Thailand. An outstanding collection of over 100 airmail cove...

Hammer

£3,500

Thailand. An outstanding collection of over 100 airmail covers and cards written up in 3 volumes incl 1920 (17 Feb) First Flight Bangkok-Chandaburi envelope bearing pairs of 1909-10 2/- on 1a, 2/- on 2a green, 2/- on 2a grey and deep violet tied by the special cancellation, postcard bearing 3/- similarly cancelled, 1920 (30 June) first Flight Korat-Bangkok postcard bearing 3/- tied by strike of the double frame oblong handstamp and a block of 4 of the 15/- similarly cancelled, 1923 (17 Dec) First Flight Nong Khay-Bangkok 3/- (2) tied by air despatch date stamp, 1926 (4 Apr) Danish Pioneer Flight Copenhagen-Tokyo carried on the Calcutta-Bangkok section, 1928 (28 Sept) First Flight Calcutta-Bangkok-Tokyo postcard carried of the first leg to Bangkok with Baron Huenefeld handstamp at foor and special Europa handstamp, 1929 (15 Jan) Baron von Koenig round the world flight card with 'DELAYED BY/UNFAVOURABLE/WEATHER. LEFT/5th FEBRUARY' cachet, plus a very fine selection of other routes and postmarks. (See photos) (3V)