Auction No. 18 Saturday, 29 August 2015 / 3:30 pm start
1938 (27th Nov) ditto but with one stamp missing & ...
Estimate $60
Realised: $55 plus premium
Category: Airmails
Lot Details
1938 (27th Nov) ditto but with one stamp missing & the other a GB 2d KGV tied by Birmingham roller cancel. Addressed to Auckland, NZ with "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA." cachet in violet. Water damaged. AAMC 834 Cat. $125+ "Calpurnia" crash cover addressed to New Zealand bearing GB 2d KGVI (one stamp missing) tied by Birmingham machine cancel. Two line violet cachet "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/ EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" Imperial Airways Short S23 Empire Flying Boat "Calpurnia" G-AETW crashed en route from England to Australia at Lake Habbaniyah, Iraq. AAMC 834
