1934 (30 Sep) Saugor Island (Calcutta) Ship to Shore flight, cover with proper postage and imperforate label, flight cachet and signatures of Stephen Smith on back, v.f.
Estimate: $500
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Lot #2726 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
Lot #2727 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (3 Oct) Saugor Island (Calcutta) Shore to Ship flight cover with appropriate franking and red & green label, signed by Stephen Smith and Rashon Ali, faint toned specks, v.f.,
Estimate: $250
Lot #2728 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (4 Oct) Diamond Harbor flight cover with appropriate franking and "Rocket Despatch Diamond Harbour Ship to Shore" label, tied by a corresponding handstamp, signed and dated by Stephen Smith on both sides, with Calcutta arrival pmk, v.f., only 75 carried
Estimate: $500
Lot #2729 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (16 Dec) Saugor Island flight cover with preprinted "The Statesman" cachet, appropriate franking and "Ship to Shore The First Night Firing Rocket Despatch" label, tied by a corresponding "Semaphore Station" handstamp, signed and dated by Stephen Smith, with Calcutta arrival pmk
Estimate: $200
Lot #2730 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (16 Dec) Saugor Island Lighthouse flight cover with preprinted "First Night Firing to Lighthouse" cachet, boxed datestamp, also "By Rocket Mail" in violet, signed by Mary Shenton (Lighthouse keeper) and Stephen Smith, with Calcutta arrival pmk
Estimate: $250
Lot #2731 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (17 Dec) Saugor Island Lighthouse flight cover with red "Shore to Ship by Rocket" label, tied by a corresponding handstamp, also "By Rocket Mail" in violet, signed by W. Shenton (Lighthouse keeper) and Stephen Smith, minor toning on back, otherwise fine, with Calcutta arrival pmk
Estimate: $200
Lot #2732 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1934 (17 Dec) Saugor Island Lighthouse flight cover with red "Shore to Ship by Rocket" label, tied by a corresponding handstamp, also "By Rocket Mail" in violet, signed by W. Shenton (Lighthouse keeper) and Stephen Smith, minor toning, otherwise fine, with Calcutta arrival pmk
Estimate: $200
Lot #2733 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1935 souvenir of the Rocket, piece of the skin of the rocket which carried the "parcel mail from Surumsa to Bay in Sikkim on 10/4/35" card mounted and signed Stephen Smith
Estimate: $250
Lot #2734 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1935 (25 Feb) Dhakuria Rocket Firing Test flight cover with appropriate franking and label, signed Stephen Smith
Estimate: $200
Lot #2735 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1937 All India Scouts Jamboree, four imperforate Rocket Despatch labels, different colors, one overprinted "Bengal Girl Guides Rally 2.3.37", each signed Stephen Smith on back, v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #2736 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1937 All India Scouts Jamboree Flight cover, with appropriate cachet and blue imperforate label, v.f., signed Stephen Smith, rare
Estimate: $750
Lot #2737 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail
1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, cover with special Elephant cachet and imperforate green label, v.f., handstamped "Bu R. No. 138 Princess Elizabeth", v.f.
Estimate: $750
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