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Auction: 14037 - Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area, The Alan Parsons Collection
Lot: 2258

The Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area
The Postal Agencies
Iran
Bandar Abbas
Airmails
1919 (Nov.) First Aerial Mail from Great Britain to Australia by Ross Smith, Bandar Abbas-Karachi stage envelope to Karachi bearing ½a. (3) and 1a. twice neatly cancelled by Bandar Abbas c.d.s. (24.11) and showing a light strike of the very rare "per/vickers "vimy" aeroplane/to australia." cachet in violet at foot, Kimari (25.11) and Karachi (25.11) c.d.s. on reverse; roughly opened at left and with a little foxing around the adhesives though an attractive example. Photo

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HK$13,000