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1101 image1928 (Feb 13) Cologne to Calcutta "Germania" flight, cover carried on the Etawah to Calcutta leg bearing a flight vignette on the reverse, signed by the two pilots, Captains Koennecke and Herrmann. Fine and scarce, 24 covers carried, few signed. Also a pair of unused vignettes. (2). Photo on Page 146. (Image1)

Est. £350-400


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1102 image1928 (Feb 17) Bert Hinkler England to Australia flight, postcard flown from Calcutta to Rangoon franked ½a, arrival c.d.s, 50 cards flown on this famous flight. Photo on Page 146. (Image1)

Est. £300-400


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1103 1928 (Aug) Baron von Koenig world flight, unused "Federation Internationale de L'Aeronautique" form inscribed and signed on the reverse "This paper was carried by 20HP baby plane D1433, the "Kamerad" from Berlin to Calcutta by air, Friedrich Karl von Koenig, Calcutta 23.12.28", folded and minor edge stains but unique; no mail was carried from Berlin.

Est. £300-500


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1104 image1928 (Sep 30) Baron von Huenfeld and Capt. Lindener Berlin to Tokyo flight in the "Europa", ½a postcard franked 1a intended to be flown from Calcutta to Bangkok, actually carried on to Tokyo as von Huenfeld did not stop at Bangkok, with cachets "EUROPA / SS", "BARON HUENFELD" and "TOKIO 18 OCT", fine and scarce, 46 cards flown. Photo on Page 146. (Image1)

Est. £180-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1105 image1928 (Sep 30) Baron von Huenfeld and Capt. Lindener Berlin to Tokyo flight in the "Europa", postcard franked 1½a flown from Calcutta to Tokyo, with cachets "EUROPA / SS", "BARON HUENFELD" and "TOKIO 18 OCT", fine and scarce, 47 cards flown. Photo on Page 146. (Image1)

Est. £180-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1106 image1928 (Dec 24) Baron von Koenig Berlin to Tokyo flight, postcard flown on the Karachi to Calcutta leg, pilot signed with printed flight details on the reverse, bearing a yellow Air Mail label and KGV ½a cancelled at Dharamtala (Dec 26). Fine and scarce, 15 cards flown. Photo on Page 146. (Image1)

Est. £250-300


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1107 image1929 (Jan 3) Cover to India bearing Iraq 1½a and 3a cancelled boxed "IRAQ TO INDIA / By Light Aeroplane / with Vct. and Vctess / J. de Sibour", backstamped at Baghdad (Jan 3) and Karachi (Feb 5). The Iraq Post Office sanctioned an official mail of fifty covers for this flight which received the special cancel; these were flown to Basra where the aeroplane engine failed, the mail and aeroplane then being taken to Karachi by ship. Photo on Page 146. (Image1)

Est. £120-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1108 image1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight in "Kamerad", postcard franked ½a, flown from Calcutta to Akyab, flight cachets including "Delayed by Unfavourable Weather", fine, 41 cards flown. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

Est. £200-250


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1109 image1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight in "Kamerad", postcard franked ½a, flown from Calcutta to Rangoon, flight cachets including "Delayed by Unfavourable Weather", fine, 58 cards flown. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1110 image1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight in "Kamerad", postcard franked ½a, flown from Calcutta to Bangkok, flight cachets including "Delayed by Unfavourable Weather", fine, 27 cards flown. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

Est. £300-350


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1111 image1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight in "Kamerad", postcard franked ½a, flown from Calcutta to Singapore, flight cachets including "Delayed by Unfavourable Weather", fine, 26 cards flown. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

Est. £300-350


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1112 image1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight, cover flown from Calcutta to Tokyo, endorsed "From Calcutta via Burma - Siam to Singapore and from Osaka direct to Tokyo" with the flight dates, signed by von Koenig, bearing the "KAMERAD" aeroplane cachet and flight vignette, a Japanese 1½s stamp cancelled "11 May 1929 Kangor" in manuscript. Subsequently posted unpaid within Calcutta with Park Street c.d.s and 2a charge mark, signed by Smith. Fine and rare, just seven covers flown to Tokyo. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1113 1929 (May 21) Calcutta to Darjeeling flight by Bengal Air Transport Co., flown cover franked KGV 1a with arrival backstamp, and printed newspaper wrapper "PRESS-PACKET / The Englishman / PER BENGAL AIR TRANSPORT Co" with printed address of Darjeeling, inscribed and signed "Genuine flown copy, Stephen H. Smith". 78 Covers flown (64 cancelled at Calcutta), the newspaper wrappers scarce. (2).

