Lot 51122 – 1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa

Stamp of Ireland » Airmails 1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa
Stamp of Ireland » Airmails 1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa
Stamp of Ireland » Airmails 1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa
Stamp of Ireland » Airmails 1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa
Stamp of Ireland » Airmails 1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa
Stamp of Ireland » Airmails 1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa

Lot 51122 – 1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa

Ireland » Airmails
Price realised
600 GBP
Estimate
800 – 1’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 7 Jun 2019 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1931 (Dec 9) Irish acceptance for Imperial Airways Christmas airmail service London-Southern Africa, collection of 40 flight covers from different legs of the service, incl. London-Nairobi (3), London-Nairobi then Mombassa-Zanzibar, London-Mpika, London-Broken Hill (2), London-Salisbury (2) plus 2 Post Office labels for forwarding mail to Ireland or Belfast, London-Bulawayo (2), London-Pietersburg (2), London-Mbeya, London-Dodoma, London-Johannesburg (4, incl. one with “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR LONDON- CAPE (in ms) AIR SERVICE”), London-J’burg-Upington (2), London-J’burg-Keetmanshoop (2), London-J’burg-Windhoek (4), London-Kimberley, London-Victoria West (2), London-Cape Town (10), plus 3 newspaper cuttings and a printed card of the route and dates, a very comprehensive collection of this air service

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