| ** |
597 |
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IRELAND: 1931(16 Dec) A special Christmas Greetings env. from Dublin to Sydney carried on the "Southern Cross" 1st all Australian air mail flight by Kingsford-Smith. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 |
£120 |
| ** |
598 |
|
IRELAND: 1932 env. from Dublin to Bahrain carried on the London toi Bahrain stage of the firsty flight from London to Madras. 1932 (16 Oct) special env. from Dublin to Madras carried on the first London to Madras flight. (2 covers). |
£100 |
| ** |
599 |
|
IRELAND: 1932 (11 July) env from Dublin to Ottawa carried on the S. S. Empress of Britain" with on reverse "BY SEAPLANE/FROM/STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE/1/3 OF SHORTEST ROUTE/FROM EUROPE" duplex. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 |
£80 |
| ** |
600 |
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IRELAND: 1932 (21 Oct.) envs. carried on the first flights from Galway to Berlin and Dublin to Berlin. Also a 22 Oct. postcard carried on the experimental round flight from Galway to Dublin to Berlin and return |
£80 |
| ** |
601 |
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IRELAND: 1932 (19 Jan) Imperial Airways env. from Dublin to Mpika, N Rhodesia carried on the first regular London to Mpika flight. Fine. |
£70 |
| ** |
602 |
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IRELAND: 1933 (31 May) env. carried on the second South American zeppelin flight from Dublin to Montivideo, Uruguay with relevant cachets. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 |
£300 |
| ** |
603 |
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IRELAND: 1933 (4 May) env. carried on the first South American zeppelen flight from Dublin to Recife, Brazil. Fine with relevant cachets. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 |
£260 |
| ** |
604 |
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IRELAND: 1933 (30 June) env. from Dublin to Allahabad carried on the first exstension flight from Karachi to Calcutta. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 |
£160 |
| ** |
605 |
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IRELAND: 1933 (22 Sept) env. from Dublin to Rangood and returned to UK carried on the first London to Rangoon flight and apparently returned the following day. Also an illustrated illustrated env. carried on the same flight. |
£100 |
| ** |
606 |
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IRELAND: 1933 (9 Dec) A printed env. from Carricaboy to Singapore carried on the first regular airmail flight from London to Singapore. |
£60 |
| ** |
607 |
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IRELAND - RAILWAY AIR SERVICE: 1934 (20 Aug) envs (6) carried on the first flights of the Railway Air Services from Belfast to Birminham, Belfast to Manchester, Belfast to London, Belfast to Glasgow, Belfast to Cowes and Belfast to bristol. A fine lot. |
£150 |
| ** |
608 |
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IRELAND: 1934 (7 Dec) A special printed env. from Dublin to Papua carried on thefirst London to Australia Imperial Airways/Quantas airmail service. A few faults. Also 1935 6 May) env. carried on the first flight from Dublin to Aidelaide, S. Australia. |
£140 |
| ** |
609 |
|
IRELAND - RAS BELFAST TO GLASGOW LAST FLIGHT CRASH: 1934 (29 Sept) env. carried on the last flight of the RAS from Belfast to Glasgow which crashed and the mail sent by surface. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 |
£100 |
| ** |
610 |
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IRELAND - RAS LAST FLIGHT COVER: 1934 (30 Nov) env. from Belfast to London carried on the last RAS flight. |
£100 |
| ** |
611 |
|
IRELAND - HILLMAN'S FLIGHTS: 1934 (1 Dec) env. carried on the first Hillman airways flight from Belfast to Glasgow. 1935 (30 Nov) env. carried on the last Hillman Airways flight from Belfast to Liverpool and pilot signed. Fine. |
£100 |
| ** |
612 |
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IRELAND: 1936-40 The selection of flown covers with 1936 (7 Nov) envs (2) caried from Dublin to the Vatican, 1937 env. carried on the first survey flight by the flying boat Caledonia accross the Atlantic. 1930 env. from Holyhead for inclussion in the first night flight from London to Belgium. 1939 env. to Transvaal with boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED FOR/AIR SERVICE" violet cachet. 1940 (5 Sept) env. from Limerick to N. York with censor labels and oval "O.A.T." h.s |
£140 |
| ** |
613 |
|
IRELAND: 1939 The selection of covers with relevant cachets carried on various flights inc. N. York to Dublin by Pan Am, Shediac to Dublin by Pan Am, Botwood to Foyne by Pan Am x 5, London to Bermuda by Imperial and Limerick to Toronto by Imperial. A good group. (16 covers). |
£150 |
|
614 |
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LATIN AMERICA: Group of 1940-44 covers with Argentina-Domincan Rep.(via Panagra), Chile-USA, Mexico to USA & to Argentina, Peru-USA(2), Peru-Mexico, Venzuela-USA(2), Venzuela-Mexico(via Cuba, Jamaica & Brownsville), Venzuela-USA(via Dominican Rep.-Haiti & Cuba) & Venezuela-Canada (via Barranquilla & Miami). Good handstamps/instructional markings. (12) |
£120 |
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615 |
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LATIN AMERICA: WWII 1940-45 covers from Bolivia, Peru (3), Uruguay, Venzuela (3), Colombia, Costa Rica (3), Guatemala, Nicaragua & Panama (2) with many different route instructions, some pretty frankings, censors, etc. (15 items). |
£120 |
|
616 |
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LATIN AMERICA: Group of 1940-44 covers with Argentina-palestine, Ecuador-Bohemia, Brazil-Switzerland, Brazil-Holland, Argentina-Iraq, Honduras-Switzerland, Nicaragua-Germany(1941 June), Peru-Switzerland & Ecuador-Holland. Various manuscript & hanstamped instructions, censors, et. (9). |
£100 |
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617 |
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LATIN AMERICA: Group of 1940-44 covers to UK from Argentina (6) & Brazil (9), good route cachets incl. "Via Natal-Bolama", some censored, excellent for study. (15). |
£100 |
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618 |
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LATVIA/LITHUANIA: 1939-41 selection with Latvia-USA (3); Latvia-UK (2), Latvia-Czechoslovakia (1939); Latvia-Belgium, Latvia-Sweden (1940); Lithuania-UK & to Amsterdam (both 1940). Some censor & route marks of interest. (10). |
£100 |
|
619 |
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NETHERLANDS INDIES: 1940-41 covers to USA & UK(4), all via KNILM & Pan Am by "extra flights" (article enclosed). One with unrecorded cachet on reverse "BY SPECIAL PLANE TO Manila/AND FURTHER VIA Pacific Clipper to USA" (Italics in manuscript). A scarce group. (5). |
£150 |
|
620 |
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NETHERLANDS INDIES: 1940-42 covers including censored to Ceylon "By KLM to British India & onward air transmission", to Australia, USA, Switzerland(2), Cairo ("by KLM to Lydda & o.a.t."), & San Francisco. Interesting group. (7). |
£120 |
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621 |
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NETHERLANDS INDIES: 1940-41 covers to USA "By KNILM - Trans-Tasman/PAA to USA & Onward air transmission" & a very scarce cover to UK in 1941 with "Clipper via Singapore to USA and Onward air transmission" - all censored, a fine lot. (5). |
£110 |
|
622 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1934 (Feb.) First Trans-Tasman printed "Faith in Australia" cover in GREEN(Only 100 printed in green of which 75 flown), franked special Trans-Tasman ovpt. & 3d KGV adhesives, to Cracow, Queensland. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 |
£120 |
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623 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1930-32 Group of better covers with 1930 Timaru-Spain & Timaru-Denmark,Timaru-Paris & Christchurch-London - all connected with Karachi-London service, July 1930 Christchurch-Toronto by sea to San Francisco where "FERRY STATION" cachet applied, then on by air. 1931 April NZ acceptance for Experimental Darwin-London flight (only 229 letters from NZ carried), 1932 Auckland-Baghdad cover, etc. A most interesting lot. (11) |
£200 |
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624 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1931-32 selection of flown covers with Invercargill Pageant signed cover; two 1931 November covers to UK via Christmas Air Mail flights(reed cachets), 1931 Kataia-Auckland signed Kaitaia Aero Club cover; 1932 Russell-Auckland, useful First flight covers on internal routes incl. Woodville-Masterton, Wellington-Woodville (287 flown) & Wellington- Pahiatua (369 flown), etc. with special cachets. Also the 1931 & 1935 airmail issues both mint & used - SG. Cat. £150. (14 stamps & 17 covers). |
