Lot 51131 – 1933 (Apr) Houston Mount Everest Flight, group incl. 1933 (Apr 20) “HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST FLIGHT / PURNEA” blue cds on cover

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Lot 51131 – 1933 (Apr) Houston Mount Everest Flight, group incl. 1933 (Apr 20) “HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST FLIGHT / PURNEA” blue cds on cover
Stamp of Ireland » Airmails 1933 (Apr) Houston Mount Everest Flight, group incl. 1933 (Apr 20) "HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST FLIGHT / PURNEA" blue cds on cover

Lot 51131 – 1933 (Apr) Houston Mount Everest Flight, group incl. 1933 (Apr 20) “HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST FLIGHT / PURNEA” blue cds on cover

Ireland » Airmails
Price realised
4’200 GBP
Estimate
1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 7 Jun 2019 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1933 (Apr) Houston Mount Everest Flight, group incl. 1933 (Apr 20) “HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST FLIGHT / PURNEA” blue cds, with Purnea 21 APR cds below, incl. original letter written by a Times correspondent, very rare; 1933 (Apr 8) cover with vignette tied by pictorial cachet sent to Calvutta and signed on the reverse by Stephen Smith, press photo of the plane and three newspaper clippings, rare group

Auction
2019 June Summer Auction Series
Catalogue
Ireland

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