AIRMAILS continued...
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 1919 E.E.F. FLOWN LETTER 31 March 1919 printed/typed note from "Administrative Commandant GAZA" asking for the whereabouts of a
soldier. With a smudged ""AERIAL POST/EEF" h.s. and "BASE ARMY POST OFFICE" cds. Scarce. Note: Owing to internal disorders the staff of the Egyptian state railways went on strike at the end of March 1919. A military air mail service was operated
between Cairo, Port Said and Alexandria for official mail. This item was sent from Alexandria to Port Said by air, thence by rail to Gaza in Palestine and then to RAFA. (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM |
| 202 |
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 1920 LONDON TO PARIS EXPRESS AIRMAIL SERVICE: 6 Jan. 1920 env. registered and carried on the express air service from Paris to
London with a red "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" hs. Fine and rare. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
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| 203 |
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 1925-2000 COLLECTION OF MOSTLY FLOWN COVERS inc. 1925 env. registered from S. Africa to Banbury with 1920 1½d tete beche pair, 1925
Air ½d, 1d (2), 3d & 6d plus Orange River KEVII 6d. 20 Jan. 1932 env. from Limbe to UK with a single 6d and "FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL" hs. 1934 Gibraltar 2d illustrated letter card used to Tamworth. 11 Feb. 1936 env. carried on the 1st flight from
Lagos to UK at the 6d per ½oz rate. 1938-52 covers (11) Mostly fine from Falkland Islands to UK at various rates. (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 95
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| 204 |
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 1928-2002 INTERESTING COLLECTION OF FLOWN COVERS WITH EMPHASIS ON BRITISH EMPIRE inc. 15 Oct. 1928 env. from Muar by ship from
Malacca to Marseilles thence by air to London. 1930 (May) env. registered from Belize by Pan Am to Miami via Havana to Georgia. 12 Mar. 1931 Imperial Airways env. from Sudan to Kisumu carried on the 1st England to Africa flight. 10 July 1933 Imperial
Airways cover carried on the opening India to Calcutta flight. 6 June 1933 env. from Zomba to Fort Jameson. 8 Mar. 1934 cover carried on the 1st Imperial Airways flight to S. Africa. 1934 env. carried by rocket post over the Sussex Downs. 7 July 1937
env. carried on the 1st Empire flight at 1½d. Also a good range of war time mail inc. some 1st and special flights. (c.120 covers)
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Starting at £ 260
SOLD for £280.00
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| 205 |
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 1931 GRAF ZEPPELIN EGYPT FLIGHTS: A group of covers (4) and cards (3) plus adhesives (9 inc. two pieces) inc. Egyptian acceptance
PPC to Germany franked with 50c on 27m overprinted and tied by Cairo Graf Zeppelin datestamp. 7 May 1931 card flown by Graf Zeppelin from Cairo to Jerusalem. 10 April 1931 envs. (2) from Cairo to Germany with printed boxed "By Air Ship/"Graf
Zeppelin"/from/CAIRO/to/FRIEDRICHSHAFEN" cachet. A fine lot. (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £200.00
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| 206 |
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 1931-79 INTERESTING FLOWN COVERS inc. 14 Feb. 1931 env. carried on the 1st St John's Newfoundland to St Anthony flight. 28 Feb. 1932
env, carried on the 1st flight from Cyprus to England. 20 Oct. 1936 env. carried on the 1st flight from Cyprus to Haiti and returned. Dec. 1936 env, carried on the special Xmas flight from London to Ceylon and another carried in the reverse
direction. (12 covers) (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £90.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM |
| 207 |
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 1931 GRAF ZEPPELIN FLIGHT FROM ICELAND: 30 June 1931 card from Iceland to Leeds carried by the Graf Zeppelin to Germany with
overprinted 1931 1kr adhesive, has a fine green triangular hs and German airship base cds. Fine. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £110.00
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| 208 |
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 FIRST FLIGHT FROM MAURITIUS TO REUNION: 13 Nov. 1933 env. franked with 1r adhesive and lightly struck 1st flight cachet. Signed by
pilot & crew. A little soiled. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
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| 209 |
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 1934 & 1935 COVERS CARRIED BY "ARC-EN-CIEL" & "SANTOS DUMONT" WITH CACHETS: 20 Sep. 1934 env. London to Buenos Aires carried on 4th
trans-Atlantic flight of "Arc-en-Ciel" piloted by Mermoz, Guillaumet, etc., having the winged cachet "TRANSPORTADA TOTALMENTE POR AVION" (carried entirely by air). Charged at the new combined rate of 4/- (4 x KGV 1/- bistre-brown); 28 Feb. 1935 env.
