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1936 (Feb 8) Cover from Singapore to Kuching franked 5c, inscribed "By courtesy Airflight Royal Air Force Singapore - Japan", Kuching arrival backstamp (Feb. 10). £100-150
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1936 (Feb 7) Cover from Singapore to Sqn. Ldr. V.S Parker, c/o The Pilots of R.A.F, Flying Boats at Kuching franked 5c, inscribed "per Royal Air Force Flying Boat leaving Singapore Monday 10/2/36", Kuching arrival backstamp (Feb. 10). £100-150
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1936 Covers carried by R.A.F Goodwill Flight from Singapore (Feb. 8/9) franked 12c to Manila or 13c to Tokyo (flown from Shanghai) and cover carried on the return flight from Shanghai (Mar 3) to Singapore. Also 1935 (June 29) printed cover "via Flying Boat of the British Royal Air Corps" from Manila to Singapore. (4). £200-250
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1937 (Feb 8) Cover from Singapore to Malta franked 25c, handstamped "Air Fee Short Paid / Sent by air to Delhi" (Proud I84), March 4 arrival backstamp, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 192. £200-300
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1937 (Apr 24) Cover from Kuala Lumpur to New York franked $1.20, carried on the first east bound Pan Am "China Clipper" flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco, with flight cachet, scarce. Photo on Page 192. £150-200
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1937 (June 8) Cover from Singapore to Germany by Imperial Airways franked 35c, handstamped boxed "Air Fee Short Paid / Sent by Air to Bombay" (Proud I85, only recorded in 1937), opened out to display three 10c stamps on reverse, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 192. £200-300
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1937 (Nov 16) Cover from Tangkak to France franked Johore 25c, violet boxed "Air Fee Short Paid / Sent by Air to Bombay" (Proud I85) applied in Singapore, backstamped at Calcutta (Nov 23) and Paris, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 192. £200-300
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1938 Single and double rate covers to Argentina, flown to London by Imperial Airways franked $1.15 or $2.30, one with black bars over the Air Mail label, minor faults to the single rate cover, the other very fine, a scarce destination. (2). £200-250
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1937-39 Covers from Singapore to USA franked $1.20, carried by Pan Am "China Clipper" from Hong Kong to San Francisco. (2). £100-150
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Trengganu. 1938-39 Covers to England (3) or Canada, franked at the 8c all-up rate (one overpaid by 1c), carried by Imperial Airways to London, one 1938 (Feb. 25) cover carried on the first acceptance at the 8c rate, redirected to South Africa. (4). £100-150
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1939 (Oct 16) Kelantan 2c postcard from Kota Bharu to England franked 1c, 2c and 25c for the 30c Imperial Airways rate, boxed censor cachet of Singapore, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 192. £200-300
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1939 (Nov 27) - 1941 (Mar 10) Covers to the USA (12) or Canada all franked at the $1.90 Clipper rate, from Singapore (10, one registered franked $2.05) or Penang, two others from Rawang or Kuala Lumpur with Selangor stamps. (13). £250-300
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1939-42 Covers (6) and postcards (4) including 1939 (Sep. 2) cover with very early censor carried on the final 8c all-up rate flight, 2c Straits postcard to Palestine franked at the 25c rate, Perak 2c postcard to G.B franked at the 30c rate, wartime picture postcards from British forces franked 30c (2), 1941 (Nov 26) cover from Selangor with two Perak 25c stamps, 1941 Swiss cover to Singapore by Pan Am clipper, Palestine cover to USA by Clipper via Singapore, Netherlands Indies Red Cross cover to Switzerland, 1942 (Feb 7) cover to G.B franked 50c carried on one of the final flights from Singapore (occupied Feb 15). (10). £240-280
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AV2. 1939-48 Covers sent via Singapore, handstamped red or black "AV2" (8, four types), also a cover with manuscript "AV2". (9). £200-300
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1940 (Mar 1) Cover from Penang to USA franked $1.30, endorsed "By Pan American Airways Transatlantic Service & Imperial Airways via Lisbon", backstamped at Marseille (Mar 10), a rare westbound Pan Am Clipper flight. Photo on Page 198. £200-300
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1940 (July 1 - Sep 30) Covers (4) and a front to G.B franked at the £2.40 Clipper rate (4, one registered franked $2.65) or the $1.80 Clipper rate to New York only (from Singapore with naval censor), stamps of Straits (3), Selangor or Perak. (5). £100-150
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1940 (Dec 12) - 1941 (Feb 22) Covers to the USA all franked at the $1.40 Clipper rate via Hong Kong or Manila, from Singapore (4, one double rate cover with meter) or Penang (2), one other from Ipoh with Perak stamps. (7). £150-200
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1940-41 Postcards sent by Pan Am Clipper, a 2c postcard uprated to 95c from Singapore to USA (1 Aug. 1940), postcard from Singapore to G.B franked $1.05 (24 June 1941), and a postcard from Malacca to G.B franked $1 (15 Nov. 1941), unusual postcard rates. (3). £150-200
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1940-41 Covers from Kuala Lumpur, one franked Pahang $1 + Selangor 30c (3) for the $1.90 Clipper rate to USA cancelled "PAQUEBOT / SINGAPORE" c.d.s (16 Nov. 1940); the other to England with Selangor $2 paying the Clipper rate cancelled in Singapore (30 Oct. 1941), vertical fold, two unusual covers cancelled in Singapore. (2). £150-200
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1940-41 Covers all handstamped violet "TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE", comprising forces covers from Palestine to G.B franked 3/- (2), covers from Philippines to Australia (2, one a Manila to Singapore first flight), USA to Northern Rhodesia or to an Italian P.O.W in Kenya. (6). £100-150
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1940-41 Covers from Singapore (4) or Ipoh, all underpaid with Singapore handstamps which include "T" within a circle and space for the charge, comprising "Liable to Letter Rate / T....... Cents. SE", "Insufficiently Prepaid / T......... Cents. SE" (3, Proud UP40, one with F.P.O S.P 501 c.d.s and naval censor, one to Medan with a 10c postage due stamp) or "Insufficiently Prepaid / Over ....... ozs / T...... Cents. SE" (forces cover with five 8c stamps, two other stamps unfortunately removed), three scarce handstamps, two not recorded by Proud. (5). £150-200
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1941 Covers from Indian F.P.O 29 to England bearing Selangor stamps, two covers from the 9th Indian Division sent by Clipper franked $2.60 "via New Zealand" (Apr 5) or $1.95 "via Manila" (May 9), a third cover sent by Imperial "via South Africa" franked 50c, minor edge creases, otherwise fine. (3). £150-180
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1941 Forces covers franked at the $2 Clipper rate to G.B (4) or $2.05 Clipper rate to USA, all cancelled "FIELD POST OFFICE / S.P 501" c.d.s, R.A.F (3) or navy (2) censor cachets. (5). £100-150
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1941 (Feb 3 - Apr 16) Clipper rate covers to G.B, one from Singapore franked $2.60 rate via New Zealand (also Penang cover franked $2.30, another 30c stamp missing), and a cover from Teluk Anson endorsed "Via H. Kong, Transpacific & Air in U.S.A" strangely only franked $1.30 (Perak stamps) but not charged. (3). £100-120
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1941 (May 6) Cover from Singapore to USA franked at the $1.45 Clipper rate, also bearing a small 2c Malaya Patriotic Fund label, Philadelphia (May 22) arrival machine on the front. Fine and scarce, the rate only lasted for 17 days. Photo on Page 198. £120-150
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1941 (May 6-20) Clipper covers to G.B, one from Singapore franked at the $1.35 rate for air to New York (also a cover franked 35c, missing a further $1 stamps), other covers from Singapore franked $1.90 (unfortunately missing a further 5c stamp) or $1.40 (overfranked by 5c, faults), the first cover fine and scarce, the rate lasting for 17 days only. (4). £100-150
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1941 (May 9/10) Pan Am first flight, plain covers (3) and a card from Singapore to Manila, also Pan Am covers with cachets carried from Singapore to Manila, Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco, or to Singapore from Manila (3), Honolulu (2), Guam (2) or San Francisco. (16). £150-200
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1941 (May 10) Covers from Singapore to G.B franked at $1.95 Clipper rate, triangular censors, fine and scarce, the rate lasting for 17 days only. (2). £150-200
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1941 (May 10) Covers from Singapore to G.B franked at $1.95 Clipper rate, fine and scarce, the rate lasting for 17 days only. (2). £150-200
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1941 (May 10/11) Covers from Singapore to G.B, one franked at the $1.95 Clipper rate, the other only franked $1.90 (underpaid by 5c), fine ands scarce, the rate lasting for 17 days only. (2). £150-200
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1941 (May 12-14) Covers from Singapore or Penang to USA franked at the $1.45 Clipper rate, one with minor edge faults but scarce, the rate only lasted for 17 days. (2). £150-200
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1941 (May 26 - June 27) Covers from Singapore (2) or Penang (2) to USA franked at the $1.40 clipper rate (3) or $4.20 triple rate, all fine. (4). £150-200
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1941 (July 8 - Dec 3) Covers to G.B franked at the $2 Clipper rate, seven from Singapore (one with a meter), one from Penang strangely franked $2.05, others from Kuala Lumpur with Selangor $2 or from Ipoh with Perak stamps. A cover of Nov 27th probably carried on the final Clipper flight, the Dec 3rd cover missing this flight and not received until January 27th. (10). £200-300
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1941 (July 19 - Dec 2) Clipper rate covers to USA (9) or Canada, one only franked $1.40 and charged 6c postage due in New York, others franked $1.50 (6, one registered at $1.65), $3.15 double registered rate (2) or $4.65 triple registered rate, from Singapore (6) or Penang (2), two others from Kuala Lumpur with Selangor stamps or Ipoh with Perak stamps, also a part cover, one cover bearing a United Services Malayan Comforts Fund label. (11). £150-250
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1941 (Sep 2) Registered cover from Indian F.P.O 41 (Ahwaz, Persia) to Argentina franked 4r5a, endorsed "Chungking New York, etc", reverse with registration label and datestamps of Calcutta, Singapore, Honolulu and Buenos Ayres, front with large violet "TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE", this scarce large handstamp only used on registered mail. Photo on Page 198. £150-200
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1941 Covers from Ceylon or Kenya to USA both handstamped violet "TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE". Unusual origins. (2). £100-150
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1945-77 First flight covers in an album including 1945 (Nov 17) Sydney to Singapore by R.A.F Transport Command, 1947 (May 1) Penang to Singapore, Nov 8 Penang to Medan, 1948 (July 22) Singapore to Penang (2), 1950 Calcutta to Singapore, 1968 (May 18) Malaysian Air Force Helicopter flight from Kuala Lumpur to Betau, etc., also a few commercial covers. (93). £200-250
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1946 (July 2) Prewar postal stationery postcard franked by five BMA stamps (covering the stationery stamp) totalling 25c, sent by air from Kuala Lumpur to Calcutta, fine and unusual. £100-150
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1947-2001 Covers and cards with various Insufficiently Prepaid for Air Mail cachets, including unframed "AIR MAIL FEE / INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" (6), etc., some with postage due handstamps and charges. (46). £200-300
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1948-62 Covers and cards sent by air including internal flights, red bars obliterating Air Mail inscriptions, etc., many with B.M.A stamps. (78). £150-200
