G.B Flights to and from Ireland. 1924 (May) Covers flown from Belfast to Liverpool, carried on the first flight on May 2nd (3, one to USA, another to Paris) or later flights in May (2, one with "LATE FEE PAID / 62" bearing an additional ½d, to Sir Sefton Branckner at the Air Ministry); 1925 registered air mail cover from Dublin to Paris franked 1922 overprint 10d, unknown and returned to sender; and a 1925 letter from Northern Air Lines Ltd concerning the proposed Belfast to Carlisle air mail service. (7).

1928 (Sep/Oct) Covers and cards flown by experimental air service by the Imperial Airways flying boat "Calcutta" between Liverpool and Belfast during Liverpool Civic Week, with items flown from Liverpool to Belfast (11, four carried on the first day, two registered) or from Belfast to Liverpool (8, two carried on the first day), one cover from Belfast (Oct 1) with "NO FLIGHT" cachet crossed through and endorsed "Held over to 2 Oct", another apparently commercial larger cover (Sep 26) franked 3d to Imperial Airways Accounts Dept., one cover being an Irish stamp cancelled in Dublin (Oct 3) and G.B stamps then cancelled in Belfast (Oct 4), various cachets or printed envelopes, two signed by the pilot F.J Bailey. Also three pamphlets advertising the service, giving timetables and ticket prices, and two Imperial airways letters giving details of the total mail flown. (24).

1929 (Aug 26) Galway - London trial flight, cover (Aug 24) from Wrexham to USA intended for the flight but sent surface mail with bars cancelling the flight endorsement; covers flown from Galway with the flight cachet (3) or from the S.S "Karlsruhe" to Germany with U.S stamps and the "Airmail - Karlsruhe - Galway" vignette cancelled in New York; and a cover from Croydon to Galway carried on the return flight with Galway backstamp, one of just six covers (hand carried by the crew) flown on this return flight from London. Also photos (2), 1932 (Oct 20) cover carried on Galway to Berlin special flight, and 1936 Irish Seas Airways advertising leaflet showing all services with flight times and prices. A good group, the London to Galway return flight cover very rare. (8). Photo on Page 18. (Image1)