Auction No. 20 Saturday, 29 October 2016 / 2:00 pm start
1936 (29th Sept) Imperial Airways England to ...
Estimate $110
Realised: $100 plus premium
Category: Airmails
Lot Details
1936 (29th Sept) Imperial Airways England to Australia flight in the Armstrong Whitworth AW15 "Athena". Caught fire in Delhi with mails charred. "Salvaged from Air Liner ATHENA" 2 line cachet below address. Cover with GB 1½d pair & 1/- KGV tied by London machine cancel. Slightly charred down left side. Incls cutting from newspaper reporting crash. AAMC 632 Cat. $250+
