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Egypt - Suez Canal. 1868 Forgeries in a stockbook including sheets of fifty, some with forged cancels, also a genuine 5c green mint. (1,096). £300-350
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Finland. 1866-90 Mint and used stamps, mainly Helsingfors Stadspost, also a few Tammerfors Lokal Post and Wanajavesi Angbatsbolag issues. (275). £100-150
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Germany. c.1886-97 Postcards or covers used with stamps (9), postal stationary cards or covers unused (41), used (10) or C.T.O (4), also a Hamburg envelope front franked by Germany 10pf, a few faults. (65). £120-150
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Natal - Mount Currie. 1873-74 Mount Currie Express 1d unused, the four types, one with small fault at left, no gum, otherwise fine and scarce. (4). Photo on Page 108. £250-350
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Norway. c.1870-1912 Mint and used stamps from virtually all posts, many scarcer items including Horten, Drammen, a few Spitsbergen, scarcer cancels, a few postal stationery cards, etc. (450+). Photo on Page 108. £300-500
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Turkey - Kustendje & Czernawoda. 1865 20pa Blue-green, genuine stamps (4), one imperf, possibly a proof, and reprints or forgeries on various coloured papers. (164). £100-150
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Turkey - Liannos Post. 1865-66 Stamps including first Local Post 20pa green imperf, mint stamps and forgeries (12), circular newspaper stamp on rose-pink paper; and second Local Post 10pa - 2pi “Service Mixte” stamps (185) with proofs (11) and stamps identified from all five printings, 20pa block of fifteen, etc. A good lot, with various notes on the stamps. (199). £300-400
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Turkey - Liannos Post. 1866 (July 15) Small cover from Pera to Galata bearing first Local Post 20pa green tied by oval Pera datestamp, similar oval backstamp, opened out, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 134. £200-300
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U.S.A. Various Local Post, Express and Carrier stamps, a mixture of genuine stamps, reprints, forgeries and bogus issues, a few faults, an interesting lot worthy of careful study. (450). £300-400
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1868-78 Covers showing international rates prior to the G.P.U (19), or in the 1875-78 G.P.U period (14) including an early 2½d rate cover sent on July 3 1875 from G.B to Germany, other G.P.U period covers from G.B (3, one sent at the 1d printed matter rate to France), France or Algeria (3), Switzerland (3), Belgium, Austria, U.S.A or Luxembourg. (33). £200-250
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1873-77 Covers, matched pairs on pages showing pre and post G.P.U rates, comprising Italy to France, Switzerland to France, France to Greece, G.B to France (two matched pairs, the two 3d rate covers posted 30th Dec. 1875, the penultimate day of the 3d rate, one 2½d rate cover posted 6 Jan. 1876), or G.B to Tunisia, also 1892-95 Transvaal covers to Europe franked 5d pre U.P.U rate, 2½d or 4d post U.P.U rates, and 1901 cover from G.B to Rhodesia sent shortly after Rhodesia joined the U.P.U franked 2½d. (16). £120-150
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France. 1875 (July - Dec) Covers from France to Europe or U.S.A, also a cover from Switzerland to France, all posted in the six months before France became a member of the newly formed G.P.U, therefore franked at the pre G.P.U rates of 30c (4), 40c, 50c, 60c (2, one from Switzerland) or 80c, includes July 8th cover franked 80c to Constantinople, Dec. 30th cover to Belgium, and scarce Dec. 31st cover to G.B posted on the final day of the pre G.P.U 30c rate. (9). £200-250
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Postcards. 1874-79 Postcards sent internationally including Switzerland 5c cards uprated 5c sent to Germany in 1874 (2); 1875 (Sep 9) Italy 10c card franked 20c to G.B via France (faults but rare); the others all sent in the G.P.U period between member countries comprising cards from Austria (3, 2kr card to Germany, two 2kr cards uprated 3kr to France or Belgium), Switzerland (5c card franked 5c), Italy (2, 10c cards franked 10c), G.B 1¼d cards (15), Greece, Netherlands, Spain (5c card franked 10c), France formula cards franked 15c (5, one used 5 Jan. 1876) or 20c, Luxembourg (2, 6c or 12½c cards) or Belgium. A fine group with some scarce early cards. (36). £200-250
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Postcards. 1889-1908 Postcards, various mainly international uses, including Italy 1895 25th Anniversary of Liberation of Rome 10c cards with the stamp on reverse (12), 1896 Bulgaria 10st cards with a picture printed on the address side therefore charged 3d in London (2), Swiss card with poster stamp affixed contrary to regulations so charged 3d, U.S.A leather postcards charged as letters (3), 1906 Italy postcard to Malta with stamp on the picture side handstamped “Not transmissable” and boxed violet bilingual “Contrary to Regulations”, Argentina glitter postcard sent within an outer envelope with circular window for the stamp, etc. (35). £120-150
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Postcards. 1890 (June 17) Victoria 3d Postcard for the United Kingdom via Italy, correctly used from Melbourne to Bristol, minor edge fault to reverse, the front fine, a scarce card correctly used. Also Victoria 1½d U.P.U overprints on 1d + 1d reply card used and 2d postcards mint and used, 1900 Queensland 1½d card to G.B, and Canada 1880 2c postcard for use to U.K but used to Germany (use to other destinations permitted from March 1879). (6). £100-120
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Reply Cards. 1881-1940 Reply Cards correctly used back from abroad, comprising 1880-82 Swiss cards from Holland (3) or Germany (2, one franked 10pf) and a 1906 Swiss card from Canada, 1887-88 German cards from Sweden or Switzerland, 1909 Netherlands Indies 5c on 7½c card from Holland to Batavia, 1893 Transvaal 1d + 1d card to Italy and apparently returned, 1924-28 G.B cards from Russia (3, one an ordinary card), 1940 German card from Sweden franked 10 ore (with greetings from a London address), etc., also two 1970 cards. (18). £200-250
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Postage Due Mail - “T” Handstamps. 1875-1898 “T” Handstamps used on unpaid or underpaid mail, entire letters, covers, cards and a front mainly from the 1875-79 G.P.U period (28), also seven later items, five 1875 items including a remarkable front posted in Cuba with a bisected stamp on June 26th (prior to G.P.U) and a “T” handstamp applied in New York on July 3rd (3rd day of G.P.U and “T” handstamp use), 1876 items (13), 1877 (6), etc., these early G.P.U items including “T” handstamps of Denmark, Romania, Russia, Austria, U.S.A (11), France (5), Guadeloupe, G.B (2), Spain, Germany, Italy (2) and Holland, three to G.B with “6d” or “7½d” (2) charge marks, “T” handstamps introduced by the G.P.U in 1875, early uses scarce. (35). £400-500
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Paid Handstamps. 1875-1900 Entire letters and covers from London to abroad all with red Paid datestamps, five letters sent in the final six months (Jan - June 1875) of validity of Paid handstamps before they were banned on international mail by the G.P.U; 1875 (Aug. 12) letter to Amsterdam with red Paid c.d.s and “2½d” incorrectly accepted as valid by both the British and Dutch Post Offices; 1877 (June 27) cover to Paris with Official Paid c.d.s, “Paid” crossed through and handstamped “T” with a “6” charge; and 1900 cover to St. Lucia with a ½d stamp applied over the Paid c.d.s, violet boxed “Prepayment of Foreign / Correspondence can only / be effected by means of / Postage Stamps”, minor toning and tear at right but very scarce. (8). £180-220
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Meter Marks. 1914-30 Covers with meter marks of New Zealand (9, 1914-25), U.S.A (7), G.B (11) or Germany, all addressed abroad, the N.Z covers including 1914 cover to Switzerland with five circular Wellington ½d Postage Paid meters but 2½d in stamps then applied, covers to France or Sweden with meters disallowed and postage due stamps applied, and two 1921 covers to G.B with Wellington Paid datestamps alongside the meters. Also 1921 U.S.A notice illustrating types of meters now valid on international mail, 1924 G.B cover with meter proof impression, and a wrapper to Germany with a South Africa ½d stamp applied over red circular “CAPE TOWN / ¼d / PAID”. (30). £200-240
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Stamp Cards. 1905-13 Picture postcards depicting stamps (which were banned from being postally used by the U.P.U), twelve postally used with cards from Paraguay, Mexico, Guatemala, Ethiopia, San Marino, French Somali Coast, etc. (21). £100-120
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Invalid Stamps. 1899-1962 Covers and cards with stamps applied in other countries, demonetised stamps or labels, all disallowed and charged, disallowed stamps indicated with a zero alongside the stamp, eight with a handstruck “0”, unusual. (18). £120-150
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Registration. 1893-1916 Covers and cards including Montenegro 1893-96 postcard and lettercard with Cetingne registration handstamp or label, 1897 Telegraphic Message envelope with Victoria Postmaster General Frank Stamp handstamped “R”, 1905 cover from G.B to U.S.A returned unknown with New York Exchange registration label, 1907 Venezuela covers with registration labels (2), 1906 Sudan cover with thirteen stamps totalling 4pi7m, etc. (9). £120-150
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G.B - Registration. 1891-1909 Covers including first year of use of registration labels in 1907 (10, eight applied in Plymouth or London F.S to mail arriving from abroad), 1909 cover to U.S.A with blank type label bearing an undated Pollokshaws handstamp, etc. (14). £120-150
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Express Mail. 1894-1938 Covers and cards to other countries all with a fee paid for express delivery to the addressee, with 1894 cover from Holland to Belgium franked 25c and bearing a yellow “EXPRESSE” label, other items from Holland (3), Italy, G.B, Austria, Germany (3), France and Switzerland. (12). £100-120
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A.R Mail. 1893-1949 Registered covers with “AR” or “Return Receipt” handstamps or endorsements (9), AR cards (5) and forms (5), including Straits Settlements 1906 form (with envelope, some faults) and 1933 card, 1925 Norway card for a letter sent to Penang, etc. (19). £200-250
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C.O.D Mail. 1888-1947 Covers or parcel cards with Cash on Delivery labels, also a G.B Charge label (which includes boxes for C.O.D charges) used to collect Customs Duty. (10). £100-120
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Paquebot Mail. 1893-1935 Covers and cards posted at sea, including 1893-94 covers with G.B 2½d cancelled at Lisbon, Paquebot handstamps from the first year of use in 1894 from Naples, Helsingborg and Malmo (2), scarce oval framed Paquebot of Port of Spain on 1895 Venezuela postcard, etc. (12). £120-140
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P.O.W Mails - Balkan Wars. 1913 (Apr 3) Registered cover from Sofia to Paris franked Bulgaria 50c, handstamped bilingual violet “LIBRE de TAXE / Prisonnier de Guerre”, a fine and scarce Balkan War P.O.W cover, postage free under U.P.U rules with the 50c stamp applied to pay for registration. £100-120
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U.P.U Congresses and Anniversaries. 1900-87 Covers and cards including 1900 25th Anniversary cover with Swiss 5c stamp tied by Berne U.P.U datestamp and postcard with Swiss 5c stamp, Japan 1902 25th anniversary of U.P.U membership postcards (5, three with special c.d.s) and 1927 50th anniversary of membership c.d.s on cover, 1924 Stockholm U.P.U Congress postcards with special datestamps and U.P.U stamps (9, five C.T.O), 1933 Ottawa and 1939 Buenos Ayres U.P.U Congress covers with U.P.U stamps tied by special datestamps (1933 cover also with cachet), etc. Also Romania booklet containing stamps presented to delegates at the 1929 London Conference. (33). £200-250
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1890-1959 Covers and cards including use of perfins, military mail stamped to foreign destinations, “A.O” labels on airmail, redirection, etc. (23); International Reply Coupons (12, six first type); also 1897 Washington Convention and 1920 Madrid Convention both printed by H.M.S.O. (38). £200-250
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1937-39 Transatlantic flights including address panel from a parcel of newspapers carried on the experimental Foynes to Montreal “Mercury” flight, 1939 northern hemisphere round the world cover with G.B, U.S.A and Hong Kong stamps, Southampton to Montreal first flight (Swedish acceptance), etc. (10). £120-150
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1936-39 First flight covers to or from G.B, comprising 1936 London to Malmo, London to Stockholm night service via Hamburg, London to Malmo first 2½d all-up rate pilot signed, Rotterdam to Doncaster; 1937 London to Paris or The Hague first 2½d rate, Cairo to London, London to Marseille, London to Habbaniyah, Iraq (Belgian acceptance); 1938 London to Tallinn first 2½d rate, London to Teheran; 1939 London to Baghdad first 1½d rate. (12). £120-150
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1939-45 Wartime airmails, selected covers including official mail carried by pilot from G.B to South Africa (2) or U.S.A, R.A.F Ferry Service covers sent between G.B and Canada (4), P.O Box 506 cover from Hungary to Lisbon forwarded to G.B franked 2½d, Swiss cover to Bletchley Park undercover address P.O. Box 444, G.B P.O.W 2½d air letter to Algeria and 3d postcards to Japan or Thailand, covers from South African internees in Switzerland (2) and former internees with “SOUTH AFRICAN A.P.O (U.K) / 1” c.d.s applied in Brighton (2), G.B 6d air letter with French Battleship “Richelieu” datestamp, Egypt cover to The Spears Mission in Syria & Lebanon with “British Airways, Approved for Despatch, Cairo” cachet, etc. (21). £350-400
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1939-46 Wartime covers and cards, various air routes including 1939 “Aotearoa” survey flight from Tonga to Auckland, 1939 (Sep 7) G.B to Southern Rhodesia first flight at 1/3 rate, 1942 Canadian forces in G.B cover to British Guiana franked 1/3 with 12c postage due stamp, Press Photos covers from G.B franked 2/6 to U.S.A or 1/3 to South Africa, 1939 Egypt postcard to G.B carried on first KLM flight to Naples, first G.B wartime flights to France and Finland, first flights to and from Lisbon, Northern Rhodesia 4d registration envelope franked 1/3 to Australia with triangular censor, G.B 3d registration envelope franked 2/6 from M.E.F to South Africa, 1946 registered soldiers cover from Germany to South Africa franked 2/6 and charged 4d, 5/- G.B to India transpacific rate, India to U.S.A with Hong Kong “A.V.2”, etc. (32). £180-220
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1940-42 Covers flown over the horseshoe route including first flight covers from G.B to Australia and Sudan to G.B, G.B to Singapore redirected to India with F.P.O S.P 502 c.d.s on the front, Somaliland to South Africa franked KUT 1sh.60c cancelled E.A A.P.O 74, etc., also two earlier 1940 covers. (16). £120-150
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Transatlantic Flights - Pan Am. 1941 (Dec 6) F.A M 22 Route, Miami to Leopoldville, Belgian Congo via Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Brazil, Gambia and Nigeria, first outward flight covers from Miami (2), San Juan (3), Port of Spain (3), Belem (4), Natal (3), Bathurst (2) or Lagos, and first return flight covers from Leopoldville (7), Lagos (6) or Bathurst (5), virtually all carried on differing legs. Also a photo of the “Capetown Clipper” signed by the pilot W. Masland. (37). £350-400
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Airletters/Airgraphs. 1941-45 Air letter proof pair with “Army form W3077” imprints, other air letters (6) and airgraphs (7, four with envelopes) including 1941 (Aug 9) first day lettercard from Palestine to South Africa, 1943 S.A.A.F 40th Squadron and 1944 “Springbok up north” Christmas Greetings air letters, original S.E Asia Command Christmas Greetings airgraph form with India 3a stamp, 1943 Southern Rhodesia Christmas Greetings first day airgraph, 1942 (May 1) first day airgraph from G.B to South Africa, 1945 (July 31) last day airgraph from G.B to CMF or South Africa to Australia, etc. (15). £180-220
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1944-46 First flight covers comprising 1944 Australia to G.B; 1945 Australia to G.B weekly express service pilot signed, London to South Africa; 1946 London to Sydney via Singapore (pilot signed) and return flight, Australia to Canada, London to Norway, Jamaica to London via Bermuda, the last very scarce. (8). £200-250
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1946 B.O.A.C Test Letters, London (Feb 22) to Bahrein with March 3 backstamp, or Karachi (Apr. 12) to London, both with enclosed forms showing posting and arrival dates. (2). £100-120
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Malta/Gibraltar. 1941-42 Stampless O.A.S covers from Gibraltar to G.B handstamped “AIRMAIL” or boxed “AIR / MAIL”, Malta to G.B endorsed Air Mail with red London machine and label “Malta is Grateful to the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force for the Safe Arrival of this letter”, cover from London to Malta franked 5d with green cross label tied by Leyton machine, minor faults. (4). £100-120
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West Africa. 1940-45 Covers including 1943 (Jan 15) cover from Buea, Cameroons franked Nigeria 1/3, fire damaged, with 1952 F.J Field letter stating it was from an R.A.F crash; 1945 pilot carried cover from Takoradi to London; 1942 cover from Iraq to London “by PAN AM Clipper via West Africa”; 1941 O.A.S cover from Egypt franked 1/8 to G.B flown via Lagos with “Damaged by Sea Water” cachet, etc. (8). £100-150
