SCARCE KGV SILVER JUBILEE FUND CANCELS, WWII SOMALILAND MAIL, ETC.: Group of 4 covers and a postcard franked with KGV issues of India, each cancelled by the scarce "Support the Silver jubilee Fund" slogan handstamp. Destinations GB (3), USA & Belgium. All mailed April-May 1935. Lot also inc. 26 Jan 1940 censored env. from Lille to a French BMTS unit arriving Berbera and forwarded (?) to Djibouti; 5 Aug. 1940 censor cover from Aden to Hargeisa, etc. Covers are mounted on display pages with background information. (8 items)Cross Reference: SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE (Image)

1925 ROIG MISSION - FIRST AEROPOSTALE SURVEY FLIGHT RIO TO BUENOS AIRES: 14 Jan. 1925 specially printed env. for the first airmail from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires via Montevideo. Franked 2,000 reis. Scarce. (Image)

RARE EARLY PUBLICITY CARDS: 27 Aug. 1929 postcard from Rio de Janeiro to Victoria, Brazil franked 900r (700r airmail postcard rate + 200r surface fee). Struck on front with Aeropostale Victoria cds plus boxed C.G.A. handstamp and boxed "VIA AEREA". This is card no.3 depicting LATE 25 aircraft. Rare. Also an unused example. (2 cards) (Image)

1930 SPECIAL AEROPOSTALE CARD FOR 3rd FEIRA INTERNACIONALE DE AMORSTRAS: 13 Sep. 1930 Publicity card from Rio de Janeiro to Porto Alegre franked 700r. Struck on reverse with special Aeropostale cachet. Scarce. (Image)

INCOMING MAIL FROM HUNGARY, ROMANIA, GREECE & PORTUGAL: Includes 8 Jun. 1934 printed env. from Budapest to Sao Paulo franked 2.6 pengo and 19 Mar 1937 cover from Budapest to Rio de Janeiro franked 3.40 pengo; 8 Aug. 1935 Regd. postcard from Bucharest to Parana, Brazil franked 72 lei combined rate; 15 Apr. 1937 printed airmail letter from Brazilian embassy in Athens to Rio de Janeiro, 6 Mar. 1937 env. from Lisbon to Sao Paulo franked 27.35 esc. and 9 Mar. 1940 printed airmail env. from Porto to Buenos Aires franked 19.25 esc. Attractive group. (5 covers) Cross Reference: HUNGARY, ROMANIA, PORTUGAL, GREECE (Image)

29 AUG. 1933 AEROPOSTALE COFFEE SAMPLE BAG MAILED FROM BRAZIL TO GB: Canvas sample bag (c.220mm x 110mm) mailed from Santos to London. Colourfully printed on both sides. Bearing stamps to value of 18,600r but one appears to have washed off. (Image)

1935 CONCESSIONARY GREETINGS CARD: Flown 26 Dec. 1936 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris at concessionary rate of 1,500r. Air France logo on reverse long with boxed cachet "GAGNEZ DU TEMPS/REPONDEZ/PAR AVION". Attractive card carried by "Ville de Montevideo" piloted by Guerrero. (Image)

CRASH MAIL, 1930-37: Trio of covers inc. 8 May 1930 Aeropostale env. from Chabas to France. The LATE 28 piloted by Negrin crashed & sank between Buenos Aires and Natal on 10 May (Nierinck 300510) killing all but one passenger. Purple cachet on revers "Accident d'Avion/Correspondences Receuillies en mer/NE PAS TAXER"; 3 Nov. 1935 env. from Argentina to Paris crashed after leaving Bahia. Mail bags found on beach at Aracaju, no survivors. Violet cachet applied on reverse "COURRIER ACCIDENTE AU BRESIL/LE 3 NOVEMBRE 1935". Nierinck 351103.. Also 18 Oct. 1937 cover from Buenos Aires to Belgium. Plane disappeared en route fro Dakar to France with mail retrieved from sea off Morocco. A black 3-line cachet "Courrier sinistre/reconstitue par les soins du/Bureade Casablanca. Nierinck 371027. (3 covers) (Image)

100th CROSSING OF SOUTH ATLANTIC: Attractive 19 Jul. 1936 cover from Paris to Buenos Aires franked 18 Fr. Special machine cancel celebrating the 100th crossing applied in Paris. Carried by LATE 300 "Ville de Santiago" piloted by Guerrero. (Image)

1937 CRASH MAIL BUENOS AIRES TO LONDON: 27h Oct. 1937 Air France printed cover mailed from Buenos Aires to London. The Dewoitine 33 "Antares" crashed south of Mazagan, Morocco. Mail recovered from sea was struck with cachet "Courrier sinistre/Reconstitue par les soins du/Bureau de Casablanca".Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

1929 RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT FLIGHT TO SANTIAGO - MERMOZ SIGNED: 14 Jun. 1929 flown cover signed by Mermoz and franked 38c in Argentine stamps. Postmarked 12 Jun but departure delayed until 14 Jun. Flown on POTEZ 25 with only 41 covers carried on board. (Image)

FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL ARGENTINA TO CHILE - PILOT SIGNED: 3 Sep. 1929 cover from Buenos Aires to Santiago flown and signed by Henri Guillaumet. Argentine franking of 35c (special rate). Struck on front with boxed purple cachet "PREMIER/COURRIER AERIEN/ARGENTINE-CHILI". (Image)

MAY 1928 LATECOERE EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT: 1 May 1928 cover from Coronel to Brussels. Carried on experimental Latecoere flight from Santiago to Buenos Aires to connect with Aeropostale air/sea service to France. Cover is over franked 8.05 pesos (philatelic?). Red circular Aeropostale/Latecoere handstamp without date plug placed on front was only used on this experimental flight. Also 6 May 1928 cover carried from Santiago to Paris on the same flight franked 3.90 pesos. (2 covers) (Image)

JULY 1929 FIRST FLIGHT CHILE TO ARGENTINA - MERMOZ SIGNED COVER: 18 Jul. 1929 cover from Santiago to Buenos Aires. Franked 1.20 pesos (domestic airmail rate). Rectangular violet cachet "PREMIER/COURRIER AERIEN/CHILI-ARGENTINE" struck on front. Signed by pilot Mermoz. (Image)

CHILEAN MAIL DESIGNATED FOR AIRMAIL TRANSMISSION FROM BUENOS AIRES: 12 Feb. 1929 cover from CGA office in Santiago to Buenos Aires. Cover is addressed to Marcel Bouilloux Lafont (Chairman of CGA). Struck with circular company cachet in purple. Franked only 70c (surface rate) so probably allowed to proceed "par complaisance" being addressed to the Chairman. Also, 25 Feb. 1929 cover from Santiago to Stuttgart. Franked 3.90 pesos and having a special instructional circular h/s in black, signifying the mail would be sen on from Buenos Aires by Aeropostale. Red airmail etiquette. (2 covers) Cross Reference: GERMANY (Image)

CHILE 1928-32 INTL. AIR MAIL ISSUES ON MAIL TO EUROPE: Trio of covers inc.8 Oct. 1931 Regd. airmail cover from Santiago to Germany franked 7.80 pesos. Struck with red boxed ""SANTIAGO DE CHILE/SERVICIO AEREO" registration handstamp; 2 Apr. 1931 diplomatic packet from Santiago to London franked 26.70 pesos. Also, 3 Mar 1932 heavy commercial packet from Balfour Williamson in Valparaiso to London with 89.50 pesos franking and 18 Jan. 1934 commercial packet from Valparaiso to London franked 169.90 pesos. Some spectacular frankings. (4 covers) (Image)

1934-36 AIR FRANCE COVERS FROM LESS FREQUENTLY SEEN ORIGINS - SAAR, LEBANON, INDO-CHINA, BELGIUM, PORTUGAL, ETC.: Group inc. 11 Jun. 1934 philatelic cover from Saar to Santiago franked 21.50 Fr, Nov. 22 1935 cover from Beirut to Santiago franked 30 piastres, 27 Jul. 1935 cover from Saigon to Santiago franked $1.30, 10 Jan. 1936 cover from Lisbon to Paul Vachet in Santiago franked 16.75 esc. and 28 Nov 1936 cover from Brussels to Santiago franked 18.75 Belgian Fr. (5 covers) Cross Reference: SAAR, LEBANON (Image)

