THE KURT GOLDSMITH COLLECTION OF FIRST FLIGHT COVE continued...
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 INDIA 1926 (2 July) Sir Alan Cobham small printed cover carried on the Calcutta to Rangoon stage of the England to Australia flight, with India 1a tied 'Calcutta 2 JY 26', 'Rangoon 26 JY' arrival c.d.s on reverse, along with
commem flight vignette. Rather poignantly, the cover is bordered in black, due to the death of the flight engineer, Arthur Elliot (who was shot by a stray bullet en route). Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 INDIA 1927 Lancaster and Miller Calcutta to Akyab and Calcutta to Rangoon flights, each with 'Red Rose' flight vignette, also 'Empire Cruise' vignette on Calcutta to Akyab and 'By Seaplane' Calcutta to Rangoon. Also 1928 (17
Feb) Bert Hinckler Calcutta to Rangoon commem card. (one of just 50). A fine & scarce group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 INDIA First Flight to Cape Town 1930 cover from Calcutta to Cape Town that was signed by the pilot Abul Murad. On 21st Dec 1930 Abul Murad attempted a solo flight from Calcutta to Cape Town, but the aircraft crashed at
Shaibah, Iraq. Only 16 covers were flown. Scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 INDIA 1931 (Mar 26) Pratt and Hadley round the world commem cover, signed by both pilots. Carrying mail only in India, they arrived in Calcutta from Karachi where 1a was applied and tied 'Park Street Calcutta 26 Mar 31', prior
to leaving for Rangoon on March 28th. Only 35 covers were carried. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 INDIA 1932 (Oct 12) Hebert UK to Australia cover with commem cachet (and signed), carried on the Calcutta to Akyab stage, also 1933 'Spirit of Western Australia' James Wood Australia to UK carried on the Calcutta to Lucknow
stage (16 carried, a few tone spots) and 1932 Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 'Spirit of Fun' Calcutta to Bombay cover, signed by James Dickson, the pilot. A fine and scarce trio. (Image)
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Estimate £ 250-300
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 INDIA 1932 Hans Bertram pair of covers with 'Bertram Atlantis Expedition' cachets, one with 'Round the World Flight by German Seaplane' label from Calcutta (with India 1a & 3a) to Rangoon, signed by Bertram (with a second
signature on reverse of a second label), the second cover (one of 24) from Sydney to Brisbane by Bertram. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 ITALY 1933 Balbo Transatlantic Rome to New York Balbo flight airmail cover bearing the 50L triptych (SG.379, Cat £2250) initialled 'I - Long' tied commem '16 6 33' cancels, 'New York 20 7 33' arrival c.d.s, fine condition,
very scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 700-850
Starting Bid £ 700
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 ITALIAN COLONIES 1933 Italian Air Cruise express reg cover with Libya and Tripolitania franking to Iceland, tied 'Tripoli 5 6 33' c.d.s, carried on the return trip Rome to Iceland with Rome transit and Reykjavik arrival
strikes. Scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 130-170
Starting Bid £ 130
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 JAPAN 1929 1y (3) and 10s on flown cover tied 'Tokyo 21 8 29' to New York, with the 'First Round the World Flight' Zeppelin cachet in red, 'Lakehurst' arrival strike on reverse. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 170-200
Starting Bid £ 170
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 LITHUANIA 1935 New York to Lithuania pair of commem covers bearing USA 6c, tied 'Brooklyn SEP 21 35' cancels, flown by Lt. Vaitkus and forced to land in Ireland. The mail proceeded to be carried by other means and the covers
were b/stamped 'Kaunus 2 10 35' upon arrival, with 1934 commem Lithuanian issues applied, the first cover with 10c & 20c tied 'Kaunus ‘1 11 35', the second the scarce F. Vaitkus overprinted 1935 10c (Cat. £650) tied 'Kaunus 31 10 35'. Both covers are
signed. A fine & scarce pair. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-400
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 NETHERLANDS 1931 Dornier Flying boat cover bearing 12½c, 20c, 60c & 2½g dated '5 11 30' to USA, via Friedrichshafen, with the red (German) and black (Spanish) commem cachets. Also an illustrated postcard with Portugal 10e (2)
