Accumulation of 50+ items incl. 1949 Air Letter from Nuku'alofa, Tonga to England franked 2d & 6d values interesting extensive content incl. the disappearance of an Island in a storm, 1936 cover from Canada to Jamaica franked 3c then redirected with Jamaican 1½d back to Canada bears 'Forward/Faire Suivre' handstamp, 1925 Australia to England franked KGV 1½d tied Yandanooka c.d.s, 1959 airmail envelope, postage not paid, addressed to Chef...
Sale #162
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Corbitts Sale #162
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Lot #277 - world postal history world postal history
African First Flight Covers 1937 Oct 11th Elder Colonial Airways Accra - Lagos and onto London by Imperial Airways reg cover Koforidua - Scotland, French Guinea 1940 Oct 1st Conakry - Kayes F. Sudan with green cachet, 1943 May 21st aeromaritime reopened first flight Conakry - Accra censored cover, Liberia 1937 March 6th aeromaritime Morovia - Dakar with cachet backstamped (Treasury Dept) onto London via Paris by Air Force, Sierra Leone 1938...
Lot #278 - world postal history world postal history
British Africa 1854-1962 accumulation of covers & cards, noted - Cape triangle on 1854 cover (stamp touched at base), South West Africa 1930’s railway covers (3) with S.A.R. & H cancels, Rhodesia, Gambia, etc. 1950 Basutoland 4 reg. envelope with 10/-. Well worth viewing. (30)
Lot #279 - world postal history world postal history
British Commonwealth postal history accumulation. 1780-1940’s incl. Gibraltar 1842 entire, Ship Letter h/s on entires, 1908 Trinidad wrapper with good 'Missent to Grenada’ h/s, India, Malaysia, Australia, Bahamas etc. Needs careful inspection as some useful items.
Lot #280 - world postal history world postal history
Middle East - Bahrain 1962 Air letter to Sonnenbergstr, Germany cancelled Bahrain 15.Jan.62 double ring c.d.s, obverse bears 'On Postal Service' handstamp, Muscat 30NP Air letter to Redditch cancelled Doha triple 4.5.61 triple ring c.d.s. Scarce commercial usage. (3)
Lot #281 - world postal history world postal history
MISCELLANEOUS COVERS 19th/20thC covers, PPC's & postal stationery with British Commonwealth, Africa, Northern Rhodesia, B.W.I, Europe, Scandinavia, Iceland, Switzerland, earlier of France, Austria, much middle period central America and some early Brazil, Far East, later Boeing & Lufthansa flight covers, etc. (450 approx.)
Lot #282 - world postal history world postal history
PAN PACIFIC CLIPPER AIRMAIL COVERS collection circa 1920's/30's of over 570 airmail covers all housed in 16 loose leaf binders, formed by an American collector in the 1970's/80's relating to the inauguration of airlines in the USA and their development throughout the Americas & the Pacific, replete with notes, articles, cutting & photos etc. a work of true indulgence. Starting with reference to the Wright brothers and the WWI with A.E...
Lot #283 - world postal history world postal history
QANTAS first flight covers (4) 1947 July 17th official cover Rabaul - Sydney, signed, by three pilots, another but Hollandia - Lae (pilot signed), 1953 Nov 20th official cover Bangkok - Sydney (pilot signed).
Lot #284 - world postal history world postal history
SHOE BOX containing approx 260+ covers, mainly South Africa/S.W.A etc. Others incl. Australia, Egypt, Falklands etc. To view. (264)
Lot #285 - world postal history world postal history
WORLD COVERS assortment with useful Middle East commercial mail, several Boy Scouts covers, further miscellaneous. Viewing required. (194)
Lot #286 - world postal history world postal history
WORLD MARITIME & Paquebot 19thC-later group of covers, PPC's & menus with all world interest, many ship's cachets & Paquebot cancels of UK, USA, France and Singapore of interest, German covers & cards, Trans-Atlantic vessels and others, North German Lloyd - 1960's menus (4) of Carillon cruises etc. To view.
Lot #287 - world postal history world postal history
WWI/WWII good assembly of UK & Nazi Germany Plate photographs, incl. Luftwaffe Recognition, WWII censored covers with P.O.W incl. scarce Br. Naval types, others documents and RAF mess signed Menu, historical PPC's, crested Christmas cards, US WWII Aircraft PPC's group illustrated patriotic covers, pair Japanese Soldiers PPC's, also packs of Facsimile British WWI documents, another with Suffragette interest - originals would be rare. A...
Lot #288 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1925 reg envelope to England with 4d cancelled Hamilton 16.AP.25, New York 4.24.1925 arrival cancels on back. BERMUDA FIRST/OVERSEAS AIRMAIL h/stamp and 'Via Air-Mail, Bermuda - Lakehurst N.J' at top. This cover was flown on the return LZ 126 flight to Lakehurst, the first Bermuda overseas airmail.
Lot #289 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1929 first America flight cover franked various airmails incl. 2rm Zeppelin, tied Friedrichshafen Luftpost c.d.s's, blue flight cachet & red flight delay h/stamp, also New York transit c.d.s. (1)
Lot #290 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1929 first America flight card & envelope to New York, franked 2rm & 4rm Zeppelin respectively; also 1932 South America flight card franked 1rm Zeppelin. All flight cacheted & fine. (3)
Lot #291 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1929 Mediterranean flight envelope to Seville, franked 2mk 'Eagle' tied by 'Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin' c.d.s, bears red flight cachet, VF. 1929 first America flight PPC to USA, franked 2rm Zeppelin, cancelled Friedrichshafen, bears blue 'Liberty' flight cachet + New York arrival c.d.s, fine. (2)
Lot #292 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1930 Ostsee flight envelope to Sweden, franked 2rm Zeppelin, SG.456a (Cat. £500), cancelled 'Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin,' bears green flight cachet, b/stamped Stockholm, VF.
Lot #293 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1930 South America flight PPC of LZ127 over Lake Constanz, franked 2rm South America flight Mi.438, tied on board cancel, red flight cachet, Sieger 57c. (1)
Lot #294 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1930 South America flight envelope to Buenos Aires annotated 'Via Rio di Janeiro,' franked 4rm Zeppelin commem, cancelled Friedrichshafen, bears red 'Sugar Loaf' flight cachet & Rio transit c.d.s on reverse.
Lot #295 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1930 South America flight US acceptance envelope to Michigan, franked $2.60 Zeppelin adhesive, tied New York slogan cancel. On obverse also, red 'Sugar Loaf' & violet 'Map' (Type 1) flight cachets.
Lot #296 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1931 Lausanne flight - Liechtenstein acceptance card to Meerane, franked 1fr Zeppelin, tied red illustrated Vaduz flight cachet. Obverse also bears Vaduz & Lausanne c.d.s. Card has a couple of stains. Cat. £180.
Lot #297 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1931-33 Vienna first South America & Deutschland flight cards & envelope, all franked 1rm Zeppelin & other vals, bearing a variety of cachets. Fine. (3)
Lot #298 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1932 ninth South America flight envelope to Brazil with heavy franking (faults) of 11mk80pf which includes five 2mk Cologne, bears red octagonal 'Hanger' flight cachet. 1933 fourth S. America & return flights - Berlin envelope to Rio de Janeiro & return PPC to England bearing red 'Palms' & blue 'Map' flight cachets. (3)
Lot #299 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1932 third South America flight card to Recife, franked three 50pf 1931 Nothilfe + later 1932 Surcharged pair cancelled Friedrichshafen, bears brown flight cachet. A little soiled & creased. (1)
Lot #300 - zeppelin mail zeppelin mail
1933 Centenary of Progress flight pictorial cacheted flown Friedrichshafen to Chicago, franked 50c Zeppelin (3), tied New York d/stamps, bears red triangular 50th Ocean Crossing cachet, reverse Chicago World's Fair slogan.
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