1935/36 AIR FRANCE CONCESSIONARY GREETINGS CARDS - CHILE TO EUROPE: Collection of 4 cards flown from Chile to France or Switzerland depicting different Air France aircraft inc. LATE 521 "Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris", LATE 300 "Croix de Sud", Bleriot 5190 "Santos Dumont", POTEZ 62, etc. All mailed at concessionary rate. (4) (Image)

1936/37 AIR FRANCE CONCESSIONARY GREETINGS CARDS: Collection of cards from Chile or Uruguay (1) to Europe. Includes 17 Dec. 1936 flown from Taltal to Warrington franked 3.20 pesos (over franked 10c) depicting plane leaving the coast; also an unused example; trio of similar greetings cards depicting stylised Dewoitine 338 and inscribed "felicidades", one flown from Uruguay to Germany, the other two unused & used, the latter flown from Valparaiso to Germany. All franked at concessionary rates. (6 cards) (Image)

1938/39 AIR FRANCE CONCESSIONARY GREETINGS CARDS: Pair of cards, used & unused, depicting a postman promoting a 4 day service to Chile. The former dated 3 Jan 1940 (in use up to 6 Jan. 1940) flown from Temuco to Sweden at concessionary rate of 3.70 pesos (normally 11.80 pesos). Also 16 Dec. 1939 card depicting Air France logo & desert scene flown from Valparaiso to Denmark. Franked 3.70 pesos. (3 cards) (Image)

1938 CRASH MAIL: Two covers salvaged from the Dewoitine 338 crash at Piq de Cinq Croix, Pyrenees. 19 Mar. 1938 cover from Santiago to Vienna and 19 Mar. 1938 cover from Montevideo to Antwerp. Salvaged mail has the purple cachet "CORRESPONDANCE AVION/retardee et deterioree/apr suite de l'accident aerien/survenu le 23 MARS 1938". All on board were killed and salvaged mail was forwarded to Toulouse where cachet was applied. (2 covers)Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

FIRST AIRMAIL FROM EUROPE - FLOWN MERMOZ, TOULOUSE TO BUENOS AIRES: 29 Feb. 1928 Regd. cover (philatelic) from Rabat to Montevideo, franked 11.65 Fr. The aircraft broke down near Villa Cisneros, Western Sahara arriving Montevideo 17 Mar. (Image)

1930 FIRST COMMERCIAL DIRECT CROSSING OF S. ATLANTIC ATTEMPT BY MERMOZ: Group of 4 covers from Montevideo to Europe. This return leg in "Comte de Vaux" was scheduled for Jun. 7 1930, but after 35 failed attempts to take off, mail was transferred to boat for the crossing. The covers were destined for Italy, Spain, France & Germany. All are handstamped with the cachet "AEROPOSTALE/PRIMER CORREO AEREO DIRECTO/AMERICA-EUROPA/AVIADOR MERMOZ/7 JUNIO 1930" in purple or red. The 4 Jun. 1930 cover to Germany was carried by Mermoz on the 'successful' second attempt of 8 Jul, though the plane put down on the sea 700km short of Dakar and sank! The cachet wording was changed for this second attempt. (4 covers) (Image)

1932-33 CONCESSIONARY GREETINGS CARDS FROM URUGUAY TO EUROPE: Group inc. 17 Dec. 1932 card from Montevideo to Liverpool depicting LATE 28 aircraft over flying an ocean liner (CAF card no.8). Franked 23c; 17 Dec. 1932 card from Montevideo to Germany franked 23c and simply inscribed "Aeropostal Uruguay Tarjeta Postal Fin de Ano 1932 (CAF card no.7). Also, 30 Dec. 1933 concessionary greetings card (CAF card no.12) from Montevideo to Germany. Card printed in brown depicting stylised Air France plane and inscribed "Felices Fiestas". Also an unused example of same card. (3 cards) (Image)

1934-36 CONCESSIONARY GREETINGS CARDS FROM URUGUAY TO EUROPE: Group inc. 28 Dec. 1934 card from Montevideo to Paris franked 23c, depicting an Air France plane and inscribed "Muchas Felicidades 1935" (CAF card no.15); 9 Dec. 1936 card from Montevideo to Italy franked 23c (CAF card no.25B) and 26 Dec. 1936 card from Montevideo to Paris. Card (CAF card no.26) showing a POTEZ 62 aircraft. Also h/s "AIR FRANCE/CORREO AEREO/18 DE JULIO-MONTEVIDEO" in purple. (3 cards) (Image)