£240 |
|
625 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1931 Scarce Christmas Air Mail covers all with 5d on 3d adhesive, Blenheim-Timaru(only 123 flown), Blenheim-Oamaru (163 flown), Oamaru-Invercargill (130 flown), Wellington-C.Church (376 flown), Wellington-Auckland (1439 flown) & C.Church-Timaru (183 flown). One with tone spots, rest fine. (6). |
£140 |
|
626 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1932 NZ-Africa First official flight covers with sopecial violet cachet to Tanganyika (2), Cape Town, Nyasaland, Mozambique & N.Rhodesia, a fine & scarce group. (6). |
£150 |
|
627 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1932 Wellington-West Coast S.I. First Flight covers with 5d on 3d adhesive franking, red, green or violet cachets with: Wellington-Hokitika (2), Hokitika-Wellington, Nelson-Westport(v.scarce), Westport-Wellington, Nelson-Wellington, 3 with a few rust spots otherwise fine. (6) |
£90 |
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628 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1933-34 Flown covers incl. 1933 Auckland-Invercargill(3), Nov.1934 NZ-Singapore by First Official Australia-Singapore-England (2), a selection of 8 NZ-Australia "Faith in Australia" First official flight covers, 2 "boomerang" covers, 5 Australia-NZ. Also a Papua-Australia First flight cover 28.7.34 & a Dec 31 1934 Okuru-Haast First flight cover, etc. (24). |
£240 |
|
629 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1934 July Trans-Tasman flight covers (8), with 6 forwarded on Australia-Papua or Australia-New Guinea First Official flights, others to Sydney & Rockhampton. Mostly official red printed envelopes and one with scarce boxed "UNCLAIMED AT PORT MORESBY" in black. A fine lot. |
£150 |
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630 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1934 Special signed postcards carried on 1933 "Faith in Australia" flight to NZ used from Auckland with 7d Trans-Tasman adhesive on 17.2.34 1st Official flight back to Sydney, one being returned by sea from Sydney with Australian 2d adhesive, this with corner crease, but still a fine pair. Only around 100 carried. (2). |
£120 |
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631 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1934-55 group with 1934 Trans Tasman cvr. to Hawaii with NZ & Australian adhesives, two 1937 (Dec.) covers Auckland-Hawaii, 1938 F.Flt. Palmerston North - Wangerui & on to Canada & a scarce 1938 card to Dubai with Bahrain transit plus the F.Flt. Auckland-Norfolk Is. cover of 1955. (6). |
£80 |
|
632 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1934 (29 March) Trans-Tasman flight two printed cover Christchurch-Sydney & back(by sea), one with PRINTING ERROR "Mar 1935" instead of "Mar 1934". Nice pair. |
£60 |
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633 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1934 First Official Trans-Tasman cover franked 7d overprint to Sydney from Christchurch, returned on April 11th First Official flight with Australia 5d on 4‡d & 2d adhesives & NZ postage due applied on arrival at Christchurch. Usual cachets in violet, fine. |
£60 |
|
634 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1935 Flown covers selection with East Coast Airways First flights Napier-Gisborne, Gisborne-Napier, Jubilee air covers to England & Sydney, Cook Strait Airways Blenheim-Nelson (358 flown), Union Airways covers, Opening of Dunedin Head P.O. special pmk on Dunedin-C.Church cover, etc. Also 1935 air adhesives with corner marginal mint 1d (plate1), 3d (plate 2) & scarce 6d (plate 3) plus mint marginal blocks of 4 each value (6d toned). (21 stamps & 16 covers). |
£160 |
|
635 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1936-78 collection of flown covers on Senator leaves. We note a number of scarce KGVI period flights & a good variety of airlines, Air NZ to Cook Is, Clipper flight to Samoa, Calphurnia crash cover, 1955 Helicopter flight, plus a few adhesives, etc. mainly fine & clean. (Approx. 100). |
£300 |
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636 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1938 Cover to UK with NZ & Australian adhesives carried by Clouston & Ricketts on their record DH88 flight from Blenheim to London, signed by both pilots - a fine and very rare cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 |
£120 |
|
