Lot 51159 – 1934 First Flight Cover with rare Island Air Express Stamp
Lot 51159 – 1934 First Flight Cover with rare Island Air Express Stamp
Lot 51159 – 1934 First Flight Cover with rare Island Air Express Stamp
New Zealand
Price realised
220 GBP
Estimate
240 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Thu 16 Dec 2021 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1934 First Flight England to Australia, illustrated airmail cover, sent to New Zealand, franked with KGV, and with ‘The Island Air Express’ Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation stamp, tied by commemorative cds, and with note in pencil from expert Peter Holcombe, which states “Very rare. (From Proof Sheet?)”
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