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	cuv IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: 1934 Southern Rhodesia "feeder" services: Pair of covers, first being a Salisbury to Limbe carried on 1st service between Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 8thMarch. Franked pair 2d falls tied Salisbury cds's (3 MAR). Blantyre and Limbe backstamps, some tone spotting; second Mobil Oil Pegasus envelope Bulawayo (1 AUG) to Nairobi 4d KGV and 2d falls. VF. ...yppd/116	Price: $ 75	Please register to buy
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	cuv NORTHERN RHODESIA: BAROTSELAND AIRMAILS: 1939 Second Flight LUSAKA - MONGU: Cover bearing KGV 1½d tied Lusaka cds 9 JAN 39. SIGNED BY PILOT, H R KIRKMAN. Very few carried, not all signed. VF, rare. ...pcba/026	Price: $ 515	Please register to buy
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	cuv NORTHERN RHODESIA: BAROTSELAND AIRMAILS: 1939 Flight FORT JAMESON - LUSAKA: Cover bearing KGV 1½d tied Fort Jameson cds 4 JAN .9 with Lusaka arrival cds 11 JAN 39 on reverse (most of the small mail missed the first flight and was carried on the next week's flight). VF, rare. ...unur/026	Price: $ 195	Please register to buy
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	cuv NYASALAND: 1934 (7 Mar) First Flight Cover (registered) to Salisbury with 2x Nyasaland 4d (SG 106) tied Limbe cds. "First Flight - Regular Air Mail Service - Nyasaland - Southern Rhodesia" cachet. Backstamped Blantyre Registered (7 Mar) and Regd Salisbury (8 Mar). VF. ...jtyu/am4	Price: $ 105	Please register to buy
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	cuv NYASALAND: 1934 (7 Mar) First Flight Cover (registered) to Salisbury with Nyasaland 1/- (SG 108) tied Blantyre/Registered cds. "First Flight - Regular Air Mail Service - Nyasaland - Southern Rhodesia" cachet and Salisbury (8 Mar) arrival cds. VF. ...scth/am4	Price: $ 105	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1911 First Aerial Post souvenir card: SECOND flight Kenilworth to Muizenberg franked Cape KEVII ½d tied variety KENILWORTH CACHET DATED "27 DEC 11" (date of first flight). Due to poor weather this flight only took place late on 2nd January; thus Muizenberg cds on front of 3 JAN 12 is correct; the Muizenberg cachet of DEC 30 11 is also incorrect date. Card addressed to Mowbray, Cape with arrival cds JA 4 12. F-VF, scarce error. ..wpcsw/040	Price: $ 845	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1919 "Peace Celebrations" PIGEONGRAM: Superb group of flown flimsy affixed to Pigeon Post form (No381) together with carrying envelope for onward mailing. Relevant datestamps and cachets (including Governor General's Fund cachet - free franking privilege - on carrying envelope). Exceedingly scarce. Exhibition showpiece, rarity! .gskprj/040	Price: $ 2985	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1925 FIRST FLIGHT COVER: Cover carried on first Durban - Cape Town service 5th March franked full set 1925 airs (1d,3d,6d&9d) together with ordinary KGV 2d. SA Airmail datestamp 4 MAR on front, regular Durban cds similarly dated ties all stamps. Cover with pressed central fold. VF, attractive & scarce. ...ttwa/050	Price: $ 240	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1931 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS CHRISTMAS FLIGHT LONDON - CAPE TOWN: Imperial Airways special Springbuck envelope franked GB adhesives totalling 1/- carried on the inaugural Christmas Flight. Preston Lancs dispatch cds 8 DE from whence to Croydon to be amongst the only 127 letters carried (not all to Cape Town) on the first leg by the "Heracles"; bulk mail had been sent ahead to Paris by earlier flight and/or rail. On reverse Johannesburg arrival cds 21 DEC 31, Cape Town cds same. SIGNED BY PILOT (Captain W Rogers, Chief Pilot of Imperial Airways who flew the "Heracles" on the first leg from the departure ceremonies to Paris). VF, very rare, few signed covers carried from the true origin of the flight. The main mail had been dispatched to Paris by an earlier airliner and only mail loaded at Croydon Aerodrome and the Imperial Airways offices was actually carried on the first stage by the airliner "Heracles". ...gnuw/119	Price: $ 685	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA/KUT: 1932 Imperial Airways first Cape-London flight, Cape Town to Mbeya: Envelope "BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS" franked 2d Roto & 4d Air clearly tied two strikes Cape Town cds 27 JAN. Front shows red manuscript "Unknown/ Return", boxed three line cachet "UNKNOWN/INCONNU/ONBEKEND" and Mbeya cds 8 FE. On reverse arrival cds Mbeya 6 FE, Daresslaam cds 24 FE, Cape Town cds 10 MAR and Cape Town Returned LO mark 14 MAR. This inaugural flight was marred by the accidents at Salisbury & Broken Hill (forcelanded in swamp). Envelope has perimeter water staining. The Mbeya strikes also suggest that the cover was damp when handstamps applied. Interesting, F. ..4bnoo/057	Price: $ 135	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1932 SPECIAL DE AAR AIRMAIL: Envelope franked pair 2d's from Cape Town (cds 17 May) to De Aar (backstamp 18 May) being one of only 59 letters carried. The airliner "City of Delhi" was due to leave Cape Town on its ordinary weekly journey and the arrangement for a call at De Aar was authorised solely to mark the occasion of the opening of the 40th aerodrome in the Union. Very short notice of this special flight was given and in consequence only a very small mail was carried to and from De Aar. The pilot of the flight was Capt. FC Elliot-Wilson. VF, scarce cover. ...frsq/119	Price: $ 445	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1934 GRAHAMSTOWN SPECIAL MAIL: A milestone in South African aviation was reached when the Junkers JU52 "ZS-AFA Jan van Riebeeck" was put into service on November 15th for the Durban-Cape Town airmail. On this flight the aircraft landed at Grahamstown in place of the temporarily closed Port Elizabeth airport. This cover was accepted through the Grahamstown post office on 15 November left Grahamstown 16 November arriving Cape Town same day. The cover is franked with 2d &1d. SIGNED BY PILOTS Captain F C J Fry and co-pilot L J Louw as well as the flight engineer and wireless operator. VF, rare, only 14 letters carried. With contemporary newspaper clippings ...abcd/096	Price: $ 845	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1935 POST OFFICE EXHIBITION (Cape Town 7-18 May): Official printed Post Office bilingual airmail promotionary pamphlet (220 x 150mm) advertising the exhibition and offering free "SOUVENIR AIR MAIL POST CARDS" to visitors to the exhibition. The pamphlet bearing impression of the special exhibition canceller 11 V 35. Together with an example of the card franked 1d Silver Jubilee issue cancelled 8 V 35 to Windhoek with the arrival cds on address side and an Airmail cover franking ½d plus 1d Silver Jubilee cancelled 18 V 35 to Natal redirected to the Strand. VF, scarce group of 3 items. ...kuiv/015	Price: $ 445	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1936 SCHLESINGER AIR RACE: Cover carried by Flying Officer A E Clouston annotated "Crashed, engine failure, Felixburg Rd, Southern Rhodesia, 3rd Oct 1936". (He continued the flight to South Africa by easy stages after dropping out of the race). Franked GB ½d tied by Portsmouth cds on departure. SIGNED BY PILOT. Clouston carried few pieces of mail, not all signed. VF, scarce. ..apscf/040	Price: $ 725	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1936 SCHLESINGER AIR RACE: Cover carried by Victor Smith annotated "Retired from race Khartoum 3rd Oct '36 Reached George, Cape, South Africa 6th Oct." (who continued the flight to South Africa by easy stages after dropping out of the race). This cover was mailed back to UK from George; franked GB ½d tied by Portsmouth cds on departure and SA 6d tied by George cds. SIGNED BY PILOT. Smith carried only 35 pieces of mail, not all signed. VF, scarce. ...wuna/096	Price: $ 525	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1937 MRS BONNEY'S SOLO FLIGHT BRISBANE - CAPE TOWN: Cover carried and SIGNED BY MRS BONNEY franked Australian & Queensland adhesives tied by Brisbane slogan cancel 8 APR. Also bears rectangular violet flight cachet. This cover was mailed from PRETORIA where SA 1d ship affixed (cds 28 AUG 37). Brisbane arrival cds. VF, scarce. ...bbkf/026	Price: $ 405	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1937 SAA GERMISTON CRASH: Large portion charred envelope with letter contents. Address panel intact, top left clearly shows despatch cds 14 JUN 37 (day of crash). With official GPO notice dated 15 June 1937 advising "The enclosed has been recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft destroyed near Germiston on 14 instant." Very rare, only a single bundle of 112 letters having been recovered. Few survive, key exhibition piece. ..gipum/093	Price: $ 1370	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1951 SAA "PAARDEBERG" CRASH: Neat envelope, stamp floated off, Cape Town "Safe Driving Saves Lives" slogan cancel with cds 14 X 1951. Fine strike in blackish violet of the straight-line "SALVAGED CRASHED PLANE 15/10/51" cachet on front. A fine attractive example of this rare crash mail of which it is accepted that less than 20 or 30 examples survive. (KGVI) The SAA Dakota "Paardeberg" crashed into the 10500ft peak of Mount Ingeli near Kokstad whilst en route between Port Elizabeth and Durban. The crew and passengers all perished in what was the first SAA crash since 1937. ..gsbsa/068	Price: $ 765	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1951 SAA "PAARDEBERG" CRASH: Neat pre-addressed white bank envelope addressed to Pitermaritzburg, franked 2d tied Riversdale cds 13 X 1951. Strike in blackish violet of the straight-line "SALVAGED CRASHED PLANE 15/10/51" cachet on front. Fascinating manuscript notations "Keep this envelope. 16 people were killed and plane was completely burnt out. How these few letters were salvaged is a miracle. Plane Paardeberg crashed on Enqelie mountainside in mist near Kokstad, Cape."A fine attractive example of this rare crash mail of which it is accepted that less than 20 or 30 examples survive. Full of character. The SAA Dakota "Paardeberg" crashed into the 10500ft peak of Mount Ingeli near Kokstad whilst en route between Port Elizabeth and Durban. The crew and passengers all perished in what was the first SAA crash since 1937. (KGVI) ..jrskq/026	Price: $ 970	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1974 NAIROBI LUFTHANSA CRASH COVER from Germany to Pinegowrie, South Africa bearing a strike in violet of the English/Afrikaans cachet: "RECOVERED FROM AIR CRASH ON 20 NOVEMBER 1974 AT NAIROBI / HERWEN VAN LUGRAMP OP 20 NOVEMBER 1974 TE NAIROBI." Cover bears a pair of German 50pfg stamps tied by Wiesloch cds. Superb, scarce. Lufthansa 540 from Frankfurt to Johannesburg crashed on takeoff from Nairobi Embakasi airport on the morning of 20 November 1974. The flight crew of the Boeing 747 "Hessen" were Captain C Krack, First Officer HJ Shacke and Engineer R Hahn. There were 61 fatalities; the aircraft was completely destroyed by fire. Investigation determined that the cause of the crash was a stall at low altitude precipitated by pilot error in not extending the leading edge flaps for takeoff. This procedure is now automated on 747's in current service. Recovered mail (mainly destined for South Africa) was forwarded on after receiving the bilingual English/Afrikaans cachet. ...EPUU/097	Price: $ 175	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1974 NAIROBI LUFTHANSA CRASH COVER from Germany to Johannesburg bearing a strike