Lot 51037 – HABBANIYA SIEGE: 1941 (Apr 29) Envelope to South A
Lot 51037 – HABBANIYA SIEGE: 1941 (Apr 29) Envelope to South A
Iraq
Price realised
160 GBP
Estimate
200 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Thu 25 Jun 2015 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
HABBANIYA SIEGE: 1941 (Apr 29) Envelope to South Africa with 100f franking tied by Habbaniya cds with RAF censor hs adjacent, transiting Baghdad on July 18th some 50 days later as Iraqi forces besieged Habbaniya the day after the cover was taken in at the PO, arriving in Basra July 18th, fine and unusual Catalogue
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