EAST AFRICA-LONDON 1ST RETURN FLIGHT Halfa-London, 10mils & 2p (SG48-49) of Sudan tied with Sudan Air Mail Wadi Halfa 13 Mar 31 cds cancel, on map of Africa illust cover. First Flight Halfa to London cachet. Addressed to Oxford. Air Mail label top left. No marking on reverse. Very clean cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
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Lot #32 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
EAST AFRICA-LONDON 1ST RETURN FLIGHT Khartoum-Athens, 5 mils 10mils & 2p (SG41 48-49) of Sudan tied with Sudan Air Mail Khartoum 12 Mar 31 cds cancel, on map of Africa illust. cover. Greek 1931 airmail cachet. Addressed to Mirabella. On reverse Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple, Greek receiving 15 3 31. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #33 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
EAST AFRICA-LONDON 1ST RETURN FLIGHT Juba Sudan-Athens, 10mils x 2 & 2p (SG42 48 & 49) of Sudan tied with Juba Air Mail 12 Mar 31 cds cancel, on plain cover. First Flight Juba to London cachet, two different Greek airmail cachets, manuscript Juba-Athens top left. Addressed to Athens. On reverse Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple Greek bi-plane airmail cachet & Athens 15 3 31 receiving. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum...
Lot #105 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Mwanza, GV 6d & 1d tied with London WC 27 Feb 1931 machine way line cancel (Not Foreign Section). Addressed to Germiston South Africa, on Map of Africa llust cover. Manuscript 'Please forward from Mwanza'. Reverse shows Mwanza 10 Mar 31 receiving. Fine & clean cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #106 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Aswan Egypt, GV 5d tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 machine wavy line cancel, on map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Aswan. Aswan receiving 7 March on front. Reverse with Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple & further Aswan receiving. Endorsed on front in red manuscript To Sender P.T.O. Slightly soiled on front. Scarce. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #107 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London - Athens, GV 4d tied London F.S. Airmail cds of 24 Feb 1931 on Map of Africa illust. Cover. Addressed to Athens. Backstamped with Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple with Athens receiving handstamp. Carried on the second leg of the journey only. Scarce {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #108 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Wadi Halfa Sudan, GV 1d (M19 Control) & 2d Die I & 2d DieII tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 machine wavy line cancel on Map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Kareima Sudan. Wadi Halfa receiving 6 March on front. On reverse Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple Khartoum Sudan Air Mail 7 March & part Kareima 9 March. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #109 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Kampala-Mwanza, GV 30c (SG84) of Kenya & Uganda tied with Kampala 9 Mar 31 cds cancel, on map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Mwanza. On the reverse Kisumu 10 Mar 31 transit & Mwanza 16 Mar 31 receiving. This cover was probably placed in the wrong mail bag & was offloaded in error at Kisumu. By the time the mistake was discovered the flight had left for the last leg of it's journey and had to...
Lot #110 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Mwanza Tanganyika, GV 6d & PUC 1d tied with London WC 27 Feb 1931 machine way line cancel (Not Foreign Section). Addressed to Stanley Gibbons Ltd Mwanza, on Map of Africa llust cover. Reverse shows Mwanza 10 Mar 31 receiving. Fine & clean. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #111 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Mwanza Tanganyika, GV 1½d x 2 & 1d x 4 (this being an irregular Control L18 block) tied by London F.S. wavy line machine cancel plus two strikes of London FS rubber cancel on Map of Africa llust cover. Addressed to Mwanza. Reverse shows Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple & Mwanza 10 Mar 31 receiving. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #112 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Juba Sudan, GV 5d tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 machine wavy line cancel on Map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Juba. On reverse Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple & Sudan Airmail Juba 8 Mar 31 receiving. Very scarce stage of the route. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £13.60)
Lot #113 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Malakal Sudan, GV 5d tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 cds on Map of Africa illust cover. Malakal receiving 9 March on front. Addressed to Malakal. On reverse Sudan Airmail Khartoum 7 March transit & Malakal Sudan Airmail 9 March receiving. Address erased with brown wash & 'Postmaster Malakal' over written in pencil. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #114 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Khartoum Sudan, GV 5d tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 cds cancel on Map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Shamba. Khartoum Sudan Airmail 7 March receiving on reverse. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #115 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Germany-London-Mwanza, 10pf, 15pf & joined pair of 20pf Air issues (SG393-95) of Germany tied with Leipzig 27 2 31 cds cancels. On map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Cape Town. Manuscript top left in red Air Mail England-Africa via Cairo. On reverse Mwanza 10 3 31 transit & Cape Town 4 Apr 31 receiving. Display quality cover very scarce. (image available) {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £51....
Lot #117 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Daressalaam-London, 15c & 50c (SG95 & 100) of Tanganyika tied with Daressalaam 21 Nov 31 cds cancel. On plain cover. Air Mail label bottom left. Addressed to Newcastle Upon Tyne. On the reverse Mwanza 23 Nov 31 transit. Commercial cover. Detailed reseach stating flown on Flight AN38. Scarce cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #118 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Rongai Kenya-London, 15c block of 4 (SG82) of Kenya & Uganda tied with Rongai 21 Jun 31 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to Wokingham. No markings on the reverse. Commercial cover. Reseach notes stating flown on Flight AN16. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #119 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Nairobi-London, 5c 30c & 50c (SG78 84-5) of Kenya & Uganda ,tied with Nairobi 14 Sept 31 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label middle top, Local Air Fee Paid cachet bottom left. Addressed to Portishead. No markings on the reverse. Commercial cover. Detailed reseach notes stating flown on Flight AN28. Scarce cover. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #120 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Colonge-Butiaba, 15 & 20pf (SG394-5) of Germany tied with Koln 7 Mar 31 cds cancels. On map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Butiaba. On the reverse Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple, Alexandria 16 Mar 31 transit & Kampala 22 Mar 31 receiving. Some light tone spots on front. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £13.60)
Lot #121 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA-LONDON LATER FLIGHTS Atbara Sudan-London, 10mils & 2p (SG48-9) of Sudan tied with Sudan Air Mail Atbara 26 Jun 31 cds cancels. On plain cover. Air Mail label top left. Addressed to London. No markings on the reverse. Commercial cover. Reseach notes stating flown on Flight AN16 & with the introduction of a summer timetable Atbara was added as a scheduled stop. Roughly opened on back. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum...
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