Lot No. 834
| Auction No. | 26 |
| Category |
Flying Boats Airmails |
| Est. | $280 |
| Status | Archived |
1941-1942 First flight covers from the FAM 18 & 22 routes to & from Portuguese Guinea, Belgian Congo, to & from USA, Gambia & South Africa. This part Aeropex 94 exhibit is fully written up on album leaves & incls first flight cachets for USA-Bolana, Horta-Bolana, Lisbon-USA via Bolana, Lisbon-Trinidad, Bolana-New York (2), Leopoldville-New York intermediates to Miami & San Juan. Also FAM 22 Miami & San Juan to Leopoldville (6th Dec, the day before Pearl Harbour attack), Gambia covers to Lagos (1/6d), Trinidad (2/3d) & San Juan (3/6d) whence surface mail to Fort Worth. South Africa commercial cover to USA has censor tape & 8/- franking. Majority in VG cond & beautifully presented. (14)