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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Denmark: Airmail labels

Here are an old airmail labels from Denmark.

Year: 13.4.1926, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - DNK-A-1, perforated 11 ½ , sheets of 
10(2x5), ref.: "F Form. Nr. 63 (13/4 26), black/light yellow, 4****








Year: 1.1.1928, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - DNK-A-2a, perforated 11, (but all my labels 
are perforated 10 ¾ , sheets of 10(2x5), label in upper right position comes with 
ref.: F.Form.Nr.63 (⅟1 28)", dark blue or black-blue or blue or grey-blue/white, 3***

Unlisted color variety: violet-blue-grey?










Year: 12.1934, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - DNK-A-3, perforated 11 or 10 ¾ , sheets of 10(2x5), label in lower position comes with ref.: F.63 12/34.", turquoise blue/white, 3***


Friday, January 27, 2012

Faroe Islands: Airmail labels

Here is another great label from Faroe Islands.

Year: before 1987, Self-adhesive, Günter Mair's catalogue no: - FAR-A-2a/b, imperforated, 
2a (for dispatch form) and 2b (for parcels), blue/white, 2**

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Mexico: C.A.T airmail albels

Here is an airline issue label from C.A.T. (Compania Aeronautica de Transportes).

Year: 1930, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - MEX-B-1, imperforated, arrow shape,
green/bright red/white, 5*****

Friday, January 20, 2012

Costa Rica: Airmail labels 2

Here is another labels from Costa Rica.

Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - CTR-A-1b, rouletted H, vertical strips,
"CORREO AEREO": 32.5mm, dark blue/red/white, 4****

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Transkei: Airmail labels

Here is the first airmail label from Transkei.

The Transkei, officially the Republic of Transkei, was a Bantustan—an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity—and nominal parliamentary democracy in the southeastern region of South Africa. Its capital was Umtata (renamed Mthatha in 2004).(wikipedia)

Year: approx.1980, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - TSK-A-1, rouletted H, vertical strips of 10,blue or greenish blue/white, 2**

Zanzibar: Airmail labels 2

Here is another great airmail label from Zanzibar.

Year: 1932, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ZNZ-A-1, rouletted, sheets of 10(2x5), black/grey-blue, 5*****

Madagascar: Airmail labels 3

Some more airmail labels from Madagascar with different varieties of references.

Year: 1937, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - MDG-A-3d, perforated 11, sheets of 30(3x10)
ref.: "P.T.T. MADAGASCAR   E. N° 131" with varieties: P.T.T/P.TT/PT.T./P.T.T./EN°/EN.°/E.N.°
black/grey-blue, 4****
Each label has different variety of PTT











Year: 1948, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - MDG-A-3i, perforated 11 ¾, sheets of 15(3x5) ref.: "P.T.T. MADAGASCAR   E. N° 131", black/light yellow, 4****
P.T. . variety or error (missing T)








Year: 1948, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - MDG-A-3j, perforated 11 ¾, sheets of 15(3x5) ref.: "P.T.T. MADAGASCAR   E. N° 131", black/cream, 4****







Year: approx.1980, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - MDG-A-8b, perforated 11 ½ , sheets of
30(5x6), ref.:"P.T.  MADAGASCAR E. N° 131", black/grey-blue, 2**

Monday, January 16, 2012

Austria: Zeppelin airmail labels

Here is a rare airmail label from Austria intended for use on Zeppelin-mail.

Year: 7.1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - AUT-C-2, perforated 10 ¾ , sheets of 6, intended for use on Zeppelin-mail from Austria at the occasion of Österreich-Fahrt of the "Graf Zeppelin",
12.-13.7.1931, grey-blue/white, 5*****

Italian Colonies: Airmail labels 2

Here is a complete sheet of 4 airmail labels from Italian colonies. It's unlisted sheet in catalog as there is another sheet of 8 labels.

Year: 1933, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ITC-C-1, imperforated, vertical strips of 8 
with 1 pair tête-bêche, ref.: "I-33-XI.", issued for Italian Somaliland, black/pink, 5*****

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Manchukuo: Manchukuo Air Transport Co., Ltd. airmail labels

Here is another rare airmail label from Manchukuo, issued by Manchukuo Air Transport Co., Ltd.
(Manshu Kokuyuso Kabushiki Kaisha).


Year: 1934, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - MCH-B-1, perforated V 10 ½ , booklets with
1 horizontal strip of 20, grey-blue/orange-red/white, 5*****

Manchukuo: Airmail labels

Here is a rare airmail label from Manchukuo!

