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1885 (Oct 27) Indian Telegraph form from Col. Carey, Cantonment Rangoon to the Military Secretary in Madras with message written in code, with a second message sent on the same day "erase the fourth group of letters" and a covering memorandum with the same message, the two message forms with "MYLAPORE" c.d.s, memo with boxed "MYLAPORE / DT MADRAS". Minor faults but a very unusual group. (3). £100-150
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1885 Cover from St. Thomas Mount to England franked ½a + 4a, the enclosed letter from Capt. Burrows R.A to his mother informing her of his posting to Burma; and an 1885 (Dec 11) cover from Bangalore to "QMS Beard, Signalling Dept., Head Quarters, Expeditionary Field Force, Burmah" franked ½a, redirected to Bhamo, minor staining but unusual. (2). £100-120
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1886 (Jan 22) Cover from London to "F.H Mercerde Burton, Army Medical Staff, Expeditionary Force, Mandalay, Burmah" franked 4d, redirected to Bhamo, backstamped Sea Post Office A and at Mandalay; and a cover from Burton to his wife in London with ½a + 1a (3) each cancelled by "R" within bars with a "THAYETMYO" c.d.s below, fine. (2). £160-200
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1886 (Nov 30) ¼a Postcard from Lt R. Marter, 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade to "General Marter, Jhansi, Central India" cancelled by superb "MINHLA" c.d.s, the long message with good content on the continuing campaign, including "Been marching every day through an impossible country, all the villages deserted & no guides or fodder for animals to be got. We march tomorrow to Singoung but hear a report that Ngapoh has been taken & Deedes went out there .... only two fellows wounded, one private RB & Capt. Jones Madras Cav. We had some rotten fighting the first five days & were bothered by being fired into at dinner, breakfast etc .....one thing is certain we made no impression on the Dacos....". £120-150
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1886-87 Covers with enclosed letters from Lt. Crawford, 8th Bombay Infantry, written to his sister in England from "on the Irrawaddy River" or at Thayetmyo, franked ½a + 4a cancelled by "R" in barred circles with "HENZADA" backstamp, or 4a6p cancelled "THAYETMYO" squared circle. Also I.O.G.T Lodge programme for the 4th Battn Kings Royal Rifles at Thayetmyo; 1900 cover from G.B to "Captain Trydell, 1st Burma Ghurkha Rifles, Maymyo, Burma"; 1902 ¼a + ¼a reply card, the outward half sent from Rangoon to an Officer in The Buffs at Thayetmyo; a real photo postcard of Burma Rifles annual regimental games; and 1889 piece with six India stamps cancelled by "PALACE / MANDALAY" squared circles. (7). £160-200
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1886 (Aug 23) Cover to England with ½a + 4a each cancelled by "BURMESE FIELD / No. 1 / SUB P.O" squared circles, also single ½a and O.H.M.S 1a stamps with the same cancel, a scarce cancel on cover, fine. (Cover + 2 stamps). Photo on Page 158. £400-500
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1915 Stampless postcard issued to families of native Indian soldiers for correspondence to the soldiers, with printed heading "SPECIAL POST CARD" and a large sideways "G", posted from Maymyo to a soldier in the 2/10 G. Rifles in India, Chief Base Office I.E.F Bombay arrival c.d.s, scarce used, especially from Burma. Also 1915 stampless Red Cross P.O.W Agency postcard (creased at left) with printed message acknowledging a letter and instructions on how to send post and money to P.O.Ws, posted from Geneva to Yenangyaung with arrival c.d.s and circular violet "PASSED BY CENSOR / (arms) / RANGOON". (2). £120-150
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Censorship. 1914-18 Covers and cards to or from Burma, censored with seals (5, four types) including unrecorded red "OPENED BY CENSOR" applied at the Rangoon Railway Mail Section (stamps and seal both tied by Rangoon R.M.S datestamp), one registered with wax impressed "POSTAL CENSOR / RANGOON"; or with censor cachets comprising straight line "PASSED BY CENSOR" (unrecorded?) or "PASSED BY CENSOR, RANGOON", or circular "PASSED BY CENSOR / (crown) / RANGOON" (4), one from the American Baptist Shan Mission at Mong Nai. Two covers stained, otherwise fine with some scarce cachets and seals. (11). £300-350
