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Auction: 23013 - Stamps and Covers of the World: Featuring Superb Mauritius, the "Claremont" Collection of South West Africa and the Charles Freeland Collection of Virgin Islands
Lot: 1283

(x) India
Airmails
1929 England to India by Sqn. Ldr. A.G. Jones-Williams and Flt. N.H. Jenkins
1929 (24 Apr.) envelope (with enclosure) to Risalpur, marked "Carried on the/fairey long range/monoplane no. j. 9479/From Cranwell, England" and "Date of Despatch 24.4.29/Date of Arrival 26.4.29" and initialled "AGJW", bearing India 1a. with blue Aeroplane over Globe label alongside, both tied by Karachi c.d.s. Very rare, three carried. Photo

Note: This was the first non-stop flight from England to India.

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Sold for
£13,000

Starting price
£3200