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1941 (Nov 21) Third "V" Campaign flight ("CC") from Burma, flown from Shwebo to Calcutta, "The Missing Link" envelope posted at Dum Dum franked KGV 1a6p, pilot signed. 44 Covers carried on this flight, 37 with "The Missing Link" envelope. Photo on Page 150. £200-250
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1942 (Oct 29) U.S.A.A.C Reconnaissance flight over enemy occupied territory, "V" Campaign cover "The Missing Link" with cachet, pilot signed, posted at Dharamtala franked KGV 9p pair. Fine and scarce, 32 covers flown. Photo on Page 152 £180-220
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1942 (Nov 7) U.S.A.A.C Reconnaissance Flight over enemy occupied territory, "V" Campaign cover "Intercepted Wireless Message", pilot signed, flight cachet and boxed cachet "Handed over to Airmen Prior to Nov 7th 1942 date on which officially advised to cease souvenir air mails, hence not posted after carriage", initialled by Stephen Smith. 39 Covers carried on this flight. Photo on Page 152. £160-200
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1942 (Nov 7) U.S.A.A.C Reconnaissance Flight over enemy occupied territory, "V" Campaign cover "Run Nazi Run", pilot signed, flight cachet and boxed cachet "Handed over to Airmen Prior to Nov 7th 1942 date on which officially advised to cease souvenir air mails, hence not posted after carriage", initialled by Stephen Smith. 39 Covers carried on this flight. Photo on Page 152. £160-200
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1943 (Jan 1) C.N.A.C Danjam to Calcutta first flight, stampless cover to Dum Dum endorsed and signed "By Air 1/1/43, Danjam - Calcutta, M.A Hebert" with violet boxed "By C.N.A.C", reverse signed by Stephen Smith. Fine and scarce, 19 covers flown. Photo on Page 152. £300-400
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1943 (Feb 8) Indian National Airways Jorhat to Calcutta first flight cover franked ½a + 2a, arrival backstamp. Fine and rare, just six covers flown. Photo on Page 152. £400-500
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1943 (Feb 1) Indian National Airways Calcutta to Tezpur first flight cover franked ½a + 2a, returned to Calcutta with a Calcutta (Feb 7) backstamp. Fine and rare, just six covers flown. Photo on Page 152. £400-500
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1943 (Feb 8) Indian National Airways Tezpur to Calcutta first flight cover franked ½a + 2a, Tezpur c.d.s with the time altered from 12am to 9am in manuscript, arrival backstamp. Fine and rare, just six covers flown. Photo on Page 152. £400-500
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1943 (Nov 3/6) Qantas Perth to Karachi and return first flights, both covers with Australia 2½d stamps cancelled at Perth and India 2a cancelled at Karachi, R.A.F or Australian censors, both covers pilot signed. Few covers carried, very scarce pilot signed. (2). Photo on Page 152. £350-500
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1944 (May 19) Stampless cover to Stephen Smith in Calcutta, endorsed "By Air, Ramkhapalong - Maungdaw - Comilla by SEAC Avro-Anson on 19th May 1944" and signed by F/Lt B. Bayley R.A.F, bearing a "V for Victory" label. Very rare, just two covers flown, the other cover then flown on from Comilla to Calcutta. Signed on the reverse by Stephen Smith. Photo on Page 154. £700-900
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1945 (July 21) First postwar internal civilian airmail, 1½a envelope franked 1a flown from New Delhi to Chaklala with arrival backstamp, vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce, very little mail sent, the flight not recorded by Brown. Photo on Page 154. £140-160
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1945 (July 23) First postwar civilian airmail, 1½a envelope franked 1a flown on the first return flight from Chaklala to New Delhi, arrival backstamp, vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce. Very little mail carried, the flight not recorded by Brown. Photo on Page 154. £140-160
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1945 (July 23) First postwar civilian airmail, 1½a envelope franked 1a flown on the first return flight from Fatehjang to New Delhi, arrival backstamp, vertical fold and minor creasing, otherwise fine and very scarce. Very little mail carried, the flight not recorded by Brown. £140-160
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1945-46 B.O.A.C Test letters from Karachi to London all franked 14a, two numbered 8 or 22, British Airways arrival cachets on reverse, two with enclosed letters. (3). £150-200
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1945-50 Commercial air mail covers to G.B (2), Germany, Switzerland, USA (4) or Argentina, all with rates over 4r, including 43r6p to Switzerland (with four 10r stamps), four others bearing 5r stamps. (9). £300-350
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1945-52 Commercial air mail covers with explanatory or postage due handstamps including 1946 6a airletters to USA or Hong Kong with "AIR MAIL LETTER CARD SERVICE / NOT AVAILABLE FORWARDED / BY SURFACE ROUTE", 1947 6a airletter franked 2a to Uruguay with "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR / TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL", 1946 cover to Malaysia with "AIR MAIL SERVICE / NOT AVAILABLE", 1949 cover to Rangoon with triangular framed "AIR / FLIGHT / LATE", etc. (15). £120-150
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1945-52 First flights by various U.S airlines to, from or via India comprising 1945 Delta Airlines Chicago to Miami flight cover to India; 1947 (Jan 5) T.W.A Boston to Bombay and Lydda in Palestine (7); 1947 (Mar 7) New York to Karachi; 1947 (Mar) Pan Am Gander to Karachi via Ireland, G.B and Turkey (10, one pilot signed); 1947 (June) Pan Am around the world flight (41, one pilot signed); 1947 (Sep 26) Pan Am New York to Tokyo (2); 1948 (Mar 14) Pan Am New York to Delhi (4, one pilot signed); 1948 (July 6) Pan Am Calcutta to Tokyo (6); 1949 (Feb 7) Pan Am Los Angeles to Calcutta (3); 1949 (May 4) Pan Am Portland to Calcutta (7); 1951 (May 3) Pan Am Wake Island to Guam cover to India, pilot signed; 1952 (Dec 4) Pan Am Calcutta to Rangoon. (84). £400-500
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1945-54 Commercial air mail covers all bearing KGVI stamps, various rates up to 4r10a, and destinations including Iceland, Korea, Hong Kong (2), Japan (2), Singapore, Sumatra, China (11), Fiji, New Zealand, Madagascar (3), Ethiopia (3), Reunion, Eritrea, Kenya (2, one franked 4r1a with "Late Fee Paid Bombay Regn" datestamp), Tanganyika, Southern Rhodesia (2), Belgian Congo, Iraq, Palestine or Israel (6), Aden or Kamaran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Grenada ("Missent to Montreal" cachet), Trinidad (2), Haiti, Barbados, Curacao, Canal Zone, Uruguay (2), Panama, Chile, Mexico, Brazil (2), British Honduras, etc., one cover to Canada with "MISSENT TO JAMAICA B.W.I", mixed India and Hyderabad franking, a few ingoing covers, etc. A good lot, many unusual covers. (169). £1,500-1,800
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1946 (July 5) Indian National Airways Lahore to Bikaner first flight cover franked 1a + 1½a, arrival backstamp, returned to Karachi. Unique, the only cover carried on this flight. Photo on Page 154. £400-500
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1946 (July 5) Deccan Airways New Delhi to Hyderabad first flight cover franked 1a + 1½a, hand illustrated with an aeroplane, arrival backstamps, returned to Karachi. Minor creasing but unique, the only cover carried on this flight. Photo on Page 154. £400-500
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1946 (Sep 25) Indian National Airways Ahmedabad to Jodhpur first flight cover franked ½a (2) + 1½a, returned to Karachi. Unique, the only cover carried on this flight. Photo on Page 154. £400-500
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1946 (Nov 12) Indian National Airways Bhuj to Karachi first flight cover franked 1a + 1½a, redirected to Bombay, minor staining but unique, the only cover carried on this flight, not recorded by Brown. Photo on Page 154. £250-300
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1946-51 Official air mail covers bearing KGVI stamps, five with postage issues, ten bearing Service issues, destinations include Bahamas, South Africa, Hawaii, various rates up to 3r2a6p. (15). £180-220
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1947 (July 25) Calcutta to Srinagar first flight cover franked ½a + 2a, minor soiling but very scarce, few covers carried, not recorded by Brown. £100-120
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1948 Card address labels attached to official air mail parcels, both bearing KGVI Service stamps, one addressed to England franked 43r12a6p (½a, 4a, 8a, 1r, 2r, 10r strip of four), the other registered to South Africa franked 101r12a (4a strip of three, 1r, 10r block of ten), two very high and unusual frankings. (2). Photo on Page 154. £280-320
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1952-65 B.O.A.C Comet Jetliner (or Jet-prop) printed first flight covers for services from London, the covers all posted from India to virtually all destinations on the various routes, comprising 1952 (Aug) flight to Colombo (6), 1952 (Oct) flight to Singapore (19), 1953 (Apr.) flight to Tokyo (4), 1957 (Mar.) flight to Sydney (6), 1957 (July) Britannia Jet-prop flight to Tokyo (3), 1957 (Sep.) Britannia Jet-prop flight to Colombo (4), 1959 (Apr.) Comet 4 flight to Tokyo (14), 1959 (June) Comet 4 flight to Singapore (4), 1959 (Nov.) Comet 4 flight to Sydney (4), 1961 (Nov.) Comet 4 flight to Manila, 1963 (Apr.) Comet 4 flight to Auckland, 1965 (Nov.) flight to Nandi. (67). £400-500
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Air Mail labels. 1927-34 Labels comprising three part booklets containing the first type "AIR MAIL" labels, cover with "Karim Bux Bros" imprint dated 18-5-27 with five panes of 25 labels and a part pane of 15 all pin perf (Muller 1), cover with "K.B Bros" imprint dated 21-5-29 with two panes of 25 labels all perforated (Muller 2), or cover with "MGIPAh" imprint dated 11-5-27 with two panes of 25 labels and a part pane of 15 all rouletted (Muller 3); also perforated single and strip of five (Muller 2), "VIA AIR MAIL" labels in sheets of six printed in blue (2 sheets) or red (all unlisted by Muller), and two 1933-34 sheets of forty labels on watermark Star paper or unwatermarked paper with the centre pairs tete-beche (Muller 10/a, 12/a). A scarce group. (359 labels). £300-350
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1942-43 Unused Airgraph forms, Stephen types IN4, 18 (4), 19, 32, 42, these original forms mostly used or destroyed and therefore rarely seen. (8). £120-150
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1942-44 Unused Airgraph forms with printed pictorial Christmas greetings, one for the HQ 44th Indian Airborne Div., two issued by the R.A.F Postal Service and R.A.F Welfare, attractive and very scarce. (5). £300-350
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1942-44 Unused Airgraph forms with embossed stamps on reverse, comprising 3a violet, 8a purple or 3a violet + 1a carmine, all superb and very scarce. (3). £240-300
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1943-45 Airgraphs, Christmas greetings 1943 pictorial airgraphs from G.B to India dated Nov. 1st, the first day of the first British official Christmas airgraph (2); 26th Sept. 1944 airgraphs from Ceylon to G.B, the first day service from Ceylon (2, one with envelope); 31st July 1945 India to G.B airgraph on the 1ast day of the airgraph service (with delivery envelope, 9 Aug 1945 Postage Paid imprint). Also 1944 pictorial Christmas greetings airgraph from the editor and staff of "The Aero Field", and an airgraph from Jal Cooper to Francis J. Field. (7). £140-160
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1942-45 Airgraphs, the extensive lot with virtually every type from IN1 to IN46, including airgraph sent on behalf of a Chindit who was unable to write letters, airgraph from Central Internment Camp hospital, etc. (165). £400-500
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1942-44 Pictorial Christmas and new year greetings airgraphs, the large and exceptional lot, virtually all different, many attractive designs, some for individual named regiments, R.A.F, etc. (181). Photo on Page 156. £3,000-3,500
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1942-45 Pictorial airgraphs, all individually handdrawn designs and therefore all unique, some very well drawn, an exceptional lot. (70). £1,200-1,400
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1942-45 Airgraphs from Indian army troops in PAIFORCE (13), C.M.F (6) or M.E.F (4), eighteen pictorial greetings types. (23). Photo on Page 156. £300-350
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1942-45 Airgraphs from G.B to India, twenty with printed greetings or handdrawn pictures, also seven unused airgraph forms, one a pictorial Christmas 1943 form. (31). £400-500
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Elephants. 1942-44 Unused airgraph form Christmas greetings from 203 Squadron India, and greetings airgraphs from India (9), Ceylon (4) or PAIFORCE all with pictures featuring elephants, mainly printed Christmas greetings, a few handdrawn designs, a fine and attractive lot. (15). Photo on Page 156. £600-700
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Ceylon. 1942-45 Airgraphs from or to Ceylon, 38 with pictorial Christmas greetings, also a facing airgraph for Xmas airgraphs from Base A.P.O 5 to Surrey, etc., a fine lot. (63). Photo on Page 156. £600-700
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1898-1937 Covers comprising 1898 registered O.H.M.S cover from the Private Secretary to the Rajah of Chamba bearing Chamba Service 1a strip of three; 1919 cover to Lucknow franked Gwalior ½a, redirected to Ireland; 1916-24 covers from Raichur with India and Hyderabad stamps, one registered with English and Indian language registration labels; and 1937 registered official cover with Hyderabad stamps. (5). £80-100
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Chamba. 1937 KGV 6a, watermark inverted, small "CHAMBA STATE" overprint, fine used. This KGV 6a was not issued until 1937 and was replaced by the KGVI issue in 1938, the key value in the set. S.G. 72, £225. Photo on Page 126. £80-100
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Chamba. 1938 KGVI 15r and 25r overprinted "CHAMBA STATE", vertical inter-panneau pairs, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 98/9, £1,060+. (2 pairs). £250-300
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Chamba. 1930 KGV 8a reddish purple overprinted "CHAMBA STATE / SERVICE", marginal quarter sheet of eighty, upright watermark, fine unmounted mint. S.G. O55, £2,080. £300-400
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Gwalior. 1947 10r Official overprint type O2, inter-panneau block of four from the centre of the four panes, superb unmounted mint, unusual. S.G. O94, £320++. £100-120
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Nabha. 1938 KGVI 1r and 2r overprinted "NABHA STATE", central inter-panneau blocks of sixteen comprising blocks of four from each of the four panes, superb unmounted mint, unusual. S.G. 89/90, S.G. £928+. £220-260
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Nabha. 1942 KGV 4a Sage-green overprinted "NABHA STATE / SERVICE", unmounted mint block of sixteen with gutter margin at top, right column with light vertical gum crease, otherwise fine. S.G. O49, S.G. £560. £110-130
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1911-47 Selection comprising Cochin 1938-44 3p on 4p "On CGS" type O7 overprint block of four unmounted (S.G. O62); Hyderabad 1911-13 3a official overprint block of four unmounted (S.G. O33d); Indore 1920 perf 12½ 1a used (S.G. 11b); Jaipur 1947 3p on ½a Service overprint double one inverted, block of four unmounted (S.G. O33a). S.G. £1,042. (4). £200-250
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Bhopal. 1937-49 Officials used comprising 1937 1a6p 11mm overprint with blue printing double, 1949 8a 13½mm overprint with serifs (small faults), 1944-47 4a vertical strip of three imperforate. S.G. O331e, 343, 349a, £585. (3) £120-150
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Idar. 1944 4a Vertical pair used, and 1943 1a postal fiscal unused. S.G. 6, F3, £450. (2). £100-120
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Travancore. 1946-51 Blocks of four comprising 1946 perf 12½ 8ca unmounted, officials with 1939 2ch "SESVICE" error on upper left stamp unused, 1941-42 perf 12 4ch unused, Travancore-Cochin 1949-51 2a on 4ch type 1 overprint compound perf 11 and 12½ used and type 2 overprint perf 13 imperf between horizontally unused. S.G. 76, 89/a, 100b, T.C 09c, 13ca, £1,089. (5 Blocks). £240-280
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1859 ½d Orange, 1d blue and 2d carmine all with major re-entry, the ½d and 2d with three margins, just touched on one side, 1d with four margins, also additional ½d (4, three with four margins), 1d (2) and 2d, all mint or unused. S.G. £2,648. (10). £150-200
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