Imperial Airways in Africa continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1526 |
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 1934, Wilson Airways Tanganyika Flights. Two covers: outbound Dar Es Salaam - Utete, 12 Feb, franked 50c, Woodcock cover; and registered return flight Cota cover Utete - Dar Es Salaam, 14 Feb, franked 65c
(only 6 known), Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1527 |
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 1935 (Aug 7), the Ovamboland air mail cover. Carried on the Special Flight Windhoek - Ondongua, signed by the pilot, Capt J.N.Cooke, backstamped on arrival, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)
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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1528 |
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 1936, Schlesinger Air Race, England - Johannesburg. Tommy Rose cover, Cairo - London, posted 20 Sep. Rose who had to abandon the race at Cairo after damageing the plane's undercarriage (35 flown);
also includes a Souvenir of his 1935 record flight to the Cape in 3 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)
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Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
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| 1529 |
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 1936, Schlesinger Air Race, England - Johannesburg. Cover carried by Capt. S.S.Halse, salvaged from his wrecked plane at Domboshawa near Salisbury after landing in a plowed field, 9 Sep, "London - Johannesburg"
handstamp, manuscript explanation on bottom of envelope, reposted to London, Fine to Very Fine, only 24 flown.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
(Image)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1530 |
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 1936, Schlesinger Air Race, England - Johannesburg. Cover carried by Victor Smith, who was forced out of the race, eventually making it to South Africa, where the cover was posted at George, 18 Jan, endorsed
"Retired from race at Khartoum 3rd Oct '36. Arrived George, Cape, S. Africa 6th Oct. (signed) V.A. Smith"., Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)
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Est. $600-800
CLOSED
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| 1531 |
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 1936, Extension to West Africa. First Khartoum - Kano flight, in conjunction with Elder Dempster Shipping Lines (Imperial founded Elder Colonial Airways to operate between Khartoum and Nigeria), a registered
commercial cover dispatched 14 Feb 36, delayed due to storm, arriving Kano on the 16th, Very Fine, only 25 flown.
Estimate $500 - 750.
(Image)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1532 |
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 1936, West African Service, African Accepances. Two covers: Egyptian Mail, Imad El Di - Kano, registered cover carried on First Flight departing Cairo 13 Feb, franked 70mil, backstamped; First Flight northbound Cape
Town - Kano, Imperial Airways "Hold-to-Light" envelope franked 1s, canceled 7 Feb 36 (37 flown), Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
(Image)
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1533 |
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 1936, West African Service, United Kingdom to Chad. Four covers: two 2 to Abesher, one to Fort Lamy and one to ATI, plain philatelic covers covers, three with "Non Reclame" markings, Very Fine.
Estimate
$200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1534 |
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 1937, Mozambique Mail, Lourenço Marques Feeder Service. Two covers: First Flight Johannesburg - Lourenço Marques, 18 July 37, franked 1d (1½d rate to P.E.A.); also First Return Flight
Lourenço Marque - Johannesburg, 19 July, unfranked (from Jul 1937 until Mar 1938 stamps were not required for international airmail) but a "Taxe Perçu" air mail etiquette was applied indicating payment of 1fr50c, Very
Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Est. $200-300
CLOSED
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| 1535 |
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 1937, Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways Connecting Service. Two covers: First Flight cover Bulawayo - Beira (25 flown); also A. Phillips map cover Bulawayo - Durban, 3 Jul, both at 2d rate, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1536 |
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 1937 (Apr 8), Mrs. Bonney's Solo Flight, Australia - South Africa via Asia. Cover signed, "Mrs. H. B. Bonney", carried from Brisbane, 8 Apr, to Nairobi and returned to Brisbane by Imperial Airways,
franked 1.90c in East African stamps, posted Nairobi, 22 Jul, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)
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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
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| 1537 |
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 1937 (May 12), Coronation Day. Pigeon Post Souvenir programm, used Pigeongram and First Day cover postmarked Strand, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1538 |
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 1937 (Jun 26), London - Cape Town Record Flight. Cover carried by A.E.Couston and Mrs. Kirby-Green together with a souvenir greeting card depicting them; cover with light foxing, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)
