U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 29-30, 2016

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Lot #722
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1923-1942 four first flight covers, one via London to Paris, another (1932) Dublin, via Rotterdam to Berlin (special oval cachet), another Liverpool to Belfast and 1942 RAS flight from Belfast to Glasgow, fine lot
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Lot #723
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1924 (13 Mar) First flight card via London and Paris to Degersheim, Switzerland, fine
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Lot #724
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (7 Aug) first flights Ireland to South Africa, six covers addressed to Pretoria, Mossel Bay, Bloemfontein, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, most with arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
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Lot #725
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (27 Dec) three first flight covers, two to Delhi, one to Jodhpur, India, the latter with "First Official Airmail Despatch from Gt Britain" cachet, also "By First Despatch on the Extension of Indian Airmail from Karachi to Jodhpur" direction, each cover with arrival (6/7 Jan 30) pmk on back, fine-v.f.
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Lot #726
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (28 Mar) first flight by Imperial Airways to Karachi, India, specially prepared envelope, v.f., with arrival pmk
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Lot #727
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (28 Mar) first flight cover to Basra, Iraq, v.f., with arrival pmk
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Lot #728
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (26 Aug) first air mail service Galway to London, flown cover with German franking, canceled "Deutsche Seepost Line Bremen-New York", corresponding label "Airmail-Karlsruhe-Galway" and oval cachet, v.f.
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$210.00

Lot #729
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1929 (26 Aug) first air mail service Galway to London, group of 10 flown covers, each with appropriate cachet, mostly with 2p frankings, two mixed with additional English adhesives, fine
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Lot #730
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1931 (27 Mar) first flight cover, via London to Mwanza, Tanganyika, also three (Dec 1931) first flights, two to Cape town and one to Windhoek, two with Imperial Airways cachets, fine-v.f. group
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Lot #731
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1932 Paquebot cover, by air to India, posted at Sea "Dun Laogh" 7 October cancel, Great Britain franking, with boxed "Karachi-Madras" First Air Mail cachet and arrival pmk on back, v.f.
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Lot #732
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1932 (18 Jan) Imperial Airways cacheted first flight cover to Mbeya, Tanganyika, with transit and arrival pmks, returned to sender, v.f.
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Lot #733
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1933 (20 Sep) first flight cover to Rangoon, with "First Air Mail Indian Trans-Continental and Imperial Airways Rangoon-Karachi-London" cachet, arrival pmks, fine and scarce
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Lot #734
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND Flight Covers
1933 (8 Dec) first flight cover to Singapore, with arrival pmk (19 Dec), franked with British 1/2p green, tied by cds, "certified flown (under cover) return flight" endorsement and signed by Captain Smye, pilot, fine and rare dispatch, only 12 flown
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