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Thursday, April 28, 2011

US: Full sheet of airmail labels 3

A full original sheet of airmail labels from USA. There are 12 small labels listed in catalog as C-42 and to bigger labels as C-43. The sheet is in pristine condition and has a full gum.

Year: 1941, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue nos: USA-C-42 and USA-C-43.
Rating C-42 *** - C-43 ****.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Denmark: Complete booklet of airmail labels

It's a complete booklet of 50 Denmark airmail labels. The booklet has 25 pages plus a nice cardboard backing. Each page has two attached labels, with one label being small and the other label being quite large. Each page measures 40 by 115mm. These labels were used for parcels.

Year: February 1957, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - DNK-A-12a/b.

France: Complete sheet of airmail labels

Here is a complete sheet of 45 airmail labels from France. The sheet format is 3 labels across by 15 labels down. The entire sheet measures 120 by 240 mm. The labels are gummed and the gum is in very good condition.

Year: 1961, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-A-18a.
 

Faroe Islands: First airmail labels

Here are the FIRST Faroe Islands airmail labels. Now days Faroe Islands use the labels from Denmark. This is a sheet of 10 labels.

Year: before 1981, self-adhesive. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FAR-A-1, imperforated, sheets of 20(4x5), blue or light blue/white, half of sheet is light blue and another half blue, 1*

Cuba: Cubana airmail labels

Here are airline issue labels from Cuba. CUBANA  ( Compania Nacional Cubana de Aviacion ).

Year: 1940, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CUB-B-2, rouletted H, vertical strips, flag shape,
blue or grey-blue/red/white, 4****






Year: 10.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CUB-B-4, rouletted H, VL, booklets with 5
sheets of 5(1x5), some sheets come with blue colour V shifted, issued at occasion of Cubana's 25.anniv.
dark violet-blue or dark blue/red or orange-red/white, 3***





Year: 1957, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CUB-B-5, rouletted H, VL, booklets with 5sheets of 5(1x5), blue or grey-blue/red/white, 3***

Chile: Airmail labels

Here are the old labels from Chile.

Year: 1930, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CHL-A-2a, perforated 11, sheets of 50(5x10),
"PAR AVION": 36mm, further date is: 1932, black/bright red, 4****




 

Year: 1952, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CHL-A-6, perforated 11, sheets,
"PAR AVION": 39.5mm, ref.: "F.272" (right side), black/bright red, 4****

Honduras: T.A.C.A. airmail labels

Here is an Airline issue label from Honduras. T.A.C.A. ( Transportes Aereos Centro Americanos ).

TACA was founded in 1931. TACA is the trade name "brand" comprising a group of five independently IATA-coded and -owned Central American airlines, whose operations are combined to function as one and a number of other independently owned and IATA-coded regional airlines which code-share and feed the TACA brand system. TACA, originally an acronym of Transportes Aéreos Centroamericanos (Central American Air Transport), now stands for Transportes Aéreos del Continente Americano (Air Transport of the American Continent), reflecting its expansion to North, Central, South America and the Caribbean. (wikipedia).

Year: 1947, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - HND-B-2, rouletted H (wide steps), winged shape,
booklets with V strips of 5 pairs tête-bêche, issued for customers in Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica
and Guatemala. 4****

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Singapore: Full sheet of airmail labels

Here is a full sheet of 48 airmail labels from Singapore. These labels are recently in use.

Year: ?, Self-adhesive.

Monday, April 18, 2011

UK: Full sheet of airmail labels 2

Original full sheet of 30 labels from UK.

Year: 1947, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GBR-A-18b. 2**

Czechoslovakia: Full sheet of airmail labels

Here is an original full sheet of 120 labels from Czechoslovakia! Very nice collectible item.

Year: February 1951, Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CSR-A-30a.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

US: Full sheet of airmail labels 2

This is another complete sheet of 84 US airmail labels. The sheet of labels is 6 across and 14 down. The one label at lower left have additional identifying printing information on them and this label is listed as USA-A-23b in the Catalogue of Airmail Labels. The remaining labels in the sheet are listed as USA-A-23a.

Year: 5.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-23b, perforated 12 ½ , label in lower left position with ref.: "POD  Label 19 (May 1965)", red or carmine-red/dark violet-blue or dark blue or
grey-blue/light grey-blue on white paper, 2**









Year: 5.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-23a, perforated 12 ½, sheets of 84(6x14)
red or carmine-red/dark violet-blue or dark blue or grey-blue/light grey-blue on white paper, 1*

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Norway: Full sheets of airmail labels

Here are some nice and mint full sheets of old Norwegian airmail labels. 20 labels per sheet (10x2).

Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NOR-A-4, perforated 11 ½ , sheets of 20(2x10), 
black/blue, 4****
NOR-A-4




Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NOR-A-5, perforated 11 ½ , sheets of 20(2x10), 
black/blue, NOR-A-4/5 come together on same sheet, 4****.

