Lot 51096 – 1927 (Mar 9) Irish acceptance for experimental London-Cairo-East Africa airmail service

1927 (Mar 9) Irish acceptance for experimental London-Cairo-East Africa airmail service, postcard from Dublin to Kenya uprated with Map and Shield stamps with ms « by first flight regular air mail service to Kenya via London », however the aircraft crashed on Khartown-Kisumu route and was forwarded by surface mail, with Nairobi and Kisumu arrival cds, redirected to Ireland with Irish 1d postage applied on arrival, fine