EMPIRE AIRS - STAGE 2 TO/FROM SMALLER COUNTRIES INC. CEYLON,...

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£140 - £200

EMPIRE AIRS - STAGE 2 TO/FROM SMALLER COUNTRIES INC. CEYLON, TIBET, SEYCHELLES, CHINA, HONG KONG, ETC.: 1938 group of covers inc. 19 Feb. env. ex Sutton Coldfield to Ceylon redirected to Kolahina flown aboard the first 'All-Up' flight to Ceylon, with typed "First "All-Up"/Empire Air Mail Scheme/and First Regular All-Air to Ceylon" with Centurion logo at left & 22 Feb. env. to Seychelles ex London with boxed "Return to Sender" hs on front, backstamped in the Seychelles, both of these envs. delivered on intermediate stops in the Indian ocean on the First Flight from London for Seychelles and Colombo Ceylon; 23 Feb. env. to Singapore ex London with typed "'First all up Empire Air Mail Service/England-Malaya 24.2.38'" at bottom left & signed by the pilot Scotty Allan; plus other similar examples inc. rare FDC/First flight covers for mail to New Zealand, returned mail, mail carried outside the Scheme, surcharged mail, etc.; plus PO Leaflet advertising the Scheme and all its destinations. [Ex Gavin Fryer] (21 covers + leaflet) Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS, AIRMAILS, SEYCHELLES, RETURNED MAIL