The L.V. Pont Collection of Early Air Mail Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Cat No. |
Lot Description |
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| 1487 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.5 2nd Experimental Flight Delhi to Akyab Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.3, with MAY.8 Akyab receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple 3-line cachet on front. Some light stains, else very fine and
rare, with only 6 covers carried. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 500
SOLD for C$240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1488 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.5 2nd Experimental Flight Allahabad to Calcutta Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.4, with MAY.6 Calcutta receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is black 3-line cachet on front. The entire cover has been
stained (perhaps on purpose?) in light blue, and there is a small hole through one of the stamps, still fine with 37 items carried. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 100
SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1489 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.5 Group of Four Different 2nd Experimental Flight Covers, Karachi to Calcutta (20 covers flown), Jodhpur to Allahabad (6 covers flown), Jodhpur to Calcutta (10 covers flown) and Delhi to Calcutta (147 covers flown, back is
stained). A rare group of covers, all signed by Stephen Smith, overall very fine. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(Scan 3)
(Scan 4)
(All Scans)
Get Market Data for [Canada Collection] |
Est $ 1,000
SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1490 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.6 2nd Experimental Flight Calcutta to Akyab Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.4, with MAY.6 Akyab receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple 3-line cachet on front. Very fine, with only 20 items
carried. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 300
SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1491 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.6 2nd Experimental Flight Calcutta to Victoria Point Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.4, with MAY.10 Victoria Point / Mergui receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple 3-line cachet on front and back.
Very fine, with 48 items carried. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 150
SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1492 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.25 2nd Experimental Flight Akyab to Calcutta Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.21, with MAY.25 Calcutta receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is blue green pictorial cachet on front. A very fine and rare
cover, with only 17 items carried. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 400
SOLD for C$95.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1493 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.25 2nd Experimental Flight Rangoon to Akyab Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.20, with MAY.25 Akyab receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple pictorial cachet on front. A very fine and rare cover, with
only 5 covers carried.
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Est $ 500
SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1494 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.25 2nd Experimental Flight Rangoon to Calcutta Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.20, with MAY.25 Calcutta receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is purple pictorial cachet on front. A very fine cover, with 57
items carried. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 100
SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1495 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.26 Calcutta to Allahabad Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.21, with MAY.25 Allahabad receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is deep purple pictorial cachet on front. Bit of overall aging, still fine with only
61 items flown. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 100
SOLD for C$85.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1496 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.26 Calcutta to Delhi Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.21, with MAY.26 Delhi receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is deep purple pictorial cachet on front. Very fine, with only 37 items flown. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 250
SOLD for C$75.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1497 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.26 Allahabad to Delhi Flight Cover, mailed on MAY.23, with MAY.26 Delhi receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is deep purple pictorial cachet on front and back. A few small stains, still very fine,
with only 45 items flown. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 250
SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1498 |
CVR |
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 1931.MAY.31 First Flight from Rangoon to Akyab, mailed Rangoon on APR.30 and addressed to Stephen Smith in Akyab, with MAY.3 receivers on back. Illustrated cachet cover has a blue-green 3-line cachet reading "First Flight / By
