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ORDER OF SALETo be sold on Friday 4th March, at 10.30 a.m.
Philatelic Literature 1-13
Air Mails, featuring Pioneer Flight to & from Africa 14-38
Somaliland, Sudan, Djibouti & Ethiopia flights 39-56
Crash Covers, featuring Imperial Airways flights 57-97
British & Allied Forces Honour Envelopes 98-149
Worldwide Stamps & Covers 150-164
British Empire Stamps & Covers, including Colonial Head Proofs & Omnibus Issues 165-174
Aden - WW2 & KGVI Postal History 175-212
Afghanistan, Antarctica featuring 1821 Letters 213-226
Argentina, Ascension, Australian States, Austria, Bahamas 227-248
Bahrain, Barbados Postal Stationery, Basutoland, Bechuanaland 249-261
Bermuda, Brazil, British Guiana, British Honduras 262-273
British Solomon Islands - 1906-39 Stamps, Postal History & Postcards 274-337
British Somaliland, Burma, Bushire 338-359
Canada, Cayman Islands, Ceylon, China, Colombia, Cuba 360-381
Cyprus, Danish West Indies, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia 382-393
Falkland Islands & Dependencies, France & Colonies 394-415
Germany, including WW2 Feldpost Mail 416-451
Gibraltar, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Gold Coast, Greece, Grenada 452-469
Hong Kong, India & States 470-501
Iraq, including Air Mails 502-525
Ireland, Jamaica 526-547
KUT, featuring KGV Stamps & Postal History, WW2 548-636
Korea, Leeward Islands, Madagascar 637-640
Malaya 641-717
Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, Nevis, New Zealand 718-733
Nigeria, North Borneo, Nyasaland, Palestine & Israel 734-752
Persia, Persian Gulf, Pitcairn Island 753-765
Portuguese Nyassa - The John Dahl Collection, Part One 766-843
Rhodesia, Russia, St. Helena, St. Lucia, St. Vincent 844-870
Samoa, Sarawak, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Siam, Sierra Leone 871-885
South Africa, South West Africa, 886-921
Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet 922-930
Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Uruguay, Virgin Islands, Zanzibar 931-953
Great Britain 1841 2d Blues 954-987
Other Stamps, G.B Used Abroad 988-1049
Picture Postcards, Ephemera 1050-1054
Postal History, Mixed Lots 1055-1074
Elizabethan Letters, Stuart Period Postal History 1075-1105
Air Mails, including First UK Aerial Post 1106-1132
Cancellations, Coffee House Mail, Machines 1133-1154
Maritime Mail - Ship & Packet letters, Transatlantic Mail, Wreck Covers 1155-1219
Military, P.O.W & Naval Mail 1220-1235
Official Mail, Pictorial Envelopes, Postage Due Mail 1236-1246
Postal Stationery 1247-1318
Railways including T.P.Os, Registered Mail, Royalty, Uniform 4d & 1d Postage 1319-1338
Bristol, Channel Islands, Cornwall 1339-1358
Hampshire, Isle of Man, Kent, Liverpool, London 1359-1392
Middlesex, Norfolk, Scotland, Surrey, Yorkshire 1393-1409
PHILATELIC LITERATURE
(Also see lots 359, 403, 404, 1055, 1058, 1069) |
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Auction Catalogues/Journals. 1954-2007 Auction catalogues (118) with many named sales including Graveson G.B Postal History, Kauder China, David China, Symes Sarawak, Rossiter East Africa, Glassco G.B Used Abroad, Sacher West Africa, Ishikawa USA, Hornal Aden, Danson Egypt & Sudan, Cruttwell Cyprus, Ishikawa Hong Kong, Tucker Bermuda, Levy Japan, Schatzkes French Maritime Mail, etc., also Robson Lowe postal history sales; and journals (214), principally "The Philatelist", "The Philatelic Adviser" or "Postal History International". (c.332). £100-120
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British Empire. Various books including "The Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports" by F. Webb (2000 Bendon reprint), "Cyprus" by W. Castle (1987 3rd Edition), "Hong Kong and The Treaty Ports" by Bishop, Morton & Sayers, Jal Cooper books comprising "India Used in Burma", "India Used Abroad" and "Early Indian Cancellations", "The Union Castle Ocean Post Office" by P. Cattell, "Postmarks of South West Africa" by R. Putzel, "The Postal Service of Sierra Leone" by P. Beale, "Sudan Postal Markings" by E. Stagg, "The Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and The Gulf" by N. Donaldson (with supplement). "Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies" by M. Samuel, "Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia" volume II on Africa, "Aden" by R. W. Pratt, etc. (37). £160-200
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G.B, British Empire and Allied Forces Mail. Various books with E. Proud "Military Postal History Series" (11) comprising British Army volumes 1-3, Indian Army volumes 1-3, Canadian Army volumes 1-2, East Africa, Australian and New Zealand volumes, also "British Empire Campaigns in the Near East 1914-24" by J. Firebrace, "Postal History of the Army of the Black Sea 1918-23" by J. Slingsby, "Postal History of the British Army in World War One" by Kennedy & Crabb, "Philately of the Anglo-Boer War" by S. Rich, "History of the Polish Army Postal Service, Middle East and Italy 1940-48" by R. Wagner, "Sikkim-Tibet 1903-08" by D. Virk, "Nineteenth Century Wars in Egypt and Sudan" by J. Firebrace, etc. A very comprehensive group. (46). £220-280
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P.O.W Mail and Censorship. Books on P.O.W mail in the Boer War, WW1 or WW2 (25, also a photocopy of the official listing of all Boer P.O.Ws), or on censorship (14) including "Die Postzensur" in two volumes by K. Wolter, six volumes on G.B or British Empire civil censorship in WW2 and "Censor Marks of Spain" by E. Heller, also "The Red Cross Civilian Postal Message Scheme with the Channel Islands 1940-45" by D. Gurney. (40). £100-120
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Forces Mail. Various books, mainly on WW1 or WW2 postal history of French, Italian, German or Austrian Forces, Deutsche Marine Schiffspost cancels, Finnish Field Post, and various monographs on the Spanish Civil War including "The Postal History of the International Brigades" by R. Shelley and "Censor Marks of Spain" by E. Heller. (46). £80-100
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Air Mails. Various books including "The Coronation Aerial Post 1911" by F. Field and N. Baldwin, "Bridging the Atlantic" by N. Baldwin, "Recovered Mail" by Nierinck, "Airmail Operations during World War II" by T. Boyle, "Aerial Propaganda Leaflets" by J. Field, etc., also several auction catalogues. (19). £80-100
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Air Mails. "The Aero Field" Journal published by Francis J. Field Ltd and edited by N.C Baldwin, a complete run of all 47 volumes from 1937 until 1983, volumes 3-11 and 27-32 bound. A rare complete set of this fine journal, which still contains a lot of useful information not found elsewhere. £150-180
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Air Mails/Iraq. Books comprising "Intercontinental Airmails Vol. 2, Asia and Australia" by E. Proud, "Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways and Predecessor Airlines" by K.C Sanford, "The R.A.F Cairo-Baghdad Air Mail Service 1921-27" by W. Andrews, also "Iraq Postal History 1920s to 1940s" by D. Armitage and R. Johnson, and the non-philatelic books "The Baghdad Air Mail" by R. Hill and "Imperial Outpost in the Gulf, The Airfield at Sharjah, 1932-52". (6). £70-80
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G.B Postal History. "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland" by Alcock & Holland, published in 1940, together with part II, supplements 1-8, 1963 Philatelic Adviser Annual containing supplements 9-15, and their 1960 "Short History and Guide to British Postmarks". Also "The British County Catalogue of Postal History" Vols 1-5, "England's Postal History" and "The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland" all by R.M Willcocks, "British Post Office Numbers" by G. Brumell, and the 2011 8th Edition of "Collect British Postmarks". (19). £100-120
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Great Britain. Books on postal history or stamps including "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland" by Alcock & Holland, published in 1940 (2 copies, both with part II, also supplements 1-7), Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia volume I (second edition, 1952), "The King's Post" by R.C Tombs, "British Postal Stationery" by A. Huggins, 1970, "G.B Used Abroad" by J. Parmenter, "British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century" by Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, "The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century" by R. Lowe, etc. (73). £180-240
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Germany - World War Two. Various books on 1937-45 Feldpost or Naval mail including "Die Deutsche Feldpostubersicht 1939-45" in 3 volumes by N. Kannapin (2 sets), Michel catalogues, etc., all in German. (40+). £80-100
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Holy Land. Books on many aspects of Palestine or Israel postal history and stamps including "The Postal Markings of Mandate Palestine" by M. Sacher, "The Foreign Post Offices in Palestine 1840-1918" in two volumes by A. Steichele, "The Ottoman Post and Telegraph Offices in Palestine and Sinai" by Collins & Steichele, "The Postal History of Palestine and Transjordan" by E. Proud, etc., also bound originals or reprints of "The Holy Land Philatelist" or "Israel-Palestine Philatelist", and some auction catalogues. (60+). £120-150
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Various books and catalogues including "Timbre de France au Type Merson" by Storch & Francon, catalogues of German Private Post stamps by Glasewald or Postal Stationery by H. Muller (2 volumes), "Postal History of the P&O Lines to the Far East" by R. Kirk, "Dai Nippon in South East Asia" by Hedeman & Boekema, etc. (46). £70-100 | AIR MAILS
(Also see lots 6-8, 164, 327, 389, 401-404, 488-493, 513-525, 696-701, 764, 854, 912-916, 924, 1031, 1106-1132) | |
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1934 R.A.F South African Cruise, log sheets of the flight from Heliopolis to Pretoria and the return flight piloted by Sqn. Leader Saunders, the 30 pages detailing the flight via Assiut, Wadi Halfa, Atbara, Khartoum, Kosti, Malakal, Juba, Kisumu, Nairobi, Moshi, Dodoma, Iringa, Mbeya, Mpika, Broken Hill, Salisbury, Bulawayo, Pietersburg to Pretoria and the return flight, with full details of times and places seen, also three pages giving local times and the times for sunrise and sunset on the route, and a note handed to Saunders during the flight, "Here is the railway, we had better follow it to Balatras L.G". A unique original document of this important flight, with a full transcription. £300-400
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French Air Service from South America. 1929-40 Covers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela or Paraguay to Europe all marked via Aeropostale or Air France, also a few covers from G.B, France or Spain to Argentina and a cover from Gold Coast to G.B by French Air Mail via Dakar, some written up in two albums with the individual planes and captains identified. (236). £550-650
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LATI Service from South America. 1940-41 Covers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru or Cuba all to Europe, also a cover from Austria to Colombia, all flown by LATI. (36). £200-240
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1925 Lemaitre and Arrachard, Paris to Dakar and Return Flight. Cover from Etampes (Feb 3) to Dakar franked 25c and bearing the flight vignette tied by oval cachet with Dakar arrival backstamp (Feb 5), and return flight cover from Dakar (Feb 7) to Versaille franked 25c, two flight cachets and backstamps of Le-Golea, Casablanca and Versaille (Mar 24). Also an unused flight vignette and similar imperf vignette produced in 1945 for the 20th anniversary of the flight. 300 Covers carried on the outward flight and 200 covers on the return flight, which set a new distance record of 17,000km in 85 hours flying time. (4). £200-240
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1925 Thieffry, Roger and Bruyaker, Brussels to Leopoldville Flight in the "Princess Marie Rose". March 5th Cover flown from Zinder to Fort-Lamy franked Niger 25c, arrival c.d.s (Mar 5). Four letters were carried over the entire flight and a few letters on this stage from Niger to Chad; the whole flight took 51 days due to several forced landings enroute, the actual flying time being just 75 1/2 hrs. A very scarce cover. Photo on Page 7. £200-250
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1925-26 De La Vaulx, Casablanca to Niamey and Return Flight. Stampless cover from Bamako (Jan 1) to Niamey with Niger 10c and 50c postage due stamps cancelled upon arrival (Jan 2). Very rare, just four covers carried on this stage. Photo on Page 7. £180-220.
