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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 107

Malayan Airmails
Imperial Airways
United Kingdom via Karachi - London Service
On 2 August a fortnightly airmail service was commenced from Penang by sea to Calcutta, then by train to Karachi for air connection to London. On 30 November it became a weekly despatch.
1929 (22 Oct.) envelope registered from Kuching, via Singapore and Penang, to London, marked "By Air Mail" and "Karachi - London", franked at 56c. and showing "by air mail" etiquette with, on reverse, Singapore (28.10) and Penang (30.10) datestamps. Photo

Estimate
SG$250 to SG$300