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1930 (Oct 16) England-Australia #173b intermediate ARIF HIKEMT, Eskisehir merchant postcard endorsed and signed "Carried from Eskisheur/to Calcutta by the/"Kia Ora" Gipsy Moth/Aeroplane/Oscar Garden/Pilot/29/10/30" on back franked with India KGV ½a green tied 'CALCUTTA GPO/30OCT30' datestamp on arrival, Cat $2,250. [Oscar Garden was forced to land at Eskisheur, Turkey due to a fuel leak; this postcard is the only item carried on next leg of his flight; he arrived at Wyndham, WA on Nov 4 and flew across Australia to reach Sydney on Nov 7]