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Auction: 177 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 366

Italy
1933, 5.25l+19.75l, 5.25l+ 44.75l Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight
comprising most of the pilots, hinged sets of two unless otherwise noted, with I-ARAM (Aramu), I-BALB (Balbo, never hinged), I-BIAN (Biani, never hinged), I-BISE (Biseo), I-BORG (Borghetti), I-DINI (Baldini, never hinged), I-GIOR (Giordano, never hinged), I-LEON (Leone, never hinged), I-MIGI (Miglia), I-NAPO (Napoli, C48 is never hinged, C49 is lightly hinged), I-QUES (Questa, C48 is lightly hinged, C49 is never hinged), I-ROVI (Rovis, never hinged), I-TEUC (Teucci, never hinged), I-VERC (Vercelloni), as well as C49 pairs overprinted I-RECA and I-BIAN and I-LEON and I-VERC, these never hinged, an overall fresh and lovely group, very fine. (Sc. C48-49, $7,610)
Mint H/NH

Sold for
$2,800

Starting price
$1200