THE KURT GOLDSMITH COLLECTION OF FIRST FLIGHT COVE continued...
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 31st Dec 1938. the Imperial Airways Flying Boat 'Calypso' took off from St. Nazaire, France, bound for Southampton. The flight encountered bad weather and engine trouble. The pilot made a forced landing on the
sea near the Island of Alderney and the plane had to be towed to Cherbourg, France. No special markings were applied because the mail was undamaged. This over from Cape Town (22 XII 38) to London was on that flight. Uncommon. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-150
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1939 Record Flight Gravesend to Cape Town. Alex Henshaw departed Gravesend Airport on 5th Feb and reached Cape Town in a record breaking 39 hours & 25 minutes. He returned to Gravesend on 7th Feb taking only 11
minutes longer. This cover cancelled Gravesend 4.FEB.39 has a Cape Town Airport receiving d/stamp of 6.FEB. The cover has been signed by Henshaw. Very scarce.
(Image)
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Estimate £ 120-150
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1st May 1939 the Imperial Airways Flying Boat 'Challenger' struck a small boat and sunk in shallow water when landing at Lumbo, Mozambique, killing both the radio operator and flight clerk. The mail was
recovered and forwarded on the flying boat 'Canopus'. Mail to the Transvaal Province and Cape Town was put onto a train at Lorenco Marques. This cover from London to Cape Town was on board the Challenger and has water damage. (Image)
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Estimate £ 50-70
Starting Bid £ 50
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1st May 1939 the Imperial Airways Flying Boat 'Challenger' struck a small boat and sunk in shallow water when landing at Lumbo, Mozambique, killing both the radio operator and flight clerk. The mail was
recovered and forwarded on the flying boat 'Canopus'. Mail to the Transvaal Province and Cape Town was put onto a train at Lorenco Marques. This cover from England to Durban has the bilingual explanatory cachet. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1940 Last Flight of the Imperial Airways Empire service from South Africa to England. A registered cover from Cape Town cancelled 21.MAY.1940 that left Cape Town on 21st May on this flight, arriving in London
on 1st June. Uncommon. (Image)
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Estimate £ 60-75
Starting Bid £ 60
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1920's-50's balance of a well written up and extensively researched collection of Southern and Central African airmails. Covers both incoming and outgoing on first flights, feeder flights and internal flights.
A fascinating collection of over 100 covers that would make an excellent start to building up a collection of these interesting airmails. (Image) (Image2)
(All Images)
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Estimate £ 450-550
Starting Bid £ 450
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTH WEST AFRICA 1931-37 covers (9) and a postal card, three to England, two to Durban, two to Cape Town and three used internally. Various originations in S.W.A. (Image)
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Estimate £ 60-80
Starting Bid £ 60
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SUDAN 1931 first flight covers (8) incl. Kosti to Mwanza, Khartoum to Mwanza, Kosti to London, Khartoum to London, Malakal to London, Juba to London, Khartoum to Cape Town and Halfa to London. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SUDAN six first flight covers incl. two Khartoum to London 12.III.31, 1932 Wadi Halfa to Cape Town, 1932 Khartoum to Cape Town, Juba to Cape Town and Malakal to Mwanza. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SWEDEN 1929 (Jun 9) registered commem 'First Trial Flight Stockholm-New York' printed flight cover bearing an attractive multiple franking tied by commem flight cachets, the Swedish pilots eventually abandoning their flight in
Iceland. Fine and scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-150
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1911-16 Pioneer Flight collection of covers or cards (17) written up on leaves (with two later commem covers), incl.1911 (Sept 30) to New York with 2c tied 'Garden City Estates Aeroplane Station' c.d.s and 'Aerial Special
Despatch' h/stamp, 1911 (Oct 4) 2c on cover tied 'St. Louis Aviation Field Aeroplane Station' and inscribed 'Aerial Route', 1912 (July 18) 1c stationery card with 'Benton Harbour, Mich. Fair Grounds Station' cancel, postcard with 1c green tied
'Galveston, Texas, U.S Aerial Mail March 17, 1912' h/stamped cancel, 1912 2c stationery envelope with 'Portland Oregon Aug 11' cancel and with seven-line commem 'U.S Aeroplane Mail Service' cachet (this being the first airmail in the Pacific
North-West, carried during an aerial exhibition. A fascinating group of these important, early aviation covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-450
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1918 (May 15) First regular Federal authority airmail service flight cover bearing 24c 'Jenny' tied 'Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. May 15 1918 First Trip' cancel, a second cover with the year '1918' replaced by the
time of dispatch '11 AM' (Cat. $750 each in Scott) and a third cover, printed 'Winged Letters' bearing 3x 2c and (on reverse) 10x 2c plus 1c, also dated 'May 15 1918 First Trip'. A fine & scarce trio. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1918 group of 16c 'Jenny' flight covers (4) on leaves with 'Air Service Wash. New York Jul 15 11 AM 1918' cancel (first day of the reduced rate, Cat. $800 in Scott), 'Sept 4 1918' New York to Chicago, 'Sept 9 1918' Chicago
to New York (printed 'Airplane Post' cover) and 'Sept 30 1918' New York to Chicago, the 'Woodrow Wilson' experimental route. Also 3c (2) on printed 'Air Plane Stamp News' cover 'Dec 18 1918' Bryan to New York. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-170
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1918 group of 24c 'Jenny' flight covers (4) on leaves, the first example on 1c stationery card tied 'Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila May 16 1918' (the second day of the service), the second with additional 3c dated 'June
13 1918', then 'Jun 3 1918 First Trip' New York to Boston (signed) and 'Jun 9 1918 First Trip' Boston to New York. A fine & scarce group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1918-40's collection of over 400 flight covers in three albums, a handful of earlier incl. 1918 16c Air with 3c (2) on 1918 Philadelphia to Washington cover with 'Aeroplane Mail' h/stamp, 1922 Madison to Washington, 1926
Cheyenne to Pueblo, 1926 Seattle to LA with pair of 1920 5c Pilgrims, 1926 Philadelphia to New York bearing 2c Huguenot in block of four, 1928 Alaska to Grand Rapids etc. Also 1931 Washington to Cairo via Amsterdam bearing 1923 16c, some Anniversary
and Commemorative flights, 'Experimental Pick ups' etc. The vast majority are different domestic first flights, mostly 1928-32 period with a huge variety of flight cachets, companies, frankings (5c, 8c, 10c Airs) etc, some are signed. A superb
collection. (Image)
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Estimate £ 800-1,000
Starting Bid £ 800
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1919 Dirgible R-34 First Trans-Atlantic crossing New York to England commem 'Winged Letters' (in green) cover, bearing 24c Air tied 'New York JUL 8 19', with 'Via Airplane' label, 'Hempstead JUL 9 19' (the site of the
airfield) departure strike and 'London R 34 13 JY 19' arrival c.d.s. Included, are a postcard and photos of the R.34. Just a few covers were carried, a great rarity. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-400
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1919-22 group of 6c 'Jenny' flight covers (5) with 1919 (May 3) experimental Montgomery (Alabama) to Macon (Georgia) and 1920 (Aug 16) St. Louis to Chicago flights, 1920 (Sept 8) first transcontinental New York to San
Francisco, 1919 (Dec 5) 'Jahn Aerial Mail Dropping Apparatus' cover (one of 134 dropped) and 1922 (Sept 23) with 6c in marginal block of four with arrow at left (scarce on cover) from Springfield Fairground to Chicago. A fine group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA (CANAL ZONE) 1920 (Oct 6) first (attempted) flight from Cristobal to Washington 2c optd stationery cover, aborted near Jamaica and with six-line magenta cachet applied, sent on by sea. Also 1926 (Nov 23) first successful
flight mainland US to Canal Zone, from Norfolk, Virginia to Cristobal (after an emergency landing in Cuba). (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1920-25 group of flight covers (5) written up on leaves with 1920 (Oct 15) first flight Seattle to Victoria, with a second cover flown on the return leg from Victoria, 1923 (April 9) cover with 'First Trip Via Hydroplane
Mail New Orleans to Pilottown' cachet, 1925 (Aug 19) Seattle to Washington by seaplane, with a second cover dated 11th November. A scarce group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 USA 1921-29 group of flight covers (12) written up on leaves with 1921 (Nov 14) 'William Penn' special flight, the 1924 8c, 16c and 1918 24c each on separate cover 'Jul 1 24' first transcontinental air mail route, 1924 8c (3
covers) incl.1925 (Jun 5) 'First Experimental Flight New York to Chicago Over Night Airmail', 16c 1915 (Jul 1) Des Moines 'First Official Stop by U.S Transcontinental Planes' and 1925 (Aug 12) 24c to Hawaii with 'Honolulu Aug 22' arrival c.d.s. (Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
