The L.V. Pont Collection of Early Air Mail Postal History continued...
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Lot Description |
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| 1387 |
CVR |
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 1925.JAN.23 RAF Demonstration Flight, Calcutta-Risalpur, with large purple "Calcutta-Risalpur Demonstration Flight, Calcutta 1925" flight cachet, with India 1a tied by Risalpur Feb. 2 datestamp on cover to Nowshera, endorsed "Ft.
Lt. Graham" at top, arrival backstamp, Signed by Stephen Smith on back, with light edge faults at top, still very fine, only 89 were addressed to Nowshera. Also includes two more (both damaged) covers, being a second one addressed to Nowshera (tears
at top) and one addressed to Ambala (quite damaged). (Scan 1)
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Est $ 300
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1388 |
CVR/PC |
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 1925
Group of Six Flight Items, FEB.7 Akyab to Rangoon (initialed by Sir Alan J. Cobham, backflap re-attached, 49 letters carried), FEB.19 Calcutta to Karachi (two covers with purple flight cachet and small biplane handstamp plus a real photo postcard
depicting the airplane, signed by engineer Elliott, missing its label), MAR.17-18 Calcutta to London (two covers with green labels, purple flight cachets and 3d postage due stamps, 121 items carried). Some of these are faulty, in that the labels are
missing or have been re-attached and there is some staining, etc. from exposure to humidity, still a scarce group. See scans. (Scan 1)
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Get Market Data for [Canada Collection] |
Est $ 300
SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1389 |
CVR |
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 1925.JUN.12 Quetta Emergency Air Mail Covers, two covers mailed from Hindubagh to Quetta, with same day receiver on back. Vertical crease on both (as usual for these) tear on back of the one addressed in Hindu and missing backflap
plus blue writing offset on the other addressed in English, still two rare Indian covers, with only 12 items carried on the outbound flight. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$1,650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1390 |
CVR |
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 1925 de
Pinedo World Flight, Calcutta to Melbourne, franked with a ½a and 1½a KGV definitives, with a red handstamp reading "Italian Consul General's (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25. / No. 750/11. / Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/1925.". Back
shows a purple cachet with map "ITALIAN / WORLD AIR / FLIGHT" (also another strike partly visible on front), with green initials of Stephen Smith and the president of the Aero Philatelic Club of India H.A. Outhwaite (these, apparently to prevent
duplication). This is the right half of the cover only, as the 93 existing covers had all been intentionally cut in half, as they had been signed by de Pinedo after a promised charity donation had failed (the half with his signature are missing).
Accompanied by a copy of a fairly contemporary article written on these interesting covers. This one is numbered 77 (out of 93), very fine and rare. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 750
SOLD for C$1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1391 |
CVR |
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 1925 de
Pinedo World Flight, Calcutta to Melbourne, franked with two 1a KGV definitives, with a red handstamp reading "Italian Consul General's (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25. / No. 750/11. / Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/1925.". Back shows a
purple cachet with map "ITALIAN / WORLD AIR / FLIGHT" (also another strike partly visible on front), with green initials of Stephen Smith and the president of the Aero Philatelic Club of India H.A. Outhwaite (these, apparently to prevent
duplication). This is the right half of the cover only, as the 93 existing covers had all been intentionally cut in half, as they had been signed by de Pinedo after a promised charity donation had failed (the half with his signature are missing).
Accompanied by a copy of a fairly contemporary article written on these interesting covers. This one is numbered 42 (out of 93), very fine and rare. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 750
SOLD for C$1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1392 |
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 1925.DEC.31 Dropped Leaflets From an RAF Calcutta Flight, both reading "A Grand Military Searchlight Tatoo" at top (one in red and one in black), with text below explaining a charity fund raising event for military aid. Each also
has a blue double circle "DELIVERED BY AIR OVER CALCUTTA / 31 DEC 25 / 10 A.M.", and one is also franked with a 1a postage stamp, cancelled in Calcutta on the same day. Both folded, one has a corner crease ending in a small tear (closed with hinge).
Scarce documents, as it is believed that only a dozen leaflets passed through the mails. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 150
SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1393 |
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 1926.JAN.2 Royal Air Force Demonstration Flight Stationery Post Card, Calcutta to Risalpur, with purple intaglio cachet "Hawasae / by Air", R.A.F. oval cachet and small photograph depicting an elephant and biplane. The oval cachet
has the pilot's initials (Spruce). Signed by Stephen Smith on back, with light staining (mostly on back) still scarce with 51 postcards flown to Risalpur. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1394 |
CVR |
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 1926.JAN.2 Royal Air Force Demonstration Flight Cover, Calcutta to Patna, with purple intaglio cachet "Hawasae / by Air" and small photograph depicting an elephant and biplane. The oval cachet has the pilot's initials (Spruce).
Signed by Stephen Smith on back, scarce with 69 covers flown to Patna.
