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Lot# 5144 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 5144 Great Britain

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    First UK Aerial Post London-Windsor 1911 (Sept. 9): Sepia brown envelope with private letter included, franked with King George V 1d. carmine-red tied by "Harlech R.S.O./Merioneth Aug. 31.1911" (Wales) via London with adjacent "FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST LONDON SP 9" cachet to Windsor and forwarded to "Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow with arrival postmark on reverse with interesting content: "... I hope this (letter) will arrive alright and that you may be one of the first to receive an air letter. My frend Mr. Ardron - for many years at the Post Office and C.B." A rare acceptance from Wales.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF