GERMAN WORLD FLIGHT - CALCUTTA TO RANGOON: Feb. 1929 "BARON VON KOENIG/BOY PILOT" PC to Calcutta franked India KGV ½a tied by Calcutta cds readdressed to Rangoon and with framed "DELAYED BY/UNFAVOURABLE/WEATHER. LEFT/'5th' FEBRUARY" with a total of just 41 covers flown. Rare. Cross Reference : AIR MAIL COVERS, BURMA (Image)

1935-1937 ROCKETGRAMS: Quartet of 1935-1937 Rocketgrams being 1935 (8 Apr) env (somewhat crumpled) Gangtok to Sikkim with large green Royal Silver Jubilee rocketgram label optd "ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENT/BY SANCTION/SIKKIM DURBAR" & fine "ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENT/SIKKIM" cachet in purple, (6 June) Rocketgram sheet to Kolaghat with fine rocket parcel despatch label opt "QUETTA/EARTHQUAKE/RELIEF" in red with reverse detailing contents of rocket despatch [150 items], (11 Oct) Rocketgram sheet with fine purple Sikkim Rocket Experiment label optd "PARCEL" in red & fine "SIKKIM ROCKET EXPERIMENT" cachet with reverse detailing contents of rocket despatch [160 items] & 1937 (22 Sep) Rocketgram PC to Calcutta with fine "THE SATURN EXPRESS" rocket train label & "CARRIED BY THE/ERIC-CYN/PILOT ROCKET TRAIN./BEHALA 22/9/37" cachet in purple. All signed by Stephen Smith. A fine group (4) Cross Reference : AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)

KGVI Period mint range on leaves inc. 1937 3p - 10r complete set, 1937-39 ½a - 10r optd 'SERVICE' complete set, 1940 3p - 14a complete set, 1948 Gandhi 1½a - 10r complete set, 1950-51 3p - 10r Officials complete set plus selected issues to 1r with opts for 'NABHA STATES', 'PATIALA STATE' or 'PATIALA' etc. SG c£1500 (c100) (Image)