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Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale: 41

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COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVERS OF THE WORLD

Air Mail Covers later transferred to Surface Mail
Sale No: 41
Lot No:72
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1929-45 Covers from 17 various countries including Indo-China (2), Iran (2), USA (3), France (4), Morocco (2), Lebanon (French A.P.O 606 c.d.s), Trinidad, Nigeria, G.B (2), Canal Zone, Netherlands Indies, etc., to USA, Argentina, Uruguay or various destinations in Europe. (26).



Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 180.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180

image Sale No: 41
Lot No:75
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Malaya. 1937-46 Covers from Singapore or Penang to USA (3) or Canada (2), three differing handstamps of parallel bars used to obliterate the air mail labels, one cover to Canada franked at the 16c surface rate unusually with two red bars handstamp applied in error. (5). Photo on Page 17. (Image1)



Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 140.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140


Commercial Air Mail Covers Of The World
Sale No: 41
Lot No:63
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1923-54 Covers from G.B or British Empire countries, including scarce unframed circular "AIR / MAIL" of London, boxed "NO FLIGHT / SENT BY / ORDINARY SERVICE" (2), "BY AIR MAIL / IN UNITED STATES ONLY", "BRITISH GUIANA / TO NEW YORK ONLY / BY AIR MAIL", "BY AIR TO LONDON ONLY", "By Air / From British Guiana / To New York", "EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT" of Southern Rhodesia (2), "BY AIR TO NEW YORK ONLY / ONWARD BY / SURFACE MAIL TO DESTINATION", etc. (27).



Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 170.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 41
Lot No:64
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Great Britain. 1941-43 Air Mail covers returned to the sender by the censor (5, one to Malaga with "No Service" cachet) or diverted to surface mail (5) all handstamped "POSTAGE REFUNDED", "Air Mail fee refunded" or "NO AIR MAIL SERVICE AVAILABLE / AIR FEE HAS BEEN REFUNDED". (10).



Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 41
Lot No:65
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Europe & Colonies. 1931-49 Covers from Greece, Russia, Sweden, French Colonies, etc. (also Israel and Iraq), virtually all with cachets giving the air mail routing including boxed "PAR AVION / JUSQU'A " of Greece (6) and similar "PAR AVION / JUSQU'A PARIS", "Par avion jusqu'a / BERLIN" of Moscow (2), boxed "Mit Luftpost nach Nordamerika / und ab New-York" (3), "By air to the United Kingdom" (2), "VIA CHIASSO 2 / BY "CLIPPER"", "Saigon - Marseille" (2), "Jusqu'a destination", "DE TUNISIE EN FRANCE" (2), "PAR AVION JUSQU' AUX E.U.A / BY AIRMAIL TO USA", etc. (36).



Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 230.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 41
Lot No:66
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Australia. 1940-41 Censored covers to USA franked 4/- (10) or 4/6, or to G.B or Ireland franked 5/10 (8), all handstamped "CALIFORNIA / CLIPPER", one cover with enclosed slip "when opened by the censor the enclosure mentioned was not contained in the envelope, District Censor, Sydney". (19).



Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 250.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 41
Lot No:67
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India. 1929-54 Covers and cards with various cachets including circular framed "BY / AIR" (7), etc. (17).



Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85

Sale No: 41
Lot No:70
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Onward Air Transmission. 1941-52 Covers and a front from South America (9), Canada (7), Australia, India, Ceylon, Belgium, Turkey, Sweden, KUT, Belgian Congo (3), Palestine, Switzerland, Senegal (stamps cut out), Morocco (6), Algeria (2) or Tunisia all with various "O.A.T" handstamps. Also two covers from Hawaii to USA with "Via Air Mail / from Coast Onward to Destination". (40).



Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 420.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420


Crash Mail
Sale No: 41
Lot No:79
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USA. 1930-85 Covers and cards including 1930 postcard from Hoboken to Canada with large "SALVAGE" cachet, 1930 Los Angeles crash, 1936 Salt Lake City crash and 1942 Las Vegas crash, 1955 cover fromIowa City to Florida with "DAMAGED IN PLANE CRASH", also 1945 cover from San Antonio to Philadelphia with "DAMAGED BY FLOOD", and 1985 cover from New York to Dallas with violet "DAMAGED IN AN AIR, RAIL, TRUCK OR SHIP / ACCIDENT, BEYOND CONTROL OF THE U.S / POSTAL SERVICE". (7).



Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 140.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 41
Lot No:80
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1937-54 Covers including 1937 "Courtier" crash, 1939 "Challenger" crash, 1943 "Yankee Clipper" crash, 1954 Prestwick crash, and 1947 cover with "AUST ARMY P.O" and "RAFPOST / 11 / JAPAN" datestamps and violet boxed "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER", recovered from the B.O.A.C flying boat "Portland" which crashed at Bahrain. (5).



Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 140.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 41
Lot No:81
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1946-58 Covers comprising 1946 (Feb 2) Marseille to Algiers flight forced down at Minorca by engine trouble, the mail detained by the Spanish until September (2, to Morocco or Madagascar); 1948 (May) Leopoldville to Brussels flight which crashed at Libenge, Belgian Congo; 1950 (June 7) Hanoi to France cover from Air France crash at Bahrain; 1958 (May 16) Brussels to Belgian Congo cover from the Sabena flight which crashed in Morocco. All covers with explanatory cachets, generally fine. (5).



Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 80.00


Closed..Mar-08-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 80


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