81 MISCELLANY of mint & used stamps in 8 albums plus packets etc. Mainly post-1900 Europe with useful material noted inc. German Inflation issues in used strips & blocks, Sweden 1924 UPU part sets to 2kr fine used, Dutch E. Indies 1923 Jubilee set mint etc. Generally fine. (1000s) £150
82 STAMP MISCELLANY: Useful ranges of fine used, worldwide stamps in a large stock-book and on stock-leaves with emphasis on middle period European issues (better Austria & Hungary noted) but also good ranges of Latin America especially Brazil. Inspection warranted. STC £3000+. (1000s)00 £120
83 TWO NEW IDEAL ALBUMS with the mint & used early to middle period collection. Somewhat sparse but a good base for expansion. (Some 100's). £120
84 TWO PRINTED ALBUMS with the mint & used collections of Germany, Austria, Baltic States & Poland with issues to 1938. Somewhat sparse but good springboards for expansion with useful pockets of material in evidence. (Many 100's). £75
85 BALKANS: Four binders with the chiefly used ranges of Bulgaria, Rumania & Yugoslavia. Well worth careful inspection. (Few 1,000's). £100
86 EUROPE: Carton with six large stock-books containing duplicated mint & used ranges of Austria from 1850 inc. useful 19th century, middle period issues to c1945, newspaper stamps, Bosnia etc.; also similar lot of Belgium from 1849 imperfs., plus a few charity stamps through to c1962 and Netherlands with a few early stamps, extensive Wilhelmina issues to c1950 plus dues, considerable colonies etc. Nothing outstanding but a substantial lot. (1000s) £100
THEMATICS
87 MISCELLANY: Thirty one luxury presentation folders issued by Format Security Printers each containing a series of progressive proofs for thematic issues from Bequia, Nevis, St. Vincent/Grenadines, Tuvalu, etc. Ink annotations relating to the suitability of the designs are to be found on the right hand page of these open-out folders. Topics include Aircraft (Spitfires), Cars & Railways. A most unusual lot seldom encountered in such quantity. (31). £300
88 MISCELLANY of modern stamps & covers housed in some 15 assorted binders. Much Royalty related material but some interest in Aviation (with 22ct gold "stamps"), etc. (Large Qty.). £100
89 ANTARCTIC: Three cover albums housing the extensive and valuable collection of covers, cards, etc. from various Argentine Antarctic Expeditions including a good number of signed covers. A wonderful lot, seldom seen in such abundance. (Approx. 260 items). £500
90 ANTARCTIC: The valuable three volume collection of covers & cards from various Argentine Antarctic Expeditions, 1950's- 1980's with a good number of signed covers noted. A lovely lot of ever popular material. (Approx. 220). £400
91 ANTARCTIC/ARCTIC: Album with the interesting modern collection including a very strong section of French Antarctic Territories (a little sparse early on but pretty solid from 1970 onwards and with the elusive 20f Albatross also in evidence) plus useful ranges of Belgium, Japan, Norway, Russia, etc. (Few 100's). £360
92 ANTARCTIC: Album containing a beautifully written up predominantly unmounted mint collection inc. Australian Antarctic Territory from SG.1, British Antarctic Territory between SG.16 & 217 inc. 'better' sets & featuring a few plate pairs, several inverted wmks. and perf. changes, Falkland Island Dependencies (between SG.A1 & G44 and inc. G9-16 & G26-40), Ross Dependency from SG.1 and (throughout) many 'sub-themes' such as aircraft, birds, endangered species, marine life, penguins & ships. (Scores). £180
93 CHURCHILL/ROYALTY: Two cartons with the extensive collection of thematic/omnibus issues inc. much Churchill related material with covers, min. sheets, stamps, etc. A few signed items inc. covers autographed by the Marquis of Bath & by Winston Churchill's son as well as an official printed letter (with facsimile signature) ex Downing St. when Churchill was P.M. plus a selection of modern Royalty omnibus issues. (Qty.). £150
94 MARITIME - ROYAL NAVY/SUBMARINES, ETC.: Binder (issued by the Westminster Mint) with a thematic collection relating to the Royal Navy with some emphasis on Submarines including stamps & covers from Gb and various Commonwealth countries. (Approx. 60 covers plus a small quantity of stamps). £60
95 RELIGION - PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1948 OUR LADY OF FATIMA ISSUE: The unmounted mint selection including complete sets from Angola & Mozambique, single stamps from the other six participants and a special commemorative sheet including all 8 different issuing countries plus a different design for Portuguese India. (SG. MS1). £75
96 'THE ROYAL COLLECTION' LUXURY ALBUM containing an excellent group of royalty items with an emphasis upon the late Diana, Princess of Wales inc. superb Benham gold sovereign covers (which cost the vendor £125 each!) in special presentation folders commemorating her life and also the 100th birthday of the late Queen Mother, Welsh version of Diana, Princess of Wales presentation pack, duplicate strip of se-tenant stamps celebrating her remarkable life, several Diana FDCs inc. one with scarce Althorp cancellations plus commemorative crown, Queen Mother 90th birthday FDC with Glamis Castle c.d.s.'s, H.M. The Queen & Prince Philip's golden wedding FDCs with various special cancellations, other expensive numismatic covers, e.g. re. the former Royal Yacht 'Britannia', and a few unrelated presentation packs & covers inc. 1998 Lighthouses FDC with special cancellations & autograph of the stamps' designer. £150
97 WORLD WAR II: Three special binders housing an extensive collection of covers issued by the Danbury mint entitled "The 50th Anniversary World War II Commemorative Covers" tracing the development of the conflict from the beginning of hostilities to the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. A fascinating and educational collection. (Approx. 280). £75
ALBUMS, PHILATELIC ACCOUTREMENTS, ETC.
98 TWO CARTONS with the varied selection inc. four boxed Devon albums & a Ultra-violet lamp plus sundry stamps/covers. (Qty.). £50
MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WIDE POSTAL HISTORY
99 MISCELLANY of covers in a small carton. Largely modern philatelic types from around the World but with some 60 Swedish FDC's noted. (Approx. 180). £60
100 MISCELLANY inc. 1855 E Brussels-Edinburgh with 20c & 40c franking, 1858 cover ex Heidelberg with triangular 'FR.1F76c' accountancy mark, GB 1950s TPO covers, 1959 reply half of GB 2d postcard from Luxemburg, various cancellations on pieces etc. (12 covers & range of pieces) £100
101 MISCELLANY: Various covers & cards inc. paquebot trio with YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLE(1903) d.s. on card ex Ceylon and s/l EMPRESS OF JAPAN ex Kobe (1901), group of Japanese items inc. 1902 UPU commemorative cards (2) and early stationery, Iceland unused stationery, Zieher type chromo cards of postage stamps (9), 1898 Macau card to Uk, Gibraltar 25c on E with 'A26' duplex etc. Useful lot. (49 items) £140
102 MISCELLANY: WWII censored Indian Red Cross - 4 different inc. provisional reg'n label of Bombay Secretariat; paquebot covers with Colombo cds 1912 (2) & machine plus two POrt Said items; 1937 Morocco Agencies FDCs etc. (14 items) £70
103 MISCELLANY: Two binders with GB FDCs 1975-96 (130) plus various worldwide covers with useful items noted; inspection recommended. (Approx. 290 items). £60
104 ARAB STATES: Accumulation of commercial mail c1955-75 with interesting ranges of frankings & cancellations inc. material from Iraq, Kuwait, Yemen, Jordan, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi,Oman, UAE, Qatar, Fujeira, Bahrain etc. Unusual material - worth inspection. (100+ items) £120
105 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: Substantial group of covers inc. (1893) Malta 1d card to UK, B.Guiana 1937 uprated use of KGV 4c reg'd E, 1895 Zanzibar optd stationery card, KGVI covers inc. Basutoland/Swaziland reg'd Es, 1950s Sudan (22), W/Indies, Falklands, Gibraltar etc. (100+) £120
106 BRITISH EMPIRE & COMMONWEALTH: Carton with fine selection of interesting covers c1890s-1960s with many useful items noted inc. Hong Kong, BEA, Gambia (nice KEVII reg'd E noted), Falklands Dependencies, Gold Coast, W.Indies, B.Guiana, Cameroons etc. Inspection essential to appreciate the variety of material. (200+ items) £400
107 CORSINI LETTER TO FLORENCE: 1611 fine EL addressed from Ancona to Filippo Bartolomeo Corsini in Florence by Giovanni Corsi; no postal markings. £50
108 EUROPE: Miscellany of covers c1780s-1900s inc. useful pre-stamp Italian States, Austria, Germany, good Spain, Switzerland inc. Strubels, 18th century correspondence from Lisbon to UK, Greece with Hermes head frankings etc. Inspection essential - useful lot. (200 approx.) £200
109 EUROPE: Small binder containing a range of 19th century pre-stamp covers from France (useful entry marks noted), German States, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Lombardy-Venetia ('VIA DI/VOGHERA' & 'VIA DI/CHIASSO' noted), fine blue '35' h.s. on UK - Austria cover (1864) etc. (50 items) £120
110 EUROPE: Miscellany inc.1874 France registered cover (stamp faults), useful vintage postal stationery inc. some unusual Japanese cards & wrapper, Finland multi-franked parcel card (1916), Austria-Lloyd 'Semiramis' cancellation on 25h cover, WWII censored mail etc. Mixed condition: inspection recommended. (165 items) £100
111 INDIA & CEYLON: 1889-1960 The selection of Indian covers/cards inc 1887 1½a postcard to Guernsey with boxed "TOO LATE". 1895 1a postcard to Ipswich with framed "Gone No address/206" h.s. 1935 (25 Feb) envs x 2 with boxed "Demonstration Flight/First direct Air Mail/CALCUTTA-BOMBAY" h.s. in red. 1936 (Dec) env (2) with violet "INDO-CEYLON/SPECIAL/FLIGHT/X'MAs/1936/air mail" h.s. 1937 env with boxed "FIRST FLIGHT/DELHI BOMBAY" h.s in red. Ceylon postal stationary and censored items. (72 items). £120
112 POSTAGE DUE MAIL: Box with substantial range of covers with postage due marks and stamps with emphasis on extensive G.B. c1900-90s and wide variety of worldwide examples, a few instructional marks etc. inspection essential. Good lot. (200+ items) £200
WORLD-WIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY
113 CANADA: Interesting group of maritime covers on leaves, c1929-55 with Sea TPO / POSTE FLUVIALE marks, various paquebots and ship's cachets etc. Uncommon material; a good basis for further development. (30 items0 £80
114 NAVAL DESERTER REWARD NOTICE, 1874: Hand-written description offering a $10 reward for the arrest of a deserter, written on board the USS 'Tuscarora' off Yokohama and signed by Commander Jewell - annotated by the recipient of the reward. The 'Tuscarora' was involved in surveying for a trans-Pacific telegraph cable at this time. £70
115 SURINAME/VIA PLYMOUTH & UNRECORDED VIA CHERBOURG ROUTE MARKS: 1895 2½c postal stat. card uprated with 5c cancelled at Nieuw Nickerie, endorsed "per Curacao" & addressed to Germany; mainly fine strike of the scarce boxed "SURINAME/VIA/PLYMOUTH" mark nearby. Also 1913 5c postal stat. card (small faults) to Germany ex Paramaribo with a fine strike of the previously unrecorded large unframed "Via Cherbourg" route mark in violet. (2). £90
116 SINGAPORE : 1902-03 Correspondence to Dusseldorf ex Singapore, using 3c red stationery cards, each endorsed by sender with 'p. German / French / English Mail' and the name of the ship - all different; each with an inconspicuous closed spike hole; very fresh. An interesting study of sea routes between Singapore and Europe. (14 items) £150
117 TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: Mail to UK from USA 1841-57 inc. N.Orleans to London with N.York FAC and Liverpool ship letter mark; 1845 pair with fine red NEW YORK/5/PAID or blue PAID & 10 of New Orleans; Philadelphia large blue PAID/24 with red AMERICA/LIVERPOOL cds and Liverpool red '1/-' h.s., oval AMERICA/L with black '1/-' etc. (7 items) £80
118 TRANSATLANTIC MAIL TO FRANCE: Four stampless Es to France inc. (1854) ex New Orleans with red PAID/5, maritime entry mark and local charge; 1858-63 trio ex New Orleans, New York or Philadelphia carried by Cunard (2) or Lloyd ships via the UK with different entry marks. (4 items) £100
119 TRANSATLANTIC MAIL EX SWEDEN - '3¼' RATE MARK: 1869 E (opened out) from Hesselholm to USA via Denmark with fine strikes of the scarce large '3¼' mark [VdL 3059] with additional '3¼ a.P' [VdL 3255] on reverse; US retaliatory rate '37/U.S.NOTES' c.d.s. £140
120 WRECK MAIL - S.Ss. 'RUSSIE' AND 'LIBAN': 1901 (Jan.) stampless official "VALEURS RECOUVRÉES." P.O. printed env. (flap missing) registered from Oran (Algeria) to Besançon (France) bearing two very fine strikes of "NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE" mark in red on the front following the wreck of this ship off Marseilles and 1903 (5 June) env. ex "BISKRA/CONSTANTINE" (also Algeria; various faults and stamp washed off) addressed to Corsica having a piece of stamp selvedge on the back tied by two black Marseilles c.d.s.'s (27 June) and by fine blue "NAUFRAGE du LIBAN" cachet. (2 covers). PHOTO £150
121 WRECK MAIL - S.Ss. 'BERLIN' & 'HEIMDALLS': 1907 (Feb.) large front (minor wear) of a 'Drukwerk' wrapper from London addressed to Amsterdam with a mainly fine strike of the rare "BESCHADIGD DOOR RAMP/HARWICH BOOT" (damaged by sea water) from the wreck of the 'Berlin' en route from Harwich to Holland, a 1905 PPC of the ship and 1929 (26 Aug.) long env. (stamp washed off & usual faults) ex New York to Tammerford (Finland) with white Swedish label on back re. 'Heimsdalls' wreck. (3 items). PHOTO. £150
122 WRECK MAIL - S.Ss. 'EROS' & 'HEIAN MARU': 1940 (28 May) trio of envs. (usual faults) one with meter mark to South Africa, the others to England with stamps washed off, from London & Toronto (both Ontario) all bearing fine purple "SALVED FROM THE SEA" (2) or framed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER" cachets following the beaching of the S.S. 'Eros' after she was torpedoed by the Germans off Ireland and 1940 (4 May) env. (again missing stamp) from Yokohama to Edinburgh (redirected to Pitlochry) with superb "SALVED FROM THE SEA" cachet in violet on the front after the wrecking of the S.S. 'Heian Maru' & sealed with part British P.O. "(crown)G.R./...officially secured" brown tape. (4 covers). PHOTO £150
MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY
123 MISCELLANY: Interesting group of covers inc. (1895) Chitral Field Force E with fine strike of the scarce 'FPO 1/No.1' cds also scarce ½a wrapper used during the same campaign with fine 'FPO 1 / No.5a' arrival ds; also c1925-30 range of covers with various FPO marks used during UK exercises inc. EXPERIMENTAL STATION/PORTON SALISBURY plus WWII Red CRoss message sheets to Guernsey (2), enquiry forms etc. [Ex Cornelius] (20 items). £120
124 FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR - SCARCE USE OF ADVERTISING COVER THROUGH GERMAN FELDPOST: Undated (c1870) brown E with advertising for a Berlin cigar manufacturer, used to Berlin by a German NCO, endorsed Feldpost and with clear K.PR.FELDPOST.EXP.D/4 ARMEE.CPS/263 mark with boxed blue S.B./G.S.B. alongside; two small sellotape repairs but a scarce item, nevertheless. £60
125 BOER WAR: Manuscript report (3pp folio, undated) from the confidential diary of Colonel Mackinnon describing a Boer truce meeting, attack and Lord Methuen's relief column, in some detail. Also a group of 11 envelopes - some roughly opened - addressed to Captain Vaughan Arbuckle at Malta - 4 with Maltese frankings (inc. block of four ¼d stamps) - the rest from UK at 1d concession rate. (12 items) £80
** 126 BOER WAR MISCELLANY: Useful group of covers, some with original contents, inc. Soldiers' Institute Pretoria & Wesleyan Soldiers' Home Jo'burg items, various regiments represented inc. W.Yorks, Gordon Highlanders, Black Watch, Somerset LI etc. good variety of censors and cds, OHMS covers, 'No stamps available' endorsements etc. Mixed condition - inspection recommended. (27 covers & 1 front). £120
** 127 BOER WAR - OFFICERS LETTERS: 1900-01 group of letters from British Officers including a long letter to his wife from Colonel Percy Browne at Tafel Kop (May 1901) inc. details of impending attacks on Boers, troop movements & similar indiscretions! Also COGH card concerning correct postal address, stampless letter re the bad press of a British Concentration Camp & purchase of postage stamps, letter from Middelburg to the writer's father commanding RHG at Knysna & four others. (8 items). £120
128 MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS etc c1910-18: Group of fine RP cards inc. Asham Camp Lewes (6), Forest Row (5 inc. football match), Kingsbridge Camp inc. sports (10), Battisfield Park, Prees Heath etc. plus group photographs (most named) inc. !st Wiltshire Yeomanry at Forest Row. Good lot. (36) £150
129 WWI - CENSORED MAIL: Box of censored civilian mail c1914-50s with a wide variety of censor tapes and hand-stamps inc. scarcer examples from various Empire territories (Borneo, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Newfoundland, Gibraltar & Bermuda noted), Dutch East Indies, Australia, India etc. Good lot. (200 approx.) £240
130 WWI MILITARY MAIL: Substantial quantity of cards and covers with British FPO cancellations inc. unusual green 'honour' E with attractive Aden censor, ranges of unused Pcs, plus good range of German & Austrian cards with various unit cachets plus a few French, Belgian & US items etc. (200+ items) £150
131 WWI - SCARCE POST-BAG LABELS: Trio of different linen post-bag labels (1917), two to APO S4, the third to RP4 plus a further trio (1921) with War Graves Commission h.s. and Official Paid cds; four large paper labels 'Pour l'Armee Anglaise' ex railway wagons (1917) plus a small group of OAS cards inc. very scarce cds APO SZ8 (March 1919, Lebanon) and SZ28 (Nov.1917, Palestine), 5 different Naval 'dumb' cancels, BAOR cancellations etc. Useful lot. (32 items plus a few pieces) £120
132 WWI - P.O.W. MAIL: Group of covers & cards inc. WWI Isle of Man Knockaloe Camp env., items from German Italian & Russian camps (13), PPC of Diyatawala camp (Ceylon), WWII inc. 2½d letter-sheets (4), German camp letter-sheets, Egyptian parcel fund receipt etc. (30 items) £100
