Auction: 14037 - Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area, The Alan Parsons Collection
Lot: 2305
The Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area
The Postal Agencies
Iran
Chahbar
Airmails
1919 (14 Oct.) France-Australia attempted flight by Etienne Poulet, abandoned at Akyab, Burma, Charhbar-Karachi stage Indo-European Telegraph Department unstamped OHMS envelope (262x117mm.) "By Aerial Post (M. Poulet) 10.XI.19" to Karachi showing a fair strike of the "first through aerial mail/great britain to india/karachi 14.1.1919." cachet in violet altered to "Paris to Melbourne via Charbar 11.11" and with "charhbar/b.o./persian gulf dt" double-ring datestamp (10.11) in black alongside, Karachi Delivery c.d.s. on reverse; vertical crease at left clear of the hand and date stamps. Rare. Photo
Sold for
HK$28,000