Auction No. 18 Saturday, 29 August 2015 / 3:30 pm start
1936 (25th Sept) Imperial Airways England to ...
Estimate $260
Realised: $260 plus premium
Category: Airmails
Lot Details
1936 (25th Sept) Imperial Airways England to Australia flight in the Boulton & Paul P71A mail plane "Boadicea". Crashed off the English Coast with most of the mail lost. Small env with "The accompanying packet which was washed ashore on the coast of England was apparently conveyed by the Imperial Airways Airplane "Boadicea" which left Croydon on the 25th September and failed to arrive at Paris. The inconvenience occasioned is regretted. Returned Letter Section Mount Pleasant London, EC1" tag attached with the original GB 6d KGV stamp by small pin, now rusty & obviously the same as received. An item full of character. AAMC 631 Cat. $450+
