INDIA 1928 Duchess of Bedford record flight cover ! (04/17/2011)

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INDIA 1928 Duchess of Bedford record flight cover !

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Sold Date: 04/17/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Stamps

INDIA 1928 Duchess of Bedford record flight cover !

INDIA 1928 Duchess of Bedford record flight cover, carried "by favour" by the crew of the Duchess of Bedford's aeroplane "Princess Xenia" by Captain CD Barnard & F/O Alliott on return flight from Karachi to Croydon, which achieved a flight record for the time of 4� days
franked India KGV 1a pair, posted on arrival in England & charged postage due by picky postal clerks who objected to the Indian stamps!, then re-addressed with initial postage due cancelled & new postage due stamp applied on arrival
with ORIGINAL LETTER enclosed with fascinating content about the outward flight & its difficulties, letter starts "My darling Father, a chance of sending a letter home by the "Princess Xenia" the aeroplane in which the Duchess of Bedford made her unsuccessful attempt to fly to India & back.........
Great rarity as only several covers carried on this flight & only one other has been recorded as surviving.

Authenticity guaranteed without a time limit. Seller is member APS, SHP, SCP, Polonus, Rossica, UPNS, PS of NSW, ACCC, Royal SPC, ArGe Polen, ArGe Russland/UdSSR, BDPh, plus numerous other associations & societies.

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