THE KURT GOLDSMITH COLLECTION OF FIRST FLIGHT COVE continued...
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 CHINA Manchuria group of flight covers (10) written up with 1931 (Apr 26) Shanghai to Manchouli (a few tone spots), 1931 (May 31) first flights Shanghai to Manchouli, Shanghai to UK via Manchouli and to New York from Nanking,
also Shanghai to UK commem cover via Manchouli with Berlin transit strike, first return flight cover & card, first return service Berlin to Nanking via Manchouli, 1931 (Jun 10) to UK via Siberia and Berlin, returned to Shanghai and bearing 30c Air
issue in marginal imprint strip of five (scarce). A fine & scarce group. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate £ 300-350
Starting Bid £ 300
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 152 |
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 CHINA 1932 (Aug 26) Lanchow to Tihwa flight cover (second attempt) with 2c (2), 5c & Air 30c tied 'Lanchow 26 8 32' c.d.s, with typed 'First flight airmail Lanchow to Tihwa' inscription with 'trial' and 'crashed' inserted in
manuscript, arrival cancels (a little indistinct) and Sinkiang censor tape on reverse. Mail from the crashed flight was subsequently delivered to Tihwa by courier. A fine & very scarce cover. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-400
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 153 |
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 CHINA 1932 (Aug 26) Lanchow to Tihwa flight cover (second attempt) with 2c (2), 5c and Air 30c, tied 'Lanchow 26 8 32' c.d.s with typed 'First flight airmail Lanchow to Tihwa' inscription with 'trial' and 'crashed' inserted in
manuscript and 'Tihwa' arrival cancel alongside, Sinkiang censor tape on reverse. Minor soiling. Very scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-400
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 154 |
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 CHINA 1932 (Dec 15) first regular Shanghai to Tihwa printed YMCA, Wuchang cover bearing 4c, 15c & 50c tied 'Shanghai 15 12 32' c.d.s, arrival cancel on reverse, also registered return flight cover with 79c postage rate
including Sinkiang 5c & 10c tied 'Tihwa 20 12 32' c.d.s, 'Shanghai' arrival cancel and censor tape on reverse. A fine & scarce pair of covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-400
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 155 |
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 CHINA 1932 (Nov 2) Canton to Saigon via Hong Kong experimental flight (to explore possible route to Europe via Indo-China), bearing 15c Air plus 16c tied 'Canton' c.d.s, bilingual 'Par Avion' label and 'Saigon 8 11 32' arrival
c.d.s. A little soiling. A scarce cover (particularly so being one of very few officially sanctioned covers carried). (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-150
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 156 |
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 CHINA 1932 (Nov 27) Tihwa to Peiping first return trial flight cover with franking including the very scarce Sinkiang h/stamped (in red) 30c airmail (SG.86, Cat £1200), tied 'Tihwa 27 11 32' with arrival cancels on reverse.
Vertical fold and a little soiling. Very scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-400
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 157 |
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 CHINA 1932 (Nov 27) Sinkiang 15c h/stamped (in red) airmail (SG.85, Cat. £800) on cover front (with additional franking) tied 'Tihwa 27 11 32' c.d.s, carried on the first return trial flight with 'Tientsin' arrival cancel. A
scarce piece. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 158 |
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 CHINA 1932 Sinkiang group of airmail covers (8) written up on leaves with Nanking to Sian (Apr 1) and return (Apr 6), Loyang to Nanking (Apr 5) and Lanchow to Nanking via Sian. Peking to Loyang (Apr 5) and Loyang to Nanking
(each bearing the republican flag), Sian to Lanchow (May 13) and return flight (May 17). A fine group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 250-300
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 159 |
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 CHINA 1933 (Jun 24) Tihwa to Tientsin commercial flight cover with an attractive franking incl. 5c & 10c (3) h/stamped (in red) airmail issues (SG.83/4, scarce), tied 'Tihwa 24 6 33' with 'Tientsin' arrival cancels. A scarce
example from the third flight on this route. (Image)
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Estimate £ 250-350
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 160 |
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 CHINA 1933 (Jun 6) Tihwa to Peiping commercial flight cover, the $1 postage rate incl. the scarce 10c h/stamped airmail (SG.84), tied 'Tihwa 6 6 33' c.d.s, 'Hang Kung' chop in red and 'Peiping' arrival cancels. Vertical fold
(clear of adhesives), a scarce cover (possibly an unrecorded postmark). (Image)
