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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Honduras: Airmail labels 2

Here is a non postal issue label from Honduras.

Year: approx.1950, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - HND-C-1d, perforated 12, sheets,
blue/white, 4****

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

France: Air France airmail labels 6

Here is another rare airmail label from Air France.


Year: 1933, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-46, imperforated, labels have been used on covers of "Air Orient" to replace the airline's name, dark blue or blue/light violet-grey or 
light cream, 5*****
dark blue/light violet-grey

France: C.G.A airmail labels 3

Here are rare airmail labels issued by C.G.A intended for propaganda airmail transportation without additional charge.

Year: 1933, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-23a, perforated 11, sheets of 50(10x5),
dark green/white, 5*****













Year: 1933, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FRA-B-23b, perforated 11, sheets of 50(10x5),
dark blue/white, 5*****

Uruguay: Airmail labels 2

Here is another yet unlisted airmail label from Uruguay, very similar to UGY-A-2.

Year: ?, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - UGY-A-?, rouletted (red lines) sheets, intended for registered airmail, red/cream, 3***

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

South Africa: Airmail labels 2

Just started to sort out airmail labels from South Africa. This lot is of the early issues of airmail labels.

Year: 12.1925, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - RSA-A-1, rouletted, sheets of 50(5x10), 
intended for experimental airmail service, 1925. Remaining stocks used during 1929. 
black/grey-orange, 5*****
First flight post card: Captown-Durban 26FEB1925



Year: 9.1929, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - RSA-A-2, rouletted, sheets of 50(5x10),
black/greenish blue, 4****









Year: 3.1932, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - RSA-A-3, rouletted, sheets of 50(5x10), 
space between "PER" and "LUGPOS": 1.5mm, black/violet-grey-blue or grey-blue(unlisted color variate), 3***
violet-grey-blue
grey-blue


Year: 3.1933, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - RSA-A-4a, rouletted, sheets of 50(5x10), 
space between "PER" and "LUGPOS": 0.5mm, black/violet-grey-blue, 3***









Year: 3.1934, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - RSA-A-4b, rouletted, sheets of 60(5x12), 
space between "PER" and "LUGPOS": 0.5mm, black/greenish blue, 3***

Hong Kong: Airmail labels 2

Here is an old airmail label from Hong Kong.

Year: 1931, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - HKG-A-2b, perforated 12, sheets of 
100(10x10), dark blue or blue/light blue-grey, 3***

Ivory Coast: Airmail albels

This is my first airmail label from Ivory Coast. The design of label is the same as the one from Senegal.

Year: 1937, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - IVC-A-5, imperforated, sheets of 25(5x5)
black/red, 4****

Philippines: Airmail labels

Here are a non postal issue airmail labels from Philippines.

Year: approx.1970, Self-adhesive. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - PHL-C-1, imperforated, sheets of 40(4x10), bright blue or bright dark blue/bright red or bright dark red/white, 3***
bright blue/bright red
bright dark blue/bright dark red


Netherlands Indies: KNILM Airmail labels

Here is an airline issued label from KNILM (Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij).

Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (in English: Royal Dutch Indies Airways) was the airline of the former Dutch East Indies. Headquartered in Amsterdam, KNILM was not a subsidiary of the better-known KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), despite the similar name.(wikipedia)

Year: approx.1933, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NEI-B-2, rouletted H, booklets with vertical strips of 4(1x4), ref.: "AV 5", lover label with publicity tag, blue/white, 4****

Netherlands Indies: Airmail labels 2

Here are few more airmail labels from Netherlands Indies.

Year: 1930, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NEI-A-1, perforated 11 ½ or 11 ¾ , sheets of
95(5x19), ref.: "AV 5", dark blue/white, 3***
11 ½









Year: approx.1940, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NEI-A-4, perforated 11 ¼ , sheets,
ref.: "AV II", blue or dark blue/white, 4****