Auction No. 44
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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.
Lot 697
First flights & commercial flights
G.B. 1929, Great Britain, Cover "2nd flight " from Croyden to Karachi, Label in blue "BY AIR MAIL", Typewritten incription "Second Flight of the Indian Air Mail via "SUDA BAY" Crete",
Cover Great Britain to Karachi, "1st Flight" Label in blue By Air Mail, Typewritten inscription "First Flight. Croydon to Paris by Air. Paris to Athens by Rail, Athens to Karachi by Air.
Cover Great Britain to Karachi, "Second Flight. Croydon to Paris by Air. Paris to Athens by Rail, Athens to Karachi by Air. Label in blue "Air mail".
Lot 698
First flights & commercial flights
G.B. 1931 April 2nd, Great Britain, Cover sent from London to Karachi, cachet in black "Via Imperial Airways, 1st EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT", blue label "Air Mail"
Lot 699
First flights & commercial flights
G.B. 1931 Dec 17th, Great Britain, Cover sent from Croydon to Perth, Special "Christmas Airmail cover with print "Xmas Greetings by First All-Australian Air Mail" and "Australian National Airways " in green with illustration.
Lot 700
First flights & commercial flights
G.B. 1931, Great Britain, Cover sent from Croydon to Karachi, Label in blue, BY AIR MAIL, Typewritten inscription "Carried on the 1st Flight involving Night Flying between Baghdad & Basra" . Cover sent from Croydon to Karachi, blue Air mail label, Typtwritten inscription "Carrie on 2nd Flight involving Night Flying between Baghdad and Basra."
Lot 701
First flights & commercial flights
G.B. 1933, July 1st., Great Britain, Cover "1st Flight Extension of the All-Red Route", from Croydon to Calcutta, OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE COVER, First Flight cachet in black on reverse, cachet "Telephone make life easier" on back.
Lot 702
Rocket Mail.
G.B. 1934, 28th July, Great Britain, "1st Rocket Mail. Western Isles", from Scarp to Harris, Cover, stamp Western Isles, Rocket Post. Cover badly damaged due to Explosion, autographed by G. Zuecker, include also postcard showing the Explosion of the Rocket. Scarp-Harris 28.VII.34.
Lot 703
First flights & commercial flights
G.B. 1934, May 7-12, London, APEX International Air Post Exhibition, set of 6 illustrated postcards.
Lot 704
First flights & commercial flights
EGYPY 1933 24th April, cover sent from Cairo to Delhi, Special Cover "Date of Issue" stamps, complete set of Air Mail April 1933. Cachet in black "Registered".