British Commonwealth: New Zealand - The Barry Scott Airmail Collection continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1302 |
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NZAMC No. 115h |
 New Zealand, 1935 (Jan. 29) RNZAF Special Flights Carrying Mail and
other Documents for Royal Tour (NZAMC 115h). Cover flown on Jan 29, 1935, from H.M.A.S. Australia in the Bay of Islands to Wellington. Backstamped 30 JA 35 -9:45AM Delivery. Visit of Duke of Gloucester. Signed by both pilots.
NZAMC
$160 ($132). (Image) |
NZAMC $160 ($132)
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1303 |
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 New Zealand, 1936-38 Boxed Instructional Marking "Via
Sydney-Singapore-England". Two examples of a very scarce routing handstamp, one on a 1936 airmail cover from Napier to Scotland and the other on a 1938 cover to Herts., England. Only 19 examples of this handstamp have been recorded.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1304 |
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 New Zealand, 1936-48 "AIR SERVICE INTERRUPTED" Type 38 Boxed Cachet.
From April 1936 to July 1948 whenever there was an interruption due to bad weather, high winds, fog, etc., the airmail was supposed to be appropriately marked. Attractive selection of seven (7) covers having this marking, in various colors.
Noted are First Flights, commercial mail, late fee, etc.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1305 |
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 New Zealand, 1936-43, "AEROPLANE TRIP CANCELLED" Types 39 and 41
Single-Line Cachet. Five covers, 2 with Type 39 and three with Type 41 cachet on airmail covers that could not be flown due mainly to the weather. Noted is one cover originally mailed from "Delta Air Force".
Estimate $300 - 400.
(Image 2) (Image 3) (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1306 |
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 New Zealand, 1936 Imperial Airways Schedule Changes. Three covers showing
announced changes in Imperial schedules. One cover (Wellington)-Australia-London; another (Wellington)-Australia-London-surface to Durban, S.A.;another (Wellington)-Australia-Alexandria-Durban. Exceptionally interesting group.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image 2) (Image) |
Est. $250-350
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1307 |
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 New Zealand, 1936 Official "Paid" Privilege Air Mail. Two covers
sent airmail "free" OHMS. One sent from Wellington to The Earl of Powis in London and forwarded to Powis Castle in Welshpool, Aug 10, 1936, with R.P.S.N.Z. type 47 Official Frank handstamp; the other sent from Wellington's Office of the
Leader of the Opposition, House of Representatives, to Christchurch, with R.P.S.N.Z. type 44 Official Frank handstamp.
Estimate $200 - 300.
(Image) |
Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1308 |
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NZAMC No. 134 |
 New Zealand, 1936 (July 24) Timaru-Palmerston North Emergency Flight
(NZAMC 134). The ZK-AEG "Karoro" was flown on an unscheduled flight back to Palmerston North the day after an emergency landing in Timaru. A very few covers were flown on this flight. NZAMC says "At least two covers are
known to have been postmarked Timaru 24 JLY 36 and flown to Palmerton North where they were backstamped PALMERSTON North 24 JLY 4-PM". This is one of those covers.
NZAMC $250 ($206). (Image) |
NZAMC $250 ($206)
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1309 |
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NZAMC No. 137b |
 New Zealand, 1936 (Aug. 22) Crash of the "Scipio" at Crete
(NZAMC 137b). 38 bags of mail were recovered from crash of the "Scipio" Aug 22, 1936. This letter mailed in NZ and addressed to Germany. Only cover known from NZ to Germany via Brindisi. Nierinck 360822s; Sfr. 200.
NZAMC
$250 ($206). (Image) |
NZAMC $250 ($206)
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1310 |
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NZAMC No. 137a |
 New Zealand, 1936 (Aug. 22) Crash of the "Scipio" at Crete
(NZAMC 137a). 38 bags of mail were recovered from crash of the "Scipio" Aug 22, 1936. These 2 covers were recovered, addressed to London and mailed in NZ. Nierinck 360822, cachet types "b" and "g".
NZAMC
$240 ($198). (Image) |
NZAMC $240 ($198)
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1311 |
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 New Zealand, 1937-41 Pan Am Flown Covers. Clipper Mail, seven (7)
various Pan Am flown covers. Includes first flights, censored mail via Portugal, Samoan Clipper, 1937-1941. Nice group.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image
2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image) |
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1312 |
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 New Zealand, 1937-38 Imperial Airways Schedule Changes. Three covers flown
after schedule changes announced as from Feb 6, 1937 (first 2) and Nov 1, 1937 (last). First cover NZ-Brisbane-Marseilles-(surface) Switzerland; second NZ-Brisbane-Singapore-England; third, Wellington
(Registered)-Brisbane-Brindisi-Milan-Basel.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image 2) (Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1313 |
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NZAMC No. 156 |
 New Zealand, 1937 (Mar. 2) Special Flight to H.M.S. Achilles (NZAMC
156). On March 2, 1937, the H.M.S. Achilles was visiting Queen Charlotte Sound in the South Island. Since much mail had accumulated in Wellington for the ship's company, the ship's aircraft was dispatched to collect the mail. This
cover was flown back to the ship. It is postmarked Wellington Mar 2, 1937, signed by the pilot, and has the ship's oval datestamp as a receiving stamp. Only 3 covers known today.
