Auction UPA 99

LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT Southern Rhodesia 1d & 4d (SG16 & 19), on Springbok official illust cover tied with Salisbury 19 Dec 31 cds cancel. Experimental Flight official cachet applied twice. Typed address to Windhoek SWA. On reverse Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 transit, Windhoek-Kimberley 21 Dec receiving. Very fine & clean. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 28.00)

LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT Southern Rhodesia 10d joined vertical pair (SG22) tied to plain cover with Salisbury 18 Dec 31 cds cancel. Hand written address to Cape Town with Experimental Flight official cachet which ties one of the 10d's. Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 transit & Cape Town 21 Dec 31 receiving. Very fine & clean. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 23.20)

LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT Northern Rhodesia 1d & 4d (SG2 & 6) tied to plain cover with Broken Hill 17 Dec 1931 cds cancel. Typed 'By First Air Mail from Northern Rhodesia'. Typed address to Johannesburg. 21 Dec 31 receiving on reverse. Fine & clean. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 19.20)

LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT Southern Rhodesia 2d & 3d Falls (SG17 & 18) tied to plain cover with Salisbury 19 dec 31 cds cancel. Experimental Flight official cachet tying the 3d. Hand addressed to
H J Lenton Postmaster General Cape Town. On reverse Johannesburg 21 Dec transit & Cape Town 21 Dec 31 receiving. Light offset of a postmark on front otherwise very fine. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 23....

LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT Southern Rhodesia 2d & 3d Falls (SG17 & 18) tied to plain cover with Bulawayo 19 Dec 31 cds cancel. Experimental Flight official cachet. Typed address to Claremont C.P. Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 transit, Cape Town 21 Dec 31 receiving on reverse. Light vertical fold otherwise very fine. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 23.20)

LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT Southern Rhodesia 1d & 4d (SG16 & 19) tied to plain cover with Bulawayo 17 Dec 31 cds cancels. Experimental Flight official cachet. Hand addressed to Grahamstown & re-directed to East London. Grahamstown 23 Dec 31 receiving on front. On reverse Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 transit. Vertical crease left side. Otherwise clean. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 19.20)

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE GB 2d horiz joined pair & 3d (SG421 & 423), tied to Speedbird official illust cover with superb strikes of Croydon Aerodrome 20 Jan 1932 cds cancels. Typed address to Dodoma. On reverse Dodoma 28 Jan 32 receiving. Believed just 24 covers carried from Croydon to Dodoma. Very fine & clean. Display quality. Very Rare. (image available) {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 94.40)

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE Northern Rhodesia 2d & 3d (SG4 & 5 ), tied to plain cover with Broken Hill 29 Jan 32 cds cancel. Typed address to Kimberley. Om reverse Johannesburg 1 Feb transit & Kimberley 2 Feb 32 receiving. Fine & clean. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 23.20)

LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE Northern Rhodesia 2d & 3d (SG4 & 5 ), tied to plain cover with Broken Hill 29 Jan 32 cds cancel. Typed address to Cape Town. On reverse Johannesburg 1 Feb transit, Cape Town 2 Feb 32 receiving. Cape Town Poste Restante 3 Feb 32. Very fine & clean. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 19.20)

OTHER FLIGHTS Southern Rhodesia 1d horiz joined pair & 4d (SG16 & 19), tied to plain cover with Banket Junction cds cancels. Hand address to Birmingham. Vertical fold & some tone marks around stamp edges. Scarce cancel. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 19.20)

OTHER FLIGHTS Southern Rhodesia 1/- & 2d Falls, (SG23 & 29), tied to plain cover with Bulawayo 19 Sep 36 cds cancel. Hand address to Kansas City. 'Received for Trial from Kansa City MO' cachet. On reverse Kansas City 10 Oct 36 receiving. Light edge wear. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 14.40)

OTHER FLIGHTS Central African Airways collection much written up on pages of Airway Letter Stamps (Similar to those issued by BEA). Mint pairs as issued with margins, used on piece & on cover. The 3 different printings represented with 6d April 1955 perf 12½, June 1955 perf 11 & June/July 1956 roul. First Flight Airways Letter Service illust covers 1 April 55 x 5. 1959 commercial cover Salisbury to Ndola with 6d joined pair. 14 used...