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  • Lot# : 512 Sudan

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    1932, Two Imperial Airways London to Cape Town first flights; both large format Sudan Postal Administration envelopes (27 x 21cm) used to enclose covers carried on this flight, one on the stages from Juba to Nairobi, with violet cachet "FIRST FLIGHT / Juba to Cape Town", manuscript total weight 80g, the other from Khartoum to Nairobi, weight 250g, endorsed "1st Flight Khartoum - Cape Town", rare, two unique envelopes, both sealed with wax impressed with Post Office seals.rnProvenance: T.E. Field Collection.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 513 Sudan

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    1936, Official Military mail, OHMS cover sent from Gebeit, Sudan to Aboukir, Egypt, with datestamp 31 July 1936, "No. 207 (Bomber) Squadron - Royal Air Force - 31 Jul 1936" cachet manuscript "Cert. Official" with signature, to reverse the railway marking "Shellal-Halfa TPO No.2" dated 10 August, Cairo Station and Alexandria transits and arrival all dated 11 August 1936, rare R.A.F. official mail Sudan to Egypt.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 514 Sudan

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    1936, First Flight cover, Khartoum (Sudan) to Kano (Nigeria), signed by pilot Captain Jones, endorsement top, franked with 1931, Sudan Air Mail, 3 m. green and sepia, 5 m. black and green, and 10 m. black and carmine, tied by 14 February 1936 datestamp, with arrival to back dated 16 February 1936, comes with picture postcard of the arrival of the plane "Daelalus" at Kano airport and newspaper cuttings reporting the inaugural flight, minor soiling, a very attractive example.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 515 Sudan

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    1932/1937, Selection of nine air mail covers from Sudan, comprising three internal mails, four to Britain, one to Greece and one to Uganda, all carried by Imperial Airways service, includes 1934 RAF envelope from Juba to Entebbe, Uganda, also a 1934 registered cover sent from Gebel Aulia to Metelin, Greece, carried via Athens, mounted upon seven exhibition pages, describing the routes and rates, a varied range of frankings and postmarks, a few with slight faults, although in the main fine for such mail, scarce assembly.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 516 Tanganyika

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    Tanganyika 1933/1937, Wilson Airways, study of Feeder Service air mail, comprising nine covers written-up and mounted upon exhibition pages, six with violet "Feeder Service" cachet, two with manuscript endorsement, mail originating mainly from Tanganyika (Dar es Salaam and Korogwe) and one from Kenya, sent to destination internally within Africa as well as one example to; Ireland, Scotland and England respectively, noted two covers with "Late Fee" paid, varied rates and frankings, a scarce selection in good to fine condition.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 517 Tanganyika

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    1935, KUT, £1. black and red, two singles, used on a large Registered cover, with 1 s. black and green, 50 c. bright purple and black and 5 c., black and green, from Tanga (Kenya) to Buenos Aires (Argentina), dated 17 February 1938, stamps tied by "TANGA REGISTERED" datestamp, endorsed "Air Mail" and "By Air via France or Germany" the latter pencilled out, rate of £2 1s 55c for 2½oz registered, carried on Imperial Airways flight DN67 which left Kisumu 20 February, arriving Marseilles 25 February, transferred to Air France South America service for Buenos Aires, three vertical filing creases well clear of adhesives, damage top right and some wrinkles and tears as might be expected, however a unique cover franked with two iconic KGV £1 Lion stamps, magnificent, with great eye appeal; an exhibition cover.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 518 Tanganyika

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    1943, Registered cover from Dar-es-Salaam to New York, dated 24 February 1943, inscribed "via Transatlantic Route via Miami" and "via Leopoldville", franked KGVI 5 c., three 3 s., and Lion £1 black and red, Sudan censor cachet and seal, with triangular Nigeria censor cachet, reverse with Kampala 25 February, Lagos 10 March, Miami 21 March and New York arrival 23 March, most interesting and scarce high value franking, the £1 rare on commercial covers.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 520 Uganda

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    Uganda 1926, Pioneering Aviation, Imperial Airways survey, first flight from London to Cape Town, printed flight special event souvenir postcard "Sanctioned by H.M Postmaster General", sent from Jinja (Uganda) to London, dated 13 January 1926, franked with 1922/1927, KUT, 20 c. dull orange, tied by Jinja datestamp, accompanied by the violet oval flight cachet "BY SPECIAL AIR MAIL / 16-11-25 / LONDON - / CAPE TOWN" on both sides, the reverse bearing the green perforated flight vignette, card signed by Alan Cobham with the message "Chamber of Commerce gave us big luncheon, being interested in air development", fine and a rare example from Uganda.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 521 Uganda

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    1931, The Uganda Herald, 'Special Air Mail Souvenir Number', 10th March 1931, Newspaper, including articles regarding recent first flights south by Imperial Airways, tabloid size, printed in black and red, Shell Oil and Petrol advert to front and Castrol to the back, comes with the printed advertising stationery wrapper which would be used to carry the newspaper, some faults and reinforcement to part internally but in remarkable condition, great eye appeal, a scarce survivor. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 522 South Africa

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    Crash Mail 1920: Handley Page Pioneering Flight "Crash" mail, advertising envelope with enclosed letter, sent from Muizenberg to Johannesburg, dated 13th February 1920, flight left Cape Town 15th February 1920 and crashed near Beaufort West, franked with Union of South Africa vertical pair 1 s. covering the air fee of 2s and 1 d. postage, tied by datestamp 13 February, with flight cachet in red "CARRIED BY / AEROPLANE" alongside and endorsed "Per Aerial Post", the enclosed note on Marine Hotel headed paper dated 14th February 1920, "First Aerial Post in South Africa - leave C.T. February 15th 1920 Postage 1d plus 2/", a fine and rare example, one of twenty thought to have survived Nierinck 200217.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 523 Brit. Post Morocco

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    Casablanca to Toulouse Aircraft Crash at Barcelona 9th May 1933: Air mail printed Alliance Assurance envelope sent from British Post Office in Casablanca to London, franked with Morocco Agencies overprints including Seahorse 2 s 6d with 3 f. overprint, sent 8th May, mail carried upon Aeropostale flight to Toulouse F-AGIT, left Casablanca stopping at Barcelona, shortly after take-off from Barcelona hit a house in the village Villadrau near Villa Grande, killing the crew and three passengers, some mail was recovered although badly burned, surviving pieces were processed in Toulouse where the violet cachet "CORRESPONDANCE AVION / 9th May 1933" was applied, mail is scarce from this incident Nierinck 330509a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 528 Sudan

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    Imperial Airways G-ADVB "Corsair" Crash at Faradje, Dangu River, Belgian Congo 15 March 1939: Registered Envelope from Mozambique to Paris, dated 10 March 1939, carried by the Imperial Airways Short S23 seaplane "Cambria" on 12 March 1939, which left Durban, South Africa for England, the plane picked up mail in Beira, Mozambique, Mombasa and landed in Kisumu on 13 March, mail was then transferred to "Corsair" leaving Kisumu on 14 March which lost its way in bad weather and made a forced landing on the river Dangu near Juba, Sudan. All but one of the adhesives are washed off, bearing French special cachet 'AVION ACCIDENTE" in black, applied in Paris only on mail from Mozambique. There are only two covers known from Mozambique - one other recorded in 'Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways' which was thought to be the only example. Nierinck 390315c.rnRef: "Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways and Predecessor Airlines", by Kendall C. Sandford, page 164.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 530 South Africa

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    1945, Crash of Military Aircraft: Registered envelope sent from Army Post Office "37" Turin, Italy to Durban, dated 6th July 1945, franked with pair of 3 d. blue South African postage, envelope and contents are charred from crash fire, the location and nature of which are unknow as aircraft brought down by enemy action were not publicised and military regulations did not permit access to exisiting records, the enclosed letter is from Signaller Oliver to his son and contains four £1 notes (South African Reserve Bank) which remain intact in the envelope, comes with the ambulance envelope OHMS used to deliver the registered letter, again marked by an Army Post Office dated 25 July 1945, the covers, letter and bank notes are written-up on two album pages, scarce assembly. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 545 India

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    Stephen H. Smith Rocket Mail Experiment 'Over Rungpo River' 1935 (13 Apr): Cover with special Silver Jubilee orange & blue label and cancels, overprinted "By Sanction Sikkim Durbar", signed Stephen Smith, rare Hopferwieser SS-18 = Euro 350.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 547 India

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    Stephen H. Smith, Rocket No. 66, Parcel Rocket Experiment 1935 (June 29): Special printed Rocketgrams (2) franked with Silver Jubilee 9d. and special label, both signed by Stephen Smith. One leaflet with minor stains, second fresh and fine Hopferwieser SS-22 = Euro 560.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 548 India

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    Sikkim 1935 Stephen H. Smith Rocket Mail - Royal Silver Jubilee Firing: Group of four envelopes and two cards of diff. starts as March 23rd 'Diamond Harbour P.O.' and April (7-10) 'Sikkim - Durbar Service' incl. 'Tashi Namgyal Field' green and yellow cards and 'Over River Ranakali' with red label Hopferwieser SS09, SS10, SS11a, SS12a, SS13, SS14 = Euro 1'070.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 549 India

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    1937 (May 12): Stephen H. Smith - group including two cards 'Coronation Rocket No. 141', three cards of  'Rocket Train Eryc Cyn' Behala 22/9/37' as well as card of 'Rocket Train Herbert E. Barber' Sept. 22nd Hopferwieser SS45-SS47 = Euro 740.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF
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