Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 84
Malayan Airmails
The RAF Survey Flights
1938 Flights
1938 (23 Apr.) envelope flown from Bintulu to Kuching, franked at 5c. and showing, on reverse, arrival datestamp (24.4)
Note: On April 20th three RAF Singapore Flying-boats, K6916, K6917 and K6918 under the command of Wing Commander Dunn, left Seletar for a cruise to North Borneo, arriving at Kudat on April 21st. The return flight left the next day, picking up mail at Bintulu and Kuching, arriving at Seletar on April 24th.
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SG$120