Imperial Airways. 1930-39 Covers, cards, letters and ephemera including test letters from London to Dairen or Berlin, 1934 covers franked by Singapore meter marks with "Mail it via Imperial Airways" slogans (2), covers and cards to or from Imperial Airways or using Imperial Airways envelopes (with 1936 cover from Norway handstamped "KINGS BAY / SPITSBERGEN"), 1937 letters from Imperial Airways to A. Phillips concerning the sale of surplus first flight covers (5), etc. (21).

Imperial Airways. 1931-37 Covers carried on the route to South Africa, mainly commercial large size covers, a few first flight covers noted including 1931 Khartoum to South Africa, 1932 Salisbury to G.B or G.B to Livingstone, 1937 covers from South Africa to G.B or Lourenco Marques carried on first north bound service by "Challenger", 1937 G.B to Kampala first "all-up" service, other commercial covers from South Africa (9), Egypt (5, all with air stamps, to Imperial Airways at Croydon airport), etc., also a 1946 cover from Southern Rhodesia. (25).

Imperial Airways. 1930-45 Covers mainly carried on routes to India, Australia or the far east, mostly commercial large size covers, a few first flight covers noted including 1933 Bangkok to G.B cover carried on the first flight to Rangoon, other commercial covers include 1935 (Aug 24) cover from G.B. to Australia by "Athena" delayed at Akyab with engine trouble, 1938 cover from Shanghai to G.B flown from Hong Kong, 1943 G.B to India cover franked 3/9 rate by horseshoe route, 1945 Australia to Sweden cover with boxed "O.A.T", also covers to or from USA (3), and one later cover. (17).

1919 (Oct 2) Cover from Birmingham to London endorsed "By Aeroplane", flown by emergency air service during the railway strike franked 1½d + 1/- pair (1½d postage + 2/- per oz air fee), fine and scarce. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

1919 (Oct 2) Cover from Edinburgh to Strawberry Hill, Middlesex, endorsed "By Aerial Post Glasgow", flown by emergency air service during the railway strike franked 1½d + 1/- pair (1½d postage + 2/- per oz air fee), an unusually fine and apparently commercial cover flown from Glasgow to London. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

1924 (May 12) Cover to London, inscribed "First Flight Birmingham & London Wembley Exhibition Air Service May 12th 1924" franked 1d + 2½d cancelled upon arrival in Birmingham, carried on the special Imperial Airways flight from Croydon to the British Industries Fair Birmingham section at Castle Bromwich Aerodrome; and 1934 (May 10) cover from the London Air Post Exhibition franked 1½d + 2½d, carried on the special flight to Birmingham. Also a leaflet for the Civil Aviation stand at the British Industries Fair (no year shown but c.1930), and a postcard with 1934 APEX cancel. Two scarce internal flights, the 1924 B.I.F flight cover ex Oakey collection, apparently one of just two recorded. (4). Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

1933 (Aug 2) Cover to Brazil flown by G.W.R air service from Plymouth to Birmingham where it was put into the post franked 4d + 6d, handstamped "MIT LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN" and carried on the 4th South American Flight of the Graf Zeppelin from Friedrichshafen to Bahia. Bearing a G.W.R Air Mail 3d stamp tied by violet boxed "PLYMOUTH / (NORTH ROAD) / 2 AUG 1933 / G.W.R" with the two differing Graf Zeppelin "4 Sudamerikafahrt" cachets, reverse handstamped "SERVICE AEREO TRANSATLANTICO / AGOSTO 1933 / VIA CONDOR ZEPPELIN" with a Bahia arrival c.d.s (Aug 9). A fine cover with a rare combination of internal and Zeppelin flights. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

Australia. 1914 (July 16) Melbourne to Sydney "Official Souvenir Australia's Aerial Mail" special picture postcard depicting the aviator Maurice Guillaux, bearing Kangaroo ½d + 2½d each cancelled by violet oval "AUSTRALIAN / AERIAL MAIL / MELBOURNE / 16 JUL 1914 / VIC" datestamp, with a Sydney c.d.s (July 18) and arrival c.d.s of Powlett River, numbered "260". A fine example of this pioneer flight card with an unusual franking. AAMC 3, $750. Photo on Page 40. (Image1)

1920 (Feb 24) Programme of the official reception for Capt. Ross Smith and his crew at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. Ross Smith completed the first England to Australia flight landing at Darwin on February 10th, but did not arrive at Melbourne until February 24th, mails receiving the flight vignette and cancel two days later. Light vertical fold, otherwise fine, a map of the route flown shown on the back cover.

