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The Paul Magid Exhibition Collection continued...

Imperial Airways in Africa continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1476

1926, Survey Flight vignettes in green and in red, each perforated and imperforate (4 labels), Fine to Very Fine, the imperfs are very rare.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1477

1926 (Jan 9), RAF Survey Flights Abu Suwer (Cario) - Khartoum. Initialed by pilot and violet flight cachets; also northbound return flight, without stamps, but with cachets and initials, Very Fine, 65 of the former flown and 35 of the latter.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Est. $600-800
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1478

1926 (Feb 12), Sir Alan Cobham's return flight from Cape Town to London. Postcard canceled in London, 15 Mar 26, and signed by Cobham, plus a photo with Sir Sefton Branker, Very Fine, 20 flown.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1479

1926 (Mar-Jun), RAF Survey Flight, Cape Town - Cairo. Unofficial mail bearing British Legion Athens seal and signed by Pulford, postmarked on arrival, 12 June, Lee on Solent; addressed to Mrs C.M.Woodknown., Very Fine, one of only six recorded.
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. (Image)

Est. $4,000-6,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1480

1926 (Mar 3), Large O.H.M.S envelope. 380 x 150mm, addressed to W/C Pulford and endorsed in red "For D.H 9A going to Khartoum on 4/3/26" and "To be handed to with/cdr Pulford on his arrival"; Royal Air Force - Middle East oval handstamp, plus a clipping with photo from The Sphere newspaper, Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1481

1927 (Feb 12), First Air Service to East Africa (Southbound) Khartoum - Nairobi. Delayed due to damage, pilot signed Gladstone; also Jinja - Nairobi, red markings, Very Fine, approximately ten of the former and nine of the latter flown.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1482

1927 (Feb 15), First Service to East Africa (Northbound) Kisumu - Khartoum. Red cachet; also Kisumu - Cario, backstamped Egyptian Industrial Exposition slogan cancel, Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Est. $600-800
CLOSED
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1483

1927 (Feb 15), registered cover from Nairobi to England. Franked 1s, flown Kisumu - Khartoum, Cario transit, backstamped London, 1 Mar, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1484

1927 (May 18), Northbound Flight, Mongalla - Khartoum. Cover carried by favour of Gladstone bearing 5mil Sudan canceled by "North Sea Aerial & General Transport" in violet; signed by of Alan Cobham, Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1485

1927 (Oct 16), Jinja - Nairobi, Last Flight of the Service. Red double-ring "Air Mail Uganda Sudan" datestamp, backstamped Nairobi & Kisumu, Very Fine, fewer than 20 carried.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
CLOSED
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1486

1927-28, Sir Alan Cobham's Africa Survey Flight. Unfranked cover to Uganda, signed and endorsed by Cobham as "Carried from England to Uganda on the Short Rolls Royce Flying Boat", Very Fine, one of only four carried.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500
CLOSED
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1487

1928 (Nov 27), Miss Africa Flight, Amsterdam - Cairo. By Major Lord Carbery, postmarked Schipol Aerodrome in red, 10mil Egyption stamp on reverse; also a second cover flown Cairo - Nairobi with 5mil Egyption stamp canceled 6 Dec 28 and a Kenya 20c, 11 Dec 28 (cover no. 2 of 40), Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Est. $600-800
CLOSED
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1488

1929, Union Airways. Two covers: First Flight Cape Town - Durban, 26 Aug, signed by the pilot Major Miller, also England - Johannesburg bearing set of four low value P.U.C. cylinder number singles, canceled Cape Town Paquebot, 26 Aug (with PFSA certificate).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
CLOSED
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1489

1929, Wilson Airways first (unofficial) flown cover. Legal size cover without stamps, handstamped cachet "24-10-29 12-11-29/ By aeroplane Knight of the Grail./ London England — Naiobi Kenya", numbered "1" in lower left corner, addressed to 6th Battalion, King's Africa Rifles, Dar Es Salaam, Very Fine, only 20 flown.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
CLOSED
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1490

1930 (Oct 4), The Evening Standard. Complete newspaper still in its original ½d wrapper uprated with additional ½d and bearing the "Air Post Special" handstamp, sent from London on 4 Oct 30 to Cape Town, backstamped 13 Oct, Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Est. $600-800
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1491

1930 (Oct 5), Record Flight, Britain to Cape Town. By Capt Caspareuthus in a D.H Puss Moth in 8 days 10½ hours, cover signed by Caspareuthus with "Air Post Special" cache; franked a 1½d stamp which was not required but was canceled 4 Oct 4th, Very Fine, only 22 carried.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,500
CLOSED
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1492

1931, Air Ministry Notice Relating to the Service. Franked 9d and flown London to Bulawayo with receiveing mark of 20 Dec 31, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

1493

1931, Sir Lowry's Pass. Legal size OHMS cover, Cape Town - England, 19 Nov, Official Free handstamp, accompanied by type A notice.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1494

1931, Inaugural Flight, Foreign Acceptances, U.S.A - Kampala. Official Imperial Airways cover bearing 5c canceled Philadelphia, 22 Dec, then by sea via SS Paris to London, 7d with London airmail obliteration plus a 10d with regular London cds, backstamped Entebbe and Kampala, 9 Mar; vertical fold which does not detract, Very Fine, only three recorded.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)

Est. $350-500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1495

1931, Inaugural Flight, Foreign Acceptances. Basel, Switzerland - Mwanza, registered cover (46 flown) returned to sender. Vienna, Austria - Port Bell, Uganda, marked unclaimed and returned., Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1496

1931, Rhodesia, two covers. Springbok cover Salisbury, S.Rhodesia to Pietersburg, Transvaal; cover Broken Hill, N.Rhodesia to Salisbury franked 4d, with cachet. Also, a mail bundle label, Salisbury to Pietermaritzburg (experimental flight), Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
CLOSED
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1497

1931, Inaugural Flight, Foreign Acceptances, Germany - Cape Town. First acceptance (Unofficial) cover bearing 65pf canceled Cologne, endoresed "By airplane via Cologne to Cape Town", carried by rail to Athens and flown on First Flight to Mwanza (backstamped 10 Mar) thence by rail and sea to Cape Town., Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
CLOSED
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1498

1931, Inaugural Flight, Foreign Acceptances, Malta - Alice, South Africa. Official Imperial Airways cover bearing 6d air mail + 1½d canceled Valletta, 27 Feb, but rejected by evidence of the X on 6d stamp, forwarded by sea via Suez to Cape Town, backstamped Alice, 24 Mar, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
CLOSED
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1499

1931, Inaugural Flight, Foreign Acceptances, Gibraltar - Mwanza. Official Imperial Airways cover bearing 1½d (surface rate), Gibraltar slogan cancel, 20 Feb, sent to London, 7½d added (rate was 7d) with Mwanza backstamp, 10 Mar, handstamped "Not Known" and "Return To Sender", Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1500

1931, London - Southern Rhodesia. Plain cover canceled 9 Dec 31 at Croydon Aerodrome franked 9d to Southern Rhodesia, Very Fine, one of only six covers to Southern Rhodesia.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction