Lot 31728 – 1929 (Mar 30) Imperial Airways London-Alexandria-Gaza-Baghdad-Basra-Karachi collection

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Lot 31728 – 1929 (Mar 30) Imperial Airways London-Alexandria-Gaza-Baghdad-Basra-Karachi collection

Ireland » Airmails
Price realised
550 GBP
Estimate
600 – 800 GBP
Auction date
Thu 2 Jul 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1929 (Mar 30) Imperial Airways London-Alexandria-Gaza-Baghdad-Basra-Karachi, collection incl. letter from the Depot of Posts & Telegraphs about the forwarding of Irish letters for this service, with four covers sent to Alexandria, four to Gaza, two to Baghdad, one to Basra, six to Karachi (one signed by the pilot), plus 2 unused Imperial Airways envelopes and a press photo of the plane, a fine collection showing the different legs of this service (19 covers)

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