637 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1940 NZ-AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND through airmail service, inaugural flight 1940, violet cachet on covers to Australia (11) & UK (3), also 3 Australian Covers carried on inaugral T.E.A.L. Flying Boat Trans-Tasman Service (May 1940). A few censored, mainly fine. (17). |
£140 |
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638 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1940-41 Pacific First Flights (FAM19) USA-Hawaii-Canton Is-Noumea-Auckland. With covers on stages USA-Noumea, USA-Auckland, Auckland-Noumea, Auckland-USA, Auckland-Noumea (round trip x 3), also NZ-Fiji First flight, Fiji-Noumea, Fiji-New York (via Auckland) & Fiji-NZ(these November 1941). Also a modern commem. flight cover. Nice lot (12). |
£120 |
|
639 |
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NEW ZEALAND: 1947-54 collection of flown covers on Pragnell leaves, mainly special illustrated covers. Incl. some Samoa, Tahiti, Cook Is etc flights, 1953 Air Race covers, etc. A few non-NZ area included. Fair to mainly fine (66). |
£150 |
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640 |
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NEW ZEALAND: The balance collection in two cartons with a few pre-WWII covers then a good run (few 100's) of 1950s-80s material in 4 albums & a shoebox of loose covers; plus literature, including Col.Smith's "Ross-Smith England-Australia Flight" & Supplement, 1994 hardbound "The Greatest Flight", etc. Some nice pickings in this lot! HEAVY LOT, BUYER TO COLLECT. |
£200 |
|
641 |
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NORWAY: Collection of flown covers ex Norway, mostly to Europe, 1927-39 inc. Oslo-Copenhagen FFC, fine reg'd E with Ibsen set on Hamburg FFC, Bergen & Stockholm flights etc. Also (1928) UK-Sweden FFC with 5‡d franking & map cachet. (19 items). |
£150 |
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642 |
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PACIFIC AREA: WWII period selection with 1942 Australia-UK via NZ, 1942 "NZ/9 Jul 1942/F.P.O.4" c.d.s. on Australian Soldiers Club cover with Egypt censor,; 1941 NZ-UK at 5/9 rate, 1941 UK-NZ at 4/6 rate, 1941 Fiji-Canada by First Transpacific airmail), 1941 NZ-Fiji (First flight) & NZ-Canada (same flight), 1944 Lettercard to S.Africa endorsed "Inaugration of Civilian Air-lettercard Service New Zealand-South Africa", 2 Airgraphs to NZ from Middle East, etc. (12 items). |
£150 |
|
643 |
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PACIFIC AREA: Transpacific WWII period covers with Mauritius-USA (1944) "via Australia", Egypt-USA (1941) "via Singapore", Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika - USA "via Clipper" (11/6 rate), Sudan-USA "via Hong Kong & San Francisco" with fine Sudan green censor tape & cachet in violet; Singapore-USA(1940) "by China Clipper"; Singapore-Canada (1940) via UK with red bars ending airmail transmission in London; Thailand-USA (1939) with Imperial Airways cachet & another Thailand-USA (1940) with California Clipper cachet & 1941 Indo-China-France endorsed "Voie Pan American Airways & Transatlantic. Most are censored. A fine lot. (9) |
£120 |
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644 |
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PACIFIC AREA: 1940-45 selection with New Caledonis-New Zealand (Nov.1940) with Governor's Office cachet, 1941 New Caledonia to Vichy France via Trans-Pacific & Transatlantic to Lisbon; 1940 New Guinea censored cover to USA, 1945 USA 15c cancelled Pago Pago Samoa to Missouri endorsed "Clipper from Honolulu plus four 1942-43 covers from Hawaii-USA. Various censor marks. Mainly fine. (8) |
£90 |
|
645 |
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SCANDINAVIA: Group of 1940-44 covers with Sweden-USA (8); Sweden-Latin America with Mexico(6), Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil & Peru; Sweden-Belgian Congo with "O.A.T." cachet; Sweden-UK (2); Also Denmark-USA (2) & Norway-USA, Norway-France (censored Norway & UK). A wide variety of routing cachets, a valuable lot fot the Scandinavia specialist. (24). |
£240 |
|
646 |
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SWEDEN: Group of 1925-38 covers to a wide range of destinations inc. Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Russia & the UK with 1929 "Ice Flight" cover showing m/s endorsement, 1929 to the USA with red bars obliterating air label & a trio of different forwarding cachets. (15). |
£120 |
|
647 |
