388. Auktion

1931/32, CIDNA airmail post labels ‘PAR AVION’, two different booklets, one large size turkish-french bilingual, punched and without labels, with turkey revenues preprinted on reverse, the other small size containing 27 labels (missing 1) in french showing romanian air mail cover of 1931 imprint with tarifs for all countries on the route. The booklets advertise the 1 day flight from Paris, France to Turkey and retour. CIDNA was the name change from 1925 of CFRNA “The French-Romanian Company for Air Transport”. Fine and scarce.

1917, Arad Airport first air force cancellations on Austrian fieldpost card: "K.u.K. Militärbauleitung am Flugfelde ARAD" in circle with coat of arms and twoliner with same text in violet. The airfield was based on the area where Aurel Vlaciu, a pioneer in Romanian aviation, constucted hanger and buildings with grass runways, vertical crease, otherwise fine. Unrecorded and important early aviation marks.

1934/49 (ca.), Chinese Airmail attractive accumulation of over 120 covers with a wealth of interesting usages and postal rates, multiple- and combination frankings, censored airmail, many better with 1937 “HONG KONG - SAN FRANCISCO RECEIVED - FIRST FLIGHT” handstamp on registered cover from “SHANGHAI 26 4 37”, scarce 1948 Martyr of Revolution 50 c. on ½ c. brown bloc of 20 with additional franking used to reverse of envelope to the provincial department of education in Wuchang, inland airmail franked at 63 cents from “PAHSIEN CHUNGKING” to Shanghai, 1947 incoming mail from Tientsin to British Occupation Zone in Germany with censor paper seal and mark, etc., somewhat mixed condition as to be expected. A most useful specialist lot

MADAGASCAR: 1930 (Jan. 13), letter to France, recovered at Dibaya (Belgian Congo), from Madagascar-France flight; reverse showing violet 4-line cachet "RAID/MADAGASCAR FRANCE/ACCIDENT DU/13 JANVIER 1930" and arrival marks 

1931/81 (ca), over 120 cards and covers, incl. some better and early items, some Zeppelin Mail, etc., in one album