Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

1943 (Aug.28): WWII, Red Cross Postal Message Scheme, 6 d. purple and 1 s. black and olive, used on registered air mail cover, from Accra (Gold Coast) to Geneva, dated 28 August 1943, endorsed "Red Cross Postal Message Scheme" and with British Red Cross cachet in purple front and to reverse, passed by censor in Gold Coast and again by German occupying forces in Paris (code X on reverse), arrival mark in Geneva dated 26 September 1943, has...

1939/1940, Six WWII air mail covers originating from the Gold Coast, using aeromaritime arrangements and or Air France, all with censor marks, almost entirely typed or printed commercial envelopes, includes four registered covers, some interesting routes, destinations include; Brasil, USA (2), Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Italy, varied frankings, additonally a 1938 cover from Accra to Roslindale, USA, endorsed "Imperial Airways" which was carried...

1931, Imperial Airways First Air Mail service London to East Africa, three examples of the illustrated yellow and blue 'rising sun' official envelope, one to Khartoum (Sudan), one to Nairobi (Kenya) and one to Mwanza (Tanganyika), each with typed commemorative letter confirming the inaugural service, some minor soiling and tone spots, otherwise a fine and scarce selection.

1927/1937: Assortment of Pioneering Aviation materials, comprising five items, including; Vintage Meirisse photograph of "Singapore" Short s19 flying boat Mk1 G-EBUP with Alan Cobham and wife onboard; 1928 letter signed by Alan Cobham to Admiral Napier Tomkin thanking him for his help and underlining the success of the round Africa flight; 1929 signed Lady Mary Bailey menus from RAS, RAC, ALBE and SBAC hosted luncheon; 1931 experimental...

Ivory Coast 1927-1928, Pioneering Aviation, The Wakefield Survey Flight. Cover flown from Dabou, Ivory Coast to Luton, England, endorsed "Per Flying Boat Singapore", signed top left by pilot "Alan J. Cobham", franked with two pairs of French colony, Ivory Coast, 50 c., tied by "DABOU COTE D'IVOIRE" datestamp 10 May 1928, on arrival in England a GB KGV 1½ d. applied, tied by Fawley, Southampton datestamp, 2 June 1928; this flight being...

1931, Imperial Airways First Air Mail service East Africa to London, illustrated yellow and blue 'rising sun' official envelope, franked with KUT, 10 c. and 50 c., sent from Kisimu (Kenya) to London, dated 10 March 1931, addessed to the renowned aviation expert and British philatelist "Major K.M. Beaumont", with personal greeting enclosed upon headed Imperial Airways letterheaded paper, combined air mail rate of 60 c. for 1/2oz, slight...

1938, 50 c. purple and black, 1 s. black and brown, and 5 s. black and carmine, used on an air mail cover, from Nairobi to New York, dated 1 November 1941, endosred "Clipper Pacific", with violet handstamp "TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE", opened by Censor label in Kenya, with Singapore triangular censor handstamp, carried on BOAC "Cleopatra" flight 'NE135' arriving in Cairo 4 November 1941, departing for Singapore 5 November on "...

1931: Wilson Airways, First Flight Nairobi, Kenya to London, dated 7th July 1931, from Captain Tom Campbell, Managing Dircetor, Wilson Airways, with enclosed typed letter to Editor 'Aeroplane' explaining the cover has been flown on first official flight which linked up with Imperial Airways at Kisumu (flight AN 18), franked with Kenya and Uganda 5 c. green, 30 c. blue and 50 c. grey, endorsed by typed "First Nairobi/London through Air Mail /...

Madagascar 1926: Bernard & Guilbaud, France to Madagascar flight, picture postcard flown on the Bamako, French Sudan to Lokoja, Nigeria leg, dated 23 October 1926, franked with Sudan French Colonies 50 c., tied by fine strike of the "BAMAKO R.P. SOUDAN FRANCAIS" datestamp, with very fine arrival "LOKOJA / NIGERIA" dated 4th November 1926, to reverse the special flight cachet “VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE - MADAGASCAR” in violet, P. Breton...

Morocco 1911: Pioneering Aviation, 'Le Petit Journal' Morocco Experimental Flight, cover from Casablanca to Rabat and return flight, dated 13th September 1911; pilot Henri Brégi and passenger René Lebaut; franked with Morocco 16 c. on 10 c. red, tied by Casablanca datestamp, with special flight bilingual cachet in violet alongside, to reverse Rabat datestamp 13th September 1911 and Casablanca 14th September 1911, minor soiling top and a...

1920/22: Pioneering Aviation, Lignes Aeriennes Latecoere, group of four covers, neatly written-up and presented upon exhibition pages, includes flights: Toulouse to Casablanca, Casablanca to Paris, Rabat to Le Vesinet (x2), varied frankings and markings, a generally fine selection, scarce group (4).

Nigeria 1925: R.A.F. Return Survey Air Mail Flight, from Kano to Nigeria and Cairo, dated 11th November 1925, franked with Nigeria 3 d. tied by Kano double circle paying the Empire surface rate, endorsed "By Special Air Mail / Kano - Cairo"; addressed by the Commanding Officer of flights, Squandron Leader A. C. Coningham, sent to Sgt. Grant (mechanic flying in one of the aircrafts); to reverse Hilwan les Bains datestamp 20th November 1925,...