tied 'Lisboa 28 JAN 31' to the USA, bearing the red & black cachets. A fine pair. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Suriname) 1931 Dornier Do X cover to USA bearing 2c, 3c, 1931 optd 10c & 20c (2) tied 'Extra Luchtpost Verzendins Suriname Per Do X 18 8 31' cancels, commem 'Special Flight Do X' cachet in violet on
reverse. (Image)
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Estimate £ 70-90
Starting Bid £ 70
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 NEWFOUNDLAND 1932 Dornier surcharged $1.50 on $1 on cover to UK tied 'St. Johns May 20 1932', picked up by the returning Germany to USA Dornier flight, 'Birmingham 26 5 32' arrival c.d.s. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 NORWAY Thor Solberg (pilot) group of commem covers (3) from New York to Bergen (2, one franked with both USA 1½c and Norway 7o) and Montreal to New York, each signed, also Iceland to Germany cover, the stamps tied 'Reykjavik 8
8 35' and a commem card from his 1932 unsuccessful flight to Norway (signed). A fine and scarce group. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-170
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 PORTUGAL 1928 (Jun 28) Frank Courtney attempted first East-West Atlantic crossing to Canada with Portugal 1$60 applied and 'Primeiro Correio Aero Trans-Atlantico Lisboa-America' cachet. The cover is inscribed (and signed) by
Capt. Courtney thus: 'This envelope was carried in the Dornier-Napier Wal' seaplane from Portugal to near the Newfoundland coast, where the plane caught fire and came down at sea. Crew and mail were rescued by S.S Minnewaska (Aug 2 1928) and mail was
forwarded by usual channels. Montreal b/stamp for 7th August. Very scarce, particularly so with such wonderfully authentic provenance. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 RHODESIA 1931-37 group of covers (11) incl. two on the Dec 1931 Experimental flight from London to Cape Town, six on the Jan 1932 First Imperial Airways flights both South to Cape Town and the return Northern flight to London,
a 1935 First Flight Salisbury to Beira, a 1937 first flight cover to England at the new 2d rate and a 1937 first flight cover to Australia. Viewing recommended.
(Image)
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Estimate £ 100-130
Starting Bid £ 100
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 RUSSIA 1929 (Sept 29) first flight Moscow to New York via the Arctic Ocean and Bearing Sea cover to promote Soviet Aviation, carried on the 'Land of the Soviets', bearing the 1924 Air set of four and 1927 10k, tied 'Moscow 7 8
29' cancels. With just nine covers carried, a rare and important Russian airmail cover. Philatelic Foundation Cert. 1973, signed Joffe. (Image)
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Estimate £ 800-1,000
Starting Bid £ 800
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1911 First South African Aerial Post. A card that was on the first flight from Kenilworth to Muizenberg cancelled Kenilworth DEC.27.11, a Muizenberg arrival cancel of the same date is on the card that was later
forwarded to East London. (Image)
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Estimate £ 60-80
Starting Bid £ 60
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1911 First South African Aerial Post. A postcard to Somerset West that was on the second flight that left Kenilworth for Muizenberg (a distance of 12 miles) with a ½d cancelled Kenilworth DEC.30.11, a
Muizenberg 30.DEC arrival cancel is on the card as well as a Muizenberg 3.JAN.12 cancel when the card was sent on to Somerset West, arriving JAN.4.12.
(Image)
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Estimate £ 60-80
Starting Bid £ 60
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 SOUTHERN AFRICA 1911 First South African Aerial Post. A postcard to England with a 1d paying the overseas rate, cancelled Claremont 30.DEC.11 that was on the second flight from Kenilworth to Muizenberg on December 30th.
Kenilworth and Muizenberg 30.DEC.11 special cancels are on the card as well as a Muizenberg 3.JAN.12 cancel when it went in the post for England. A scarce overseas item from this flight. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-140
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
