1931 - Stamp Auctions
Lot 577 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 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} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £18.40) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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 Lot 556 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Egypt-Mwanza, 27mils Air plus a further 5 face different issues of Egypt tied with Alexandria 4 3 31 cds cancels. Registered stationary cover from Jean A Frangakis addressed to Cape Town South Africa. Red registration label middle left. Small boxed Air Mail cachet. Unclaimed cachet & Retour cachet all on front. On reverse Alexandria 4 Mar 31 cds x 2, Mwanza 10 Mar 31 transit, Daresalaam registered 14 3 31 & Cape Town returned 8 4 31. Plus boxed Retour cachet. Some minor creasing to top edge. A very interesting cover which tells a story & probably unique. (image available) {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £109.60) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 551 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-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} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £27.20) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 570 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Kampala Uganda, GV 2d & 5d tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 cds cancels on plain Cover. In manuscript First Flight via Cairo/Sudan, top left. Addressed to Entebbe. On reverse Kampala Uganda 9 March transit & Entebbe 9 March receiving. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £18.40) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 594 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-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} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £18.40) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 565 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Mwanza Tanganyika, GV 6d & PUC 1d tied with single strike of Middlesbrough 26 Feb 31 cds on Map of Africa llust cover. Addressed to Daressalaam. Reverse shows Mwanza 10 Mar 31 transit & Daressalaam 14 Mar 31 receiving. Cover has beeen folded and metal paperclip mark on back. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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 Lot 588 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Kosti Sudan, GV 5d tied with London F.S. 27 Feb 1931 rubber cancel on Map of Africa illust cover. Return to Sender for Reason Stated boxed on front, Retour in blue crayon also on front. Addressed to Kosti. Khartoum Sudan Airmail 7 March transit & Kosti 8 March receiving plus superb boxed Unclaimed on reverse. Display quality item with a very scarce stage of the route. (image available) {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £54.40) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 584 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Egypt-Kisumu Kenya, 27mils Air plus 3 & 10mils of Egypt, tied with Cairo 4 3 31 cds cancels. On map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Nairobi. Kisumu Kenya 10 Mar 31 transit & Nairobi 11 3 31 receiving. Clean attractive cover. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £27.20) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 559 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Khartoum Sudan-Juba, 10mils Air x 2 (SG48) of Sudan tied with Khartoum 5 3 31 cds cancel. First Flight Khartoum to Mwanza cachet, Air Mail label top left on plain cover. Addressed to Juba. On reverse Sudan Air Mail Juba 8 Mar 31 receiving. Vertical crease. Very scarce cover for this stage of the journey. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.80) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
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Lot 579 - General - Imperial Airways 1931 - UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsLONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT London-Mwanza Tanganyika, GV 1d & 6d, tied with London WC wavy line machine cancel of 27 Feb 1931. Addressed to Germiston South Africa, on Map of Africa llust cover. Top left in manuscript 'Please forward from Mwanza'. Reverse shows Mwanza 10 Mar 31 receiving. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £27.20) UPA UPA Sale #86 worldwide CollectionsGeneral - Imperial Airways 1931 |
