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7074 |
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1931/32: Pigeongram group, with two covers, one franked with 1a Pictorial, tied by Calcutta
c.d.s. (18 Feb, 1931), sent care of Stephen Smith, handstamped "FIRST INDIAN / "PIGEONGRAM"" and "SWIFTSURE", with corresponding missive, the other franked with 1/2a green, tied by Calcutta c.d.s. (31 Dec, 1931) endorsed carried by the homing pigeon
"Eastern Sun", it too with corresponding missive, also with unused label "A Massage From H.E. the Viceroy / By Homing Pigeon", with mis-spelling of "Message", noted and signed on back "The Error / Stephen H. Smith", all but the first cover signed by
Smith, a scarce and charming group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
Kenya
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480 |
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Kenia 1931, First Official Imperial Airways Flight London to Kenya, stampless Post Office
OHBMS cover sent from London to Kisumu, Kenya, with red London Official Paid datestamp, 25 February 1931, addressed to the Director of Posts, signed by the pilots J.S Sheppard and A.R Prendergast, also endorsed “Received by First Airmail London -
Kisumu, Kenya, left London Feb. 28th 1931, Arrived Kisumu March 9th, J. Woodcock, Postmaster of Kisumu, 10.3.31”, central vertical fold, otherwise fine, unique official pilot signed cover.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
481 |
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1931, Imperial Airways First Air Mail service East Africa to London, illustrated yellow and
blue 'rising sun' official envelope, franked with KUT, 10 c. and 50 c., sent from Kisimu (Kenya) to London, dated 10 March 1931, addessed to the renowned aviation expert and British philatelist "Major K.M. Beaumont", with personal greeting enclosed
upon headed Imperial Airways letterheaded paper, combined air mail rate of 60 c. for 1/2oz, slight soiling and tone spots, otherwise a fine and scarce example, with wonderful aviation and philatelic Provenance.rnRemark: Major Kenneth Macdonald
Beaumont CBE (1884 to 1965) was a British lawyer, Air Service Corps Officer, and famous British philatelist. Beaumont was a fundemental contributor to the development of international aviation law. He was also the President of the Royal Philatelic
Society London (1953 & 1956) and the founder President of the Great Britain Philatelic Society (GBPS) in 1955 the year he signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP). Beaumont was also an Olympic figure skater who represented Great Briatin in
the 1920 summer Olympics. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
482 |
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1931, First Flight Nairobi, Kenya to Karachi, India, Registered cover dated 9 March 1931,
franked with five KUT 1 c., a 30 c., and a 75 c., tied by Nairobi registered oval in black, endorsed "First air mail East Africa - India", carried on the first northbound flight from Kisumu on 10 March 1931, reaching Cairo on 14th, then onto Karachi
on 'IE 103' by "City of Cairo" arriving 22 March 1931, with arrival to back, scarce cover. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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483 |
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1938, 50 c. purple and black, 1 s. black and brown, and 5 s. black and carmine, used on an
air mail cover, from Nairobi to New York, dated 1 November 1941, endosred "Clipper Pacific", with violet handstamp "TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE", opened by Censor label in Kenya, with Singapore triangular censor handstamp, carried on BOAC
"Cleopatra" flight 'NE135' arriving in Cairo 4 November 1941, departing for Singapore 5 November on "Clifton" arriving 11 November, then on 15 November the "American Clipper" left for San Francisco arriving 27 November, transfer to New York the
following day, an attractive cover, 6 s. 50 c. rate for ½oz, scarce mail route. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
484 |
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1927: Group of four pioneering flight covers, written-up on four album pages, two carried
upon first flight Kisumu to Khartoum and Entebbe, Uganda to Newport, Isle of Wight flights by Captain Tony Gladstone, dated 15th February 1927, one with double-ring red "AIR MAIL UGANDA-SUDAN / 1ST / FE 15 / 27" (one of thirteen covers) addressed to
London, is creased and stained, the other with the single circle "KENYA - SUDAN AIR MAIL / 1ST / FE 15 / 27" also in red, comes with 1927 'Pelican' Crash cover with violet three line cachet "Owing temporary failure / Air Service Mail / forwarded
normal routes", with "AIR MAIL KENYA - SUDAN / MR 12 / 27" single circle in red alongside, some water damage and torn/creased and an 1927 Oxted, Surrey to Kampala, Uganda cover intended to be flown on the 'Pelican' with the "KENYA-SUDAN AIR MAIL / MR
31 / 27", but despite markings evidence indicates it did not travel by air, an excellent and interesting selection, scarce group (4). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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485 |
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1931: Wilson Airways, First Flight Nairobi, Kenya to London, dated 7th July 1931, from
Captain Tom Campbell, Managing Dircetor, Wilson Airways, with enclosed typed letter to Editor 'Aeroplane' explaining the cover has been flown on first official flight which linked up with Imperial Airways at Kisumu (flight AN 18), franked with Kenya
and Uganda 5 c. green, 30 c. blue and 50 c. grey, endorsed by typed "First Nairobi/London through Air Mail / By Wilson Airways Ltd and Imperial / Airways Ltd.", a violet cachet "LOCAL AIR FEE PAID", comes with a newspaper cutting about the service;
cover and letter nicely presented upon two exhibition pages, a scarce and historical lot (2). (Image
1) (Image 2)