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1395 |
CVR |
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 1926.JAN.22 Royal Air Force Demonstration Flight Items, with two covers Calcutta to Risalpur, with two different oval purple cachets. Both are inscribed and initialed by the Pilot E.H. Spruce and are addressed to Stephen Smith. One
is a 1a stationery cover and the other is a cover franked with two ½a stamps, all cancelled by two red pen strokes. One of the covers has blue offset ink on front, else overall fine, with only 40 covers flown. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 300
SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1396 |
CVR |
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 1926.APR.4 Calcutta to Rangoon First Flight Covers, each with a different franking, alongside slogan air mail label reading "AVAIL AIR MAILS / AND / SAVE TIME". A black two line handstamp reads "BY DANISH FOKKER AEROPLANES 1926. /
CALCUTTA TO RANGOON.", and two purple strikes reading "ROYAL DANISH LEGION" (one in English and one in Danish). Very fine and scarce, with only 78 covers carried. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 400
SOLD for C$230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1397 |
CVR |
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 1926.APR.4 Calcutta to Bangkok First Flight Cover, franked with three 1a KGV definitives, alongside slogan air mail label reading "AVAIL AIR MAILS / AND / SAVE TIME". A black two line handstamp reads "BY DANISH FOKKER AEROPLANES
1926. / CALCUTTA TO BANGKOK.", and two purple strikes reading "ROYAL DANISH LEGION" (one in English and one in Danish). Very fine and scarce, with only 41 covers carried.
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Est $ 400
SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1398 |
CVR |
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 1926.APR.4 Calcutta to Tokyo First Flight Cover, franked with a 1a and 2a KGV definitives, on top of slogan air mail label reading "AVAIL AIR MAILS / AND / SAVE TIME". A black two line handstamp reads "BY DANISH FOKKER AEROPLANES
1926. / CALCUTTA TO TOKYO.", and two purple strikes reading "ROYAL DANISH LEGION" (one in English and one in Danish). There is a large label on back explaining the flight in detail, and there is no despatch datestamp, but there is a note mentioning
"Received back 23rd May 26" plus Stephen Smith initials dated April 3rd. Very fine and rare, with only 31 covers carried. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 500
SOLD for C$1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1399 |
CVR |
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 1926.APR.18 Calcutta to Manilla Flight Cover, carried on a biplane by Spanish pilots (signed by Capt. Joaquin Loriga Gallarza), with stamp tied by neat biplane cancel, with salmon coloured flight label (with Stephen Smith
initials), back shows a large pictorial cachet dated manilla MAY.18.1926. A scarce flight, with only 43 items carried, very fine. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1400 |
CVR |
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 1926.APR.19 Karachi to Calcutta First Flight Cover endorsed "by Spanish Air Flight", with small label identifying it as #18 (out of 26 letters carried), with signature of pilot Lt. Joaquim Loriga, who was later killed on a test
flight before attempting a transatlantic flight. Signed by Stephen Smith on back. Overall soiling, still a rare cover.
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Est $ 350
SOLD for C$500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1401 |
CVR |
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 1926.APR.22 Calcutta to Rangoon Flight Covers, two similar covers (franking is slightly different), both with labels reading "AVAIL AIR MAILS / AND / SAVE TIME" plus salmon colored flight label, and both signed by the Pilot Capt.
Fransesco Gallarza. Both very fine, with 51 covers carried. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1402 |
CVR |
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 1926.JUL.23 England to Australia Flight Cover, carried by pilot Alan J. Cobham from Karachi to Calcutta, addressed to Stephen Smith, with pink flight label (tied by violet "BY D. H. 50"), and air mail label. A scarce flight, with
only 43 items carried, very fine.
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1403 |
CVR |
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 1926.JUL.23 England to Australia Flight Covers, all three with text cachet explaining the tumultuous flight. The first was mailed with "Calcutta to Rangoon" in red, franked with 1a KGV definitive tied by Calcutta G.P.O. JUL.23.1926
c.d.s., addressed to Rangoon, with JUL.26 receiver on back (photographic cachet is missing, and has a pencil notation of the route taken). Two other covers were not flown, one reads "Carried from Calcutta to Melbourne" the other "Calcutta to Rangoon,
and one says "Mint Cover" while the other has a Stephen Smith signature alongside "Mint cover". Some aging (mostly on backs), still a very fine and rare trio, with only 45 items carried (Scan 1)
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Est $ 350
SOLD for C$575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1404 |
CVR |
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 1926.JUL.23 Karachi to Calcutta Leg of Cobham's England - Australia Flight, franked with two ½a stamps, alongside a label "AVAIL AIR MAILS / AND / SAVE TIME" and salmon coloured flight label. Addressed to Mr. Pont care of Stephen
Smith, and numbered #27 out of 43 covers flown. Very fine.
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1405 |
CVR |
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 1927.JAN.29 to MAR.10 Basra to Cairo Despatch Flight Covers, with three different flights (JAN.29, FEB.27 and MAR.10), each franked differently and each with violet boxed "AIR MAIL SERVICE / BASRA - CAIRO / (KARACHI D.P.O.)" cachet
and single-line red "AIR MAIL - Urgent - Basra - Cairo" cachets on two, the other reads "Urgent By Aeroplane / Basra - Cairo". All three addressed to Warwicks England, with Basrah backstamps. In his excellent book, Mr. Pradip Jain writes: "On 6th
January 1927, Imperial Airways took over the operation of the Cairo - Baghdad service and extended the route to Basra. The fortnightly flight increased to weekly from 13th April 1927. First flight from Basra was on 7th January 1927". A very fine
trio. (Scan 1)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1406 |
CVR |
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 1927.FEB.11 Basra to Cairo Despatch Flight Cover, franked with 5 stamps, with black boxed "AIR MAIL SERVICE / BASRA - CAIRO / (KARACHI D.P.O.)" cachet and single-line red "AIR MAIL - Urgent - Basra - Cairo" cachet, addressed to
Warwicks England, with FEB.18 Basrah backstamp. According to Mr. Pont "Covers bearing the BLACK cachet are very scarce being used only once as an experiment". Very fine.
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
