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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1414
India Air Post
1911, Feb.18, World's First Official Air Mail Flight, Allahabad to Calcutta, two covers, each with diff. franking, both registered, addressed to Bombay and Lahore, also a ppc showing the Allahabd post office, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 1
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1415
India Air Post
1911, Feb.18, World's First Official Air Mail Flight, Allahabad to Calcutta, two covers and a 1/4a postal card, each with diff. franking, one cover registered, addressed to locally or to Mandalay, Upper Burma, each witha special cachet and appropriate departure and arrival pmks, one with little toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 1
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1416
India Air Post
1911, Feb.18, World's First Official Air Mail Flight, Allahabad to Calcutta, large sized post card, signed by the pilot (French aviator, M.Pequet), franked with 1/2 green, canc. by red exhibition hs, with additionaldeparture and arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 1a
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1417
India Air Post
1920-41 selection of 96 first flight covers or cards incl. many with special labels such as "Earthquake Fund", Parachute delivery, "Carried by Baron von Koening the Boy Pilot", various cachets, frankings and destinations,many pilot signed, in addition there are 10 diff. Rocket Flights from 1935, mostly with Rocketgram labels, mostly fine-v.f. and fascinating group of flight covers from the early aviation days in India
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1418
India Air Post
1924 Mount Everest Expedition, three illustrated ppcs, each bearing the special blue label tied by a red cachet, with appropriate franking, addressed to England, some creases, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1419
India Air Post
1932 Bertram's Atlantis Expedition, cover addressed to Calcutta, with special red label "Round the World Flight by German Seaplane", tied by the violet "Atlantis, Ichapur, 14 April, 1932" datestamp, addressed toStephen Smith (pilot and honorary secretary, Indian Air Mail Society) and signed by him on arrival, Rangoon departure and Calcutta arrival pmks, v.f., ex-Boris Joffe
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1162
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1420
India Air Post
Military Stamps.
1904 3p gray, overprint double, one albino variety, top right corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f. (cat. value for hinged)
Box **
Catalog #SG C12a
Catalog Value ^L480+
Price Realized
$450.00

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