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| Lot | Description | Reserve | Estimate | Your Bid |
| 2494 |
1928 Rescue Flight by Maddalena & Cagna from Italy to the Umberto Nobile Airship 'Italia' Arctic Expedition, cover franked King Emmanuel 25c (2) & Airmail 50c/60c tied by 'Sesto Calende / Milano / 10 6 28' cds, plus 'SPEDIZIONE AEREA DI SOCCORSO / SESTO CALENDE - KINGS BAY' with another strike below, addressed to the 'City of Milan' at Kings Bay, with 'R.N.C. DI MILANO / SPED ARCTICA / 18.6.28' arrival cds, plus 'R.N.C. DI MILANO / SPED ARCTICA / 1928' 2/line h/s on back & ships circular seal, as well as signatures of the pilots & mechanics Maddalena, Cagna Ranpini & Abelli. The front of the cover also has very weak strike of the 'VOLATA SULLA TENDA ROSSA' red circular h/s. Only 6 covers were recorded as flown on both directions, plus only couple more such covers prepared as souvenirs by the postmaster. Sass GP23a cat €120,000 = A$200,000. Great rarity of Italian airmails as covers from this flight are considered as the most important items in this collecting field. (P) |
A$9000 (US$5670) (€5310) (£4410) |
A$15000 (US$9450) (€8850) (£7350) |
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