| Keeton Reference
Collection Part Six: Naval Airgraphs Postal Auction - deadline for bids: 7th August 2002 |
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Part Six: "Naval Airgraphs" |
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| Lot | Description: Note all lots are photographic airgraphs, unless described as original forms | Reserve GBP |
| Pictorial Airgraphs | ||
| AG805 | 1941 Royal Navy Standard from HMS Nile (Shore Base) to Northants - 4 SeaHorses in border! | £50 |
| AG806 | 1941 Royal Navy Standard from HMS Kipling to Hunts - Holly, Fish, and Sea Horses - orig dely envelope | £50 |
| AG807 | 1941 Standard Eastern Med RN Xmas from HM Hospital Ship 'Maine'. At left Modern Navy; at right Galleon and Jacktars in foreground. Orig dely env. Pinhole at top. | £75 |
| AG808 | 1941 `A Convoy of Greetings` Standard type from HMS 'Sphinx'.- some wrinkling and ink spot on back | £32 |
| AG809 | Hand-drawn Xmas Greetings on ME form - Admiralty censor - to England - ship's name not given | £22 |
| AG810 | 1944.4 Hand drawn `Pistol Packin' Momma` - from HMS Hadrubal to London | £20 |
| AG811 | 1942.5.4 Hand-drawn cartoon. Mermaid and Diver. On shore opens can of sardines 'Papa!'. Useful `Diving` thematic - wrinkles and extra fold | £50 |
| AG812 | Specially printed Xmas Greetings from HMS Suffolk - battleship and sea-gull - to Burnley | £32 |
| AG813 | 1942.5.1 `First Airgraph from Union of South Africa to GB` from Froggy Pond Naval Camp c/o HMS Afikander 1, Simonstown - Admiralty censor and drawing of Major Creasy in Military Police uniform | £50 |
| AG814 | 1944 Xmas `Mediterranean Greetings` from Office of Commander in Chief Med - to Belfast - Admiralty censor - name of addressee inked out | £32 |
| AG815 | 1944 'H E Dear' hand-drawn RN 'badge' from GB to C.F.B./ Maddalena/ SardiniaGalleon design | £35 |
| AG816 | 1944.3 'H E Dear' Galleon and Anchor design for Easter `Greetings` to Field Regt CMF | £25 |
| AG817 | Special Greetings from HMS Byrsa. Party Jig depicting Jacktar playing 'jig' on fiddle. Motto `Semper in tempo` to Lancs | £45 |
| AG818 | 1944 Xmas Original printed form with RN Arms, map of Italy and warship NA/5A Imprint: M11207/ p1867 10,500,000 7/44 Hz fold - very fine | £65 |
| AG819 | 1944 Standard RN CMF pictorial type as AG818 from Edinburgh to RAF Station Fayid MEF | £30 |
| AG820 | 1944 Standard type as AG818 from No.1 A.R.R. CMF - pmk FPO 684 cds and Shield censor - to Steps, Lanarkshire | £32 |
| AG821 | 1944 Standard MEF Pictorial- original form showing mosque and church faults incl: fold wrinkles and a few fox spots | £35 |
| AG822 | 1944 As AG 821 from HMS Liddesdale to Nelson, Lancs - Admiralty censor - scarcer | £35 |
| AG823 | 1943 `Naples/ 1798-1943` with Vesuvius in background from Lt Cdr Cox RNR - Admiralty censor - to Warwick- good volcano thematic | £40 |
| AG824 | 1944.11 Superb special `bull dog` design for HMS FABIUS on map of Italy's foot (Taranto) - great dog thematic | £60 |
| AG825 | 1944.11 Special Xmas Greetings from RNB Augusta (Royal Naval Barracks: Sicily) showing sailors on donkey cart. Pin-holes at top | £45 |
| AG826 | 1944.11 Special Xmas Greetings from HMS Swiftsure - to Cheshire | £32 |
| AG827 | 1943.11 Special Xmas Greetings from HMS Carlisle - to Blackpool | £25 |
| AG828 | Special Xmas greetings from HMS 'Medway' First Submarine Flotilla [silhouette of sub and Lion] - to Newport Mon - will be sought after! | £80 |
