| 321 | FIRE ON THE BARGE Y.B.10 OFF HAWAII; 1953 (28 July) pair env. both Honolulu to Maui with one badly burnt and forwarded in the included ambulance env. both recovered env. have fine purple "DAMAGED BY FIRE ON SHIP/HONOLULU, HAWAII/JUL 28 1953" cachet. Little of the mail onboard survived the fire, scarce thus. PHOTO PLATE 13A. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 322 | GROUNDING OF THE SS STAR OF MALTA; 1955 (29 July) env. Paris to Malta with v.fine Type 2 "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER/EX "STAR OF MALTA" 29.7.55" cachet plus PPC of the stranded vessel, contemporary newspaper cuttings, etc. The Star of Malta ran aground in thick fog off Sliema, the Captain was held to be totally responsible. (Small qty.). PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 323 | FIRE ONBOARD THE MV OCEAN MAIL PLUS ENV. FROM UNRESOLVED INCIDENT; 1955 (30 Nov.) env. Sanitarium, Ont. to Penang (fire damage evident) with fine Type 1 red "DAMAGED IN SHIP FIRE/AT SEATTLE" cachet. Whilst being repaired after a collision the Ocean Mail had a fire in the mail room. (Ill. MDM pg.313) plus 1967 (14 June) window env. Montreal to Hong Kong(?) with fine "DAMAGED BY FIRE/AT SEA" cachet, the incident & vessel involved have not been resolved. (2 items). PHOTO PLATE 13A. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 324 | SINKING OF THE MV VASU; 1956 (14 June) meter paid env. Suva to Apia, Samoa with v.fine, and unusual, purple "SOILED MAIL EX "VASU"" cachet. The Vasu sank off Tonga after an explosion, few mails survived. Scarce. (Ill. MDM pg.315). PHOTO PLATE 13A. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 325 | COLLISION OF THE MV STOCKHOLM, UNRECORDED INCIDENT MV THALA DAN ETC.; 1956 (25 July) PC New York to Lesjofors with fine Type 1 purple "Forsandelsen skadad vid/m/s Stockholms kollision den 26/7 1956/med m/s "Andrea Doria" cachet (Ill. MDM pg.316); 1960 (Feb.) SS Thala Dan env. Mawson to Hessen with fine violet "DAMAGED BY/WATER" cachet, incident unrecorded; 1961 (Aug.) unknown vessel env. Chandrigarh to London with fine boxed purple "DAMAGED BY/SEA-WATER/M.P./I.S." cachet, incident unrecorded etc. (4 env. + 2 PPC). PHOTO PLATE 13A. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 326 | FIRES ONBOARD SS KYPROS, AMERICAN CHARGER & GOOD HOPE CASTLE; 1966-73 trio inc. 1966 (10 Nov.) SS Kypros PPC (stamp floated off) Budapest to Tel Aviv with boxed purple Israeli cachet; SS American Charger 1967 (8 Sep.) env. Burbank Ca. to Aberdeenshire with fine boxed green "DAMAGED BY/SEA-WATER/M.P./I.S." cachet; SMV Good Hope Castle 1973 (29 June) newspaper wrapper Yeovil to Botswana with fine red "DAMAGED BY FIRE/ GOODHO(P)E" cachet etc. (4 items) PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 327 | LONG DELAYED MAILS FROM SS NORDWIND TRAPPED IN SUEZ CANAL; 1967 (6 June) pair inc. v.large env. registered Karachi to London with variety hand stamps inc. fine Type 1 "MAIL FROM MV NORDWIND/TRAPPED IN SUEZ SINCE 1967" cachet plus underpaid airmail env. Karachi to London with label "Post office regrets that/delay has been caused by/SS Nord Wind being held/in Suez Canal". The Nordwind was trapped in the Suez and eventually the mails were delivered 8 years later - 1975. (2 items). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 328 | MISCELLANY: 1878 Serbian military postcards (7) with 3 different types of cachet, Chile 1881-82 trio of military franchise covers, 1805-46 British India covers inc. large INDIA SOLDIER/3/PORTSMOUTH (faults), spurious Siege of Paris item etc. (21 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 329 | BOER WAR - SIEGE OF LADYSMITH, ETC. - HILARIOUS LETTER ABOUT WAR, "BOOK POST", ETC.; Small group of covers inc. Nov. 1899 to 25 Feb. 1900 letter (with stampless env. to GB; cancelled Tax mark) with hilarious view of army life ("I have been having a very nice time. I rather like war. I have only been really in one engagement and then I ran away...Since writing the above I have become quite acquainted with the taste of horse...", etc.) written by Marie Stopes' brother-in-law, 1900 usage of India 1⁄2a env. to Kroonstad but returned with v. fine purple "RETURNED FROM/ADDRESSEE'S UNIT/UNDELIVERABLE" (scarce), 1900 APO43 "Book Post" cover & 2 others. (5 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 330 | BOER WAR MISCELLANY: Group of covers, pieces etc. with range of cancellations inc. fine GB 1d stationery card with v.fine Volksrust rubber d.s., similar Berberton on certificate of postage, stamped & unstamped mail to UK, censored E to Greenpoint Camp POW, GB 1d letter-cards to India, various '1d' h.s., mail to Generals Botha and De Wet etc. Useful lot. (25 items and many pieces) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 331 | BRITISH F.P.O. COVERS 1914-60: Box with accumulation of covers showing good variety of FPO marks of both Wars and later, inc. Naval & RAF items, registered Es and a few POW items etc. Among better items we note 1942 Airgraph ex Uganda, POW camps at Lofthouse Park (WWI) & Kingsford (WWII), 1921 reg'd cover ex FPO 'GR' (Cologne) etc. Good lot. (100s) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 332 | WWI & WWII CENSORED MAIL: Interesting miscellany of civilian covers with emphasis on WWII Empire censorship inc. Burma (Rangoon/4), KUT Deputy Chief Field Censor h.s. (1945),scarce Malta 'DD/26' sealing tape, Nigeria pair, scarce Somaliland triangular BERBERA/1 etc. Inspection recommended. (85 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 333 | WWI MISCELLANY: Interesting lot of FPO covers etc. inc.Naval mail, WOMENS EMERGENCY CANTEEN h.s. on Belgian card, parcel post label with KGV 1/- stamp ex FPO 37 (1919), card ex Malta FPO SZ7, Palestine, good variety of FPO an censor types - worth inspection. (Approx. 100 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 334 | WWI: Group of covers & cards inc. illustrated "SYMINGTONS COFFEE ESSENCE" advertising envelope bearing ½d & 1d tied by "FEED THE GUNS/WITH WAR BONDS" slogan cancellation, 1914 (7 Nov.) cover to Arnhem bearing ½d (5) adhesives partially concealed by black/pink "OPENED BY/CENSOR" tape, a real photo card of KGV reviewing the troops at Dunchurch in March 1915, sundry other censored covers/cards, etc. (32). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 335 | WWI - VAD ON MALTA etc: Interesting group of PPCs inc.5 stampless 'OAS' cards to Ireland (1916) from VAD stationed at St Andrew's Hospital on Malta plus a sixth from Imfarta Hospital mailed through APO SZ7; also pair of censored Red Cross POW cards to / from Czech soldiers held in Russia, very fine Hungarian, Ukrainian & Galizia 'ethnic' cards mailed through the German feldpost. (35 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 336 | WWI - INTERRUPTED MAIL:1916-19 A small group of covers inc examples from Germany to Guatemala, Sweden to USA, netherlands to N. York, and Denmark to Spain, all with strikes of the red boxed "RELEASED BY THE/BRITISH MILITARY AUTHORITIES" h.s. All have censor labels. (6 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 337 | WWI/WWII: Worldwide military FPO items from both World Wars with strength in British Empire items inc. WWI German POW camp mail, WWII KUT & EAF military censors (3), Malaya 1940 SP502 cover, Mauritius censored front, Canadian & Australian military marks, Egypt 'Army Post' 10m x 4 franking, USAPOs etc. Interesting mix. (Approx. 150) | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 338 | WWI & WWII- INVERNESS ADMIRALTY MAIL OFFICE etc: Binder containing a study on leaves of the Naval Mail Office at Inverness inc. scarce 'dumb' AMO cancellation and PPC both with CENSORED/U.S. NAVAL FORCES/IN EUROPE c1920; the bulk of the study is of WWII with Naval mail and FPO 676 covers with military & RAF censorship inc.'honour' E with secondary, inspector's censor. (69 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 339 | WWI & WWII NAVAL MAIL - SCAPA FLOW, ORKNEYS: Study on leaves of Naval mail routed through this base with fine variety of hand-stamp & machine cancellations and censor types inc. unusual; 14 items of WWI mail plus 35 WWII. (49 items) PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 340 | SPANISH CIVIL WAR COVERS INC. RARE "SCOTTISH AMBULANCE UNIT" CACHET; 1936 trio of censored covers from Spain to Scotland (2) or Cumberland (latter with "MISSENT TO/NEW YORK"!!), inc. one with superb rare purple fancy-framed oval "* SCOTTISH AMBULANCE UNIT */Comandante/AMBULANCIA ESCOCESA" on the front. Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 13. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 341 | WWII POLISH ARMY MAIL: Interesting group of covers inc. (1940) E addressed to Lanarkshire with v.fine green boxed UNKNOWN AT CRAWFORD/RETURN TO SENDER/ADRESAT NIEZNANY - unique? Also various FPO 1 items inc. 1946 waybill, covers from Polish soldiers with the British Army etc. Good lot. (22 items) PHOTO PLATE 13. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 342 | WWII - UNCENSORED CIVILIAN MAIL: Large group of WWII period uncensored surface mail covers inc. ranges from the UK (10), mail to the UK from various European countries (65), the Caribbean (13), S.America (20), Middle East (7), Africa (29), India, Burma & Ceylon (6) and Australia & N.Zealand (5). Also a qty of research notes and photocopies. (155 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 343 | WWII - POLISH FORCES IN SCOTLAND: Interesting study of Polish Forces mail inc. scarce (1941)POLISH NAVY - OFFICIAL LETTER with cachet, various types of FPO d.s., 2-line bilingual cachet of FPO 1 on memo, two registration receipts etc. Good lot. (21 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 344 | WWII - SCOTS NAVAL MAIL: Study on leaves, mainly WWII material, inc. WWI Cromarty Base mail plus WWII Canadian Fleet Mail Office at Glasgow (4), various types of H.M.SHIPS machines / d.s. and range of censorship etc. (50 items plus a few modern pieces) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 345 | WWII - CIVILIAN CENSORSHIP: Box of covers with censor tapes or hand-stamps inc. orange-printed press censor tape (5), correspondence from Belfast, good group of Australian Es (7), Indian and some foreign censors plus a few Spanish Civil War items. (Approx. 150 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 346 | WWII - DETAINED AND RELEASED MAIL:1940 -44 Covers/cards with various detained/released h.s. & labels inc 1940 env from Brazil to Rotterdam with "Amsterdam Maart 1948/Door corlogsomstandigheden/met vertraging ontvangen" typed label. 1941 env from Lisbon to New York with violet "HELD BY BRITISH CENS/RELEASED JAN 1946". 1946 env registered from Brussels to USA with violet "HELD BY BRITISH/CENSOR/RETS'D JAN 194". 1942 env from Argentina to Switzerland with "THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD/BY THE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP" h.s. 1942 card from UK to USA with violet "RELEASED BY AUTHORITY OF/THE DISTRICT POSTAL CENSOR" h.s. 1940 env from Argentina to London with boxed "DETAINED IN FRANCE/DURING GERMAN/OCCUPATION" h.s. (21 covers). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 347 | WWII - US FORCES IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS : Good group of covers ex USAPO 182 (Bomber Squadron), 234, 237 & 244 plus extensive range of items ex APO 246 - all from servicemen stationed at Guam, 1944-45; also six items of US Navy mail from the same region. (34 items) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 348 | WWII - R.A.F. POST OFFICES IN SCOTLAND: Study in binder with WWII RAFPOs inc. Benbecula, Tiree, Sullamore, Stornaway, Skeabrae etc.plus modern commemorative items etc. (41 items plus many pieces) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 349 | WWII - US FORCES IN NEW CALEDONIA: 1942-45 Mail from US servicemen stationed in New Caledonia inc. range of different USAPO 502 marks and an example of mail ex APO 81, with variety of censor types inc. scarcer numbered 2-ring types (5), two with anti-Japanese cartoons. (13 items) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 350 | WWII - NEW CALEDONIA: Two covers from NZEF in New Caledonia with two different types of NZAPO 150 marks (codes 7 & 10) and triangular censor h.s. Also a group of censored civilian mail inc. attractive 1942 E ex Houailou to USA with New Caledonian & US censor tapes , the former tied by fine 3-ring numbered censor h.s. plus six local covers from different POs all with similar censor h.s. (9 items) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 351 | WWII POLISH CONCENTRATION / P.O.W. CAMPS: Small collection of stamp issues on leaves inc. 1945 Dachau 'US Eagle' set to 3mk plus both miniature sheets, stamps produced at Woldenberg (54), Grossborn (9 plus two used 20g postcards) & Neubrandenburg (5). Also a 1943 air-drop propaganda sheet threatening Allied reprisals against camp personnel. (86 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 352 | WWII AND AFTER BRITISH F.P.O.'s: Extensive group of FPO covers on leaves, arranged by number with some better items noted inc. explanatory cachets, registered etc.; many post-WWII covers with commemorative cancellations. Inspection necessary. (100s) | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 353 | WWII AND AFTER - BRITISH F.P.O.'s: Box with extensive accumulation of military cancellations on cover inc. substantial, mainly QEII FPO covers plus commemorative cancellations, OHMS items etc. Inspection recommended - a useful lot. (Approx. 300 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 354 | GULF WAR, 1991: The magnificent collection of largely Maritime related covers, chiefly bearing ship name stamps/naval postmarks from Coalition countries (strength in GB, France & USA). Postmarks of interest include Canadian CFPO 5071 (2 types), GB FPO 234 (Riyadh), FPO 990 (Al Jubbayl), German Naval MSP56a, French, Italian, etc. A couple of Suspended postal service cachets (Leicester & Southampton) are noted. (114 covers plus sundry related items). | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 355 | GULF WAR. 1991: A group of covers, cards, propaganda leaflets, etc. with a wide range of frankings & cachets (much of maritime interest). Cachets/cancellations include Swedish Field Hospital, RNZAF 40 Squadron, "Op Granby", sundry Commanding Officer/HQ, Master at Arms cachets, a good range of U.S. Ships' marks (Antietam, Cayuga, Constant, Curtis, Dwight D Eisenhower, Goldsborough, Midway, etc.). A fascinating lot. (Approx. 90 items). | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 356 | "D-DAY" 1944 - 5Oth ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION: Collection of covers with special cancellations commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings - most mailed on board ships inc. some of the original vessels that were present in 1944 inc. the USS "Jeremiah O'Brien", also HMY "Britannia" (present for the naval Review - programme included) plus Belgian, French, Dutch & Norwegian vessels, etc. Well written up & illustrated with PPCs (Approx. 50 plus PPCs). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 357 | MISCELLANY: Box with worldwide selection of airmail covers on leaves c1920s onwards with many useful items noted inc. GB KGV covers to N.Zealand, S.Africa, India etc., unusual 1923 airmail card ex Iraq, 1927 reg'd air card to Batavia ex Amsterdam, Sudan FFCs, good group of 1950s SAS covers etc. (Qty) | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 358 | MISCELLANY: Bundle of earlier airmail covers c1927-'40s with emphasis on Commonwealth material inc. KUT (1935) to UK with '7½d' h.s. & dues, Australia inc. unusual (1927) internal E with boxed FORWARDED/BY AIRMAIL, Malta KGV 2½d pair om E (1938), Gilbert & Ellice (1948) reg'd airmail to Germany, China 1929 E to UK, India etc. Inspection recommended. Useful lot.(45 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 359 | MISCELLANY: Box with large qty of airmail covers inc. approx. 50 Canada 1930s FFCs, remainder mainly post-WWII commercial and commemorative items inc. UK internal flights 1940s-'50s, S.America inc. SCADTA, groups of 6, TWA, Boeing & Comet FFCs etc. Inspection required. (100s) | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 360 | AUSTRALIA/ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: Binder with the interesting collection, 1948-79 inc. scarce 1948 Richmond to Christchurch 20th Anniversary Flight, several 1970s AAT items inc. signed Scott Expedition, etc. (30). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 361 | ALAN COBHAM SIGNED CARD - CARRIED ON THE IMPERIAL AIRWAYS SURVEY FLIGHT:1926 (16 November) printed souvenir card carried on the Imperial Airways survey flight from Wynberg to Grahamstown with a special vignette tied by violet oval "BY SPECIAL AIRMAIL/LONDON/CAPE TOWN" d.s. The card is signed "Alan J Cobham" on the message side. PHOTO PLATE 13. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 362 | G.B. 1911 CORONATION AIRMAILS - RARE UNUSED 'PRIVILEGE VIOLET' NEWSPAPER LABEL; Sept. 1911 Fine unused gummed 'Privilege' Violet "LONDON to WINDSOR" Label (minor wrinkles) as used on the very few newspapers carried on the 1911 London/Windsor flights. Only a handful of newspapers were carried on the flights, and unused labels are equally rare. [A similar unused label sold in Cavendish's 'Humphrey Norvill' auction, 10 Mar. 2000, lot 584, for £460. The example used on complete newspaper fetched £2,300 in the same auction.] PHOTO. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 363 | G.B. - INTER-WAR AIRMAILS: Good group of (mainly) KGV internal flight covers inc. Provincial Airways (3), GWR (2), Railway Air Services (8), Hillman's (2) plus a few commercial items etc. (23 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 364 | G.B. - CROYDON AERODROME: The fascinating two volume collection pertaining to Croydon Aerodrome.with a good range of covers inc. 1930 (2 June) cover carried on the First Day of the inclusive Airmail rate (4d) to Germany, 1931 cover ex Australia addressed to Amy Johnson, six 1930s Pilot signed covers, a good range of photographs, ephemeral items, etc. (Qty.). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 365 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: 1925 (29 July) PPC from Wembley Exhibition to Holland carried by Imperial airways franked with 1925 Wembley 1d x 2 & 11⁄2d tied by exhibition cancellation. 1928 (24 Sept) env from Liverpool to Lisburn with special cachet carried on the experimental service from Liverpool to Belfast by flying boat. 1929 (26 March) special printed env carried on the first flight from Croydon to India. 1931 special leaflet franked with 1⁄2d, 11⁄2d & 10d carried on the first England to S. Africa civil air transport service. (4 covers). PHOTO PLATE 13. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 366 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS:1931 (28 February) env from Athens to Butiaba carried on the first flight from England to Athens and Butiaba. with special violet cachet. PHOTO PLATE 13. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 367 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: 1931 illustrated env carried on the 1st imperial airways flight from London to Kosti. Also a similar env from Khartoum to Alexandria. (2 covers). | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 368 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: 1932 (16 April) env carried on the first flight from Cyprus to Iraq franked with KGV 11⁄2pi plate number "1" strip of three, the cover was returned to Cyprus in November 1932.1932 env from Cyprus to Croydon carried on the first Imperial Airways service The cover was returned to the sender and has a fine "CROYDON/R.L.B." c.d.s. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 13. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 369 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: 1932 (7 Oct) env registered from Lee on Solent to Madras franked with 1929 PUC 1d control (K 29) block of six and 2½d pair carried on the first Imperial Airways service from Karachi to Madras. 1931 (4 April) special env from Calcutta to Rangoon carried on the First Experimental Flight by Imperial Airways from burma to australia. Also another plain env to New Zealand. (3 covers). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 370 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: 1933 (29 June) env from Zagreb to Calcutta carried on the first regular Imperial Airways service from London to Calcutta. 1933 (29 June) env from Holyhead to Calcutta bearing 4d pair cancelled by a fine "PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/HOLYHEAD" c.d.s. carried on the first regular London to Calcutta service.1933 env from Anglesey to Iraq franked with 1½d booklet pane of four with "Saving is Simple" advertisements carried on the six day air mail service to Baghdad. (3 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 371 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: 1934 env from London to Buenos Aires bearing on reverse a fine contemporary label. 1934 (26 May) env from Singapore to Sutton Coldfield carried at the full 40c rate. 1934 illustrated Imperial airways env to Brisbane carried on the first England to Australia service by Imperial and Quantas airlines. 1934 (4th April) env from South Africa to Cape town with special cachet for mail carried by Imperial Airways during the Royal tour. (4 covers). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 372 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS:1935 (17 April) env fromn Milan to Palestine carried on the first Imperial Airways airmail service via Italy to palestine. 1931 env from Italy to Port Bell, Uganda carried on the first Imperial airways service from Croydon to East Africa. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 373 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: 1936 (26 March) illustrated Imperial Airways env to Newport, Monmouth bearing 5c, 20c & 25c tied by "HONG KONG/AIR MAIL" c.d.s. with boxed violet "FIRST THROUGH FLIGHT/HONG KONG - PENANG-LONDON/VIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS" d.s. of 27th March 1936. fine. PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 374 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS:1936 (15 November) env from Paris to Bangkok bearing French 2f "Daudet's Mill" x 2 and 1937 paris Exhibition 50c carried on the regular Imperial airways service from london to Bangkok. 1939 env from Alexandria to Paris carried by Imperial airways on the with 50c meter h.s. and red "BY AIR MAIL" h.s. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 375 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - "COURTIER" CRASH:1937 (30 September) env from Jerusalem to Germany with on reverse a printed label confirming the item had been recovered from the "Courier" crash. PHOTO. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 376 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - THE RANGOON SERVICE: 1933 (23 September) illustrated Imperial Airways env from London to Akyab carried on the first airmail service from london to Rangoon. Also another carried on the first return flight. Plus 1935 (1st January) env to Rangoon carried on the first bi-weekly service from London to Rangoon. (3 covers. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 377 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - SOUTHERN AFRICA:1931 (8 Dec) "Springbok" env from Norwood to Durban carried on the 1st flight from England to S. Africa. 1931 (17 Dec) "Springbok" env from Broken Hill. N Rhodesia carried on the first flight to Cape Town. 1940 (25 Jan) illustrated env from Durban to Eindhoven carried on the regular flying boat service. (3 covers). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 378 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS: 1939 (9 August) special illustrated env carried on the 1st inbound service by the flying boat "Caribou" from Southampton to New York. 1939 (5 August) env from Holland to New York carried on the first flying boat "Caribou" service. 1939 (3 August) env registered from Salford to Montreal carried on the first "Caribou" service to Montreal. 1939 env from Montreal to St Louis carried on the first "Caribou" flight from Montreal to Botwood Newfoundland. (4 covers) PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 379 | LABEL COLLECTION: Very extensive, remarkable collection on leaves of worldwide airmail labels from the 1930s to today inc. panes,sheets, booklets, airline publicity stickers etc - good variety of Imperial Airways material noted. Fine lot for specialist examination. (Many 100s) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 380 | ROCKET MAIL: Untidy collection of Scots Rocket Mail inc. scarce 1934 'Harris-Scarp' cover and extensive material from the 1960s-'80s inc. press cuttings, covers, letters etc. Unusual lot waiting to be properly displayed. (Qty) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 381 | ZEPPELIN MAIL: 'Graf Zeppelin' cards carried on the 1930 & 1932 Netherlands Flights with appropriate cachets, both franked with German air values with either Friedrichshafen or 'on board' cds cancellations respectively. Fine and attractive. (2 items) | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 382 | CRICKET: Accumulation inc. Official signed team sheet for the 1963-64 South African Tour of Australia, Official signed sheet of the 1978 New Zealand Tour of England, Official signed sheet of the 1992-93 Pakistan Tour of Australia & New Zealand, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka "A" to England (both 1999), sundry Australian States & English Counties official signed sheets (slightly mixed condition), plus a wealth of other signatures inc. Gubby Allen, Ken Barrington, Alec Bedser, Dennis Compton, Bill Edrich, Laurie Fishlock, Alf Gover, Sir Walter Hadlee, Andrew Sandham, etc. (Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 383 | WELLINGTON, DUKE OF: 1836 env to Ship Hotel Dover with a fine m/s "Free Wellington" at lower left. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 384 | CRICKET: Boxed "Nostalgia" album with a collection of cards depicting cricketers/cricket related themes. We note Ardath 1935 part set (28 cards), Ardath large Photographic types (29), Churchmans 1936 set & Players 1934 set plus a fascinating selection of "odd" cards from General sets inc. Churchmans Sporting Celebrities (5), Churchmans Men of the Moment In Sport (6), Churchmans Well Known Ties (5), Hills Celebrities of Sport (4), etc. A useful lot which may help to plug some of those annoying gaps in a thematic Cricket collection! (195). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 385 | MISCELLANY c1700-1920: Large accumulation of British ephemera inc. billheads, Xmas cards, bottle labels in uncut sheets, c1855 book of Newman's engraved views of N.Wales, Wantage tram ticket c1890, seamen's discharge certificates, block of 30 share certificates for the East India Coal Co. (1856) etc. Interesting lot. (Qty) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 386 | THEATRICAL LETTERS (SEVERAL WRITERS IN D.N.B.), TRADE CARDS, BOOK PLATES, TICKET, PHOTOS, ETC.; Good c.1708-1960 mixture inc. 1708 part almanac, 1828 EL posted from London with colour printed "Annuities" contents, c.1826-43 group of theatrical flavour ELs (writers inc. B.N. Webster, S.T. Russell, T.P. Cooke & Sir T. F. Lewis; all in Dict. of National Biography), c.1860 coloured "DESTENY" (sic) Valentine, c.1840 "PORTSMOUTH ET SOUTHAMPTON" ship timetable card, 1846 invite to the "UTTOXETER CRICKETERS' BALL", 1809 Lottery advert (pictorial), and 1911/23 pair of programmes for NZ Contingent at the KGV Coronation and Constantinople royal birthday celebrations. Amazing variety. (73 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 387 | LANTERN SLIDES - ST. ASAPH BOYS' CAMP: Box of glass lantern slides showing photographic views of a Boys' Camp held at St Asaph (Flintshire) c1930 inc. a number of sports matches etc. Good condition. (Approx. 120 items) HEAVY LOT UNSUITABLE FOR POSTING. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 388 | LETTER-BOOK etc. :1821 ledger containing correspondence etc. c1700-1770s of Scots interest - to the Clerk family of Dumfries - with (1700) 18pp journal of a visit to Holland, family pedigree, account of an armed burglary (1692), account of a tour in Iceland (1809) etc. Fascinating. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 389 | PICTORIAL LETTER-SHEETS: Binder with collection of 64 mainly unused Victorian pictorial letter-paper with engraved tourist views c1855-80 - emphasis on Scottish town scenes with many attractive examples.Also signed photograph of Robert Service, c1925 pictorial premiere ticket for Tivoli Film Theatre, Strand, 1906 photograph of Maxwelltown Volunteers etc. (Qty) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 390 | RAILWAY LUGGAGE LABELS: Collection of luggage labels produced by various Railway Companies inc. early destination-only types (13) and extensive ranges with Company imprints and coloured papers. Fascinating lot - well worth inspection. (100s) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 391 | SCOTS MISCELLANY: Carton packed with an amazing variety of ephemera from early mss agreements to 20th century adverts and inc. shipping bills, shares, receipts, legal documents, billheads, petitions, Scots Parliamentary Acts (1701), WWI fund-raising 'flags', Society of Archers vellum 'diploma' (1829) with seal etc. Fascinating lot! (100s) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 392 | SCOTLAND etc: Group of six folding maps of Scotland mounted on linen c1840-1930; also (1814) map of France and several maps removed from 19th centry books, mainly England & Wales. (22 items) | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 393 | CARTON with quantity of mainly pre-WWII cards in two shoe-boxes, two albums etc. Good range of GB topos with emphasis on Scotland, WWI period 'glamour' cards etc. Also a box with miscellany of trade cards.(Many 100s) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 394 | MISCELLANY: Shoebox containing approx. 650 vintage cards, mostly used GB topographicals with a very high proportion of early cards inc. many 1902-06 undivided backs - many better cards noted inc. cancellation interest Inspection recommended. (Approx. 650 cards) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 395 | MISCELLANY: A similar lot of vintage cards - inspection recommended. (Approx. 650 cards) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 396 | MISCELLANY: Large shoe-box containing good range of mainly used vintage PPCs, mainly GB topographical subjects with high proportion of pre-WWI cards inc. many undivided backs, RPs, chromos etc. Inspection recommended. (Approx 750 cards) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 397 | ORIGINAL 'FIND' OF EARLY POSTCARDS - FAIRIES, TOPOGRAPHICAL, COMIC, ETC.; c.1914-30 Collection of cards (mixed used & unused) to the same family in Derby; better items noted inc. Redenhall "Flood Wreck", Barnardo Boys training, good collection of children's rhymes/fairies, 4 fine real photos of Lewisham/Catford, Flying Scotsman, Brockdish views, concertina multi-views, etc. Viewing essential. (c.250 cards plus). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 398 | ORIGINAL 'FIND' OF CARDS INC. LOUIS WAINS, LUCIE ATWELL, ETC.; Good c.1914-30 group of cards (some used) with many better cards, all addressed to the same Derby family; inc. 4 fine unused "Louis Wain" cat comics, similar "Arth Thiele" cat comics (3), Donald McGill (4), Bonzo (3), Mabel Lucie Atwell (5), early Mickey Mouse, set of M. Sowerby Fairies (6), Tuck Oilette press-out butterflies (3), and a wide range (57) of 'better' fairies, nursery rhymes, etc. Plus c.30 similar folding birthday cards or present tags. Good lot. (90 cards + c.30 tags/cards). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 399 | COSTUMES: Box with attractive lot (114) of mainly pre-WWI cards illustrating regional costumes of central and eastern Europe inc. Balkans, Poland, Germany, Switzerland etc - mainly fine unused colour cards but inc. some RP, some with lightly-pencilled captions. Also 21 cards showing village houses / interiors and a group of magazine illustrations. (Qty) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 | EUROPE: Large stock of early to modern European topographicals from Austria to Yugoslavia; usual emphasis on France, Germany and Benelux countries but many smaller and less frequently seen places are represented. Inspection recommended. (Approx. 1,200) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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