General - Imperial Airways continued...
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 CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE 1932 Southern Rhodesia 10d (SG22) tied to plain cover with Gwelo 23 Jan 32 cds cancels. First Official Air Mail cachet. Hand addressed to Bournemouth. On reverse Salisbury 27 Jan
32 transit. Double Crash. One of only 150 carried from Salisbury even fewer from Gwelo. Slightly soiled. Very scarce. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00) (Image)
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Estimate £ 35
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE 1932 Southern Rhodesia 10d (SG22) tied to illust cover (souvenir Envelope from S. Rhodesia (small 138x110mm)) with Salisbury 28 Jan 32 cds cancel. First Official Air Mail cachet. Hand address to
Godalming Surrey. Double crash. One of only 150 carried from Salisbury. No markings on reverse. Light edge wear. Otherwise very fine. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)
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Estimate £ 25
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 63 |
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 CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE 1932 Northern Rhodesia 1/- (SG10) on Robertson illust cover with Broken Hill 29 Jan 32 cds cancel. Typed address to Madras India. Air Mail etiquette overstamped in black with
Karachi Cancelled 20 Feb 1932 cachet. On reverse Nairobi 3 Feb 32 transit. Teynampet 24 Feb transit & Saidapet 24 Feb 32 receiving. One of only 25 covers carried from Broken Hill to Nairobi on the 'Supplementary Flight'. Faint postmark offset on
front otherwise very fine & RARE Possibly unique, Display Quality Cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £83.20) (Image)
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Estimate £ 104
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT 1931 Southern Rhodesia 1d & 4d (SG16 & 19) tied to plain cover with Bulawayo 19 Dec 31 cds cancel. Experimental Flight official cachet. Typed address to Mossel Bay Cape. Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 arrival,
Mossel Bay 23 Dec 31 receiving. Very fine. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.80)
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Estimate £ 21
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT 1931 Southern Rhodesia 2d Victoria Falls horiz joined pair (SG17) tied to plain cover with Salisbury 18 Dec 31 cds cancel. Hand addressed to Bulawayo (just one stage of the flight). Experimental Flight
official cachet. Bulawayo 20 Dec 31 receiving on reverse. Vertical fold. Scarce. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.80)
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Estimate £ 21
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 66 |
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LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT 1931 Southern Rhodesia 1d & 4d (SG16 & 19), on Springbok official illust cover tied with Salisbury 19 Dec 31 cds cancel. Experimental Flight official cachet applied twice. Typed address to Windhoek SWA.
On reverse Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 transit, Windhoek-Kimberley 21 Dec receiving. Very fine & clean. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)
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Estimate £ 25
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT 1931 Southern Rhodesia 1d & 4d (SG16 & 19) tied to plain cover with Bulawayo 18 Dec 31 cds cancel. Experimental flight official cachet. Typed address to Windhoek. Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 arrival &
Windhoek-Kimberley 21 Dec receiving.Clean & fine. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.80)
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Estimate £ 21
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 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} [US6] (Start Price /
Minimum Bid) = £32.80) (Image)
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Estimate £ 41
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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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} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £16.80)
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Estimate £ 21
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 70 |
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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} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)
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Estimate £ 25
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 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} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £67.20) (Image)
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Estimate £ 84
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 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} [US6] (Start
Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00) (Image)
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Estimate £ 35
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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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} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £83.20)
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Estimate £ 104
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 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} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00) (Image)
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Estimate £ 35
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 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} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00) (Image)
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Estimate £ 35
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS 1935 Salisbury-Umtali-Beira first flight. Southern Rhodesia 1d & 3d SJ (SG31 & 33) tied to illust cover ('Wings between Air Mail') with Bulawayo 2 Oct 35 cds cancels. 'Rhodesia & Nyasalnd Airways
Ltd (RANA)' cachet & 'First Air Mail between Bulawayo and Umtali' cachet. Typed address to Umtali. On reverse Umtali 3 Oct 35 receiving. Very fine Display Quality cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00) (Image)
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Estimate £ 35
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS 1935 Salisbury-Umtali-Beira first flight. Mozambique Air set (SG161-270) tied to plain cover with Beira 4 Oct 35 cancels. Manuscript 'First Beira-Umtali Service Flight'. Hand address to R A Bourlay RANA Cecil Hotel
Umtali. On reverse Umtali 5 Oct 35 receiving. With faults, folds creases & some toning. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £14.40)
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Estimate £ 18
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS 1935 Salisbury-Umtali-Beira first flight. Southern Rhodesia 1d & 3d SJ (SG31 & 33) tied to plain cover with Umtali 5 Oct 35 cds cancel. 'Rhodesia & Nyasalnd Airways Ltd (RANA)' cachet & 'First Air
Mail between Umtali and Salisbury' cachet. Typed address to Salisbury. On reverse Salisbury 5 Oct 35 receiving. Reported that just 15 covers carried on this leg, however after much research by the Rhodesia Study Circle 28-30 covers seems more likely.
VERY RARE. Very fine Display Quality cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £58.40) (Image)
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Estimate £ 73
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS 1935 Salisbury-Umtali-Beira first flight. Southern Rhodesia 2d horiz joined pair SJ (SG32) tied to plain cover with Umtali 3 Oct 35 cds cancels. 'Rhodesia & Nyasalnd Airways Ltd (RANA)' cachet &
'First Air Mail between Umtali and Beira' cachet. Typed address to Beira. On reverse Beiri 3 Oct 35 receiving & Mozambique 30c Air SG265 paying the RTS with Poste Restante Beira cancel. Very fine Display Quality cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price /
Minimum Bid) = £24.80) (Image)
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Estimate £ 31
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
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 RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS 1935 Salisbury-Umtali-Beira first flight. Southern Rhodesia 2d horiz joined pair SJ (SG32) tied to illust cover ('Wings between Air Mail') with Umtali 3 Oct 35 cds cancels. 'Rhodesia & Nyasalnd
Airways Ltd (RANA)' cachet & 'First Air Mail between Umtali and Beira' cachet. Typed address to Beira. On reverse Beira 3 Oct 35 receiving & Mozambique 30c Air SG265 paying the RTS. Very fine Display Quality cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum
Bid) = £28.00) (Image)
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Estimate £ 35
Closing..Apr-07, 12:00 PM EST. |