| AG829 | Standard CMF Church design from R.N. Party 955 - Admiralty Censor - to Yorks | £25 |
| AG830 | 1944.11 Standard SEAC design - anchors added - from Lt Savill RINVR/ HMS 'Barracuda' to London | £20 |
| AG831 | Special Xmas design from HMS 'Stag' - Sailor with Xmas pud on camel's back - special `5761` Naval Censor - to Wales | £30 |
| AG832 | Similar to lot AG831 from HMS Stag - to Edinburgh - ex -Ken Sergeant Collection | £30 |
| AG833 | 1943 Superb special Xmas design for HMS Spartan - thumbs up from sailor in lifebuoy- 'He who endures conquers' - to Wales | £35 |
| AG834 | Xmas Greetings HMS Hasdrubal - Admiralty censor | £22 |
| AG835 | Special Xmas Greetings from HMS Hasdrubal/ North Africa - poem - to Lanarkshire - Admiralty censor | £25 |
| AG836 | Similar to AG835 FPO cds - to Nelson Lancs | £25 |
| AG837 | 1944.11 Special Xmas Greetings for HMS Kingoni Durban - Message in rope and various S African scenes on S Africa P1122 form - to Wembley | £ 28 |
| AG838 | 1944 Ditto similar to AG837 but to Co Dublin Ireland | £35 |
| AG839 | 1943.11 Special Xmas Greetings from HMS Relentless - Badge shows Crown, trident and sword - on S African form - to Norfolk | £30 |
| AG840 | 194 4.11 Specuial Xmas greetings for Eastern Fleet on S African form - from HMS Howe - to Lancs - creses and pinhole | £25 |
| AG841 | 1944.11 Standard naval type on S African form from Spr Jagger Suez Canal - shield censor - to Cheshire | £20 |
| AG842 | 1944.11 Standard naval type from HMS Kenya - to Forces Favourites/ BBC req Apple Blossom by Andrews Sisters | £25 |
| AG843 | 1944 Similar to AG841 from HMS Halladale to Lancs - Admiralty censor | £25 |
| AG844 | 1944.11 Standard naval Greetings TIME LEVES IN ITS WAKE HAPPY MEMORIES on S African form - from HMS Racehorse! Great thematic | £50 |
| AG845 | 1944 Standard Naval Xmas pictorial on S African form with sailor, cat, parrot on cart pulled by turtle - from HMS Braganza c/o Bombay India - to UK | £35 |
| AG846 | 1944 Standard Naval Xmas pictorial on S African form - man in hammock with ship's cat, mistletoe from HMS Highflyer Trincomalee Ceylon | £50 |
| AG847 | Hand-drawn Greetings on S African form from HMS Valiant - to England | £16 |
| AG848 | 1943.11 Standard South African Civilian Greetings used ex HMS Relentless - to Birmingham | £18 |
| AG849 | Standard Mediterranean type from HMS Hannibal - Admiralty censor - to Newport Mon | £12 |
| AG850 | Standard Mediterranean type from Hospital Ship 'Dorsetshire' [#23] - Army censor - to Somerset | £40 |
| AG851 | 1943 Standard Med type from HMS 'Brittany' - Admiralty censor - to Birmingham | £12 |
| AG852 | 1943 Standard Med type from HMS Trowbridge - Admiralty censor - to Hants | £12 |
| AG853 | 1944.11 GB Standard Santa Claus type from London to HMS 'Renown' - scarcer incoming to Ship | £12 |
| AG854 | 1944.11 Hand-drawn Wedding Anniversary from HMS 'Fabius', Taranto Italy to Kent | £15 |
| AG855 | 1943.12 Xmas Greetings from HMS 'Hamilcar' Djidjelli, N Africa - FPO cds and Admiralty censor - | £20 |
| AG856 | Christmas greetings showing toddler bathed; off to bed with teddy bear etc - from HMS Wayland to London - strengthened on back at fold | £40 |
| AG857 | 1944.12 North Africatype from HMS Cleveland to Forces Favourites req Beautiful Dreamer sung by Bing Crosby - decorated with holly leaves | £15 |
| AG858 | 1943.2.21 Hand-drawn sailor changing baby's nappy from HMS 'Queen Elizabeth' - South African form - Indian censor - poor condition | £20 |
| AG859 | 1945 Plain airgraph from HMS Queen Elizabeth to Coventry | £20 |
| AG860 | Hand-drawn pictorial 'Full Steam Ahead' from RFA Abbeydale to Leicester - heavy creases | £18 |
| AG861 | 1943 Standard Med type from SS St David HMHC [Hospital Ship or Carrier sunk off Anzio Jan 1944] - boxed censor No.9 - to Preston | £40 |
| AG862 | 1944.11 Hand-drawn Greetings of H.M. Landing Craft from Flotilla/ HMS Hamilcar Messina Sicily - to London - more unusual | £25 |
| AG863 | 1943.8.14 Original South African form from Sgt Ball RAMC SS 'Stratheden' to Cape Town - on back fr: India 3a pmk BOMBAY AIRGRAPH cds - b/s violet circular PASSED BY CENSOR 2816 - violet boxed AIRGRAPH CENSORSHIP - memo stapled top left `This Airgraph is sent by ordinary mail because:- 1) It is addressed to a country to which service is not available/ etc' rare | £100 |
| Plain Airgraphs to/from Ships | ||
| AG864 | H.M.S. 'Aberdare' 1942.3.7 plain from Stoker Jarvis to London - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG865 | H.M.S. 'Ajax' 1941.10.19 [ME] to London | £8 |
| AG866 | H.M.S. 'Antwerp' 1944.12.22 [ME/11A] to Bicycle, London - tombstone censor - nice message re: Watford Touring Club - `Cencor` & `Imperssion` errors top right | £20 |
| AG867 | H.M.S. 'Assegia' 1942.10.30 [SA] to Leicester | £8 |
| AG868 | N.O.I.C. 'Augusta' 1944.5.20 Plain [NA2B/Setting 3] to Birmingham - tombstone censor | £5 |
| AG869 | H.M.S. 'Babbington' 1945.1.6 [SA/3B; South Africa] to Glasgow - R.A.A.F/ AUSTRALIA circular censor | £12 |
| AG870 | H.M.S. 'Braganza' [SA/4H] to Glasgow - tombstone and Indian airgraph censor - tear (when processed) | £8 |
| AG871 | H.M.S. 'Breconshire' 1942.1.12 [ME] to Cardiff - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG872 | N.O.I.C. 'Brindisi' 1943.12.21 Plain [NA1A/B] to Middx - tombstone censor - FPO cds | £5 |
| AG873 | H.M.S. 'Brixham' 1943.8.11 Plain [NA1/B] to Birmingham - tombstone censor - FPO 601 OR 501 cds | £8 |
| AG874 | H.M.S. 'Bulan' 1944.1.2 Plain [IN/32A] - DHC boxed Airgraph censor - tombstone censor - to Hendon | £8 |
| AG875 | H.M.C.S. 'Bullfinch' 1941.12.21 [ME1/C] to Glasgow | £10 |
| AG876 | H.M.C.S. 'Bullfinch' 1942.1.12 [ME1/C] to Glasgow - tombstone censor | £10 |
| AG877 | H.M.C.S. 'Bullfinch' 1942.6.24 [ME] to Glasgow - from `SPEC SERVICE C.S.P.` - `1370` circular Army censor | £10 |
| AG878 | H.M.S. 'Bulolo' 1944.2.1 Plain [IN/42B] - tombstone censor - to Reading | £8 |
| AG879 | H.M.S. 'Canopus' 1942.4.20 [ME/7B] to Sussex - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG880 | H.M.S. 'Cape Town' 1942.10.25 Plain [IR/1B Iraq] to Ayrshire | £8 |
| AG881 | S.S. 'Champollion' 1944.12.29 GB Santa Claus pictorial from London incoming to Ship | £12 |
| AG882 | H.M.S. 'Cleopatra' 1942.11.1 [ME] to Cardiff - tombstone censor - `imperssion` error | £8 |
| AG883 | H.M.S. 'Coventry' 1942.6.8 - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG884 | H.M.S. 'Dauntless' [SA/2C; South Africa] to Birmingham - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG885 | H.M.S. 'Devonshire' [IN] to Foxhole Cornwall - thinned on back | £5 |
| AG886 | H.M.S. 'Dido' [NA] to London - admiralty censor and FPO cds | £6 |
| AG887 | H.M.S. 'Dido' 1942.4.28 [ME/14B] to Reading - tombstone censor - EGYPTIAN blacked out | £8 |
| AG888 | H.M.S. 'Endeavour' 1942.12.16 [ME] Admiralty censor - to Glamorgan | £8 |
| AG889 | H.M.S. 'Erica' 1942.9.16 [ME] Admiralty censor - to Cardiff | £6 |
| AG890 | H.M.S. 'Falk' 1942.4.1 ME - to Newport - Admiralty censor | £6 |
| AG891 | H.M.S. 'Fortune' 1942.2.19 - to Burnley - Admiralty tombstone censor - stains | £6 |
| AG892 | H.M.S. 'Frobisher' 1943.11.5 [SA/3B; South Africa] to Sheffield | £8 |
| AG893 | H.M.S. 'Griffin' 1942.1.22 [ME/4E] to Cardiff - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG894 | H.M.S. 'Hannibal' 1942.2.19 - to Newport - partial Admiralty tombstone censor - indistinct FPO cds | £8 |
| AG895 | H.M.S. 'Haro' 1942.1.26 - to London - Admiralty tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG896 | H.M.S. 'Hurworth' 1943.5.2 Original form unprocessed! [ME/35] to Portadown UDC People's Parcels Fund/ Portadown/ N Ireland - franked on back: GB 3d pale violet pmk LONDON F.S. undated circular - h/s Admiralty tombstone censor and `12 MAY 1943` -pmk red POSTAGE `13 MY/ 43/ PAID` cds - folded and stapled - a little stained at top but rare | £75 |
| AG897 | H.M.S. 'Jervis' 1942.8.22 - to London - Admiralty tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG898 | H.M.S. 'John Williamson (ex)' 1942.9.11 [ME/4E] to Coventry - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG899 | H.M.S. 'Jupiter' 1941.10.16 [ME1/C] to Edinburgh - Note: destroyer sunk in 1942 off Java with heavy loss of life | £15 |
| AG900 | H.M.S. 'Kennet' 1942.5.16 [ME/7B] to Port Talbot - boxed PASSED BY/ P 103/ NAVAL CENSOR | £10 |
| AG901 | H.M.S. 'Kilele' Plain [TA/1A Tanganyika] to Wales | £12 |
| AG902 | H.M.S. 'Lanka (C.O.M.N.A.S.)' 1943.9.13 Plain [IN/18E] - DHC/4 boxed Airgraph censor - to Lancs | £8 |
| AG903 | H.M.S. 'Lewes' 1943.8.23 [SA] to West Lothian | £6 |
| AG904 | H.M.S 'Lively' 1942.5.10 [ME] to Angus - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG905 | H.M.H.S. 'Llandovery Castle' 1943.3.23 [ME35A] from Hospital Ship #39 - crown circular `1916` censor - to USA | £50 |
| AG906 | H.M.S. 'Lucia' 1944.4.2 [SA] to Glasgow - Indian boxed AIRGRAPH censor `DHC/4` | £8 |
| AG907 | H.M.S. 'Medway' 1942.3.17 [ME] tombstone censor - to Newport - Note: this a submarine! message mentions his old ship Exeter which had been sunk | £15 |
| AG908 | H.M.A.S. 'Mildura' 1944.2.20 Plain airgraph AU/2 - diamond censor - to Kent - inscribed "N" | £15 |
| AG909 | H.M.S. 'Minuet' 1943.6.15 Plain [NA1/B] to Kent - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG910 | H.M.S. 'Minuet' 1943.8.12 Plain [NA2B] to Kent - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG911 | H.M.S. 'Minuet' 1944.1.27 Plain [NA2B] to Kent - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG912 | H.M.S. 'Monkshood' 1944.7.9 [SA/4B; South Africa] to Rotherham - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG913 | H.M.S. 'Montgomery' 1942.7.1£ Plain [CA2B: Canada] to Glam, Wales - tombstone censor - b/s purple octag `[Crown]/PASSED/ P.60` | £10 |
| AG914 | H.M.S. 'Morris Dance' West Africa 1944 Calvert Correspondence - pmk FPO /46 cds - tombstone censor | £30 |
| AG915 | H.M.S 'Morris Dance' 1943.8.20 Incoming. [GB/13] Original form pmk MIRFIELD cds - on back fr: 2x11/2d pmk cds - to Sub Lt Calvert RNVR/ c/o FMO/ Freetown/ Sierra leone/ W Africa - red POSTAGE PAID wavy line machine pmk - h/s violet `AIRGRAPH SERVICE NOT AVAIALBLE/ TO LOCATION OF SHIP. FORWARDED/ BY ORDINARY MAIL` - m/s blue crayon `Morris Dance` - rare | £100 |
