Detail : Lot 379

Lot No: 379
Date: 1931, Feb 24
Est. price: £75.00
Category: Scarce/Unusual Routing

Description: BELGRADE TO WADI HALFA, Yugoslavia acceptance intended for the FIRST IMPERIAL AIRWAYS AFRICA FLIGHT AS1 FROM LONDON. Registered (label) Aero Philatelic Club of Calcutta cover franked 11D50 canc Belgrade cds's and triangular airmail date stamps, pale blue/black etiquette, uncommon magenta framed 'Par Avion/jusqu'a (ms) Alexandria, ms 'Egypt/London/Cairo/Cape Route' . Verso , Alexandria 'MR/31/day unclear' cds and oval ' Registered/11 R 31/Shellal-Halfa/T.P.O.) hs. Likely to have missed the first IAW Africa flight, but not for want of trying. An scarce and interesting cover never the less.

Bid:
(Scarce/Unusual Routing) BELGRADE TO WADI HALFA, Yugoslavia acceptance intended for the FIRST IMPERIAL AIRWAYS AFRICA FLIGHT AS1 FROM LONDON. Registered (label) Aero Philatelic Club of Calcutta cover franked 11D50 canc Belgrade cds's and triangular airmail date stamps, pale blue/black etiquette, uncommon magenta framed 'Par Avion/jusqu'a (ms) Alexandria, ms 'Egypt/London/Cairo/Cape Route' . Verso , Alexandria 'MR/31/day unclear' cds and oval ' Registered/11 R 31/Shellal-Halfa/T.P.O.) hs. Likely to have missed the first IAW Africa flight, but not for want of trying. An scarce and interesting cover never the less.
(Scarce/Unusual Routing) BELGRADE TO WADI HALFA, Yugoslavia acceptance intended for the FIRST IMPERIAL AIRWAYS AFRICA FLIGHT AS1 FROM LONDON. Registered (label) Aero Philatelic Club of Calcutta cover franked 11D50 canc Belgrade cds's and triangular airmail date stamps, pale blue/black etiquette, uncommon magenta framed 'Par Avion/jusqu'a (ms) Alexandria, ms 'Egypt/London/Cairo/Cape Route' . Verso , Alexandria 'MR/31/day unclear' cds and oval ' Registered/11 R 31/Shellal-Halfa/T.P.O.) hs. Likely to have missed the first IAW Africa flight, but not for want of trying. An scarce and interesting cover never the less.