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1922 (Feb 17 and Apr 12) Registered covers from London to Baghdad or Mosul franked 1/-, both inscribed "By air mail from Cairo to Baghdad" with a By Air Mail label applied and Baghdad arrival backstamps, the first flown on the 10 March flight from Cairo (delayed at Cairo for 6 days), received at Mosul shortly after the Arab Rebellion. Two fine early 1/- registered rate covers. (2). £120-150
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1922-24 Stampless O.H.M.S covers from G.B all inscribed "By Air Mail" comprising 1922 (Oct 16) cover to the British Consul at Bushire with Dept. of Trade cachet signed by Lord Curzon; 1923 (Oct 18) cover from Uxbridge to R.A.F Hinaidi endorsed "posted in box unpaid, origin unknown" crossed out and replaced by "Certified Official, R.A.F Depot" and signed; and 1924 (Sep 17) cover with Air Ministry cachet and a dark blue By Air Mail label. Scarce Official covers, all with red London E.C Official Paid datestamps and Baghdad backstamps. (3). £200-250
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1923 (Jan 30 - Oct 3) Covers from G.B to Baghdad (4) or Isfahan in Persia, one with scarce circular "AIR / MAIL" cachet in violet, the cover to Persia with violet boxed "BY AIR MAIL / CAIRO - BAGHDAD", the others with By Air Mail labels in blue-green (2) or dark blue. Franked 9d (3) or 8½d (2, after the postage rate reduced to 2½d), all fine. (5). £200-250
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1923 (Nov 28) - 1926 (Dec 22) Covers from G.B to Baghdad (5) or Mosul, the first cover from Lochawe strangely franked 10½d though posted on the first day of reduced air fee of 3d + 2½d postage (total 5½d, reduced from 8½d), the others all correctly franked 5½d. Five covers with Baghdad arrival backstamps, the final cover probably flown on the final R.A.F flight (or the first Imperial Airways flight in 1927), but without any backstamp. (6). £200-250
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1922-25 Covers from G.B to Baghdad marked to go by air mail but underpaid with 1922 (Mar 29) cover handstamped "BY AIR MAIL" but only franked 6d and carried by surface mail; 1923 (Apr 19) cover with a By Air Mail label franked 10½d but endorsed "over one oz" and handstamped "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR / TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL"; and three 1922 covers with By Air Mail labels all carried by the air service but charged 2a postage due in Baghdad, the 1922 and 1923 covers franked 8d or 7½d, a 1925 (May 9) cover posted from the British Empire Exhibition (special c.d.s, first day of the exhibition) franked 4½d. (5). £180-220
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1921 (Nov 11) Cover from Baghdad to England signed R.H Knowles, S/Leader R.A.F with "M/127" censor cachet, correctly franked at the 15a rate (3a postage + 12a air fee) by ½a (2), 1a, 3a, 4a and 6a each tied by Baghdad c.d.s. Sent on the first air despatch from Baghdad on this day and carried on the first flight which left on the 12th, the only flight for which this 12a air fee applied. 1663 Covers carried on this first flight but very few have survived, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 16. £250-300
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1921 (Nov 16) Cover to England signed by a Capt. R. Wilkinson and endorsed "Aerial Mail" with "M" censor cachet to indicate it was forces mail and exempt from 3a postage, franked on the reverse by a single 1r stamp to pay the air fee. Sent on the 27 Nov. despatch from Baghdad which flew from Baghdad on the 28th, a delay of two days as the airfield was out of service, with a London arrival backstamp (Dec. 8). 1971 Covers were carried on this second flight, which was the first flight at the increased air fee of 1r; only one further flight occurred at this rate before the air fee was reduced to 6a. Fine and scarce. £120-150
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1921 (Nov 26) Similar cover to England endorsed "Aerial Post", signed by "J. Bishop, 2/Norfolk Rgt 24/11/21" with a "M" censor cachet to indicate forces mail exempt from the 3a postage, franked by a single 1r stamp to pay the air fee. Carried on the 28 Nov. flight, the first flight at this 1r air fee. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 16. £120-150
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1921 (Nov 27) Cover to England endorsed "By air mail to Cairo" with an "M/137" censor cachet to indicate it was forces mail exempt from the 3a postage, the 1r air fee paid by 4a and 12a stamps. Carried on the 28 Nov. flight, the first flight at this 1r air fee. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 16. £120-150
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1921 (Nov 24) Cover to England "Per Air Mail Baghdad-Cairo" with magenta boxed "BY AIR SERVICE", a 1½a pair and 1r paying the 3a postage + 1r air fee. Carried on the 28 Nov. flight, the first at this 1r air fee. Also a 1921 (Dec 8) cover from Mosul similarly franked 1r3a, received at Baghdad on Dec. 17 and carried on the Dec. 22 flight, the first to carry mail at the reduced 6a air fee. The first cover with a large part of the reverse torn away, the front attractive and fine. (2) £120-150
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1921 (Nov 25) Cover to England endorsed "Air Mail Baghdad-Cairo. Special fee on reverse", the 3a postage + 1r air fee paid by 19 1a stamps (11 on the reverse). Carried on the 28 Nov. flight, the first flight at this 1r air fee. Central vertical fold, otherwise fine and scarce. £120-150
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1921 (Nov 25) Cover to Aleppo "By air service Baghdad-Cairo" franked on the reverse by 3a and 1r, with an "ALEP" arrival c.d.s (Dec 3) and "CONTROLE POSTAL / ALEP / MILITAIRE" censor cachet. A scarce and unusual destination carried on the first flight at the 1r air fee on Nov. 28th. A little roughly torn open at right reverse edge, otherwise fine. £150-180
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1922 (Jun 23) - 1923 (Jan 13) British Occupation 1a on 20pa postal stationery envelopes to England, three with the boxed "BY AIR SERVICE" cachet, the other with a By Air Mail label. Two uprated 8a or 9a, the other two registered and uprated 11a or 13a, two apparently overpaid though all appear commercial. (4). £180-220
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1922 (Feb 22) - 1926 (Dec 9) Covers, one only franked 8a (not charged, possibly sent surface mail?); one cover franked 6a tied by a c.d.s of 19 JAN. 20, probably an error for 1923 (part of address and senders name cut out); other covers franked 9a (11), 9½a or registered and franked 12a (2); and covers sent after the air fee was reduced to 3a franked 6a or registered and franked 9a or 9½a. One cover bears a R.A.F publicity label (tied by the c.d.s); several others have various air mail cachets, one 1923 cover with the scarce small unframed "By Air Services, Baghdad-Cairo" in violet. A useful lot. (19). £400-500
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1922 (July 21) - 1923 (Feb) Covers (3) and fronts (2) all with the large circular cachet "GENERAL HEAD QUARTERS / AIR MAIL / BRITISH FORCES IN IRAQ" in violet or magenta, the 1923 O.H.M.S front sent stampless to Cairo and then put into the post with an Egypt 10m official stamp applied, the other four all franked 9a. (5). £200-250
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1922 (Feb 3) - 1926 (Apr 14) O.H.M.S Covers (3) bearing On State Service stamps, the first franked 9a, the others franked 6a or registered franked 9a. Also a 1922 (June 9) cover bearing G.B stamps cancelled in London (June 22) with enclosed letter on "Secretariat of the High Commissioner Baghdad" notepaper, the letter including "You will surely be surprised to find a letter from Baghdad bearing English stamps. Such letters are sent from here by air mail to London in a special bag and reposted in London". (4). £150-200
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1922 (June 2) Cover from New York to Bagdad endorsed "Cairo & Bagdad Air Mail" franked USA 15c pair, and 1923 covers to New York franked 9a (3) or registered franked 12a. (5). £160-200
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1922-24 Covers to Europe comprising 9a rate covers to Austria or Switzerland, 6a rate covers to Germany (2) and registered covers franked 12a to France or 1r4a to Switzerland. Also a 1924 registered cover from Berlin to Baghdad franked 90pf and a 1926 postcard from Munich to Baghdad franked 35pf both inscribed "Par Avion Cairo-Bagdad". (8). £200-250
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1922-26 Covers to or from Middle Eastern countries comprising 1922 cover from Bab-El-Agha to Egypt franked 9a; 1923 registered covers to Syria or Turkey franked 12a; 1925 registered philatelic covers from Damascus to Egypt (2) or France bearing the Syria provisional Avion overprint sets of Jan 1924, July 1924 or March 1925; 1926 cover from Alexandria to Baghdad bearing Egypt 27m air stamp. (7). £180-220
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1923 (Aug 26) Registered cover from Constantinople to Baghdad bearing British Levant 30pa, 1½pi, 7½pi and 6d, handstamped boxed "INCONNU / NOT KNOWN" with a red "Unclaimed Letter from Dead Letter Office, Baghdad" label applied. Returned to the sender with Baghdad, D.L.O. Baghdad and British P.O Constantinople backstamps. Very unusual. Photo on Page 21. £150-200
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1926 Cover to Basrah endorsed "Air Mail" with six Egypt 5m stamps cancelled upon arrival at Basrah (Mar 15), a Lower Baghdad due handstamp and boxed "POST DUE / ANNAS" both obliterated by straight line "CANCELLED". Backstamped at Baghdad H.O, Lower Baghdad (both Mar 13) and Magil with boxed bilingual "Please return this cover / to the Postmaster Basrah / for an official enquiry.". One corner of the flap torn away with the loss of a few letters from the boxed cachet, otherwise fine and very unusual. Flown from Cairo on the March 11 flight with the stamps uncancelled. Photo on Page 21. £100-120
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1922-26 Covers from Persia comprising 1922 (May 15) cover to London franked 3kr (1kr postage + 2kr air fee), possibly the first air mail acceptance from Persia; 1923 (June 1) cover to France bearing "Controle 1922" 12ch strip of four with a further stamp lost in transit, endorsed "Recue a Caire sans timbre"; 1924 (Jan 31) registered A.R cover to France franked "Controle 1922" 3kr; and 1926 (Mar 2) registered cover to London franked 2kr10ch. The first three have boxed "POSTE AERIENNE / BAGDAD-CAIRE" cachet in red, violet or black. (4). £120-150
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1927 (Jan 5) Covers from G.B carried on the first fight to Basra franked 5½d, registered to Basra franked 8½d or registered to Karachi franked 10½d; first flight covers from Basra or Baghdad to Cairo franked 6a or from Baghdad to Basrah franked 2½a; Jan 13/15 covers from India to Egypt or G.B (2) carried on the first Indian acceptance from Basrah to Cairo with red boxed "AIR MAIL SERVICE / BASRA-CAIRO / (KARACHI G.P.O)"; 1928 (Mar 22/23) covers from India to G.B sent on the first acceptance over both the Basra-Cairo and Marseille-London air routes (3). Also 1927 (Feb 7) cover from Teheran bearing Persia Poste Aerienne 1c, 2c, 6c-1k (first day of use?) with red boxed "POSTE AERIENNE / BAGDAD-CAIRE". (13). £200-240
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1927-29 Covers (38) and postcards (2) all from Iraq to G.B (21), Egypt (7), Sudan, Syria, Malta (redirected to Austria), France, Germany, Finland, USA (2), Turkey or Russia, or sent within Iraq from Baghdad to Basra (2). Twelve covers are registered (one bearing "On State Service" stamps), twelve bear yellow Air Mail labels, four underpaid covers to G.B have postage due charges of 2½d (3) or 6d. An interesting lot. (40). £400-500
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1927-28 Covers to Iraq from G.B (4, one from the 1928 Philatelic Congress in London), France, Austria or Egypt, and covers sent via Iraq from Persia (2, one with blue Air Mail label similar in design to the red Overland Mail labels), India (3, two with red boxed "AIR MAIL SERVICE / BASRA-CAIRO / (KARACHI G.P.O)", the other to Paris paid for the Basra-Cairo and Marseille-Paris air routes) or Egypt. (13). £160-200
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1927-29 Covers with enclosed letters (10, also one additional letter) written by L/Ac W. Cox of A. Flight, 70 (B) Sqdn, R.A.F Hinaidi, to his father or sister, with a lot of good detail with news of the postal services, R.A.F flights, etc., posted from Iraq (8) or Egypt (2). Also 1933-34 covers with enclosed letters (7) from R. Matthews at the Aircraft Depot, R.A.F Hinaidi, again with a lot of useful content. Two Matthews covers sent by K.L.M, the other 13 Iraq covers flown by Imperial Airways. (17). £120-150
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1929 First flight covers carried on the first eastbound flight from G.B to Basra (2) or Baghdad (2); Baghdad to Basra; Baghdad to India (2); Basra to India (5, one addressed to New Zealand); or carried on the westbound flight from Basra to G.B (2) or Baghdad to G.B (3). Also a 1929 (Mar 3) cover to India franked 9½d for the London-Marseille and Cairo-Basra air services, mistakenly offloaded at Baghdad and sent to Mosul, returned to Basra and sent on the first flight to Karachi, endorsed "Missent to Mosul". Six covers registered, three on special Imperial Airways First Air-Mail covers, one with the cachet "First Flight / By Imperial Airways / BAGHDAD-KARACHI / 4th April, 1929.". (18). £200-250
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1929-39 Covers and cards, various first or special flights including 1929 (Nov 8) London to Baghdad or Jask (& return flight) via new Europe route avoiding Italy (also an Iraq cover carried on the second and last flight over this route), Aug. 26 Baghdad to Teheran; 1930 (Apr. 2) Athens to Basra and Vienna to Baghdad, June 7 Warsaw to Teheran via Baghdad (only 13 carried); 1931 (Feb. 25) Guadar to Jinja, Uganda, via Basrah, Oct. 6 London to Baghdad by new route via Haifa; 1932 (Aug 31) London to Baghdad by new route via Ramleh (5), Oct. 1 London to Sharjah, Oct. 17 Madras-Karachi first flight, to Ahwaz via Basrah or Rutbah Wells via Baghdad; 1933 (Sep. 26) Baghdad to Rangoon (33 carried), Dec. 1 London to Baghdad first 3½d letter rate or 2d postcard rate; 1934 (Feb.6) Baghdad to Vizagapatam first flight from Calcutta, May 8 London Air Post Exhibition Autogiro mail special flight to Baghdad, July 12 Baghdad to Durban, Nov. 17 London to Basra first 3d letter rate or first 2d postcard rate to Baghdad, Dec. 10/11 first service to and from Australia with covers from Basrah to Brisbane, Baghdad to Brisbane (3), Darwin or Rambang, Cloncurry (Queensland) to Baghdad, Dec. 31 London to Basra first Tuesday service; 1936 (Mar. 26) Hong Kong to Baghdad; 1938 (May 6) G.B to Kermanshah via Baghdad; 1939 (May 20) G.B to Baghdad at 1½d rate, taxed in error (5, also two P.O Notices), June 11 Baghdad to Canada via Marseille (with Iraq P.O Notice). (44). £700-1,000
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1929-39 Covers and cards from Iraq (40) mostly flown in a westward direction, a few flown eastwards to India, eight registered (one with "LATE FEE" cachet), one postcard to G.B charged 1d postage due, two Official covers with "On State Service" stamps, destinations include Singapore and British Guiana. Also covers from G.B to Iraq (7), 1930 cover from Persia flown from Basra to Baghdad, 1931 cover from Hungary bearing 1930 Air stamps, and two 1931 Iraq covers with the boxed cachet "RECEIVED TOO LATE / FOR INCLUSION IN AIR DESPATCH". (51). £300-350
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1930 (June 2) Cover from G.B to Shergat franked 5½d, endorsed "By air mail, Cairo-Baghdad", the reverse with the violet boxed cachet "THE AIR FEE FOR ALL / LETTERS FOR IRAQ IS / NOW 3½D PER HALF OZ. / PLUS ORDINARY POST - / AGE. / PLEASE INFORM YOUR / CORRESPONDENT", very scarce and unusual. Photo on Page 21. £100-120
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1930 (Jan 2) Printed matter rate cover from Baghdad to Delhi franked 2a, arrival backstamp (Jan 7), carried on the first flight after the service was extended from Karachi to Delhi. Very scarce, just four covers carried from Baghdad. £80-100
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1932 (Oct 4/5) Pictorial First Air Mail covers flown from Basrah to Bahrain franked 25f, or on the return flight from Bahrain to Baghdad franked 3a, handstamped "T" and "BAGHDAD / DUE", charged 30f. Scarce, 30 covers flown from Basrah and 17 flown from Bahrain. (2). £150-180
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1932 (Oct 5) First flight covers from Baghdad (2) or Basrah to Bahrain, and 1933 (Jan 4) first flight from Baghdad to Kuwait, the three Baghdad covers all registered. Scarce, 30 covers flown to Bahrain and 53 to Kuwait (43 registered). (4). £180-200
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1932 (Nov 25) Registered first flight cover from Baghdad to Gwadur franked 28f, arrival backstamps, returned to Baghdad. Very rare, just two covers carried. £100-150
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1933 (Dec 13-30) Extension of the route to Singapore, first flight covers from Basrah to Alor Star, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, Baghdad to Alor Star or Singapore (2, one with c.d.s date error), Singapore to Baghdad or Basra, Alor Star to Basra, two covers with circular flight cachets, the other seven printed first flight covers. A fine and scarce group, as few as ten covers flown on some of these stages. (9). £250-300
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1933 (July 5-11) Extension of the route to Calcutta, first flight covers from Baghdad to Allahabad (2) or Cawnpore, Basra to Allahabad (2) or Calcutta (3), Allahabad to Baghdad or Calcutta to Baghdad. Also 1933 extension of the route to Rangoon, Sep. 26 first flight from Baghdad to Rangoon and Oct. 2 first flight from Akyab to Baghdad. A fine and scarce lot, four Iraq covers with flight cachets, as few as 14 covers flown on some of these legs. (12). £220-260
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1934-35 Baghdad Post Office notices announcing posting times by Imperial Airways or KLM, additional weekly air services (2 Jan. 1935) or the introduction of direct air mail to Darwin (11 Dec. 1934); booklets of Air Mail labels issued by Imperial Airways or MISR Airlines; and seven fine large 1933 real photos of the new airport at Baghdad. (13). £120-140
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"City of Khartoum". 1935 (Dec 24/25) Covers from G.B to Basrah or Hinaidi both water damaged, one franked 6d, the other with the stamp washed off. One cover with an Iraq "Found open or damaged and officially secured" label tied by two Baghdad datestamps (Jan. 9), the other with two explanatory labels applied at Basra, reading "Saved from "City of / Khartoom" / Received at Basrah in / soaked condition.". The "City of Khartoum" crashed into Alexandria harbour on December 31st killing three crew and nine passengers; the mail was recovered one week later. Fine and scarce, the Basrah label not recorded by Nierinck. (2). Photo on Page 21. £200-250
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"Scipio"/"Calpurnia". 1936 (Aug 20) Registered cover from Baghdad Al Samawal to Scotland, the stamps washed off, handstamped "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER", from the "Scipio" which crashed and sank when landing at Mirabella Bay on August 22nd, killing two people; and a 1938 (Nov 24) registered cover from Manchester to Baghdad franked 6d with Dec. 1st arrival backstamp, carried on the "Calpurnia" which was wrecked when landing in a storm on Lake Ramadi on Nov. 27th. Of 90 mail bags on board just three contained mail for Iraq. (2). £100-120
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"Calpurnia". 1938 (Nov 23) Covers from GB to New Zealand, one franked 6d, the other severely water damaged with the stamp washed off, handstamped violet "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION / EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" or the larger three line "RECEIVED IN / DAMAGED CONDITION / ex CALPURNIA". The "Calpurnia" crashed at Lake Ramadi in Iraq, killing Capt. Attwood. (2). £100-150
| Air Letters & Douglas Gumbley Papers | (Also see lot 1084)
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A scrap album, photos and papers kept by Douglas Gumbley who became Inspector-General of Posts & Telegraphs and Director of Civil Aviation in Iraq (and later in Palestine); he was instrumental in promoting both the aerial and overland services across Iraq, and invented the world's first air mail lettercard, issued by Iraq in 1933. The album includes various news cuttings relevant to Gumbley, civil aviation, Iraq or Palestine; a 1924 letter from the Air Ministry concerning a meeting with Lord Thomson on the future of the Egypt and Iraq air route; photos of the new Tel-Aviv airport; and an unused 1933 Iraq 15f air letter. The papers include letters and reports concerning his pre-WW1 service with the Indian Telegraphs in the Middle East (with two 1910 covers from India to Gumbley at Jask, one with "CAMP POST OFFICE No 39" c.d.s); an interesting 1914 (Dec 2) letter with details of a battle against the Turks near Abadan, and a 'mentioned in despatches' certificate of 10 April 1917; various post-war letters and reports concerning job offers, civil aviation, a greetings postcard from Sefton Brancker to Gumbley in Iraq in 1928, etc. Also about 35 original photos including Gumbley as a child with his father and brother, a WW1 portrait in army uniform and a fine group photo with the Officers and staff of Telegraphs force "D" in Mesopotamia in 1915, group photo with his staff taken in Baghdad (2), various photos taken in Iraq or Palestine with KLM or Imperial Airways planes, plane crashes, etc. An interesting archive relating to this important person. £300-350
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1933 Air mail letter card, unfolded proof in the issued design but with a red "Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd" dummy stamp instead of the Iraq 15f stamp that appeared on the issued air letter, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 21. £250-300
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File copy of the original two page report written by Gumbley, headed "Air Mail letter cards", apparently sent to other postal administrations (with a copy of an air letter) to explain its use and advantages, and to presumably encourage other countries to issue similar air letters; similar copies of two 1933 letters regarding patenting the air letter, and altering the value from 20f to 15f; Specimen and unused 15f air letters both signed by Gumbley, the unused item inscribed to 'The Master of Sempill'. (5). £150-180
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1933 15f Air letters, overprinted "SPECIMEN" in red with "1933" on the upper flap (from an archive sold by the UPU, small flap faults, flaps unfolded), unused (flaps unfolded) or used from Baghdad to Germany on 19 July 1933 (fifth day of issue) uprated 3f, with red "MIT LUFTPOST BEFORDERT / LUFTPOSTAMT / BERLIN C2". (3). £180-240
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1933 15f Air letters unused (5, two fine, one with corner tear, two with later addresses), or used in 1935-39 (5, two with letters removed) sent by Imperial Airways uprated 3f, 6f or 8f, also a front sent by KLM. (11). £240-300
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c.1946 Formula air letter proofs on white and blue paper, the white paper proof perfined "CANCELLED" and numbered "54639". Also an example of the issued air letter on white paper used in 1948, and a similar air letter (with differing reverse) used in 1957. (4). Photo on Page 21. £180-220
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K.L.M. 1928 (Sep 13/15) Covers from Basrah to Karachi or Baghdad to Batavia flown on the first experimental flight to Batavia; 1933 (May 6) registered first flight cover from Baghdad to Penang with flight cachet (just 15 covers carried); and other 1931-36 covers and cards. (9). £80-100
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German Airlines. 1929 (Apr 2) First flight from Lingeh to Baghdad and April 8 first flights from Teheran to Baghdad (2), April 28 trial flight from Teheran to Baghdad, and Dec. 7 registered cover from Switzerland to Teheran, all flown by Junckers between Persia and Iraq, the Swiss cover also carried on the Imperial Airways Cairo-Baghdad service. Also 1930 (Nov 19) Lufthansa experimental first flight cover from Baghdad to Berlin franked 16a with a "LATE FEE / Annas Six" cachet, 1937 (Dec 17) Lufthansa Baghdad to London first flight (2), and one other 1939 Lufthansa cover. Only one example of the 1930 Lufthansa first flight recorded by Kimpton. (9). £180-220
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French Airlines. 1930 (Apr 1-3) Air Union Damascus to Beyrouth, first flight covers from Baghdad to Beyrouth (4) or Damascus, Beyrouth to Baghdad (3) or Damascus to Baghdad, five with various flight cachets, one with bilingual "ADDRESS INSUFFICIENT" of Baghdad, and later Air Union flights from Iraq to G.B or Beyrouth, or France to Iraq charged 4a postage due. Also advertising leaflet "Damascus-Baghdad in 4 hours by Air Orient", 1928 labels (8) and a postcard advertising the propose CIDNA Paris to Baghdad route, and 1937 (June 18) first flight from Baghdad to Bushire or Karachi. (24). £150-180
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MISR. 1936 (Dec 10) First flight covers from Baghdad to Port Said, Haifa, Jerusalem or Amman, fine and scarce. (4). £100-150
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