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RA1894
RA 1894
1932 25th January, cover bearing 8d George V Field Marshal and 3d small Falls (SG 18, 21), cancelled 'REGISTERED / BULAWAYO S.R.', and sent registered with black/pink label on the first northbound flight to London. Struck with black straight line 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL' cachet and endorsed at top to that effect. Addressed to Nairobi, and as with all of these, involved with both the "City of Basra' and 'City of Dehli' mishaps, finally being delivered and receiving a 'NAIROBI' arrival backstamp dated 7th February. Addressed 'Poste Restante', being returned to Ndola and receiving a violet 'RETOUR' cachet on front. 'NAIROBI / R. L. O.' strikes on reverse and front dated 24th and 27th respectively, then 'RETURNED LETTER BRANCH / G.P.O. SALISBURY' backstamp dated 16th March on reverse. Fine and most attractive.


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1935 1st August, printed cover for the 'RHODESIAN & NYASALAND AIRWAYS, LTD. / SOUVENIR OF FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL between SALISBURY and BEIRA', bearing complete set George V Silver Jubilee (SG 31-4), sent registered 'SALISBURY 1 AUG 1935', Beira arrival datestamp on reverse dated same day. Very fine, clean.

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AIRMAILS

SR351
1931 18th December, Airmail cover bearing 1d and 4d KGV Field Marshals 'SALISBURY' to Pretoria. Straight line violet 'EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT' cachet alongside for this flight. Arrival backstamps.
£20
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SR354
1932 18th January, Airmail cover bearing 10d KGV Field Marshal (SG 22) cancelled dc 'SALISBURY' datestamp to England. Violet straight line 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL' cachet. Very fine and clean.
£28
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RA2301
 1932 25th January, Airmail cover bearing 10d KGV Field Marshal (SG 22), QUEQUE cds to England. Struck with violet straight line ‘FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL’ cachet alongside, for the Imperial Airways return flight to England.
 £18
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RA2303
 1932 28th January, company printed cover bearing 10d KGV 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.
 £28
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RA6186
 1934 5th December, printed Imperial Airways cover ‘OPENING OF THE AIR MAIL SERVICE / BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA’, bearing 2d large Falls and 1/6 KGV Field Marshal (SG 29, 24), cancelled ‘SALISBURY’. Cairo (10 Dec) transit and Brisbane (21 Dec) arrival backstamps. Clean and most attractive.
 £75 PHOTO
RA1895
1935 1st August, plain cover endorsed 'By First Air Mail Salisbury to Beira 1-8-35' bearing 1d and 3d KGV Silver Jubilee (SG 31, 33), each stamp cancelled 'SALISBURY 1 AUG 1935', Beira arrival datestamp on reverse dated the same day. Fine and clean.
£30
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RA1899
1937 30th June, printed cover for the 'INAUGURATION FLIGHT Postal rate to Great Britain and African Colonies 2d per half-oz.', bearing 2d KGVI Coronation (SG 37), cancelled 'BULAWAYO 30 JUN 1937', sent to England. Very fine and clean.
£15
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SR366
1938 7th February, printed cover for the First Inter-Town Air Service Gwelo-Johannesburg-Gwelo, bearing 1d KGVI definitive. Reverse with Gwelo Publicity label, to Que Que with arrival mark.
£15
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AIRMAIL RATES

SR367
1933 8th March, Airmail cover bearing 1d & 10d KGV (SG 16,22) cancelled dc 'GWELO' datestamp, another below, to Germany. Attractive example of the 11d Airmail rate to Europe.
£40
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RA4221
 1934 9th March, cover being the return flight bearing 1d Field Marshal and 3d Falls, tied by 'SALISBURY' datestamp. 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL' (as used for 1932 flight) & 'S. RHODESIA / NYASALAND' cachets with signature 'M Phillip / Pilot' between. Blantyre (9 Mar) transit and Limbe (9 Mar) arrival backstamps.
 £30
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SR368
1934 18th June, Airmail cover bearing 2d & 3d large Falls, and 4d KGV (SG 19, 29-30) cancelled dc 'UMTALI' to London. An unusual combination for the short lived reduced 9d UK rate. Very fine and clean.
£60
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SR372
1938 17th October, printed O.H.M.S. cover bearing 1½d KGVI (SG 42) machine cancelled 'SALISBURY'. Addressed to H.C. DANN the well known Philatelist and Author. An attractive example of the recently reduced 1½d Airmail rate, and with this rate the use of Airmail labels became unnecessary.
£18
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