Lot 10610 – 1937 (Jan. 25) Roland Garros flight to France (hs
Lot 10610 – 1937 (Jan. 25) Roland Garros flight to France (hs
Colonies françaises » Réunion
Price realised
6’500 EUR
Estimate
6’000 EUR
Auction date
Thu 2 May 2013 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1937 (Jan. 25) Roland Garros flight to France (hs cachet at BL) with rare ERROR FRANKING of se-tenant vert. pair with and without ovpt. plus single with OVPT. inverted, sent reg’d from Saint-Denis to Limoges (bs Feb. 13), addressee neatly blacked out, signed by all three crew at left, an important and very fine showpiece as Yvert indicates only 6 of the inverted ovpt. are known on or off cover, cert. Behr plus several older expert signatures, ex Arctander
An almost identical cover sold for € 8’500 (hammer) in our Sept. 2012 auction. Catalogue ref: PA 1b, 1c
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