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MALAYA continued...
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1526 1941 (July 8 - Dec 3) Covers to G.B franked at the $2 Clipper rate, seven from Singapore (one with a meter), one from Penang strangely franked $2.05, others from Kuala Lumpur with Selangor $2 or from Ipoh with Perak stamps. A cover of Nov 27th probably carried on the final Clipper flight, the Dec 3rd cover missing this flight and not received until January 27th. (10).

Est. £200-300


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1527 1941 (July 19 - Dec 2) Clipper rate covers to USA (9) or Canada, one only franked $1.40 and charged 6c postage due in New York, others franked $1.50 (6, one registered at $1.65), $3.15 double registered rate (2) or $4.65 triple registered rate, from Singapore (6) or Penang (2), two others from Kuala Lumpur with Selangor stamps or Ipoh with Perak stamps, also a part cover, one cover bearing a United Services Malayan Comforts Fund label. (11).

Est. £150-250


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1528 image1941 (Sep 2) Registered cover from Indian F.P.O 41 (Ahwaz, Persia) to Argentina franked 4r5a, endorsed "Chungking New York, etc", reverse with registration label and datestamps of Calcutta, Singapore, Honolulu and Buenos Ayres, front with large violet "TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE", this scarce large handstamp only used on registered mail. Photo on Page 198. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1529 1941 Covers from Ceylon or Kenya to USA both handstamped violet "TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE". Unusual origins. (2).

Est. £100-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1530 1945-77 First flight covers in an album including 1945 (Nov 17) Sydney to Singapore by R.A.F Transport Command, 1947 (May 1) Penang to Singapore, Nov 8 Penang to Medan, 1948 (July 22) Singapore to Penang (2), 1950 Calcutta to Singapore, 1968 (May 18) Malaysian Air Force Helicopter flight from Kuala Lumpur to Betau, etc., also a few commercial covers. (93).

Est. £200-250


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1531 1946 (July 2) Prewar postal stationery postcard franked by five BMA stamps (covering the stationery stamp) totalling 25c, sent by air from Kuala Lumpur to Calcutta, fine and unusual.

Est. £100-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1532 1947-2001 Covers and cards with various Insufficiently Prepaid for Air Mail cachets, including unframed "AIR MAIL FEE / INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" (6), etc., some with postage due handstamps and charges. (46).

Est. £200-300


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1533 1948-62 Covers and cards sent by air including internal flights, red bars obliterating Air Mail inscriptions, etc., many with B.M.A stamps. (78).

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1534 1949 (Sep 19) Long cover from Singapore to G.B franked 20c, handstamped by large boxed handstamp "AIR MAIL POSTAGE / INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID / TO BE FORWARDED BY SEA" with diagonal bars, one strike correctly applied across the printed Air Mail label, two further strikes on the front and reverse. Unusual and scarce, not recorded by Proud.

Est. £100-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1535 Cocos Island. 1952-63 Covers with stamps of Singapore (9) or Australia (10) including 1952 first flight to or from Australia (3), 1953 Coronation flight (4), 1954 royal visit (2), 1955 Qantas first flight under Australian administration (3, one franked £2), 1958 royal visit (2), etc. (19).

Est. £200-250


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1536 Singapore Air Port. 1937-70 Covers and cards, picture postcards and ephemera including 1937 (June 12) postcard of the airport and a cover both with "AIR PORT / SINGAPORE" c.d.s used on the first day of the airport (and Post Office), souvenir brochure with programme of events for the first day, 1938 (Aug 3) First all-up air mail cover to Australia with the Air Port c.d.s, 1937-39 postcards of the airport (10, one of the opening day events), 1937 Airport Hotel menu, etc. (27).

Est. £200-300


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1537 Ephemera and picture postcards including two 1935-36 postcards of the interiors of KLM planes posted from Singapore, other mainly prewar postcards of aeroplanes, Air Mail labels with booklets and covers, luggage labels, timetables, Air Mail leaflets, bag labels, bundle labels, AV2 forms, Post Office notices, etc. (c.90).

Est. £200-250


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1538 1931 (Dec 2) Cover from Singapore to London franked 36c for air mail by KLM from Alor Star to Amsterdam, delayed at Alor Star due to the crash of KLM plane near Bangkok, the mail subsequently carried by the rescue plane "Southern Star" piloted by C. Kingsford Smith. Also three Australia to England first flight covers recovered from the KLM crash and carried by "Southern Star". Fine, the 56c rate only lasted for one month in December 1931. (4).

