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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 3

Malayan Airmails
Pioneer and Early Flights
1911 First Aeroplane Flight, Singapore
1911 (24 Mar.) picture postcard ("first aeroplane flight. race-course singapore 16th march 1911"; published by Toga & Co.) depicting the Bristol biplane of Mr M.J. Christiaens, flying over the racecourse, addressed to Rangoon, bearing Straits 1c. tied by "north canal road/singapore" double-ring d.s., showing Singapore c.d.s. alongside "T" in inverted triangle, blue crayon "10c", framed "foreign postage due/__anna__pies" h.s., Rangoon Dep arrival d.s. (29.3) with, on reverse, Rangoon G.P.O. Unpaid d.s.; the card with small tear at foot Scarce. Photo

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SG$2,100