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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 82

Malayan Airmails
The RAF Survey Flights
1938 Flights
1938 (10 Mar.) envelope flown from Bintulu to Kuching, franked at 5c. and showing, on reverse, arrival datestamp (10.3); some light staining around adhesives

Note: On February 28th two RAF Singapore Flying-boats, K6910 and K8859 under the command of Squadron Leaders Bates and Council, flew from Seletar to Kuching arriving at Sandakan on March 5th. The return flight left Sandakan on March 7th, picking up mail at Bintulu and Kuching, and arriving at Seletar on March 11th.

Estimate
SG$100 to SG$120