Description:
1931 (Sept 21) Australia-England #215b intermediate cover carried by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in an Avro Avian on his attempt to break Mollison's record with green 'AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND/RECORD FLIGHT/WING COMMANDER CH KINGSFORD SMITH/ROME-LONDON/OCT 7 1931' cachet signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face and franked with Italy King Victor Emmanuel III 1.25 lire blue tied 'ROMA/AEROPORTO DEL LITTORIO-POSTA AEREA' datestamp, on arrival Great Britain KGV 1½d brown added tied 'LONDON W1/7OC/31' cancel, Cat $2,750. [Kingsford Smith was arrested in Turkey for landing there illegally and detained for three days, missing out on claiming the record; one of ten only flown]
Symbol : C
Grade : A
Categories: Stamps & Postal History > COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA > Aerophilately & Flight Covers