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  • Lot# : 447 France

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    Catalogue# : 123+181+199
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    Ile de France catapult mail 1928: 5 f. blue & chamois Merson, 50 c. orange Semeuse (1 and pair), and 1.50 f. blue Pasteur, tied with octogonal datestamp "Le Havre A New York 13 -8 28 D" on reg'd cover, endorsed 'via avion Ile de France', with handstamp 'Première liaison postale aérienne transatlantique par hydravion lancé par catapulte', signed by Lieutenant Louis Demougeot, the pilot of the hydroplane, sent via new York (Aug 13) to Le Havre (Aug 24).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF