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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 35

Malayan Airmails
Royal Air Force Flights
Far East Goodwill Flight
Group Captain Cave-Brown-Cave, assisted by Squadron-Leader G.E.Livock, commanded four "Southampton" flying boats on a flight to Sarawak, Labuan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indo-China, Thailand and Penang, returning to Singapore on 11 December. Mail was carried on some stages
1928 (8 Nov.) envelope (a trifle soiled) from Pueto Princesa (Philippines) to Penang, franked at 18c.(including Madrid-Manila 2c.) and cancelled by special Aeroplane h.s. and showing blue London - Orient Flight cachet; also (2 Nov.) envelope from Puerto Proncesa to Manila, franked at 16c. and showing blue London - Orient Flight cachet and(16 Nov.) envelope from Manila to Hong Kong, franked at 1p.10c. and showing blue Manila - Hong Kong cachet. Five covers flown on stage to Penang

Estimate
SG$1,000 to SG$1,200