U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
January 9-10, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #667 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1919 (17 Jan) ¼a gray postal stationery card from Bandar Abbas to Karachi for Kasauli marked "On Active Service", stamp impression with Karachi cancellation, alongside magenta "First Through Aerial Mail/Great Britain to India Karachi 14.1.1919" cachet (amended from "14" to "17" in manuscript),violet "Passed Censor/3/Karachi" censor marking and arrival datestamp of Jan. 20, trivial stains and card wrinkles, otherwise fine, very rare  | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #668 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1925 (16 Feb), Calcutta to Delhi flight, ½a green postal stationery card with "Havelock Square due one Anna" Postage Due marking alongside, black on pink "By Anglo-India Air Survey D.H.50" label, signed by Arthur B.Elliott (Cobham's chief engineer), special violet triangular cachet on reverse, fine | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #669 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1925 (16 Feb), Calcutta to London flight, picture postcard franked 1a. (uncancelled), with elongated black on green "By Anglo-India Air Survey D.H.50 Calcutta to London" label alongside, special violet triangular cachet and taxed "1d", with appropriate adhesive affixed and tied by Kensington arrival cds of March 19, signed by A.B.Elliott, fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #670 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1925 (19 Feb), Calcutta to Karachi flight, ppcs franked 3p (2) tied by Drigh Road cds, with Karachi arrival below and with black on pink "By Anglo-India Air Survey D.H.50 Calcutta to Karachi" elongated label alongside, signed by Arthur B. Elliot (Cobham's chief engineer), special violet triangular cachet on picture side, fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #671 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1926 (4 Apr) Calcutta to Rangoon flight by Danish Fokker Airplanes, envelope franked ½a (2) tied by Rangoon datestamps, fine | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #672 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1926 (23 July) Calcutta to Rangoon flight by A. J. Cobham, printed envelope franked 1a, on reverse Rangoon arrival cds of July 26, minor peripheral tone spots, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #673 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (3 Feb) Karachi to London flight, envelope franked a total of 3a.9p (4 values), all tied by cds, alongside special boxed "Karachi to London by Airplane City of Delhi, With Sir Samuel Hoare and Lady Hoare", on reverse London Chief Office arrival cds of Feb. 16, some toning, otherwise fine and rare. Only four covers believed to exist with this rate | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #674 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (14 Feb) cover from Karachi to Rawalpindi, franked with ½a (2), tied by the special cachet, Karachi cds alongside, on reverse special Lahore arrival handstamp of Feb 17 and Rawalpindi datestamp of Feb. 18, slight stain otherwise fine | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #675 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (14 Feb) Stack and Leets flight from Karachi to Lahore, franked (on reverse) twelve different values all tied by special boxed violet "Air Mails India by light airplane/Karachi P.O. with Messrs Stack & Leete.", Karachi datestamp and another strike of the cachet on front, usual toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #676 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (14 Feb) cover addressed to Karachi, franked with 4a tied by the special cachet, Karachi cds below, on reverse special Lahore arrival handstamp of Feb. 17, subsequently returned to Karachi with arrival datestamp of Feb. 19, overall toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #677 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (14 Feb) Stack and Leets flight from Karachi to Lahore, franked 3p (2) and ½a tied by the special cachet (another strike alongside), Karachi cds below, on reverse special Lahore arrival handstamp of Feb. 17, subsequently returned to Karachi with arrival datestamp of Feb 19, minor toning, mostly fine | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #678 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (17-23 Feb) selection of nine envelopes variously addressed and franked, all with the special Display dispatch and arrival cancellations, some usual toning and minor flaws, mostly fine | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #679 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (26 May) ¼a. grey postal stationery card addressed to London, additionally franked 4a. with Bombay cds., the 4a. also tied by red boxed "Air Mail Service Basra-Cairo Karachi G.P.O." cachet, fine | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #680 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1929 (Jan-Feb) World Flight by Baron Von Koenig - "Kamarad" souvenir postcard (Map) used on the Calcutta to Rangoon stage, franked ½a, tied by Park Street cancellations of Jan. 15, boxed "Delayed by Unfavourable weather left 5th February" cachet in green alongside, signed by Stephen H. Smith, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #681 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1929 (4 Nov), India to Great Britain flight, two illustrated envelopes, variously franked incl. Air Mail issue 3a., 4a. and 8a., these signed by G. Grant (the designer), all with Park Street cancellations, usual stains, otherwise fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #682 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1929-1940 balance of the flight covers collection, 99 different flights and stages, many signed by pilots, mixed condition, some usual toning, generally fine or better. A nice lot | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #683 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1930 (Aug 28), Sind Flood Emergency Service: 1a. brown postal stationery envelope from Jacobabad Aug. 28, on reverse Reti Aug. 30 and Jacobabad Aug. 31 datestamps, signed by Stephen H. Smith, few stains, otherwise fine | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #684 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1930 (2 Sep) cover franked with 1a, tied by Park Street Calcutta cds, addressed to Jacobabad and with "Reti to Jacobabad1930" vignette overstruck by "Emergency Air Mail" cachet, on reverse Jacobabad datestamp of Sept. 6, signed by Stephen H. Smith | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #685 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1930 (Aug 28), Sind Flood Emergency Service: 1a. brown postal stationery envelope from Jacobabad Aug. 28, on reverse Reti Aug. 30 and Jacobabad Aug. 31 datestamps, signed by Stephen H. Smith, few stains, otherwise fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #686 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1930 (Oct), Mildred Bruce flight: six special souvenir envelopes all franked 1a from various stages, incl. Jodhpur to Delhi, Allahabad to Delhi, Calcutta to Delhi, Rangoon to Delhi, etc., all signed by the pilot, mostly fine | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #687 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1930 (Oct-Nov), India to Straits Settlements by the R.A.F.: selection of five envelopes, various frankings, cachets and stages, comprising Allahabad to Delhi, Calcutta to Allahabad, Calcutta to Delhi, Delhi to Allahabad and Delhi to Calcutta, two signed by Flt. D. F. Anderson, most with small stains, otherwise fine | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #688 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1930 (2 Nov), R.A.F. flight from Calcutta to Bangkok, envelope franked ½a. with Park Street cds, alongside Thailand 2s, with three line wavy cancellation, Bangkok code 11 arrival cds of Nov. 7 below, printed (?) signature of Stephen H. Smith on reverse, some overall foxing, otherwise fine and rare. Only ten envelopes exist with arrival datestamp | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #689 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1930 (22 Dec) cover franked with 1a, with "Dum Dum Gaya Pilot Abul M. Murad" cachet in violet, also Calcutta-Cape Town alongside, U.S. Christmas seal at left, overall stains, otherwise fine | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #690 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1931 (26 Apr) large cover with backflap "Imperial Airways Karachi" handstamp, endorsed "with First Australian England Airmail Portwin, Dehli", further carried on his Australian England record 28/9/31" and finally addressed to Imperial Airways, London, with GB 1 1/2d franking, some cover wear, rare | Unsold |
 | Lot #691 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1931 (13 Apr) Experimental flight by Major Craveiro Lopes, envelope addressed to Nova-Goa, franked 1a. with Bombay cancellation, "First Air Mail from Bombay to Portuguese India" alongside, on reverse arrival cds of April 14, fine | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #692 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1931 (13 Apr) Experimental flight by Major Craveiro Lopes, envelope franked Inauguration ¼a (2) and ½a with Bombay cancellations, "First Air Mail from Bombay to Portuguese India" cachet, arrival cds of Aug. 14 on reverse, some overall staining and other slight faults | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #693 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1931 (April) England to Australia flight by Kingsford Smith, Second experimental flight, envelope sent registered to Singapore franked Air 8a. tied by Rangoon datestamp, violet "2nd Experimental Flight by Southern Cross VH-USU, Pilot Commander C. Kingsford Smith" cachet, framed "Unclaimed" handstamp, on reverse Singapore arrival cds of May 8, overall staining, otherwise fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #694 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1931 (26 March) Hollywood to Singapore flight by Hadley and Pratt, envelope flown on the Karachi to Calcutta stage, franked Inauguration 1a. with Park Street cancellation, "Drigh Road, (Karachi) To Dum Dum, (Calcutta.) by American World Fliers Messrs' Ross Hadley & John E. Pratt In "Stearland", Biplane N. R. 8809" cachet in violet, the envelope signed by both pilots, fine | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #695 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1932 (Oct) First Karachi to Madras flight by Tata Sons Ltd., selection of fifteen souvenir envelopes, various frankings and stages, comprising Ahmedabad to Bellary, Ahmedabad to Bombay, Ahmedabad to Madras, Bellary to Bombay, Bellary to Madras, Bombay to Bellary, Bombay to Madras, Karachi to Ahmedabad; Karachi to Bellary, Karachi to Bombay, Karachi to Madras, Madras to Bellary, Madras to Ahmedabad, Madras to Bombay and Madras to Karachi, mostly fine-v.f. | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #696 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1932 (14 Apr) Attempted Round the World Flight by Hans Bertram. Flying a Junkers D-1925 named Atlantis, Bertram made it from Kiel Germany to India, but was forced down in the Indian Ocean, cover signed on back by Stephen H. Smith, Honorary Secretary of Indian Air Mail Society, with appropriate label and markings, fine. AAMC states only one signed by Smith Catalog #AAMC 1162 | Price Realized $900.00 |
