1934 Bahrain-Brisbane flight cover, with "England-Australia Opening of the Air Mail Service by Imperial Airways and Quanta's Empire Airways between England and Australia" cachet, franked with 1a,2a,3a and 3a6p, with Brisbane arrival on reverse, v.f.
Estimate: $250
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our May 7-8 Auction Sale, to be held at Cherrystone's New York City galleries. There are 1,642 lots of rare stamps and postal history of the World, featuring further selections from the David Mace collection and properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. A solid selection of United States is followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Spain and Scandinavian countries. There are strong sections of Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Queen Victoria, KEVII and George V singles and sets, as well as Japanese Occupation material. There are numerous flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. Sections of better South America, Asia and the rest of the world are noteworthy, with an award-winning collection of Corrientes offered intact. The sale concludes with the usual selection of large lots, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers. Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE).
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Lot #2643 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHRAIN Flight Covers
Lot #2644 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHRAIN Flight Covers
1947 cover sent from Hong Kong to England via the Portland Flying Boat which crashed at the Bahrain Marine Air Base on August 23, 1947, with "Damaged by Sea Water" handstamp, franked with 30c and 50c of Hong Kong, v.f. The plane was operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation and was travelling from Hong Kong to London via Karachi and Bahrain and only a small part of the mail was recovered
Estimate: $300
Lot #2645 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHRAIN Flight Covers
1947 cover sent from a military hospital in Hong Kong to England via the Portland Flying Boat which crashed at the Bahrain Marine Air Base on August 23, 1947, with "Damaged by Sea Water" handstamp, boxed "British Military Hospital 16.Aug.1947 Hong Kong" handstamp on reverse, v.f. The plane was operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation and was travelling from Hong Kong to London via Karachi and Bahrain and only a small part of the...
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