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AIR MAILS continued...

Trans-Pacific Flights continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
851 1936 Pan Am F.A.M 14 Covers comprising May 2/3 covers from U.S Ships at Guam carried on the first flight of the "Hawaiian Clipper" (2), scarce Oct. 14 covers carried on the final inspection flight of "Philippine Clipper" from San Francisco to Guam or Manila, Oct. 27/Nov. 2 card and cover carried on the first passenger flight of the "Hawaiian Clipper" posted at Guam (signed by passenger No. 1 R.F Bradley) or at Honolulu, and a Dec. 11 cover from Guam with special inaugural flight "Souvenir from Guam" lettersheet enclosed. (7).

Est. £200-250


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
852 1937 Poster in English and Chinese, "Air Mail Across the Pacific, San Francisco to Hong Kong" with a picture of a Pan Am Clipper flying over San Francisco, imprint of "San Francisco P.O 9.30.37 - 500", tear to upper edge, a rare and imposing original poster, 33x48cm.

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
853 1937 (Apr.) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extended to Hong Kong and Macao, first outward flight covers from San Francisco to Hong Kong (7, two very scarce Canada acceptances from Vancouver, two to New Zealand, one to China with additional cachet) or to Macao (3, one a very scarce Belgium acceptance - 12 such covers sent), Honolulu to Hong Kong or Macao, Wake Island to Hong Kong, Guam to Hong Kong or Macao, Manila to Hong Kong (2, one a Nethelands Indies acceptance) or Macao (2), one Manila cover pilot signed, also a cover flown around the world with U.S.A, Straits, Brazil and Dutch stamps carried on the first Pan Am San Francisco to Hong Kong flight and then by KLM, and three Feb. 15 F.D.Cs of the U.S.A air stamps. (23).

Est. £350-450


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
854 image1937 (Apr 28/29) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extension to Hong Kong and Macao, first return flight covers from Macao to Hong Kong (2), Manila (3), Guam (2) Honolulu or San Francisco (2), or from Hong Kong to Manila (2), Guam, Honolulu (2, one a scarce Dutch acceptance) or San Francisco (4, three Netherlands Indies acceptances), also a Photo of the British Consulate in Macao signed by the nine crew. (2). (Image1)

Est. £250-300


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
855 1937 (Apr.) Covers from China flown by CNAC to Hong Kong, then by Pan Am on the first flight from Hong Kong to Manila, Guam (2), Honolulu or San Francisco (6), also a China 1c postcard with the China flight cachet applied by favour, two c.1937 CNAC timetables and a luggage label. (14).

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
856 1937-47 Covers flown over Pan Am F.A.M 14 route, including illustrated Clipper covers, 1937 (May 10) flight to Catalina Island (2), August 26 first British acceptance to Philippines via Pan Am to Hong Kong, 1938 commercial covers with "MAILED AT WAKE ISLAND" or similar "MAILED AT MIDWAY ISLAND" cachets cancelled at Honolulu and 1939 cover posted at Guam with both Wake and Midway cachets, 1939 (Jan 27) first flight from Guam to new base at Treasure Island and first flight from Treasure Island, Mar. 5/6 first "Boeing Clipper" flight from Manila to Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco (2), 1939 (Aug 9) first "California Clipper" flight from Midway Island, 1941 Midway Island cover with 3rd Def. Bat. duplex, commercial covers censored in Hong Kong, etc. (35).

Est. £350-400


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
857 1941 (May) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extension to Singapore, first flight cover from San Francisco, Honolulu, Guam (2) or Manila (2) to Singapore, and first return flight covers from Singapore to Manila (2, one an unusual small cover), Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco, all censored. (11).

Est. £100-120


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
858 1938 (Jan 2) Pan Am Auckland to San Francisco survey flight, covers and cards flown by "Samoan Clipper" from Auckland to Pago Pago (2), Honolulu (2) or San Francisco (7) with the official cachet in red (7) or violet (2), two with larger P.A.A cachet in black, two signed by the Captain or crew, also two unused flight envelopes, and news cuttings about the flight or the loss of the following flight with all crew (which caused the suspension of the service until 1940). (13).

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
859 1940 (July 12) Pan Am Los Angeles and San Francisco to Auckland F.A.M 19 route, covers and cards carried on the first outward flight on virtually all legs from San Francisco (4), Los Angeles (4), Honolulu (3), Canton Island (2) or Noumea, or on the return flight from Auckland (8), Noumea (4), Canton Island (3) or Honolulu. Also Press Photos (6), picture postcards and news cuttings. (36+).

Est. £200-300


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
860 1941 (Nov 5) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extension to Fiji, first outward flight covers from San Francisco, Los Angeles (2), Honolulu, Canton Island, Noumea or Auckland (3) to Fiji, and return flight covers from Fiji to Honolulu (2), Canton Island, Noumea (2), Auckland (2), Los Angeles (2) or San Francisco (4), also 1941 commercial covers from Noumea to Australia, Australia to G.B or U.S.A, and later commemorative covers. (25).

Est. £200-250


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
Crash Covers
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
861 1929-54 Covers (8) including 1954 (Jan.) Burma airletter to G.B with red "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER / COMET MAIL"; 1954 (Apr 6) G.B airletter to South Africa, a little water damaged, with violet "SALVAGED MAIL / COMET CRASH / 8.4.54"; U.S.A covers (4), etc., also a 1968 N.Z Post Office letter from Whangarei originally enclosed with a cover from the Heathrow crash. (9).

Est. £120-150


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
862 1936-39 Covers from Imperial or British Airways crashes, comprising 1936 "Scipio" cover from India to G.B with stamp washed off and Damaged by Seawater cachet, "Athena" cover from G.B to Australia, fire damaged; 1937 "Cygnus" cover from Singapore (red 50c meter) to London with Damaged by Sea Water cachet; 1938 "Calpurnia" cover from G.B to New Zealand with stamp washed off and cachet; 1939 "Challenger" cover from Scotland to South Africa and "Centurion" cover from Singapore to London both with stamps washed off and cachets; 1939 (Aug 10) cover from Bembridge, Isle of Wight, franked 1d + 1½d to Switzerland, minor fire damage, with red cachet "Endommagee lors de l accident / purvenu a l avion postal a Luxeuil". (7).

Est. £250-300


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
863 1954 (Jan 11) Cover from Kobe to London bearing Japan 5s + 10s + 100s, recovered from the Philippine Airlines crash near Rome on Jan. 14th, a little soiled and torn, "Corrispondenza recuperata in sequita / incidente aereo del 14 GEN 1954" cachet applied in Rome with a further "DAMAGED IN / PAL - AIRCRAFT CRASH" cachet applied in London.

Est. £100-120


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
864 1954 (Dec 25) B.O.A.C Prestwick crash, covers (7, two enclosed within ambulance envelopes), air letters (2) and a front, one air letter and a registered cover in an ambulance envelope from Ceylon to U.S.A, the others from G.B to U.S.A (3), Jamaica (in ambulance envelope), Peru, Cuba (registered, franked KGVI 5/-) or Bermuda (2, one on front), three covers and the two ambulance envelopes with the usual boxed cachet (one unusually in black on the registered cover), the others with the two line loose type "SALVAGED MAIL / PRESTWICK 25-12- 54" (3). A good lot with scarcer cachets and destinations. (12).

Est. £400-500


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
865 Cyprus. 1961-67 Covers to Cyprus, 1961 (Dec 20) cover from Germany with Officially Sealed labels tied by Nicosia c.d.s (Jan 2, 1962), torn across the cover, from the B.E.A Comet that crashed at Ankara on December 21st, handstamped violet "SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT"; and 1967 (Oct 10) cover from Belgium recovered from the October 12th B.E.A Athens to Nicosia flight that crashed into the sea due to a time bomb on board, with Greek three line cachet in blue. (2).