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Overland Mail to China. 1916 Stampless postcard from a British P.O.W in Doberitz Camp, Germany, addressed to H.G Fletcher, Custom House, Swatow, with British P.O arrival backstamp, redirected to "Tengyueh via Bhamo"; and a cover from Rangoon to Fletcher at Tengyueh, both with differing Rangoon censors and Tengyueh arrival datestamps. An unusual pair, the postcard actually redirected within China but routed via Burma. (2). Photo on Page 158. £200-250
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P.O.W Mail. 1917 Stampless P.O.W lettersheet from a Turkish P.O.W to Stamboul with violet circular "CENSORSHIP STAMP / Passed by Commandant / Date 3 JUN 1917 / Signature or initials / Camp THAYETMYO / BURMA", reverse with two line "Prisoners of War Camp, Thayetmyo, Burma", boxed Turkish censor, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 162. £200-250
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Port Blair. c.1870-1951 Covers and cards (21) and stamps (8), the interesting collection written up on pages including octagonal "B / 227" on single ½a, 1894 1a postcard to England with 19mm single ring c.d.s, c.1880 cover from Rangoon (signed by the Bishop of Rangoon) franked OHMS 1a to the Chaplain at Port Blair, 1899 cover from Italy to the Superintendent at Port Blair with 26mm c.d.s backstamp, 1898 cover franked ½a, QV OHMS 1a envelope used in 1913 and 1905 cover from the Chief Commissioners Office franked KEVII OHMS 1a all with the 26mm c.d.s, 1904 postcard franked QV ½a pair with both 26mm unhyphenated c.d.s and 25mm c.d.s with hyphen, 1904-05 picture postcards (3) and a cover (letter enclosed from an army officer) all with 26mm double circle c.d.s, 1915 cover with larger 31mm c.d.s, also incoming mail, 1946 Indian F.P.O No 40, etc. A fine collection. (29). Photo on Page 162. £800-1,000
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Port Blair. 1907 (June 22) Picture postcard posted unpaid to England, with 25mm "PORTBLAIR" c.d.s and semi-circular type "PORT-BLAIR / DUE / ONE ANNA", a "T" handstamp probably applied in Bombay and London 2d charge mark. Also an unused postcard of convicts at work at Port Blair. A rare postage due handstamp, not recorded by Proud. (2). Photo on Page 162. £150-180
| CANADA
(Also see lots 82, 164, 166, 241, 459, 536, 713/6) | |
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Air Mails. 1924-34 Covers bearing semi-official airways stamps, including 1924 cover with "First Saskatchewan Aerial Mail ESTEVAN-WINNIPEG" vignette franked 1c + 2c cancelled oval "VIA AEROPLANE / Oct. 1st 1924 / ESTEVAN, SASK." pilot signed; and 25 other covers with airways stamps from twelve airlines including Jack V. Elliott Air Service and Elliot-Fairchilds Air Transport Ltd stamps used by Patricia Airways and Exploration Ltd prior to the issue of their own stamps. Also a used Elliot-Fairchilds Air Service stamp, and 1934 Coppermine to Cannon Bay first flight cover without a stamp, six covers pilot signed. (28). £380-420
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Air Mails. 1924-28 Covers bearing semi-official airways stamps, including 1924 "First Saskatchewan Aerial Mail / ESTEVAN - WINNIPEG" on cover franked 3c with oval Via Aeroplane datestamp, 1926 (June 1) Elliot-Fairchilds Air Service Haileybury to Rouyn first flight, 1927 Western Canada Airways Red Lake to Rolling Portage (May 10) and Lac du Bonnet to Rice Lake (July 1) first flights signed by the pilot F.J Stevenson, 1928 (Aug 3) British Columbia Airways Vancouver to Victoria first flight, 1928 (Apr 13) "The Whitehorse Star" newspaper with Yukon Airways & Exploration Co 25c and "POSTAGE PAID" handstamp flown from Carcross to Atlin, 1926 Jack V. Elliot Air Service red stamp applied over an unlisted blue stamp, etc. A useful lot, written up on album pages, five pilot signed. (18). £350-400
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1902 KEVII 1d and 1/- mint, both with dented frame variety, minor tone marks on 1d and a couple of short perfs at base of 1/-, otherwise fine. S.G. 4a, 7a, £1,325. (2). £160-180
| CEYLON
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1885 Cover posted within New York franked 2c, the enclosed letter written on two sheets of printed pictorial notepaper, one depicting the Jetty and Court-house at Galle, the other depicting a "Ceylon Portuguese (Mechanic) Musician" and "Type of Ceylon Policeman". The message includes "Do you like this paper? It came from Ceylon and was given to me by a return missionary". Attractive and early Ceylon notepaper. £100-120
