/3d & 1/11d set of three adhesives. 7 Dec 1957 env. flown on the 1st BEA London to Tel Aviv flight. 4 June 1957 BEA 1st London to Belgrade flight cover. A fine lot with relevant cachets. (c.40 covers) (Image)

ZEPPELIN MAIL - 1912-1932 GROUP OF GERMAN CARDS & COVERS: Range inc. 10 Oct. 1928 package label to 'Mason Alfalfa Process' company in USA franked 2m + 4m Graf Zeppelin Air (SG 444/5 £135) tied Friedrichshafen cds's with ms 'VIA GRAF ZEPPELIN/LUFTPOST/UBER FRIEDRICHSHAFEN' with reverse of label stating in ms 'This envelope entered/negotiations for the/purchase of the first/Mason machine sold/to Germany.' [The Mason company made crop harvesting machines] an unusual and scarce item, fine 26 Sept. 1929 env to Zurich franked 25pf Blue tied fine "LUFTSCHIFF/GRAF ZEPPELIN" cds with Zurich arrival cds alongside & fine "AN BORD DES/GRAF ZEPPELIN" cds in red at bottom, 1933 air mail env to Uruguay franked 1931 1m Air + 1926 50pf Orange + 1932 25pf Ultramarine tied Friedrichshafen cds's with fine "19 [ship] 33/LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN/7.SUDAMERIKAFAHRT" cachet in blue & on rear fine "SERVICIO AEREO TRANSATLANTICO/[airship & plane]/CONDOR-ZEPPELIN 2O VUELO SETIEMBRE 1933" cachet in black, etc. A very good range (35 cards/covers) Cross Reference: GERMANY, AIR MAIL COVERS, ZEPPELINS (Image)

ZEPPELIN MAIL - 1930-1933 GROUP OF USA CARDS & COVERS: Range inc. 5 May 1930 PPC (Hotel McAlpin, New York with minor corner repair top right) to Flushing franked 1c + 2c + $1.30 Graf Zeppelin with fine "FIRST/PAN-AMERICAN/ROUND FLIGHT" cachet in purple, Zeppelin cachet in blue/green & Graf Zeppelin cachet in red, 2 Oct. 1933 pair of air mail envs ex USA with typed "VIA GRAF ZEPPELIN/FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GERMANY/TO RIO JANEIRO [or "PERNAMBUCO] BRAZIL" with fine "GRAF ZEPPELIN FLIGHT/[airship]/TO/CENTURY OF PROGRESS/EXHIBITION/DISPATCHED FROM FRIEDRICHSHAFEN" cachet in purple & triangular flight cachet in red, 23 Oct. 1933 env similar to above but no flight cachet & Exhibition cachet states "DISPATCHED FROM MIAMI", etc. (5 cards/covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, ZEPPELINS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1907 DAILY GRAPHIC BALLOON FLIGHT:12 Oct 1907 Daily Graphic "A Message from Mid-Air." PC (small horiz. tear to one edge & a little toned) to Watford with ms message 'From Mother/1907' unfranked with Mellerud dotted cds and overlapping boxed 'T', unboxed "T/25" & "2/F.B/B" h.s. Cross Reference: BALLOON MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS (Image)

1912 THE DAILY MAIL WATERPLANE TOUR: 6 Aug 1912 picture postcard showing a photographic view of the waterplane on the beach used from Portsmouth to Brighton with a Downey Head 1/2d and almost complete boxed violet "CARRIED BY/DAILY MAIL/WATERPLANE/PROMOTED BY/THE GRAHAME WHITE AVIATION CO. LD." illustrated h.s. With m/s "July 24/12" at foot. Note:The postmaster-general prohibited the carrying of these cards from the end of July, but those with August and early September postmarks were still accepted and the operators felt compelled to complete their obligations to the purchasers. and send those posted in July. (Image)

1918 A RARE RUSTON'S AERIAL POST LEAFLET:4/9 March 1918 A fine example (some folding) of "Ruston's Aerial Post/4th - 9th March, 1918/TO THE PEOPLE OF LINCOLN/& LINCOLNSHIRE/BUY WAR BONDS - THIS WEEK" leaflet with a depiction of a Lincoln Imp on a bi-plane. Few survived. Cross Reference: LINCOLNSHIRE (Image)