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1539 1935 (July 12) Cover from Kerala Batas to England franked 55c, stained and severely burnt, recovered from KLM "Maraboe" which crashed near Bushire on July 17 and was burnt out; 25kg of mail was removed and forwarded on the "Rietvink". Also a 1945 cover from Chungking to India franked $8.50 on reverse, burnt at left, endorsed "Damaged in Air Crash Singapore" above handstruck "3 MAR", Bombay arrival backstamp, nothing recorded about this incident and this cover offered "as-is". (2).

Est. £100-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1540 1935 (Dec 24) Cover from London to Singapore, recovered from Imperial Airways "City of Khartoum" which crashed into the sea near Alexandria on Dec. 31st killing twelve passengers and crew, the stamp washed off, enclosed within a Dead Letter Office Singapore ambulance envelope with red Official Paid c.d.s (Jan 13), fine and scarce. (2).

Est. £200-250


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1541 1935 (Dec 26) Cover from G.B to Singapore, ½d and 1½d pairs cancelled at Harrow with two other stamps washed off, enclosed in a Dead Letter Office Singapore ambulance envelope with red Official Paid c.d.s (Jan 13), with Singapore G.P.O printed slip explaining that it was salvaged from the "City of Khartoum" wrecked off Alexandria on Dec. 31st. Scarce with both the ambulance envelope and enclosed explanatory slip. (3).

Est. £300-350


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1542 1936 (Aug 12-15) Covers to G.B, two from Singapore franked 25c or 10c with two further stamps removed, both handstamped "DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER" in black of red, a cover franked Perak 25c tied by Bagan Datch c.d.s with "Damaged By SEA WATER", and a cover from Kepong with all stamps washed off handstamped violet boxed "DAMAGED BY WATER", all recovered from Imperial Airways "Scipio" which crashed into the sea near Crete on August 22nd with the loss of two lives. (4).

Est. £200-250


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1543 1936 (Sep 22) Cover from England to Singapore, recovered from Imperial Airways "Athena" which caught fire at Delhi on September 29th, the cover severely burnt, with Singapore G.P.O explanatory slip of October 2nd.

Est. £80-100


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1544 image1937 (Nov 27) Cover from Penang to Rotterdam franked 5c + Coronation 12c, a third stamp washed off and a little soiled, handstamped "ACCIDENT D'AVION / Correspondances recueillies en Mer / NE PAS TAXER", the reverse with a French Officially Sealed label with Marseille-Gare-Avion c.d.s (Dec 14), also backstamped at Le Bourget-Port Aerien. Recovered from the Imperial Airways "Cygnus" which crashed and sank near Brindisi on Dec 2nd killing two people. A rare cachet on "Cygnus" mail, not recorded by Nierinck. Photo on Page 198. (Image1)

Est. £300-400


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1545 1937 (Nov 25-28) Covers to England recovered from the "Cygnus" crash, comprising cover from Singapore franked 25c with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT", and a cover from Raub franked Pahang 1c + 8c, water stained with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER". (2).

Est. £100-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1546 1937 Cover from Ipoh to London recovered from the "Cygnus" crash, the stamp washed off, handstamped violet boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" and bilingual "Postage Stamp lost / in transit".

Est. £100-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1547 1939 Covers from Singapore, Ipoh or Kuala Lumpur to England all with their stamps washed off, recovered from Imperial Airways "Centurion" which crashed into the Hooghly River when landing at Calcutta on June 12th, handstamped red "SALVAGED MAIL / EX. CENTURION" (2) or "SALVAGED MAIL / EX. CENTURIA". (3).

Est. £150-200


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1548 1953 (Apr 30) Air letter from Penang to London franked 25c, with triangular framed "T" and boxed More To Pay handstamp of Penang, a little burnt at left with violet "SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953" small size cachet, a 2d charge mark and postage due stamp applied in London, very unusual.

Est. £100-150


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1549 1953 (Apr 30 - May 1) Covers from Singapore (3), Kuala Lumpur or Ipoh to G.B (4) or Holland, one very large registered Singapore cover franked $25.30 with a further stamp lost, two other covers registered, two with meter marks, all with the large size violet cachet "SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash, Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953" (three spelt "Galcutta"). (5).

Est. £200-300


Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.
1550 1953 (May 1) Cover from Singapore to Argentina with $1.35 meter, small size violet cachet "SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash, Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953", a rare destination.

Est. £150-200


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

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