Description:
1919 (Nov 12) England-Australia #27 flown cover addressed to 'Mr B de M Prior' (Frommer #FR:261) bearing a good example of the Ross Smith vignette and additional stamp Australia KGV 1½d brown tied by two strikes of the black oval 'FIRST AERIAL MAIL/RECEIVED/26FEB1920/GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA' datestamp with another very fine strike alongside on face, Cat $6,250+. [AAMC states "About 11% of the covers researched have additional stamps affixed. These are the scarcest items"; the Eustis sale did not include any covers with additional stamps]
Symbol : C
Grade : B
Categories: Stamps & Postal History > COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA > Aerophilately & Flight Covers