Universal Philatelic Auctions Sale

LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT 19311 Southern Rhodesia 1d & 8d (SG16 & 21) tied to plain registered cover with superb strikes of Bulawayo S.R. Registered 18 Dec 31 cds cancels. Experimental Flight official cachet in black & Bulawayo reg label. Typed address to Sea Point Cape Town. On reverse Bulawayo Registered 18 Dec , Johannesburg Registered 21 Dec transit & Cape Town 21 Dec 31 receiving. Very fine & clean. Display quality. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £39.20) (Image)

Estimate £ 49

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE 1932 Northern Rhodesia 2d & 3d (SG4 & 5 ), tied to plain cover with Broken Hill 29 Jan 32 cds cancel. Typed address to Kimberley. Om reverse Johannesburg 1 Feb transit & Kimberley 2 Feb 32 receiving. Fine & clean. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)

Estimate £ 25

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE 1932 Northern Rhodesia 1d & horiz joined pair 2d (SG2 & 4), tied to Springbok official illust cover with superb strikes Mpika 28 Jan 32 cds cancels. 'By Imperial Airways First Flight Mpika to Cape Town official cachet. Hand addressed to Cape Town. On reverse Cape Town 2 Feb 32 receiving & Cape Town Poste Restante 3 Feb 32. Very fine. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £24.00)

Estimate £ 30

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE 1932 Northern Rhodesia 2d & 3d (SG4 & 5 ), tied to plain cover with Broken Hill 29 Jan 32 cds cancel. Typed address to Cape Town. On reverse Johannesburg 1 Feb transit, Cape Town 2 Feb 32 receiving. Cape Town Poste Restante 3 Feb 32. Small stain bottom right corner otherwise very fine. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.00)

Estimate £ 20

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE 1932 Northern Rhodesia 2d & 3d (SG4 & 5 ), tied to plain cover with Mpika 28 Jan 32 cds cancel. 'By Imperial Airways First Flight Mpika to Cape Town' official cachet. Typed address to Victoria West. Victoria West 16 Feb 32 cds on front for return to sender. On reverse Kimberley 2 Feb transit & Victoria West 4 Feb 32 receiving. Only a small number of covers carried on this stage of the flight. Very fine & scarce. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £33.60) (Image)

Estimate £ 42

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE 1932 Northern Rhodesia 2d & 3d (SG4 & 5 ), tied to plain cover with Broken Hill 29 Jan 32 cds cancel. Typed address to Cape Town. On reverse Johannesburg 1 Feb transit, Cape Town 2 Feb 32 receiving. Cape Town Poste Restante 3 Feb 32. Very fine & clean. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.00)

Estimate £ 20

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE 1932 GB 2d horiz joined pair & 3d (SG421 & 423), tied to Speedbird official illust cover with superb strikes of Croydon Aerodrome 20 Jan 1932 cds cancels. Typed address to Dodoma. On reverse Dodoma 28 Jan 32 receiving. Believed just 24 covers carried from Croydon to Dodoma. Very fine & clean. Display quality. Very Rare. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £80.00) (Image)

Estimate £ 100

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

OTHER FLIGHTS 1935 Southern Rhodesia 1d horiz joined pair & 4d (SG16 & 19), tied to plain cover with Banket Junction cds cancels. Hand address to Birmingham. Vertical fold & some tone marks around stamp edges. Scarce cancel. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.00)

Estimate £ 20

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

OTHER FLIGHTS 1936 GB GV photo ½d, 1½d & 4d (SG439, 441 & 4445) tied to plain cover with Earl's Court 24 Mar 36 wavy line cancel. Hand address to B.S.A. Police Depot Salisbury S R. Surcharged T in hex with manuscript 120c & T 1/-. (Not collected). On reverse Poste Restante Salisbury 4 Apr 36 Some edge wear. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)

Estimate £ 15

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

OTHER FLIGHTS 1936 Southern Rhodesia 1/- & 2d Falls, (SG23 & 29), tied to plain cover with Bulawayo 19 Sep 36 cds cancel. Hand address to Kansas City. 'Received for Trial from Kansa City MO' cachet. On reverse Kansas City 10 Oct 36 receiving. Light edge wear. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)

Estimate £ 15

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

OTHER FLIGHTS 1946 Southern Rhodesia 2d Falls (SG35a) tied to First Official Airmail Bulawayo - Fort Victoria by Southern Rhodesia Air Services illust cover with Bulawayo 5 Mar 1946 wavy line cancel. Typed address to Fort Victoria. ON reverse Fort Victoria 5 Mar 46 receiving. Some wear to edges. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)

Estimate £ 15

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

OTHER FLIGHTS 1955 Central African Airways collection much written up on pages of Airway Letter Stamps (Similar to those issued by BEA). Mint pairs as issued with margins, used on piece & on cover. The 3 different printings represented with 6d April 1955 perf 12½, June 1955 perf 11 & June/July 1956 roul. First Flight Airways Letter Service illust covers 1 April 55 x 5. 1959 commercial cover Salisbury to Ndola with 6d joined pair. 14 used items most on piece, 6 covers, 1946-1954 Growth of CAA leaflet, 4 u.m. singles & 8 u.m. pairs. With research information. Very difficult to assembly such a group. Scarce. {CC} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £99.20)

Estimate £ 124

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

OTHER FLIGHTS 1956 Hunting Clan-African Airways pair of illust covers for first flight Salisbury-Mongu via Livinstone. Each with R & N 2½d (SG3a) tied with Salisbury 30 Jun 56 wavy line. Typed address one to Mongu, one to Livingstone. Mongu cover with receiving 1 Jul 56 on reverse. Livingstone no backstamp. With hand written letter detailing the flight, in which reference is made to just 6 covers survive addressed to Livingstone the majority being destroyed. Further research required but potentially very rare. Display quality covers. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £33.60) (Image)

Estimate £ 42

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

OTHER FLIGHTS 1956 Hunting Clan-African Airways pair of illust covers for first flight Salisbury-Mongu via Livinstone. Each with R & N 2½d (SG3a) tied with Salisbury 30 Jun 56 wavy line. Typed address one to Mongu, one to Livingstone. Mongu cover with receiving 1 Jul 56 on reverse. Livingstone no backstamp. With copy of hand written letter detailing the flight, in which reference is made to just 6 covers survive addressed to Livingstone the majority being destroyed. Further research required but potentially very rare. Display quality covers. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £33.60) (Image)

Estimate £ 42

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS 1934 Broken Hill - Madagascar first flight. Southern Rhodesia 3d Falls & 1/- (SG23 & 30) tied to plain cover with Bulawayo 1 Aug 34 cds cancels. Typed address to Madagascar. On reverse Majunga 1 Aug 34 & Tananarive 4 Aug 34 slogan. Slightly soiled. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.00)

Estimate £ 20

Closing..Jan-06, 12:00 PM EST.

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