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SWITZERLAND/LIECHTENSTEIN: Group of WWII period covers to Portugal, Spain, S.Africa (2), Canada (2), USA(4), plus scarce Liechtenstein to S.Africa (1942), to UK(2) & Spain (1943). Censor tapes, route marks of interest. (14). |
£140 |
|
648 |
|
SWITZERLAND: Group of WWII period covers to the UK inc. 1940 to I.O.M. Internment Camp, 3 covers from Late 1944 period via Sweden & one early 1945 "via Cherbourg". Nice lot. (10). |
£100 |
|
649 |
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SWITZERLAND: 1941 Censored covers to Haifa endorsed "via New York"; to New Zealand via Lisbon, New York & San Francisco & to Nyasaland with 2 censor tapes & cachets "By air"," Jusqu'a New York", some small faults but a useful trio. (3). |
£90 |
|
650 |
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SWITZERLAND: Group of WWII period covers to Latin America inc. Argentina (3), Brazil (2), Mexico, Uruguay, Curacao (1945 via Sweden) & Costa Rica (1943 "Zurich-Stuttgart/Lisbonne" cachet). Fair to fine. (9). |
£80 |
| ** |
651 |
|
USA - SABELLI & POND CRASHED FLIGHT TO ROME: 1934 (13 May) 8c USA stationery env. to N. York, City carried on the New York to Rome flight by Cessare Sabelli and George Pond which crashed at Lahinch, Ireland. Pilot sighned and rare. PHOTO |
£300 |
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652 |
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USA: WWII period covers to GB, Hungary (Bermuda & Hungary censors), Estonia (1941), Netherlands(1940), Sweden (1941), S.Nigeria (1940), Barbados (three - 1942-43), 2 with insufficient postage & one "Missent to Miami, Florida"; to India ("Air Mail in USA to Exchange Office") & 2 covers from Panama Canal Zone, 1942 to UK ("via airmail/Steamer-Plane Service") & to Barbados. Some useful cachets, censors, etc. (13) |
£120 |
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653 |
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USA: 1940-41 selection with 1941 to India with arrival c.d.s. of FPO 4, two 1941 covers to Southern Rhodesia (One by "Trans-Pacific Air Mail" - other "to be forwarded by/air from Singapore"); 1940 to Darien, Manchuko (scarce) & 1940 to Germany endorsed "via Japan & Siberia/S.S. President Coolidge" & handstamped "To-EXCHANGE OFFICE - only". Nice lot. (5) |
£120 |
|
654 |
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WORLD WAR II MISCELLANY: 1941 Censored covers with Argentina-Palestine "via Panair"; Ecuador-India, Panama-India (Trans-Pacific cachet) via Brownsville (Texas), San Francisco & Calcutta; Spain-Phillipines & Las Palmas-India with "Censura Militar/Las Palmas" cachet etc. Some faults but nice group.(4) |
£90 |
|
655 |
|
WORLD WAR II SUSPENDED MAIL: 1940 USA-Thailand with "Service suspended/returned to sender" cachet applied in India, 1942 USA-Java with similar smaller cachet, 1942 India-Singapore with "Service to destination suspended/return to sender" in black; a 1943 air letter card from a serving soldier to Canada with Indian adhesived tied by "247" c.d.s. & cachet " No air letter card service to Canada/Forwarded by Surface route" & a 1945 Australian air letter to Holland with "Air Letter Service not available" in black. A fine group. (5). |
£120 |
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656 |
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WORLD WAR II - FAM-22 ROUTE (Miami-Leopoldville) covers with Brazil(6) to Palestine, India & UK(4), Argentina- Malta, Br.Honduras-M.E.F., USA-Palestine & a rare registered censored cover from Liberia to USA. Some good cachets/censors/frankings. (10) |
£120 |
|
657 |
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ZEPPELINS: 'Graf Zeppelin' 1929 1st America Flight - postcard with 2m zeppelin stamp addressed to USA with s/l red 'delayed flight' h.s.; 1930 South America flight card addressed to Canada, franked with two examples of the 1930 2m zeppelin issue, Lakehurst arrival etc.; slight faults. (2 items). |
£75 |
|
658 |
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ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' COLLECTION, 1928-36: Zeppelin covers written-up on leaves inc. 1928 Travemunde trial flight, 1929 Orientfahrt, 1st America flight (2), 1930 Rhineland flight, 1931 England flight (2, both on-board d.s.), S.America flights (4), 1936 Leipzig Show flight etc. Also a small qty. of PPCs. (19 covers & few cards). |
£300 |
|
659 |
|
ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' - 1st SOUTH AMERICA FLIGHT, 1930: Zeppelin PPC addressed to Rio de Janeiro, franked with the 2m special Zeppelin stamp [Mi.438] cancelled by on-board c.d.s.; 3-line cachet, red confirmation h.s., Brazilian cachets etc. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 |
£120 |
|
660 |
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ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' - 1st SOUTH AMERICA FLIGHT, 1930: Unusual use of 8pf postcard uprated with 2m Zeppelin stamp [Mi.438] ex Berlin (19.5.30) with additional Brasilian Condor 2000rs & 3000rs stamps, fine yellow/green 'Condor' label & various cachets. Also (21.5.30) Pan-American Flight E to France franked with Argentina Zeppelin-optd. 1,80p pair. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 12 |
£140 |
|
661 |
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ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' EGYPT FLIGHT, 1931: Fine 'AN BORD' E addressed to Cairo franked with 2m S.America Flight Zeppelin stamp cancelled on board, with pyramid cachet and Cairo Zeppelin d.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 |
£100 |
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662 |
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ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' ICELAND FLIGHT, 1931: Iceland Zeppelin opt. set [Mi.147-9] ex Reykjavik (30.6.31) on attractive reg'd E to Belgium with sharp strike of the triangular confirmation h.s.; fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 |
£120 |
|
663 |
|
ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' POLAR FLIGHT, 1931: E ex Netherlands with Friedrichshafen transit and Leningrad Zeppelin d.s. (25.VII.31) - scarcer usage; also a Russian card franked with the imperf. Zeppelin pair with anchor d.s. of the 'Malygin' and similar Leningrad c.d.s.; both with fine red POLARFAHRT cachets. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 12 |
£120 |
|
664 |
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ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' 2nd S. AMERICA FLIGHT - AMBULANCE COVER: Scarce & fine example of a Zeppelin mail 'carrier' cover - large registered E ex Nuremburg to Friedrichshafen, franked at 60pf and endorsed Sendungen fur das Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin zum 2. Sudamerika fahrt am 29.8.31; seldom seen. PHOTO |
£100 |
|
665 |
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ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' 9th SOUTH AMERICAN FLIGHT: Germany - Chicago Exhibition Zeppelin 1m & 2m values [Mi.496-7] with Berlin c.d.s. on cover to New York with hexagonal & triangular cachets; light central fcrease away from stamps. PHOTO |
£140 |
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666 |
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ZEPPELINS - 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' 4th S.AMERICA FLIGHT, 1934: Reg'd E (some foxing spots) to Brazil franked with 1933 Chicago Expo. Zeppelin 1m stamp plus 3 values of Colonisers' set & Hindenburg block cancelled at Friedrichshafen. |
£100 |
|
667 |
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ZEPPELINS - 'ZR3' & 'HINDENBURG', 1924-36: Group of 7 covers inc. two to the USA carried on the delivery flight of the ZR3, 'Hindenburg' 1st N.America flight & 1936 Olympic flight; also 1934 USS 'Macon' cover and a qty. of reproduction Zeppelin PPCs, modern commemorative covers etc. (8 covers & qty of items). |
£120 |
| MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY |
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668 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS - CROSS-CHANNEL MAIL TO FRANCE DURING THE WAR YEARS; Scarce 1806/9 pair of EL's from London to Bordeaux/Cognac sent by regular P.O. Packet via Germany (rare in 1806) and smuggled to "ROTTERDAM" and posted there (1809). Good pair showing that Cross-Channel mail continued in spite of the War. (2 covers). |
£100 |
|
669 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS - P.O.W. LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE PRISON HULK "BRUNSWICK" AT CHATHAM; Very fine tiny 10 Oct. 1813 EL (cleverly folded; family letter) from France addressed to a "Prisonnier de Guerre à Bord du Brunswick, A Chatham, Angleterre", having a very fine double-oval London "TRANSPORT OFFICE/(Crown)/G·R/PRISONERS OF WAR" mark on the front with black and red manuscript "7" rates, having a 6 Jan. 1814 London c.d.s. on the reverse. Rare thus; with p. copy of contemporary engraving of how the French POW's were packed like sardines on this very ship. Letters addressed to these early Prison Hulks are (understandably) very rare. PHOTO |
£240 |
|
670 |
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THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS - EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT WRITTEN ON BOARD THE BRITISH FLAGSHIP; 2 Sept. 1816 EL (some external staining; disinfection?) to London from "H.M.S. Queen Charlotte, Algiers Bay", with long detailed description of the total destruction of piracy-supporting Algiers port and its Fleet at the hands of the Anglo-Dutch naval force the previous week; "...at 3 o'clock we began a very serious Battle against the fortifications of Algiers, which lasted till 12 at night, and by which all their navy, arsenal, storehouses & nearly all their Batterys and city have been horribly Destroyed." With a full list of the British demands to which the Algerians agreed (at the same time releasing some 3,000 European captives). Posted as an inland letter from Plymouth Dock on 5 Oct. 1816. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 |
£300 |
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671 |
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FIRST BURMESE WAR - BRITISH OFFICER's LETTER FROM PROME WHILE BESIEGED BY THE BURMESE ARMY; Very fine 8 Aug. 1825 EL to India from "Prome" endorsed "P[ostage] N[ot] P[aid]" with a very fine "MADRAS/GPO/BEARING POST" transit c.d.s. on the flap. The letter (a family letter to the writer's daughter; full typed transcript) gives an insight into life in the town that the writer's forces had occupied since April, and which had been surrounded by Maha Nemyo's Burmese Force from then onwards. He mentions lost ingoing mail; "...a dawk canoe...was attacked by pirates about a fortnight since, who plundered the mail", the problems of fever among the men ("Two deaths today and one yesterday"), the departure the previous day of a "war boat" and some Europeans to a mid-point for negotiations of a truce, and quoting Lord Amherst's recent comment to the writer that he wished to be lenient and not "place his foot on their necks". By the time the letter was received (26 Oct.), preparations were under way for the Battle of Prome which took place at the end of Nov. and led directly to the end of the 1st Burmese War. Amusing and historical letter; early Burma Campaign letters are seldom seen. PHOTO |
£300 |
|
672 |
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CRIMEAN WAR: 1854 (15 May) EL from Scutari to Scotland sent before the arrival of the PO staff, endorsed "Via Marseilles" and "Scutari" by sender & charged "2" in m/s. Probably sent via Diplomatic Bag and posted on arrival in London. Faults but rare thus. |
£90 |
|
673 |
|
CRIMEAN WAR: 1855 (3 Sept.) civilian EL from a merchant in Kamiesh to Noilly Prat et Cie at Marseilles, ordering large quantities of wines & spirits rated "10 decimes" in m/s & bearing boxed "MER NOIRE" small double-circle "CONSTANTINOPLE/TURQUIE" & small double-circle Marseilles arrival mark. Cover faults but scarce. |
£90 |
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674 |
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CRIMEAN WAR: 1856 (Feb.) mourning env. from London to 'Camp of Sevastopol/Crimea' franked with SC 16 1d red x 3 and 1856 (18 March) stampless env. addressed to Hampshire with m/s '3' and (on back) blue "POST OFFICE/BRITISH ARMY" despatch c.d.s. Minor cover faults. (2 covers). |
£120 |
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675 |
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BOER WAR: 1900 (15 July) env. to C.H.Penghorn, Adjutant of General Cronje, St. Helena, bearing GB 2‡d & CGH 1d (damaged) cancelled with a good strike of the "ZEERUST" (Hibbert type 2) c.d.s. as well as St. Helena c.d.s. and (on reverse) Mafeking squared circle d.s. m/s censor. There is an additional adhesive under the 2‡d. Some faults but most unusual. RPS Cert. (2002) states "cannot certify that either stamp originated on the cover". |
£75 |
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676 |
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WWI MÐNSTER CAMPS P.O.W MAIL: An extensive, well-annotated study of the three POW Camps at M¸nster inc. ingoing and (mainly) outgoing mail with a wide variety of censor & Camp h.s.on various printed cards & envs.; also two post-WWI covers from the DP facility at the Camp. In addition, several PPCs, notes etc. (74 items). |
£240 |
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