Auction No. 18 Saturday, 29 August 2015 / 3:30 pm start
1926 (30th June) Calcutta to London Cobham ...
Estimate $150
Realised: $150 plus premium
Category: Airmails
Lot Details
1926 (30th June) Calcutta to London Cobham intermediate leg. Printed env for "England to Australia 1926 Flight, Return Trip. Carried from Calcutta to London,......Sept 1926" with m.s "10th" crossed out & replaced by "16th". Additional black overprint reads "Mr Cobham arrived in Calcutta on ......was delayed at the Jungle Island of TUNOON owing to raging storms." with "19/6/26 added in m/s. India 2a KGV tied by Calcutta GPO cds. Possibly AAMC 101b but with triangular incision into cover & stamp with red manuscript "Not Carried" & initialled. Interesting.
