Australia: 1935-36 London to Sydney & Melbourne (2) involved in Imperial Airways incidents in Dutch East Indies. [1] 1935 (Jan 25) carried on IE309 “Athena” force-landed 4 Feb at Surabaya due to broken exhaust pipe, Sydney b/s of 9 Feb confirms. [2] 1936 (Apr 17) IE437 “Canberra” burst tyre on landing at Surabaya, sm cnr flt, 2 May Melbourne b/s confirmation. [3] 1936 (May 27) IE449 “Brisbane” force-landing at Waingapoe 9 Jun, reverse...
Public Auction #307 - Stamps & Covers
By: Status International
Status International Public Auction #307 - Stamps & Covers
Status International - Public Auction #307 of Stamps & Covers
The auction has a total of close to 4,000 lots catering for all types of collectors and dealers, and with reserve prices starting at just $20 there's something for everyone. Singles, covers, postal history, deceased estates, accumulations and specialist material are all well represented.
We have a wide range of Australian collections and accumulations, and a comprehensive listing of over 700 World collections, accumulations and estates.
A good selection of Australian Kangaroos. Also in the Australian Pre decimal section.
A very strong World section including singles, covers and an impressive selection of rarities.
Lot #2328 - covers crash - wreck - disaster
Covers: Italy 1934-40 mostly interrupted/delayed airmail covers carried by Imperial Airways to Aust (details pencilled on rev), some confirmed by transit or Aust b/s, earliest (3 Feb 1934 reg at Querceta) carried on eventful IE254 Singapore service, delayed at Brindisi due to adverse weather, mails unusually went by rail from Alexandria to Cairo, & delayed at Rutbah & Basra due to engine trouble. 1940 (censored) delayed by mechanical...
Lot #2329 - covers crash - wreck - disaster
Great Britain: 1935 (Jan 3) Cleckheaton to Melbourne with typed "Via Imperial Airways" carried on the eventful IE303 which in turn experienced [1] “Sylvanus” force-landing 8 Jan at Mirabella (Italy) with engine trouble, [2] “Arethusa” delayed 12 Jan with engine trouble, & [3] “Athena” blown off course at night 16 Jan from Koepang (Dutch East Indies), landing on a beach about 60 miles east of Darwin. "Athena" was refuelled by a Qantas DH61...
Lot #2330 - covers crash - wreck - disaster
Netherlands Indies: 1935 (Jan 31) commercial airmail incident cover Modjoagoeng to Sydney carried on Imperial IE309 which force-landed at Sourabaya 4 Feb owing to broken exhaust pipe, confirmed by Lindfield b/s (9 Feb). Estimate A$250
Lot #2331 - covers crash - wreck - disaster
New Zealand - USA. 1930 Shipwreck cover from New Zealand with Wellington cds (stamp floated away), with 3-line cachet "Salvaged from S.S. Tahiti Lost at sea", to USA, with "San Francisco SEP 1 1930" cds. Typical "wrecked" condition. (P) Estimate A$500
Lot #2332 - covers zeppelin etc
Germany: 1931 Polar Flight Zeppelin cover franked Polar Flight opt 4Mk tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 4-7-31" on board cds, Leningrad Zeppelin receiver cds & unusual flight cachet. Sieger 119B, Mi 458 cat €1000, SG 471 cat £950 as loose stamp alone. (P) Estimate A$600
Lot #2333 - covers zeppelin etc
Iceland: 1931 Zeppelin Iceland Flight cover franked Zeppelin opt 2Kr tied by "Reykjavik 30 VI 31" cds, with special cachet in green, to Berlin with Friedrichshafen b/s. VF. SG 181 cat £85 as loose stamp, Sieger 114c retail €350. (P) Estimate A$250
Lot #2334 - covers zeppelin etc
New Zealand: 1934 (Jul 31) “Nord Deutscher Lloyd Bremen” cover to Palmerston North endorsed "By Catapult - Ship-to-shore SS Bremen to New York", with special cachet & boxed "Mit Vorausflug nach New-York" h/s in red to indicate article to be expedited beyond catapult flight, flown within USA & placed on steamer connection to NZ. Correct 25pf + 50pf Catapult airmail fee, 1 other cover to NZ recorded. (P) Estimate A$300
Lot #2335 - covers zeppelin etc
USA: 1930 South America Zeppelin flight use of Zeppelin $2.60 on long 5c Airmail envelope, tied by "Philadelphia MAY 30 1930" duplex pmk & s/l "Lakehurst NJ" h/s, with South America & Europe Pan- America cachets, to Germany. Reverse damaged in transit, with USPS resealing tape & 1½ "Officially Sealed" labels. VF appearance. Sc C15 cat US$550, SG A689 cat £650 -both as loose stamp alone. (P) Estimate A$600
Lot #2336 - covers zeppelin etc
1938 Printed "Howard Hughes, New York World Fair 1939" cover addressed to "Mr Earl Daley, Hughes Aircraft Co, Hollywood, California" carried on the Around the World record breaking flight piloted by Howard Hughes from New York to Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakuysk, Fairbanks, Minneapolis & back to New York City with "Flown Around The World By Howard Hughes" cachet & cachets of each landing place, signed by the five crew, Howard Hughes, Dick...
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