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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 161

Malayan Airmails
Imperial Airways
Hong Kong - Bangkok - Penang Service
On 19 December 1937 the Hong Kong service ceased to operate direct to Malaya, connection being made with Imperial's trunk line at Bangkok

1937 (18 Dec.) envelope (2), one registered from Hong Kong to Bangkok, marked "Imperial Airways Service, First Flight Airmail from Hong Kong to Bangkok", franked at 60c.and showing framed "inconnu/unknown" and "retour/returned" in red with arrival datestamp (20.12) on reverse; the second from Kowloon to Penang, marked "By Imperial Airways" and franked at 20c.; fine

Estimate
SG$250 to SG$300