NOR-A-5





 Year: 1932, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NOR-A-6, perforated H 10 ¾ , V 11 ¼ , sheets of 20(2x10), ref.: "Bl.nr.341.", black/blue, 4****




















Year: 5.1934, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NOR-A-7a, perforated H 11 ½ , V 11 , sheets of 20(2x10), ref.: "Bl.nr.341.", label in lower left position with date "5-34". Further dates are: 4-35, 6-36, 3-37, 7-39, black/blue, 4****
5-34
4-35


Year: approx.1936, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NOR-A-8, perforated H 11 ½ , V 11 ¼ , sheets of 20(2x10), ref.: "Bl.nr.341.", "PAR AVION": 17mm, "P" modified, black/blue, 4****

 

 

Finland: Full sheet of airmail labels 2

Here is another full sheet of Finnish labels. Sheet of 12 (6x2). According to the catalog sheets of 27(3x9)
New and fully gummed.

Year: 1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FNL-A-7, rouletted, black/light blue, 
ref.: "Lomake/Blankett} N:o 75.", 4****

Trinidad and Tobago: Airmail labels

Here are the first airmail labels from Trinidad & Tobago.

Year: 9.1929, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - TAT-A-1b, perforated 12, sheets of 8(2x4)
watermarks, dark blue/cream, 4****








Year: 9.1929, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - TAT-A-1a, perforated 11 ½ , sheets of 8(2x4)
watermarks, red/cream, 4****
wrong cut perforation

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Sweden: Full sheet of first flight labels.

Here is a very nice and attractive item from Sweden. It's full sheet of 20 airmail labels issued in 1944. These labels were used for the first postal flights between Swedish cities. All 20 labels are different. Also it's not listed in
Günter Mair's catalogue. All labels has full gum on them. I've never seen the labels like these. It could be a quite rare item.

Year: 1944 approx, gummed.

 

Finland: Full sheet of airmail labels

This is a nice item. A full sheet of Finnish labels. The sheet is of 27 (3x9), unused and fully gummed. Nice item of postal history.

Year: 1946, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FNL-A-15, rouletted (black lines), sheets of 27(3x9)
"Ilmaposti-Luftpost" : 33mm, ref.: "Lomake/Blanket} N:o 75", 3***

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

UK: Strand Palace Hotel airmail label

Here is a special hotel issue label from Great Britain. The label was issued by Strand Palace Hotel in London.

Year: 1930, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GBR-C-5, imperforated, size: 180x19mm,
grey-blue/white, 5*****

Germany: Lufthansa airmail labels 2

Here is another set of old Deutsche Lufthansa  airmail labels.

Year: 1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-B-4, perforated 11 ¼  or 10, sheets of
20(2x10), issued for customers in Great Britain, dark blue/white, 5*****





Year: 1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-B-3, perforated 11 ½ , sheets of 20(2x10)
issued for customers in Belgium, blue/white, 5*****





Year: 11.1934, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-B-1c, perforated 11 ½ , sheets of
20(2x10), blue or dark blue/white, 4****





Year: 1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-B-5, perforated 11 ¼ , sheets of 20(2x10)
issued for customers in Italy, grey-blue/white, 5*****





Year: 1.4.1934, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: -GER-B-1a, perforated 11 ¼ , sheets of 20(2x10)
red/white, 5*****

Argentina: B.S.A.A airmail labels

This a nice item from Argentina. Airline issue. Issued by B.S.A.A. (British South American Airways).

Year: 10.8.1946, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ARG-B-9, perforated 11, sheets,
dark violet-blue/light blue/white, 3***

Costa Rica: Old airmail labels

Here is an old airmail label from Costa Rica. Labels design colors similar to country's flag.

Year: 1928, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: -CTR-A-1a, imperforated,
"CORREO AEREO" : 32.5 mm. 4****

Jamaica: Old airmail labels

This is my first labels from Jamaica.

Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - JAM-A-1b, perforation 11 1/2 Vert., 4****







Year: ?, Ungummed.

Italy: A.E.I. (Aero Espresso Italiane)

Here are an airline issue labels from Italy. A.E.I.  ( Aero Expresso Italiane ). The labels were issued for customers in Greece.

Year:  12.12.1933, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ITA-B-4, perforation 11 1/2, sheets of 20(2x10)
or 10(2x5), dark blue or blue/white, 4****

Year: 1932, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ITA-B-5, perforated 11 ¼ , sheets of 20(2x10),
blue/white, 4****






Year: 1933, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ITA-B-6a, perforated 11 ¼ , sheets of 20(2x10),
lettering modified, blue/white, 4****






Year: 1933, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ITA-B-6b, perforated 11, sheets, dark violet-blue/white
4****



Monday, April 4, 2011

France: Sheet of airmail labels

Here is a corner part from a full sheet of French labels. The sheet contains of 10 labels.

Year: 1923, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-A-3a. Imperforated, 3***.