** 133 BRITISH FORCES IN BULGARIA & RUMANIA, 1919: Four PPCs from British Forces inc. APO/BASE X skeleton on PPC of Loumkoule, FPO T27 used from Varna (January 1919) and FPO 82 (11 November 1918) - recorded by Proud as Bulgaria but 'Not Seen'; also a PPC of Kustingea (Rumania) with Naval machine mark. Unusual material. (4 items) £80
134 SPANISH CIVIL WAR: Interesting group of censored mail with good variety of cachets noted inc. San Sebastien, Burgos, Mallorca, Valencia, Barcelona, Melila, Bilbao, Sevilla, Madrid, Valladolid etc. plus Propaganda Ministry cover, E with three ati-fascist railway labels, complete propaganda bulletin in wrapper etc. (35 items) £100
135 WWII: Interesting group of covers etc. inc. POW letter-sheets ex Stalag XXA (7, different censors), unused POW 1½d card & 2½d letter-sheets (2), service mail inc. Naval and RAF censors, RAFPOST covers, 'honour' Es inc. unusual Arabic version with Indian franking, items with Italian censors, Czech & Polish Army mail, German feldpost Es (1938 FP413 Austria on Hitler PPC noted), post-WWII FPOs etc. (Approx.100) £120
136 WWII - BURMA: Covers inc. 1941 air E to UK with printed silk censor tape (Hong Kong?), pair of pictorial greetings air letters and four press photographs of British landing at Rangoon, General Leese on Ramree & General Slim. Also two Japanese servicemen's cards (with translations) plus two unused cards, banknotes & 4 Japanese post covers. (18 items & 10 banknotes) £120
137 WWII: Box containing a variety of covers from servicemen inc. British FPOs (some unusual machine types plus registered Es, good range of RAF and Naval censors noted), US APOs inc. UK, German feldpost, two Swiss cards with military stamps plus various items from Polish, Italian & Finnish forces. Also a bundle of later items inc. trio of Falklands War covers, Christmas Island etc. and two Boer War taxed covers.(200 approx.) £180
** 138 WWII - EAST AFRICA FORCES: Well written-up group of stamped and stampless covers from British forces in E.Africa inc. EA/APOs 2, 55, 66 & 81, various other CDS types inc. dumb example, good variety of censor types, s/l "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" in violet (3) & red, boxed military franks etc; useful lot. (16 items) £150
139 WWII - BRITISH & EMPIRE FORCES OUTSIDE EUROPE: Good goup of covers from forces in egypt, india, east and West Africa, Australia, Aden, Malaya etc. inc. attractive pair of MEF covers with fancy cancellation of Rhodes plus KGVI MEF set to 2/6d on reg'd E with Rhodes cds and a 1942 E ex Asmara. Inspection recommended. (64 items) £140
140 WWII - CHINA: 1939-41 Six air covers to Europe, one with fine Hong Kong triangular '17' censor, 3 others with sealing tape plus a 1940 censored air item ex Bangkok to UK; also 1944 ingoing US 'Y-Force' E, 1947 US APO 912 cover and a fine press photograph of Japanese troops landing near Shanghai. (10 items) £120
141 WWII CENSORED MAIL - BELGIAN CONGO: Interesting group of commercial covers to UK, Rhodesia & S.Africa with a good range of censor marks inc. Congo sealing strips with range of numbered h.s.(18), UK boxed crown marks inc. unusual square type (R/6) and others (16), Rhodesia triangles (4), s/l Elisabethville marks (3), Gold Coast hexagonal '8' etc. Good lot. (50 items) £100
142 WWII - AIRGRAPHS & V-MAIL: Unused Airgraph forms (20) plus two completed examples - one a scarce French-language version for Canadian troops; also 100+ airgraphs plus 5 envelopes and 7 examples of U.S.V-Mail. (Qty) £100
