Auction No. 44
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Lot 505
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1934., Australian First Flight Cover 24 July 1934 Official Air Mail Australia - New Guinea - then to Calcutta India. Signed by pilot
first airmail from Australia to Papua New Guinea made by Ulm and Allan in the Faith in Australia. 10,145 letters were carried from New Zealand to Sydney, of which 4,167 were subsequently carried on the flight to New Guinea on July 24
East Africa 1927. Experimental Service - Capt. TA Gladstone flight . First flight by the Fairy III D Return partial route - the leg from Kishumu, Feb 15 arrived at Khartoum on Feb. red official circular cachet 'Kenya Sudan 1 air mail Feb 15'. 200 letters were flown the entire return route, only 100 on this leg. Envelope signed by pilot Smith.
Lot 507
First flights & commercial flights
Italy 1934 (17 Aug) Rome-Dublin-New York Attempted Westward Crossing, Rome to New York (AAMC 1214) by Pond and Sabelli, crashed at Newport (Wales), with 19 August New Port (England)" transit cds alongside, v.f., autographed by Cesare Sabelli - a pilot in the 1920's and 1930's who sent the first radio transmission from an aircraft.
Lot 508
First flights & commercial flights
Greece 1931, "ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΝ*24.ΜΑΙ.31" first flight registered cover to "PARIS*27.V.31" by IA, commemorative canc. "IMPERIAL AIRWAYS FIRST FLIGHT HERAKLEON (CANDIA) CRETE TO PARIS & LONDON" in red, air-cachet type 15aA in violet. (Hellas FF161C).
Lot 509
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1938, the Australian Territory of Papua and New Guinea, was a weekly service in each direction, taking two and a half days between Sydney-Rabaul. W.R. Carpenter Airlines “CARMANIA” VH-UYU left Australia May 30 with first flights to these exotic places, for which 5d in stamps had to be added to each cover – 2d for postage and 3d for airmail fee. And THEN these covers were “Boomeranged” back from both New Guinea and Papua and same rate – 5d in those stamps were added.
Relevant backstamps on all 3.
Lot 510
First flights & commercial flights
Italy 1929, signed by pilot. Air London-Karachi 3rd flight. Genova acceptance envelope franked 25c, 50c (2) + air L1,20 cancelled Genova 31.3.29. Reverse - Park Street, Calcutta 23.4.29 arrival c.d.s. Endorsed Stephen Smith (Longi 29DVL) Card- 'Imperial Airways all-metal flying boat Calcutta', on the River Thames at Westminster, London, in front of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
Italy 1926, Verona, Balloon Cup organized by the local Aero Club, special envelopes - NO 7. which bear the signatures of the pilot Usuelli. cover numbered '76' franked w. 60c to Milano.
Lot 512
First flights & commercial flights
Italy 1917, The world's first airmail stamp, Italy Scott C1, was created by overprinting "ESPERIMENTO POSTA AEREA MAGGIO 1917 TORINO-ROMA · ROMA-TORINO" on the 25-centesimo rose-red King Victor Emmanuel III special delivery stamp. The plane, an Italian Air Force Pomilio PC-1 reconnaissance aircraft, carried 480 pounds of mail, mostly specially prepared commemorative cards and 200 newspapers. Most of the mail was postmarked May 20, 1917
Lot 513
First flights & commercial flights
Italy 1931 Tripolitania Africa to Rome airmail 1930 Italia trans Atlantic card franked with 1930 Scott C2 20c. & C4 50c "Virgil Issue"Types of Italian Air Post Stamps Overprinted in Red
Italy 1917 cover franked w. # c2 The 40 C. Special Delivery stamp shown above (Sc. #C2) overprinted to 25 C. ( June 27, 1917) for the first experimental round-trip Airmail Flight by Seaplane from Naples to Palermo.
Lot 515
First flights & commercial flights
South Africa 1925, (June 15) Two airmail cards East London South Africa First Flight Airmail to Port Elizabeth & to Pretoria. mixed franking of 1925 Airmail 1d (SG 26; Scott # 17) affixed onto 1d pre stamped stationery card, tied by 'East London south africa' cds.
Greece 1930. "ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ*27.IV.30" first flight registered cover to "DELHI*3.MAY.30" by IA, commemorative canc. "FIRST AIRMAIL FROM SALONICA.*England-India Line" and air-cachet type 15aB in black, 28 covers flown. (Hellas FF100A). Cover unclaimed and returned