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486 |
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1935, East Africa Airways: Study set out on album pages, comprising four covers, one a large
format envelope, write-up desrcibing the routes, rates and flights, includes a registered internal flight cover from Musoma to Nairobi, an envelope addressed to "The Waco Aircraft Company" sent from Kakamega to Troy, USA, which was carried initially
by East Africa Airways service No. 1 to Kisumu, then by Imperial Airways to London, the air mail cancelled and taken via sea to New York, also an interesting postage due cover franked to 80c, sent from Kakamega to Simonstown, South Africa, with 5d
charge mark and South Africa postage dues tied to reverse and a cover sent locally from Logorien to Nairobi at the 35c rate mounted on a page with reproduction of a Waco UIC aircraft used by the air service, a nice group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF100.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
Labuan
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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
5172 |
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1879 (May): First Issue 2 c. blue-green, wmk. CA over Crown sideways, an unused example with
clear CA of watermark, of fine colour, without gum. A rare stamp Gi = £ 1'800. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5173 |
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1879 (May): First Issue 16 c. blue, wmk. CA over Crown sideways, an unused block of four
marginal from left of sheet showing wmk. "THE" in left margin, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 300+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
5174 |
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1880/82: 2 c. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CC upright, an unused block of ten (5 x 2), fresh
colour, fine unmounted og. Gi = £ 320+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5175 |
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1880/82: 10 c. brown, 12 c. carmine and 16 c. blue, wmk. Crown CC upright, unused examples
of fresh colour, the 16 c. without gum, balance large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 600. (Image 1)
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5176 |
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1885/86: 10 c. sepia, wmk. Crown CA, a complete unused sheet of ten (5 x 2), of good colour,
crease in left margin only, stamps unmounted og. Gi = £ 450+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Lagos
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Lot Description |
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5160 |
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1874/75: 1 d. lilac-mauve and 2 d. blue perf. 12½ and 1876 1 d. lilac-mauve perf. 14, used
on 1876 cover to Bathurst, Gambia but addressed as 'Sierra Leone' all tied "L" obliterators in black with "LAGOS" code A despatch cds (Aug 10) below. Reverse with "SIERRA LEONE" double arc cds (Aug 27) in black. The cover with myriad manuscript
notifications of the adhesives in red ink and weak sides to the envelope but a rare usage. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
Leeward Islands
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
368 |
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1897 (July 22): Diamond Jubilee 2½ d. dull mauve & blue, an unused example with superimposed
"Double Overprint" variety (cert. RPSL, 1986), 7 d. dull mauve & slate with partial overprint variety (signed Holcombe, cert. BPA, 2010) and 5 s. green & blue with forged overprint, all large part og. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
369 |
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1907/11: Definitive set of ten values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, overprinted SPECIMEN in
black, large part og. (Gi = £ 300), 1912/22 set of twelve values optd. SPECIMEN in black, fine, large part og. but gum thin on ¼ d. (Gi = £ 300), together with elusive 'white backs' 3 d., 1 s. and 5 s. values also optd. SPECIMEN (Gi
51as+54as+57as = £ 160). (Image 1)
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Mafeking
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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
5188 |
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1900: Mafeking Siege 6 d. on 3 d. lilac and black, type I surcharge, six used singles,
illustrating the six different settings, all tied to small piece, by large "MAFEKING / C.G.H." datestamps in black, four dated 29 March, one 31 March and one 2 April 1900, a fine and difficult to assemble group SG10 = £500++. (Image 1)
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5189 |
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1900: Mafeking Siege 1 d. deep blue, Cadet Sergeant Major Goodyear, two used examples, one
tied to small piece by Mafeking datestamp, 11 May 1900, the other a used single cancelled by a Mafeking datestamp on 8 May 1900, a fine duo SG = £750. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
Malaya
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
5150 |
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Federated Malay States 1900: Overprint on Negri Sembilan, the set of eight values unused,
two or three values with browned gum, part or large part og. Scarce set Gi = £ 600. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
Malaysia
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
370 |
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Malaysian States, Johore 1907 (Sept 18): Picture postcard to Sebnitz Germany, bearing 1904 3
c. dull purple & olive-black tied by "JOHORE BAHRU" handstamp with Crown, matching despatch datestamp in red, SINGAPORE transit and SEBNITZ arrival (Oct 12) cds's alongside. An appealing card. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
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