Australia - England Experimental Flight. 24.4.31. Sydney - Athens First Flight of the experimental service from London via Calcutta on the usual Karachi land route (Qantas & Imperial Airways). Registered air cover with depart. canc. "REGISTERED - SYDNEY N.S.W. / 23.AP.31" & violetemorative cachet on reverse, arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ - ΑΦΙΞΙΣ ΣΥΣΤΗΜ. ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΩΣ / 11.V.31". Special air rate 1/9d. per 1/2 oz. ONLY 5 FLOWN!! (Hella FF148C). R.
Public Auction 658 General Sale
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Lot #642 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
11.11.1931. Salonica - Jannina. First Flight by EEES via Athens. Air cover franked with 40l. + 2x1dr. Landscapes, canc. "ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ - ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΩΣ / 11.ΧΙ.31", arr. "ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΑ - (ΑΦΙΞΙΣ) / 12.ΧΙ.31" plus Air Arrival cachet in violet. ONLY 17 FLOWN. (Hellas 208B).
Lot #643 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
"ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*28.IV.32" fourth zeppelin flight to "PERNAMBUCO-5A SECCAO-MANHA*5.V.32" by GZ, commemorative canc. "LVFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN *4.SVDAMERICA FAHRT 1932" and "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST * BERLIN FRIEDRICHSHAFEN * Anschluβflug zur 4.Sudamerikafahrt 1932 des Luftschiffs Graf Zeppelin" both in red, air-cachet type 31bB in red (Rare), Catalogue Value: 700Euro. (Hellas FF230A4).
Lot #644 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
6.8.1932: Athens - Zanzibar First Flight by Imperial Airways and Wilson Airlines Feeder Service. Departure canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ - ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΩΣ - 6.VIII.32", arrival "ZANZIBAR * 13 AU 32". (Hellas FF 257C).
Lot #645 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
31.3.1933. Athens - Zinder. First Flight: Athens (Air Orient) - Marseilles (Compagnie Generale Aeropostale) - Algiers (French Air Force) - Zinder (French West Africa). Registered air cover with red cachet "ΕΝΑΕΡΙΩΣ / PAR AVION", depart. canc. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ - ΣΥΣΤΗΜ.ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΩΣ / ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ / 31.IIΙ.33" & violet commemorative cachet, arr. "ZINDER / NIGER / 7 AVRIL 33". ONLY 24 FLOWN. (Hellas 287B).
Lot #646 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
27.3.1936. Hong Kong - Penang - Athens. First through Flight by Imperial Airways. Registered air cover with depart. canc. "HONG - KONG / AIR MAIL / 26 MR 36", violet boxed commemorative cachet, transit "PORT SAID / 24.AP.36", arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ - ΑΦΙΞΙΣ ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΩΣ / -5.IV.36". Airmail rate: $1.20 per 1/2 oz. EXTREMELY RARE - ONLY 4 COVERS FLOWN TO ATHENS. (Hellas 368).
Lot #647 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
"ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*15.ΙΟΥΝ.36" second flight cover to "USA*20.6.36" by Hindenburg Zeppelin with all appropriates cachets, commemorative canc. "EUROPA-NORDAMERIKA*DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST", air-cachet type 31bB in black(last date of use). (Hellas FF372A2). R.
Lot #648 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
29.2.1948. Athens - London. First Flight by ELLAS (Hellas, Hellenic Airlines). Commercial air cover to London with special commemorative cachet & depart. canc. "ATHINAI * 28.II.48". (Hellas 446A).
Lot #649 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
7.10.57 Lydda-Athens: BEA First Flight, arr. "ATHINAI*8.X.57". (Hellas FF490).
Lot #650 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
14.5.59 Athens-Hamburg registered airmail cover with flights special commemor. cachet. (Hellas FFC508D).
Lot #651 - - FIRST FLIGHTS first flights
15.5.1962. Nairobi-Athens: LH First Flight by B720. (Hellas FF561B).
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