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  • Lot# : 810 India

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    1927 (March 26): India - UK, cover franked by 5 a. from Karachi via Basra - Cairo to London with endorsed "Air Mail Urgent Basra - Cairo" in manuscript and large boxed cachet "AIR MAIL SERVICE BASRA-CAIRO (KARACHI G.P.O.)" in magenta showing "BASRAH 31 MAR 27" transit mark on reverse.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 812 India

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    1927 (Nov. 3): India - UK, Printed matter franking of 3½ a. on cover from Bombay via Basra - Cairo to London showing straight line "BASRA-CAIRO" in violet and "URGENT" applied at Bombay as well as double circle handstamp "By Air" in black from Karchi G.P.O. with "BASRAH 11. NOV 27" transit mark on reverse. Envelope slightly browned, otherwise fine McQueen type 2 and 53, Mair type IRA-A1a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 815 India

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    1929 (April 19): INDIA - Egypt, Cover to Cairo franked by 3 a. air mail fee and 4 a. surface letter rate, each tied by "KARACHI 19 APR 29" cds., showing double circle handstamp "By Air" and "KARACHI TO CAIRO BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS" imprint together with "INDIAN AIRWAYS" rubber h.s. on front, Alexandria arrival (Ap.24) on reverse, signed Stephen Smith  Mair type IND-A-1a
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 816 India

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    1929 (Apr.4): Karachi - London Imperial Airwys Inaugural Flight April 7, envelope to London franked by 8 a. tied by "SIMLA S.W. 4 APR.29", with endorsed 'By first air mail India-England" in manuscript and double circle handstamp "BY AIR" applied at Karachi G.P.O. Mair type IND-A-1a. The service now took only 8 days, flying all the way.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 829 India

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    1930 (Sept. 20): India - Germany via UK, Business cover from Calcutta to Germany franked 15 a. showing on front and reare straight line "GREAT BRITAIN INDIA VIA KARACHI." handstamp in violet (unlisted in McQueen), transferred at Croydon  to air service via Cologne to Nuremberg/Fürth with arrival mark on reverse (Oct. 9).
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 831 India

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    1931 (Feb. 18): New Zealand - UK 1d. stationery envelope uprated with 7d. air mail fee cancelled "DUNEDIN 18 FE 31.8-P.M.N.Z." to England sent by regular mail steamer via Australia and "Karachi-London Air Mail" to Bugle with arrival mark on reverse (March 27) Mair type NZL-A-1a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 865 India

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    1933 (Dec. 22): Burma - UK, Cover to London franked with 8½ a.tied by "KALAW 22 DE 33 11-AM" cds., showing boxed handstamp "TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL 25. DEC.33 RANGOON". McQueen unlisted
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 866 India

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    1934 (Jan. 8): India - Belgium Congo via Cairo and Rhodesia, 1a. 3p. stationery envelope uprated on front and back to the correct postage of total 16 a. tied by "LUCKNOW 8 JAN 34" cds., dispatched at Cawnpore to Cairo (Jan. 14), sent via Broken Hill/Rhodesia and transshipped to Sabena service to Aba (Jan. 18) and Stanleyville (Jan. 26), showing boxed handstamp "PAR AVION JUSQU'A Aba" on front.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 867 India

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    1934 (Feb./March): India - USA via  UK, Envelope from Calcutta G.P.O. to England showing boxed "CALCUTTA-LONDON" and single line "AIR MAIL", both unlisted in McQueen as well as another envelope from Alleppey (March 4) to San Francisco with manuscript route instruction "India-Paris-New York", backstamped in Paris (14.III.) applied to front.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 870 India

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    1934 (June 16): India - Czechoslovakia, Illustrated envelope franked on reverse with 9½ a., tied by "BOMBAY FOREIGN 18 JU 34" backstamped Athens (June 23), underpaid by 1½ a. and collected upon delivery with 3 x 1 Kr. postage dues in a vert. strip of three on front cancelled by "Jablonec nad Nisou/Gablonz a.d. Meisse" cds.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 871 India

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    1934 (July 12) India - UK,  Envelope from "QUETTA 12 JUL 34" (cds on reverse) showing straight line cachet "EARTH QUAKE POSTAGE FREE" handstamp, endorsed "AIR MAIL KARACHI - CROYDON" in manuscript and triangular postal examiners handstamp "i.S" on front to England. After the major earthquacke in Quetta the Indian Postal Authorities made an allowance for the general public affected by the disaster to post letters free of charges for a short period of time.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 876 India

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    1934/35: India - Austria via Greece, Two covers franked with 9½ a. foreign air mail lette rate from Bombay, backstamped in Athens and transferred to Lufthansa to Vienna, incl.one franked with Silver Jubilee ½ a.+ 1a. + 8a. showing unlisted "Jusqu'à" cachet "BY AIR MAIL" private handstamp.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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