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RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS Salisbury-Umtali-Beira flight. Mozambique Air set (SG161-270) tied to Beira News illust Registered cover with Beira Registro 22 Oct 35 Hex cancels. Mozambique Company Reg label. Typed address to Fort Jameson N Rhodesia. On reverse Beira Registo 22 Oct 35 Hex. Blantyre 22 Oct transit. Fort Jameson 24 Oct 35 receiving (2 different). Some staining & minor faults. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum...

RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS Blantyre - Beira first flight. Nyasaland 1d & 3d SJ (SG123 & 125) tied to plain cover with Blantyre 5 Aug 35 cancels. 'First Flight Regular Air Mail Service Nyasaland Mozambique' cachet & Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways Ltd (RANA) straight line cachet. Typed address to Beira. On reverse Beira 5 Aug 35 receiving. Mozambique 30c tied Beira 6 Aug 35 for return. Fine & clean. {C} (Start Price /...

RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS GB GVI 1½d (SG464) tied to plain cover with London SW 1 Empire Exb. Slogan cancel 12 Apr 38. First Accelerated service. Typed address from Traffic Manager IA London to Traffic Manager IA Salisbury. On reverse very fine strike of RANA Traffic Office 17 Apr 1938 Salisbury. Very fine & clean Display quality cover. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)

RHODESIA & NYASALAND AIRWAYS Northern Rhodesia 1½d (SG29) tied to plain cover with Fort Jameson 3 Jan 39 cds cancels. Typed address to RANA Lusaka. Pilot signed A H Downing. On reverse Lusaka 4 Jun 39 receiving. Circa 15 flown. Very rare. (Paid £160 in 2017). Display Quality Cover (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £120.00)

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OTHER FLIGHTS Nyasaland 1d (SG131) tied to plain cover with 'Nyasaland Darkest Africa in Fairest Mood' 22 May 38 slogan. Typed address to Lilongwe. On reverse Lilongwe 23 May 38 receiving. Fine & clean. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)

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OTHER FLIGHTS GB GVI 1d (SG463) tied to plain cover with Rotherham 22 Aug 38 wavy line cancel. Hand address Captain Creasy Umtali. Hex T tax mark with 10 in pencil. On reverse Umtali 29 Aug 38 receiving. Boxed 'Please advise sender that letters should be prepaid 1½d for each half ounce' in black & same cachet unboxed in violet. Fine & clean. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)

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OTHER FLIGHTS Southern Rhodesia GVI 1½d (SG42) 4 separate covers each printed at top '……African UPU Empire Air Mail Scheme 1st February 1938' Gatooma 1 Feb 38 to Chalford Glos. Queque to Chalford. Salisbury to Windhoek. Salisbury to Serowe. Each very fine & clean. (4 covers). {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)

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OTHER FLIGHTS Southern Rhodesia GVI 1d (SG41) tied to 'First Inter Town Air Service' illust cover with Gwelo 9 Feb 38 cds cancel. Typed address to Gatooma. On reverse Gatooma 9 Feb 38 receiving. (Due to a flooded airfield the first flight North did not land until the 9th). Very fine & scarce. Second same illust cover with GVI 1½d (SG42) Gwelo 9 Feb 38 cds to Beira. On reverse Beira 10 Feb 38...

ASCENSION ISLANDS - The Post Office Accounts November 1922 to July 1934. 48 page soft covered book written by Bernard J Mabbett (West African Study Circle) in 2014. Outlines stock movements from St Helena Vault to Post Offices; Accounts (photos of accounts pages); Stamps Destroyed; Invoice details; Stocks and Sales; Destruction figures; and more. Excellent condition. {X} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)

The Forged Stamps of all Countries by J Dorn, illustrated paperback with descriptive text & 350 diagrams. Useful. HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)

TURKS ISLANDS & CAICOS ISLANDS TO 1950 by John Challis, an informative, hard back book in lovely condition with many useful illustrations. {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £72.00)