New lots posted on ebay:  click on the link or copy & paste in a new browser window.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/amecvi11/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

 

There are a lot of good & interesting items.  First flight covers, FDCs, etc.  There a couple of Gandhi postmark covers, Swiss FDCs etc. 

Also listed are some early Air India covers.

I have listed 10 scarce India International Balloon Mela 1985 flown covers.  Only 100 covers of each were flown on the balloons taking part in the mela. I have never seen these listed on ebay before.  All the covers have details of the balloon, pilot, landing point.

 Here are some previews:

 

Air India First Flight covers

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Air India flew internationally on 8th June, 1948 when its Bombay - London service, via Cairo & Geneva was inaugurated.  A special 12as postage stamp showing a Lockheed Constellation was issued to be used on mails sent on the first flight.  This stamp was valid for one day only.  Mails were postmarked with a special rectangular cachet. The aircraft used was  a Lockheed Constellation L-749A named Malabar Princess, registration VT-CQP.   However, some privately printed first flight covers had the aircraft name printed as "Rajput Princess".  Air India issued special long covers which became their trademark in the next two decades.

 

 I have posted some Air India First Flight covers in the Air India First Flight cover page.  Here are some of the images:

  Cover is signed by the pilot.

  Cover is signed by the pilot.

    Cover is signed by the pilot.

  Cover is signed by the pilot.

New page added title:  Tata Air Mails 1932-46

History of Tata Airlines (precursor of Air India) told through aero-philately.

Click on the link:   

http://aerophilatelist.blogspot.in/p/blog-page_24.html

New page titled: Boeing 707 added to my blog on aviation stamps.

click on the link:

http://aviationstamps.blogspot.in/p/blog-page_13.html

New lots listed on ebay.  Have a look - click on the link:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/amecvi11/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=  

 

I have listed some aviation stamps and some with other themes on Ebay.  Click on this link:


http://www.ebay.com/sch/amecvi11/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

Have a look.   Also have a look at my aviation stamps blog; I have revamped it:

http://aviationstamps.blogspot.com/

I have listed some lots on ebay.  Click onthe link to have a look:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/amecvi11/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

Thank you for looking.