Lot 50560 – 1923 (Aug 30) First Overland Mail cover sent regis
Lot 50560 – 1923 (Aug 30) First Overland Mail cover sent regis
Lot 50560 – 1923 (Aug 30) First Overland Mail cover sent regis
Iraq
Price realised
500 EUR
Estimate
700 EUR
Auction date
Thu 4 Dec 2014 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1923 (Aug 30) First Overland Mail cover sent registered and carried by the Nairn Brothers from Baghdad to Haifa, with 1923-25 3a and 6a tied by Baghdad cds, with ms “FIRST OVERLAND MAIL / BAGHDAD – HAIFA” with registered label, signed on the reverse by H. Hampton (RAF officer involved in the pioneering flights along the route), rare Auction
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