Auction No. 44
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Lot 463
First flights & commercial flights
Nederland 1929. Two Amsterdam Netherlands Registered Airmail Commercial Covers To British India MEDAN. mixed franking incl the 1929 Netherlands 1½ GLD #C6 & 7½ GLD #C8 Mercurius airmail
Lot 464
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1934 (June 15),New England Airways Ltd. "City of Grafton" env flown on the 1st Brisbane to Townsville flight covers AAC 480, with same day arrival cds.
Lot 465
First flights & commercial flights
Great Britain 1931 (April 14) First Experimental Flight London to Calcutta. cover franked w. 11p. (King George V. 6p+5p.) Handstamped in black w. 'VIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS / 1ST EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT / ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA', signed by Stephen H. Smith April 15 Calcutta receiver cds on back.
Lot 466
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1929 (June 4), West Australian Airways Perth to Adelaide. Reg. cover bearing f ½d King George (x3) +3d kokabura +3d Biplane. Backstamped on arrival in Sydney. With Red Reg. label and red airmail hand-stamp.
Lot 467
Hotel SEMIRAMIS
Egypt 1934 airmail to Calcutta by Imperial Airways, franked w. Postal Congress 2, 10, & 15 Mils. - tied by Cairo 1934 March 9th, connected to Karachi-Calcutta, a blue 'By Air Mail' label is crossed over with box cachet "Karachi Cancelled / 16 MARCH 34',
Lot 468
Air - Mail
Egypt 1936 (Dec. 24) airmail Cover Cairo to Calcutta, label bi-lingual French Arabic "Par Avion", 4 commemorative postage stamps of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty August 26th 1936, 5, 15 (x2), and 20 Mills. (Mi. 220 - 222; SG. 245 -247 ; Yt. 184 - 186) all tied by Cairo 24. Dec. 1936.
Lot 469
Hotel SEMIRAMIS
Egypt 1932 (April 2) Hotel SEMIRAMIS stationery illustrated envelope sent from Cairo to Karachi, with unique white and blue bi-lingual label "Par Avion", mix franking of King Fuad I (1f. 3f. 4f.) and 27f. Airmail De Haviland Plane in Flight (Mi:152, Yt:PA2, SG. 133) all tied by Cairo machine cancellation. the airmail label tied with 'CANCELLED' box cachet referring to the cancelled air leg.
Lot 470
Air - Mail
Austria, 1916 (July 25) R- No 269-Cover sent by "Military Balloon Post" Field Post Office No.75, Registration Cachet in black, Balloon Cachet in 2 lines in violet, Postmark "Military Post" with date. This cover is a historical link of the Great War 1914-1918.
Lot 471
Rocket Mail.
Belgium 1935 (April 8), "1st Firing by Zuecker", sent from Ostende to Dover, Descriptive cachet in purple, two rockets were fired by Zuecker, KI and KII. The former was picked up 24 miles at sea. The latter was lost. Signature of Zuecker on the cover.
Lot 472
Rocket Mail.
Australia 1933 (Dec. 29), cover sent by "Rocket Post K1" from Stausee to Murtal. Date cachet in red December 29th 1933, also double line flight cachet in red. Label "Rocket Catapult" in red white and blue. Rocket Catapult 20 Groschen Stamp. Cover autographed by the inventor Friedrich Schmiedl, who was the first in the world to transport mail by rockets on February 2nd 1931
Lot 473
First flights & commercial flights
Nederland 1929 (May 15), pre-printed flown postcard on line Berlin - Rotterdam - London, franked by two values 25p. , red K.L.M cachet , Sent via KLM by First Night flight. 149 items flown. confirmation pilot's sign on reverse, VF, Est. $140-$180 ,
Southern Rhodesia 1932 29th January, envelope bearing KGV 1d &4d. and 3d small Falls , cancelled 'SALISBURY'. Carried on the first scheduled southbound London - Cape Town flight struck with violet 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL' handstamp, . Reverse with Johannesburg (1st February), Cape Town (2nd February) transit strikes and Salt River (3rd February) arrival backstamps.