AIRGRAPHS - FIRST & LAST DAY USAGE: 15 Aug. 1941 Airgraph from Birmingham to RASC, MEF with the senders message "HM Queen is sending the first Airgraph message today... " the first day of outbound Airgraphs; 30 Oct. 1944 original Airgraph Form (Type GB 44/8) with, printed impression of 3d postage stamp, uniquely on an adjoining page plus a Christmas Airgraph from Birmingham to Carterton, New Zealand dated 30 Oct. 1944 with "Despatched on First Day of issue ..." plus 31 July 1945 Last Day of Service Airgraph showing map of Africa with Kenya highlighted from Nairobi to Rotherham with "Text of Postal Notice" "Airgraph Service will cease to operate ...31/7/45. Postmaster of Nairobi". Fine and scarce trio. Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND, KENYA (Image)

AIRGRAPHS INC. SUDAN, INDIA, CEYLON, CHRISTMAS, ETC.: 1942-44 with 18 Mar. 1942 Airgraph Sudan to a Goldsmith in Edinburgh re purchase of an engraved brush!; 19 Feb. 1942 Airgraph Calcutta to Edinburgh with note "Edinburgh 30th March"; Nov. 1942 illus. "SEASON'S GREETINGS" Airgraph RAMC Colombo to Chepstow; Nov. 1943 "Greetings from H.M.S. Carlisle" (Alexandria) to Kilmarnock; 1944 Polish Christmas Airgraph from Polish Forces 622 CMF to Polish Forces P70, London etc. Good mix. (26 items) Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, INDIA, SUDAN, CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS (Image)

POSTCARD & LETTER CARDS TO OVERSEAS, ETC. INC. MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, ETC: 1939-44 with 1941 2d KGVI PC uprated with 1d "BY AIR MAIL" Worcester to Royal Engineers, East Africa Force; Nov. 1939 PC London to Zurich paid 1½d with single line PASSED BY CENSOR hs; 3 Apr. 1941 "FIRST DAY CONCESSION RATE" airmail PC Bournemouth to HQME Egypt; Jan. 1942 "thin" PC airmail Leyland to Bombay, India with boxed IT IS REGRETTED THAT ... REPORTED MISSING hs; Feb. 1944 2½d Letter Card uprated with US 3c from a USN Lt FPO 417 (England) to West Hempstead, NY; 1942 PC printed blue AIR MAIL Leicester to Basra Iraq franked KGVI 7d green; 1942 2d KGVI PC uprated 1d for air mail Romsey to RAF East Africa, etc. (37 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, EGYPT, IRAQ (Image)