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Estimate £ 250-350
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 161 |
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 CHINA 1933-35 group of CNAC trial or first flight covers (12) written up on leaves incl. 1933 (Jan 12) Nanking to Tientsin and Shanghai to Tientsin, 1933 (Jun 4) Chungking to Chengtu and Chengtu to Hankow (July 7), 1933 (Oct
24) Shanghai to Canton and to Stockholm (scarce), 1935 Yunnan Fu to Chungking and return etc. Some are a trifle soiled but a scarce group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 250-350
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 CHINA 1934-37 South Western Aviation Corporation group of trial or first flight covers (11) on leaves incl. 1934 (May 10) Nanning to Wuchow, 1935 (May 22) Canton to Pakhoi and return cover (May 23), 1935 (Aug 20) Nanning to
Pakhoi, 1936 (July 10) Canton to Hanoi etc. A fine & useful lot. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 163 |
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 CHINA 1935-39 group of Souvenir flight covers (5) written up on leaves incl. 1935 (Mar 26) Chungking to Yunnan Fu, 1936 (Feb 14) Canton to Marseilles (failed attempt with multiple cachets), 1939 (Oct 30) Chungking to Rangoon,
with the appropriate cachets, pilot signed (a scarce cover) etc. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate £ 120-180
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 CHINA 1936 (Feb 12) Shanghai to UK via Canton and Hanoi flight cover bearing $1 Sun Yat-sen $1 tied 'Shanghai 12 2 36' c.d.s, then 'Canton 14 2 36' commem airmail cancel, but 'Delayed by adverse weather, re-forwarded 28 2 36'
h/stamp applied, the cover being returned to Canton. Subsequent attempts to rescue the flight failed with new cachets applied each time, the mail eventually being despatched by sea to Haiphong and train to Hanoi. Eventually arriving in London on 17th
March. A fascinating & scarce cover. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-150
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 165 |
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 CHINA 1936 (Nov 5) group of first flight covers (4) on leaves with Swatow to Hong Kong, Canton to Hong Kong (soiled), Hong Kong to Shanghai (a little soiled) and to Nanking. A scarce group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-180
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 166 |
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 CHINA 1937-39 group of first flight covers (6) written up on pages, variously franked and with the commem flight cachets, with 1937 reg to the USA from Nanking (April 25) and Canton (April 27), 1937 (April 23) to Canton from
Honolulu, 1937 (April 29) Swatow to New York via Hong Kong, 1938 (June 16) Shanghai to Honk Kong by steamer and to Australia on Inaugural Singapore to Sydney flight, the sixth cover being 1939 (June 24) round the world New York via UK to Shanghai and
back to New York via Hawaii.. A fine lot. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 CHINA 1939 (Dec 5) first flight cover inscribed 'Chungking to Hami' (interestingly, 'Rangoon' has been crossed out and replaced with 'Hami'), with attractive 53c franking, tied commem 'Chungking 5 12 1939' cancel, violet
'Hami' cachet on reverse (a little soiling). A very scarce cover, the flight being the first attempt to re-start the airmail service via the North West through Sinkiang and Siberia, to Europe (which closed down shortly after). (Image)
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Estimate £ 500-600
Starting Bid £ 500
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 168 |
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 CHINA 1933 (Jan 5) China to Europe North West route to USA commem illustrated reg flight cover bearing 30c Air and 13c & 40c in blocks of four, tied 'Shanghai 6 6 33' with 'Tiwha 5 6 33' on reverse, 'Tahcheng' (Siberia) and
'Berlin' transit cancels, 'Boston' and 'New York' on reverse. A second, similar cover, this example with Chinese customs label on reverse. Some creasing and a little soiling but a most striking and scarce pair of covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-150
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 169 |
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 CHINA 1933 (May 10) Canton to Changsha and Canton to Hankow pair of trial flight covers bearing 25c & Air 15c (2), tied 'Canton 10 5 33' c.d.s, commemorative bilingual trial flight cachets, the first cover dropped over
Changsha airport (one of only 32 delivered thus), the second dropped over Hankow airport. A fine & scarce pair of covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 170 |
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 CHINA 1934-8 group of EURASIA flight covers (14) on leaves incl. 1934 (May 1) Canton to Peking, 1934 (Mar 1) Peking to Sian and Sian to Peking (Mar 16), 1937 (Jun 28) Peking to Hong Kong and return cover etc. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
