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Lot 357 - world postal history world postal history -  Corbitts Sale #161

Lot 357 - world postal history world postal history - Corbitts Sale #161

TRANSATLANTIC MAIL 1833 pre-paid ship letter from Falmouth to Montevideo showing m/s 'P 2/7' endorsement in red - scarce pre-paid, 1849 Liverpool to Illinois, USA, 1849 boxed 'PAID AT/LIVERPOOL/AU.3.1849' in red with two accountancy marks in red. (2)

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Lot 358 - world postal history world postal history -  Corbitts Sale #161

Lot 358 - world postal history world postal history - Corbitts Sale #161

1930's-50's FIRST FLIGHT COVERS eclectic mix of 22 items incl. 1936 Imperial Airways Inaugural flight to Hong Kong, 1936 cover from H.M.S Rainbow, Hong Kong from Portsmouth, 1934 first official air mail Australia to Papua New Guinea, 1929 Feb 8th cover & letter carried by Lindbergh from Panama Canal to USA, others incl. Australia to England, South Africa + England etc.

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Lot 359 - world postal history world postal history -  Corbitts Sale #161

Lot 359 - world postal history world postal history - Corbitts Sale #161

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH cover assortment, approx. 325 within a box file.

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Lot 207 - world postal history  -  Corbitts Sale #160

Lot 207 - world postal history - Corbitts Sale #160

EUROPE first flight covers (8) ALBANIA 1925 June 1st AAL Red Cross flight Tirana - Scutari special cover (250 flown), ESTONIA 1920 March 12th mostly franked first flight cover incl. new 5 mark Air stamp registered flown Tallin - Helsinki scarce, HOLLAND 1933 June 15th KLM first flight Enschede - London, Croydon (81 flown), ICELAND 1939 July 30th Glider flight Sandskeid - Reykjavik special card posted on arrival & pilot signed, Liechtenstein 1935 July 1st OAG FF Vaduz - Innsbruck cacheted franked Airstamp 60rp, another similar but then on to Switzerland same franking, PORTUGAL 1940 April 7th KLM/PAA first flight Horta - Lisbon - Porto (about 30 flown), 1929 May 21st Lufthansa first flight Saarbrucken - Berlin with airport arrival cachet. Super lot of attractive First Flights.

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Lot 214 - world postal history  -  Corbitts Sale #160

Lot 214 - world postal history - Corbitts Sale #160

QANTAS first flight covers (4) 1947 July 17th official cover Rabaul - Sydney pilot signed, by 3 pilots, another but Hollandia - Lae pilot signed, 1953 Nov 20th official cover Bangkok - Sydney pilot signed.

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Lot 213 - world postal history  -  Corbitts Sale #160

Lot 213 - world postal history - Corbitts Sale #160

POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION of covers incl. much WWII censored mail from Italy, USA, GB, Yugoslavia, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland etc. Also interesting Poland, Hungary, Russia, a few Argentina items of stationery etc. Viewing recommended. (86)

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Lot 208 - world postal history  -  Corbitts Sale #160

Lot 208 - world postal history - Corbitts Sale #160

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS first flight covers (2) Malaya 1934 Dec 15th Singapore - Perth, Australia pilot signed V. G. Wilson (scarce signature), Malta 1931 July 3rd first acceptance flight Africa by African service Valletta - Dar Es Salaam Via Mwanza.

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Lot 215 - world postal history  -  Corbitts Sale #160

Lot 215 - world postal history - Corbitts Sale #160

SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA range of first flight covers (9), Brazil Pansir 1939 Jan 14th Pacos De Caldas - Rio company cover with cachet British Guiana P.A.A 1931 Feb 6th Georgetown - Guayaquil with cachet. Canal Zone Panacra 1929 Oct 8th Cristobal - Buenos Aires pilot signed E. G. Schultz with cachet (143 flown), Columbia Scadta survey flight 1925 Aug 10th Barranquilla - Cristobal with cachet company label (on reverse) scarce, Costa Rica ETNA 1933 Feb 3rd San Jose - Guanacast with cachet (50 flown), El Salvador PAA 1931 June 29th San Salvador - USA - Canada with cachets & pilot signed, Guatemala 1926 Aug 29th Guatemala City - Santa Rosa with cachet (160 flown), Honduras PAA 1929 Dec 14th Tegucigalpa - San Lorenzo - San Salvador with cachets, Paraguay CGA (French line) 1929 Feb 27th Asuncion - Toulouse reg cover on to London with cachets, b/stamped Camberwell, scarce.

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Lot 216 - world postal history  -  Corbitts Sale #160

Lot 216 - world postal history - Corbitts Sale #160

WORLD POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION approx. 700 in a box, European & British Commemorative earlier to first flights, Third Reich censored mail, stationery, FDC's etc. Nothing special.

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Lot 209 - world postal history  -  Corbitts Sale #160

Lot 209 - world postal history - Corbitts Sale #160

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS first flight covers, Netherlands 1931 Feb 26th acceptance for London - Mwanza official cover, Italy 1934 Dec 10th Brindisi - Longreach registered cover. Scarce. (2)

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