Est. £120-150


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.

WRECK MAIL

WRECK MAIL
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
866 S.S "Eider". 1892 (Jan 21) 1c Postcard from Philadelphia to London, a stamp washed off, handstamped violet boxed "Saved from wreck / of S.S "Eider"", red London Paid arrival c.d.s (Mar. 4). The "Eider" was wrecked on the Atherfield Ledge near St. Catherines Point, Isle of Wight, on January 31st, most mail recovered by February 8th with the final 15 mail sacks recovered by divers on 2nd March; this card is from one of these last mail sacks to be recovered.

Est. £100-150


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
867 S.S "Empress of Ireland". 1913 (Jan 13) Ottawa Dead Letter Office ambulance envelope with violet "Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S Empress of Ireland", registered to London, a 1c and three 2c stamps washed off the original letter affixed to this D.L.O envelope and tied by an Ottawa c.d.s, unusual.

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
868 1915 (Mar 1) Cover from Kobe, Japan to England "via Canada", franked 10s, edges a little stained, handstamped "RECEIVED AT LIVERPOOL / DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" in magenta.

Est. £100-120


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
869 image1923 (Nov 30) Cover from Le Havre to Fremantle and redirected to Sydney, the stamp washed off, reverse bearing the explanatory label "Received in mail from Paris via / Singapore in damaged condition / at Post Office Fremantle" bearing a Fremantle, Western Australia c.d.s (15 JA 24). A rare cover from an unknown maritime incident, not recorded by Hoggarth & Gwynn. Photo on Page 122. (Image1)

Est. £200-300


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.

MILITARY MAIL, P.O.W MAIL & CENSORSHIP

MILITARY MAIL, P.O.W MAIL & CENSORSHIP
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
870 1898-1939 Covers and cards, also some picture postcards, labels, and ephemera, including French forces mail from Morocco and other colonies (c.40), 1938 Czech F.P.Os (10), WWI with G.B forces in Egypt, Salonica and Palestine, S.W.A F.P.Os (2), P.O.W mail, etc. (c.160).

Est. £200-250


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
World War One
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
871 P.O.W Mail. 1914-18 Covers and cards including India (6, from Ahmednager, one to Yercaud), Malta, Jamaica bundle label (unused), etc. (69).

Est. £100-120


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
872 1914-18 Covers and cards, mainly British forces mail including "I am Well" cards printed on white, grey, red or blue card with totally blank address sides (4) all posted in October 1914, other 1914 cards with single ring A.P.O datestamps, naval mail, some foreign forces mail, civil censors, Dutch postcard with "PART OF A MAIL CAPTURED / BY GERMANS AND DELAYED", etc. (100s).

Est. £200-250


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
873 British Empire - Civil Censors. 1915-18 Covers and cards with "PASSED CENSOR / ASCENSION" on cover with G.B 1d tied by Ascension c.d.s, other censors from Aden, Bushire and Samoa, also a registered cover from Rabaul with censor label. (8).

Est. £100-150


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
874 Hospitals & Medical Services. 1914-20 Covers and cards from Austrian, British, German or French forces with hospital or ambulance cachets, Red Cross, etc., also a few earlier and later covers including 1898 cover with Yen-Bai, Tonkin c.d.s and circular "INFIRMERIE - AMBULANCE / LE MEDICIN CHEF / YEN-BAI", etc. (100s).

Est. £300-400


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
World War Two & Postwar
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
875 Censorship. 1939-47 Worldwide covers and cards, nearly all censored, various cachets and labels, including Aden, Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, Grenada, Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Cameroon, Tahiti, Togo, 1945 Japan cover with "EXAMINED IN THE FIELD / PASSED BY / JOINT INTELLIGENCE", etc. (229).

Est. £350-450


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.

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