EASTERN ROUTES Colombo-London, Meter mark frankings of 5c x 2 & 20c x 2 Colombo 21 Dec 36 cds in red. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Indo-Ceylon Special Flight Xmas 1936 cachet. Manuscript in red ink Via Madras-London. Addressed to St Just Cornwall. Tata Airways Colombo-Madras-Karachi, connecting with Flight IW507.No markings on the reverse but back flap embossed with "City" Line SS. A most unusual franking. Tone spots. With...
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Lot #230 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Baghdad-London, ½a & 4a (SG41 & 46) of Iraq, tied with Baghdad 26 May 27 cds cancels. (Very fine strikes). On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to London W1.Flight W14. No markings on the reverse. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #231 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Southampton-Karachi, E8 1d booklet pane block of 6, (No selvage). Tied with Reading 25 Feb 37 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Colombo. Flight IE527. Sothampton-Karachi. TATA Airways Karachi-Madras. Train & ship to Colombo. On the reverse Down Indo Ceylon 7 Mar 37 receiving. Roughly opened across top & corner crease affecting one stamp. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #232 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Southampton-Karachi, E8 1d x 3 & 1½d x 2 (one damaged). Tied with Reading 25 Mar 37 machine wavy line cancel & London FS 25 Mar 37 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Colombo. Flight IE535. Sothampton-Karachi. TATA Airways Karachi-Madras. Train & ship to Colombo. On the reverse Down Indo Ceylon 4 Apr 37 receiving. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #233 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Southampton-Hong Kong, GV 6d, E8 ½d 1d 1½d & 2½d tied with Sutton Coldfield 16 Apr 37 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Typed "Via Hong Kong". Addressed to Philippine Isles. Flight IE541 Southampton-Penang. Imperial Airways feeder service to Hong Kong Flight FEE58. Transferred to ship to its destination. On the reverse Manila 21 May 37 receiving. Very clean cover. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £40.00...
Lot #234 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES London-Singapore, E8 ½d x 2 1d x 2 1½d & GVI Coronation, tied with Brighton 2 Jun 37 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Singapore Harbour Board. Flight IE554. No markings on the reverse. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #235 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Alexandria-Marseilles, 3mils & 30mils Airs of Egypt, tied with Ismalia 16 Aug 37 cds cancels. One clear of the stamps. On air mail stationary envelope. Manuscript top left, France par Imperial Airways. Addressed to Finistere. Flight IW573 on route from Brisbane, Alexandria-Marseilles then rail to Locquirec. On the reverse Alexandria 16 Aug 37 & Locquirec Finistere 21 Aug 37 receiving. Clean cover. With notes. {C} (...
Lot #236 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES London-Karachi, E8 ½d 1½d x 2 & 2½d, tied with Reading 5 Sep 36 machine wavy line cancel. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Colombo Ceylon. Flight IE478. To Karachi connecting with TATA Airways flight to Madras & onward to destination. Re-directed to Nuwara Eliya. Colombo Redirection 19 Sep 36 cds on front. On the reverse back flap a crown over dragon China Depot emblem. Indo-Ceylon TPO 18 Sep 36...
Lot #237 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Marseilles-Cairo, 10c Sower (damaged) 65c+35c & 5f of France, tied with Bois Colombes 2 Nov 38 cds cancels. One clear of the stamps. On plain stationary air mail envelope. Addressed to Cairo. To Marseilles connecting with Flight SE43 to Alexandria. On the reverse Paris 2 Nov 38 transit & Alexandria 4 Nov 38. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #238 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Alexandria-Brindisi, 3mils & 30mils Airs of Egypt, tied with Port Said 3 Oct 36 cds cancels. On stationary envelope for Establissements Maurice Odent Port Said. Air Mail label left side. Addressed to Paris. Flight IW484. Port Said-Alexandria-Brindisi then train to Paris. On the reverse Alexandria 9 Oct 36 transit & Paris 13 Oct 36 receiving. Vertical crease. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #239 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Khartoum-Calcutta, 10mils & 4½p Airs of Sudan, tied with Sudan Air Mail Khartoum 28 Jun 33 cds cancels. On Imperial Airways First regular service to Calcutta illust cover. Addressed to Calcutta. Flight IE223. On the reverseCairo 2 Jul 33 transit. Karachi-Calcutta July 33 First Air Mail cachet. Calcutta receiving. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #240 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Brisbane-Pieterburg SA, 1d & 1/6d Air of Australia, tied with Air Mail Brisbane 4 Dec 34 cds cancels, (very fine strikes). On Imperial Airways special illust cover produced for this service. Addressed to Pietersburg & then re-directed to Liverpool. Flight IW298. Brisbane-Singapore-Cairo. Boxed Par Avion Jusqu'a on front & Pietersburg 25 Jan 35 receiving. On the reverse Cairo 22 Dec 34 transit. Cover been opened on 3...
Lot #241 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Brisbane-Bulawayo, 2d 3d & 2/- of Australia, tied with Air Mail Brisbane 7 Dec 34 cds cancels. On Imperial Airways special illust cover produced for this service. Manuscript Australia-Egypt-Rhodesia at top. Addressed to Bulawayo. Flight IW298. Brisbane-Singapore-Cairo. On the reverse Cairo 22 Dec 34 transit. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #242 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES London-Jodhpur, E8 ½d 1½d & 2½d joined pair, tied with Bournemouth 1 Sep 36 cds cancels. The first day of issue for these stamps. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Ajmer. Flight IE476. On the reverse Jodhpur 8 Sep 36 transit & Ajmer 9 Sep 36 receiving. Vertical crease to left side. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #243 - General - Imperial Airways
EASTERN ROUTES Alexandria-Marseilles, 5mils & 30mils Airs of Egypt, tied with Port Said 2 Jun 38 cds cancels. One clear of the stamps. On plain cover. Hand drawn boxed Avion in black india ink. Addressed to St Clair du Rhone. Alexandria-Marseilles then rail to destination. On the reverse Alexandria 2 Jun 38 & a French receiving mark of 7 Jun 38. Slight corner wear. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #244 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Kisumu-Athens, GVI 10c 15c & 50c of KUT, tied with Rongai 1 Feb 39 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label bottom left. Greek Customs cachet on front. Addressed to Czechoslovakia. Carried to Nakuru on to Kisumu connecting with Flight KN84 to Athens. Then on to destination. On the reverse Nakuru 1 Feb 39 transit & Athens 5 Feb 39 transit. With detailed notes. {C} (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #245 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Marseilles-Kisumu, 10c, 1f pair, 2f15 & 10f (SG600) of France, tied with Marseilles 13 Dec 38 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Nariobi. Flight DS153 to Kisumu then /Wilson Airways feeder servcie to Nairobi. No markings on the reverse.With notes. {C} (Start Price = £32.00)
Lot #246 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME PILOT SIGNED. Southampton-Kisumu. GVI 1½d tied with Rotherham 23 Dec 38 machine wavy line cancel and further cancelled with a superb strike of Mongu-Lealui N Rhodesia 9 Jan 39 cds cancel. Plain cover. Signed by the pilot H.R. Kirkham. Addressed to Mongu via Lusaka. Carried from Southampton on Flight DS156 to Kisumu. Arrived 29 Dec one day late thus missing the Wilson Airways flight to Lusaka which in turn meant it...
Lot #247 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Khartoum-Marseilles, 3p Air of Sudan, tied with El Gemeina 9 Dec 38 cds cancel. On air mail stationary envelope. Red aeroplane Par Avion in relieft. Addressed to Serent, France. Flight DN151. Carried on the IA West African feeder service to Khartoum Flight WAN149. On the reverse Khartoum 10 Dec 38 transit, Serent 25 Dec 38 receiving. Vertical crease. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £16.00)
Lot #248 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Johannesburg-Southampton, 1/- of SA, tied with Johannesburg 3 Dec 38 machine cancel. On plain cover. Addressed to Glasgow. South African Airways to Durban, connecting with Flight DN150. No markings on the reverse. Clean cover with notes. {C} (Start Price = £16.00)
Lot #249 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Kisumu-Athens, GVI 10c 15c 20c & 30c of KUT, tied with Kigoma 16 Jan 39 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Leipzig. Carried to Dodoma connecting with Wilson Airways feeder service to Kisumu connecting with Flight KN82 to Athens. Then on to destination. No markings on the reverse. With detailed notes. {C} (Start Price = £16.00)
Lot #250 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Cape Town-Athens, 1/- of SA, tied with Cape Town 22 Nov 38 machine cancel. On Grand Hotel Cape Town stationary envelope. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Germany. South African Airways to Durban, connecting with Flight DN147. On the reverse a further air mail label & Munich 30 Nov 38 receiving. Clean cover with notes. {C} (Start Price = £16.00)
Lot #251 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Daressalaam-Marseilles, GVI 15c & 30c pair of KUT, tied with Daressalaam 19 Sep 38 cds cancels. On East African Tobacco Co. Ltd stationary envelope. Addressed to Avignon. Flight DN128. On the reverse Avignon 23 Sep 38 receiving. Creasing to edges. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £16.00)
Lot #252 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Kisumu-Brindisi, GVI 5c & 1/-of KUT, tied with Oldeani 10 Nov 38 cs cancels. On plain Registered cover. Air Mail label top left. Oldeani Registration label middle left. Addressed to Germany. On the rverse Arusha 12 Nov 38 transit, Bitterfeld 22 Nov 38 receving. Folded vertically with edge wear. With notes. {C} (Start Price = £16.00)
Lot #253 - General - Imperial Airways
EMPIRE AIR MAIL SCHEME Khartoum-Mombas, 2½p Air of Sudan, tied with Wad Medani 4 Nov 38 cds cancel. On 2½p registered stationary envelope. Wad Medana registration label. Addressed to Bombasa! (Mombasa). On the reverse "C/O Frontier Agent, Boma Plateau, via Kopoeta, Sudan" Khartoum registered oval 4 Nov 38 & Mombasa 6 Nov 38 receiving. It is not known when it was handed to the Frontier Agent but Kopoeta is 800 miles from Khartoum. Here...
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