1927 cover franked with 5m and 10m, endorsed "By Swiss Aeroplane to Nairobi" and "Carried by Aeroplane from Khartoum by kind permission of Capt. Mittelholzer", also signed across the stamps "W.Mittelholzer", little staining, otherwise fine (Walter Mittelholzer was a Swiss aviation pioneer, active as a pilot, photographer, travel writer and also as one of the first aviation entrepreneurs. He made the first North-South flight across Africa....
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
We are pleased to present our February 28-March 1 2017 sale, with 1,528 lots, including Part III of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers from the Gappe holdings. In addition, we are featuring an important collection of Russia, especially Air Post, with many rarities, errors and varieties. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including group lots from the ex-Gappe stock. This entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
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Lot #799 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SUDAN Flight Covers
1931 (December) first flight covers from Khartoum and from Juba, both to Cape Town, South Africa, the latter with Imperial Airways cachet, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $200
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