•  UserName   Password     
       Please Login. You are NOT Logged in. Apr-26-24, 01:11 PM

Login to Use StampAuctionNetwork. New? Use "Registration". Add an auction firm by using "Update Registration"
 
You are not logged in. Please Login so that we can determine your registration status with this firm. If you have never registered, please register by pressing the [Quick Signup (New to StampAuctionNetwork)] button. Then Login.
 
Quick Navigation by Category  Asia (19)   |  British Empire and Foreign Countries (9)   |  Canada (67)   |  France and French Colonies (11)   |  Germany and German Colonies (14)   |  Great Britain and British Commonwealth (748)   |  Italy, Italian States and Colonies (12)   |  Miscellaneous (174)   |  Portugal and Portuguese Colonies (3)   |  Stefan Heijtz Barbados (129)   |  The Expeditions of Richard E Byrd (8)   |  The J.P.A. Smalley collection of British East Afri (113)   |  United States (95)   |  Worldwide Stamps and Covers (303)   | 
 

logo

The J.P.A. Smalley collection of British East Africa continued...

East Africa Airmails continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
261 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Airmails: 1926 (Jan 15) stampless cover to Abu Suwer, carried on the R.A.F return flight from Khartoum, initialled by V.E. Stoner, handstamped “By Return of / Special Flight / Cairo to Khartoum”, “Khartoum 15/1/26” and “17 JAN 1926”, very fine. Just 35 covers carried on this return flight. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
262 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Airmails: 1926 (May) Cairo-Cape Town-Cairo R.A.F. flight, cover from Kisumu to France, endorsed “By Air Cairo-Cape Flight”, signed by the pilot C.W.H. Pullford, franked by Kenya 20c. tied by Kisumu c.d.s., French 40c. affixed upon arrival at Balaruclebains, very few flown. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

SOLD for £480.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
263 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Airmails: 1927 (Jan. 3) cover (letter endorsed) from Tabora to England bearing Tanganyika 15c. (4), endorsed “Air Route” with blue “BY AIR MAIL” etiquette, with red Air Mail cachet, carried on the first return flight from Kisumu to Khartoum. A scarce acceptance from Tanganyika, one of eight such covers recorded. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350

SOLD for £320.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
264 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 cover to Nairobi endorsed and signed on the reverse “Carried London - Cairo on G-EBMY, J.S Weir”, the front handstamped violet “Carried by the Airline between / Khartoum and Kisumu, Kenya Colony / Pilots signature” (signed T.A. Gladstone) and oval “H.E / 11 FEB 1927 / THE GOVERNOR” (with manuscript “Entebbe, F.C.B”), two K.U.T. 10c. stamps cancelled at Nairobi (Feb. 14). One of eight covers carried by Air Commodore Weir on the flight from London to Cairo and then carried on the first Gladstone flight from Khartoum to Kisumu. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £350-400

SOLD for £500.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
265 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa Airmails: 1927 (Feb. 12) Jinja-Kisumu First Experimental Flight, envelope to Nairobi, franked by 5c., 15c. and 50c. tied by red double circular “AIR MAIL UGANDA SUDAN/FIRST/FE 12/27”, endorsed “By first Uganda Kenya Air Mail”, with “BY AIR MAIL’ etiquette and red “KENYA-SUDAN/1st/FE 12/27/AIR MAIL” datestamp on the reverse, extremely rare. Believed only nine items carried. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-450

SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
266 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 printed Sudan Government Railways & Steamers envelope to Kenya, one of eight official covers carried on the first flight from Khartoum, handstamped violet “Carried by the Airline between / Khartoum and Kisumu, Kenya Colony / Pilots signature” (signed T.A Gladstone), with red “KENYA - SUDAN / 1ST / AIR MAIL” skeleton c.d.s dated “FE 12 / 27” applied to both sides, a K.U.T. 20c. cancelled at Kisumu (Feb 12), backstamped at Kisumu, Nairobi (Feb 14) and Kiambu. Two file holes at left, otherwise fine and rare. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £350-400

SOLD for £480.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
267 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 (Feb. 15) picture postcard written and signed by Capt. Gladstone to “The Aeroplane” magazine in London with 15c. + 50c. tied by Kisumu c.d.s, bearing blue “By Air Mail” etiquette with red “KENYA - SUDAN / 1ST / AIR MAIL” skeleton c.d.s. flown on the first return flight from Kisumu to Khartoum. An unusual flown postcard franked at the 15c. + 50c. air fee rate, unique written by Gladstone. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

SOLD for £130.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
268 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 cover to England endorsed “Per favour Capt. Gladstone” bearing Kenya & Uganda 20c. stamp, disallowed and uncancelled with manuscript “0” and handstamped “T” alongside, with violet cachet “Carried by the Airline between / Khartoum and Kisumu, Kenya Colony / Pilots signature” (initialled by Gladstone) with a Heliopolis c.d.s (Feb. 21) and Cairo backstamps, 3d. London Inland Section charge mark and a 3d. postage due applied at Clevedon (Mar. 1). Posted at Khartoum (apparently privately carried by Gladstone for a friend and additional to the eight official covers posted there). One of just two recorded covers (see previous lot) carried on the first flight to Kisumu and first return flight back to Khartoum. Light vertical fold, otherwise fine, a unique cover mentioned in Bill Colley’s book. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £600-700

SOLD for £500.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
269 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 Sudan 5m. postal stationery envelope with a further 5m. stamp, both uncancelled, initialled by the sender Ewart Scott Grogan on both sides, addressed to “His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales K.G., St James Palace, London, England”, handstamped violet “Carried by the Airline between / Khartoum and Kisumu, Kenya Colony / Pilots signature” (signed T.A. Gladstone) with a Heliopolis c.d.s (Feb. 21) on the front, backstamped at Cairo. One of just two recorded covers, flown on the first flight from Khartoum to Kisumu and on the return flight back to Khartoum, an exceptional cover. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,200

SOLD for £850.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
270 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Airmails: 1927 (Mar. 10) cover from Nairobi to England franked 15c. pair + 20c. (2), red “KENYA-SUDAN / AIRMAIL” skeleton c.d.s (Mar. 12) and violet “Owing temporary failure / Air Service Mail / forwarded normal route”, minor soiling mainly to reverse, an unusually fine cover from this uncommon crash. The Kisumu to Khartoum survey flight crashed upon taking off on Lake Victoria. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

SOLD for £130.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
271 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa Airmails: 1927 (Mar. 11) cover from Kampala to England, franked 70c., intended to be carried on the flight from Jinja to Khartoum, sent by surface mail to Kisumu as the air service had ceased due to the crash, strike of the three line cachet applied at Kisumu to explain the delay. Scarce, very few such covers from Uganda recorded. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
272 imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 (Mar. 31) Air Mail bag label for mail to Kampala, c/o 216 Sqn, R.A.F., Heliopolis Aerodrome, to be flown Cairo-Khartoum-Kisumu; and a bundle label for Paid letters to Kampala, both with red “KENYASUDAN/ AIR MAIL” skeleton c.d.s (Mar. 31) on reverse, the label also with circular violet “AIR MAIL/PAR AVION/LONDON F.S”, the mails diverted to surface mail at Cairo. The bag label unique, just one bag of mail despatched from London to Kisumu (with a second bag to Kampala). Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
273 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 (Oct. 15) 20c. G Size registration envelope uprated 60c., from Nairobi to Switzerland, bearing a “By Air Mail” label, crossed out and carried by surface mail as it was received at Kisumu after the final airmail had been dispatched, handstamped violet “Owing temporary failure / Air Service Mail / forwarded normal route”. Backstamped at Kisumu (Oct. 16 and Nov. 6), and at Mombasa (Nov. 9), Italy and Switzerland. The only recorded use of this explanatory cachet after the final flight in October. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
274 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 Cover from Jinja to Nairobi franked 70c, with blue “BY AIR MAIL” etiquette and red double ring “AIR MAIL/UGANDA SUDAN” skeleton c.d.s (Oct 16), backstamped at Kisumu and Nairobi, signed by the pilot F.J. Bailey. Only 20 covers carried on the final Gladstone Airways flight from Jinja to Kisumu. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £210.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
275 imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: 1927 O.H.M.S. G.P.O. bag label endorsed “Jinja to Kisumu Air Mail” with red “KENYA - SUDAN/AIR MAIL” skeleton c.d.s. (Oct 17), unique. Only about 20 items flown on this last service from Jinja to Kisumu. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