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1925-26 De La Vaulx, Casablanca to Niamey and Return Flight. Cover from Timbouctou (Jan 18) to Gao bearing two French Sudan 15c stamps, arrival backstamp (Jan 18). Very rare, just four covers carried on this stage. Photo on Page 7. £180-220
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1926 N'Gule-Bukama-Leopoldville First Flight by Sabena. Registered cover (Feb 11) from Bukama addressed to Antwerp, with five Belgian Congo stamps totalling 2F50 including air mail 50c pair, black printed cachet "INAUGURATION DE LA / Ligne aerienne "ROI ALBERT" / KATANGA BAS-CONGO / 12-13 FEVRIER 1926", backstamped at Leopoldville (Feb 13) and Antwerp (Mar 5). Just 20 covers carried from Bukama. £100-120
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1926 N'Gule-Bukama-Leopoldville First Flight by Sabena. Registered cover (Feb 11) from Bukama addressed to Antwerp, with seven Belgian Congo stamps totalling 2F50 including air mail 1F, black printed cachet "INAUGURATION DE LA / Ligne aerienne "ROI ALBERT" / KATANGA BAS-CONGO / 12-13 FEVRIER 1926", backstamped at Leopoldville (Feb 13) and Antwerp (Mar 5). Just 20 covers carried from Bukama. £100-120
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1926 Costes and de Vitrolles, Le Bourget to Kom Ombo and Return Flight. Cover with France 10c, 40c and 1f tied by Bourget-Aviation c.d.s (Sep 27) and Egypt 5m cancelled at Kom Ombo (Sep 28), arrival c.d.s of Chaville (Oct 2). Costes and de Vitrolles were attempting a world record non-stop flight but engine failure forced them to land 25hrs later at Kom Ombo, a distance of 4,050km. Just eight covers carried on this flight. Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 7. £200-250
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1926 Costes and de Vitrolles, Le Bourget to Kom Ombo and Return Flight. Egypt 5m stationery envelope cancelled at Kom Ombo (Sep 28), carried on the return flight with Chaville arrival c.d.s (Oct 2), signed by the pilot D. Costes. Very scarce, just eight covers carried on this flight. Photo on Page 7. £200-250
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1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1926 (Nov 8) Picture postcard flown from Bangui to Stanleyville franked Oubangui-Chari 10c and 30c, arrival c.d.s (Nov 13) and violet boxed "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE - MADAGASCAR" all on the picture side, signed by Bougault, the flight's mechanic. Fine and very rare, just four cards flown on this leg of the outward flight. Photo on Page 7. £150-180
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1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 3) Cover to London flown from Mwanza to St. Raphael with a Tanganyika 15c tied by manuscript "By French Sea Plane, J. Guilbaud" and a France 15c tied by an arrival datestamp of St. Raphael (Mar 8), the only cover carried from Tanganyika all the way back to France. Unique. Photo on Page 7. £300-400
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1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 3) Cover to Paris, flown from Mwanza to Jinja bearing six Tanganyika Giraffe issue stamps, arrival c.d.s (Feb 4) and violet boxed "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR". A fine and rare cover, very few carried. Photo on Page 10. £240-300
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1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 4) Cover to Paris, flown from Jinja to Malakal bearing six Kenya stamps, arrival c.d.s (Feb 7) and violet boxed "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR". A fine and rare cover, very few carried. Photo on Page 10. £240-300
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1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 7) Cover to Paris, flown from Malakal to Dongola bearing five Sudan stamps, arrival c.d.s (Feb 9) and violet boxed "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR". A fine and rare cover, very few carried. Photo on Page 10. £240-300
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1926-27 Bernard and Guilbaud, France to Madagascar and Return Flight. 1927 (Feb 9) Cover to Paris, flown from Dongola to Luxor bearing three Sudan stamps, Winter Palace Luqsor arrival c.d.s (Feb 11) and violet boxed "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR". A fine and rare cover, very few carried. Photo on Page 10. £240-300
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1929 (Aug 16) Lourenco-Marques to Inhambane First Flight, flown by Jimmy Childs. Cover from Johannesburg (Aug 13) to Inhambane with violet boxed cachet "VIA AEREA / CORREIOS DE MOCAMBIQUE", backstamped at Lourenco Marques (Aug 14) and Inhambane (Aug 16) and signed by the pilot. A little roughly opened at right edge, the reverse with a little paper loss caused by tape removal not affecting the datestamps or signature, a very scarce cover. Photo on Page 7. £150-200
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1931 Goulette, Salel and Boutillier, Madagascar to France Flight. Registered cover (Apr 10) from Tananarive to France franked 1F50, 2f and 10F and bearing a red Par Avion label, the reverse with boxed "RAID AERIEN / MADASCAR-FRANCE / AVRIL 1931" and arrival datestamps of Paris (June 1) and Parame, signed by Goulette. Vertical fold and a little minor staining, otherwise fine, fifty covers carried. (Also see lot 47). £100-120
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1932 Maryse Hill and Dronne, Madagascar to France Flight. 50c Stationery envelope registered from Tananarive (Apr 7) to France uprated with six stamps and bearing a red Par Avion label, arrival backstamps of Paris (May 8) and Levallois-Perret, signed by Maryse Hill. A fine cover, flown in the "Joe III". £100-120
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1932 Brussels to Elizabethville First Despatch. Cover (Oct 4) from Brussels franked 4F75, carried by Sabena to Croydon, Imperial Airways to Broken Hill and Aero Klub de Katanga to Elizabethville, bearing a label advertising the new service and a blue Par Avion label, arrival backstamp (Oct 14), fine. £80-100
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1934 Marie-Louise and G. Hansez, Antwerp to Leopoldville and Return Flight. Large cover carried on the outward and return flights with ten Belgium air stamps cancelled at Antwerp (Mar 23) and 14 Belgian Congo stamps (including six air stamps) cancelled at Leopoldville (Mar 28), red flight cachet and signed by both pilots, backstamped at Antwerp (Apr 11). A scarce cover. Photo on Page 10. £200-250
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1934 Marie-Louise and G. Hansez, Antwerp to Leopoldville and Return Flight. Cover (Mar 30) from Leopoldville to Brussels carried on the return flight, franked 8F25 (including air 5F) with "LIAISON AERIENNE / BELGIQUE CONGO / MARS 1934" cachet, arrival backstamp (Apr 11), fine and scarce. £100-120
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1935 Maheiu, D'Hooghe and Comte de Looz-Corswarem, Brussels to Leopoldville Flight. Picture postcard flown to Fort-Lamy in Chad franked on the picture side by Belgium 1F air stamp tied by Brussels c.d.s (Oct 1), the reverse with Chad 1F50 tied by Fort-Lamy c.d.s (Oct 8), and a Belgium 1c tied by a Brussels c.d.s. (Dec 1) upon receipt in Belgium, signed by de Looz-Corswarem. The address neatly erased but scarce, about 40 covers and cards flown in this record breaking flight of 3 1/2days, then returned to Belgium by surface mail. £80-100
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1940 First Sabena Flight from Marseille to Madagascar. Registered cover from Brussels (Feb 8) franked air 2F and 5F, a Rhodesia censor label tied by triangular "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / 8" and a Lusaka c.d.s (Apr 8), with Broken Hill (Feb 20) and Tananarive (Apr 12) backstamps. Evidently returned to the sender under cover, the reverse with a German censor label and cachet. Unusual and scarce. £100-120
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1935 (July 22) Covers from Rome to Sudan flown by Imperial Airways to Khartoum, one then flown by Ala Littoria to Kassala with arrival backstamp (July 25). Scarce, 27 covers flown to Khartoum and 17 to Kassala. (2). £120-150
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1935 (Dec 2) Covers from Rome carried on the first Ala Littoria service to Asmara, one flown onto Khartoum (Dec. 8 arrival c.d.s), the other flown to Kassala backstamped at Khartoum and Kassala (Dec 12), returned with boxed "UNCLAIMED". Scarce, just ten covers flown to Kassala. (2). £120-150
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1935 (Oct 27) Cover from Brussels to Berbera franked 2F35, flown by Imperial Airways to Khartoum and then Ala Littoria via Kassala to Asmara, delayed as the extension of the air route was not yet open, finally flown to Djibouti and then carried by surface mail, with datestamps of Paris, Djibouti (Nov 22) and Berbera (Nov 25), fine and scarce. £80-100
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1935 Covers from Benghazi (Dec 12) to Atbara carried on the first Ala Littoria service to Cairo, Imperial Airways to Khartoum and then by rail, franked Libia 15c and Cirenaica 50c, 60c, backstamped at Alexandria and Atbara (Dec 18), 15 covers carried; and a cover from Massawa (Nov 28) to Kassala carried on the first direct Ala Littoria flight, bearing five Eritrea stamps totalling 1L85, backstamped at Kassala (Nov 30) and Returned Letter Office Khartoum with boxed "UNCLAIMED", ten covers flown. A scarce pair. (2). £200-240
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1935 (Nov 30) Cover from Khartoum to Berbera franked air 3pi, flown on the first Ala Littoria service to Asmara, onto Djibouti and then by surface mail, datestamps of Asmara (Dec 1), Djibouti and Berbera. Scarce, just ten covers flown. £80-100
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1935 Covers from Berbera each bearing three Somaliland stamps, comprising Feb 12th cover to Atbara flown via Asmara and Khartoum, and Dec 18/20 covers to Kassala or Rome both flown to Asmara and Khartoum and then onto their destinations, all with arrival backstamps, the cover to Kassala with boxed "UNCLAIMED". Three scarce Ala Littoria flights, only about 15 covers flown on each. (3). Photo on Page 14. £360-420
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Addis Ababa - Dire Daoua - Djibouti Flights. 1929-31 Covers with Ethiopia stamps comprising 1929 (Sep 6) Dire Daoua to Addis-Abeba first flight with special cachet and Dec.26 first flight from Addis-Abeba to Djibouti with the new air overprint stamp; 1930 (Jan 22) Addis-Abeba to Dire Daoua flight with the air overprint stamps, the flight apparently unrecorded; 1931 (June 18) first Addis-Abeba to Djibouti flight with the new air mail definitives, and July 2 registered cover flown to Djibouti. (5). £220-260
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Djibouti - Dire Daoua - Addis Abeba Flights. 1929-31 Covers and cards including 1929 (Dec 29) first flight cards from Djibouti to Dire Daoua or Addis Abeba both with Somali Coast stamps handstamped "SERVICE AVION", 1930 covers carried on the second service to Addis Abeba on 17th April or the special Coronation flight on October 31st, 1931 covers with cachets of the 4th, 5th or 6th flights. (7). £200-240
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Goulette and Salel, Madagascar to France Flight. 1931 (Dec 3) Registered cover from Djibouti to Marseille, franked by eleven different stamps, flown on the final leg of the flight to Paris, handstamped "l SERVICE AVION / France Madagascar / ALLER RETOUR", arrival backstamp (Dec 7). £100-120
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1932 (Jan 16) Djigdjiga to Addis-Abeba First Flight. Cover with a green Par Avion label, franked air 1q and 2q, arrival backstamp. Flown by Paul Corriger and Ballude in a Pothez aircraft. Very fine. £100-120
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1932-37 Pioneer Flights from Djibouti, comprising 1932 (Apr 22) first direct flight to Dakar by D'Estailleur (45 flown); May 13 Djibouti to Rome via Massawa flown by Lombardi; 1934 (Nov 19) flight to Paris by Moensch and Catinot; 1935 (Jan 28) flight to Paris by Genin; and 1937 (Dec 3) Andre Japy return flight to Marseille following his record non-stop flight from Istres to Djibouti, all registered, the first two with special cachets, the last a special printed envelope. A good lot. (5). £220-260
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1935 Ala Littoria Flight. Covers to or from Djibouti, comprising Nov 14th cover to Rome carried on the first Ala Littoria flight from Djibouti to Khartoum and then transferred to Imperial Airways (ten covers flown); Nov 26th cover from Sirt, Tripolitania, to Djibouti (ten covers flown); Dec. 3rd cover from Khartoum to Djibouti flown via Asmara (ten covers flown); and Dec. 11th postcard from Paris to Djibouti with a 30c postage due applied upon arrival, an unusual French acceptance for the service extended from Asmara to Mogadiscio via Djibouti. Four scarce flights. (4). £300-350
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