| AG916 | B.C.0. 'Naval Base Alexandria' 1942.8.22 [ME/24F] to Southsea - tombstone censor - EGYPTIAN blcked out | £8 |
| AG917 | H.M.S. 'Nile' 1943.8.5 [ME/9B] to Birmingham - tombstone censor - from Fleet Salvage | £8 |
| AG918 | H.M.S. 'Northern Duke' 1943.1.17 [SA/3B; South Africa] to Wales - tombstone censor - several extra folds and other faults | £5 |
| AG919 | H.M.S. 'Northern Duke' 1944.2.23 [SA/4B; South Africa] to Birmingham - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG920 | H.M.S. 'Orion' 1941.5.12 Plain [ME/1C: Middle East] to Cardiff - Orion took part in battle of Crete which began 20th May '41 | £15 |
| AG922 | H.M.S. 'Osiris' 1942.11.10 [ME] boxed NAVAL censor - to Newport Mon - faults | £8 |
| AG923 | H.M.S. 'Penelope ' 1943.8.4 Plain [NA2B] to Stockport - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG924 | H.M.S. 'Phoenix' 1942.8.6 [ME/3B] to Tavistock - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG925 | H.M.S. 'President III' 1943.1.18 Plain [IN/17D; India] - tombstone censor - to Ayrshire | £8 |
| AG926 | H.M.S. 'Primula' 1944.2.28 [ME] tombstone censor - to Glasgow - fault: two punch-holes at left | £5 |
| AG927 | H.M.S. 'Princess Beatrix' 1944.6.6 Plain [NA2B] to "THE BICYCLE" - tombstone censor | £20 |
| AG928 | H.M.S. 'Prudent' 1943.7.20 [SA] - to Ayrshire - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG929 | H.M.S. 'Rajaliya ' 1943.12.30 Plain - DHC/4 boxed Airgraph censor - to Rotherham | £8 |
| AG930 | H.M.S. 'Rocket' 1944.3.12 [ME36A] to Reading - tombstone censor and Indian rect Airgraph censor - message: I will try and have my photo taken in my [blacked out by censor]. | £40 |
| AG931 | H.M.S. 'Salsette' 1943.9.2 [IN/18E] to Glasgow - India DHC/4 airgraph censor | £8 |
| AG932 | H.M.S. 'Saunders' 1942.4.13 [ME] to Ebbw Vale - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG933 | H.M.S. 'Saunders' 1944.1.1 Plain [NA2B] to Northants - boxed NAVAL CENSOR | £10 |
| AG934 | H.M.S. 'Shan' [SA] to Manchester - tombstone censor | £6 |
| AG935 | H.M.S. 'Skudd IV' 1942.11.1 [ME] to Newport Mon - tombstone censor | £20 |
| AG936 | S.T.M.S. 'Socotra' 1944.12.14 ME/34G. to Lyons Mail, London | £5 |
| AG937 | H.M.S. 'Spey' 1944.5. [SA] h/s boxed `AIRGRAPH/ CENSORSHIP` [no code] to Shropshire | £8 |
| AG938 | H.M.S. 'Stag' 1942.9.1 [ME/21E] to Coventry - boxed censor | £8 |
| AG939 | H.M.S. 'Ukussa' 1944.5.23 Plain [CE/8A: Ceylon] to Surrey - Indian boxed censor - ink stain on back | £10 |
| AG940 | H.M.S. 'Valiant' 1944.1.13 to Reading Berks | £8 |
| AG941 | H.M.S. 'Victorious' 1944.8.18 [ME] to Sussex - tombstone censor and Indian rect Airgraph censor | £12 |
| AG942 | H.M.S. 'Walker' 1942.6.12 Plain [CA2B: Canada] to St Austell, Cornwall - b/s red octag `[Crown]/PASSED/ P.199` - two extra folds | £10 |
| AG943 | H.M.S. 'Warspite' [SA] to St. Austell - non-contemp Ark Royal cachet on back | £5 |
| AG944 | H.M.S. 'Wu-Chang' 1944.12.22 [ME36A] to Bournemouth War Service Organisation - shows 3d violet affixed on front of original airgraph pmk `../AIRGRAPHS` cds | £10 |
| AG945 | Plain [EA/5B: Kenya] from G KENT S.P.O. P/K 56592 - to Berks - tombstone censor | £8 |
| AG946 | Plain [EA/6A: Kenya] - to Sheffield - tombstone censor "I've told you that I've been to Freetown and Cape Town so it can't be covoys to Russia" | £8 |
| AG947 | 1942.9.4 Plain [IN/15; India] boxed NAVAL CAMP censor - to Sheffield | £6 |