Cardiff to Chile carried by the "Santos Dumont" also bearing 4 x KGV 1/- types with different cachet "TRANSPORTADA ENTERAMENTE POR AVION - AIR FRANCE" (2 covers) Cross Reference: ARGENTINA, CHILE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 50
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| 210 |
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 1935-71 HONG KONG WITH A GOOD SELECTION OF FLOWN COVERS inc. 26 Mar. 1936 env. flown on the 1st through flight from Hong Kong to
London by imperial Airways. 29 June 1937 special env. carried on the 1st flight from Hong Kong to Peiping by Eurasian Airways. 9 April 1938 env. registered and flown on a test flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver. 26 Feb. 1941 large env. registered
bearing KGVI values to $1 used on the 1st day. Mostly fine. (18 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 95
SOLD for £360.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM |
| 211 |
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 1935 HIGH POSTAGE RATE ENVELOPE TO ARGENTINA: 21 June 1935 large (224 x 97 mm) printed env. from Manchester via France to Buenos
Aires bearing 1924-26 1/- (3). 1935 re-engraved 5/- and 10/- (2). Cover a little creased. A scarce franking. (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
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| 212 |
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 1935 ENVELOPE TO CHILE AT THE £1 RATE: 16 March 1935 large env. (203 x 100 mm) from London "By German Air Mail" to Chile bearing
1934 re-engrave 10/- blue pair. Red lightly struck zeppelin hs nearby. Some cover faults but a rare franking. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
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 1935 RARE HIGH POSTAGE RATE COVER TO NEW ZEALAND: 13 Dec. 1935 printed env. from London via Sydney to Wellington N.Z. bearing
1924-26 1/-, 1935 photogravure 3d and a 1934 re-engraved 5/- Seahorse. Very minor cover faults. A rare high rate of postage. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £70.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM |
| 214 |
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 1936 PRINTED ENVELOPE VIA FRANCE TO BRAZIL: 1936 printed "SAO PAULO TRAMWAY LIGHT & POWER CO.,LTD" env. from London via france to
Brazil bearing 1937 photogravure 1/- and re-engraved 2/6d Seahorse. Fine. (Image)
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Starting at £ 50
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 1937 ENVELOPE FLOWN FROM UK TO BRAZIL AT DOUBLE RATE: 5 May 1937 neat env. from Wellingborough to Brazil bearing re-engraved 5/-
seahorse and photogravure 1/- x 2 paying the double 3/6d airmail rate. Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 95
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| 216 |
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 1937 ENVELOPE TO ARGENTINA: 25 March 1937 large env. (265 x 126 mm) from London via France to Buenos Aires bearing perfinned 1922-24
6d (2) and re-engraved 1934- 36 5/- & 10/-. A good item. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
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| 217 |
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 1937 COVER FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO INDIA: 13 Dec. 1937 1½d stationery env. registered and uprated with stationery 1d (3) & 1½d
cut outs and a photogravure 3d, to India, tied by "HOUSE OF COMMONS/S.W." cds. Paying the 6d air rate plus 3d registration fee. Small faults but interesting. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
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| 218 |
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 1937 ZEPPELIN FLOWN COVER TO CHILE: 30 May 1937 large env. from Liverpool to Santiago, Chile bearing 1934 re-engraved 10/- blue x 2
and photogravure 1/- block of four. A large red circular "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST/EUROPA-SUDAMERIKA" hs is struck nearby. (Image)
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Starting at £ 50
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Dec-03, 04:00 AM |
| 219 |
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 MIDDLE EAST WWII CENSORED/AIRMAIL COVERS TO USA, ETC. - EX PERSIA OR PALESTINE: c.1939-45 range inc. Iran; Aug. 1944 env. regd. to
USA rated 43R (20R pair+2R+1R) with scarce white "BY PAN AMERICAN AIR MAIL/SERVICE" label and purple circular "ANGLO-SOVIET-PERSIAN/CENSORSHIP" hs's (2 - in English on address side and in Russian on reverse); June 1944 env. regd. to Switzerland with
"ANGLO-SOVIET-PERSIAN/CENSORSHIP" hs's (2 - English on front and Russian on reverse), and 4 further Anglo-Soviet-Persian censor marks. and another with scarce white Pan-American label. Palestine group inc. Dec. 1944 regd to USA with "REGISTERED/TEL
AVIV" oval ds's and double-oval "NEW YORK N.Y./REG'Y. DIV." transit hs's on reverse and 7 other covers to USA. (22 covers) Cross Reference: PALESTINE, IRAN/PERSIA, REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
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| 220 |
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 MALTA - RARE USE OF GREEN CROSS LABELS: 13 June 1944 Air letter from London to Malta franked with a KGVI 6d and a pale green cross
label. Vertical fold. Also 26 Oct. 1942 "On active service" env. from London to a member of the Lancashire Fusiliers, Malta with 3d & 1/- adhesives and an uncancelled green cross label. Fine. (2 covers) (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
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