•  UserName   Password     
       Please Login. You are NOT Logged in. Oct-07-26, 01:59 PM

Login to Use StampAuctionNetwork®. New? Use "Registration". Add an auction firm by using "Update Registration"
 
You are not logged in. Please Login so that we can determine your registration status with this firm. If you have never registered, please register by pressing the [Quick Signup (New to StampAuctionNetwork)] button. Then Login.
 
Quick Navigation by Category  ADEN (5)   |  AFGHANISTAN (10)   |  AIR MAILS (15)   |  ALBANIA (1)   |  ANTIGUA (6)   |  ARCTIC (7)   |  ARGENTINA (2)   |  ASCENSION (1)   |  AUSTRALIA (14)   |  AUSTRIA (4)   |  AUTOGRAPHS (4)   |  BAHAMAS (31)   |  BANGLADESH (1)   |  BANK NOTES, MEDALS & POSTCARDS (14)   |  BARBADOS (2)   |  BATUM (1)   |  BECHUANALAND (20)   |  BELGIUM (3)   |  BERMUDA (33)   |  BRAZIL (1)   |  BURMA (19)   |  CANADA (6)   |  CEYLON (4)   |  CHILE (1)   |  CHINA (47)   |  COUNTY POSTAL HISTORY (67)   |  CRASH & WRECK COVERS (5)   |  CRETE (1)   |  CYPRUS (3)   |  DANISH WEST INDIES (2)   |  DENMARK (5)   |  DOMINICA (1)   |  EGYPT (34)   |  FALKLAND ISLANDS (3)   |  FAROE ISLANDS (3)   |  FINLAND (4)   |  FRANCE & COLONIES (19)   |  GERMANY & COLONIES (23)   |  GIBRALTAR (5)   |  GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS (3)   |  GREAT BRITAIN (98)   |  GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY (360)   |  GREECE (1)   |  GRENADA (1)   |  GUYANA (1)   |  HAITI (1)   |  HONG KONG (21)   |  HUNGARY (1)   |  INDIA (170)   |  IONIAN ISLANDS (1)   |  IRAN (1)   |  IRAQ (2)   |  IRELAND (3)   |  ITALY (11)   |  JAMAICA (1)   |  JAPAN (2)   |  KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA (6)   |  KOREA (1)   |  KUWAIT (14)   |  LABUAN (1)   |  LEBANON (1)   |  LIBYA (1)   |  MALAYA (17)   |  MALTA (4)   |  MAURITIUS (1)   |  MILITARY MAIL (14)   |  MONACO (2)   |  MOROCCO AGENCIES (4)   |  MOZAMBIQUE (35)   |  NEPAL (17)   |  NETHERLANDS & COLONIES (4)   |  NEW GUINEA (1)   |  NEW ZEALAND (5)   |  NIGERIA (3)   |  NORWAY (2)   |  NYASALAND (1)   |  PALESTINE & ISRAEL (23)   |  PAQUEBOT MAIL OF THE WORLD (91)   |  PATRIOTIC LABELS (3)   |  PERU (1)   |  PHILATELIC HISTORY (12)   |  PITCAIRN ISLAND (1)   |  PORTUGAL (1)   |  PORTUGUESE INDIA (3)   |  POSTER STAMPS (6)   |  PUERTO RICO (1)   |  RHODESIA (1)   |  RHODESIA POST OFFICE SPECIMEN STAMPS (46)   |  ROMANIA (1)   |  ROYAL VISITS (49)   |  RUSSIA (1)   |  SAMOA (6)   |  SEYCHELLES (1)   |  SIERRA LEONE (2)   |  SOUTH AFRICA (13)   |  SOUTH WEST AFRICA (1)   |  SPAIN (1)   |  ST. HELENA (105)   |  ST. KITTS (4)   |  SUDAN (19)   |  SWAZILAND (1)   |  SWEDEN (2)   |  THAILAND (2)   |  THEMATICS (3)   |  TONGA (3)   |  TURKEY (1)   |  U.S.A (11)   |  UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (10)   |  VALENTINE CARDS (9)   |  WORLD WAR ONE GERMAN & BRITISH NAVAL MAIL (145)   |  WORLDWIDE STAMPS & COVERS (33)   |  ZANZIBAR (1)   | 
 

logo

GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY continued...