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Nigeria/Sierra Leone. 1936-38 First Flight covers comprising 1936 Nigeria to Kenya or Hong Kong, London to El Fasher via Khartoum (Belgian acceptance), London to Kano, Minna to Lagos, Lagos to Maidugari; 1937 Lagos to Accra; 1938 Freetown to Bathurst pilot signed, London to Freetown. All fine, the first Nigeria acceptances to Hong Kong and Kenya both very scarce. (9). £200-250
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East & South Africa. 1936-39 Covers and cards including 1937 cover from Tristan da Cunha franked 1/- intended to go by air from South Africa but carried by sea, 1937 (June 8) first northbound flying boat service cover from Durban to Southampton pilot signed, 1937 (June 28) postcard (pilot signed) and Empire Air Scheme leaflet carried on first G.B to South Africa all-up flight, 1937 (Dec 29) underpaid cover from South Africa to G.B with Christmas Concession surcharge waived label, etc. (12). £180-220
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Far East/Australasia. 1936-38 Covers, mainly first flights including 1936 London to Tourane or Hong Kong, Penang to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Shanghai R.A.F flight; 1937 London to Cannanore (Belgian acceptance); 1938 first all-up flights from London to Singapore, Melbourne and Wellington, Singapore to London, Wellington to Gwalior, also North Borneo cover to G.B franked 25c, etc. (15). £120-150
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1925-36 Pioneer flights, covers and cards comprising 1925 (Aug. 22) San Francisco to Hawaii U.S Navy plane flight attempt cover (forced down at sea due to engine trouble, also a commemorative postcard), 1926 Madrid to Manila flight by Spanish aviators Gallarza & Loriga, 1935 (June 20) Manila to G.B cover flown by R.A.F to Singapore (53 flown), 1935 (Mar. 8) U.S Navy Night Survey flight to Wake Island with stamps cancelled at Manila and Pearl Harbour (pilot signed), 1935 Tokyo to Manila and Manila to Osaka flights by Japanese aviators Minichi & Nichi, 1936 R.A.F flights from Manila to Amoy or Shanghai. (9). £200-250
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1935 Pan Am F.A.M 14 Survey Flights, covers comprising April first flight from San Francisco to Honolulu flown on the outward, return or both flights (also U.S.S Whippoorwill Pearl Harbour “Clipper landed” cancel, two photos and news cuttings); August second flight from Honolulu to Wake Island and back, pilot signed (also three photos of the plane); October third flight from San Francisco to Guam (2, one also carried on return flight); and March commemorative cover for Pan Am Clipper base at Alameda. (8+). £200-250
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1935 (Nov 22) Pan Am “China Clipper” first flight from San Francisco to Manila, covers flown from San Francisco to Guam (3), Honolulu (3) or Manila (3, one also carried on return flight), Honolulu to Guam (2) or Manila (2), Guam to Manila (3); and Dec. 2nd first return flight covers flown from Manila to Guam, Honolulu or San Francisco (5), Guam to Honolulu (4) or San Francisco (2), Honolulu to San Francisco (3), also commemorative cancels from U.S Ships (2), three outward flight covers signed by the crew of seven. (34). £350-400
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1935-85 Pan Am “China Clipper” photos and ephemera, the extensive lot with original privately taken photos of the delivery of the aircraft on 11 Nov. 1935 (7) or prior to departure on the first regular flight on 22 Nov. (15), Pan Am invitation card to the reception for the aviators upon their arrival at Manila, 1936 cover bearing a label of the aircraft, picture postcards, news cuttings, also covers for the 15th, 40th or 50th anniversaries, 1985 U.S 44c commemorative stamp with missing magenta used on piece, etc. £250-350
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1936 Pan Am F.A.M 14 Covers comprising May 2/3 covers from U.S Ships at Guam carried on the first flight of the “Hawaiian Clipper” (2), scarce Oct. 14 covers carried on the final inspection flight of “Philippine Clipper” from San Francisco to Guam or Manila, Oct. 27/Nov. 2 card and cover carried on the first passenger flight of the “Hawaiian Clipper” posted at Guam (signed by passenger No. 1 R.F Bradley) or at Honolulu, and a Dec. 11 cover from Guam with special inaugural flight “Souvenir from Guam” lettersheet enclosed. (7). £200-250
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1937 Poster in English and Chinese, “Air Mail Across the Pacific, San Francisco to Hong Kong” with a picture of a Pan Am Clipper flying over San Francisco, imprint of “San Francisco P.O 9.30.37 - 500”, tear to upper edge, a rare and imposing original poster, 33x48cm. £150-200
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