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Australia/Singapore. 1833-36 Entire letters, the 1832 letter from Singapore "per Gilmore via London" with boxed India Letter Portsmouth, two 1836 letters from Sydney with red boxed "INDIA LETTER / KINGSBRIDGE" (In1) or India Letter Liverpool. (3). £150-180
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(Also see lots 160/217, 763/70, 834/41, 874, 923/6, 930/5, 938, 974/87, 991, 993, 1001/29, 1033/4, 1045/55, 1202/46, 1268/72, 1283/5, 1287, 1295/6, 1306/7, 1644, 1649/65, 1668, 1695/1724, 1727, 1735, 1746/8, 1983/7, 1997, 2022/29) | |
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Various literature including 1932-33 "Zeppelin-Weltfahrten" in two volumes containing 420 cigarette card size photo cards of Zeppelins or views from the airships, both volumes complete and fine. Also c.1926 "Regia Aeronautica, Cenni Storici" on Italian aviation, c.1916 "The Work and Training of the Royal Flying Corps" published by authority of the R.F.C at the offices of "The Illustrated London News", etc. £100-120
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Pan American Airways. 1935-60 Covers including 1935-41 Pan Am transpacific (26) and transatlantic (6) covers, mainly first flights with covers from Macau (8), Philippines (7), etc., one 1937 New Zealand to USA cover pilot signed, also picture postcards (6) and later covers (35), mainly TWA flights to or from USA. (73). £100-120
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Imperial Airways - Transatlantic Flights. 1939 Covers and cards flown between G.B and Canada or USA by "Caribou" or "Cabot" including pilot signed first westbound flight cover from Montreal to New York, scarce Swiss acceptance carried on the first westbound flight, first eastbound northern route covers from New York to Ireland or addressed to Australia flown the entire way by Imperial, etc., also two postcards of aeroplanes. An interesting lot, well written up on pages. (26). £180-220
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Gambia/Germany. 1933 (June 2/6) Experimental flights from the catapult ship "Westfalen", card and cover with violet "LUFTPOST / D. WESTFALEN" datestamps, 15pf card to Germany with June 2 datestamp, boxed "1 Flug vom / Katapultdampfer Westfalen / nach Afrika" with Bathurst c.d.s (June 2), the other cover franked 25pf to Pernambuco with June 6 datestamp and boxed "1. Flug vom / Katapultdampfer Westfalen / nach Sudamerika", Pernambuco (June 6) backstamp. A fine and rare pair. (2). Photo on Page 74. £500-600
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Africa. 1918-39 Flight covers, mainly first flights, including 1918 South Africa Red Cross large or small wings cards with "AERIAL POST" datestamps (7 Oct. or 24 Nov., one franked 1d to G.B), 1931 (Mar.) Imperial Airways first flight to or from East Africa (5, one from Belgium to Kisumu), 1933 Mauritius to Reunion flight, etc. (26). £200-240
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Europe. 1907-46 Covers and cards, also a few stamps and labels, mainly first or special flights, including Austria 1918 flights (3) and 1922 (Nov 11) Vienna to Prague flight, Hungary, Russia, Poland, Cyprus, 1929 cover flown from Constantinople to Stockholm, etc. (51+). £240-280
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Scandinavia. 1910-79 Covers and cards including Sweden 1912 (Sep.) Childrens Day flight from Stockholm postcard with 5ore tied by the special flight datestamp and an uncancelled flight vignette, 1910 postcard of the Danish aviator Robert Svendsen in his aircraft, various S.A.S and other first flights, etc. (78+). £200-250
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Middle East. 1925-36 Covers, mainly first flights, from or to Persia (15), Syria (7) or Lebanon (4), including 1925 first flights from Teheran to Bushire, Khamikin, Meched and Angora to Teheran, 1924 Moscow to Teheran, etc. (26). £400-500
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South America. 1901-38 Covers and cards including European postcards of the pioneer aviators Le Santos-Dumont (8) or George Chavez (3), 1926-33 first flight covers from Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Dominica Republic or Venezuela, etc. (27). £180-220
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South America. 1934-45 Commercial covers to or from Europe, several sent by Lati, with covers from G.B, Spain, France or Germany to Brazil, Argentina or Colombia (23), also covers from South America to Germany (4) or Hungary. (28). £100-150
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G.B. 1915-18 Covers and cards including cover with British army censor but no postmarks addressed to Royal Naval Seaplane Station, St. Marys, Scilly Isles, presumably flown from France directly to the Scilly Isles; H.M.S Campania cover with "NAVAL AIR SERVICE MAIL OFFICE / LONDON" cachet, Houton Bay censor cachet, postcards of seaplanes, airships, carriers, destroyed Zeppelins, etc., also 1917 insurance policy against damage by aircraft and bombardment. (49). £200-240
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G.B - R.F.C/R.N.A.S Overseas. 1915-18 Covers and cards including R.N.A.S censors, "NAVAL AIR SERVICE MAIL OFFICE / LONDON" cachets (2), R.N.A.S in Tunisia (4) and Italy, covers posted by a R.F.C Lieutenant in Plymouth (charged 1d) and South Africa (2), also picture postcards with silks (3), Zeppelin wreck in Salonica (4), etc. (55). £280-320
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Egypt. 1915-19 Covers and cards from or to R.F.C forces, two O.H.M.S covers with cachets of 32nd Training Wing or Pay Office 20th Res. Wing Royal Flying Corps, 1915 postcard to Australia with Military Camp Aerodrome Heliopolis c.d.s, also a propaganda leaflet dropped by air over Palestine. A few faults. (10). £120-150
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Russia - R.N.A.S Armoured Car Unit. 1915-17 Postcards from P.O Bryant, the first sent from Belgium, three 1916-17 cards sent from Russia; also a 1915 real photo of the R.N.A.S Squadron taken in London prior to departure for Russia (posted in London, message includes "now in the wireless section of the R.N.A.S. I had a good time during my trip to Russia"); and two other O.A.S cards with London "Received from H.M Ship" machine apparently from Russia. (7). £280-350
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France. 1915-18 Covers and cards including mail from French air forces in France, Italy (4) or Salonica, postcards of air aces, aircraft, shot down Zeppelins, military lettercard depicting two French air aces written by a Serbian school boy to a Serbian soldier in Salonica, etc. Also a set of ten postcards which show an aircraft, battle and patriotic scenes when placed together. (57). £200-240
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1915-18 Covers and cards with mail from Italian (8), Russian (2), Swiss (2) or U.S (11) air forces, also postcards of airmen, planes or airships, labels, etc. (37). £120-150
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Austria. 1914-18 Stampless forces covers and cards, four flown from the besieged city of Przemysl handstamped "Fliegerpost Przemsyl" dated "1915" (2) or "JANNER 1915" (2), others from air force troops with various cachets. (21). £200-250
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Germany - Air Aces. 1914-18 Picture postcards of air aces including Max Immelman (5, also his crashed aircraft and grave), Manfred von Richthofen (6, also his funeral with German and British officers present), etc., also three associated cards. (24). £150-180
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Germany. 1914-18 Covers and cards from air forces, various cachets including air stations and airship troops, air forces in Turkey, Poland, Bulgaria, also postcards of planes or airships, sheet of charity labels issued by the pilots relief organisation, etc. (57). £200-250
| 1930-32 Wolfgang von Gronau Flights |
Wolfgang von Gronau and his crew of three made two flights from Germany to USA, in the "Dornier Wal" in 1930 and again in the "Gronland Wal" in 1931. A third round the world flight was made in the "Gronland Wal" in 1932, again flying westwards to Canada and USA, continuing via Japan, China, Philippines, India and Europe.
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1930 (Aug 26) Covers posted at Halifax, carried on the final leg of von Gronau's transatlantic flight to New York (6, two also with USA 5c air or 10c special delivery stamps); covers posted at Halifax (Aug 26/27) too late to be carried on the flight (2, one with explanatory cachet); and cover posted at New York (Aug. 26) or Chicago (Sep.1) both signed by von Gronau. (10). £160-200
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1931 (July 29) Cover carried on von Gronau's second transatlantic flight from Berlin to Chicago with Germany 10pf + 15pf air stamps cancelled at Berlin, Iceland Air 10aur cancelled at Reykjavik (Aug 11), Canada 1c cancelled at Longlac, Ont. (Sep. 1) and USA 2c cancelled at Chicago (Sep. 3), cachets of "KOLONIEN GODTHAB", "SCORESBYSUND", "HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY / HARRISON" (Aug 30) and "GRONLAND-WAL / D2053 / LIST A/SYLT - CHICAGO / 1931", signed by von Gronau. Fine and rare, very few covers flown. Photo on Page 74. £800-1,000
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1931 (Sep 1) Cover with flight cachet of Montreal, apparently flown on the final leg of the second transatlantic flight and posted upon arrival, also a Nov 11th cover "New York City again welcomes Capt. von Gronau and his three companions, twice conquerors of the Atlantic Ocean by Air" strangely posted six months later from St. Paul, and a photo of the plane, all three signed by all the crew, von Gronau, Albrecht, Hack and Zimmer. (3). £100-120
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1932 (July 21) Cover from Germany, flown around the world with stamps of seven countries comprising Germany (Lyst, July 21), USA (Chicago, Aug. 4), Canada (Prince Rupert B.C, Aug. 20), Japan (Imperial Hotel Tokyo, Sep. 9), Philippines (Manila, Sep. 29), Netherlands Indies (Tarakan, Oct. 2) and Ceylon (Colombo, Oct. 22), also Unalaska, Alaska duplex (Aug. 29) and Montreal flight cachet, two stamps on reverse, a little staining, nevertheless a rare cover, very few carried over the entire journey around the world. Photo on Page 74. £600-800
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1932 (July/Aug) Covers and cards flown over various north American legs including U.S cards flown from Milwarukee to Minneapolis or Juneau and posted upon arrival, other flown items with Canada stamps cancelled at Montreal (2) or Winnipeg (4), or U.S stamps cancelled at Chicago (3), three signed by von Gronau or other crew members. (11). £300-400
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The following seven lots were sent by members of the Round Africa flight, and bear the boxed flight cachet. Mail was only sent by expedition members; no philatelic mail was carried, and mail is therefore scarce.
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1937 (Nov 3) Picture postcard to Germany bearing KUT 5c + 30c cancelled at Arusha, boxed cachet "Junkers Flugzeug-und-Motorenwerke A.-G., Dessau / Rund-Afrika-Flug / 3 Nov. 1937 an Bord der Ju 52 D-AMUO". Very scarce, just one other postcard from KUT recorded by Colley. £150-180
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1937 (Nov 16) Picture postcard to Germany bearing South Africa 6d cancelled at Johannesburg, fine boxed flight cachet, message signed by F.H Koppenburg details the places stopped at en route, fine and scarce. £150-180
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1937 (Nov 16) Picture postcard to Germany bearing South Africa ½d, 3d and 4d cancelled at Johannesburg, boxed flight cachet, fine and scarce. £150-180
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1937 (Nov 16) Picture postcard to Germany bearing South Africa ½d, 1d, 1½d and 3d cancelled at Johannesburg, boxed flight cachet, fine and scarce. £150-180
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1937 (Nov 23) Cover to Berlin with seven Belgian Congo stamps totalling 17f all cancelled at Stanleyville, superb boxed flight cachet, fine and very scarce. £150-180
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1937 (Nov 25) Picture postcard to Germany, written at Cape Town (Nov 11), posted nine days later from Stanleyville franked Belgian Congo 25c + 4f, with a fine boxed flight cachet, message signed by F.H Koppenburg details the places stopped at en route, handstamped "T" and "nachgebuhr", charged 10pf. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 74. £150-180
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1937 (Nov 25) Picture postcard to Germany franked French Equatorial Africa 2f50 and Oubangui Chari 1f cancelled at Bangui, superb flight cachet, fine and very scarce. £150-180
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Australia. 1940-41 Clipper rate covers to USA (7), Canada (4) or G.B (3), rates include 7/11 and 15/9 to USA, 5/10 (2) and 11/11 to G.B, etc. (14). £250-300
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Bahrain. 1941 Covers franked 3r1a to USA or 2r15a6p to Canada, both censored in India, the first with violet cachet "Via B.O.A.C to Aucklnd / Pan American Airways / to Sanfrancisco". (2). £180-200
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Canada. 1941 Covers to Philippines (2), New Zealand or Australia, franked at 75c (3) or 90c clipper rates, all fine. (4). £100-120
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China/Manchuria. 1937-41 Covers comprising 1937 first flight covers from Shanghai to San Francisco by Pan Am Clipper from Hong Kong (2), 1939 registered cover from Tsingtao to USA franked $4.80, 1940 registered cover from Moukden to G.B with Manchukuo stamps totalling 115fen, 1940-41 covers from USA to China franked 70c (3), G.B to China paid 10/6. (8). £180-200
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Egypt. 1941 Covers sent by Pan Am clipper, comprising covers to USA franked 122m or 450m (registered), registered O.A.S cover with British naval censor to Canada franked 242m, and cover to Philippines franked 102m with a Rangoon censor. (4). £150-180
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G.B. 1941 Covers to Australia (2) or New Zealand (2) franked 4/6 (3) or 9/1, one O.A.S cover with naval censor, 2/6 cancelled by undated double ring "RECEIVED FROM / H.M SHIPS" and two 1/- stamps with similar machine cancel, one cover to New Zealand unclaimed and returned. (4). £100-120
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Hawaii. 1929 Registered cover from Vienna to Hawaii, franked 50g pair and a USA 10c air stamp paying air mail from New York to Honolulu, the U.S stamp applied in Austria but cancelled in New York, unclaimed and returned. Small surface scrape to the address panel, otherwise fine and unusual. £100-120
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Hawaii. 1931-44 Covers, various first flights and commercial covers to or from Hawaii, including scarce 1935 (Aug 22) Wake Island to Hawaii via Midway first flight pilot signed cover posed upon arrival, etc. (28). £350-400
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Hong Kong/Macau. 1937 Pan Am first flight covers from Macau to Hong Kong (2), Manila (2), Guam or San Francisco (3); Hong Kong to Manila, Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco; San Francisco to Hong Kong (4); also a commercial 1940 cover from Hong Kong to USA franked $3.30. (17). £200-250
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Iraq. 1940 Covers to USA by Pan Am Clipper, franked 130f or 240f, the first with circular violet "K" and "18", censor cachet and label all applied in Singapore. (2). £100-120
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Japan. 1937 Registered covers to Argentina franked 2y46 or 4y22, also a 1940 special delivery cover to USA, commercial air mail covers to Argentina very unusual. (3). £200-250
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New Zealand. 1937 (Dec 28) Pan Am first flight covers from Auckland to Pago Pago or San Francisco both pilot signed, the cover to the USA with incorrect cachet "N.Z to American Samoa", crossed out and replaced by the N.Z to U.S.A cachet. Also 1940 first flight covers via South Pacific route, Auckland to New Caledonia, Canton Island (2), Hawaii or USA (3, one posted Dec. 1939 and held for seven months), or San Francisco to Auckland (2), all fine. (11). £150-200
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New Zealand. 1940-43 Commercial covers to USA (8), G.B (2), Switzerland or Argentina (franked 7/3 for surface mail to Panama, then air mail to Buenos Ayres), covers to USA franked 3/10½ with "T" handstamp, 8/- with three 1/- meters + 5/- stamp, etc. Also a 1943 registered cover from Portugal to New Zealand. (13). £160-200
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Palestine/Lebanon. 1940-41 Clipper rate covers from Palestine (2) or Lebanon to USA, or USA to Palestine (2), also 1941 O.A.S cover from F.P.O 122 to USA franked 5/- in G.B stamps. (6). £120-140
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Pacific islands. 1931-47 Covers and cards including 1931 first flight within American Samoa, 1938-40 covers cancelled at Honolulu or with Midway Det. 3rd Det. Bat. Fleet Mar. Force first day cancel both with "MAILED AT / MIDWAY / ISLAND / PAN AMERICAN / AIRWAYS / SYSTEM" cachets, various 1935-47 first flights to or from Fiji, Guam, Canton Island or New Caledonia, commercial covers from Guam, Samoa, etc. (38). £450-550
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Philippine Islands. 1932-41 Covers including 1932-33 Manila to Iloilo flights (2), 1935-36 R.A.F or Dutch Air Force flights (3), 1935 first flights from Manila to Guam (3) or San Francisco (4) or San Francisco to Manila (2), 1937 first flights from Manila to Macau, Hong Kong (2), Guam or Honolulu, commercial covers, etc. (28). £350-400
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Thailand/Malaya. 1938-41 Covers including 1938 and 1940 covers from Bangkok franked 70s or 160s (1940 censored cover via Sydney, Auckland and San Francisco), 1939 New York to Marseille first flight cover sent to Bangkok and posted back to the USA franked 140s, also 1941 first flight covers from (3) or to Singapore, and commercial covers from Singapore to USA franked $1.50 or $1.90. (9). £120-140
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USA. 1937-44 Covers (22) and a front including censored covers to Netherlands Indies (4, one forwarded to Burma with Rangoon censor), Australia (13) or New Zealand (2), 1941 cover to Greece franked at the 70c transpacific rate with "RETURN TO SENDER / SERVICE SUSPENDED", also 1941 cover from Mexico to Germany via Transpacific and Siberia. (23). £250-300
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