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1925 Cover to London inscribed "Return Experimental Flight, Kano to Cairo", posted upon arrival at Cairo with Egypt 5m tied by Hilwan c.d.s (Nov 20), initialled by the pilot Sqn. Ldr. Coningham, handstamped "T" with a London Foreign Branch 2d charge mark and a 2d postage due stamp tied by Paddington c.d.s (Nov 28), very fine, approximately 85 covers carried. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)



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Sale No: 41
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1926 Etiquettes intended for use on covers carried on the repeat of the 1925 flight between Kano and Cairo, seven impressions reading "BY AIR / EGYPT - NIGERIA" on blue paper and six impressions reading "NIGERIA - EGYPT FLIGHT" on pink paper. This flight was cancelled as the R.A.F planes flew to Cape Town instead. (2).



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1926 Cover to Khartoum with violet "Special Flight / Cairo to Khartoum" and "Khartoum 11/1/26", initialled by the Officer Commanding the flight V.E Stoner and signed, bearing Egypt 5m tied by Abu Suwer c.d.s (Jan 9), very fine. 65 Private letters and five official letters were carried on this test flight. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)



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1926 Cairo to Cape Town and return survey flight, cover carried on the return flight from Kenya to Cairo and on to Lee on the Solent bearing KUT 10c pair tied by manuscript "per favour of the R.A.F Capetown to England flight" and a G.B 11/2d tied Lee on the Solent c.d.s (June 21), redirected from Liverpool to Birkenhead with a Liverpool c.d.s (June 22) on the front. No official mail was carried on this flight but the Commanding Officer Wing Cdr. Pulford is known to have carried a few covers privately for friends; the unique cover carried by Pulford from Northern Rhodesia to G.B sold in our September 2017 auction for £5,500 + premium. An important and unique KUT flight cover. Photo on Inside Front Cover. (Image1)



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Sale No: 41
Lot No:6
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1928 "Royal Air Force, Pilots Handbook of the Cairo - Cape Town Air Route", published by H.M Stationery Office, ring bound within a red board cover, containing a description of the 21 stages of the route from Cairo to Cape Town and Cape Town to Pretoria via Durban, tables of distances, compass bearings between landing grounds, lists of Governors of territories traversed and local authorities at landing grounds, ground to air signal codes and how to send them with action to be taken after forced landings, plans of 46 aerodromes from Heliopolis to Salisbury, and 20 maps showing the route from Sudan to South Africa. Up to six earlier maps possibly missing, otherwise fine and complete, a useful and rare record of this important air route. Only 500 copies printed very few of which can still survive, this copy ex Ministry of Defence library.



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1934 "Royal Air Force, Pilots Handbook and Aeronautical Guide to East and South Africa", 85 pages of text + diagrams, blue card cover, signed "C.S Moore" with "Fairey VI F No 5" written in pencil. Contents include descriptions of all stages on the route and plans of the landing grounds, with a mileage chart. A very detailed and scarce record of this important air route.



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