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1938 KGVI 2r, Variety "A" of "CA" missing from watermark, mounted mint, fine and scarce. With R.P.S Certificate (2021). S.G. 396a, £1,700. Photo on Page 130. £500-600
| CHINA
(Also see lots 98-101, 507, 820, 827, 1063, 1151, 1173, 1197) | |
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First Opium War. 1842 (June 4/5) Entire letter from Major Philip Anstruther, Madras Artillery, written on the "Ship Rustomjee Cowarjee at anchor off Rugged Islands" (Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China), addressed to J.A Anstruther at Rajamundry, the address panel endorsed "China Expedition Letter Free". Handstamped boxed "MADRAS / SHIP LETTER / 12 Novem / Bearing 9as" and backstamped boxed "RAJAMUNDRY / Bearing" (Nov 21), carried free of charge to India by Government ship, charged 3a inward ship letter fee and 6a inland postage. Anstruther writes "we are all terribly disgusted at getting no more brevets, poor Penn has commanded in three actions & failed in getting the majority which I got for one. If they don't give me the Lieut Colonelcy as they did Knowles the majority is useless & C.B a mockery .... we are furious about our prize money being so infamously stolen from us ... My heart sinks at seeing such stupid folly as our Generals & Admirals exhibit, here we are fully sufficient to bang all China, & because more men are coming they wont even attack Woosung till all have joined. It is likely to prolong the war for another year". Major Anstruther was captured by the Chinese in September 1840, who transported him around the country in a wooden cage; he was freed after the British attack on Ningpo in October 1841. A good campaign letter from a noted soldier, ex Sir Percival David (lot 7 in the November 1965 auction of his collection), recipients filing endorsement "From Philip Anstruther going up the Yangtse Aug 1842". Vertical fold, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 162. £1,000-1,200
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Second Opium War. 1857 (Feb 15) Printed circular from Russell & Co of Canton, headed from Hong Kong, containing news from China and its effect on trade, including "it is supposed the English will be in a position in a month to renew operations, and meanwhile the Admiral has chartered and armed two of the river steamers which are doing service in surveying new channels near the city. The only engagement has been between H.B.M.S "Hornet" and about a hundred Chinese craft at the second bar, they having come out of their shelter in shoal water to attack her; the action lasted some hours, but at long distance, and while she met with little damage the Chinese suffered severely". Sent to Holland with triangular "1½c / AMSTERDAM" tax handstamp applied to printed matter, the address band now unfortunately missing. An interesting letter. £180-200
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Second Opium War. 1860 (Nov 26) Registered cover from London to Wales franked 1d + 2d + 4d, the enclosed letter from A. Boulby, whose brother Thomas Boulby, a war correspondent for "The Times", was captured by the Chinese whilst going forward with a small party under a flag of truce. Boulby writes "my brother has been taken prisoner by the Chinese & carried to Pekin along with Consul Parkes, Lord Elgin's secretary, & three or four officers of the staff ... Elgin has refused to negotiate until they are released & has threatened to blow Pekin about their ears if they harm a hair of their heads ..... I dare to say they have been carried through the streets of Pekin in cages & exhibited as wild beasts". Boulby had accompanied British envoys to Tungchow to arrange a peace treaty, but they were arrested when negotiations broke down. He was tortured and died in captivity in September, one of the reasons the British and French decided to destroy the Old Summer Palace in Peking. £180-220
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French Post Office. 1899 Registered cover from Shanghai to the China and Japan Telephone Co. Ltd in London, franked 6f, comprising China P.O 25c (12) + 1f (3), boxed "R" handstamp, Shanghai and London datestamps. Two vertical folds cross four stamps, also lighter edge creasing and minor toning but an impressive franking paying this high rate. £100-120
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Shanghai Defence Force. 1927-37 Covers and cards (11) and a piece from British forces in China, including 1927 (Mar 25) covers to G.B or Austria posted at F.P.O 1 franked at the 2½d civilian rate during the March 25/26 Chinese Post Office strike when the Field Post Office was opened to civilian mail; printed "1st Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment, Tientsin, North China" envelope from F.P.O 1 to Malta; 1929 registered "Smye" cover from A.P.O 1 franked 9d with blank type registration label handstamped "A.P.O 1"; 1927 (July 26) postcard with scarce F.P.O 4 c.d.s (located at Yulin Rd, Yangtszepoo, Shanghai, June-Sep. 1927), etc. Also "Good For One Letter of One Ounce" voucher with "EPS" handstamp issued by the Shanghai Municipal Council during the 1932 Chinese Post Office strike. (13). £240-280
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Colon - British P.O. 1856 Entire letter from Panama to Paris with cachet of the sender, Huratado & Hermanos, Panama, privately carried to Colon and posted at the British P.O. with scarce red "COLON" double arc backstamp (with vertical line below date, only recorded 1855-56 in red) and orange boxed "COLONIES / ART. 18". £100-120
| DENMARK
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1851-1990 Mainly used collection in seven albums and loose with many F.D.Cs and commercial covers, some Faroe Islands covers, WWI P.O.W mail to Denmark, an interesting collection of 1904-93 Christmas seals in two albums with uses on covers and thirteen progressive proof sheets for 1955-56, and Danish West Indies with 1904 4c bisect cover, 1906-10 postcards franked 10c (3), etc. (100s). £200-250
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1961 Fourth Centenary of Tena, original artists drawings by N. Ordonez of the four animal vignettes for this issue, depicting a Collared Peccary, Kinkajoo, Jaguar or Little Coatimundi, each on thin card 113-165 x 76-111mm; and stamp size handpainted essays of the four stamps similar to the adopted designs (but with differences to the backgrounds), each affixed to thick card (100 x 79-95mm) bearing a "Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited" label. A fine and unique group, from the De La Rue archives. (8). Photo on Page 164. £480-550
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1852 (Nov 21) Entire letter written from Suez to England, prepaid 1/8 with "ALEXANDRIA" double arc datestamp and red "PAID / AT / ALEXANDRIA" crowned circle, reverse with Malta disinfection cachet. A little soiled, vertical fold and minor edge faults, still a good strike of this scarce crowned circle. S.G. £3,250. Photo on Page 162. £300-350
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1882 (Sep 15) Stampless cover with enclosed letter from Capt A.E Sandbach to his father in Wales, endorsed "active service no stamps available" with "BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE / EGYPT" c.d.s, handstruck "T" and "2½" charge mark, slit for disinfection. The enclosed letter is written from Tel-el-Kebir the day after the battle, and describes the advance from Mahuta to Kassassin and the battle, which Sandbach "thoroughly enjoyed". A fine campaign cover and letter. Photo on Page 162. £600-700
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1957 Ancient Capitals, stamp size handpainted essays of the five values all in the adopted designs, each on card (c.45x35mm) with an inset vignette of Haile Selassie, a superb and unique group, from the archives of De La Rue. Also mint set in blocks of four (20c in two pairs) and F.D.C. (5). Photo on Page 130. £500-600
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1882 1d Dull Claret, watermark inverted and reversed, mint, small paper adherance to reverse; and 1892 ½d green (2) both with watermark reversed, used, one with small thin. S.G. 5y, 16ax, £1,300. (3). £160-180
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1909 "Malvina Series" picture postcard depicting Port Stanley and Part of Harbour, posted to South Africa with KEVII 1d dull coppery red on the picture side, tied by Falkland Islands c.d.s (Heijtz type D), Willowmore arrival c.d.s. Photo on Page 162. £150-180
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1952 KGVI ½d - £1 Set unmounted mint with additional £1, set fine used with additional £1, also £1 imprint block of four unmounted, £1 blocks of four used (4 blocks), set used on two registered covers, and the set used on a single registered cover to the Falkland Islands Governor Sir Miles Clifford in London. S.G. 172/85, £1,100. (50 + 3 covers). £150-180
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1922 2d Grey imperf marginal pair printed on Irish multiple SE monogram watermarked paper, produced by De La Rue to test the suitability of the paper for typography printing, fine unmounted mint. Photo on Page 138. £200-240
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1938-55 ½d - £1 Set unmounted mint and fine used, also additional 2d stamps and six covers including 1942 (May 19) 2d F.D.C. S.G. 249/66b, £415+. (76 + 6 covers). £100-120
| FRANCE & COLONIES
(Also see lots 87/90, 93, 98, 188/201, 242/3, 266, 272, 460, 576, 639, 1075, 1636/46, 1669) | |
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1876 Cover from Montanbau addressed to "Monsieur L Fournier, Lieutenant de Vaisseau au bord du "La Galissonniere", Division Navale Francaise de L'Ocean Pacifique Sud" franked Ceres 10c + 40c + 80c cancelled "2429", Ligne D Paq. Fr. No. 2 c.d.s on reverse. Light vertical file fold, otherwise fine, an unusual rate and destination, letter enclosed. The "La Galisonniere" was the flagship of the French Pacific Fleet. £120-150
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1881 (Aug 30) Handwritten receipt for 100 florins received from Prince Alfred de Wrede, a prize for coming third in a balloon race, written and signed by Eugene Godard, Aeronaute, bearing his cachet "EUGENE GODARD AINE / AERONAUTE, BREVETE, S.G.D.G" with a balloon in the centre. A rare early balloon related item; Godard made the first balloon flight over London, and constructed 33 balloons to carry mail in Paris during the 1870-71 siege. £100-120
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1922-29 Covers comprising 1922-23 commercial covers from Paris franked 1f.40 to Budapest or registered franked 2f.25 to Prague bearing the first type perforated air vignette in blue; 1926 Marseille to Geneva first flight; 1929 first flights from Paris to Stockholm or Corfu, all fine. Also a 1924 Air Union leaflet advertising the London to Paris service. (6). £150-180
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West Africa. 1923-35 Covers and cards comprising 1923 (May 10) Dakar to Senegal first flight with "MAIRIE DE DAKAR / SENEGAL" cachet; 1925 (Jan 14) Paris to Fort Lamy survey flight flown as far as Niamey with "PAR AVION" cachet and label, backstamped at Niamey (Feb 18) and N'Guigmi (Mar 15); 1925 (Feb 7) Dakar to Paris flight with "PAR AVION / RAID DAKAR PARIS / VIA TOMBOUCTOU / Mission / Lemaitre Arrachart" and circular "AERONAUTIQUE A.O.F / LE COMMANDANT"; 1926 (Oct 23 Bernard and Guilbaud France to Madagascar flight, card flown on the Bamako to Lokoja leg franked 50c with despatch and arrival datestamps, reverse with "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE - MADAGASCAR"; 1935 (Aug 12) Fort Lamy to Paris with "VOIE TRANSSAHARIENNE" and "TRANSPORTE EXCEPTIONNELLEMENT / PAR AVION"; 1935 (Oct 8) Fort Lamy to Belgium with stamps applied upon arrival at Brussels (Dec 1). A scarce group. (6). Photo on Page 162. £350-400
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Djibouti. 1929-37 Covers including 1929 first flight to Dire-Daoua with "1 SERVICE AVION" applied to the three stamps, 1931 flight to Addis Abbeba (June 3) and Addis Abbeba to Djibouti (June 17), 1931 Goulette & Salel flight to Paris (2), 1932 (May 13) flight to Rome, etc. (7). £200-240
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French India / China. 1930-38 Covers comprising 1930 (Jan 17) Girier and Weiss Paris to Pondicherry flight (2, one signed by both pilots), 1934 commercial cover to Shanghai franked 7f.50, 1936 (July 10) Canton to France first flight, 1938 Air France Paris to Hong Kong first flight via Hanoi. (5). Photo on Page 168. £250-300
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French West Indies. 1935-37 covers with 1935 (Nov/Dec) Lt. de Vaisseau flight covers from Dakar to Guadeloupe or Martinique and Paris to Martinique, 1936 Pointe-a-Pitre to St. Martin first flight, 1937 Paris to Cayenne or Martinique first flights via Natal, Brazil. (6). £150-200
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Indo-China. 1929-38 Air Mail covers flown from Saigon to France (11), India, Hong Kong or Hanoi, including 1929 (Apr.) first flight covers from Phnom-Penh or Saigon to France, 1929 (May 14) Saigon to Hanoi first flight, 1929 (Nov.) Hanoi to France flight by Costes and Bellonte (2), 1931 (Jan.) Air Orient first flight to Calcutta or Paris, etc. (14). £180-220
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Madagascar. 1929-31 Pioneer flights with 1929 (Oct.) attempted flight from Paris by Goulette, Marchesseau and Bourgeois, covers and cards flown to Fort Lamy (with registered C.O.P), Kanda, Brazzaville or Gao; 1929 (Dec.) first flight from Paris with covers to Ouagadougou or Madagascar (3) or Madagascar to Paris; and 1931 (Dec.) Puillet and Arrachart Madagascar to Paris flight. Stamps include 1926-27 War Orphans 1f + 25c and 5f + 1f (2). (10 + C.O.P). £350-400
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Madagascar. 1930-40 Covers with 1930 (Mar 14) Leopoldville to Paris flight; 1935 first regular Paris to Madagascar service covers flown from Monaco to Madagascar or Fort Lamy to Elisabethville; 1936 (Mar 25) Diego Suarez to Tananarive; 1936 Algeria to Madagascar by LANA and SABENA and Madagascar to France by Air Africa first flights; 1936 (Oct 28) Aero Club of Madagascar flight around the island with backstamps of twelve towns, etc. (14). £250-300
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New Caledonia / Australia. 1931-44 Covers with 1931 (May 4) cover from Hanoi to Sydney, returned and forwarded to France; 1939 (Mar 23) Martinet flight from Noumea to Marseille, pilot signed; 1940 Noumea to New Zealand first Panam flight (2); and 1944 New Caledonia Red Cross envelope from Canala to Geneva with New Caledonia censor cachet and seal. (5). £150-180
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1869-1906 Mint and used selection with 1869 no watermark 4d brown mint (thinned) and used (2, both shades), 1874 Crown CC 4d used (2, both shades) and 6d deep blue mint, 1880-81 Crown CC upright 1/- used (2, both shades, one on piece), 1886-93 Crown CA 6d mint and used, 1906 surcharges, etc., a few faults, also a few imperf issue forgeries. S.G. £3,000 (approx). (61). Photo on Page 138. £400-500
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1872 6d Pale blue, no watermark, good to huge margins, used with 1872 (Oct 17) "GAMBIA / UNPAID" c.d.s. A superb example of this distinctive and very scarce shade with an unusual cancel. S.G. 4, £1,100. Photo on Front Cover. £350-450
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1898-1922 Issues with varieties, comprising 1898-1902 ½d and 2½d (thinned at left) both with malformed "S"; 1904-06 10d (two short perfs) and 1909 1d both with dented frame; 1912-22 1½d, 2½d, 7½d and 10d all with split "A", all mint. S.G. £3,100. (8). £500-600
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1880-1956 Covers and cards (63) and cancellations on stamps or pieces (101) including air mails and first flights, WW2 F.P.Os, postal stationery, F.D.Cs, 1910 cover bearing 1909 KEVII 2d - 3/-, stamps and pieces with sub-office datestamps, Paquebots, arrival datestamps of Sierra Leone, Senegal or G.B. etc. (164). £480-550
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Zeppelin Mail. 1935 Postcard from Brazil to Bathurst franked 4200r, with "Por Zeppelin / RECIFE-BATHURST" label and circular "SERVICO AEREO TRANSOCEANICO / CONDOR / ZEPPELIN / LUFTHANSA / BRASIL - EUROPA", Bathurst arrival c.d.s (Nov 16), carried on the first of three Graf Zeppelin pendulum flights between Brazil and Gambia in November when the usual Deutsche Lufthansa service was suspended whilst the service ships in the Atlantic were being repaired. Fine and scarce. Sieger 331A. Photo on Page 168. £180-200
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Zeppelin Mail. 1935 (Nov 21) Cover from Pernambuco to Bathurst franked 4200r, with "Por Zeppelin / RECIFE-BATHURST" label and circular "SERVICO AEREO TRANSOCEANICO / CONDOR / ZEPPELIN / LUFTHANSA / BRASIL - EUROPA", Bathurst arrival c.d.s (Nov 25) carried on the second of three Graf Zeppelin pendulum flights between Brazil and Gambia in November when the usual Deutsche Lufthansa service was suspended whilst the service ships in the Atlantic were being repaired. Fine and scarce. Sieger 334A. Photo on Page 168. £240-260
| GERMANY
(Also see lots 99/101, 210/6, 251/61, 267, 273, 284/6, 541/2, 633-756, 1028, 1162/3, 1601/7) | |
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