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1949 (Sep 19) Long cover from Singapore to G.B franked 20c, handstamped by large boxed handstamp "AIR MAIL POSTAGE / INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID / TO BE FORWARDED BY SEA" with diagonal bars, one strike correctly applied across the printed Air Mail label, two further strikes on the front and reverse. Unusual and scarce, not recorded by Proud. £100-150
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Cocos Island. 1952-63 Covers with stamps of Singapore (9) or Australia (10) including 1952 first flight to or from Australia (3), 1953 Coronation flight (4), 1954 royal visit (2), 1955 Qantas first flight under Australian administration (3, one franked £2), 1958 royal visit (2), etc. (19). £200-250
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Singapore Air Port. 1937-70 Covers and cards, picture postcards and ephemera including 1937 (June 12) postcard of the airport and a cover both with "AIR PORT / SINGAPORE" c.d.s used on the first day of the airport (and Post Office), souvenir brochure with programme of events for the first day, 1938 (Aug 3) First all-up air mail cover to Australia with the Air Port c.d.s, 1937-39 postcards of the airport (10, one of the opening day events), 1937 Airport Hotel menu, etc. (27). £200-300
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Ephemera and picture postcards including two 1935-36 postcards of the interiors of KLM planes posted from Singapore, other mainly prewar postcards of aeroplanes, Air Mail labels with booklets and covers, luggage labels, timetables, Air Mail leaflets, bag labels, bundle labels, AV2 forms, Post Office notices, etc. (c.90). £200-250
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1931 (Dec 2) Cover from Singapore to London franked 36c for air mail by KLM from Alor Star to Amsterdam, delayed at Alor Star due to the crash of KLM plane near Bangkok, the mail subsequently carried by the rescue plane "Southern Star" piloted by C. Kingsford Smith. Also three Australia to England first flight covers recovered from the KLM crash and carried by "Southern Star". Fine, the 56c rate only lasted for one month in December 1931. (4). £150-200
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1935 (July 12) Cover from Kerala Batas to England franked 55c, stained and severely burnt, recovered from KLM "Maraboe" which crashed near Bushire on July 17 and was burnt out; 25kg of mail was removed and forwarded on the "Rietvink". Also a 1945 cover from Chungking to India franked $8.50 on reverse, burnt at left, endorsed "Damaged in Air Crash Singapore" above handstruck "3 MAR", Bombay arrival backstamp, nothing recorded about this incident and this cover offered "as-is". (2). £100-150
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1935 (Dec 24) Cover from London to Singapore, recovered from Imperial Airways "City of Khartoum" which crashed into the sea near Alexandria on Dec. 31st killing twelve passengers and crew, the stamp washed off, enclosed within a Dead Letter Office Singapore ambulance envelope with red Official Paid c.d.s (Jan 13), fine and scarce. (2). £200-250
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1935 (Dec 26) Cover from G.B to Singapore, ½d and 1½d pairs cancelled at Harrow with two other stamps washed off, enclosed in a Dead Letter Office Singapore ambulance envelope with red Official Paid c.d.s (Jan 13), with Singapore G.P.O printed slip explaining that it was salvaged from the "City of Khartoum" wrecked off Alexandria on Dec. 31st. Scarce with both the ambulance envelope and enclosed explanatory slip. (3). £300-350
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1936 (Aug 12-15) Covers to G.B, two from Singapore franked 25c or 10c with two further stamps removed, both handstamped "DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER" in black of red, a cover franked Perak 25c tied by Bagan Datch c.d.s with "Damaged By SEA WATER", and a cover from Kepong with all stamps washed off handstamped violet boxed "DAMAGED BY WATER", all recovered from Imperial Airways "Scipio" which crashed into the sea near Crete on August 22nd with the loss of two lives. (4). £200-250
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1936 (Sep 22) Cover from England to Singapore, recovered from Imperial Airways "Athena" which caught fire at Delhi on September 29th, the cover severely burnt, with Singapore G.P.O explanatory slip of October 2nd. £80-100
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