Great Britain. Walter Windham. 1934-40 Letters, invitations and news cuttings from the personal papers of Sir Walter Windham, organiser of the first U.K and India aerial posts in 1911, with 1934 invitation from Louis Bleriot to Windham to attend a garden party hosted by the French Air Minister at Buc Aerodrome to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the channel crossing by Bleriot, letters from Imperial Airways (24, many concerning his unsuccessful attempts to get a place on the first transatlantic passenger flight), similar letters from PanAm, copies of articles by Windham, some strange WW2 suggestions on how to disable enemy aerodromes or send propaganda leaflets by small balloons, letter written and signed by Windham, etc. (c.44).

Airport / Air Mail Cancels. 1930-36 Covers and cards with cancels of Calshot Aerodrome (1931 skeleton used during Schneider Trophy air race), Gatwick Airport (2, one on first night flight to Stockholm, possibly a first day c.d.s), Heston Airport (first Heston to Denmark flight, possibly first day c.d.s), or Croydon Aerodrome (Nov. 4 1935, posted at Croydon, first acceptance from Croydon direct to the airport instead of via London), also London F.S Air Mail datestamps (4, three the first day of use, 23 June 1930), and a leaflet and photos (2) showing the special blue Air Mail post boxes (this Air Mail c.d.s used on mail cleared from these boxes). (12).