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Auction: 167 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 854

India airmail assembly comprising over 100 items including 1932 Hebert flight from Akyab to Calcutta, 1934 Calcutta-Rangoon stage during the MacRobertson race England-Australia, Imperial Airways first flight covers to England, extended service first flights, other internal first flights with better stages such as Delhi-Jodhpur, first westbound service after extension of route from Karachi to Calcutta, Calcutta flight of the "G-E.B.M.O.", Alcock & Brown commemorative flight at Dum Dum, Special Christmas flights, first parachute delivery in India, first internal airmails in 1938, Clipper airmail flights, BOAC flights, etc, illustrated envelopes including official printed "India World Flier", first airmail souvenir England-India, various "Tata Sons Ltd.", Union Jack shield; also balloon mail and modern commemorative covers; several items are signed by Stephen H. Smith, a fine-very fine assembly worthy of inspection.

Sold for
$700