THE KURT GOLDSMITH COLLECTION OF FIRST FLIGHT COVE continued...
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Opening |
| 171 |
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 COLOMBIA SCADTA 1922 printed cover to Philadelphia from Barranquilla with 3c (2) & the 50c green 'Junkers over Magdalena', signed by 'G. Mejia', the Colombian Consul to New York. Scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 172 |
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 COLOMBIA SCADTA 1923-32 group of covers (9) with 1923 cover to Manchester bearing unoverprinted 30c green with Colombia 5c (2), tied 'Servicio Postal Aereo Bogata' cancels in violet, 1924 to Manchester with unoverprinted 30c
blue plus Colombia 10c tied 'Medellin' cancels in red, unoverprinted 30c plus 4c to Cristobal, 1931 cover bearing USA franking tied 'New York' cancels, with 'Withdrawn before dispatch' h/stamp applied etc. A useful group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 173 |
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 COLOMBIA SCADTA 1927 cover to Bogota bearing 5c tied 'Colon' cancel and Consular 'P' (Panama) optd 3c, 10c & 15c tied 'Serviciose Transportes Aereos Barranquilla' cancels. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 174 |
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 COLOMBIA SCADTA 1928 group of covers (3) on two pages with Canadian 'Experimental' Prairie Flight Winnipeg to Regina, reflown Miami to Cristobal, then SCADTA Cartagena to Barranquilla with a second, similar cover, but with the
'EU' overprinted 30c applied. Also New York to Bogota commercial cover, bearing USA 2c and pair of 'EU' overprinted 30c. A fine & scarce trio. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 175 |
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 COLOMBIA SCADTA 1929 cover bearing USA franking from Miami to Cristobal, Canal Zone, additionally franked with 'EU' (Estados Unidos) optd 30c for onward flight to Cartegena. A second cover, similar but without the addition of
the 'EU' franking, as a tribute to Col. Lindbergh, whose signature the cover bears. Very scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 176 |
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 COLOMBIA SCADTA 1929 registered cover from Vienna to Lima bearing the Consular 'A' (for Austria) optd 10c, 20c and opt 'R' on 20c, Austria 1s and Peru 50c, a fine and scarce cover with the appropriate postmarks & cachets. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-130
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 177 |
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 COLOMBIA SCADTA 1929 cover from Peru to New York with Consular 'PE' (Peru) optd 10c & 20c, 2c Air and 50c (3), tied 'Lima' cancels, with 'Servicio de Transportes Aeros/Quito/Scadta/Ecuador' transit in violet, 'Cristobal'
transit c.d.s on reverse. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-130
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 178 |
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 DENMARK 1933 (July 30) illustrated postcard (North Greenland Fjord) from Greenland to Denmark, inscribed (in Danish) 'sent with Charles Lindbergh's airplane from here to Denmark' and with Danish 10o applied upon arrival and
'Kobenhaven 23 Aug 33' arrival c.d.s for Copenhagen. The correspondent refers to Mr. and Mrs. Lindbergh staying with them, promising to take mail to Denmark, and how they seemed wonderful, straight forward people. A very scarce card, greatly enhanced
by the charming and insightful content. (Image)
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Estimate £ 400-500
Starting Bid £ 400
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 179 |
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 EAST AFRICA 1927 'Gladstone' flight Captain T. A. Gladstone was a pioneer of East African aviation. These two covers were carried by him on his official flight from Kisumu to Khartoum. Both have the red Kenya - Sudan first
airmail 15.FEB.27 d/stamps. Scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 180 |
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 EAST AFRICA Tanganyika Feeder Service 1930 & 1931 reg flight covers incl. 1930 Dar Es Salaam to Tanga and Korogwe to Dar Es Salaam and 1931 Tanga to Dar Es Salaam and Dar Es Salaam to Mombasa. Also a mimeo postal notice
advising times to post, cost of posting etc that was attached to each letter on the second feeder service from Kisumu to Dar Es Salaam. A very scarce post office notice. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-130
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 181 |
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 EAST AFRICA 1931 seven flight covers incl. Kisumu to Dar Es Salaam from Nairobi 22.OCT.31 Kisumu and Mwanza covers to London 10.MAR.31, Port Bell to Mwanza from Kampala cancelled 5.MAR.31, all those were connecting on to the
first air mail service from London to Cape Town. Three covers DEC 1931 to Cape Town from Kampala, Dodoma and Mbeya. Also a 1932 first flight Nairobi to Mombasa 18th Aug flown on the Wilson Airways feeder service. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 182 |
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 EAST AFRICA 1931-32 Wilson Airways feeder service. A cover on the first Nairobi to Kisumu flight of 8.JY.1931, a cover from Nairobi to India that was sent to Kisumu by rail and then flown on the first north bound service from
Kisumu on 10th Mar 1931. Karachi 22.MAR and Ambala 27.MAR.31 b/stamps. A cover on the first southbound feeder service from Nairobi to Mombasa dated 17.AUG.32 and a cover on the first Tanga Nairobi feeder service cancelled 13.AUG.32. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 183 |
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 EGYPT cover flown by Lord John E. Carberry, a pioneer aviator, despatched from Cairo 6.XII.28 to Mombasa. A Kenya 20c was added in Nairobi and cancelled 11.DEC.28. Also an Egypt to Australia cover with Egypt 100m, 30m & 5m
cancelled Abu Suwer 10.DEC.34 that was on the first weekly regular service from South Africa to Australia. Mail went from South Africa to Cairo and was then transferred to the Imperial Airways service to Australia. Two scarce covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 100-130
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 184 |
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 EGYPT eight first flight covers incl. March 1931 Luxor and Asyut to Mwanza, Luxor to London, Cairo to Mwanza, 1932 Cairo, Aswan and Alexandria to Cape Town and 1931 Asyut to London. (Image)
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Estimate £ 80-100
Starting Bid £ 80
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 185 |
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 EGYPT 1936-39 British Forces range of the 3m & 10m issues on cards and leaves, also 10m (5) on cover (3 censored), 3m (3) - 1 censored, also GB 1½d & 3d (3) censored to USA and a 1904 illustrated postcard Port-Said to
Scotland. (10 covers & 66 stamps) (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 186 |
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 FRANCE 1928 'Il de France' Surcharged 10f on 90c rose-carmine provisional (Cat. £3500 used) with 50c on catapult mail cover to Paris, tied 'Le Havre New York 23 8 28' cancel, with the six line catapult h/stamp and arrival
c.d.s. Slight soiling but an exceptional rarity, very seldom seen on cover. Hunziker, Diena and Mikulski Certs. (Image)
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Estimate £ 1,000-1,200
Starting Bid £ 1,000
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 187 |
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 FRANCE 1928 'Ile de France' Surcharged 10f on 90c rose-carmine provisional in vertical pair (Cat. £7000 as used) on catapult mail cover tied 'Le Havre New York 23 8 28', with the six line catapult h/stamp and arrival c.d.s.
Few examples were used on covers, a pair being of exceptional rarity. (Image)
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Estimate £ 2,000-2,500
Starting Bid £ 2,000
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 188 |
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 FRANCE 1928 'Ile de France' Surcharged 10f on 1f.50 blue provisional (Cat. £15,000 as used), with 50c & 1f.50 on New York to Le Havre catapult mail cover, with Paris transit and Le Havre arrival strikes. Lacking the 6 line
catapult h/stamp. A great rarity. Hunziker, Milulski and Diena Certs. (Sold for £4250 plus premium Harmers of London 1994) (Image)
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Estimate £ 2,500-3,000
Starting Bid £ 2,500
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 189 |
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 FRANCE 1928-30 Catapult Mail group of covers (9) from the liner 'Ile de France' with Le Havre to New York bearing 10f plus 1f.50 (2) tied 'Le Havre New York 13 8 28' and a second (part of back flap only) with 5f & 15c (2),
each with the six line catapult h/stamp, a pair of covers with 5f (2) & 1f.50 (2) tied '23 8 28' and USA 5c & $1 for the return journey to Paris (also with catapult h/stamps). A pair of covers flown on the second Le Havre to New York '3 9 28' flight
(no special cachet for these), another on the '3 9 28' Le Havre to New Jersey etc. A fine & scarce group, seldom offered. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-400
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 FRANCE 1933 (Aug 5) North Atlantic non-stop distance record flight by pilots Codos and Rossi, with 8c tied 'Brooklyn Aug 5' c.d.s, eventually to Syria, where 7f.50 Lebanese issue applied tied 'Rayak 8 8 33' c.d.s, having
covered 6653 miles. The cover is not signed but is one of just 25 carried. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
