THE KURT GOLDSMITH COLLECTION OF FIRST FLIGHT COVE continued...
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1918 After the success of the demonstration flights in the Cape, a number of flights were held in the Transvaal around the Johannesburg area. The cards differed in the Transvaal flight cards did not have the
'Wings', just the Red Cross emblem with a small 'wings' incorporated in the design. Two cards that were on the Benoni 24th Nov flight. One has the light blue printing, the other the dark blue printing. A fine pair of cards on this flight that was
raising money for the Red Cross. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA After the success of the demonstration flights in the Cape, a number of flights were held in the Transvaal around the Johannesburg area. The cards differed in the Transvaal flight cards did not have the 'Wings'
just the Red Cross emblem with a small 'wings' incorporated in the design. This card was on the first Johannesburg flight and the sender used a Cape card with 'wings'. It was cancelled 20.NOV.18. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA four cards that were on Transvaal flights. A card cancelled 22.NOV.18 was on the second Johannesburg flight, a card to Scotland with 1d paying the overseas postcard rate cancelled 24.NOV.18 that was on the
Germiston flight, a card cancelled 27.NOV.18 that was on the Pretoria flight and a card cancelled 1.DEC.18 that was on the Benoni flight. A really fine and unusual group of covers from the various Transvaal flights. (Image)
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Estimate £ 250-300
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 'Make Your Sixpence Fly' postcards. During October & December 1918 Lt Gearing carried out a number of flight demonstrations to raise money for the Red Cross, carrying special cards that could be bought for 6d.
The Cape Town flights had the large wing and Red Cross. A card to Simonstown with a ½d cancelled 7.OCT.18 was on the first flight. A card (damaged lower right corner) cancelled 2.NOV.18 was on the 3rd flight. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate £ 60-80
Starting Bid £ 60
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 'Make Your Sixpence Fly' postcard. During October & December 1918 Lt Gearing carried out a number of flight demonstrations to raise money for the Red Cross, carrying special cards that could be bought for 6d.
This card cancelled 7.OCT.18 was on the first flight. A 3d 'Our Day' label is on the card as well. Very uncommon. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-120
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 'Make Your Sixpence Fly' postcards. During October & December 1918 Lt Gearing carried out a number of flight demonstrations to raise money for the Red Cross, carrying special cards that could be bought for 6d.
This censored card to California, USA, was posted at the 2½d rate and cancelled 30.DEC.18. This was the last of the demonstration flights in the Cape and carried only a small amount of mail. A very unusual destination for these cards. It arrived in
Redondo, CA. on 27th Feb 1919. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-130
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1920 cover that was on the Handley Page 'Pioneer' that eight minutes after take-off from Beaufort West on 17th Feb, the pilot had to make a forced landing, which damaged the undercarriage, wings & motors. The
mail was recovered and forwarded by train. It arrived at Johannesburg on 21st Feb. 422 letters were taken on board at Cape Town. Uncommon crash cover.
(Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1925 written up collection of the first air mails of South Africa incl. a Post Master General complimentary card, a presentation card with the four vals and signed at the upper left by the Postmaster General,
first flight 2nd March cover from Mossel Bay, a first return flight on 2nd Mar from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, a first return flight Port Elizabeth to East London, first return flight East London to Pretoria via Mossel Bay on 5th March, first
flight Cape Town to Oudtshoorn 25 Apr, and two last flight cards & cover. A very interesting lot with scope to build up a collection of this issue
(Image)
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Estimate £ 130-160
Starting Bid £ 130
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1925 Alan Cobham survey flight from Croydon to Cape Town for the preparation of a regular Imperial Airways service. He left Croydon on 16th Nov arriving Cape Town 17th Feb 1926. A special card with a vermilion
vignette was printed and issued by the journal 'Flight'. This card to Johannesburg, signed by Cobham, was posted in Cape Town on 23rd Feb (a few days after his arrival). (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1925 Alan Cobham survey flight from Croydon to Cape Town for the preparation of a regular Imperial Airways service. He left Croydon on 16th Nov arriving Cape Town 17th Feb 1926.This card with a green vignette
(thought to be a trial printing) was posted to London while en-route in Italy. The card has his signature in pencil on the back. A very scarce 'en-route' card.
(Image)
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Estimate £ 300-350
Starting Bid £ 300
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1925 First Flight Cape Town to Durban. A cover from England that on arrival by ship was put on this flight that departed Cape Town 2.MAR.1925, and a 1d postcard with two ½d's added, cancelled Cambridge, both
have Durban 2.MAR.25 arrival cancels. Also a cover to Cape Town cancelled 3.MAR.25 that was on the first return flight. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-80
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1925 covers or cards (11) with the 1925 airmail stamps incl. a cover to the USA, two covers with Royal Tour cancels, six to Pretoria and one to the O.F.S. Also an official bilingual 'Complements of the
Postmaster General' printed note. A useful lot, worth viewing. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-150
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA the Swiss pilot Walter Mittelholzer made the first north-south flight across Africa. It took him 77 days. Mittelholzer started in Zurich on 7th Dec 1926, flying via Alexandria and landing in Cape Town on 21st
Feb 1927. Most of the mail carried was delivered to either Athens or Cairo. This lot includes a cover to Athens with the boxed Schweizer Afrikaflug cachet, a cover to Alexandria and a registered cover to Pretoria, both with the same cachet. All three
covers have been cancelled Zurich 28 XI 26. A signed PPC by Mittelholzer dated Rome 16.II.30 accompanies the covers. A very fine & scarce group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 300-350
Starting Bid £ 300
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA the 1926 Pulford survey flight was the Royal Air Force's first survey mission from Cairo to Cape Town between 1st Mar & 12th Apr, led by Wing Commander C.W.H Pulford. The flight was a survey and reconnaissance
mission following the route previously flown by Van Ryneveld and Brand in 1920. It aimed to gather aerial data for mapping and navigation, and to demonstrate the RAF's operational capabilities over a long-distance route. Pulford carried a few letters
that were postmarked on arrival in Cape Town and were to be sent back to London. This cover has the endorsement 'To be carried by air from Cape Town to Alexandria and then posted.' It has been signed by Pulford. A scarce cover. (Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA A residue collection in a cover album with covers from 1927-85. Noted - first flight covers to England (1931) and Australia (1934), feeder service covers from S.W.A and S.A, two 1939 crash covers from the
Imperial Airways Flying Boat 'Calypso' that made a forced landing on the sea near the Island of Alderney and had to be towed to Cherbourg. An interesting collection of 34 covers, viewing recommended. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-150
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1929 Flights connecting to the arrival of ships in Cape Town from England. Union Airways set up a weekly service to connect with the arrival of European mail. Postage was 1½d plus 4d air fee. Nine covers sent
from England or Wales, all with UPU stamps that, on arrival in Cape Town, were flown on to their destinations in South Africa. The first of these flights was on 26th Aug 1929, and all of these covers were on that flight. Two covers have Cape Town
Paquebot cancels, one cover has the signature of Major Allister Miller who piloted the first flight from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and one cover ex the Windsor Castle mail ship. A most interesting lot, worth viewing. (Image)
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Estimate £ 130-170
Starting Bid £ 130
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1929 Flights connecting to the arrival of ships in Cape Town from England. Union Airways set up a weekly service to connect with the arrival of European mail ships. Nine covers from around South Africa that
were flown to Cape Town to connect with the European mail ships. Six of these covers were on the first southbound flights on 29th Aug. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-140
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1929 cover from Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia to Johannesburg with a pair of 4d cancelled 16.AUG.29. A South Africa 4d was added and also cancelled in Livingstone to pay the internal South African airmail
rate. Unusual. (Image)
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Estimate £ 40-50
Starting Bid £ 40
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA Flights connecting to the arrival of ships in Cape Town from England. Union Airways set up a weekly service to connect with the arrival of European mail. Postage was 1½d plus 4d air fee. The first north bound
flights were on 26th Aug 1929. Three covers from GB all with UPU stamps, that were on these flights. Two to Bloemfontein, one to Durban. Also a first southbound flight cover, Durban to the UK posted 29th Aug to connect to the ship in Cape Town. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA Caspareuthus 1930 record flight London to Cape Town. A cover with Air Post and ‘Special’ h/stamps at the upper left that was flown by Caspareuthus when he departed Lympne Aerodrome on 5th October 1930. He set
the fastest record for this trip taking 8 days & 10½ hours. Very few covers were flown. (Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
