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Auction: 24017 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia
Lot: 489

(x) The Lim Sa Bee Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Royal Air Force Flights
Group Captain Cave-Brown, in command of four Supermarine "Southampton" flying boats, made a service flight from Plymouth to India and Singapore arriving on 27 February. The machines stayed until May before proceeding to Java and Australia; returned to Singapore on 15 September and stationed there permanently.
1930 Inspection Flight Singapore - India
1930 (14 Nov.) picture postcard carried from Singapore to Delhi, franked at 4c. and showing arrival datestamp (23.11). 5 cards carried. Photo

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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£180