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Lot No. 683

Auction No. 16
Category Airmails
Est. $100
Status Archived

 

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1931 (9th May) Soerabaja-Melbourne bearing 1931 1g Neth Indies Air pair, 30 on 40 & 10¢ Air singles, 15¢ defin with 6/5/31 Soerabaja cds & 9/5/31 ABEL TASMAN SOERABAJA double lined lozenge date stamp with Melbourne backstamp of 19/5/1931 indicating arrival in time for return journey on 22/5/31, the date of the second cover (Eustis 204) Brisbane-Batavia bearing 6d Kingsford Smith x 4 & 3d Kingsford Smith single on illustrated red white & blue "ALL AIR ROUTE AUSTRALIA-DUTCH EAST INDIES HOLLAND" with aeroplane between the lines. Separate violet cachet Melbourne-Batavia Special Experimental Flight at base Good cond (2)

 

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