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Lot# 877 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 877 Ireland

    Irish Acceptances to KLM 'Abel Tasman' Special Flight Service Batavia - Melbourne 1931 (April 28): Seahorse 2/6 d. brown plus additional franking used on ½ d. green stationery envelope together with another 2/6 d. Seahorse franking on registered envelope from Dublin to Melbourne, Australia, both dispatchet at "BAILE ATHA CLIATH Apr. 28, 1931" forwarded via London to regular KLM service Amsterdam - Batavia carried May 12 with special flight to Melbourne, backstamped "MELBOURNE 19 MAY 1931" Hibernian/MacDonnell T59 + T72.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF