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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
8521 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 three items with (3 Feb) R.A.F Empire Cruise cover flown from Calcutta to Akyab bearing the yellow flight vignette and franked with 4x3a George V; also two different (cachets in red and green) preprinted 1/2a provisional (surcharged) stationery cards, each flown from Calcutta to Akyab, with departure and arrival pmks on front, Edna Lorenz, Lady Photographer details on reverse, with printed photo of the Empire Cruise Seaplane included, only 63 cards (and 89 covers) carried (Image)



SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
8522 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (3 Feb) R.A.F Empire Cruise, cover flown from Calcutta to Rangoon, bearing the yellow flight vignette and franked with 1/2a and 2x3a George V, canceled at Calcutta, with Rangoon arrival, also H.F. Bennett ("handwriting Expert") handstamp on back, fine and scarce, only 22 covers carried (Image)



CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
8523 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (13 Feb) Cologne to Calcutta Flight by German plane "Germania", cover flown from Etawah to Calcutta, bearing the special flight vignette ("Deutscher Flug Germania / Caspar Biplane Durch Indien / Etawah"), franked with 1a George V, backstamped on arrival in Calcutta (18 Feb), with "Flugpost Etawah Calcutta" label, signed by the German aviators Otto Koennecke and Johannes Hermann (on the final leg from Etawah, where the plane had made a forced landing in the jungle (printed photo of "Germania" included), being delayed for three months), fine and rare, only 24 covers carried (Image)



SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction
8524 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (17 Feb) Bert Hinkler Great Britain to Australia, Calcutta-Rangoon leg, postal card franked with 1/2a George V, tied by "Park Street, Calcutta, 17 Feb. 28" cds, with "From Calcutta by Bert Hinkler" and A Postal Memento of Notable Flights Through India / British Flight" cachet at left, Rangoon arrival datestamp alongside, dated 16/2 and signed by Stephen Smith "carried by Bert Hinkler from Calcutta to Rangoon" on back, fine and rare card, only 50 carried (Hinkler achieved his record breaking flight in 16 days, for which he was awarded £2,000 by the Australian Government and £500 by the Queensland Government) (Image)



CLOSED
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8525 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (16-17 March) Basra to Cairo pre-printed "By Basra-Cairo Air Mail" and "Air Mail Basra-Cairo", two covers, each with 1a and 4a George V franking, Karachi departure and Basra arrival pmks, each cover with Indian "Air Mai" label, hinge remnants on back, v.f. (Image)



SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
8526 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (4 May) Marseilles to London cover, pre-printed "Marseilles to London Air Service", franked with 2a and 3a George V adhesives placed over a vertical Indian "Air Mai" label, imperf. between, tied by Bombay departure pmks, with "By Air" in black alongside, hinge remnants on back of the cover, still v.f. (Image)



SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
8527 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (23 Mar) First Combined Flight Basra-Cairo-Marseilles-London, cover with pre-printed "Urgent by Aeroplane Basra-Cairo and Marseilles-London Air Service First Combined Flight", franked with 2a and 6a George stamps, tied by Karachi departing pmks, black circular "By Air" cachet, cover numbered "18" at bottom, fine and very scarce (Image)



SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
8528 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (14 May) Doisy & Carol Paris to Hanoi Flight, Calcutta-Rangoon leg, cover franked with 4x3a George V, tied by Calcutta May 14, 1928 cds, with "From Calcutta By Air" label, overprinted in red "Plane Crashed at Akyab,16th May 1928" at right, French consulate handstamp, also "Doisy and Carol" overprints, with additional French consulate handstamp on back, v.f. Only 44 cards (and 77 covers) were carried on this flight which was intended to go to Hanoi but the plane crashed and was severely damaged in Akyab (Image)



CLOSED
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8529 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (14 May) Doisy & Carol Paris to Hanoi Flight, Calcutta-Rangoon leg, special card franked with 1/2a George V, tied by Calcutta May 14, 1928 cds, with "By Air" cachet overprinted in red "Plane Crashed at Akyab,16th May 1928", French consulate handstamp alongside, "A Postal Memento of Notable Flights Through India / Doisy and Carol" printed and overprinted at left, repeated and signed by Stephen Smith on reverse "Greetings from Calcutta", with French consulate handstamp alongside, v.f. Only 44 cards (and 77 covers) were carried on this flight which was intended to go to Hanoi but the plane crashed and was severely damaged in Akyab (Image)



CLOSED
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8530 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (20 Sep) Calcutta to Rangoon First Dutch Air Mail, cacheted cover franked with 2x1/2a George, with bi-plane "Indo-Burma Flight" and "By Dutch Plane 1st Official Mail" below, with arrival pmk on back, v.f., only 84 covers (and 27 cards) carried (Image)



CLOSED
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8531 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (20 Sep) Calcutta to Rangoon First Dutch Air Mail, cacheted 1/2a/1/4a postal stationery postal card, with bi-plane "Indo-Burma Flight" and "By Dutch Plane 1st Official Mail" below, signed and dated by Stephen H Smith on back, two hinge remnants on back, v.f., only 27 cards (and 84 covers) carried (Image)



SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
8532 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (21 Sep) Amsterdam to Batavia first KLM experimental flight, cover franked with 1a and 2a George V, flown from Rangoon to Singapore, redirected to Bangkok, flown only as far as Singora (Bangkok was under water), signed Stephen Smith and backstamped (25.9.28) on reverse, fine and scarce, only 35 covers carried on this leg (Image)



SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
8533 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (4 Oct) Calcutta to Rangoon, intended for 3rd Dutch Air Mail, cacheted cover franked with 2x1/2a George V, with bi-plane "Calcutta-Rangoon" and "By Dutch Airplane" below, plus "3RD OFFICIAL MAIL" and boxed violet "3rd Plane Crashed at Cawnpore Carried by 4th Official Mail Plane H.N.A.O.F.", repeated on back where it is also signed by Stephen H Smith. The cover was intended for the 3rd flight but due to the Cawnpore crash was carried on the 4th flight arriving on 11 October 1928, two hinge remnants on back, v.f., only 87 covers (and 56 cards) carried (Image)



CLOSED
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8534 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (4 Oct) Calcutta to Rangoon, intended for 3rd Dutch Air Mail, cacheted postcard franked with 1/2a George V, with bi-plane "Calcutta-Rangoon" and "By Dutch Airplane" below, plus "3RD OFFICIAL MAIL" and boxed violet "3rd Plane Crashed at Cawnpore Carried by 4th Official Mail Plane H.N.A.O.F.", repeated on back where it is also signed by Stephen H Smith. The cover was intended for the 3rd flight but due to the Cawnpore crash was carried on the 4th flight arriving on 11 October 1928, two hinge remnants on back, v.f., only 56 cards (and 87 covers) carried (Image)



SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
8535 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (11 Oct) Calcutta to Rangoon Fourth Dutch Air Mail, cacheted "Aeroplane Mail By 4th Dutch Mail Plane", official Bennett cover franked with 1a George V, backstamped and signed by Stephen H Smith on back, two hinge remnants on back, v.f., only 96 carried (Image)



CLOSED
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8536 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (28 Sep) Baron von Huenefeld Berlin to Tokyo Flight, Calcutta to Bangkok Leg, card franked with 1/2a and 1a George V stamps, tied by Park Street departure pmks, with green "Europa SS" flight cachet and violet "Baron Huenefeld" and red "Calcutta-Bangkok Baron Huenfeld", Stephen Smith's signature on back, v.f., only 46 cards carried on this leg of the flight (on 18 September 1928 von Huenefeld and Swedish pilot Karl Gunnar Lindner took off from Berlin in the "Europa" in an attempt to fly around the world. When they arrived in Tokyo on 20 October, the flight was abandoned because of poor weather conditions and Hunefeld's declining health) (Image)



CLOSED
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8537 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (30 Sep) Baron von Huenefeld Berlin to Tokyo Flight, Calcutta to Tokyo Japan Leg, card franked with 1/2a and 1a George V stamps, tied by Park Street departure pmks, addressed to Major Harrison, care of the German Consulate in Tokyo, Japan, with green "Europa SS" flight cachet and violet "Baron Huenefeld" and blue "Tokio 18 Oct." handstamps, Stephen Smith message and signature on reverse reading "Greetings by Baron von Huenfeld", etc.", h.r. on back, v.f., only 47 cards carried on this leg of the flight (Image)



CLOSED
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8538 E   imageFlight Covers. 1928 (26 Dec) Baron von Koenig Berlin to Tokyo flight, postcard flown on the Karachi to Calcutta leg, pilot signed with printed flight details on the reverse, bearing a yellow Air Mail label and 1/2a George V tied by Dharamtala cds, fine, only 15 cards flown (Image)



SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
8539 E   imageFlight Covers. 1929 (4 Feb) Evacuation of Kabul, cover franked with 1a George V, tied by Peshawar 4 Feb 1929 pmk, return address of German Legation in Kabul, Afghanistan, addressed to Postmaster, Peshawar, backstamped on reverse, also signed and dated Stephen Smith (14 Feb 1929), with newspaper clipping describing the flight, also letter from the Postmaster to the Aero Philatelic Club of India in Calcutta, signed by Stephen Smith, minor backflap tear, otherwise fine, one of only four (!) covers known to exist. Certainly, one of India's rarest air mail covers (the Kabul Airlift was evacuation by air of British and a number of European diplomatic staff and their families conducted by the RAF from Kabul between 23 December 1928 and 25 February 1929, the first large-scale air evacuation, with a total of 586 people of eleven different nationalities being rescued and taken to India. The evacuation was conducted after forces of Habibullah Kalakani, attacked Kabul in opposition to the King Amanullah, leading to British fears that its legation would be isolated and cut off) (Image)



SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
8540 E   imageFlight Covers. 1929 (11 Jan) Evacuation of Kabul, cover franked with 1a George V, tied by Peshawar 11 Jan 1929 pmk, with Lahore 12 Jan 1929 arrival pmk, carried by RAF Victoria aircraft, with enclosure signed by Stephen Smith. This cover is also supported by Mrs. Isaacson's autograph ("Compliments of Mrs. Allen Isaacson Round-the-World-Tour"), with newspaper clipping detailing the account of the situation in Kabul abd Jalalabad, rare cover (Image)



SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

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