1927 (3 Nov) First Flight Calcutta to Paris, pre-printed details at upper left, including name of the pilot, engineer and date, with French Consulate in Calcutta cachet, v.f., with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.US$500

1931 (24 Jan) Calcutta-Rangoon, first flight cover, with colorful "Cie Air Orient Premier vol de Marseilles a Saigon/Calcutta-Rangoon", with two 1a George V adhesives, canceled Rangoon on arrival at left, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$400

1931 (3 Feb) first flight Calcutta to Jodhpur cachet, with colorful cachet, Park Street Calcutta and Jodhpur arrival pmk at left, "Cie Air-Orient Premier vol de Saigon a Marseilles" on back, signed "BCM Airfield" (Image)

Est.US$400

1932 (4 Oct) first flight cover Calcutta to Bangkok, with attractive "India-Siam" cachet and arrival pmk, v.f., only 7 carried, signed B.B. Joffe (Image)

Est.US$500

1936 (25 Oct) first flight cover from Le Bourget to Karachi, franked with French and Indian adhesives, the latter receiving the arrival pmk, appropriate "Course Aerienne Paris-Saigon Equipage Arnoux-Jaf Micheletti 25-10-1936" cachet, also signed by the pilot and "Voyage interrompu le 26-10-1936 a Karachi" (Image)

Est.US$150

1885 8a red lilac and 1r gray, h.r., fine-v.f., each with 2003 Royal certificate (SG 5-6) cat. £1500 (Cat No. 36-37) (Image)

Cat. £1500, Est.US$500

1886-98 Victoria, 2r, 3r and 5r, three high values, h.r., 3r with overall gum toning, otherwise fine-v.f., with 2007 Sismondo certificate (SG 33-35) cat. £2300 (Cat No. 59-61) (Image)

Cat. £2300, Est.US$750

1906-21 selection of pairs imperf. between, also additional varieties, unused without gum, fine-v.f., SG cat. £625 (Image)

Cat. £625, Est.US$150