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THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR
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14 MAY 2016 AT 1PM
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Ireland. Collection of First Flight Covers 1925-1946
Mainly acceptances, with many to Captain Smye. Destinations include Amsterdam, Liepaja, Latvia, Dakar,
Alexandria via Zurich, Jinja Uganda, Kisumu Kenya, Basra, Algiers, Wellington New Zealand, Tunis, Corsica,
Gibraltar, Baghdad, Karachi, Adelaide, Galway to London with ‘Too Late for Air Mail’ handstamp, Sumatra,
Johannesburg, Salisbury Rhodesia, Limassol, Vatican City, Lundy, etc. (56)
Estimate €400- €600 £290-£430
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 401402
Ireland. 1929-1951 collection of First Flight Covers.
Includes 1929 Galway-Croydon with scarce return fight and pilot signed cover, 1932 Galway to Berlin, 1934
Belfast to Isle of Man,1937 Dublin to Vatican, 1939 Shannon to New York, 1949 Shannon to Basra, 1951 Dub-
lin to Manchester, etc. Mainly fine. ( 15)
Estimate €120- €180 £90-£130
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 402