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Nepal. 1921 (Dec 16) Cover with printed heading "Anglo-Indian & Domiciled European Association", franked India ¼a and 9p surcharges each with the Prince of Wales Camp c.d.s. The royal party was in Nepal Dec. 14th - 21st; however Indian stamps were not valid in Nepal so most mail was held over for cancelling until the royal party reached Patna on Dec. 22nd (see next lot). A scarce cover, with Dec. 20th Bombay backstamp. £150-200
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Nepal. 1921 (Dec 22) Cover to Bombay with KEVII 1a tied by the "DELY" Prince of Wales Camp c.d.s, intended as a delivery mark only and rare used as a cancel, probably posted in Nepal and held over for cancelling until the royal party reached Patna, India stamps not valid whilst in Nepal. Photo on Page 142. £150-200
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1921 (Dec 21) Cover from Gibraltar addressed to "H.R.H The Prince of Wales, India", the reverse with the Prince of Wales Camp "DELY" datestamp (14 Jan 22, then at Madras), minor edge faults, a very scarce correct use of this c.d.s. £150-200
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1922 (Jan 17) Registered cover to George King in London, the four stamps each tied by the Prince of Wales Camp registration datestamp, blank registration label bearing the scarce boxed registration handstamp, with the matching Certificate of Posting bearing the registered type c.d.s. £120-150
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1922 (Jan 22) QV 1a Envelope franked 2a6p, registered to Bombay, the stamps cancelled by the Prince of Wales Camp registration datestamp (then at Mysore), registration label bearing the scarce boxed registration handstamp. £100-150
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1922 (Mar 6) Cover from Mardan to Bombay with superb tombstone type "H.R.H THE PRINCE OF WALES' CAMP P.O / DUE / (1) AS" and endorsed "Stamp not recognised in payment of postage 6/3", the offending stamp unfortunately removed, still a superb and rare due handstamp. Photo on Page 142. £150-200
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1921 (Dec 1) KGV 5r stamp cancelled by the rare "THE PRINCE OF WALES' CAMP TELEGRAPH OFFICE" c.d.s at Jodhpur, also a card of the royal train which housed the post and telegraph offices. Photo on Page 10. £80-100
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1921-22 Letters (24), ephemera (5) and photos (2) from Charles Warren, who accompanied the Prince on the entire tour, sent to his mother and sister in England. The letters written from H.M.S "Renown" en route to India (3), India (10), Burma (2), H.M.S "Renown" en route to Japan (3), Japan (4) or H.M.S "Renown" en route back to England (2) with good content on the royal tour and the places visited and seen, many on headed notepaper of the Prince of Wales, Sultan of Rajputana, Imperial Palace in Tokyo, etc. Also two photos of the six ladies on the tour taken on H.M.S "Renown", music programme from H.M.S "Renown" whilst at Gwalior, menu card from Queen's House in Colombo named to Robert Trefusis, programme of an exhibition of Judo and Kendo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, form of service for unveiling the allied war memorial in Yokohama, and a cinema programme on H.M.S "Renown" at Trincomalee. A unique original archive of letters from the tour. (31). £1,500-1,800
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Nepal. 1921 (Dec 14) Two page letter from Charles Warren on superb headed notepaper "NEPAL / THE PRINCE OF WALES' CAMP" with crossed kukris. The letter includes "we have just arrived here, half a mile over the Nepal border. We came the mile from Bhikna Thoree station on elephants ..... ordinarily whites are not allowed into Nepal ..... Yesterday we were at Benares, "the holy city", .... there was a very complete "hartal" on (boycott of the Prince) and absolutely all the bazaars were closed. The Gandhi cap too was everywhere". £150-200
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Japan. 1922 Ephemera given to crew members of H.M.S "Renown" in Japan, comprising a souvenir map of Yokohama, advertising leaflet from the department store ITO, greetings from Osaka and Tokyo, programmes of entertainment at the Shurakkan Theatre in Kobe (2), Japanese Government Railways 3rd class pass, Yokohama Municipal Tramways ticket with special folder and packet. (10). £350-400
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Japan. 1922 Cover franked 3s to "Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, c/o British Consulate General, Kobe" redirected to "British Naval Authorities, Colombo" and again to "St. James Palace, London", a "T" handstamp crossed out, Colombo and London backstamps. £100-120
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Japan. Picture postcards from Japan including a real photo card of the Prince's arrival in the country, set of eight cards in a printed envelope showing the Prince in Kobe, etc. (11). £100-120
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1911 (Feb 18) Allahabad First Aerial Post, cover to Pachmarhi bearing two KEVII 3p stamps with the special pictorial cancel in magenta, Allahabad and Pachmarhi backstamps, very fine. Also a German postcard of Henry Peguet in his aeroplane. (2). Photo on Page 142. £250-300
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1920 (Jan 23 - Mar 5) Bombay - Karachi experimental air service, covers flown from Karachi (3, one registered) or Bombay with special Air Post cancels, one to the Junior Philatelic Society in London. (4). £200-240
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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. Photo on Page 142. £250-300
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1926 (Jan 22) 1a Envelope carried on the first flight from Karachi to Risalpur, flown by F/Lt E.H Spence R.A.F, inscribed and initialled by Spence, cancelled in manuscript with light cachets of the RAF Aircraft Depot at Karachi and 27th Squadron R.A.F at Risalpur, 40 covers flown. Photo on Page 146. £200-250
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1926 (July 23) Alan Cobham England to Australia flight, cover flown on the Calcutta to Rangoon leg, with printed black border and explanation that "Arthur Elliot, the first Engineer, was shot and killed when flying between Bagdad and Basra". Franked KGV 1a cancelled at Calcutta, reverse with flight vignette and Rangoon (July 26) c.d.s. Fine and scarce, 45 covers flown. Photo on Page 146. £300-350
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1927 (Feb 14) Stack & Leete Karachi to Lahore flight, cover with KGV 1A tied by the special cancel in violet, Karachi c.d.s alongside, RAF Display Lahore arrival backstamp, a few minor tone spots and small piece cut from flap, 60 covers flown. £100-120
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1927 (Dec 21) Mrs Keith Miller and Capt. W.N Lancaster England to Australia flight in the "Red Rose", cover flown on the Calcutta to Rangoon leg with flight vignette, KGV 1a cancelled at Park Street, some slightly heavy pencil writing now rubbed out, otherwise fine, 52 covers flown. Photo on Page 146. £200-250
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1927-42 Covers and cards (21), mainly first flights including 1932 G.B to Karachi over new route or G.B to Bahrein, 1937 "Eric - Cyn" rocket post, 1942 first forces air letter card from G.B; and picture postcards (5) with 1929 cards of Capt. C.D Barnard in front of his plane "The Spider" (2), etc. Also two 1924 covers from G.B to Col. Humphreys, H.B.Ms Minister in Kabul, addressed via Peshawar, and a 1929 booklet on the evacuation of Kabul by the R.A.F. (29). £180-220
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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. £200-250
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1930 (Aug 12/28) Jacobabad to Reti emergency R.A.F flights due to flooding, August 12th cover flown from Reti to Jacobabad, and two August 28th covers flown from Jacobabad to Reti, one of these readdressed back to Jacobabad and carried on the return flight. (3). £200-250
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1930 (Aug 20/Sep 5) Jacobabad to Reti emergency R.A.F flights due to flooding, covers from Calcutta all flown from Reti to Jacobabad all handstamped "EMERGENCY AIR MAIL", five with flight vignettes, all flown on differing days, arrival backstamps. (6). £350-400
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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 146. £200-250
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1930 (Oct 30) Karachi to Singapore R.A.F flight, cover flown on the Karachi to Calcutta leg franked KGV 1a, violet flight cachets on both sides, Calcutta backstamps. Fine and scarce, 25 covers flown. Photo on Page 146. £300-400
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1930 (Nov 18) Singapore to Karachi, return R.A.F flight, cover carried on the Calcutta to Allahabad leg with oval "D" Coy, 1st Bn. The Cheshire Regt cachet and three line flight cachet, reverse with KGV 1a cancelled at Park Street, Allahabad arrival c.d.s. Very fine, 36 covers flown. Photo on Page 146. £200-250
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1930 (Nov 18) Singapore to Karachi, return R.A.F flight, cover carried on the Calcutta to Delhi leg with violet flight cachet and oval 1st Gordon Highlanders Officers Mess cachet, reverse with KGV 1a cancelled at Park Street. Very fine, 43 covers flown. Photo on Page 148. £200-250
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1930 (Nov 22) Singapore to Karachi, return R.A.F flight, cover flown on the Allahabad to Delhi leg posted upon arrival franked KGV 1a, oval cachet of "D" Coy, 1st Bn. The Cheshire Regt, minor stains, otherwise fine, 73 covers flown. Photo on Page 148. £150-200
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1932 (Feb - Nov.) Hans Bertram Germany to Australia flight, large unaddressed printed flight cover with "BERTRAM ATLANTIS / EXPEDITION" flight cachet, bearing stamps of all countries visited en route, comprising Germany (Berlin), Switzerland (Lugano), Italy (Venice), Greece (Athens), Syria (Alexandrette), Iraq (Baghdad), Persia (Bushire), India (Bombay), Ceylon (Colombo), Siam (Bangkok), Straits Settlements (Singapore), Netherlands Indies (Batavia) and Australia (Wyndham and Sydney). The flight left Darwin on May 19th but was blown off course and came down near Wyndham; they were not found until July 4th. Fine and scarce, 40 covers flown from Germany to Australia. AAMC 232, $1,750. £400-500
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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. Fine, 75 covers flown. Photo on Page 148. £150-200
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1932 (Dec 12) Hans Bertram Australia to Germany return flight, printed cover with Australia 3d cancelled at Darwin, two Netherlands Indies 10c stamps cancelled at Soerabaja (Dec 13 and Apr 10 1933, delayed due to a crash when taking off on Dec 13th), India 2a cancelled at Akyab and Germany 10pf cancelled at Berlin (Apr 17), scarce. AAMC 242, $1,750. £300-400
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1932 (Dec 12) Hans Bertram Australia to Germany return flight, printed cover with Australia 3d cancelled at Darwin, two Netherlands Indies 10c stamps cancelled at Soerabaja (Dec 13 and Apr 10 1933, delayed due to a crash when taking off on Dec 13th), India 2a cancelled at Akyab and Germany 10pf cancelled at Berlin (Apr 17), scarce. AAMC 242, $1,750. £300-400
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Zeppelin. 1934 (June 11) Cover from Delhi to Pernambuco franked Air 3a, 6a and 12a, bearing a label "By Airship Graf Zeppelin" and violet 1934 / LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN / ARGENTINIENFAHRT", datestamps of Stuttgart, Friedrichshafen (June 23) and Pernambuco. A fine and rare Indian acceptance on the Graf Zeppelin Argentinian flight. S.254. Photo on Page 148. £2,400-2,800
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Zeppelin. 1934 (Sep 24) Picture postcard (first flight of the Graf Zeppelin airship 2 July 1900) from Delhi to Pernambuco franked Air 2a pair, inscribed "By airmail to London and airship Graf Zeppelin via Friedrichshafen" with red "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST / EUROPA - SUDAMERIKA / c" cachet applied at Friedrichshafen, carried on the 10th South American flight of the Graf Zeppelin with datestamps of Paris, Stuttgart, Friedrichshafen (Oct .13) and Recife. A fine and very rare Indian acceptance of a postcard by Graf Zeppelin. S.280. Photo on Page 148. £3,000-3,400
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Crash Mail. 1937 (Nov.) Covers from Peshawar or Calcutta to England, recovered from the flying boat "Cygnus" which crashed into the sea off Brindisi on Dec. 4th, both with the stamps washed off, with differing "Damaged by Water" cachets and bilingual "Postage stamp lost in transit". The Peshawar cover with Lahore "Use the Air Mail and save time" backstamp (Nov. 29), the other cover redirected in Suffolk with Dec. 20 datestamp. (2). £200-240
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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. £80-100
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1938 (Mar 2) "Coogee" return flight, covers from Lashkar, Gwalior to Baghdad or England, the latter redirected to Johannesburg, also a cover from Udaipur to Baghdad intended for the "Coogee" flight but carried on the earlier Imperial Airways "Carpentaria" flight arriving at Baghdad two days before the "Coogee". (3). £150-200
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1938 (Mar 2) "Coogee" return flight, covers from Lashkar to Udaipur (flown to Kankroli) or Karachi, both bearing Gwalior stamps, exceptionally authorised for use on air mail from Lashkar sent on this flight, scarce. (2). £150-200
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1939 (Oct 26) Indian National Airways Karachi to Delhi via Lahore first flight, cover franked 2a, signed by the pilot M.H Khan, a few tone spots near the stamps, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 148. £200-250
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1939 (Oct 27) Indian National Airways Delhi to Karachi via Lahore return first flight, cover franked 2a, signed by the pilot D.D Anand, a little stained but very scarce. £140-160
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1942 Cover addressed to Mrs F.M Mitchell in Rangoon, inscribed "Left Rangoon 29.1.42, Arrived India April 1942. This cover was carried by me from Rangoon to Kalaw, thence to Myitnge from there to Mandalay + Myitkyina, from Myitkyina by plane to Assam then by rail to India, F. Mitchell 6/7/42", creased; and a March 1942 calendar signed and inscribed "This Calendar was flown with me from Shwebo (Burma) to India on 17th March 42". (2). £150-200
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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). £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). £300-400
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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). £240-280
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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). £200-240
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1949-68 Commercial air mail covers including 1951 registered covers from Port Blair (Andaman Islands) to England (2), a remarkable large 1965 express cover to England with 31r paid by 124 4a meter marks, other covers to Belize, Somalia, Malta, Bermuda, Mauritius, St. Vincent, Rhodesia, Honduras, Saudi Arabia, etc. Also a cover from the High Commission of India in London with "Air Freight Government Bag" label posted at New Delhi, and ingoing covers from the Maldives (2), etc. (34). £150-200
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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). £300-400
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Rocket Mail. 1935 (Apr 10) Cover bearing 2r Silver Jubilee Rocketgram stamp with Sikkim Durbar overprint, cancelled "FROM RAY TO / SURUMSA 10.4.35" with violet "OVER RIVER RANAKHALI" and "ON SIKKIM DURBAR SERVICE", signed by Stephen Smith, very fine. £180-220
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Rocket Mail. 1937 (Feb 2) "All India Jamboree Delhi" illustrated cover depicting an elephant, with KGV 2a tied by "ALL INDIA JAMBOREE / POST OFFICE / DELHI" datestamp and Rocket Despatch stamp tied by circular cachet, violet "By R. No 135 Dr. M. Kronstein", very fine. Photo on Page 148. £100-150
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Pigeon Post. 1940 (Oct 14) Printed envelope "PIGEONGRAM / MISSIVE CARRIED BY (BOSS)" with an anti-Nazi slogan, posted within Calcutta franked ½a, the pigeongram flown from Burdwan to Calcutta enclosed, the envelope signed on reverse by Stephen Smith, fine and very scarce. Photo on Pages 36 & 148. £220-260
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