Southern Cross VH - USU. / Pilot Commander Kingsford Smith" and small boxed cachet in purple reading "First Airmail / Burma to England". Smith signature on back, very fine and rare, with only 13 items carried. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 500
SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1499 |
CVR |
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 1931.JUL.1 Emergency Flight From Delhi to Jodhpur, left Delhi (Civil Aerodrome) on JUL.1, with Jodhpur receiver on back, alongside Stephen Smith signature. There is a black 4-line cachet on front reading "EMERGENCY FLIGHT / Carried
By / CAPT. DUGGAN. / DELHI FLYING CLUB.". A few small stains, still very fine, and described by Mr. Pont as "scarce". (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1500 |
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 1931.JUL.24 First Day of Issue of the 4a Air Mail Stationery Card, mailed from Calcutta to England, with a GB ½d KGV added, cancelled by AUG.5 Birmingham datestamp. Signed on back by Stephen Smith, dated JUL.4. Tiny corner bend,
still overall very fine with small annotation suggesting this is one of only 4 produced. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 300
SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1501 |
CVR |
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 1931.AUG.10 Croydon to Shanghai Flight by the American Aviators Charles and Gladys Day, with two covers, both franked with a 1a KGV and ½a pictorial definitives and both addressed to Stephen Smith in Calcutta, both also have a
handstamped date "3 SEP 1931", the day the couple actually left Calcutta. The first cover was flown from Calcutta to Rangoon bearing a photographic vignette of Mrs Day tied by the "American Flyers" 3-line cachet. Second cover is similar but with a
different cachet in the shape of India. Both have a second strike of the purple cachet on back. Both very fine and scarce, with only 14 covers flown. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 500
SOLD for C$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1502 |
CVR |
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 1931.DEC.29 Delhi Flying Club First Flight, Karachi to Delhi, a group of 11 similar covers, all with the same violet cachet and all addressed to Stephen Smith. There is a mix of Karachi and Karachi Air datestamps on front, and all
have a Calcutta JAN.5.1932 receiver on back, alongside Smith signature. A few small faults on some, else overall fine or better.
Get Market Data for [Germany (DDR) Collection] |
Est $ 200
SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1503 |
CVR |
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 1931.DEC.31 Hazaribagh to Calcutta Pigeongram, carried by homing pigeon "Dynamite", with red Park Street Calcutta c.d.s. canceling ½a stamp. Signed by Stephen Smith on back, and still contains its missive, partially reading "A
message for 1932 from His Excellency The Viceroy HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY, etc..." which is also signed by Smith. Very fine. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(Scan 3)
(All Scans)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1504 |
CVR |
|
 1931
Group of Nine Different First Flight Covers, mailed on APR.10 (India to GB), APR.13 (Allahabad to Calcutta, 148 flown), APR.13 (Calcutta to Rangoon, 228 covers flown), APR.13 (Allahabad to Port Darwin Australia, 91 covers flown), APR.30 (Rangoon
to Calcutta, 225 covers flown), APR.30 (Rangoon to Allahabad, 60 covers flown), MAY.1 (Calcutta to Allahabad, 142 covers flown), MAY.1 (Calcutta to Allahabad, 142 covers flown) and MAY.4 (Calcutta to Rangoon, 94 covers flown). Many different cachets,
frankings, etc. some with small faults, still a useful group, all scanned online. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(Scan 3)
(Scan 4)
(Scan 5)
(Scan 6)
(Scan 7)
(Scan 8)
(Scan 9)
(All Scans)
Get Market Data for [Australia Collection] |
Est $ 500
SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1505 |
CVR |
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 1932.JAN.5-6 Group of Six Different Delhi Flying Club First Flight Covers, each with a 2-line cachet (in green, purple or black) reading "First Flight / DELHI FLYING CLUB". Flights includes are Jodhpur to Hyderabad (9 covers
flown), Delhi to Hyderabad (13 covers flown), Jodhpur to Delhi, Delhi to Karachi 917 covers flown)i, Delhi to Hyderabad and Delhi to Johdpur (16 covers flown). All with receivers on back alongside Stephen Smith signatures. (Scan 1)
(Scan 2)
(Scan 3)
(Scan 4)
(Scan 5)
(Scan 6)
(All Scans)
Get Market Data for [Canada Collection] |
Est $ 500
SOLD for C$210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1506 |
CVR |
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 1932.JAN.13 Haliburton-Stephens Flight Cover Over the Himalayas, carried by "The Flying Carpet", with two yellow and red descriptive labels plus a purple handstamp on front and back reading "American Fliers / In Stearland Biplane".
The front shows a signature from the pilot and back is signed by Stephen Smith, very fine. 50 covers were flown.
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Est $ 300
SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
