Great Britain and British Commonwealth Aerophilately & Flight Covers
Sale No: 5
Lot No:403
Symbol:C
1934 (May 11) 'Faith in Australia' printed Goodwill Flight cover numbered '105' of 250, to New Zealand & return with KGV 1d pair uncancelled & 2d tied by Sydney slogan plus New Zealand 1d Admiral x2 one uncancelled the other with Wellington cds of 12MY34, signed "CTP Ulm", light fold at the right, Cat $250.
1940s Australian National Airways Booking Agent gummed labels strip of 4 ex booklet with left hand margin with two staple holes. Unlisted by Tom Frommer.
1949 Sydney-Hong Kong First Regular Service cover with blue/grey label, signed by Captain Hampshire. AAMC #218, also franked with 10c purple KGVI Hong Kong stamp cancelled 29 06 1949, a couple of minor tonespots, Cat $200.
1967 'Independent/Anguilla' Overprints on St Kitts-Nevis 3c Gateway to Fort & 25c White-Crowned Pigeon both with the Watermark Inverted SG 4w, CTO, Cat £130.
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1967-68 'ANGULLA' Pictorials 1c Mahogony Tree strip of 3 & 5c Plantation House on unsealed commercial cover to USA with cds of '5DE/67', tiny blemishes. Presumably contained a Christmas card, sent at the Printed Matter rate. Very scarce.
POSTAL HISTORY: c.1970 apparently commercial airmail cover from St Thomas (US Virgin Islands) to "West End/Anguilla" with US 10c tied by straight-line 'ANGUILLA AIRWAYS' h/s.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1929 West India [sic] & Panama Telegraph Co illustrated red/white 'CABLEGRAM' envelope to "Crane Hotel" with 1d pair tied by 'BARBADOS/RLO' cds, 'BARBADOS/ST PHILIP' arrival cds; with the matching form.
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247: First Type Original State '247' (non-duplex) light but obvious strike on Laureates 4d. Rated RRR. [Plus recut with Bars Removed - rated R - for comparison]
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338: '338' First Type Original State (Side Bars) very fine strike on OHMS piece with over-inked 'WANNON/FE-16/62/ VICTORIA' cds alongside. Rated RRRRR. [Western District: located at Redruth R.S.]
367: First Type '367' (numerals 8mm high) of Burnt Creek/Bromley largely very fine strike on Naish 2d. Rated RRRR. [Absent from Max Watson's collection and far superior to the example illustrated by Freeman]
1641: '[1]641' (a fragment of the foot of the first '1' is showing) largely fine strike on Naish 2d violet. Rated RRRRR. [Superior strike to Max Watson's more complete example that sold for $527]