143 WWII - INDiA & CEYLON: Good group of WWII period air covers to UK (one to Iraq noted, another 'through safe hand of pilot' item) with a variety of censor marks (12); also a number of OAS covers inc. IFPOs 75 & 113, MAG's Office, 'dumb' cds 267 & 367, unit h.s., airgraphs (4) etc. In addition, six Ceylon Es inc. service & civilian mail with various censors. (31 items plus some stamps) £120
144 WWII - BRITISH FORCES MAIL: Miscellany inc. 1941-44 mail from British troops stationed in Northern Ireland with good variety of FPOs & 3 items sent through civilian posts (13); also 1950-74 FPO covers inc. St Kilda, Operation 'Surprise Packet' etc. - increasingly difficult to find. (73 items) £100
145 WWII - O.A.T. COVER TO R.A.F. IN ICELAND, 1941: E with Canadian airmail franking addressed to an officer at RAF Olfus, Iceland with fine oval red 'O.A.T.' h.s.; also a 1942 E addressed to a Canadian Scottish soldier 'Overseas', with arrival cds of FPO485 , redirected to the UK. (2 items) £60
AIRMAILS
146 BINDER with the varied early to modern range of covers & cards with an emphasis on GB but with some useful European items noted. Well worth careful inspection. (Approx. 80). £150
147 MISCELLANY: Group of nine pre-WWII flown covers inc. 1934 Australia-PNG pair (one with Kingsford-Smith set, Papua 1/3d opt. & two registration labels), plus a third "home made" example with Papua 2d plus 6d Air, N.Z. 1931 FFC to Wellington with 3d & 4d air values plus 1934 Trans-Tasman 7d & others on dual franking cover, 1933 Calcutta-Karachi FFC, etc. Also a quantity of modern covers, cut outs, etc. Also a trio of Zeppelin items comprising a long commercial cover (faults) carried on the Graf Zeppelin Flight ex U.S.A. to Germany, 1930 Swiss private photocard of Zeppelin carried from Basel to Berne with red pictorial cancellation & scarce multi-franked Austrian acceptance of card flown from Lausanne to Vienna. (Qty.). £100
148 MISCELLANY: Useful group inc. 1911 Coronation Aerial Postcard used from London, Hong Kong trio (1934-39) and three China items (1938-41) inc. one with censor chop and boxed NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR. (7 items) £70
149 AUSTRALIA: Group of air covers to / from Australia inc. 1929 E to Germany 'via Perth & India', April 1931 'Experimental' E to UK and two British covers to Victoria during the same month also 1934 Egypt-Brisbane cover etc. (7 items) £75
150 AUSTRALIA: 1931-34 group of FFC's inc. 1931 (April) Imperial Airways First Flight ex England to Australia with boxed "FIRST AIRMAIL/BURMA-AUSTRALIA" cachet in violet, 1931 First "All the Way" flight from Melbourne to London, 1931 First Return Flight from the U.K. to Tasmania (2) & printed "Faith in Australia" env. carried on First Flight to New Zealand. (15). £90
151 AUSTRALIA: 1931-34 group inc. 1931 First All Australian Air Mail Xmas Greetings Flight, 1931 First England-Australia Imperial Airways Flight covers (3), 1934 Royal Dutch Airlines cover carried on London-Melbourne Air Race, 1934 printed "Faith in Australia" cover to New Zealand, etc. (11 covers plus one with stamp removed). £75
152 BRAZIL: 1931-76 group of air covers to USA / Europe (mostly pre-WWII), mixed condition but with interesting range of frankings & cachets - VIA AEREA/C.G.A., VIA NYRBA, PANAIR, CONDOR etc. Useful lot - inspection recommended. (29 items) £120
153 CANADA: Substantial group of pre-WWII air covers on leaves inc. 1924 Estevan-Winnipeg with fine red pictorial label, Patricia Airways label with 'RED LAKE' opt. (1926), Yukon Airways 25c stamp on 1928 FFC Carcross-Atlin, 1929 covers (2) with Commercial Airways labels, two 1930 items with Cherry Red labels, extensive range of 1930s FFCs inc. some signed etc. (62 items) £150