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Est. $250-350
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1539 |
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 1927 (Mar 9), Crash on Lake Victoria. Recovered cover from Nairobi to U.K, bearing "Owing temporary failure/Air Service Mail/ forwarded Normal Route" cachet in violet; also a photo of the mail drying in
the sun, Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)
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Est. $600-800
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1540 |
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 1930 (Jan 13), Crash of the Roux Survey Flight. Recovered registered cover from the return flight, Tananarive -Paris, bearing the type A "Raid Madagascar France Accident Du 13 Janvier 1930" in large
letters, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1541 |
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 1931, Forced Landing. The flying boat City of Alexandria was forced down at Jinja on 16 Aug, the mail being forwarded by rail. No special markings were applied.This cover, Athens - Nairobi, was posted 16 Aug
(only two examples are recorded). Also a postcard of City of Alexandria taxiing on the water, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1542 |
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 1931, South Africa's First Air Mail Crash. Charred remains of cover Durban to England, posted 12 Nov, recovered from Union Airways' Puss Moth piloted by Capt. W.F. Davenport, which crashed and burned in Sir
Lowry's Pass; with type A explanitiory notice, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
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| 1543 |
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 1931, Forced Landing. The City of Khartoum made a forced landing at Kianga Port near Entebbe. The mails were forwarded by road to Kisumu, then flown by Wilson Airways under charter to Nairobi. Cover originating
in Athens - Mwanza, posted 28 Jun.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)
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Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1544 |
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 1931, Damaged on Landing. Registered cover from Juba - England, 18 May, delayed due to damaged wing tip, the mail being transferred to Scipio at Mirabella arriving Rochester, England on 2 Jun; also includes a
postcard of Satyrus in flight, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)
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Est. $400-600
CLOSED
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| 1545 |
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 1932, Disabled Plane. The City of Bassra was disabled by a muddy air field and the mail was off-loaded and flown by City of Delhi; two registered covers posted 28 Jan: Pietersburg - Kisumu and Salisbury -
Mpika, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)
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Est. $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1546 |
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 1932, Forced Landing in the Sudan. The City of Arundel made a forced landing on 9 Mr 1932 south of Wadi Halfa when a sand storm damaged its propeller. The Apollo collected the mail and passengers,
resulting in a two-day delay. Cover Nairobi - Tahiti, via Australia, posted 3 Mar, by sea from Port Said; also includes a postcard of G-EBOZ City of Arundel, Very Fine.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)
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Est. $350-500
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1547 |
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 1932, Recovered Mail from the City of Delhi. Two covers: illustrated cover Lobati (Bechuanaland) via Kimberley (27 Jan) to Athens, with Greek arrival cachet; and illustrated South
African Travel Bureau cover sent registered Kimberly - London, 27 Jan, Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)
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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1548 |
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 1934, Crash of Second Feeder Service Flight, Madagascar - China. Cover Majunga - Canton, posted 3 Aug, departed Tananarive 5 Aug, "Par Avion" etiquette annulled by black "X" handstamp, Fine to Very
Fine, only five covers are recorded.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1549 |
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 1935, Crash of the HP 42 Hanno at Entebbe. The plane burst a tire on landing, pitching onto its nose. Recovered cover, Germany - Cape Town via Croyden, departed Hamburg 28 Sep and delivered at Cape Town 9 Oct,
Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)
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Est. $600-800
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1550 |
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 1936 (Sep 15), Crash of the Bodicea. Damaged legal size cover to Nairobi (Shell Oil Co. printed address), red French cachet (as previous lot) plus violet "Delayed Salved / From
Bodicea" cachet, also with French "No. 509" sealing tape, backstamped Nairobi 9 Nov.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)
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Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