1911 First U.K Aerial Post continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
226 imageSweden. 1911 (Sep 9) Green London to Windsor postcard with printed Organising Committee message acknowledging a remittance to the Aerial Post Fund, addressed to Sweden with two KGV ½d stamps each tied by London Aerial Post code 1 c.d.s and Sodertelgo arrival c.d.s. A scarce use of the Organising Committee card to an uncommon destination. Photo on Page 30. (Image1)

Est. £150-180


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
227 Switzerland. 1911 (Sep 11) Brown London to Windsor postcard addressed to Switzerland, two KGV ½d stamps tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code 2, very fine.

Est. £80-100


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
228 1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown London to Windsor postcard franked KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post datestamp code 5 at Hendon Aerodrome, the reverse with "Roper‚Äôs" added to the list of stores where cards could be posted, printed in a second operation in black, scarce.

Est. £80-100


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
229 imageUnused olive-green London to Windsor card bearing a KEVII ½d stamp, with printed P. C. Burton & Co Ltd, Modern Service Agents address in Aldwych, plain reverse with line for signature. P.C Burton were agents for the sale of the Aerial Post stationery. Superb and very rare. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

Est. £250-300


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
230 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard with printed Caxton Publishing Co. advert for the book "King Edward the Seventh as a Sportsman", addressed to Scotland with KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post code 2 c.d.s, very fine.

Est. £120-150


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
231 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard with printed advert for The Financial News, franked KGV ½d (torn prior to use) tied by London Aerial Post code 4 c.d.s, offset of Colchester (Sep 13) arrival c.d.s, a couple of tiny tone marks, otherwise fine.

Est. £100-120


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
232 image1911 (Sep 11) Brown London to Windsor postcard franked KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post datestamp, reverse with printed advert for Home Farms, Rhiwlas, Bala with the price of Welsh lamb and mutton, handstamped SEP 8 1911 date, posted to Bala and redirected to Barmouth with a Bala (Sep. 18, 7.45pm) datestamp, flown by Hamel on the Sept. 18th morning flight. A very rare advert, very fine. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

Est. £300-400


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
233 image1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard addressed to Dublin, franked KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post code 1 c.d.s, the reverse with printed advert for Lambert Brien & Co Ltd, Chandlers and Ironmongers of Dublin. The only example we have seen of this exceptionally rare advert, the only one for an Irish company. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

Est. £500-600


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
234 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcards franked KGV ½d, all with printed adverts on the reverse comprising Nobels Explosives, Car & General Insurance Corporation, J.&J. Colman Ltd, Brown Brothers Ltd and Wrights Coal Tar Soap, the Colman card with Aerial Post code 5 c.d.s applied at Hendon Aerodrome, Car & General Insurance card with Sep. 12 arrival backstamp, the illustrated Brown Brothers card with edge tears, Nobel Explosives card with minor surface faults caused by removal of reverse hinges, otherwise fine. (5).

Est. £260-320


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
235 1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor postcards franked KGV ½d all with messages or handstamps showing the store where they were purchased or posted, comprising green card with message "BENETFINK‚ÄôS CHEAPSIDE 8.9.11 in commemoration of the first aerial post" (possibly posted by Benetfink‚Äôs as an advert for the store), red-brown card written from Selfridges, green card with violet handstamp "D.H. EVANS & Co" (edge tears) and red-brown card with violet handstamp "BENETFINK & Co. JEWELLERS, CHEAPSIDE, E.C". (4).

Est. £150-200


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
Other Air Mail Covers
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
236 1914 (Mar 25) "Harrogate Herald" newspaper folded up within a wrapper, addressed to "Mrs Henry Deakin, Swan Hydro, Harrogate. Finder of this please post" and endorsed "Thrown from Blackburn aeroplane", a 1d stamp cancelled at Harrogate tying the wrapper to the newspaper, the paper with manuscript inscription "While staying at Harrogate Mrs Leigh (Kitty’s aunt) flew over the Hydro & other parts threw out this paper which was picked up & posted to me, Grace Deakin". In 1913 Harold Blackburn flew the Blackburn type D monoplane extensively throughout Yorkshire and in October beat a Lancashire built biplane in the War of the Roses air race. He flew at the Sheffield Aviation Week from March 28 - April 4, 1914, evidently flying at Harrogate just prior to this, and during the July 1914 Yorkshire Agricultural Show at Bradford flew a half hourly service between Leeds and Bradford with some newspapers carried. Some soiling, nevertheless a remarkable and unique item.

Est. £200-300


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
237 Ireland. 1924-28 Covers flown between Belfast and Liverpool, comprising 1924 Northern Air Lines experimental service from Belfast (4, one flown by Imperial from Croydon to Paris), 1928 Liverpool Civic Week covers flown from Belfast (14) or Liverpool (13) and covers with "NO FLIGHT" cachets (5), one registered express cover from Belfast franked 11½d, two covers posted in Dublin (one with G.B and Irish stamps), also two leaflets advertising the service. (38).

Est. £300-400


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
238 1928-61 Covers and cards flown to, from or within G.B, first flights and commercial covers, including 1928-37 internal first flights (20), etc. (78).

Est. £100-150


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
239 1931-52 Air Mail covers (35) from G.B showing various types of Air Mail label including unusual tiny blue label on 1932 cover to Uganda, 1934 7½d rate to Persia, Glasgow Air Mail machine marks, 1934 first day use of wings label on cover to Orkney, 1938 cover to New Zealand with the stamps washed off and Calpurnia crash cachet, 1938 first 1½d "all-up" flight cover to Nauru, 1941 5/- rate to India (2), 1943 2/6 to New Zealand, P.O.W 2½d lettersheets with undelivered cachets (2), etc., also some unused labels and Post Office leaflets. (41+).

Est. £180-220


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
240 Railway Air Services. 1933 (Apr 12) First R.A.S flight covers flown from Plymouth to Cardiff, Cardiff to Teignmouth, Torquay or Plymouth, Newport to Teignmouth, the first four with a G.W.R 3d newspaper parcel stamp; and May 15 flights with the first day use of the G.W.R 3d air stamp flown from Plymouth to Cardiff or Newport, Torquay to Cardiff, Cardiff to Teignmouth, Plymouth or Torquay, Cardiff to Plymouth and the return flight to Cardiff, six signed by the pilot F. Dismore, also ticket folder with enclosed ticket stubs issued to A. Phillips for the flight from Cardiff to Plymouth and back. Scarce, as few as eight covers flown on some legs. (13).

Est. £240-280


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
241 Railway Air Services. 1933-35 Covers including 1933 (May 15) Plymouth to Cardiff, July 17 Cardiff to Newton Abbot, May 22 Birmingham to Plymouth or return flights with G.W.R 3d air stamps, many 1934 flights including Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Belfast and Scottish routes, 1935 Belfast to London and return flights, one 1934 (Nov 1) Liverpool to Glasgow cover franked 2/3 with "Express To be handed to Post Office Messenger at Glasgow Station" label tied by the violet boxed "RAS / 3d PAID". (86).

Est. £350-400


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
242 1933-35 Internal flight covers (37), flown by Provincial Airways (7, with 3d air stamps), Western Air Express, Hillman Airways, Midland & Scottish Air Ferries B.I.F flight (3), Atlantic Coast Air Services to Lundy Island (3, also 1940 Air Service Suspended cover), Blackpool & West Coast Air Services, with 1935 (May 7) Liverpool to Belfast cover bearing 1935 Silver Jubilee set F.D.C, four pilot signed covers, also a few external flight covers including 1925 (May 8) London to Chicago first U.K acceptance for air service from New York. (48).

Est. £300-350


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
243 1936-37 Record flights between England and South Africa comprising 1936 (May 3) cover posted at Harrogate, then flown by H.L Brook in his 36HP Praga Baby with cachet "England - Cape Town Ultra light planes, in record time 16 days 20hrs" and South Africa ½d cancelled at Cape Town; and 1937 (Nov 13) cover posted in London then flown by F/O A.E Clouston and Mrs Kirby Green in a DH Comet to Cape Town in 45hrs 2mins with Cape Town arrival c.d.s and Wingfield Air-Port cachet (both Nov 16), 38 covers carried. (2).

