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2339
1911-23 KGV 25R orange & blue, wmk Large Star. VF fresh M. Scott 98 cat US$210. SG 191 cat £600. (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$300
2340
1926-33 KGV 25R orange & blue, wmk Mult Star. VF fresh M. Scott 125 cat US$300. SG 219 cat £325. (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$200
2341
India: 1865-1902 QV Mint collection inc 1865 8p & 2a. 1866-78 4a & 6a 8p. 1868 8a. 1873 ½a. 1874-76 9p-1R. 1882-90 vals to 1R. 1892-97 2a 6p & 1R. 1895 high val set to 2R, 3R & 5R. 1900-02 New Colours to 2a 6p. Mostly F-VF M. SG cat £1100+ = A$2200+. (35) (P)
 SOLD at A$250
2342
1933-34 First Flight covers 10 NO 1927 use of QV envelope uprated KGV 1a via early Basra-Cairo Airmail Service. 1933 Flight covers (5) inc Akyab to Delhi, Allahabad-Delhi, Rangoon-India (2) & India-Rangoon. Then 1934 to Switzerland, Karachi-Lahore with flight cachet (Flight Cancelled h/s). Finally matching pr Madras-Calcutta & return. (9)
 SOLD at A$475
2343
1933 Britannia pictorial covers from Imperial/Indian National Airways extension flight to Singapore with Calcutta (UL cnr clipped) & Rangoon-Singapore. Plus return flight intermediates Bassein-Akyab, Akyab-Chittagong & Akyab-Calcutta, all 8 DEC arrival b/s. (5)
 SOLD at A$325
2344
1933 Britannia pictorial covers from Imperial/Indian National Airways return intermediates with Chittagong-Rangoon, b/s 11 DE 33, must have missed 1st flight, Akyab-Bassein, Rangoon-Akyab (2) & to Chittagong same flight & Rangoon-London. The last 2 with the special 'First Flight Rangoon 2 OCT 33' cachet cancelling stamps. (6)
 SOLD at A$100
2345
1933-38 covers FFC with 1933 London-Singapore cachet intermediates Rangoon-Bangkok & Rangoon-Bandon Siam plus Rangoon-Singapore stamps on reverse. 1st return flight cachet covers Singapore-Rangoon (2). 1935 demonstration flight Calcutta-Bombay Tata cover & return flight cover, both with boxed red cachet h/s. Also 1935 India-Ceylon with boxed & circular flight cachets & Colombo b/s. 1937 Delhi-Bombay & return - ea with flight boxed h/s. 1938 Ceylon-India & return pictorial covers with Colombo or Madras pmks & b/s. Plus 1 other. (13)
 SOLD at A$220
2346
1933 FFC for 1st local flights printed covers Rangoon-Calcutta (scarce, not mentioned in 'Brown') dated 30 NOV 33, another Rangoon-Chittagong on same flight & a 3rd Chittagong-Calcutta, all with 1 DEC 33 b/s. Other intermediates inc Rangoon-Madras with diff Imperial labels front & back, Rangoon-Secunderabad with FF Rangoon pmk, off-paper loaded Calcutta with b/s. Also cover to USA, by air Naini-Tal to England with USA b/s. (6)
 SOLD at A$375
2347
1933 group of pictorial covers FFC by INA 1st (return?) dated 4 DEC 33. Same flight Calcutta-Sandoway, seems not to have stopped & gone on to Rangoon (6 DEC), back to Akyab (8 DEC) & finally to Sandoway (11 DEC). Also same flight intermediate Calcutta-Bassein with arrival b/s. This was also 1st India-Continental Airways flight with Akyab-Calcutta, Calcutta-Akyab & Akyab-Rangoon intermediates. (6)
 SOLD at A$100
2348
1933 group of Imperial Airways covers blue & yellow pic with 'A Phillips Air Mail Specialist' label on reverse, with Rangoon-Akyab, Peshawar & Alexandria. Then return flight Rangoon-London, another Rangoon-London or Akyab-London, then Rangoon-Athens with biplane cachet & Rangoon-Brindisi. All but one with special 'Rangoon 2 OCT 33' cachet, pmk b/s & appropriate b/s. (8)
 SOLD at A$150
2349
1933 covers - 2 with special Imperial Airways label front & back, one Rangoon-Baroda via Delhi, other to Iraq with Basra, Bahrain & Baghdad b/s. Also 2 that appear more commercial - from Rangoon to Akyab, or to London, all tied by Rangoon pmks, last 2 & next 1 with special 'First Airmail Rangoon 2 OCT 33' special pmk, being an invitation card to Stephan Smith to visit the Indian Airmail Society & finally a PPC Akyab-Asansol by first flight Rangoon-India. (6)
 SOLD at A$100
2350
1935-40 covers & cards with 1935 Quetta Earthquake with '(Qu)etta Earth Quake Postage Free' h/s sent by Capt BB Haines IASC. 1936 use of Air 8a stamped envelope uprated on reverse Jubilee 9a pr, from Majeeth Mandi cds, to USA with Lahore b/s. 1937 TPO cover use of Air 7½a on 8a, to USA with 'Air Mail' struck out in GB as no Air service across Atlantic then. 1936 use of 4a Airmail Postcards to USA & Germany. 1933 long OHMS cover franked KGV opt Service 1a3p & 4a to Burma. 1934 Burma cover with scarce 'Mandalay West' cds, to Scotland with Irrawaddy Flotilla Coy Limited. 1935 Diplomatic registered cover from French Legation Kaboul Afghanistan to Switzerland. 1940 USA to India or to USA, last franked on reverse inc KGV 2R & a few others. (13)
 SOLD at A$275
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