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lot # 593 - General - Imperial Airways 1931
LONDON-EAST AFRICA 1ST FLIGHT Philadelelphia USA-London-Kampala Uganda, USA 5c Roosevelt tied with Philadelphia Dec 22 1930 cancel (paying surface mail to UK). Where GV 10d applied & cancelled with London F.S. single ring cds 31 Dec 1930. Then GV 1d & 6d applied to pay air mail to Uganda cancelled with standard London F.S. Airmail cds. 27 Feb 1931 on Map of Africa illust cover. Addressed to Entebbe with via London added in red ink. On reverse Kampala Uganda 9 March receiving & Entebbe 9 March. Vertical crease clear of stamps & slightly soiled. Very SCARCE. (image available) {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £54.40)
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