Manchukuo was a puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The region was the historical homeland of the Manchus, who founded the Qing Empire in China. In 1931, the region was seized by Japan following the Mukden Incident and in 1932, a sympathetic government was established, with Puyi, the last Qing emperor, installed as the nominal regent and emperor. Manchukuo's government was abolished in 1945 after the defeat of Imperial Japan at the end of World War II.(wikipedia)

Year: 1933, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - MCH-A-1, perforated 10 ½ , sheets,
"PAR AVION: 27mm", black/grey-blue, 5*****

Nepal: Airmail labels

Here are my first airmail labels from Nepal!

Year: before 4.1974, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NPL-A-1, perforated 10 ¾ ,sheets,
dark greenis blue or dark violet-blue/white, 4****









Year: approx.1980, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NPL-A-2, perforated 10 (irregular),
sheets of 27(3x9), dark blue or blue/white, 3***

Friday, January 13, 2012

Kelantan, British Malaya: Airmail labels

Here are the rare airmail labels from Kelantan. Labels show little printing error.

Year: 1933, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - KEL-A-1b, imperforated, sheets, 
ref.: "P. & T. 30", black/grey-green, 5*****
 

Belgian Congo: Airmail labels 2

Here are more airmail labels from Belgian Congo. The first airmail label issued there and incomplete
sheet of 28.

Year: 9.1928, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - BCO-A-1, perforated 11 ½, booklets with 10
sheets of 50(5x10), dark blue/white, 5*****






Year: Year: 1936, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - BCO-A-2b, perforated 11 ½, sheets of 
100(10x10), dark blue/white, 3***

Laos: Airmail labels

Here are the airmail labels from Laos. An incomplete sheet of 32 first airmail labels and a single one of later issue.

Year: approx.1960, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - LAO-A-1, perforated 11 ½ , sheets,
"Par Avion: 25mm", mine is 27mm(unlisted in catalog), black/dark grey-blue, 3***

















Year: approx.1980, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - LAO-A-3, perforated 12 ½ , sheets, 
"Par Avion: 27mm", black/light greenish grey, 3***

Sarawak, British Malaya: Airmail labels

Here is a first airmail label from Sarawak.

Year: 1930, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - SWK-A-1, imperforated, sheets, 
"BY AIRMAIL: 40.5mm"(not 40mm as in catalog), black/light grey-blue, 5*****

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Portuguese India: Airmail labels

Here is a nice and rare strip of 5 airmail labels from Portuguese India!

Year: approx.1935, Ungummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - POI-A-3, imperforated, sheets, 
lettering modified, ref.: "Mod. 40 A", black/grey-violet-blue, 5*****




 

Friday, January 6, 2012

Romania: Airmail labels 3

Here are nice, old and rare airmail labels from Romania.

Year: 1926, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ROM-A-4, perforated 11 or 10 ¾, sheets of 100(10x10), height of text: 17mm, black/salmon, 5*****
Perforated 10 ¾
Wrong cut perforation 10 ¾

Year: approx.1926, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - ROM-A-5, perforated 10 ½ , sheets,
"R" modified, height of text: 19mm, black/salmon, 5*****

Netherlands: K.L.M airmail labels 5

More airmail labels from KLM airlines.

Year: 1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NEL-B-4, rouletted H, booklets with 10 or 16
strips of 4, issued for customers in  Egypt, blue or dark blue/white, 4****













Year: 4.1937, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - NEL-B-5, rouletted H, booklets with 10
strips of 4, issued for customers in  Egypt, dark blue/white, 4****

Germany: Airmail labels 3

Another lot of rare airmail labels from Germany.

Year: 1926, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-A-6, perforated 13 ¼ , sheets of 20(2x10),
issued at Stuttgart for Wurtemberg, black/orange, 5*****









Year: 1927, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-A-10a, imperforated, sheets of 24(3x8),
ref.: "406", issued at Karlsruhe for Baden, black/yellow-orange, 5*****








Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - GER-A-16, imperforated, sheets of 112(8x14),
with 14 pairs tête-bêche, ref.: "1159 L 50.Postformblattlager in Schwedt", black/blue, 5*****

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Lesotho: Airmail labels 2

Here is almost complete sheet of airmail labels from Lesotho. Missing 3 labels. Sheet of 64(4x16).

Year: approx.1985, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - LES-A-5, rouletted, Sheet of 64(4x16), violet-blue or blue or light blue/white, 2**