Auction No. 25 Sunday, 14 October 2018 / 4:00 pm start
Iraq 1919 (13th Mar) Baghdad to Cairo unfranked ...
Estimate $1,100
Realised: $1,000 plus premium
Category: Airmails > World Airmails
Lot Details
Iraq 1919 (13th Mar) Baghdad to Cairo unfranked cover addressed to Ireland with Indian "FPO 55" cds & "Postal Service Mef Aerial Mail Baghdad-Cairo by 31st Wing RAF Mesopotamia" boxed cachet in violet. Endorsed by sender on face & carried on the second special RAF flight to Egypt & onwards by ship. Light central fold & minor edge fault not affecting markings. Ex Frommer. (plate 6)
