1907 (Oct 12) Daily Graphic Ballon Post, special postcard depicting the three aviators, signed by Charles Turner who was the Daily Graphic representative on the balloon, with "TOSSE" c.d.s and "T" handstamp, a 2d charge mark applied in the London Foreign Branch. Fine and scarce, these cards only used by the three aviators, very few recorded. Photo on Page 118. (Image1)
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1934 (Aug 20) Railway Air Services first flight covers, all carried on different routes including Cardiff to Teignmouth or Liverpool, Cowes to Liverpool, Glasgow or Manchester, Southampton to Glasgow, Manchester to Cowes, Belfast to Glasgow, etc., two on postal stationery envelopes, all fine, written up on pages. (10).
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1936 Unaddressed cover bearing an uncancelled KEVIII 1/2d, handstamped "FIRST East-West / WOMAN'S SOLO FLIGHT / Abingdon, England to / Louisburg - Nova Scotia / SEPTEMBER 4th - 5th 1936 / BERYL MARKHAM" and signed by Markham. Markham flew from Abingdon to Nova Scotia in 22 hours; 26 covers were carried on the flight. Also two contemporary news cuttings.
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1918 (May 6) Stampless picture postcard of Guernsey endorsed from a member of the French seaplane squadron, addressed to Cherbourg endorsed "Service Air" with violet circular "ESCADRILLE D'AVIATION MARITIME DE GUERNESEY / (anchor)", almost certainly flown to France in one of the squadron's aircraft. Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 194. (Image1)
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1935-75 Covers and cards written up in three albums and loose, including 1935 (June 26) Plymouth to Jersey experimental flight by Whoopee Sports Ltd, 1937 Jersey Airways first flights (5), 1939 Guernsey Airways first flights (8), 1945 (Sep 10) resumption of air services (3, one with "GUERNSEY CH. IS. / PARCEL DEPOT" c.d.s), 1946 (June 19) Alderney to Guernsey first flight (40 flown), 1953 BEA first flights (15), 1954 Herm Island feeder service, 1954 BEA increased rates (2), 1964 Cambrian Airways first flight (2), 1965 first helicopter flights (2), etc., also a few hovercraft covers, commemorative and R.A.F covers, postcards, etc., some pilot signed. (233).