1934 MacRobertson Air Race, printed cover flown by C.W.A Scott and T. Campbell-Black (who won the race in a record time of 2 days 23 hours), with G.B ½d cancelled West Kensington (Oct. 17), posted back from Melbourne (Oct 24) to London registered with four Australian stamps applied, the reverse signed by both aviators. Very fine. 100 Covers flown. AAMC 433, $1,250. Photo on Page 40. (Image1)

1934 MacRobertson Air Race. Covers carried from London to Melbourne by Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn, one cover then flown around the world starting and ending in New York, both with G.B and Australian stamps, the second cover also with U.S stamps applied at the start and end of the round the world flight. Also a menu card for a luncheon given by the Commercial Travellers Club in Melbourne for the winners and participants of the air race. AAMC 434/a, $525+. (3). Photo on Page 40. (Image1)

1937 Mrs Bonney solo flight from Brisbane to Cape Town, covers with Australia stamps cancelled at Brisbane (Apr 8) and handstamped with flight cachet in violet, posted back to Mrs Bonney at Brisbane from her first stop at Darwin (Apr 13) franked 2d, penultimate stop and Kimberley (Aug 18) franked South Africa 2d, or the final stop at the end of her flight at Cape Town (Aug 19) franked South Africa 3d, all signed by Mrs Bonney with Brisbane backstamps, very fine. (3).

1938-53 Covers including 1938 "Premiers Dept Perth" cover from Sydney to the Agent General for Western Australia in London with violet oval "COMMEMORATING THE OFFICIAL OPENING / OF THE / EMPIRE AIR MAIL SERVICE / AUSTRALIA, 4th AUGUST 1938" (only used on V.I.P mail, a little staining); first all-up service to England flown by "Corialanus", intermediate internal stages (4); 1942 Mornington Island parachute mail cover; 1943 4th Liberty Loan flight, signed by the crew; 1945 first flight to Singapore, pilot signed; 1947 London to Sydney Qantas service, pilot signed; 1949 Sydney to Hong Kong and return, both pilot signed (2 of each); 1953 Sydney to Bangkok and Sydney to Hollandia, both pilot signed, etc. A fine lot with many signed by pilots or crew. AAMC $1065+. (19).

1937 A.E Clouston and Betty Kirby-Green Cape Town - London Return Flight. Picture postcard of a plane in flight, written from Khartoum on November 19th, "just a card brought by F/O Clouston, it should reach you by tomorrow", addressed to London with a Sudan 15m air mail stamp cancelled in manuscript, posted upon arrival in London (Nov 22) franked KEVIII 1d. Clouston and Kirby-Green flew from London to Cape Town in a record time of 45 hours, 2 minutes; this card was carried on their return flight from Sudan to Croydon. No official mail was carried on this flight, and this card is probably unique. Photo on Page 22. (Image1)

Sudan - Mrs Bonney. 1937 (Apr 8) Cover with Australia stamps cancelled at Brisbane, carried by Mrs Bonney on her Australia to Cape Town solo flight as far as Malakal where her plane crashed upon landing, posted back from Malakal (June 13) to Brisbane with Sudan Air Mail 15m, 2p, 2½p and 5p. Reverse endorsed and signed "Tail skid unit damaged, Mrs H.B Bonney", with flight cachet in violet and Brisbane arrival c.d.s. Photo on Page 22. (Image1)

First U.K Aerial Post. 1911 News cuttings from various papers about the Aerial Post, most with attached cutting agency slips showing they were collected on behalf of Captain Windham, organiser of the Aerial Post (28); a fine original real Photo (165x120mm) showing Gustav Hamel and his wife in a fine Mercedes sports car at Hendon Aerodrome with aeroplanes behind; and a 1936 ticket to a celebration dinner given by The Air Mail Society to honour Walter Windham on the 25th Anniversary of the Coronation Aerial Post, named on the reverse to Lady Downes. An interesting group, from the personal papers of Walter Windham. (30). (Image1)

1911 London to Windsor postcards in green (2, one with Molassine Dog Food advert on reverse and overprint on the front) or brown (2, one with Wrights Coal Tar Soap advert on reverse), and envelopes in green or red (both with enclosed notepaper) all with London Aerial Post datestamps of SP 9 or SP 11 (red envelope), the Molassine card with light crease and green envelope with faults, the others all fine with the Wrights Coal Tar Soap card superb. (6).

