Auction No. 25 Sunday, 14 October 2018 / 4:00 pm start
Great Britain 1925 (16th Nov) London to Capetown ...
Estimate $800
Realised: $800 plus premium
Category: Airmails > World Airmails
Lot Details
Great Britain 1925 (16th Nov) London to Capetown "Imperial Airways Survey Flight" souvenir postcard carried by Alan Cobham & AB Elliot in their DH50 with "By Aeroplane London-Capetown Flight Special Mail" imperforate vignette in red tied "By Special Air Mail 16-11-25 London Capetown" oval cachet in violet with South Africa 2d KGV tied by Capetown 19 FEB 26 Kaapstad cds on arrival. Signed Alan J Cobham on reverse. One of the scarcer cards flown all the way from London. VG cond & ex Frommer. (plate 5)
