Auction No. 44

Lot 693

First flights & commercial flights

Opening $100
Sold for $100

IRAQ 1930.  Irak, Cover from Baghdad to Paris,  cachet,  Label  BY AIR,  Cover "First Flight Baghdad to Beyrout,  Syria,  AIR MAIL Cachet,  Cover sent Irak to Calcutta,  cachet "insufficiently Prepaid for",  three stamps on back.  Cover "1st All UP AIR MAIL "  from Kirkuk to Calcutta, with different arrival stamps on the back. Cover "4th Flight Imperial Airways"  from Baghdad to Calcutta,  Label Orange and black.  Cover with Hebrew Writing,  from  Baghdad to Calcutta,  4th Imperial Airways  Flight.  The label "AIR MAIL" is blue.

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Air Mail & Aviation
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