EGYPT, 1916/26 Flight/ Airmail Covers Selection. 6 covers, 5 of which are unfranked OHMS incl 1916 to Alexandria with Base APO Z cds and "No 21 Reserve Squadron / Royal Flying Corps" cachet, 1917 Censored to England with FPO GM2 Z cds (HQ of 2nd Echelon of Royal Flying Corps in the Middle East - Cairo) and "Middle East Brigade Royal Flying Corps" cachet, 1919 RAF Emergency Services to Egypt and Palestine flight with boxed "Aerial Post E.E.F." cachet in violet and double circle "Certified Official Army & Navy Canteen Board" handstamp, 1923 from US family in Persia (franking on reverse) sent airmail to US via Baghdad and Cairo with a boxed "Poste Aerienne Bagdad-Caire" cachet, 1926 to Abu Sueir Egypt (RAF Air Base) with two different RAF cachets, etc., Fine group (see online scans) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 750-1,000

EGYPT, 1914 Flight Under Auspices of "Ligue Nationale Aerienne" between Cairo and Khartoum by aviator Marc Pourpe, postcard (view of Omdourman) with Egypt 4m (corner off) tied by Heliopolis bilingual cds and nice strike of the "POSTE AERIENNE / CAIRE-KHARTOUM / L.N.A. MARC POURPE 1913-14"flight cachet, addressed to England with message "Greetings by first aerial Post from the Sudan...22.1.14", card a bit of wear but Fine and rare (AAMC 4 var) (Image)

CV. 400-600

EGYPT, 1919 Emergency Air Mail Service Covers Selection, 8 unfranked OHMS covers on fully annotated exhibit type pages, all with assorted military markings and postmarks including several of the scarce boxed "AERIAL POST / E.E.F.", includes a letter to the Military Infectious Hospital at Choubra, to the officer commanding the 92nd Sanitary Section in Kantara, to the Controller of Munitions in Karachi, Heliopolis to Bir Salem Palestine with POW cachet, , etc., some typical postal wear incl reused envelopes, Fine and scarce (AAMC 9)rnThe refusal of the British government to receive in London the Egyptian politician Saad Zaghlul, the head of the Wald Party, and his eventual deportation to Malta led to widespread civil disturbances throughout Egypt. To service the large contingent of British troops stationed in the country and in Palestine, the RAF conducted emergency air mail service for Official Mail from March 17-May 4 1919. Only about 120 covers are thought to exist for the 48 days this service was in effect.rn (Image)

CV. 900-1,200

EGYPT, 1919 "Civil Unrest" RAF Special Air Service Flight, unfranked OHMS envelope addressed to "Sanitary Section E.E.F" with "ARMY POST OFFICE S.Z. 10 26 JA 19 cds and "A.P.O. SZ10" registry label, light strike of oval "D.A.D.A.P.S. CAIRO" handstamp, backstamped BASE ARMY POST OFFICE / K 24 JA 19, cover light vertical bend at right, Fine and scarce (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 150-200

EGYPT, 1924 OHMS Airmail Cover to Iraq, unfranked cover originating from the Air Ministry, London to "No 1 Squadron, Hinaidi, Iraq" with ms. "Confidential" and "By Air Mail", an partially struck violet "AHQ 5.VII.24" date stamp plus "ARMY SIGNALS HND 5.VII.24" cds and "AIR MINISTRY" handstamp, no markings on backside, carried from Cairo to Hinaidi by special RAF military flight, bit roughly opened at top with some edge breaks, Fine (Image)

CV. 150-200

EGYPT, 1925/29 Airmail and Flight Covers Collection, 14 covers mounted on exhibit type pages with additional information or collateral material (e.g. photos), flights are to or from Egypt or passed through Cairo during the journey, includes 1925 Baghdad to Cairo registered, 1925 Kano (nigeria) to Cairo Return Flight addressed to US Gen Ridgway in London, 1929 Zeppelin "Orientfahrt" Roessler flight card to Cairo, 1929 Port Said to Candia (Crete), etc., Fine group for the specialist (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 900-1,200

EGYPT, 1928 Major Carberry Flight from Amsterdam to Nairobi via Khartoum and Mongalla, lightweight envelope with printed image of the plane franked with the two flight labels and tied by light strikes of the flight cachet, back side with Egypt 10m Fuad tied by Cairo 6 Dec 29 roller cancel, cover addressed to Carberry "Poste Restante" in Cairo with a London return address (?) on the back, Very Fine and attractive (AAMC 16) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 100-150

EGYPT, 1937 Imperial Airways Crash Cover, envelope addressed to Egyptian Consulate Paris with Cairo 28 SE 37 cds, backside with pair of "POSTES ET TEL+ëGRAPHES" labels and 5-line delay cachet applied by the French Post Office, Very FinernOn 1 October 1937, Imperial Airways Short Empire G-ADVC Courtier crashed on landing in Phaleron Bay, Greece due to poor visibility, killing two of 15 on board. It was carrying mails from India, Iraq and Egypt. Most of it was salvaged and turned over to the Greek Post Office for further processing. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 150-200

FRANCE, 1920/21 Airmail Covers Assortment. 13 covers (some oversized) to England (all but one to London) with various combinations of "Merson" and "Sower" issue frankings, most wirth a red "AIR MAIL EXPRESS" or "EXPRESS" handstamp, some with the "Guynemer" etiquette label used for the Paris to London route, mixed condition, VG-Fine (see online scans) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 100-150

IRAQ, 1919 Baghdad to Cairo "On Active Service" Airmail Cover, unfranked cover addressed to London with ms "On Active Service", "By Aerial Mail" and "CJ Butler Captain", rimless ARMY POST OFFICE B SZ 10 22 MY 19 cds (Cairo), red "CIVIL POSTS IRAQ/ AERIAL" double circle handstamp, backstamped FPO 85 12 May 19 (Indian Army FPO), Very Fine and scarce; following the Boyd and Nuttal flight in February, the 31st Wing of the 72nd flew civilian mail as a forerunner to the "Desert Route"; ex-Newall (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 750-1,000

IRAQ, "Postal Service M.E.F./ Aerial Mail Baghdad-Cairo / By 31st Wing R.A.F. Mesopotamia" legible boxed cachet on unfranked "On Active Service" cover addressed to Baghdad, F.P.O. 55 13 Mar 19 cds, backstamped Army Post Office SZ10 16 MR 19 plus another partially struck cds, Very Fine (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 200-250

EGYPT, 1931 Egypt, four flown covers/ cards with Zeppelin overprint frankings; 100m on postcard (view of Cairo) tied by Caire Graf Zeppelin cds, 100m tied on envelope by Caire Graf Zeppelin cds, 100m tied on envelope by Alexandrie Graf Zeppelin cds and with German flight cachet, 50m and 100m tied on envelope by Caire Graf Zeppelin cds with German flight cachet, F-VF (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 250-300

EGYPT, 1931 Egypt Flight, 100m Zeppelin overprint tied by Port Said Graf Zeppelin cds, bilingual airmail etiquette, backstamped Friedrichshafen 13 4 31, envelope some small spots of toning, o/w/ Very Fine (Sieger 105 Cy) (Image)

CV. 100-150

EGYPT, 1931 Egypt Flight, 50m, 100m Zeppelin overprints tied on cover by Port Sid Graf Zeppelin 5 AP 31 cds, blingual airmail etiquette, addressed to Greece and with 2d postage due affixed and tied at ΒΟΛΟΣ 11 4 1931 (same as backstamp), cover some trivial light bends not affecting stamps, Fine and unusual (Sieger 105 Cz) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 200-250

EGYPT; 1931 Egypt Flight, 50m, 100m Zeppelin Overprints tied on envelope with printed view of the "Fabrique De Cigarettes Papathologou S.A." building, tied by Alexandrie Graf Zeppelin 10 AP 31 cds, German flight cachet, backstamped Beyrouth, envelope central vertical fold not affecting stamps, Fine (Sieger 105 Eb) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 120-160

GERMANY; 1930 South America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, C39 pair tied by "On Board" 19.5.1930 cds, usual flight cachet, backstamped Lakehurst May 31 Zeppelin cancel, Very Fine (Sieger 57F) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 150-200

GERMANY; 1930 South America Flight, Berlin to Rio de Janeiro, C38-39 slightly overlapping vertical pairs tied by Berlin C 19.5.30 cancels, usual flight cachets, backstamped Rio 25 Mai 30, Donaueschingen 9.6.30, Very Fine (Sieger 57T) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 300-400

LIECHTENSTEIN; 1936 20th Hindenburg South America Flight, Vaduz 28.XI.36 cds ties #119, C15-16 to registered envelope addressed to Brazil and with Staehle hand-drawn design, backstamped Frankfurt-Basel Bahnpost 1.12.36 and Rio 5.XII.36, Staehle return address on back, envelope with 13mm edge break ar right, still Fine and attractive (Sieger 447) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 100-150

MEXICO; 1936 2nd "Hindenburg" Flight to Germany, light Mexico D.F. cancels tie #715, C65, C70 pair, C72 to envelope, accompanying registry label and airmail etiquette, no flight cachet, sender's May 18 1936 sender's ahndstamps on back along with NY City 5/20 transit and Frankfurt (Main) 13.5.36 arrival cancels, Fine (Sieger 411D) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 200-250