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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 173

Malayan Airmails
KLM
First Medan - Amsterdam Flight
The first acceptance of Malayan mail for Great Britain and Europe via KLM first experimental flight Medan - Amsterdam via Penang (26 Oct.) by sea to Medan and air to Amsterdam (16 Nov.)
1928 (20 Oct.) "Field" envelope, with printed "by air mail medan - amsterdam", from Kuala Lumpur to Birmingham, franked at $1.26, showing "by air mail" etiquette and, on reverse, Penang (22.10) and arrival (16.11) datestamps. Photo

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SG$220