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Lot# 29 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 29 Australia

    Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June): Typewritten large part of lettersheet dated Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin June 7th (1930) and signed by Charles Kingsford Smith as reply on a collectors request: "I very much regret that I am not allowed to carry Mail matter in the 'Southern Cross'...", together with envelope to London (June 11), taxed 4d.and signed by Evert van Dyk, the KLM co-pilot, possibly carried by favour of the crew on their positioning flight Croydon - Baldonnel (June 4).
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold