Auction No. 44
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Lot 685
First flights & commercial flights
G.B. 1902 Nov 26, 2 Covers, sent from England to Constantinople, by Registered Mail with big cachet "R" with label in red "INSURED", with seal in red wax, on reverse various stamps indicating the route these letters took, Also on back printed information about "Inland Registration Regulations".
Lot 686
First flights & commercial flights
IRAQ, Various Covers sent from Iraq to Calcutta (10), in 1930's and 40's, with various cachets and labels: "cancelled " "NOT EXAMINED Iraq Censorship", "Opened by Examiner", one with REGISTERED label and red seals on front and back. Also with various cachets in blue and one cover sent from Iraq to England
Lot 687
First flights & commercial flights
IRLAND, beautiful airmail first flight cover from Galway Ireland to Croydon England. Beautiful stamps and cancels. Postmarked August 26, 1929. In excellent condition. Priced to sell. nice envelope cachet.
INDIA 1931 May 2nd, Cover sent from Allahabad to Croydon, "1st Air Mail" , cachet in magenta "Via Imperial Airways Allahabad Croydon, blue bilingual label, on reverse signature of Stephen H. Smith
Lot 689
First flights & commercial flights
EGYPT, lot of 3 diff covers 4th MARCH 1931 FIRST FLIGHT EGYPT - EAST AFRICA KENYA. kAMPALA UGANDA and EAST AFRICA MWANZA, TANGANYKA. Checksealson the back ofenvelopes.
EGYPT, 1933 11th Aug. Egypt, Cover sent from Alexandria to Calcutta, Label bi-lingual white and blue "Air Mail. 1925 Feb 2nd, Egypt, Cover sent from Cairo to Baghdad, Label 1st Type Bilingual. 1927 12th Jan., Egypt, Cover sent from Cairo to Basra, "First Flight Imperial Airways", cachet in black "Registered", 1st. Official Air Mail printed in red.
Lot 691
First flights & commercial flights
IRAQ 1933 Sept. 26th, Irak, Cover sent from Baghdad to Calcutta, "1st Despatch by King Ghazi", cachet in violet "By Air Mail", cachet in black "ROYAL COURT DEWAN", carried on the first flight extension to Rangoon, but only as far as Calcutta. stamps, one Provisional Irak, and ordinary.
IRAQ 1933 Sept. 26th, Irak, Cover sent from Baghdad to Calcutta, "1st Despatch by King Ghazi", cachet in violet "By Air Mail", cachet in black "ROYAL COURT DEWAN", carried on the first flight extension to Rangoon, but only as far as Calcutta. stamps, one Provisional Irak, and ordinary.
Lot 693
First flights & commercial flights
IRAQ 1930. Irak, Cover from Baghdad to Paris, cachet, Label BY AIR, Cover "First Flight Baghdad to Beyrout, Syria, AIR MAIL Cachet, Cover sent Irak to Calcutta, cachet "insufficiently Prepaid for", three stamps on back. Cover "1st All UP AIR MAIL " from Kirkuk to Calcutta, with different arrival stamps on the back. Cover "4th Flight Imperial Airways" from Baghdad to Calcutta, Label Orange and black. Cover with Hebrew Writing, from Baghdad to Calcutta, 4th Imperial Airways Flight. The label "AIR MAIL" is blue.
Lot 694
Rocket Mail.
INDIA 1937, Rocket Mail: (Feb. 1st.) Printed message of Loyalty headed ''DESPATCHED BY ROCKET'' with violet ''ALL INDIA BOY SCOUTS JAMBOREE/ROCKET/DESPATCH/1. FEB/DELHI/1937'' cachet, signed by Stephen H. Smith, also typed Greetings with same violet cachet but dated ''3 FEB.''.
Lot 695
First flights & commercial flights
G.B. 1929 19th April, Great Britain, 3 Covers, 2 " Fourth Flight by Imperial Airways from Croydon to Karachi", One " Second Flight by Imperial Airways from Croydon to Karachi", all with labels in blue "Air Mail", and printed in green ink "Great Britain to India via...".
Lot 696
First flights & commercial flights
IRAQ 1931 April 15th, Cover sent from Baghdad to Karachi, "1st Night Flight Baghdad-Basra", Type-written on envelope in red and black "carried on the 1st. Flight, involving Night Flying between Bagdad and Basra". Multiple stamps and postage stamps on reverse.