Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co KG Sale: 43
Great Britain and British Commonwealth Indien - Flugpost
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 8068
Symbol: b
1936 (Aug) - Airplane crash at Crete: Two covers from India to England (one from Baroda R.M.S., the other from Calcutta) both despatched Aug. 17th, 1936, flown with the flying boat Short S17 Kent Scipio G-ABFA on there Australia-England route, which crashed and sank while trying to alight in Mirabella Bay, Crete. Both covers with "DAMAGED BY (SEA) WATER" handstamps. Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)
Opening EUR 70.00
Sold...EUR 50.00
Closed..Feb-19-2019, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 29935
Symbol: b
1920's-1970's: About 60 airmail covers and postcards, most of them carried by First Flights, or Special Flights like 1929 Joan Page flight or 1930 Mrs. Bruce flight, with 17 items of British India era, others from 1947 to 1970's. Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)