in violet of the English/Afrikaans cachet: "RECOVERED FROM AIR CRASH ON 20 NOVEMBER 1974 AT NAIROBI / HERWEN VAN LUGRAMP OP 20 NOVEMBER 1974 TE NAIROBI..." Cover bears attractive German "flower" stamps. VF, scarce. Lufthansa 540 from Frankfurt to Johannesburg crashed on takeoff from Nairobi Embakasi airport on the morning of 20 November 1974. The flight crew of the Boeing 747 "Hessen" were Captain C Krack, First Officer HJ Shacke and Engineer R Hahn. There were 61 fatalities; the aircraft was completely destroyed by fire. Investigation determined that the cause of the crash was a stall at low altitude precipitated by pilot error in not extending the leading edge flaps for takeoff. This procedure is now automated on 747's in current service. Recovered mail (mainly destined for South Africa) was forwarded on after receiving the bilingual English/Afrikaans cachet. ...JSIE/051	Price: $ 175	Please register to buy
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	cuv SA: 1974 NAIROBI LUFTHANSA CRASH COVER from Germany to Johannesburg, South Africa bearing a strike in violet of the English/Afrikaans cachet: "RECOVERED FROM AIR CRASH ON 20 NOVEMBER 1974 AT NAIROBI / HERWEN VAN LUGRAMP OP 20 NOVEMBER 1974 TE NAIROBI." Cover bears a 30 & 60pfg stamps tied by Wolfsburg ("Volkswagenstadt") cds 17.11.74. Superb, scarce. Lufthansa 540 from Frankfurt to Johannesburg crashed on takeoff from Nairobi Embakasi airport on the morning of 20 November 1974. The flight crew of the Boeing 747 "Hessen" were Captain C Krack, First Officer HJ Shacke and Engineer R Hahn. There were 61 fatalities; the aircraft was completely destroyed by fire. Investigation determined that the cause of the crash was a stall at low altitude precipitated by pilot error in not extending the leading edge flaps for takeoff. This procedure is now automated on 747's in current service. Recovered mail (mainly destined for South Africa) was forwarded on after receiving the bilingual English/Afrikaans cachet. ...qpif/111	Price: $ 195	Please register to buy
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	cuv GSWA: 1914 BRUNO BUCHNER FLIGHTS: Picture postcard (in colour, of Hotel Rosemann, Usakos) franked 5pfg green (Mi 25) tied Usakos 19 / 5/ 14 cds and carried on the Usakos - Karibib stage of Buchner's flights. Excellent strong strike of the special cachet "LUFTPOST USAKOS - KARIBIB / 1. FLUGZEUG IN SUDWEST / BEFORDERT" also ties adhesive. The card with imperfections (some restoration / reinforcement); it is however of sound (superior for these) appearance - particularly so with the superb strike of the flight cachet. A great rarity, few survive. Photo-cert: Steuer BPP. An Agricultural Exhibition was held 30-31 May 1914. For advertising purposes the firm Rudolph Hertzog outfitters of Berlin sent the pilot with a Pfalz biplane to GSWA. Pilot & plane arrived in Swakopmund on the 14th of May and the plane was assembled. At 6.30 am on 18th of May Buchner took off for Windhoek. He flew in 4 stages along the railway line from Swakopmund - Usakos - Karibib - Okahandja - Windhoek. He carried a very small number of mail items (cards only) which are today acknowledged as being amongst the premier Aerophilatelic rarities. .msriry/096	Price: $ 5645	Please register to buy
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	cuv SWA: 1932 Mariental to Kowie West with special rubber airmail cancel. Franked 3d and 2x½d Officials. ....781/033	Price: $ 75	Please register to buy
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	cuv SWA: 1931 FIRST FLIGHTS, Provisional Internal Services. Envelope carried on the first Northern Service, sector Otjiwarongo to Tsumeb. Excellent postmarks dated 1 AUG 31. Relevant Airmail cachet of Otjiwarongo and required 4d franking. VF, scarce. Apparently, a forced landing on this sector? ...xpcf/040	Price: $ 155	Please register to buy