SOLD for £90.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
276 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa Airmails: 1928 (Feb. 12) cover from Khartoum to England, franked by 10m. tied by Khartoum datestamp, bearing embossed “Entebbe Club Uganda”, manuscript “By Air from Entebbe to Khartoum” and initialled by Sir Alan Cobham on the reverse. In 1928 Sir Alan Cobham flew a flying boat around the continent of Africa, landing only in British territory. During these flights Cobham fulfilled the outstanding flights of Gladstone’s contract by flying from Entebbe to Khartoum and back. No official mail was carried, but he is known to have hand carried two covers from England to East Africa and three covers from Entebbe to Khartoum. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £720.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
277 imageEast Africa: Gladstone Airways Flight Covers: The balance of the collection in three folders, incl. much information on the flights and the people involved, photographs and postcards, two proof impressions of the “KENYA-SUDAN/AIR MAIL” dated “NO 10/26” in red, 1927 (Feb.) cover to England, endorsed “By Air Mail” from Rejaf to Khartoum, franked by Sudan 5m. (2), cancelled by Retta and violet “North Sea Aerial & General Transport Ltd”, 1927 first Northbound flight covers (18), 1927 second Northbound flight covers (2) and two covers with “Owing temporary failure/Air Service Mail/forwarded normal route”, 1931 (Feb. 27) cover from England to Egypt with enclosed letter from Sir Alan Cobham regarding the 1925 survey flight to Cape, also a good range of South African flights, etc. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [British East Africa Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. £1,200-1,500

SOLD for £1,650.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
278 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Airmails: 1928 Lord Carberry Holland-Egypt-Kenya flight cover with an illustration of the monoplane “Miss Africa”, addressed to Cairo with a yellow Air Mail label and two special flight vignettes on yellow or pink paper each tied by boxed “SCHIPHOL AERODROME / (AMSTERDAM) / 27 NOVEMBER 1928”, posted from Cairo back to London, the reverse with a 10m. stamp tied by Cairo machine cancellation. Fine and scarce, 40 covers flown to Cairo, this cover numbered 32, also two unused labels. Ex Sears. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £210.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
279 / c, entire, etc. imageEast Africa: Airmails: 1930 (Jan. 2) cover from Khartoum to Nairobi, endorsed “By Swiss Aeroplane to Nairobi” and “Carried by aeroplane/by kind permission of/Capt. Mittelholzer” with unframed “FIRST FLIGHT”, franked by Sudan 5m. and 10m. uncancelled, one of 50 flown on this experimental flight. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
280 East Africa Airmails: A collection in six folders and loose from 1927 to 2004, incl. first flights with 1931 (July) Kisumu to Nairobi, Feeder service, Imperial Airways, B.O.A.C., Wilson Airways, 1974 Lufthansa crash covers (2), range of rates, instructional marks, etc. (100s)

Get Market Data for [British East Africa Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. £800-1,000

SOLD for £1,050.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork are
Copyright © 1994-2022 Droege Computing Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place
Suite 120, Durham NC 27705
Back to Top of Page