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  • Lot# : 888 Ireland

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    1935/36: Ireland - Iran/New Zealand, Cover from "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 4 SEP 1935" franked by 2/5 backstamped "SYDNEY 20 SE 35" carried to Auckland by regular steamer and cancelled on arrival "WANGANUI 26 SP N.Z." as well as another envelope from "NEWTON GURSINGHAM 3 SE 36" to Abadan/Iran and backstamped on arrival (10.IX.36) Mair type IRL-A-5a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 889 Great Britain

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    1936 (Sept. 25): 'Boadicea' G-ACOX Crash in English Channel, recovered envelope addressed to Australia franked at the correct postage of 1/6 by three printings of 6d. meter marks "London E.C.3 23 IX.36", originally attached printed slip from Mount Pleasant P.O. in London missing (as usual) rust marks left Nierinck 360925d
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 890 New Zealand

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    1936 (March 9): Iraq - New Zealand,  Air mail envelope  franked with 71 fils tied by "BASRAH SOR. 9 MAR 36" cds., underpaid and taxed on arrival  with 4d., backstamped "SYDNEY 22 MAR 1936" meter cancel to Wellington.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 891 New Zealand

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    1936 (March 21): Greece - Australia, Envelope franked with 38 dr. tied by "ATHNAI 21.III. 36-24" cds., backstamped "MELBOURNE 3 AP 36" Mair type GRC-A-3a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 892 New Zealand

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    1936 (May 12): Netherland East Indies - New Zealand, Small envelope franked with 42½ cents tied by "BANARDEKAN 12.5.36" cds. underfranked  and taxed on arrival with 6d. (postage dues on reverse) to Auckland, backstamped Sydney (May 19) and Wellesley Street (May 26).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 893 New Zealand

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    1936 (June 19): New Zealand - Scotland, cover franked with 1/6 single rate to UK tied by "NAPIER 19.JE.36 N.Z." cds., showing boxed "VIA SYDNEY-SINGAPORE-ENGLAND" handstamp in violet. A rare cachet, only 18 recorded by Mc Queen.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 894 New Zealand

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    1936 (July 31): Bulgaria - Australia, Envelope franked with 56 dr. tied by "SOFIA 31 JY 36" cds. and sent by Lufthansa to "Athens 3 Aug.", transferred to Imperial service and backstamped on arrival (Aug. 15). A rare acceptance Mair type BUL-A-2.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 895 Australia

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    1936 (Aug. 22): 'Scipio' G-ABFB Crash at Mirabella Bay, Crete, two recovered envelopes, one with stamps washed off from "SYDNEY 11. AUG 1936" to "ZÜRICH 1 27.VIII. 36" showing "AVION ACCIDENTE" handstamp applied on arrival, other from "AMBARA R.M.S. 17 AUG 36" (India) to Strassbourg/France, incorrectly franked with 7½ a. instead of 9a., taxed 'T' and 29 cts. in manuscript showing large handstamp "Accident d'Avion" inviolet Nierinck 360822J+L.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 896 Malaya

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    1936 (Aug. 22): Singapore - Denmark, Airmail envelope to Denmark, franked with 42 cents for "all the way" air mail to foreign countries, tied by "SINGAPORE 22 AU 1936" cds. showing unlisted 'Jusqu'à' - handstamp "IMPERIAL SINGAPORE CROYDON" and transit cancellation "PARIS R.P. AVION 2.IX. 1936" on reverse, sent onwards by Air France and Lufthansa to Copenhagen. A rare destination McQueen unlisted.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 897 Great Britain

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    1936 (Sep. 29): Armstrong Withworth AW XV Aircraft 'Athena' G-ABTK Fire at Dehli, India, two recovered envelopes, one badly charred envelope bearing UK 6d. and  to manuscript annotations "AIR INDIA" plus "28 September 1936 Air mail fire at Dehli" other franked with UK 1/3 postage to Australia from "LONDON 21 SP 36" with endorsed two line cachet "Salvaged from Air Iiner ATHENA" and backstamped on arrival "LINFIELD 9 OC 36" on reverse. Note "Liner" is spelled  "Iiner" Nierinck 360929a+c.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 898 Great Britain

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    1934/36: United Kingdom - China via Hong Kong Cover sent from "KENSINGTON 13 DEC 34" to Wenchow and backstamped on arrival, 1/6 franking for air 'all the way' on cover from "WILTON 14 MAR 35" via "CANTON 25.3.35" redirected at Shanghai for delivery in "HANKOW 30.3.35" as well as 6 d. unified air mail letter rate on cover from London (March 13. 36) via Feeder service to Hong Kong (March 24). Fine.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 899 Hongkong

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    1936 Hong Kong, Fine group of  four coversused before and after opening the feeder service, incl. Air Mail envelope (Feb. 8) sent by steamer via Singapore to England, cover from the First Feeder Service Hong Kong (26th March 1936) - Penang - Paris (April 7) to Denmark, unclaimed and returned cover to Colombo/Ceylon (Oct. 23) as well as light weight air mail envelope franked with 50 c. by "Imperial direct airways service" to London (July 9). Mueller 10.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 900 New Zealand

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    1938 (Feb. 23): Belgium - New Guinea, envelope franked with Fr. 8.50 tied "CHARLEROI 23.2.36 A1A" backstamped "BRISBANE 10 MCH 1938" transferred to Burns Philip mail steamer to Kaveing New Guinea. A very rare destination Mair type BEL-A-5.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 901 Great Britain

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    1939 (Aug. 11): Lockheed 'Electra' 14-WF62 Crash at Saint Saveur near Luxeuil/France, recovered envelope (burnt at left) addressed to Switzerland franked with 5½ d.  "London W.1 10. AUG 1939" and applied bilingual printed label with postmark of "BASEL KREIS-POST-DIREKTION 15.VIII.39", further contemporary newspaper coutout reporting the crash Nierinck 390811 type f.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 902 Great Britain

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    1939 (Aug. 15): Lockheed 'Electra' 14-WF62 Aircraft G_AESY Crash near Vordingborg/Sweden, recovered postcard (stamp floated off) addressed to Sweden, cancelled  "WELWYN 14 AUG 1939" with Swedish printed label which was pinned to the card, dated "Malmö i augusti 1939 ... Postdirektionen i Södra distriktet." Nierinck 390815 type b.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 903 Australia

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    1932/36: Australia - Interesting group of nine covers showing different rates and frankings, including 1932 envelope sent via Karachi-London to Württemberg/Germany, 1935 envelope from Wangarata Victoria to Tossby/Sweden, 1936 Late Fee franking of 1/10 to Copenhagen/Denmark, double rated envelope of 4/1 to Switzerland (June 36) as well as large sized airmail envelope franked 1/7 and cancelled "SHIP MAIL ROOM MELBOURNE 12 NO.35" to Java. A fine selection.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 904 New Zealand

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    1933/36: New Zealand - Europe, Group of six covers showing diff. frankings, legs and destinations, incl. cover from "MIRAMAR 20 JA 33" via Karach to London, cover from "WELLINGTON 23 AP 36" via Brisbane to Luton, cover from "CHRISTCHURCH 28 MY 36" via Athens to Vienna plus another cover also from "CHRISTCHURCH AU 10 36" sent via Paris to Brussels as well as envelope from "PUTURARU 28 SP 36" to Rome backstamped on arrival (25.X.).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 905 New Zealand

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    1933 (Sept.) - 1936(Oct.): Group of nine covers, including commercial envelope from Jaffa to Bratislava (1933), India to Austria (1934), Germany via Greece, Singapore to Shanghai, further four envelopes from England with one to Malaysia and another to South Persia as well as cover from the last flight of that period (Nov. 21.1934) before route extension to Brisbane, from Singapore to Berlin/Germany. An interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 906 Great Britain

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    1934/37: Selection of twelve commercial covers showing the unified Empire air mail letter rate of 4d. per ½ oz. to European countries, including covers to Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary,  Sweden, Switzerland (2, one registered) and Madeira is well as two incorrectly franked air mail postcards to Germany, as postcard rate was only 1½d. from 8. August 37 until Sept. 39. An interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 907 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1929/36: Remainder of exhibition collection in an album with 50 envelopes showing various legs, frankings and rates from diff. periods, many sent to interesting destinations, including regular flights from United Kingdom to Egypt, Iraq, Persia, India, Burma, Hong Kong, Sarawak, Australia and to New Zealand, further Mail from Ceylon (2, one to Marseilles, other to Australia), cover sent from Singapore via London to USA, cover from Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia (15 June 36) to Germany, registered cover from Baghdad (18 June 36) to Vienna showing "AIR MAIL By Imperial Airways" handstamp in violet (McQueen unlisted), 1935 envelope from Bombay via Croydon to Frederikssund/Denmark as well as uncommon routing from Lakeport/California/USA via London-Brisbane to Sydney, backstamped on arrival (3 Apr. 36). A fine assembly of commercially used airmail covers.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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