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	cuv SWA: 1931 SWA Airways Special December flight Windhoek-Kimberley: Envelope to Upington franked pairs 3d's & 10d's tied MARIENTAL airmail canceller. Mariental cds 19 DEC 31 and Mariental Registration cachet. Carried the intermediate sectors Mariental to Upington. Part of the first flight from Windhoek through to Cape Town to connect with Imperial Airways. VF, scarce. ...gvtb/056	Price: $ 135	Please register to buy
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	cuv SWA: 1931 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS CHRISTMAS FLIGHT LONDON - WINDHOEK: Imperial Airways special Springbuck envelope franked GB adhesives totalling 1/- carried on the inaugural Christmas Flight. Preston Lancs dispatch cds 8 DE from whence to Croydon to be amongst the only 127 letters carried (few of those to SWA) on the first leg by the "Heracles"; bulk mail had been sent ahead to Paris by earlier flight and/or rail. On reverse Johannesburg arrival cds 21 DEC 31, Windhoek airmail cds same. SIGNED BY PILOT (Captain W Rogers, Chief Pilot of Imperial Airways who flew the "Heracles" on the first leg from the departure ceremonies to Paris). VF, very rare, few signed covers carried from the true origin of the flight. This flight was an extension of the route for the Christmas Mail to South Africa. The main mail had been dispatched to Paris by an earlier airliner and only mail loaded at Croydon Aerodrome and the Imperial Airways offices was actually carried by the airliner "Heracles". ...jbpq/119	Price: $ 780	Please register to buy
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	cuv SWA: 1932 SWA Airways MARIENTAL to KOWIE WEST: Registered envelope franked pairs of 3d Airs & 1d Ship (CC 101&94) superbly tied two strikes of LUGPOS-MARIENTAL-AIRMAIL cds (Putzel typ.10) in violet with alongside Mariental cds 1 MAR. Front shows blue BY AIR MAIL label and boxed registration mark. Backstamped Mariental cds 1 MAR, Grahams Town - R. Land - P. Section cds 4 MAR, Port Alfred cds 5 MAR and Kowie West arrival cds 5 MAR. VF, colourful. ....421/033	Price: $ 135	Please register to buy
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	cuv ZEPPELIN/CONDOR Flight Covers group c1929-44 incl various Zeppelin/Condor flights ex South America (8), card Danzig to Jerusalem, 1932 cover Danzig to England with 1932 ovpt set 5 values, 1933 Germany Glider flight (Robert Dronfeld) (2 stamps removed), various general later covers, average condition. Interesting lot. (26). ..hrspm/116	Price: $ 645	Please register to buy
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	cuv 1936 "SCIPIO" FLYING BOAT CRASH (CRETE): Airmail envelope from Bahrain to Scotland without adhesives. A neat and clean example bearing on front violet boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER" cachet (Nierinck 360822-b). On reverse GPO "FOUND OPEN" sealing tape. VF. ...hpse/122	Price: $ 105	Please register to buy
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	cuv 1950 Cover carried FAM 24 first flight Boston to Cologne, Germany. On return journey to American addressee the cover ran into misfortune as per attached notelet mentioning "damaged by water during a storm encountered at sea by the SS Liberte which arrived at New York September 12 1950". This note from the Postmaster at New York. Shows no apparent signs of water damage, VF, interesting. (KGVI) ....ace/114	Price: $ 50	Please register to buy
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	cuv 1955 "SABENA" ROME CRASH: Airmail envelope from Belgium to the Congo franked pair 3F adhesives. Strike on front in violet "POSTES ROME GARE AVION Correspondance recouvree dans le desastre d'avion du 13 FEB 1955". Minor perimeter soiling. The Sabena DC6 crashed in the Terminillo mountains northeast of Rome. VF, scarce. ..wskpb/101	Price: $ 240	Please register to buy

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