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Last updated: 24th July, 2024
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AIRMAILS
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| SR1930 |
1931 December, incoming black and white post card of 'The Machine' aeroplane (achieving the record speed of 386 mph), bearing GB KGV 2d, 6d and most unusually 1d coil leader, machine cancelled LONDON, addressed to Salisbury. Arrival strike dated 19th December with a further 'POSTE RESTANTE' for the 21st December. Most attractive and unusual. |
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| SR754 |
1931 18th December, 1910 envelope bearing KGV 6d Field Marshal (SG 20) cancelled 'SALISBURY' addressed to Natal. Straight line violet 'EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT' handstamp alongside for this flight. Johannesburg (21st December) transit backstamp. |
£25 |
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| SR756 |
1931 19th December, envelope bearing pair KGV ½d Field Marshals and 2d small Falls (SG 15, 17), cancelled large 'SALISBURY' datestamps addressed to Keetmanshoop and endorsed 'Via Kimberley'. Straight line violet 'EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT' cachet for this flight. Johannesburg (21st December) transit and Keetmanshoop arrival (21st December) backstamps. |
£30 |
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| SR354 |
1932 28th January, envelope bearing KGV 10d Field Marshal (SG 22) cancelled dc 'SALISBURY' datestamp to England. Violet straight line 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL' cachet. Very fine and clean. |
£30 |
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| SR873 |
1932 28th January, envelope bearing KGV 10d Field Marshal (SG 22) cancelled 'BULAWAYO' datestamp, another alongside and addressed to England. Black straight line 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL' cachet. Few opening faults at top. |
£20 |
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| SR3259 |
1932 28th January, printed airmail envelope bearing KGV 10d Field Marshal (SG 22), cancelled 'BULAWAYO' dc datestamp, addressed to England. Struck with black straight line ‘FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL’ cachet for the Imperial Airways return flight to England. Arrival backstamp. |
£35 |
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| RA2303 |
1932 28th January, company printed envelope bearing KGV 10d Field Marshal (SG 22), cancelled 'BULAWAYO' to England. Struck with black straight line ‘FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL’ cachet alongside for the Imperial Airways return flight to England. |
£30 |
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| SR349 |
1932 28th January, envelope bearing KGV 1/6 Field Marshal and 2d small Falls (SG 24, 17), cancelled 'BULAWAYO' addressed to England. Struck with black straight line ‘FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL’ cachet alongside for the Imperial Airways return flight to England. |
£75 |
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| AR257 |
1932 28th January, envelope addressed to Mpika, Northern Rhodesia. Bearing a KGV Field Marshal 1d scarlet and two Small Falls 2d black and sepia (SG 16, 17) all neatly tied by Bulawayo (28 Jan) double circle datestamps. With air mail label affixed and a single-line ‘FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL’ struck in black below. Broken Hill (4 Feb) and Mpika (6 Feb) transit / arrival backstamps. Clean and attractive. |
£35 |
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| SR757 |
1932 29th January, envelope bearing KGV 6d and 3d small Falls (SG 20, 18), cancelled 'SALISBURY'. Carried on the first scheduled southbound London - Cape Town flight struck with violet 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL' handstamp, sent registered to Somerset West. Reverse with Johannesburg (1st February), Cape Town (2nd February) transit strikes and Somerset West (3rd February) arrival backstamps. |
£35 |
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| SR3264 |
1934 1st August, envelope with printed airmail label, addressed to Madagascar. Bearing KGV Field Marshal 1/- black and greenish blue and Large Falls 3d deep ultramarine (SG 23, 30) each tied by 'BULAWAYO 1 AUG 1937' datestamps. Typewritten endorsement ‘Via Broken Hill’ and Backstamped with a Tananarive (4 Aug) machine cancellation on arrival. An unusual destination for Rhodesian mail being carried on the first return trip of this service which commenced on the 29th July. |
£65 |
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| RA1895 |
1935 1st August, plain envelope endorsed 'By First Air Mail Salisbury to Beira 1-8-35' bearing KGV 1d and 3d Silver Jubilee (SG 31, 33), each stamp cancelled 'SALISBURY 1 AUG 1935', Beira arrival datestamp on reverse dated the same day. |
£30 |
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| SR3260 |
1935 5th October, envelope bearing KGV 10d Field Marshal (SG 25), cancelled ‘UMTALI’. Addressed to England and sent registered with typewritten 'First Flight. / Umtali to Salisbury.' |
£40 |
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| SR2521 |
1935 5th October, printed ‘By First Air Mail’ envelope bearing 4d KGV Field Marshal (SG 19a), cancelled ‘UMTALI’ addressed to Salisbury, for the return flight. Arrival backstamp for the same day, time indicated as 6.30PM. |
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| SR1921 |
1938 1st February, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d, lightly cancelled 'GWELO', typewritten 'First Airmail from Gwelo' upper left, addressed to Johannesburg. Red and blue Gwelo publicity label lower left. |
£20 |
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| SR1923 |
1938 1st February, printed envelope for the First Inter-Town Air Service Gwelo-Johannesburg-Gwelo, bearing KGVI ½d and 1d, cancelled 'GWELO', addressed to Durban. Reverse with red and blue Gwelo publicity label. |
£15 |
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| SR1996 |
1938 1st February, printed envelope for the Inauguration of the First Daily Air Mail Salisbury - Bulawayo stopping service. Bearing KGVI 1d (SG 41), cancelled 'SALISBURY', addressed to Bulawayo. Arrival backstamp. |
£20 |
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| SR1997 |
1938 1st February, printed envelope for the Inauguration of the First Daily Air Mail Salisbury - Bulawayo stopping service. Bearing KGVI 1½d (SG 42), cancelled 'GATOOMA', addressed to Salisbury. |
£20 |
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| SR1922 |
1938 8th February, printed envelope for the First Inter-Town Air Service Gwelo-Johannesburg-Gwelo, bearing KGVI 1d, cancelled 'GWELO', addressed to Bulawayo. |
£15 |
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| SR1981 |
1938 27th July, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d (SG 42), machine cancelled 'BULAWAYO', addressed to Australia. Typewritten endorsement at top 'Empire Air Mail - S. Rhodesia - Australia. |
£15 |
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| SR1936 |
1938 9th February, printed envelope for the First Inter-Town Air Service Bulawayo - Salisbury, bearing KGVI 1d cancelled 'BULAWAYO', addressed to Gwelo. |
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| SR3324 |
1946 5th March, printed envelope for the First Official Airmail Bulawayo to Fort Victoria, bearing KGVI 6d (SG 44), cancelled 'SALISBURY S.R. / REGISTERED'. Addressed to Salisbury 'via Ft Victoria', and sent registered, further endorsed in red 'P O O L / T 4d', although no sign of this being collected. Relevant backstamps. Closed tear at top left. Unusual. |
£45 |
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| SR1038 |
1950 1st April, printed envelope for the Central African Airways First Direct Air-Mail Johannesburg - Dar-Es-Salaam, bearing KGVI 6d (SG 44) cancelled 'SALISBURY' and connecting there for the onward flight. Dar-Es-Salaam arrival backstamp for the same day. Central vertical fold. |
£20 |
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| SR3073 |
1951 9th August, printed envelope for the first direct air mail Nairobi to Lourenço Marques, bearing 2d large Falls (SG 35a), cancelled 'SALISBURY' and addressed to the final destination. Arrival backstamp. |
£25 |
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AIRMAIL RATES
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| SR367 |
1933 8th March, envelope bearing KGV 1d and 10d (SG 16, 22), cancelled 'GWELO' datestamp, another below, to Germany. Attractive example of the 11d Airmail rate to Europe. |
£40 |
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