France and French Colonies General - Zeppelins/Airships
Sale No: 75
Lot No:256
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ITALIAN SOMALIA-Registered card from Italian Somalia with defin values to 2L55 blue(6) tied Mogadiscio 27.9.33 cancels, destined for the Zeppelin Chicago Flight. The item was despatched to Sevilla but Graf Zeppelin failed to stop at Sevilla and the mail was returned to Rome where it received a lilac triangular cachet 'Correspondence by special despatch to Seville for transport by dirigible 'Graf Zeppelin' on 31.X.33. Returned to sender due to failure of the aeropostal service in Spain'. Fine and rare (Start Price = £252.00) (Image)