379. Auktion
19.-24. September 2022 in Wiesbaden
1938/39, George VI. ½ a., 4 copies, tied to reverse of cover to Tchahbahar, underpaid by ½ a. and taxed on arrival, franked with 2 copies Iran 1938, 50 d., tied by Tchahbahar cds.; a very rare combination cover
"DAMAGED BY SEA WATER", 2-line boxed marking on airmail cover from "SHANGHAI 18.8.47" to London, crashed with the Flying Boat "Portland" at Bahrain on 23.8.47; a very rare item of desaster mail with Chinese origin
1932, 5.10., Imperial Airways Erstflug Bagdad-Bahrein, R-Brief, retour mit Transit- und Ankunfststempeln, 30 Belege geflogen (Muller 38)
JAPAN (BRITISH PO) – AUSTRIA: 1871, entire letter from the Forwarding Agency Gütschow & Co. at Yokohama, franked with Hongkong 1863/71, 12 cents pale greenish blue, tied by clear blue "Y1" with matching reverse side "YOKOHAMA JA 14 71", to Vienna with transit mark of Hongkong and red arrival mark. The letter was part paid till Alexandria; for the conveyance to Vienna charged with "15" new kreuzer, to be paid by the recipient.
1903/49 (ca.), ungebrauchte und gestempelte saubere Sammlung, in den Hauptnummern weitgehend komplett einschließlich Britische Post in China