1914 card carried on the second leg of the special flight for Windhoek Exhibition, franked with 5pf green, with 3-line violet cachet "Flugpost Usakos-Karibib 1.Flugzeug in Sudwest befordert", cancelled Usakos 19.5.14 and addressed to Berlin, fine and very rare card, only a few known to exist, especially addressed outside of SWA, signed Wittmann, with 1994 Czimek certificate
Estimate: $5000
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Lot #2493 - GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers
Lot #2494 - GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Flight Covers
1914 picture postcard carried on the third leg of the special flight for Windhoek Exhibition, franked with 5pf green, cancelled Karibib 19.5.14, with "Erste Flugpost Deutsch Sudwestafrika Karibib Windhuk" three-line cachet, addressed to Okahandja, with 22.5.14 arrival pmk (flight was delayed due to bad weather), fine and very rare card, only a few known to exist, with 2003 Steuer certificate
Estimate: $5000
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