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Lot# 2290 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 2290 Italy

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    General Balbo Mass Flight 1933 (Aug. 5): Cover from Valentia Island prepared for the intended Balbo return flight 'Valentia Island - Rome', franked with horizontal Seahorse pair of 2/6 s chocolate brown composite setting (T69h) plus additional single value (T59), together with 1d. and 6d. single values, all tied by "Valentia Island Aug. 5 1933" cds's; envelope with crossed out 'AER-Post' special cachet in green, carried by regular mail to Rome and backstamped on arrival (9.VIII.33) on reverse. Few browned perfs, otherwise a fine and very scarce composite setting used on cover dispatched at Valentia Island for the announced Balbo flight. One of the rarest Balbo covers though Longhi 2960 = Euro 4'000 for flight only.rnDue 'bad weather' the return flight had been delayed, so Balbo had to cancel his original plan returning via Valentia Island (Ireland) and choose the more southern route via the Azores back to Rome.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF