Auction No. 44
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MACAU 1937, lot of two covers one First Flight Macau to Hongkong and First Flight Macau to Manila.
Lot 682
First flights & commercial flights
SWITZERLAND 1929, 2nd November, Pictured Postcard, Airmail "with Led Zeppelin LZ 127, from St. Gallen to Friedrichshafen, 2 red circular " Schweizerflug Zeppelinpost" one black circular "Luftpost"
Lot 683
First flights & commercial flights
NEW ZEALAND 1931 May 6th, Cover sent from Brisbane to Calcutta, "2nd Experimental Flight" cachet in magenta and in red, label by Air Mail, on reverse signature of Stephen H. Smith, cover carried by Western Australian Airways.
Lot 684
First flights & commercial flights
INDIA, 1932 India from Karachi to Madras. First flight cover Tata Sons Ltd FFC Indian Airmail. Back of the envelope signature of S.H.Smith
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.