Auction No. 44

Lot 510

First flights & commercial flights

Opening $70
Sold for $70

Italy 1929, signed by pilot. Air London-Karachi 3rd flight. Genova acceptance envelope franked 25c, 50c (2) + air L1,20 cancelled Genova 31.3.29. Reverse - Park Street, Calcutta 23.4.29 arrival c.d.s. Endorsed Stephen Smith (Longi 29DVL) Card- 'Imperial Airways all-metal flying boat Calcutta', on the River Thames at Westminster, London, in front of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.

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