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Quick Navigation by Category  Great Britain Stamps & Postal History - June 2026 (572)   |  Worldwide Stamps & Postal History - June 2026 (1237)   | 
 

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Worldwide Stamps & Postal History - June 2026 continued...

THE JOHN ROE COLLECTION OF WORLDWIDE AIRMAILS continued...
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
321   imageINDIA - FIRST/SPECIAL FLIGHTS: The balance of a collection, majority 1935-38 plus 1960s first flight pair. Inc. outgoing to GB (2) & Greece, internal (6), to (3) or from (2) Ceylon, all carried on the 23/24 Dec. 1936 first Christmas flight with "SPECIAL/FLIGHT/XMAS" hs's. Also inc. scarce 14 June 1935 env. to Llanelli, Wales ex Quetta with fine "QUETTA EARTH QUAKE POSTAGE FREE" hs. (14)Cross Reference: GREECE, INDIA, CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image)

Starting at £ 80

Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 107.20
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
322   imageMALAYSIA, DUTCH EAST INDIES & THAILAND - FIRST/SPECIAL FLIGHTS, ETC.: 1931-38 group of covers & PPCs inc. 2 Mar. 1938 Regd env. carried on the first 'All Up' flight to GB ex Straits Settlements; plus examples to/from Bandoeng (3), Batavia (2) or Bandjermasin; etc. (12 items)Cross Reference: MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, NETHERLANDS COLONIES, THAILAND/SIAM, INDIA (Image)

Starting at £ 80

Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 107.20
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
323   imageCHINA - FIRST COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE IN CHINA: Trio of 8/9 July 1929 envs. to Nanking ex Shanghai flown on the first (2) or second day of the first commercial air service in China, all three with special propeller cds's. Also inc. 14 Apr. 1931 imprinted first flight env. to Nanking ex Peiping. (4)Cross Reference: CHINA (Image)

Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 134.00
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
324   imageCHINA - LATER FIRST FLIGHTS: 1932-41 group to Philippines (2, both 24 Sep. 1932 "ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT" envs piloted by Wolfgang von Gronau), New Jersey (2), Hong Kong (2), Burma, or internal mail (3) inc. Kalang-Shanghai (12 July 1941 Japanese occupation period), Canton-Hankow, Canton-Yungning. (9 covers)Cross Reference: CHINA (Image)

Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 134.00
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
325   imageINDO-CHINA - FIRST FLIGHTS (MOSTLY OUTGOING) INC. CRASH COVER: Group of 1929-38 covers inc. 31 Aug. 1938 Saigon-Singapore-Batavia first flight env.; first flight examples from Saigon to France, Lebanon, Germany or Greece plus Hanoi to Paris; 19 Feb. 1929 env. carried on first flight from Paris to Indo-China which crashed, finely struck "RAID INTERROMPU/PAR. ACCIDENT/Retour a l'envoyeur; unused PPC of the 'Bellonte'; and photo of Bellonte departing. (9 items)Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, VIETNAM, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 80

Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 107.20
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
326   imageHONG KONG - 1932/36 OUTBOUND FIRST FLIGHTS: Pair of 11 July or 4 Nov. 1932 envs. to Manila (only 287 items flown) or New York (with attractive franking to $1); plus pair of 18 Feb. 1936 envs. to Shanghai or Yokohama flown by the Air Force & franked by marginal corner single or block. Attractive group. (4)Cross Reference: HONG KONG, PHILIPPINES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JAPAN (Image)

Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 134.00
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
327   imageHONG KONG - INCLUDING A FEW EXPERIMENTAL/FIRST FLIGHTS, SERVICE SUSPENDED, ETC.: 1936-41 group plus trio of 1974 marriage/anniversary commemorative covers. Mostly outgoing to GB, China (3), India, USA (3, all 29 April 1937 first flight envs. for Hong Kong-Guam-San Francisco route), and Philippines. Inc. 16 July 1936 env. pair flown on experimental Hong Kong-Calcutta-Sutton Coldfield flight piloted by Ballantine; 5/6 Nov. 1936 from/to Hong Kong and Canton env. first flight pair; and 5 Dec. 1941 env. from Feurs to Peking via Lisbon & Hong Kong, censored & finely struck "RETURNED TO SENDER/SERVICE SUSPENDED." (15 covers) Cross Reference: HONG KONG, PHILIPPINES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CHINA (Image)

Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 134.00
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
328   imagePHILIPPINES - 1928 'GOOD-WILL' SURVEY FLIGHTS: 8 (3), 16 (3) or 18 Nov. 1928 envs from Manila (5) or Puerto Rico (2) to Cabugao (4), Manila (2), or Hong Kong. All but one with "LONDON-ORIENT FLIGHT" cachets or special optd issues. Inc. 16 Nov. env. from Manila to Hong Kong struck with "MANILA-HONGKONG/VIA BRITISH FAR EAST FLIGHT/FIRST AIR MAIL" cachet & inc. contents signed by dealer "Agripino Mendoza" requesting covers to be returned. (7 covers)Cross Reference: PHILIPPINES, HONG KONG, PUERTO RICO (Image)

Starting at £ 110

Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 147.40
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
329   imagePHILIPPINES - FIRST FLIGHTS: 1929-37 group inc. 1929 (2) or 1933 (2) envs. from first flights connecting Manila with Aparri, Lopez or Iliolo (2) with unique cachets; outgoing envs. to USA (3), GB, Hong Kong (3), Macau (6), Hawaii, Guam. All with unique cachets or optd issues. (19 covers) Cross Reference: PHILIPPINES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HONG KONG, MACAO (Image)

Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 134.00
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
330   imageAUSTRALIA - FOREIGN DESTINATIONS INC. FIRST/SPECIAL FLIGHTS: Majority 1926-40 group plus seven 1950s-90s covers. Mainly outgoing with several early & first flights especially to GB inc. 16 May/23 Apr. 1931 env. imprinted "FIRST 'ALL THE WAY BY AIR'" to Denmark or London. Also inc. examples to Greece, Batavia, Papua (4), Sudan, Singapore, NZ (3) & South Africa. (30 covers + 1 PPC) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, DENMARK, NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA (Image)

Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 174.20
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
331   imageAUSTRALIA - INTERNAL FIRST FLIGHTS & FEEDERS: 1929-39 group plus 1981 cover. Inc. inaugural flights plus first flights of feeder services inc. 7 Oct. 1935 env., one of c.200 covers on the technical first flight of the Canberra-Sydney-Townsville feeder service (the previous 2 having crashed), signed by pilots; 1929 first flight envs (6) inc. 2 June 1929 env. signed by pilot from Adelaide to Forrest; etc. (24 covers) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AUTOGRAPHS (Image)

Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 174.20
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
332   imageNEW ZEALAND - FIRST FLIGHTS, 'FAITH IN AUSTRALIA', ETC.: 1931-40 group inc. internal first flights (8, inc. 12 Dec. 1933 imprinted env. carried on first "NON-STOP" service Auckland-Invercargill); 1934 'Faith in Australia' flight covers (6) from NZ to Australia inc. first day (17 Feb.); 1940 env. ex New Caledonia; trio of 30 July 1934 envs. carried on first official Papua-Australia flight; cover to Northern Ireland; etc. (25)Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA (Image)

Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 214.40
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
333   imageCRASH MAIL - AFRICA - 1927 PELICAN CRASH: 11 Mar. PPC of Lake Naivasha to Birmingham ex Nairobi, supposed to be flown on the first experimental airmail service Kenya-Cairo by the hydroplane 'Pelican' which crashed into Lake Victoria on takeoff (hence water staining), struck "Owing temporary failure/Air Service Mail/forwarded normal route.". Also inc. pair of 28/29 Sep. envs. ex Gosport or Guildford to Uganda or Kenya, flown on 29 Sep. to Cairo then carried by 'Pelican' on its first successful flight of this route. All with single- or double-ring (2) "KENYA-SUDAN/AIR MAIL" cds's. (3 covers)Cross Reference: KENYA, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 214.40
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
334   imageCRASH MAIL - AFRICA: 1929-37 group plus 1948 Congo-Belgium env. recovered from crash-site. From/to South Africa (4), Madagascar, Southern Rhodesia (3) or Egypt (3). Inc. 27-9 Jan. 1932 envs. (7) ex South Africa or Southern Rhodesia to GB, Greece, Scotland, Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika etc. on the first official Cape Town-Croydon route despite the planes crashing practically every step of the way. (12 covers) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTHERN RHODESIA, EGYPT (Image)

Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 134.00
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
335   imageCRASH MAIL - AUSTRALIA: 1931-39 group plus 1954 airletter (fire affected) to Surrey. To/from GB (7, inc. 1938 wrapper with typed explanation), Malaya, Batavia, South Africa, New Guinea or Sudan. Includes 29 Sep. 1936 env. flown from London to Adelaide & crashed badly in Delhi destroying most mail; struck "Salvaged From/ATHENA" on reverse; 19 April 1931 Regd 15c env. from Malacca to Leederville with attractive 5 colour franking, one of c.400 covers that crashed & was recovered from Koepang. (10 covers) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AUSTRALIA, MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (Image)

Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 214.40
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
336   imageCRASH MAIL - INDIA: 1935, 1937 (2) or 1950/51 mail either between GB and India (4) or internal. Inc. 4 Dec. 1937 env. pair (one imprinted "ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE" & with 3-colour franking) from Bombay or Poona to GB struck "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER/IN AIRPLANE/ACCIDENT" or "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" boxed hs's. (5 covers) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, INDIA (Image)

Starting at £ 65

Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.10
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
337   imageCRASH MAIL - NEW ZEALAND - UNIQUE HANDSTAMPS: Group inc. 1938/39 env. pair to/from GB struck "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/ EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" or "SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION"; the rest severely damaged 13 Mar. 1954 envs. (2) or airletter (with contents & return contents) to GB, inc. some with OHMS imprinted envs. for forwarding. (8 covers/part-covers + 2 photos) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, NEW ZEALAND (Image)

Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 134.00
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
338   imageCRASH MAIL - UNITED STATES - INTERNAL FLIGHTS: 1929-38 group mainly from/to the West Coast. Inc. 10 Jan. 1930 env. from LA to Indianapolis carried by Maurice Graham in his fatal crash struck "Delay due to wrecked mail plane/January 10, 1930", cover is pictured in 17 July 1930 Indianapolis Metropolitan Daily with clippings from that issue included; printed & embossed 22 Dec. 1930 Christmas card water damaged & burned, etc. (6 covers + newspaper clippings) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, XMAS CARDS (Image)

Starting at £ 65

Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.10
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
339   imageCRASH MAIL - REST OF WORLD: 1931-39 group to destinations inc. USA, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Argentina, Singapore and New Zealand. Inc. 22 Aug. 1936 water-damaged env. from Hong Kong to London struck "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER", with the stamp of the letter underneath it during the crash offset & imprinted on the reverse, also inc. the CTO $1 single that it was forwarded with & newspaper clipping on the crash; partially burned env., intended for & eventually carried on 26 Sep. 1929 first flight (flown by Charles Lindbergh) from Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Massachusetts recovered from fatal 13 Sep. 1929 NY-Atlanta crash during transit where majority of mail was destroyed; etc. (7 covers + newspaper clipping) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, TRINIDAD, HONG KONG (Image)

Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 174.20
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM
CRASH & WRECK MAIL
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
340   imageMARITIME - SALVED MAIL FROM THE STRANDED SS CAIRO: 25 Feb. 1905 env. Lorient, Morbihan to Cairo, stamp floated off, with v. fine purple "SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU "CAIRO"/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S. "CAIRO"" hs and on reverse 6 Mar. Alexandria ds.Cross Reference: EGYPT, FRANCE (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 32

Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 42.88
Closing..Jun-09, 03:00 AM

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