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Sunday, March 1, 2020

France: Airmail labels 9

Another rare airmail labels from France. This is a complete sheet of labels for Military Hydravion.
Issued at occasion of Philatelic Exposition in 1946. Catalog dates this at approx 1942 and different perforation.

Year: 16.6.1946, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-C-30, perforated 11 ¼ or 11 ¾, sheets 14 bare labels plus 8 stamps,tex stamped, not printed, grey-blue/light greenish blue , 5*****

Saturday, February 22, 2020

US: New York Airways, Inc.

Rare airmail label from New York Airways.

Year: 1953, Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-261, imperforated, self adhesive, sheets, intended for mail by helicopter, dark blue/red/white on film tape, 5*****



Germany, German Reich: Airmail labels 7

Nice and rare airmail label from Germany.

Year: 3.1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-C-30a, imperforated, sheets of 2(1x2) tête-bêche. Intended for printed matters by airmail. Issued by K.Dahmann, stamp-dealer at Berlin.
black/blue size: 225x45mm, 5*****

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Hungary: Airmail labels 3

Recently found these rare airmail labels from Hungary still not listed in catalog yet.

Year: 8 May 1936, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: HUN-C-?, perforated 13 ¾, sheets, dark red/white, 5*****











Year: 8 May 1936, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: HUN-C-?, perforated 13 ¾, sheets, rbluish-green/white, 5*****










Year: 8 May 1936, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: HUN-C-?, perforated 13 ¾, sheets, green/yellow, 5*****






Saturday, February 15, 2020

France: Air Afrique Airmail Labels

Extremely rare airmail label from France issued by Air Afrique. It's the first time i've seen one. Catalog dates label for 1938 but it's at least 1937.

Year: 1937, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-110, imperforated, issued for customers in Algeria, orange/light blue-grey, 6******









Sunday, February 9, 2020

Germany, German Reich: Zeppelin airmail labels 4

One more very rare Zeppelin label from Germany.

Year: 1936, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-C-46, imperforated, Intended fir use on Zeppelin-mail America-Europe. Issued by H.E.Sieger, stamp dealer at Lorch, black/carmine-red/grey-blue, 5*****










Switzerland: Airmail labels 5

Here is a very rare airmail label from Switzerland.

Year: 10.5.1925, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - SWI-C-19, perforated 11 ¼ , sheets , Intended for special airmail, Basel, 10.5.1925, black-blue/white, but my one looks like dark brow. 
5*****



Monday, February 22, 2016

UK: R.A.S airmail labels 2

Here is another very rare airmail label intended for first airmail flights by R.A.S (Railway Air Services Ltd.), 20./21.8.1934. Issued by L.Pitman, stamp-dealer at Bristol.

Year: 5.1933, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GBR-C-9, imperforated, issued for first 
airmail Newport (Isle of Wight) - Bristol, black/light pink, 6******

Friday, January 15, 2016

Belgium: State Express airmail labels

Interesting label issued by "State Express" cigarettes. Belgium or UK?


Year: approx.1960, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - BEL-C-20, perforated 11 , sheets of 
10(2x5), issued by "State Express" cigarettes, black-brown or dark violet-blue/golden/white, 3***


French Equatorial Africa: Airmail labels

Interesting label from French Equatorial Africa.

Year: 1946, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FEA-A-4, perforated 11 ½, sheets, carmine/white, 4****


Wednesday, January 13, 2016

France: C.G.A airmail labels 5

Another rare airmail label from C.G.A, not listed in catalog.


Year: ?, Ggummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-?, imperforated, text in black,
size: 118.5x32mm, orange/blue/white, 5*****

Germany, German Reich: Airmail labels 6

Another rare airmail label from German Reich.

Year: 1942, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-C-39, perforated 11 ½, sheets, intended for military field post, black/cream, 5*****

Lebanon: C.G.D.T airmail labels 2

Here is a complete booklet of airmail labels from Lebanon, issued by C.G.D.T. (Compagnie Générale de Transports). Rare item to find in mint condition.

Year: 1947, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - LBN-B-3, perforated 10 ¾ , booklets with 2 vertical strips of 5, grey-blue/white, 4****



Germany: Allied Occupation - West Berlin

Interesting and rare labels from Germany, Allied Occupation, West Berlin.

Year: approx.1948, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - AOG-C-1, imperforated, H strips, printing blurred, blue/white, 4****

Thursday, January 7, 2016

New Zealand: Airmail labels 3

One more label from New Zealand, not yet in catalog, similar to NZL-C-12.

Year: aprrox.2000, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NZL-C-?, perforated, sheets, black/ greenish blue, 2**

France: Air France airmail labels 9

Couple more labels from Air France.


Year: 1938, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-69, imperforated, lettering modified, issued for customers in Brasil, dark blue/white, 5*****








Year: approx.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-94b, perforated 11 ½, sheets of 16(2x8), issued for customers in Germany, violet-blue or blue/red/white, 3***

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Morocco: Airmail labels

One more label from Morocco.

Year: before 1942, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - MRC-C-10, imperforated, sheets, red/white, 4****

Germany, German Reich: Zeppelin airmail labels 3

Another rare airmail label from Germany!

Year: 1931, Ungummed, Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-C-10b, imperforated, intended for use on Zeppelin-mail, black/grey-blue, 5*****

Tunisia: Airmail labels 4

Couple more labels from Tunisia.

Year: before 1958, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - TUN-A-2, imperforated, sheets,
black/light blue-grey, 3***







Year: 1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - TUN-C-2b, perforated 11, sheets,
black/light blue or blue or dark blue, 3***

France: Airmail labels 8

Some rare airmail labels from France.

Year: approx.1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-C-14, imperforated, red/white, 4****






Year: 20.5.1945, ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-C-31a, perforated 11, sheets of 4(2x2), issued for special flight Saumur - La Réunion, blue/red/white, 5*****









Year: 20.5.1945, ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-C-31b?, imperforated (not mentioned in catalog), sheets of 4(2x2), issued for special flight Saumur - La Réunion, blue/red/white, 5*****