Auction No. 44
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Lot 475
First flights & commercial flights
Kenya 1931, Imperial Airways first flight England - Africa, blue map cover posted on the return route to Greece, 1 line rubber hand-stamp cachet on top in blue 'First Flight Kisumu to Athens', airplane cachet in Greek underneath it, and Athens March 23rd arrival cds on reverse along with 'Imperial airways House London' violet cds. Only 289 envelopes were flown on that flight,
Lot 476
First flights & commercial flights
French Indochina 1931 (Feb. 3) The Air Orient Saigon – Marseille first flight, only 250 letters were flown , cover franked with 1927, 'Foundation of Saigon' $1(Yt. FR-IC 145; Mi. FR-IC 145; SG. FR-IC 158) tied by the 1st flight cachet. Registered and red airmail labels. arrival cds Feb 16.Original Filing slip written with various details mentioned.
Lot 477
First flights & commercial flights
AUSTRALIA 39 BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION FIRST FLIGHT COBAR . . DUBBO. "The Aust. Air Mail Catalogue, "DUBBO. . N. S. W. UBBC 1 15AP37 / 4 15 7 15AP 37. franked 3+2p
Lot 478
First flights & commercial flights
1934, FIRST AIR MAIL. FLINDERS ISLAND. MELBOURNE. 70 AUSTRA TAS. BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION. MR. A. H. Young, c/o. GAP .FACTORIA. MELBOURNE. If unclaimed within Two days please 1 To . ' -A.H. YOUNG, RIVERVIEW , HAWTHORNE ROAD, GALLOWAY'S HILL, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND.
Lot 479
First flights & commercial flights
Great Britain 1935-1937, group of 5 airmail 6d. covers flown to Calcutta India from couple of locations in Scotland and London.
Poland 1921 // 1929 Two Airmail covers: Cover with the 2 Aero-Targ Air Post Stamps with T.A.B.R.O.M.I.K. advert label Poznan Trade Fair 1921. and genuine Aerotarg cancels in dark red, Poznan 1' June 6 21. cover addressed to Warsaw.airmail cover from Warsaw Poland to Tchécoslovaquie mixed franking of 140 G. incl 1925 airmail stamps 45 G. (1925 - Sc. #C9) & 10 G. (1925 - Sc. #C5) posted May 14 with arrival the following day.
Lot 481
First flights & commercial flights
Hong Kong 1935 (April 23), first flight cover to London rated $2.80. bearing 'GV' 30c, 50c and $2 adhesives tied by HONG KONG/AIR MAIL cds to London 10 MAY 35.
Lot 482
First flights & commercial flights
Germany 1925, Register cover from Berlin Lichterfelde 1 to Baden franked with 10+10+20 pf including 3 donation stamps 'Reckner' all tied by special Zeppelin- Eckener potmark.
Lot 483
First flights & commercial flights
Saarland, Germany 1928 // 1930, group of 3 Air MaiL items, Cat value for all 3 €600
- Air-Mail cover SaarBrucken to Wien dated 1.V.30 Bearing mixed franking of Mi. 103, block of 4 Mi-14 & Mi. 112. Pilot, H. Smith signed on reverse.
- DR SAAR Germany Rare 1928 to Baden Par Avion Stamps Plane Air, with pilot signature on the reverse.
- Air Mail May 1, 1930 postal cardt o Koln franked with 90c+5Fr & pair of 60c on 80c
Lot 484
First flights & commercial flights
Rhodes (Rodi) Italian Occupation Greece, 1938 airmail cover bearing mixed franking of 1934 Aegean Islands 5c. Wing Airmail, 2 Stamps (very rare, Sassone A30/I.) and Rodi 1.25 Lire tied by 28.6.38 RODI, to London. with tai lingual airmail label in blue.
Lot 485
First flights & commercial flights
Netherlands, 1928 (Nov 27), John Carberry Flight, Amsterdam - Cairo, pictorial envelope featuring Carberry''s plane, "Miss Africa" franked with two special labels tied by Schipol Aerodrome, Amsterdam boxed flight cachets/cancels; addressed to Carberry in Cairo and reposted to London with Egyptian stamp tied on the reverse by Dec 6 Cairo machine cancel. Numbered 9 of only 40 covers were carried. Muller 62.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 486
First flights & commercial flights
Netherlands 1929, 4th International Congress on Air Navigation held in the Ridderzaal at The Hague, cover sent to Constantinople via Vienna.