1936-39 First flight covers to or from G.B, comprising 1936 London to Malmo, London to Stockholm night service via Hamburg, London to Malmo first 2½d all-up rate pilot signed, Rotterdam to Doncaster; 1937 London to Paris or The Hague first 2½d rate, Cairo to London, London to Marseille, London to Habbaniyah, Iraq (Belgian acceptance); 1938 London to Tallinn first 2½d rate, London to Teheran; 1939 London to Baghdad first 1½d rate. (12).
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Lot No: 835
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1939-45 Wartime airmails, selected covers including official mail carried by pilot from G.B to South Africa (2) or U.S.A, R.A.F Ferry Service covers sent between G.B and Canada (4), P.O Box 506 cover from Hungary to Lisbon forwarded to G.B franked 2½d, Swiss cover to Bletchley Park undercover address P.O. Box 444, G.B P.O.W 2½d air letter to Algeria and 3d postcards to Japan or Thailand, covers from South African internees in Switzerland (2) and former internees with "SOUTH AFRICAN A.P.O (U.K) / 1" c.d.s applied in Brighton (2), G.B 6d air letter with French Battleship "Richelieu" datestamp, Egypt cover to The Spears Mission in Syria & Lebanon with "British Airways, Approved for Despatch, Cairo" cachet, etc. (21).
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Lot No: 836
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1939-46 Wartime covers and cards, various air routes including 1939 "Aotearoa" survey flight from Tonga to Auckland, 1939 (Sep 7) G.B to Southern Rhodesia first flight at 1/3 rate, 1942 Canadian forces in G.B cover to British Guiana franked 1/3 with 12c postage due stamp, Press Photos covers from G.B franked 2/6 to U.S.A or 1/3 to South Africa, 1939 Egypt postcard to G.B carried on first KLM flight to Naples, first G.B wartime flights to France and Finland, first flights to and from Lisbon, Northern Rhodesia 4d registration envelope franked 1/3 to Australia with triangular censor, G.B 3d registration envelope franked 2/6 from M.E.F to South Africa, 1946 registered soldiers cover from Germany to South Africa franked 2/6 and charged 4d, 5/- G.B to India transpacific rate, India to U.S.A with Hong Kong "A.V.2", etc. (32).
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Lot No: 837
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1940-42 Covers flown over the horseshoe route including first flight covers from G.B to Australia and Sudan to G.B, G.B to Singapore redirected to India with F.P.O S.P 502 c.d.s on the front, Somaliland to South Africa franked KUT 1sh.60c cancelled E.A A.P.O 74, etc., also two earlier 1940 covers. (16).
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Lot No: 839
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Airletters/Airgraphs. 1941-45 Air letter proof pair with "Army form W3077" imprints, other air letters (6) and airgraphs (7, four with envelopes) including 1941 (Aug 9) first day lettercard from Palestine to South Africa, 1943 S.A.A.F 40th Squadron and 1944 "Springbok up north" Christmas Greetings air letters, original S.E Asia Command Christmas Greetings airgraph form with India 3a stamp, 1943 Southern Rhodesia Christmas Greetings first day airgraph, 1942 (May 1) first day airgraph from G.B to South Africa, 1945 (July 31) last day airgraph from G.B to CMF or South Africa to Australia, etc. (15).
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Lot No: 843
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West Africa. 1940-45 Covers including 1943 (Jan 15) cover from Buea, Cameroons franked Nigeria 1/3, fire damaged, with 1952 F.J Field letter stating it was from an R.A.F crash; 1945 pilot carried cover from Takoradi to London; 1942 cover from Iraq to London "by PAN AM Clipper via West Africa"; 1941 O.A.S cover from Egypt franked 1/8 to G.B flown via Lagos with "Damaged by Sea Water" cachet, etc. (8).
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Lot No: 845
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East & South Africa. 1936-39 Covers and cards including 1937 cover from Tristan da Cunha franked 1/- intended to go by air from South Africa but carried by sea, 1937 (June 8) first northbound flying boat service cover from Durban to Southampton pilot signed, 1937 (June 28) postcard (pilot signed) and Empire Air Scheme leaflet carried on first G.B to South Africa all-up flight, 1937 (Dec 29) underpaid cover from South Africa to G.B with Christmas Concession surcharge waived label, etc. (12).
