U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 9-10, 2005

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1230
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1907, Oct.14 International Balloon Flight card, dropped at Isle of Wight before the balloon finally landed near Tosse, Sweden, with 14.10.1907 arrival pmk, charged "2d", little toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 5
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1231
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1907, Oct.14 International Balloon Flight card, dropped at London before the balloon finally landed near Mellerud, Sweden, with Swedish stamp added on arrival with 13.12.1907 pmk, charged "2d", fine and scarcewhen franked
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 5
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1232
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1910, Aug. 17 "First Aeroplane Mail in Great Britain", ppc with appropriate markings, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 7
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1233
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1911 Coronation First U.K. Aerial Post, collection of 35 cards and 14 envelopes, each with printed cachet, various colors and destinations incl. Canada, New Zealand, Italy, India, Denmark, Switzerland, Australiaetc., many cards with preprinted trade advertising incl. Remington Typewriters, Nobel's Explosives, Schweppes, Harrods, Soap and many others, in addition there are some collateral items incl. ppcs & advertising. Some flaws, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1234
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1911 Official Coronation Aerial Post Between London And Windsor, unused invitation card in red and black, minor creases, otherwise v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1235
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1911 Official Coronation Aerial Post, card with gray cachet and franked with 1/2d green, with "His Master's Voice" by Ignace Paderewski, advertising on reverse, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1236
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1911 Official Coronation Aerial Post, Windsor-London Inauguration of the Service card, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1237
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1911 Official Coronation Aerial Post, envelope franked with 1d carmine, tied by Sept.16, 1911 pmk and signed by Alan J. Cobham, accompanied by a letter, dated 9th September from Sir Alan J. Cobham whichverifies that it is his signature
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1238
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1912, May 25, experimental flight, Bath-Hendon, Hendon-Bath, two ppcs, each with a special "This card was carried from Bath to London Aerodrome by Aeroplane" and "This card will be carried by Aeroplane in theCross-Country Handicap..", the former card discolored with damage to photo side, markings intact, fine and scarce
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 11,11var
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #1239
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1912-29 selection of 23 first flight covers or cards incl. July 26, 1912 Daily Mail flight carried by G.Hamel (AAMC 12b), Aug.6,1912 Waterplane Tour card (AAMC 13), 1920 London-Paris, London-Copenhagen, 1924Belfast-Liverpool, 1925 Liverpool-Helsinki, other flights to Prague, Persian Gulf, Sweden, Algarsson North Pole Expedition Specimen card, 1929 to India and Tunis, also five early 1900s Aviation ppcs, some faults, mostly fine-v.f
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1240
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
1925 London to Cape Town survey flight by Alan Cobham, printed ppc in brown, with violet "by special air mail 16.1.25 London-Cape Town oval cachet, on arrival franked with South Africa adhesive, signed by thepilot, small sealed tear at bottom of the card, still v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1241
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
Postage Dues.
1955-57 5sh scarlet, two distinct shades, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #J54
Catalog Value ^L180
Price Realized
$80.00

Lot #1242
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
Postal Stationery.
1840 Mulready 1p envelope and letter sheet, unused, minor toning, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #U1,U3
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1243
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
CHANNEL ISLANDS.
Guernsey and Jersey, 1969-70 definitives, n.h., fine-v.f. sets
**
Catalog #8-23,7-21
Price Realized
$75.00

Lot #1244
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
Guernsey.
1969-70 Issue, cplt incl. perf. 131/2x13, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #8-23,22a
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1245
Great Britain - Air Post and Flight Covers
Isle Of Man.
1973 Definitives, sheets of 50, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #12-27
Price Realized
$230.00

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