tradition and experience in classic philately since 1919

Lot# 1462 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 1462 Great Britain

    1 / 3
    /
    Download main picture Share
    Airship 'R34' Transatlantic flight 1919 (July 2 - 13): 1 US-dollar banknote carried on board by Flight Lt. Durrant, inscribed and signed:" Carried by air from New York to London on R34, R.F. Durrant Lieut" with attached confirmation note, pictorial sheet with map and signed by 12 crew members as well as two original photos 'R34' at Pulham Norfolk, with handwritten annotations and signed by crewmember 'J. Reid' (July 1919). Only very few mail carried on board of 'R34', the hereby offered 1 Dollar bill of a crew member is probably unique.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF