CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Kimberley-London, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Kimberley 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. Imperial Airways Letterbox illust cover with yellow & green chequered border. Addressed to Somerset. With contents mentioning the first flight. On the reverse Johannesburg 27 Jan 32 transit. Cover is creased but scarce illustrated cover. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Sale #83 worldwide Collections
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UPA UPA Sale #83 worldwide Collections
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Results / Invoices Issued : Friday 8th October 2021, 4pm onwards
Sale of Unsold Lots : 8th October 2021, 6pm onwards until 1st November 2021, 10am
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Lot #55 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Victoria West-Kimberley, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Victoria West 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. Robertson illust cover. Addressed to Upington. On the reverse Kimberley 27 Jan 32 transit & Upington 2 Feb 32 receiving. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #56 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Victoria West-Salisbury, 4d Air & 2d of South Africa, tied with Victoria West 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Salisbury. On the reverse Johannesburg 27 Jan 32 transit & Salisbury 28 Jan 32 receiving. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #57 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Victoria West-Alexandria, 1/- Air & 2d of South Africa, tied with Victoria West 27 Jan 32 cds cancels. Plain cover. Registered Victoria West R cachet with registration number inserted by hand. Air Mail label top left. Typed By First Air Mail Victoria West-Alexandria. Retour cachet on front & Return to Sender oval cancel. Addressed to Alexandria. On the reverse Victoria West 27 Jan 32,...
Lot #58 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Victoria West-London, 4d Air joined pair & 4d Triangle (SG33 not tied) of South Africa, tied with Victoria West 27 Jan 32 cds cancels.Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Anglesey. On the reverse Tynygongl 17 Feb 32 receiving. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #59 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Lobatsi-Kimberley-Pietersburg, 2d & 4d (SG77 or 93 & 80 or 95 (cannot confirm wmk) of British Bechuanaland (GB GV ovpt issues), tied with Lobatsi 23 Jan 32 cds cancels (Superb strikes). Robertson illust cover. Kimberley 27 Jan transit cds cancel on front. From Kimberley straight line cachet 69mm. Addressed to Pietersburg. On the reverse Pietersburg 28 Jan 32 receiving. Exceptional cover...
Lot #60 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Kimberley-Salisbury, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Kimberley 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Salisbury. On the reverse Salisbury 28 Jan 32 receiving. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #61 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-Juba, 4d Air joined pair of South Africa, tied with Cape Town 27 Jan 32 cds cancels. On map of Africa illust cover. Return to sender in manuscript & faint Return to Sender 30 Apr 32 Juba oval cancel. Addressed to Juba. On the reverse Nairobi 7 Feb 32 transit Juba 9 Feb 32 receiving. Unclaimed cachet in purple 30 4 32 in red. Cape Town Returned LO 12 Jul 32. {C} (Start Price = £40.00...
Lot #62 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Kimberley-London, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Kimberley 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. Arrows illust cover. Addressed to London. No markings on the reverse. Top right corner crease affecting the stamp. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #63 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-London, 4d Air 2d & 6d of South Africa, tied with Durban 21 Jan 32 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Carried by Union Airways Durban-Cape Town at no charge (Concession for mail joining the 1st regular Northbound London service). Addressed to Great Ayton. On the reverse Cape Town 22 Jan 32 transit & Great Ayton 17 Feb 32 receiving. Very clean cover with write up...
Lot #64 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Johannesburg-London, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Umtata 22 Jan 32 cds cancel. Plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Sutton Coldfield. Sutton Coldfield ½d Paid 17 Feb 32 cancel in red on front. On the reverse Umtata 22 Jan 32 & Johannesburg 25 Jan 32 transit. {C} (Start Price = £28.00)
Lot #65 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Johannesburg-London, 4d Air x 4 of South Africa, tied with Pretoria 26 Jan 32 wavy line machine cancel. Robertson illust cover. Addressed to Northampton. On the reverse Johannesburg 27 Jan 32 transit. {C} (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #66 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Johannesburg-London, 4d Air of South Africa, tied with Upington 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. Robertson illust cover. Addressed to Krugersdorp Transvaal. On the reverse Johannesburg 27 Jan 32 transit. Very clean cover. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #67 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Johannesburg-Mpika, 4d Air & 1d of South Africa, tied with Upington 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Mpika. On the reverse Mpika 6 Feb 32 receiving. Very clean cover. {C} (Start Price = £60.00)
Lot #68 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Johannesburg-Salisbury, 4d Air & 2d of South Africa, tied with Johannesburg 21 Jan 32 slogan cancel. On Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Salisbury. On the reverse Salisbury 28 Jan 32 receiving. {C} (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #69 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Johannesburg-Bulawayo, 4d Air & 1d of South Africa, tied with Johannesburg 25 Jan 32 cds cancels. On Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Bulawayo. On the reverse Buliwayo 28 Jan 32 receiving. Clean cover. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #70 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Johannesburg-Broken Hill, 4d Air & 1d of South Africa, tied with Johannesburg 27 Jan 32 cds cancels. On plain cover. Typed top left "By Imperial Airways. First Flight. Johannesburg-Broken Hill". Addressed to Broken Hill. On the reverse Broken Hill 4 Feb 32 receiving. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #71 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Kimberley-London, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Kimberley 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. Springbok illust cover. Addressed to London. No markings on the reverse. Very clean. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #72 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-London, 1/- & 4d Air & ½d Official of South Africa, tied with Cape Town 26 Jan 32 cds cancels. On Springbok illust cover. Registered with Cape Town R cachet & manuscript registration number inserted. Typed By First Air Mail Cape Town-London at top. Addressed to London SW1. On the reverse Cape Town 26 Jan 32 despatch. Nice clean cover. {C} (Start Price = £48.00)
Lot #73 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-Khartoum, 2d & 6d of South Africa, tied with Cape Town 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. On Springbok illust cover. Sudan Air Mail Khartoum 10 Feb 32 on front. Addressed to Sinkat. On the reverse Sinkat 12 Feb 32 receiving. Nice clean cover. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #74 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-Assiut, 2d & 4d Air joined pair of South Africa, tied with Cape Town 27 Jan 32 cds cancels. On map of Africa illust cover. Maunscript Cape Town-Assiut top left. Addressed to Assiut. On the reverse Cairo 12 Feb 32 transit & Asyut 13 Feb 32 receiving. Edge wear right side. {C} (Start Price = £28.00)
Lot #75 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-Paris, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Cape Town 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. On Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Brussels. On the reverse Paris 14 Feb 32 receiving. {C} (Start Price = £28.00)
Lot #76 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-London, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Cape Town 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. On South African Travel Bureau illust cover. Addressed to London NW6. No markings on the reverse. Some slight damage to the cover edges. {C} (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #77 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-London, 4d Air x 3 of South Africa, tied with Cape Town 27 Jan 32 cds cancels. On Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Bristol. No markings on the reverse. {C} (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #78 - General - Imperial Airways
CAPE TOWN-LONDON 1ST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE Cape Town-London, 1/- Air of South Africa, tied with Cape Town 27 Jan 32 cds cancel. On Springbok illust cover. Addressed to Stanley Gibbons Strand. No markings on the reverse. Overall toned & creased bottom left corner. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
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