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Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale: 43

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
South West Africa

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1934 (Feb 7) Registered cover from Keetmanshoop to Windhoek franked 1/-, handstamped violet "PER / AERO SERVICES (PTY) LTD" and endorsed "7.2.34 Floods & Washaways, Pilot Gordon Store", backstamped at Windhoek (Feb 8). Flown by emergency flood airmail, after torrential rains caused all surface transport to cease, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 38. (Image1)



Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 170.00


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image Sale No: 43
Lot No:202
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1934 Victor Smith South Africa - England Record Attempt. Cover from Windhoek (July 27) to England franked 10d, endorsed "West Coast Flight Victor Smith" and signed by Smith, a G.B 1/2d cancelled upon arrival at Ibstock (Aug 22). Smith attempted the Cape Town - UK flight via West Africa but abandoned his flight in Mauritania after making a forced landing near Port Etienne, from where the letters were flown by "Aeropostale" to Dakar and then carried by sea. Just 12 letters carried from Windhoek (entrusted as official mail by the S.W.A Post Office), eight being signed by Smith. Fine and rare. Photo on Page 38. (Image1)



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