WEST AFRICAN AIRMAILS - GAMBIA: 1934-46 envs (15) inc. 26 J...

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WEST AFRICAN AIRMAILS - GAMBIA: 1934-46 envs (15) inc. 26 July 1934 env from Paddington by the 1st acceptance of the Deutsche Lufthansa service to Bathurst. 18 March 1935 env from London by German Lufthansa carried on the resumed service to Bathurst. 2 Dec 1935 env registered from Bathurst franked with Jubilee set and flown to UK. 17 Feb 1936 env to Bathurst flown on the 1st Imperial Airways flight from England to Kano via Khartoum & Lagos and then north to final destination. 1937 env. from London to Frankfurt by Imperial. Frankfort to Bathurst by Lufthansa. 25 Feb 1938 env per "DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA" bearing Elephant & Palm values to 6d to Denmark. 1946 envelope from London to Jamaica flown on the "Star Leader" which crashed shortly after take off from Bathurst. Also the small P.O. notice regarding the crash. Cross Reference: GAMBIA

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8th Mar 23 at 11am GMT

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