154 COLOMBIA: Four attractive 1924-28 covers addressed to or within Colombia or to Ecuador with SCADTA frankings inc. "EU" (3) and "A" opts., one with triangular Bucaramanga SCADTA cachet, two others with green aviation labels with a quadrilingual example plus Barranquilla-Neiva label, the last on cover from Hamburg. (4 covers). £75
155 COLOMBIA: Range of 1930-50s air covers inc. SCADTA frankings (13, inc.30c & 60c franking) inc.1931 US FFC pair, 1939 US diplomatic mail cover,good range of frankings, cachets, 'LANSA' opt. franking etc. Inspection recommended. Good lot. (38 items0 £120
156 CRASH MAIL: 1932-37 trio of covers comprising 1931 cover carried on board the "City of Cairo" which crashed at Kupang (Timor), 1932 cover to Germany carried on board the "City of Basra" and subsequently the "City of Delhi" & 1937 cover to the U.K. with "POSTED FROM CALCUTTA/ON DEC. 1st 1937 AND/DESPATCHED ON THE/CYGNUS" in black plus boxed violet "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER/IN AIRPLANE/ACCIDENT" h.s. below. [Ex Harold Wilson]. (3). £90
157 CRASH MAIL - 1937 - 'CYGNUS': Env. addressed to Middlesex with boxed violet "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachet and (on back) London R.L.S. resealing label, 1937 (29 Nov.) env. registered ex Dharamtala to New York with a similar cachet and extensively sealed round all sides with tape inscribed "Found open or damaged/(Arrivé ouvert ou avarié/and officially secured./et remis en état)", 1937 env. from Madras to Germany with violet "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS/Correspondance retardée/par accident d'Avion./Priere de ne pas taxer" h.s. + French labels, further 1937 env. this time from Delhi to England bearing boxed violet "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER" h.s., another 1937 env. albeit from Bombay to Somerset having a good boxed black "DAMAGED BY WATER" h.s. and (on back) unrecorded "G. [crown] R./GENERAL POST OFFICE/Found open or damaged/and officially sealed" labels. Sanford 371205 types a, d, e, i, k & y plus unrecorded label. ( 5 covers). [Ex Harold Wilson]. £150
158 CRASH MAIL - 1937 COURTIER: PPC of Jaffa addressed to Austria together with the Austrian ambulant cover bearing typed "Die sendung wurde bei einen Flugzeugungluck beschadigt" label dated 5th October with violet "POSTMT/WIEN 1/Abr. 8" circular h.s. Scarce. Sanford 3710001a. [Ex Harold Wilson]. £100
159 CRASH MAIL - 1939 -'CENTURION' - UNRECORDED USE OF 'OFFICIALLY SEALED' TAPE: 1939 (7 June) env. from Melbourne to London bearing a fine example of the red "SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION" h.s. with reversed 'D' variety and (affixed to back) parts of four pieces of brown sealing tape together reading "G. [crown} R./found open or damaged/Arrivé ouvert ou avarié/and officially secured./et remis en état." tied by "LONDON F.F.S./9" double-ring c.d.s. and env. of same date also ex Melbourne to London with 5d Australian adhesive still present tied by fine machine slogan cancellation & also having a fine red "SALVAGED MAIL/EX·CENTURION" h.s. Sanford 390612 types a & d plus unrecorded tape. (2 covers). [Ex Harold Wilson]. £90
160 EUROPEAN NIGHT FLIGHTS: 1928 envelope carried on the First Night Flight from Stockholm to London, 1929 envelope carried on the Second Night Flight from Stockholm to London, 1930 (April) cover carried on the First London-Brussels Night Flight and 1930 (May) envelope carried on the First London-Berlin Night Flight. (4). £75
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81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-864
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