FRANCE & COLONIES continued... Air Mails continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1201 Levant - Free French Forces. 1942 Air Mail covers with stamps of the Free French Forces including first flights to Algiers (2) and Tananarive (3), other philatelic covers to Palestine, Brazzaville (2) or cancelled to order (2), also two scarce commercial covers franked 4f to Morocco or Ivory Coast, various Poste aux Armees datestamps. (12). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1202 Madagascar. 1934-47 Air Mail covers carried on first or special flights including 1934 Tananarive to Paris pilot signed, 1936-38 internal first flights (18, one with datestamps of 14 towns called at en route, another with postmarks of four towns), first flights from France or Belgium (7), etc. (34). Est. £600-700 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1203 Middle Congo. 1930-35 Air Mail covers bearing A.E.F overprint issues, including 1930 Vanderlinden and Fabry flight to Belgium, Brazzaville to Paris first flight, 1935 first flight to Algiers without an air surcharge, etc. (5). Est. £140-160 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1204 Middle Congo. 1937-46 First flight covers from or to Congo including wartime flights, all with cachets. (18). Est. £260-320 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1205 Morocco - Tangier. 1924-29 Air Mail covers, a 1924 cover to Paris franked 25c (3), 1929 covers to Morocco (2) or Belgium bearing 1928 Air issue (two with the set of ten, £388 as stamps), uncommon on cover. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1206 New Caledonia. 1940-49 First flight covers with 1940 Pan Am flights to Canton Island, Honolulu (2), Auckland (2) or U.S.A (2), 1941 Pan Am flight to Fiji (4, one with some stamps cancelled by straight line "NAIDIRI" upon arrival), one censored in Australia, four registered covers posted at Poya, also two 1948-49 Air France covers. (13). Est. £200-240 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1207 New Caledonia. 1942-44 Commercial censored air mail covers to U.S.A (4), G.B (2) or Australia, New Caledonia censor seals in pink (2), light green (3) or deep green (2), one large cover to London franked 370f, the cover to Australia censored in both New Caledonia and Australia but without any datestamps, possibly flown by R.A.F aircraft on their Sydney to Montreal service via Auckland and Noumea inaugurated in Nov. 1944. (7). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1208 Oubangui-Chari. 1935-50 Air Mail covers and cards including 1935 first flights from Bangui to Elisabethville or Fort Archambault to Bangui, wartime censored covers (4, one to Belgian Congo with "F.A.F.L / ESCALE DE BANGUI / LIGNES AERIENNES MILITAIRES" cachets), etc. (18). Est. £200-260 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1209 St. Pierre & Miquelin. 1939-48 First flight covers with 1939 Newfoundland to New York flight cover also franked Newfoundland 15c, 1948 first flights to Canada or U.S.A (6), France or Algeria (4), all registered. (11). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1210 St. Pierre & Miquelin. 1942-45 Censored air mail covers to U.S.A (7) or Canada, one with France Libre F.N.F.L overprints on 1938 issue, the others bearing 1942 Dulac set with all postage and air values. (8). Est. £140-160 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1211 Senegal. 1925-48 First flight covers including 1925 Dakar to Casablanca or Zinder, 1937 internal flights or to French Soudan (8), 1937 Dakar or Ziquinchor (3) to Paris and return, also Monrovia to Paris first flight (2) carried on the first service from Dakar, etc. (27). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1212 Senegal/U.S.A. 1927 (Nov 24) Cover from St. Louis to Chicago franked 2f10, a U.S 10c Air stamp applied in Senegal but cancelled in transit in New York (Dec. 7), paying the air fee from New York to Chicago. U.S Air stamps were sold in many overseas countries to pay for internal U.S air postage; the first such example we have seen from Senegal. Photo on Page 144. (Image1) Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1213 Syria. 1921-25 Air Mail covers bearing Merson issues with Syria air mail overprints, comprising Oct. 1921 5p and 10p (3 covers), May 1922 set of four (3 covers), Jan. 1924 set of four (4 covers) or July 1924 set of four (9 covers), flown internally (10) or to Egypt via Baghdad (9). S.G. £2,140 as stamps. (19). Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1214 Syria - Latakia/Alaouite/Alexandrette. 1925-38 Air Mail covers bearing air stamps overprinted Lattaquie (4 covers), Alaouites (3 covers) or Sandjak D Alexandrette, including first flights from Lattaquia to Baghdad and Beyrouth, Tartous to Berlin flights, uncommon stamps on cover. (8). Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1215 Tunisia. 1919-35 Air Mail covers and cards including 1919-20 covers flown from Zarzis to Ben Gardane (2) or Gabes to Birmcherga franked Air 30c, 1924-35 covers with "Par Avion" labels in red (8) or blue (3), 1924 (Mar. 24) air surcharge set on First Day Covers (2), 1928 (Feb 22) air overprint set on First Day Cover (S.G. issue date quoted as Feb. 25), 1929 registered postcard to Paris, etc. (14). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1216 Wallis & Futuna. 1943-48 Air Mail covers including 1943 (May 31) cover to U.S.A from a U.S Marine, 8/2 Defence Battn. Reinforced, bearing four Wallis & Futuna stamps, two Western Samoa stamps and U.S.A Air 6c all cancelled "U.S NAVY / U.S MARINES 12004" duplex, 1947 first flight covers to Noumea (6, one with Dulac set of twenty), etc. (10). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. GERMANY GERMANY Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1217 c.1810-60 Prestamp letters, many free official letters, various postmarks from Prussia and other states, mainly very fine. (c.300). Est. £250-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1218 Leipzig - Pictorial Notepaper. 1837 (June 13) Entire letter from Leipzig to Rutherglen, Scotland, yellow paper headed with a superb engraving of a steam train approaching a station with crowds waiting, the address panel with Leipzig datestamp and "FRANCO", Glasgow Penny Post and boxed "½", file folds and minor edge faults with small piece missing from reverse flap (not affecting the fine letterhead). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1219 German States. 1849-1900 Mint and used collection in an album including Baden (57, with 1862-65 30k apparently used), Bavaria (42 imperf issues, with piece bearing 1850-58 9k + 18k), Brunswick, Bremen with 1865 7gr mint, 5sgr deep green and 5sgr moss green used (all three with Egel or Grobe guarantee letters), Hannover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin with 1856 4/4s mint, 1864 4/4s mint (3) and cover bearing two used examples, Oldenburg (32), Prussia (121, with 1866 thin transparent paper 30sgr used (4), shades, cancels, etc), Saxony, Wurttemberg, etc. A very useful collection, some multiples, a few faults and not all guaranteed but most appear genuine. (450+). Est. £1,000-1,200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1220 Baden. 1851-68 Mainly used collection on pages including covers, also a few Hannover stamps including 1863 imperf 3pf yellow-green used. (75 + 10 covers) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1221 Heligoland. 1867-90 Stamps, mainly reprints or forgeries, a few apparently genuine, some blocks, also three covers or cards. (c.600). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1222 Thurn & Taxis. 1865 ¼sgr Black, rouletted 16, unused block of 100 (rows 1-10), margins on three sides, no gum, fine. Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1223 North German Confederation. 1869-70 Southern District 18k, perf 14x14½, used with Frankfurt c.d.s. S.G. 37, £2,750. Photo on Page 198. (Image1) Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1224 c.1851-1984 Mint and used collection in twelve albums including German Sates, Danzig, Berlin, DDR, Saar, etc. (12 Albums). Est. £250-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1225 c.1860-1949 Covers and cards in a box including German States, 1872 eagle issues, Zeppelins, etc., also an album of Prussia postal stationery. (450+). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 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