Est. £120-150


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
244 Scotland. 1944-48 First and special flights to or from the Islands, comprising 1944 R.A.F flight from Stornaway R.A.F P.O to Glasgow, 1945 Scottish Airways Glasgow to Stornaway with Air Letter Service cachet (3, two first flights), 1947 (Feb. 9) Glasgow to South Uist, 1948 (Feb. 15/16) Inverness to Stornaway and return flight, Glasgow to Islay (Mar. 8), Glasgow to North Uist (Feb. 29) and return flight (Mar. 2), Glasgow to Tiree and return flight (June 14), Glasgow to Barra and return flight (Oct 4), several with news cuttings announcing the services. A scarce group with very small quantities flown on most flights, just twelve covers flown to Barra with five covers flown on the return flight, several signed by island Postmasters. (14).

Est. £400-500


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
245 Scotland - Emergency Flights. 1945-50 Covers comprising 1945 (Jan. 19) cover from Aberdeen to Gardenstown dropped by the R.A.F after Gardenstown was cut off by snow for ten days (cover signed by Banff Postmaster and inscribed by recipient, with letters from the Banff Postmaster and R.A.F Station at Banff describing the events); 1947 covers to North Ronaldsay (4, two window envelopes) cut off by gales since Dec. 28th all inscribed "Carried by emergency air mail, W. Scott Sub. PM" with a 14 JA 47 arrival c.d.s (with news cutting); and 1950 (Jan. 31) cover from Coll endorsed "emergency flight Isle of Coll - Glasgow Jan. 31st 1950" (with letter from Coll Postmaster). Very scarce. (6).

Est. £240-300


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
246 Channel Islands. 1945-53 Covers comprising 1945 (Sep 8/10) first Jersey Airways flights between Jersey, Guernsey and Southampton (4), 1946 (June 18) Alderney to Guernsey, 1947 (May 22) Alderney to Southampton pilot signed, 1947 B.E.A flights between Jersey, Guernsey and Southampton, 1947 final Channel Is. Airways flight from Guernsey, etc. (22)

Est. £200-240


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
247 1947-54 Covers flown within the U.K including 1947 flights to or from Scilly Isles (4), 1948 B.E.A helicopter flights (22), 1949-50 Airway Letter Service from Manchester (3) or London (6), 1951-54 covers with B.E.A Air Letter stamps (19), etc. Also a 1950 cover flown around the world with Australia, G.B, U.S.A and Canada stamps all cancelled at towns called Windsor. (67).

Est. £180-220


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
248 1970s-80s R.A.F Flight covers, many signed by the pilots or other notable figures. (Many 100s).

Est. £100-200


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
Cancellations
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
249 image1840 (Sep 12) Cover to London bearing a 1d black (JL plate 1a, three margins, cut into at base) tied by a red Maltese Cross, almost certainly of Jersey, red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamp alongside, reverse with "SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP-LETTER" and a London arrival datestamp, seal cut out from reverse. Rockoff and Jackson record and illustrate two similar 1d black covers with Jersey Maltese Crosses both with the same Southampton and London Ship Letter handstamps (Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross, vol. 1, page 131), very scarce. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

Est. £400-500


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.
250 image1840 (Oct 7) Entire letter posted in Aberdeen, locally addressed, franked 1d black SD plate 4 re-entry (four margins, close but clear at foot) tied by ruby Maltese Cross, boxed Aberdeen backstamp, two light file folds, otherwise fine. S.G. £2,500. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

Est. £300-350


Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST.

Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

StampAuctionNetwork® is a registered trademark of Droege Computing Services, Inc | StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork® are Copyright © 1994-2026 Droege Computing Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place, Suite 120, Durham NC 27705 | for help, try our new "AuctionDesk" automated help line. It is the best way to contact us and get help right away. Click (here). If you want to talk to me about anything other than selling your stamps, call 919-403-9459 and ask for Tom Droege, or email support@stampauctionnetwork.com We can help you evaluate or sell your collection so... Click here for help selling your Collection. Once you follow the instructions we can talk. But first we have a process. Sign up for a paid or free membership | Lost your Links? Return to StampAuctionNetwork® | Instructional Videos - Master StampAuctionNetwork® | Sign up for our Newsletter | Terms and Conditions.