Est. £120-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1114 1929-40 Commercial air mail covers including 1929 cover with bogus "MAIL VIA / GRAF ZEPPELIN / LZ 127" cachet, 1929 cover with a related letter from Stephen Smith, 1938 cover franked 2r4a6p to Colombia, 1939 cover to France charged 4f80 redirected to Japan and then to China with a Japanese due handstamp, etc., also a 1935 cover from Japan to India. (8).

Est. £150-180


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1115 1930 (Aug/Sep) Jacobabad to Reti emergency R.A.F flights due to flooding, covers franked 1a flown from Jacobabad to Reti (Aug 26) or Reti to Jacobabad (Aug 24), and a 1a envelope flown from Jacobabad to Reti (Aug 27) redirected back to Jacobabad and also carried on the return flight, the last with violet "EMERGENCY AIR MAIL" cachets. (3).

Est. £200-240


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1116 1930 (Oct 29) Mrs Victor Bruce solo world flight, cover carried on the Karachi to Allahabad leg, posted upon arrival franked 1a, Delhi arrival backstamp, pilot signed.

Est. £100-120


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1117 image1930 (Oct 30) Mrs Victor Bruce solo around the world flight, cover flown from Karachi to Akyab and Rangoon, posted upon arrival at East Rangoon franked 1a, pilot signed. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1118 1931 (Apr.) Imperial Airways England to Australia flights, first outward experimental flight covers from London to Calcutta or Rangoon, Allahabad or Calcutta to Rangoon, Calcutta to Sydney, first return flight from Rangoon to Calcutta or London, Calcutta to London, Allahabad to Delhi or Karachi; second experimental flight London to Calcutta, Allahabad or Delhi to Calcutta, Calcutta to Rangoon; also 1938 (June 26) first England to Australia first all the way flying boat service covers from Karachi to Sydney or Rangoon to Melbourne, and July 30th first all-up air mail from Calcutta to New Zealand. (17).

Est. £200-250


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1119 1932 (Apr 14) Bertram Atlantis Expedition, German round the world flight, cover carried on the Calcutta to Rangoon leg with KGV 3p + 1a cancelled upon arrival (Apr 22), flight vignette tied by circular "ATLANTIS / ICHAPUR / 14 APRIL / 1932 / JUNKERS, D-1925", also handstamped "BERTRAM ATLANTIS / EXPEDITION", signed by Stephen Smith. Small rust mark, otherwise fine, 75 covers flown.

Est. £120-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1120 image1932 (Nov 17) England to Australia flight by Jacques Hebert, cover flown from Calcutta to Akyab, posted upon arrival franked 1a3p, with flight vignette and cachet, pilot signed. Fine, 57 covers flown. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1121 image1933 (July 21) Australia to England flight by James Wood in "The Spirit of Western Australia", cover flown from Calcutta to Lucknow with "Dum Dum Air Port" label, flight cachet on both sides, posted upon arrival franked 1a3p. Fine and scarce, 16 covers flown. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

Est. £300-400


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1122 image1934 (Oct 23) England to Australia MacRobertson Air Race, cover flown by S/Ldr Malcolm McGregor and Henry Walker from Calcutta to Rangoon with flight vignette and cachet, posted upon arrival franked 9p, sixty covers flown. Also an unused vignette, and vignette for the similar flight by C. James Melrose. (3). Photo on Page 150. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1123 1934 (Dec 4) Indian National Airways Lahore to Karachi first flight, covers from Chamba State flown to Sukkur, Multan or Bahrain all bearing Chamba State stamps, some toning but very scarce. Exceptionally Chamba State stamps were permitted on this one flight, 62 such covers posted to all destinations. (3).

Est. £200-240


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1124 1936-39 Mainly commercial air mail covers, various rates and destinations including Brazil, Hong Kong, Syria, Malta, Iran, Australia, Trinidad, Hungary, Barbados, Mexico, Danzig, Fiji, Sweden, Iraq, China, Luxembourg, Philippines, Poland, Panama, Norway, etc., also some ingoing covers. (61).

Est. £500-600


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1125 Tibet. 1938 (Feb 20/21) Empire Air Mail Scheme, first "all-up" 1½d rate flight from G.B to Tibet, two covers with arrival backstamps of Yatung or Gyantse, one cover returned with "INCONNU / NOT KNOWN" and "RETOUR" handstamps. An unusual destination. (2).

Est. £100-120


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

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