NZAMC $130 ($107). (Image) |
NZAMC $130 ($107)
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1314 |
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NZAMC No. 168 |
 New Zealand, 1937 (Sep. 2) Wellington-Christchurch Unscheduled Flight
(NZAMC 168). On Sep 1 the Union Airways regular flight from Palmerston North was forced by bad weather to land at Rongotai. The next morning the plane flew unscheduled to Christchurch. Mail on the special flight was postmarked in
Wellington at 8:30 AM and backstamped in Christchurch at 12-M. This cover was then returned to Wellington by surface means. Fewer than 10 covers from this flight known to exist today. Very underpriced in NZAMC.
NZAMC $60 ($49). (Image) |
NZAMC $60 ($49)
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1315 |
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 New Zealand, 1937 (July 8, 23) New Plymouth Routing Cachet. In the
1936-1938 period the New Plymouth P.O. applied a routing cachet "Per Australia-London Air Mail" to airmail submitted for that service. Two types exist, with minor differences. Two (2) covers, one postmarked July 8, 1937 to England and
the other July 23, 1937 to Scotland. One cover with Type 1 cachet (5 known) and one with Type 2 cachet (3 known).
Estimate $200 - 300.
(Image) |
Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1316 |
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NZAMC No. 175 |
 New Zealand, 1937 (Dec. 5) Imperial Airways Flying Boat "Cygnus"
Crash at Brindisi (NZAMC 175). Three (3) examples of mail originating in NZ recovered from the crash of the "Cygnus" while taking off from Brindisi Dec 5, 1937. Nierinck types 371205b,c and one with an unlisted 5-line
typed label.
NZAMC $450 ($371) Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) |
NZAMC $450 ($371)
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1317 |
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NZAMC No. 178c, 178e |
 New Zealand, 1938 (Jan. 2) Auckland-San Francisco PAA Survey Flight
(NZAMC 178c, 178e). Three outstanding covers flown on the survey flight leaving Auckland on the 2nd under the command of Capt. Edward Musick. One cover with usual red cachet forwarded from San Francisco to final destination in Victoria,
Canada. Other two are large-size PAA Company covers with large black rectangular PAA cachets, one flown to American Samoa, the other to San Francisco and signed by Musick.
NZAMC $435 ($358). (Image) |
NZAMC $435 ($358)
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1318 |
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NZAMC No. 178e |
 New Zealand, 1938 (Jan. 2) Auckland-San Francisco PAA Survey Flight
(NZAMC 178e). Large-sized Pan Am Company cover flown from Auckland to San Francisco. SF Backstamp of Jan 6, 1938. Scarce large black flight cachet applied by Pan Am.
NZAMC $200 ($165). (Image) |
NZAMC $200 ($165)
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1319 |
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 New Zealand, 1938 (July) -1939 (Oct.) Domestic Inland Air Mail
Letter Rate. Four covers flown in this time period, one 2d airmail rate, another franked with only 1d, rated due 2d (double the deficiency), two with Express Service added, including one with boxed postal marking "Air Service
Interrupted" due to heavy wind and rains. Very attractive covers.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image 2) (Image) |
Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1320 |
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NZAMC No. 205 |
 New Zealand, 1939 (June 12) Imperial Airways Flying Boat
"Centurion" Crash at Calcutta (NZAMC 205). Two covers recovered from crash, one mailed in Wanganui and the other in Gisborne, both with Nierinck 390612 type a and f cachets (Nierinck 130 Sfr. each).
NZAMC $350
($288). (Image) |
NZAMC $350 ($288)
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1321 |
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 New Zealand, 1940-45 Wartime "Horseshoe Route" Joint Empire Air-Sea
Mail. Outstanding mini-collection of 13 covers that take us through WWII on the "Horseshoe Route," from June 1940 through May 1945. Included are first flight on this route via TEAL and Qantas, cover to serviceman in the Middle East
"REPORTED MISSING," covers to London "via Capetown," Prisoner of War mail, Egyptian use of NZ stamps, cover to China, also one to India, and other important and historical covers.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
