Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1930 (Mar 10) "Maryland Free State" flight from Calcutta to Alameda, California, piloted by Geysendorffer and Scholte, flown cover with India 1a cancelled at Calcutta (Mar. 9) and USA 2c cancelled at Alameda (May 12). Handstamped "AIR LINER / MARYLAND FREE STATE...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1930 (Aug 24-Sep 3) Jacobabad to Reti emergency R.A.F air service due to flooding, covers flown from Jacobabad to Reti (5), covers and a card flown from Reti to Jacobabad (10), five of these bearing red or white "Reti To Jacobabad 1930" flight vignettes, all 15...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1930 (Oct 29/30) Mrs Victor Bruce World Flight, cover bearing KGV 1a cancelled upon arrival at Calcutta (Oct 29), handstamped "CARRIED BY THE HONBLE / MRS VICTOR BRUCE / JODHPUR" and signed "Mildred Bruce", fine and rare, only ten covers flown from Jodhpur to...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1930 (Oct 30) England to Australia flight by Oscar Garden, cover flown from Calcutta to Rangoon with a 1/2a block cancelled at Park Street, Calcutta, the reverse bearing a 1a stamp cancelled upon arrival at Rangoon (Oct. 31). Signed by the pilot, bearing the "...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1930 (Oct 30) R.A.F Demonstration flight to the Straits Settlements, cover flown from Karachi to Calcutta with a 1a stamp cancelled upon arrival at Fort William, violet boxed cachet, signed by the pilot Ft. Lt D.F Anderson. Fine and scarce, just 25 covers flown...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1930 (Nov 18-22) R.A.F Demonstration flight, covers carried on the return flights, from Calcutta to Delhi (43 covers flown), Calcutta to Allahabad (36 covers flown) or Allahabad to Delhi (73 covers flown) all franked 1a cancelled Calcutta (2) or upon arrival at...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1930 (Nov 24) Paris to Saigon flight by Mlle Maryse Hiltz, cover flown from Calcutta to Rangoon with two 1a stamps cancelled at Calcutta and Rangoon (Nov 26) and the large bicoloured cachet. A little staining around the stamps, otherwise fine and scarce, 39...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1931 (Jan 25/Feb 6) Air Orient Marseille to Saigon and return first flights, covers flown on the outward flight from Calcutta to Rangoon with a cachet featuring a cat and an elephant (232 flown), or flown on the return flight from Calcutta to Jodhpur, the cachet...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1931 (Apr 3) England-Australia flight by G.P Fairbairn and K. Shenstone, cover flown from Calcutta to Singapore with "British Flight" cachet, bearing India Air 1£4a block and 1a cancelled at Park Street, Calcutta and Straits 6c cancelled Raffles, Singapore c.d.s...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1931-33 Air Orient and KLM flights to or from India comprising 1931 (July 1) London to Saigon Air Orient first flight which made a forced landing at Akyab due to a fire on board, the mails being transferred to KLM; 1932 (Oct 4) Air Orient first flights from...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1931-33 Covers intended for air mail within the USA, the 1931 (Sep. 17) cover from Ganhati to Denver inscribed "Air Mail Karachi to Croydon and New York City to Denver, Colo." franked 9a with a 5c U.S Air mail stamp cancelled in both India and Denver. The 1933 (...

The exceptional award winning collection featuring the 1911 Allahabad Flight, 1918-20 flights via the Persian Gulf, the Ross Smith flight to Australia and other pioneer flights.
1932 (Apr 14) Bertram Atlantis Expedition, Round the World Seaplane flight, cover flown from Calcutta to Rangoon with 1a and 3p cancelled upon arrival (Apr 22), bearing explanatory vignette tied by circular "ATLANTIS / ICHAPUR / 14 APRIL / 1932 / JUNKERS D-1925...