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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Romania: Airmail labels 2

Here are some more of the Romanian airmail labels.

Year: 1929, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ROM-A-6a, perforated 11, sheets of 72(6x12),
similar to FRA-B34a, but "R" modified, blue or ultramarine or violet-blue/white, 3***
    






 Year: 1948, Gummed.  Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ROM-A-13, rouletted, sheets, size of labels varies
very much, "PRIN AVION" : 24mm, dark blue/white, 4****







Year: approx.1950, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ROM-A-14, rouletted, sheets, 
"PRIN AVION" : 20mm, dark blue/white, 4*****
  






Year: approx.1960, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ROM-A-17, perforated 13 ¼ , sheets,
similar to ROM-A-10, but lettering modified, light greenish blue/white, 3***

   

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Federation of Malaya: Airmail labels

Here are the labels from Federation of Malaya.

The Federation of Malaya, is the name given to a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca) that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963.[1] Comprising the nine Malay states and the British settlements of Penang and Malacca, it was eventually superseded by Malaysia. (Wikipedia)

Year: approx.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FOM-A-1, rouletted, sheets, 
"PAR AVION" : 22mm, blue or blue-grey/white, 3***








Year: approx.1962, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FOM-A-3, rouletted, sheets, 
"PAR AVION" : 23mm, lettering modified, dark violet-blue/white, 2**
           

Latvia: Airmail labels

Here is an old airmail label from Latvia.

Year: 1939, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - LAT-A-2b, perforated 11, sheets of 60(4x15),
dark blue/white, 4****
     

Greece: H.E.E.S airmail labels

Here are an airline issue labels from H.E.E.S (Helliniki Eteria Enaerion Synghinonion) =
S.H.C.A (Societe Hellenique de Communications Aeriennes).

Year: 12.11.1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-B-1a, imperforated, 
violet-blue/pink, 5*****







Year: 1931, Gummed, Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-B-1b, imperforated, 
blue or bright blue/white, 5*****
      

Straits Settlements: Airmail labels 2

Here a couple more of the airmail labels from Strait Settlements.

Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - STS-A-3a, rouletted, sheets of 30(3x10), 4mm between 2. and 3. line, ref.: "P. & T.-Mail 25", black/greenish grey-blue, 4****
 






Year: 1933?, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - STS-A- ?, rouletted, similar to STS-A-5 i've
posted here, but a bit smaller, size: 40x20mm, black/greenish grey-blue.
   

Monday, June 27, 2011

Netherlands Indies: Airmail labels

An old airmail labels from Netherlands Indies.

The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, was the Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the former Dutch East India Company that came under the administration of the Netherlands in 1800. (Wikipedia)

Year: 1931, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NEI-A-2, perforated 12 ½ , sheets of 
100(5x20), ref.: "AV 5", dark blue or blue/white, "PER LUCHTPOST": 35mm, 3***
blue
dark blue
   

Soviet Union: Full sheet of airmail labels

Here is a full sheet of 10(2x5) airmail labels from Soviet Union.

Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - SOV-A-19, imperforated, sheets of 10(2x5),
Red/light cream, 4****
 

Federated Malay States: Airmail labels

Here are the airmail labels from Federated Malay States.

The Federated Malay States (FMS) was a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula—Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang—established by the British government in 1895, which lasted until 1946, when they, together with the Straits Settlements and the Unfederated Malay States, formed the Malayan Union. Two years later, the Union became the Federation of Malaya and finally Malaysia in 1963 with the inclusion of Sabah (then North Borneo), Sarawak and Singapore.(Wikipedia)

Year: 10.1946, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FMS-A-3a, perforated 11, sheets of 64(4x16),
ultramarine/light cream, 3***
   






 
Year: 10.1946, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FMS-A-3a, rouletted, sheets of 64(4x16),
ultramarine or blue or grey-blue/white, 3***

Sudan: Airmail labels 2

Here a couple more old labels from Sudan.

Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - SUD-A-3, perforated H 14, booklets with 
vertical strips of 2 labels + stamps, dark grey-blue/white, 4****







Year: 12.1935. Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - SUD-A-4a, rouletted, sheets of 50(5x10)
black/light blue/white, 4****
   

Estonia: First airmail label

This is a very first airmail label released in Estonia.

Year: 1924, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - EST-A-1a, perforated 11 ½ , sheets of 140(10x14)
Black/yellow, 6******
 

Monday, June 20, 2011

Colombia: SCADTA airlines airmail labels 4

Here is another full sheet of airmail labels from SCADTA airlines, Colombia.

Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CLM-B-10b, perforated 11 ¼ , sheets of 20(4x5)
dark blue-grey/white, 5*****

Iran: Iranian Airways airmail labels

Here is an airline issue label from Iranian Airways.

Year: 1950, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - IRN-B-1, rouletted, sheets, black/dark blue/green/
orange-red/white, 4****
 

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Canada: Full sheet of airmail labels

Here is a full sheet of 20(2x10) airmail labels from Canada.

Year: 12.2002, self-adhesive. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CAN-A-?, rouletted, rounded corners,
glossy, dark blue/white,
     

Rhodesia: Airmail labels

Here are airmail labels from Rhodesia.

Rhodesia, officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965. With its government based at the former colonial capital of Salisbury, its territory consisted of the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia. The state was named after Cecil John Rhodes, whose British South Africa Company acquired the land in the 19th century. (Wikipedia)

Year: approx.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - RHD-A-5, rouletted, sheets of 42(3x14),
"PAR AVION" ; 16.5mm, grey-blue or bright blue/white, 2**
  









Year: approx.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - RHD-A-6, rouletted, sheets of 42(3x14),
lettering modified, "PAR AVION" ; 16mm, bright blue/white, 2**










Year: before 1969, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - RHD-A-8, rouletted, sheets, 
"BY AIRMAIL" : 25mm ; "PAR AVION" : 16mm, black/blue/white, 2**
  

Australia: B.C.P.A. airmail labels

Hera are airline issue labels from B.C.P.A. (British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines)

Year: 1947, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - AUS-B-34, perforated 11, sheets of 128(8x16),
 issued for customers in New Zealand, ultramarine/white, 3***







Year: 1949, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - AUS-B-35, 11, sheets of 72(4x18), 
bright blue-grey/bright red/light cream, 4****
 





Year: 1950, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - AUS-B-36, rouletted, sheets of 54(6x9), 
bright blue/bright red/white, 4****














And these labels almost like AUS-B-34 but rouletted and come on small label booklets. It's not listed in catalog yet. Intended for use on flight from Auckland to USA and Canada. Booklets of 50, 10 pages of 5.
   
Year: ?, Gummed.  Günter Mair's catalogue no: - AUS-B-?, rouletted VL, dark ultramarine/white.
  

Greece: Airmail labels 3

Another set for labels.

Year: approx.1980, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-12, rouletted, sheets of 50(5x10)
 dark blue-grey or blue-grey or dark grey-blue or light blue/white, 1*








Year:  before 5.1998, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-13b, rouletted H, vertical strips
of 8, blue/white, 1*








Year: approx.1975, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-16a, rouletted, sheets of 50(5x10)
frame size: 34x13mm, grey-blue or dar grey-blue/white, 1*








Year: approx.1980, Gummed.  Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-16b, rouletted, sheets of 50(5x10)
frame size: 34x13mm, blue/white, 1*



 
 

Greece: Airmail labels 2

Another part of Greece airmail labels.

Year: approx.1965. Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-8a, imperforated, blue/white, 2**








Year: approx.1970, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-9, rouletted, sheets, some sheets
come with shifted separation, "PAR AVION" : 22mm, darg grey-blue or dark blue or blue or light blue/
white, 1*






  






Year: approx.1975, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-11, rouletted, sheets, dark blue or
bright blue or light blue/white, frame size: 33x12mm, 1*



 

Greece: Airmail labels

Here are some of the first airmail labels from Greece.

Year: 10.11.1935. Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-1, perforated 11 ½ , 
sheets of 25(5x5), some labels come without H peforation, dark blue/white, 4****






Year: 24.3.1935. Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-3a, perforated 11 ½ , 
sheets of 50(5x10), dark blue/white, 4****
 






Year: approx.1961, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-6, perforated 10 ¾ or 11 ½ , 
Sheets of 30(5x6), dark blue/white, 2**








Year: 1962, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GRC-A-7a, rouletted, sheets of 30(5x6), 
"PAR AVION" : 24mm, dark blue/white, 2**
 

Thursday, June 16, 2011

France: Air France 2 booklets of airmail labels

Here are 2 airmail labels booklets issued by AIR FRANCE. Booklets have 2 vertical strips of 5 airmail labels.
Both booklets released in 1936. First in April and second in May. Some booklets issued in April come with
imperforated strips. What is interesting in my booklet that one strip is perforated and another one not.

Year: 1.4.1936, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-77a, perforated H 11, blue/white, 2**






















Year: 1.5.1936, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-77b, perforated H 12 ½ , 
dark blue/white, 2**