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Lot No: 846
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Far East/Australasia. 1936-38 Covers, mainly first flights including 1936 London to Tourane or Hong Kong, Penang to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Shanghai R.A.F flight; 1937 London to Cannanore (Belgian acceptance); 1938 first all-up flights from London to Singapore, Melbourne and Wellington, Singapore to London, Wellington to Gwalior, also North Borneo cover to G.B franked 25c, etc. (15).
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Crash Covers
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Lot No: 861
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1929-54 Covers (8) including 1954 (Jan.) Burma airletter to G.B with red "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER / COMET MAIL"; 1954 (Apr 6) G.B airletter to South Africa, a little water damaged, with violet "SALVAGED MAIL / COMET CRASH / 8.4.54"; U.S.A covers (4), etc., also a 1968 N.Z Post Office letter from Whangarei originally enclosed with a cover from the Heathrow crash. (9).
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Lot No: 862
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1936-39 Covers from Imperial or British Airways crashes, comprising 1936 "Scipio" cover from India to G.B with stamp washed off and Damaged by Seawater cachet, "Athena" cover from G.B to Australia, fire damaged; 1937 "Cygnus" cover from Singapore (red 50c meter) to London with Damaged by Sea Water cachet; 1938 "Calpurnia" cover from G.B to New Zealand with stamp washed off and cachet; 1939 "Challenger" cover from Scotland to South Africa and "Centurion" cover from Singapore to London both with stamps washed off and cachets; 1939 (Aug 10) cover from Bembridge, Isle of Wight, franked 1d + 1½d to Switzerland, minor fire damage, with red cachet "Endommagee lors de l accident / purvenu a l avion postal a Luxeuil". (7).
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Lot No: 863
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1954 (Jan 11) Cover from Kobe to London bearing Japan 5s + 10s + 100s, recovered from the Philippine Airlines crash near Rome on Jan. 14th, a little soiled and torn, "Corrispondenza recuperata in sequita / incidente aereo del 14 GEN 1954" cachet applied in Rome with a further "DAMAGED IN / PAL - AIRCRAFT CRASH" cachet applied in London.
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Lot No: 865
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Cyprus. 1961-67 Covers to Cyprus, 1961 (Dec 20) cover from Germany with Officially Sealed labels tied by Nicosia c.d.s (Jan 2, 1962), torn across the cover, from the B.E.A Comet that crashed at Ankara on December 21st, handstamped violet "SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT"; and 1967 (Oct 10) cover from Belgium recovered from the October 12th B.E.A Athens to Nicosia flight that crashed into the sea due to a time bomb on board, with Greek three line cachet in blue. (2).
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Trans-Pacific Flights
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Lot No: 847
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1925-36 Pioneer flights, covers and cards comprising 1925 (Aug. 22) San Francisco to Hawaii U.S Navy plane flight attempt cover (forced down at sea due to engine trouble, also a commemorative postcard), 1926 Madrid to Manila flight by Spanish aviators Gallarza & Loriga, 1935 (June 20) Manila to G.B cover flown by R.A.F to Singapore (53 flown), 1935 (Mar. 8) U.S Navy Night Survey flight to Wake Island with stamps cancelled at Manila and Pearl Harbour (pilot signed), 1935 Tokyo to Manila and Manila to Osaka flights by Japanese aviators Minichi & Nichi, 1936 R.A.F flights from Manila to Amoy or Shanghai. (9).
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Lot No: 850
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1935-85 Pan Am "China Clipper" photos and ephemera, the extensive lot with original privately taken photos of the delivery of the aircraft on 11 Nov. 1935 (7) or prior to departure on the first regular flight on 22 Nov. (15), Pan Am invitation card to the reception for the aviators upon their arrival at Manila, 1936 cover bearing a label of the aircraft, picture postcards, news cuttings, also covers for the 15th, 40th or 50th anniversaries, 1985 U.S 44c commemorative stamp with missing magenta used on piece, etc.
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Lot No: 851
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1936 Pan Am F.A.M 14 Covers comprising May 2/3 covers from U.S Ships at Guam carried on the first flight of the "Hawaiian Clipper" (2), scarce Oct. 14 covers carried on the final inspection flight of "Philippine Clipper" from San Francisco to Guam or Manila, Oct. 27/Nov. 2 card and cover carried on the first passenger flight of the "Hawaiian Clipper" posted at Guam (signed by passenger No. 1 R.F Bradley) or at Honolulu, and a Dec. 11 cover from Guam with special inaugural flight "Souvenir from Guam" lettersheet enclosed. (7).
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Lot No: 852
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1937 Poster in English and Chinese, "Air Mail Across the Pacific, San Francisco to Hong Kong" with a picture of a Pan Am Clipper flying over San Francisco, imprint of "San Francisco P.O 9.30.37 - 500", tear to upper edge, a rare and imposing original poster, 33x48cm.
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Lot No: 853
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1937 (Apr.) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extended to Hong Kong and Macao, first outward flight covers from San Francisco to Hong Kong (7, two very scarce Canada acceptances from Vancouver, two to New Zealand, one to China with additional cachet) or to Macao (3, one a very scarce Belgium acceptance - 12 such covers sent), Honolulu to Hong Kong or Macao, Wake Island to Hong Kong, Guam to Hong Kong or Macao, Manila to Hong Kong (2, one a Nethelands Indies acceptance) or Macao (2), one Manila cover pilot signed, also a cover flown around the world with U.S.A, Straits, Brazil and Dutch stamps carried on the first Pan Am San Francisco to Hong Kong flight and then by KLM, and three Feb. 15 F.D.Cs of the U.S.A air stamps. (23).
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Lot No: 855
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1937 (Apr.) Covers from China flown by CNAC to Hong Kong, then by Pan Am on the first flight from Hong Kong to Manila, Guam (2), Honolulu or San Francisco (6), also a China 1c postcard with the China flight cachet applied by favour, two c.1937 CNAC timetables and a luggage label. (14).
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Lot No: 856
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1937-47 Covers flown over Pan Am F.A.M 14 route, including illustrated Clipper covers, 1937 (May 10) flight to Catalina Island (2), August 26 first British acceptance to Philippines via Pan Am to Hong Kong, 1938 commercial covers with "MAILED AT WAKE ISLAND" or similar "MAILED AT MIDWAY ISLAND" cachets cancelled at Honolulu and 1939 cover posted at Guam with both Wake and Midway cachets, 1939 (Jan 27) first flight from Guam to new base at Treasure Island and first flight from Treasure Island, Mar. 5/6 first "Boeing Clipper" flight from Manila to Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco (2), 1939 (Aug 9) first "California Clipper" flight from Midway Island, 1941 Midway Island cover with 3rd Def. Bat. duplex, commercial covers censored in Hong Kong, etc. (35).
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Lot No: 857
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1941 (May) Pan Am F.A.M 14 route extension to Singapore, first flight cover from San Francisco, Honolulu, Guam (2) or Manila (2) to Singapore, and first return flight covers from Singapore to Manila (2, one an unusual small cover), Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco, all censored. (11).
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Lot No: 858
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1938 (Jan 2) Pan Am Auckland to San Francisco survey flight, covers and cards flown by "Samoan Clipper" from Auckland to Pago Pago (2), Honolulu (2) or San Francisco (7) with the official cachet in red (7) or violet (2), two with larger P.A.A cachet in black, two signed by the Captain or crew, also two unused flight envelopes, and news cuttings about the flight or the loss of the following flight with all crew (which caused the suspension of the service until 1940). (13).
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Lot No: 859
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1940 (July 12) Pan Am Los Angeles and San Francisco to Auckland F.A.M 19 route, covers and cards carried on the first outward flight on virtually all legs from San Francisco (4), Los Angeles (4), Honolulu (3), Canton Island (2) or Noumea, or on the return flight from Auckland (8), Noumea (4), Canton Island (3) or Honolulu. Also Press Photos (6), picture postcards and news cuttings. (36+).
