1931 - Stamp Auctions
Lot 625 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Sudan-Mwanza, 10mils Air & 2p Air (SG48-49) of Sudan tied with Wadi Halfa 5 3 31 cds cancel. First Flight Halfa to Mwanza cachet, on map of Africa illust cover with unusual Air Mail label top left. On reverse Mwanza 10 Mar 31 receiving. Very clean attractive cover. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £47.20) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 641 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Sudan-Mwanza, 10mils Air & 2p Air (SG48-49) of Sudan tied with Wadi Halfa 5 3 31 cds cancel. First Flight Halfa to Mwanza cachet, on map of Africa illust cover with Air Mail label top left. On reverse Mwanza 10 Mar 31 receiving. Very clean attractive cover. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £47.20) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 609 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Assiut Egypt, GV 3d & ½d (with K18 Control) tied by London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 Machine wavy line cancel, on map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Assiut. On reverse Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple. Assiut receiving of 6 Mar 31. Very fine cover & Scarce. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £47.20) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 620 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Butiaba Uganda GV 1d & 6d tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 machine wavy line cancel on Map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Butiaba. On reverse Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple. Kampala Uganda 9 March transit & Butiaba 12 March receiving. (Butiaba was a scheduled stop but due to mechanical problems the flight did not land & continued onto Kampala. The Batiaba mail was then collected & flown in on the first return journey arriving on the 12th. So this cover was flown on the first southbound & first northbound flight). Some foxing on cover. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £19.20) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 636 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Egypt-Mwanza, 27mils Air plus 3 & 10mils on 100mils of Egypt, tied with Alexandria 5 3 31 cds cancels. On map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Mwanza. On reverse Mwanza 10 Mar 31 receiving. Very clean {C} [US2] (Start Price = £31.20) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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 Lot 604 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Germany-London-Mwanza, 15pf & 50pf Air issues (SG394 & 96) of Germany tied with Braunschweig (Brunswick) 27 2 31 cds cancels. On German illust. (in red) first flight cover designed for this flight. Addressed to Mwanza. On reverse Mwanza 10 3 31 receiving. This cover probably joined the flight at Cairo. A truly stunning cover in excellent condition of the highest quality and RARE. (image available) {C} [US2] (Start Price = £188.00) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 615 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Kosti Sudan, GV 1½d strip of 3 (L18 Conrtol) & ½d tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 machine wavy line cancel & London F.S. Airmail cds (on the ½d) on Map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Kosti. Kosti 8 March receiving on reverse. Imperial Airways Airways House cachet in purple & part Khartoum Airmail transit cds. Very scarce stage of the route. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £31.20) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 631 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Malakal Sudan, GV 5d tied with part London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 cds on Map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Malakal. On reverse Sudan Airmail Khartoum 7 March transit & Malakal Sudan Airmail 9 March receiving. Cover has been folded vertically. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £21.60) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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 Lot 626 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Kampala Uganda GV 1½d x 4 & 4d Registered Wilson Street EC2 26 Feb 31 cds cancels on Map of Africa illust. Cover addressed to Jinja Uganda. Registered in manuscript top left & Registration label bottom left. On reverse Kampala Uganda 9 March 31 transit & Jinja registered oval 10 Mar 31 receiving. Genuine postal use cover taking advantage of the first airmail service to Uganda. Display quality item probably unique. (image available) {C} [US2] (Start Price = £94.40) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 642 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Cairo-Khartoum, 27mils Air, 3 & 10mils of Egypt tied with Cairo 4 Mar 31 cds, on map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Khartoum. On reverse Sudan Air Mail Khartoum 7 3 31 receiving. {C} [US2] (Start Price = £25.60) UPA UPA Sale #85 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
