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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 75

Malayan Airmails
The RAF Survey Flights
1936 Flights
1936 (19 Jan.) envelope flown from Singapore to Kuching, franked at 20c., showing Air Mail etiquette at upper left and, on reverse, arrival datestamp of 20 January. Rare, less than 5 covers known. Photo

Note: A small mail was carried from Singapore to Kuching on 20 January by Flying-boat K.3592, based in Singapore. With Squadron Leader K.B.Lloyd and Flight Officer D. Mitchell, the flight flew on to Sibu and Bintulu, and returned to Singapore on 25 January.

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SG$1,000