Auction No. 44
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Lot 529
First flights & commercial flights
Great Britain 1937, (JNE. 26). First Air-borne Mail cover London to Cape Town South Africa. bearing 1-1/2d 1937 King George VI Coronation (SG461) tied by machine pmk. London June 26, arrival cachet on back 'House of Assembly / 7 July 1937 / union of south africa.'
Lot 530
First flights & commercial flights
1937 London England 1000th Flight Airmail cover By Imperial Airways. A group of 6 envelopes Air Mail-R sent from London, England to Calcutta by Rachel and David Ezra with special flights. Among them, include two covers The1000th flight of Imperial Airways.
Lot 531
First flights & commercial flights
Great Britain 1937, World War 2 Prisoner of War Camp - Eden Camp - Two Registered Censored cover from Aden Camp To Calcutta, India In Good condition, Excellent stamps, cancels and markings. Postmarked May 12 & 15, 1937. Great postal history .
Lot 532
First flights & commercial flights
Netherlands 1933 lot of 3 airmail 7 1/2 ct franking covers with airmail labels and arrival cds:
1)1933 KLM 1st flight TO Belgium Rotterdam to knocke (Zoute). Aug 7, 1933 special cachet in pink on taxed mixed franking cover.
2) 1933 Jul 24 Hengelo to France special egg cachet on mixed franking cover.
3) 1933 Amsetrdam to England
Lot 533
First flights & commercial flights
Netherlands 1935 - 1938 group o 6 KLM First flight covers, incl.: KLM/BCA 1936 July 1st Rotterdam-Doncaster special cover (only 37 flown); 1937 The Hague Netherlands First Flight Airmail Cover To Bandoeng Dutch Indies; 1936 First Flight 011 Amsterdam - Wenen A137a ; 1936 KLM Amsterdam Netherlands Airmail First Flight Cover To Budapest Hungary, (450 mail items on this flight.). 1935 to Italy Amsterdam - Milann.
Lot 534
First flights & commercial flights
Netherlands, 1915//1937, group of 4 airmail items: 3 posted to Calcutta India and one to Keulen. some special flight cachets and mixed franking.
Lot 535
First flights & commercial flights
Hungary 1910//1923, group of 4 different airmail covers incl. overprinted stamps; airmail stamps and mixed franking. posted to Vienna, Rotterdam and Calcutta.
Lot 536
First flights & commercial flights
South Africa 1932, group of 4 registered airmail covers posted January 26-28 1932 from different towns: Kimberly; Capetown ; Pietersburg; and West Victoria. 3 posted to London and one to Calcutta. All properly franked with the new (Jan 26) flat rate for airmail, Sc #C5-6 (1929) 4p & 1sh Air Post Set.
Early 1932 it was announced that with effect 27 January 1932, the Air Mail rate within the Union wouldbecome an inclusive fee of 4d per half-ounce. Further that Air Mail stamps would be valid for allpostage requirements, including the prepayment of parcels and registration fees.
Lot 537
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1931//1934, group of 3 airmail covers:
- 1931 Sydney Australia First Special Flight Airmail Cover FFC Special souvenir 'First All - Australian Air Mail Flight' envelope, addressed to Calcutta India. Bearing mixed franking of 1931 Airmail 6d (x6) & 1929 King George V 4d. (Mi:113 & 76XC ; SG. 139 & 102) , tied by Sydney Airmail cds,
- 1934 Envelope postmarked with the Royal Train cancel dated 10th December - part of Prince Henry, The Duke of Gloucester, Philatelic tour - the cover was flown on the inaugural Westbound Imperial Airways service on the new Australian extension from Brisbane to Darwin at the start of the first regular airmail route from Australia to England. At Darwin, the 55967 items of mail from Brisbane were transferred to two Imperial Airways aircraft bound for England via Singapore. The scheduled transit time between Brisbane and London was planned to be 12 ½ days.
- 1934 (Dec.11), Imperial Airways Inaugural England - Australia. w. (Scott #C4 and 1/2d GB Geo V (not tied)
Lot 538
Air - Mail
Netherlands Indies 1932 // 1937 group of 6 Airmail cover to and from Netherlands, India and Manila. Nicely franked with early airmail stamps and mixed frankings incl. Airmails 1931, 1932, 1933 (SG. 314, 321, 360) ; 1934 (SG 335, 341) and others.
Lot 539
First flights & commercial flights
France 1930 // 1938, group of 8 airmail covers to India and England, mixed and multi franking, airmail labels, diff. transit and arrival cds.
Lot 540
First flights & commercial flights
Registered letter from Haifa / (Caiffa in French) for Strasbourg franked at 50mils with the commemorative signature of the FIRST FLIGHT STATE OF ISRAEL - FRANCE Departure 10/6/48, arrival Strasbourg, then forwarding to Paris 15/6. Return to sender and arrival Haifa 28/7/48(V.S.O. Bertrand Sinais)