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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2193

(x) South Africa
1936 (26 Sept.) London-Johannesburg Schlesinger Air Race
Alington and Lt. Booth
Envelope from Luton and addressed there, typed details of flight and marked "Forces landing at Berglengenfeld, Bavaria. C.G.M. Alington 29/9/36", and a further envelope to Northampton bearing uncancelled 1½d. and marked "Carried by Schlesinger Race by kindness of P A Booth" and returned to the addressee after the race in another envelope to him from Fife. Nierinck 360929B and with the first item illustrated on page 538 of his handbook. Photo

Note: Alington and Booth were the first retirement from the race having damaged the undercarriage of their BA Eagle in a forced landing due to a shortage of fuel

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Sold for
£520