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Lot# 514 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 514 Sudan

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    1936, First Flight cover, Khartoum (Sudan) to Kano (Nigeria), signed by pilot Captain Jones, endorsement top, franked with 1931, Sudan Air Mail, 3 m. green and sepia, 5 m. black and green, and 10 m. black and carmine, tied by 14 February 1936 datestamp, with arrival to back dated 16 February 1936, comes with picture postcard of the arrival of the plane "Daelalus" at Kano airport and newspaper cuttings reporting the inaugural flight, minor soiling, a very attractive example.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF