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1903 (Jan 13) Registered cover sent within Delhi, reverse with 12a + 1r each cancelled by the Coronation Durbar Central H.O Delhi "REG" datestamp, front with boxed "R / CORONATION DURBAR / CENTRAL H.O DELHI" registration handstamp. £150-200
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1903 Post Office Guide (315 pages) including QV 3p - 5r stamps and KEVII 3p - 1a stamps on two pages, the 22 stamps with printed Durbar cancels. Also the two pages removed from another Guide, and a single QV ½a with similar C.T.O cancel showing differing fount for the date and time. £100-150
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1911 (Dec 13) Cover to Binduhuri franked ½a, cancelled superb "CORONATION DURBAR R.M.S / SET No. 2" double ring datestamp. This Durbar T.P.O datestamp not recorded in any book or article on the subject, one other example believed to be recorded. Photo on Page 144. £250-300
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1864 Cover (letter enclosed) from Thayetmyo to London franked 8p, 2a and 4a each cancelled octagonal "B/179", redirected on the reverse within London, a 1d charge mark applied but then crossed out as redirection was within the same postal district and was therefore free, indicated by an "R" in circle. Backstamped with a good "THAYETMYO / P.O" c.d.s, two differing India Paid handstamps. Photo on Page 144. £200-250
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1872 (May 6) Cover from Thayetmyo to Jersey, Channel Islands, via Brindisi, with 2a pair + 4a paying the correct 8a rate, each cancelled octagonal "B/179", two blue boxed "Deficiency / Fine - 9d" handstamps applied in error at Calcutta and crossed out. Backstamped with datestamps of Thayetmyo, Calcutta India Paid in red and two Calcutta datestamps in blue (both crossed out), and at Jersey. An interesting and unusual cover. Photo on Page 144. £150-180
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Postage Due Mail. 1874-1905 Covers (2) and postcards (2) all with postage due charges, including an unusual 1874 cover posted within G.B franked 1d, redirected to Rangoon so underpaid by 8d, with Rangoon arrival c.d.s and circular "ST BG / As 6" charge mark (crossed out and altered to 6½a in manuscript); 1889 cover from USA to Rangoon franked 5c but overweight with 4a6p Overland Postage Due charge mark, etc. (4). £100-150
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French India. 1846-87 Entire letters (3), cover and a postcard, also a few stamps and pieces, with red boxed "PONDICHERRY / Paid" datestamp on 1846 entire letter to Lt. General Sir J. Doveton in Madras, 1859 entire letter to Pondicherry with ½a cancelled "C/147" numeral of Karikal, 1859 cover to Karikal with ½a cancelled "C/111" of Pondicherry with boxed "INSUFFICIENT", 1871 entire letter with ½a cancelled by Pondicherry 111 duplex, 1887 postcard cancelled by Mahe c.d.s, etc. (5+). £250-300
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Tranquebar. 1864 Entire to France franked 8p, 2a yellow and 4a black pair each cancelled triangular "C/152" numeral, a fine red "TRANQUEBAR" backstamp, also backstamped at Bangalore, Madras and in France, red "INDIA PAID" and "PD / MADRAS" datestamp on the front. A fine entire from this former Danish settlement. Photo on Page 144. £400-500
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Tranquebar. 1892-1900 Postcards, two cancelled by Tranquebar squared circle or double ring c.d.s, two with Tranquebar small or large single ring arrival datestamps, also single QV stamps with Tranquebar c.d.s or "152" numeral cancels. (6). £150-200
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Bagdad. 1886 Registered cover to Madras franked on the reverse with 3a orange cancelled by "B" in a circle of bars, Bagdad c.d.s and boxed registration handstamp alongside. £80-100
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1919 (Feb 24) Cover to England franked I.E.F 1a cancelled by "F.P.O 55" c.d.s and tied by boxed "POSTAL SERVICE M.E.F / AERIAL MAIL, BAGHDAD - CAIRO / BY 31ST WING R.A.F, MESOPOTAMIA", backstamped at A.P.O SZ10 (Cairo, March 1), signed by a Captain in the M.E.F. Carried by R.A.F on the flight from Baghdad to Cairo with Lt. Col. Wilson, Civil Commissioner for Mesopotamia, who was going to the Paris Peace Conference as a passenger; the aircraft was forced down by engine failure at Romani and the mails were sent on to Kantara by train. Edge tears repaired internally with brown paper, nevertheless scarce, this cover not amongst the 23 covers recorded in "Air Mails Across the Middle East" by Laurence Kimpton. Photo on Page 144. £600-800
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1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post, cover to Germany franked Q.V 2a6p with the special pictorial cancel in magenta, Allahabad and Bombay backstamps. Photo on Page 146. £250-300
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1925 (Feb 7) Alan Cobham Anglo-Indian survey flight, cover franked 1a, flown from Akyab to Rangoon, arrival backstamp, initialled "AJC", 49 covers flown. £150-180
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1925 (Feb 8) Alan Cobham Anglo-Indian survey flight, 1a envelope flown on the return flight from Rangoon to Akyab and onto Calcutta, transit and arrival datestamps, initialled "AJC", 32 covers flown. Also "Calcutta to Karachi" and "Calcutta to London" vignettes in sheets of five. (3). Photo on Page 146. £240-300
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1928 (Feb 3) R.A.F Empire Cruise seaplane flight, covers with different vignettes flown from Calcutta to Akyab or Rangoon, also covers flown within the Philippines from Puerto Princesa to Manila or Manila to Sala, the last signed by S/Ldr G.E Livock. (4). £200-250
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1928 (Feb 13) Cologne to Calcutta "Germania" flight, cover carried on the Etawah to Calcutta leg bearing a flight vignette on the reverse, signed by the two pilots, Captains Koennecke and Herrmann. Fine and scarce, 24 covers carried, few signed. Also a pair of unused vignettes. (2). Photo on Page 146. £350-400
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1928 (Feb 17) Bert Hinkler England to Australia flight, postcard flown from Calcutta to Rangoon franked ½a, arrival c.d.s, 50 cards flown on this famous flight. Photo on Page 146. £300-400
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1928 (Aug) Baron von Koenig world flight, unused "Federation Internationale de L'Aeronautique" form inscribed and signed on the reverse "This paper was carried by 20HP baby plane D1433, the "Kamerad" from Berlin to Calcutta by air, Friedrich Karl von Koenig, Calcutta 23.12.28", folded and minor edge stains but unique; no mail was carried from Berlin. £300-500
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1928 (Sep 30) Baron von Huenfeld and Capt. Lindener Berlin to Tokyo flight in the "Europa", ½a postcard franked 1a intended to be flown from Calcutta to Bangkok, actually carried on to Tokyo as von Huenfeld did not stop at Bangkok, with cachets "EUROPA / SS", "BARON HUENFELD" and "TOKIO 18 OCT", fine and scarce, 46 cards flown. Photo on Page 146. £180-200
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1928 (Sep 30) Baron von Huenfeld and Capt. Lindener Berlin to Tokyo flight in the "Europa", postcard franked 1½a flown from Calcutta to Tokyo, with cachets "EUROPA / SS", "BARON HUENFELD" and "TOKIO 18 OCT", fine and scarce, 47 cards flown. Photo on Page 146. £180-200
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1928 (Dec 24) Baron von Koenig Berlin to Tokyo flight, postcard flown on the Karachi to Calcutta leg, pilot signed with printed flight details on the reverse, bearing a yellow Air Mail label and KGV ½a cancelled at Dharamtala (Dec 26). Fine and scarce, 15 cards flown. Photo on Page 146. £250-300
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1929 (Jan 3) Cover to India bearing Iraq 1½a and 3a cancelled boxed "IRAQ TO INDIA / By Light Aeroplane / with Vct. and Vctess / J. de Sibour", backstamped at Baghdad (Jan 3) and Karachi (Feb 5). The Iraq Post Office sanctioned an official mail of fifty covers for this flight which received the special cancel; these were flown to Basra where the aeroplane engine failed, the mail and aeroplane then being taken to Karachi by ship. Photo on Page 146. £120-150
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1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight in "Kamerad", postcard franked ½a, flown from Calcutta to Akyab, flight cachets including "Delayed by Unfavourable Weather", fine, 41 cards flown. Photo on Page 148. £200-250
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1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight in "Kamerad", postcard franked ½a, flown from Calcutta to Rangoon, flight cachets including "Delayed by Unfavourable Weather", fine, 58 cards flown. Photo on Page 148. £150-200
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1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight in "Kamerad", postcard franked ½a, flown from Calcutta to Bangkok, flight cachets including "Delayed by Unfavourable Weather", fine, 27 cards flown. Photo on Page 148. £300-350
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1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight in "Kamerad", postcard franked ½a, flown from Calcutta to Singapore, flight cachets including "Delayed by Unfavourable Weather", fine, 26 cards flown. Photo on Page 148. £300-350
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1929 (Feb 5) Baron von Koenig world flight, cover flown from Calcutta to Tokyo, endorsed "From Calcutta via Burma - Siam to Singapore and from Osaka direct to Tokyo" with the flight dates, signed by von Koenig, bearing the "KAMERAD" aeroplane cachet and flight vignette, a Japanese 1½s stamp cancelled "11 May 1929 Kangor" in manuscript. Subsequently posted unpaid within Calcutta with Park Street c.d.s and 2a charge mark, signed by Smith. Fine and rare, just seven covers flown to Tokyo. Photo on Page 148. £800-1,000
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1929 (May 21) Calcutta to Darjeeling flight by Bengal Air Transport Co., flown cover franked KGV 1a with arrival backstamp, and printed newspaper wrapper "PRESS-PACKET / The Englishman / PER BENGAL AIR TRANSPORT Co" with printed address of Darjeeling, inscribed and signed "Genuine flown copy, Stephen H. Smith". 78 Covers flown (64 cancelled at Calcutta), the newspaper wrappers scarce. (2). £120-150
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1929-40 Commercial air mail covers including 1929 cover with bogus "MAIL VIA / GRAF ZEPPELIN / LZ 127" cachet, 1929 cover with a related letter from Stephen Smith, 1938 cover franked 2r4a6p to Colombia, 1939 cover to France charged 4f80 redirected to Japan and then to China with a Japanese due handstamp, etc., also a 1935 cover from Japan to India. (8). £150-180
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1930 (Aug/Sep) Jacobabad to Reti emergency R.A.F flights due to flooding, covers franked 1a flown from Jacobabad to Reti (Aug 26) or Reti to Jacobabad (Aug 24), and a 1a envelope flown from Jacobabad to Reti (Aug 27) redirected back to Jacobabad and also carried on the return flight, the last with violet "EMERGENCY AIR MAIL" cachets. (3). £200-240
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1930 (Oct 29) Mrs Victor Bruce solo world flight, cover carried on the Karachi to Allahabad leg, posted upon arrival franked 1a, Delhi arrival backstamp, pilot signed. £100-120
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1930 (Oct 30) Mrs Victor Bruce solo around the world flight, cover flown from Karachi to Akyab and Rangoon, posted upon arrival at East Rangoon franked 1a, pilot signed. Photo on Page 148. £150-200
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1931 (Apr.) Imperial Airways England to Australia flights, first outward experimental flight covers from London to Calcutta or Rangoon, Allahabad or Calcutta to Rangoon, Calcutta to Sydney, first return flight from Rangoon to Calcutta or London, Calcutta to London, Allahabad to Delhi or Karachi; second experimental flight London to Calcutta, Allahabad or Delhi to Calcutta, Calcutta to Rangoon; also 1938 (June 26) first England to Australia first all the way flying boat service covers from Karachi to Sydney or Rangoon to Melbourne, and July 30th first all-up air mail from Calcutta to New Zealand. (17). £200-250
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1932 (Apr 14) Bertram Atlantis Expedition, German round the world flight, cover carried on the Calcutta to Rangoon leg with KGV 3p + 1a cancelled upon arrival (Apr 22), flight vignette tied by circular "ATLANTIS / ICHAPUR / 14 APRIL / 1932 / JUNKERS, D-1925", also handstamped "BERTRAM ATLANTIS / EXPEDITION", signed by Stephen Smith. Small rust mark, otherwise fine, 75 covers flown. £120-150
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1932 (Nov 17) England to Australia flight by Jacques Hebert, cover flown from Calcutta to Akyab, posted upon arrival franked 1a3p, with flight vignette and cachet, pilot signed. Fine, 57 covers flown. Photo on Page 148. £150-200
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1933 (July 21) Australia to England flight by James Wood in "The Spirit of Western Australia", cover flown from Calcutta to Lucknow with "Dum Dum Air Port" label, flight cachet on both sides, posted upon arrival franked 1a3p. Fine and scarce, 16 covers flown. Photo on Page 148. £300-400
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1934 (Oct 23) England to Australia MacRobertson Air Race, cover flown by S/Ldr Malcolm McGregor and Henry Walker from Calcutta to Rangoon with flight vignette and cachet, posted upon arrival franked 9p, sixty covers flown. Also an unused vignette, and vignette for the similar flight by C. James Melrose. (3). Photo on Page 150. £150-200
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1934 (Dec 4) Indian National Airways Lahore to Karachi first flight, covers from Chamba State flown to Sukkur, Multan or Bahrain all bearing Chamba State stamps, some toning but very scarce. Exceptionally Chamba State stamps were permitted on this one flight, 62 such covers posted to all destinations. (3). £200-240
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1936-39 Mainly commercial air mail covers, various rates and destinations including Brazil, Hong Kong, Syria, Malta, Iran, Australia, Trinidad, Hungary, Barbados, Mexico, Danzig, Fiji, Sweden, Iraq, China, Luxembourg, Philippines, Poland, Panama, Norway, etc., also some ingoing covers. (61). £500-600
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Tibet. 1938 (Feb 20/21) Empire Air Mail Scheme, first "all-up" 1½d rate flight from G.B to Tibet, two covers with arrival backstamps of Yatung or Gyantse, one cover returned with "INCONNU / NOT KNOWN" and "RETOUR" handstamps. An unusual destination. (2). £100-120
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1938 (Feb 22) Imperial Airways Southampton to Singapore survey flight, cover from Karachi to Udaipur flown by the "Coogee" to Gwalior, possibly flown on by air to Udaipur, 26 covers carried. Photo on Page 150. £120-140
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1938 (Feb 22) Cover franked 2p in Gwalior stamps, flown from Lashkar to Cawnpore by chartered United Flying Club plane, the special flight connecting with the "Coogee" survey flight at Lashkar. Scarce, very few covers carried £100-120
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1938 (Mar 2) "Coogee" return flight, covers from Calcutta to Udaipur (flown to Kankroli) or Udaipur to Baghdad (flown to Jodhpur), the first with flight cachet, both fine and scarce. (2). £150-180
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1938 (Mar 2) "Coogee" return flight, covers flown from Lashkar, to Guadur, Bahrain, Baghdad, Athens, Paris or London, all with flight cachet and arrival backstamps, a fine and scarce group. (6). £450-550
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1939 (Feb 8) Commercial cover from Rawalpindi to Germany franked 11a6p, with scarce boxed "WITH A.V.2 FORM", backstamped in Athens. £120-150
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1941 (Sep 10) Fourth "V" Campaign flight ("X") from Dogboi to Calcutta, "Run Nazi Run" cover posted at Dum Dum franked KGV 1a3p, pilot signed. 35 Covers carried on this flight, 16 with the "Run Nazi run" envelope. Photo on Page 150. £160-200
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1941 (Sep 10) Fifth "V" Campaign flight ("P") from Heho to Calcutta, "Esau Stars" cover posted at Dum Dum franked KGV 1a3p, pilot signed. 32 Covers carried on this flight, just this one with the "Esau Stars" envelope. A unique cover. Photo on Page 150. £300-400
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1941 (Sep 10) Fifth "V" Campaign flight ("P") from Heho to Calcutta, "Run Nazi Run" cover posted at Dum Dum franked KGV 1a3p, "P" - CACLUTTA" cachet with error of spelling crossed out and replaced with the correct "P" - CALCUTTA" cachet, pilot signed. 32 Covers carried on this flight, 14 with the "Run Nazi Run" envelope, just four covers handstamped with the incorrectly spelt Calcutta cachet, very scarce. Photo on Page 150. £200-240
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1941 (Nov 21) First "V" Campaign flight ("TA") from Burma, flown from Myitkyna to Calcutta, "Intercepted Wireless Message" envelope posted at Dum Dum franked KGV 1a3p, pilot signed. Fine and scarce, 44 covers flown. Photo on Page 150. £160-200
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1941 (Nov 21) First "V" Campaign flight ("TA") from Burma, flown from Myitkyna to Calcutta, "Intercepted Wireless Message" envelope posted at Dum Dum franked KGV 1a3p cancelled by red "By AIR", pilot signed. 44 Covers carried on this flight, this one the only cover with the stamps cancelled by the "BY AIR" cachet, unique. Photo on Page 150. £250-300
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