1911 (Sep 9) Postcards in brown (with Schweppes advert on reverse) or red-brown and an envelope in green all with London Aerial Post datestamps, the envelope to Scotland forwarded with several Sep. 13th datestamps (therefore flown on Sep. 12th); postcard from the Aerial Post secretary's office apologising for a delay inthe delivery of Aerial Post mail due to the high winds interfering with the flights from Hendon; and realPhoto picture postcards showing crowds around an Aerial Mail aircraft in Windsor Great Park, or the delivery of the Aerial Post to Windsor Post Office, the Schweppes postcard with a few edge faults, otherwise largely fine. (6). (Image1)

Switzerland. 1911 Red brown postcard and red envelope (letter on printed notepaper enclosed) with London Aerial Post datestamps both addressed to Switzerland, the postcard with two KGV ½d stamps tied by Sep 11 c.d.s and a Schonenwerd arrival c.d.s (Sep 18) alongside, the envelope franked KGV ½d + 1d (2, one 1d and the ½d stamp perfined "B&Co") tied by Sep. 9 c.d.s, backstamped at Chaux-de-Fonds (Sep 13). Two fine items to Switzerland. (2).

Switzerland. 1911 (Sep 12) Brown "flap embossed" emergency printing envelope (notepaper enclosed) with KGV ½d + 1d (2) tied by London Aerial Post datestamps, addressed to Switzerland with Sils-Maria arrival backstamp (Sep 19), very fine and unusual addressed abroad. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

1911 (Sep 16) Proof of the London to Windsor envelope in an unissued light green colour (with matching notepaper enclosed), flown from Windsor to London with KGV 1d tied by Windsor code "2" c.d.s. Superb and very scarce, only about 400 envelopes of all types (excluding violet VIP mail) were sent by the public from Windsor, with very few of these proof envelopes recorded postally used. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

G.B External Flights. 1924-25 British Empire Exhibition. 1924-25 Covers and cards all with exhibition cancels comprising 1924 (Apr 23) flown cover to France with Wembley 1d and 1½d used on the First Day of Issue; registered cover flown to Brussels with Palace of Engineering datestamps, and a flown cover to Berlin; 1925 flown covers to Holland or Germany; also picture postcards showing Imperial Airways aircraft at Croydon (4, all posted at the 1925 exhibition) or the Imperial Airways trade stand (2), etc. (14).

1925 (June 30) Cover to London endorsed and signed "From Paris to Hammersmith by amphibian plane 30 June 1925, R. Bajac" posted upon arrival (minor staining); and a postcard depicting the aeroplane with 1d + 2½d tied by Waddon Aerodrome Croydon c.d.s (July 1), flown to Paris with arrival backstamps and a 20c postage due stamp applied. Bajac flew an amphibian plane from the Seine in Paris to the Thames in London and back, carrying 120 numbered cards in each direction, but clearly hand carried at least one additional cover for a friend, the latter very rare. Also a contemporary news cutting and a signed real Photo postcard of Bajac dated 1927. (4). Photo on Page 22. (Image1)

1924-41 Mainly commercial covers to or from G.B including items to or from Austria (4), Belgium (3), Czechoslovakia (3), Denmark (2), France (4), Germany (19), Gibraltar (6), Greece (2), Malta (2), Netherlands (8), Spain (2), Sweden (4), etc., three with boxed "NO FLIGHT / SENT BY / ORDINARY SERVICE". (65).

Imperial Airways. 1924-32 First flight covers and cards comprising 1924 London to Brussels; 1925 London to Amsterdam, Zurich (2), Basle (2, one addressed to Rome), Malmo, Helsinki (2), or Memel; 1926 London to Berlin (2, one to Bratislava) or Copenhagen; 1928 London to Stockholm first night flight (2, one from Switzerland); 1930 London to Brussels first night flight (2) and return (2), London to Berlin first night flight (7, one from Dublin) and return, London to Janina; 1931 London to Crete; 1932 London to Berlin first postcard rate, Istanbul to London via Paris. (31).