Lot 665 Used to Argentina via Zeppelin: 1919, King George V ?Seahorse?, Bradbury, Wilkinson printing, 10s dull gray blue PAIR, 1924 1s PAIR

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Used to Argentina via Zeppelin: 1919, King George V ?Seahorse?, Bradbury, Wilkinson printing, 10s dull gray blue PAIR, 1924 1s PAIR ,paying a total of 22 shillings (?1.2.0), all tied by indistinct LONDON/AIR MAIL 2 JNE 33 / 8:15 PM cds?s on large brown paper clasp envelope,bearing manuscript ?Via Graf Zeppelin,? green ribbon ?LUFTSCHIFF GRAFF ZEPPELIN/2 SUDAMERIKAFAHRT/1933? in gothic type (soon to be made verboten by Hitler) and red pictorial ?DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST/Anschlussflug zur 2. S?damerikafahrt 1933/des Luftschiffs Graf Zeppelin/BERLIN-FRIEDRICHSHAFEN? cachets, blue ?BY AIR MAIL/PAR AVION? label alongside, on reverse ?VIA AEREA/7 JUN.33*19/BUENOS AIRES? receiver. United Press Associations corner card at upper left. Ms notations in Spanish and English attest ?This envelope arrived from Friedrichshafen in 3 days ? 9 hours ? 45 minutes,? a record at the time. File folds away from stamps, as typical. From the United Press Association in London to its affiliate in Buenos Aires. (SG 417 ) Est. Cash Val. $750 – 1,000