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The Paul Magid Exhibition Collection continued...

Imperial Airways in Africa continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1501

1931, Southern Rhodesia Acceptance. Plain cover Bulawayo - Upington S.A. via Kimberley franked 5d with experimental flight cachet in black, backstamped; also a very scarce Salisbury to Transvaal mail bundle label stamped experimental flight in violet, initialed by a postal worker., Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
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1502

1931, Inaugural Flights, 11 different stages, all on official blue map envelopes, Greece - Assuan, Assuan - Khartoum, Juba - S.Africa, Alexandria - Kisumu, Assiout - Mwanza, Khartoum - Mwanza, Malakal - Mwanza, Wadi Halfa - Mwanza, Luxour - Mwanza, Kampala - Mwanza, Masindi - Kampala, all with relevent cachets & backstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1503

1931, Overseas Acceptances, Italy. Two covers: Rome - Khartoum and Rome - Mwanza, first acceptance of Itallian mail being flown on the second flight, rates 4.25 Lira to Sudan, 6.25 Lira to East Africa; both backstamped, Very Fine, very scarce.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
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1504

1931, Foreign Accepances, Malta & Ceylon. Two covers: Malta to Cape Town franked 1s1d with boxed cacehet "By Air to Rome Only", "Rome"crossed out and "Mwanza" inserted by hand, Valetta Dec 7 Air Mail cancel, Brindisi transit markings; Ceylon to Cape Town, registered multi franked cover, inscribed Karachi - Cairo and First Flight Cairo - Cape Town, with correct backstamps., Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
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1505

1931, Missdirected Mail. Two covers: blue map cover flown Wadi Halfa, Sudan - Brussels, but put into Alexandra mail bag, Alexandria backstamp; also plain cover Mwanza - Uganda but flown to London, backstamped Kampala, 11 Apr, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
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1506

1931, Foreign Acceptances. Three covers: 1) Springbok cover from Sudan and handstamped Halfa to Cape Town; 2) plain cover from Sudan, Atbara franked 5p with First Flight cachet Atbara to Cape Town; 3) Aero Philatelic Club of Calcutta envelope Kampala, Uganda to Salisbury, S. Rhodesia with small Lion flight cachet in violet, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1507

1931, Inaugural Flights, four different stages, U.K - Butiaba (stamp design), Kisumu - Mwanza (50 flown), Kosti - Mwanza (violet handstamp), Port Said - Khartoum, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1508

1931, three blue map covers. Kampala - London (100 flown); Mwanza - Sudan, off-loaded at Juba; Mwanza - Egypt, backstamped Cairo., Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
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1509

1931 (Mar 12), three covers from Khartoum. Illustrated Cape stamp cover to U.S.A via London; blue map cover to Paris, Greek airplane transit cachet; plain envelope to London with rubber violet cachet, note an error in postmark "-2" for "12", Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1510

1931, Kenya Acceptances. Two covers: Springbok cover Kisumu - Cape Town, signed by pilots Atwood and Alger; plain cover Nairobi - Mbeya franked 35c, backstamped Mbeya 17 Feb (the most remote airfield on route), returned unclaimed., Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
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1511

1931 (Mar 10), The Uganda Herald. Tabloid size newspaper, 2 pages advertising "Shell" on front page and "Castrol" on back, 40 copies were forwarded on the first northbound service, posted in a specially prepared wrapper bearing a commemorative flight cachet. This example, being unfranked & unaddressed, was not flown.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $1,000-1,500
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1512

1931 (Mar 31), Glen Kidston London - Cape Town Flight. In Lockheed Vega G-ABGK, envelope #24 signed by Owen Cathcart Jones, Very Fine, one of only 20 flown. An exhibition piece.
Estimate $2,000 - 2,500. (Image)

Est. $2,000-2,500
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1513

1932, Connecting Services with South West Africa. Windhoek - Hong Kong, registered plain cover bearing 1s8d + 2d Official, carried Windhoek - Cairo and Cairo - Karachi, thence by sea to Hong Kong., Very Fine, the only recorded cover to Hong Kong.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1514

1932, two northbound registered covers. Cape Town - Bulgaria, flown to Athens by Imperial Airways, thence by LOT (Polish Air Lines) to Sofia, with all relevent backstamps; Johannesburg - Omaruru S.W.Africa, cover signed by pilot "Wright", backstamped Windhoek (2 Feb), Omaruru (5 Feb), Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1515

1932, Northern Rhodesia, Connecting Services with India. Two covers: Springbok cover Broken Hill - Calcutta franked 10d, short paid for 11d rate to India thus air mail canceled at Karachi (25 flown); Delhi - Broken Hill, registered cover franked 1r3½a canceled New Delhi, 18 Jan, Broken Hill arrival, 2 Feb (22 flown), Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
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1516

1932, Service to India. Three covers: 1.) plain cover De Hoek (South Africa) - Calcutta via Cape Town and Karachi, 27 Jan, carried on First Flight to Karachi, where Air Post label was canceled; 2.) registered cover Broken Hill (N. Rhodesia) - Madras, 30 Sep, signed by pilot Nevill Vincent, backstamped (only 5 flown); 3.) illustrated Robertson cover Limbe (Nyasaland) - Madras, 30 Sep; last two with First Flight Karachi - Madras, 15 Oct cachet, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1517

1932, United Kingdom - South Africa. Three covers: 1.) Springbok cover franked 1s, canceled Croydon Aerodrome 20 Jan 32 to Cape Town, 1 of 143 covers flown; 2.) Speedbird cover, London to Cape Town; 3.) Speedbird cover, Irish acceptance, franked 1s8d, rare, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
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1518

1932 (Jan 6 & 26), London - Cape Town and Return with connecting service at Zanzibar. 2 Springbok covers from Zanzibar: first southbound flight, franked 62c canceled Jan 6 and first northbound flight franked 82c canceled Jan 26, originally addressed to Malta but backstamped for entire route, the only know cover to Malta, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1519

1933, R.A.F. Non-Stop Record Flight, Cranwell - Walvis Bay. Cover carried by pilots Gayford & Nicolettes in the Silver Torpedo, intended for Cape Town but landing at Walvis Bay due to strong headwinds, still setting the record at 5,341 miles in 57 hours, 25 minutes. accompanied by two photos showing the plane & pilots, Very Fine, one of only 20 carried.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1520

1933, First Imperial Airways from Nyasaland. Two covers: post card flown Limb - England, franked 1s2d (a 2d surcharge was applied for Air Service to Salisbury) 228 flown; also first southbound flight Limb - Cape Town, franked 9d (7d + 2d surcharge), endorsed and signed by pilot, J.S.Sheppard, City of Karachi, backstamped.64 flown, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1521

1934, Madagascar, Tananarive - Broken Hill Feeder Service, Rhodesian Connection. Internal usage of the feeder service, cover Tête to Limbe, Nyasaland, typed inscription "Per French Aviator Flying from B. Hill via Tete-Madagascar", backstamed 3 Aug on arrival, transfered by sea to Beira and thence rail (TPO Nyasaland) to Limbe, arriving 14 Aug. originally addressed to the Postmaster General, Mozambique, but Mozambique changed to Limbe, Very Fine, only four covers carried.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1522

1934-36, Zeppelin Mail. 3 covers: 1.) 1934, 6th South American Flight, Tanganyika to Brazil, franked 1s35c canceled Dodoma 4 Oct, Friedrichshaven 13 Oct, Koln -Herbesthal transit and Zeppelin flight cachet; 2.) Tanganyika to Brazil, card endorsed for Zeppelin, but franked just 35c, flown by Imperial Airways to Germany, but forwarded by surface mail due to insuffient postage, red bars cancelling air mail ettiquettes; 3) first America return flight Hindenburg from Cheltenham, Pa. USA to Kisumu (backstamped 3 Ju 36), franked 63¢ endorsed by "Air in Europe" and "By Air from London" and Frankfurt Hindenburg receiver, 14 May., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1523

1934, Nyasaland - Rhodesia Feeder Service. Two covers: First Return Flight, O.H.M.S envelope posted on board the Royal Train sent free, Salisbury - Blantyre with Royal Tour cachets and signed by pilots for each leg of tour; also illustrated cover bearing range of stamps flown on first weekly feeder service departing 8 Mar to England, cacheted, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)

Est. $350-500
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1524

1934, Wilson Airways Tanganyika Flights. Two covers: Dar Es Salaam - Ngar Nairobi, 5 Oct, franked 35c (only 7 flown), and Bukoba - Dar Es Salaam, 21 Oct, franked 35c, signed by pilot A.N. Francombe only 6 flown, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1525

1934, Royal Tour. Three covers: 1.) registered cover Bulawayo - Athens, 21 Mar, franked 1s3d; 2.) plain cover Salisbury - Limbe, 24 Mar, franked 5d; and 3.) post card Johannesburg - Limbe, 13 Mar, franked 4½d; all three with the special Royal Tour oval cancellation.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
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