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lot # 4275 - grossbritannien

Tuesday Nov 26, 2024 09:00 Europe/Zurich

Imperial Airways Flying Boat Services 1937/42: Group of nine envelopes from the Eastern Route including 1937 (Dec. 5) 'CYGNUS' crash in Brindisi, Italy with a large part of cover franked with 'BURMA' ovptd. 8a from "Rangoon 30. Nov. 37" plus two Newspaper reports (1937 Dec. 7&9), further 1938 (Oct. 30) Iraq cover from DHIBBAN base on Lake Habanniya near Baghdad, 1938 envelope from "Rangoon March 3" to Aden carried on the first flight at 'all-in' airmail rate, first day usage from "Singapore March 1. 38" to Bombay, 1938 (Aug. 4) First Flying Boat service from Adelaide to England as well as Inaugural Flight cover of New Zealand - AUSTRALIA 1940 (Apr. 11). In addition nine flown envelopes of flying Boat 'CAVALIER' Atlantic Service as well as 1942 'Parachute Mail to Mornington Island' by QUANTAS Flying Boat service (1942).

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