U.S. & Worldwide; The Alexander Collection of Russia
September 14-16, 2010

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #622
GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa Air Post
1914 picture postcard (Bruno Buchner's propeller airplane), carried on the first leg of the special flight for Windhoek Exhibition. During that exhibition, pilot Buchner made a mail-carrying flight from Swakopmund to Windhoek, by way of Usakos, Karibib and Okahamdja. This card has an excellent "Erster Flugpostversuch in D.S.W.A." cachet in violet, franked with 5pf adhesive, canc. 18.5.14, v.f., extremely rare, with 2003 Steuer cert.
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Catalog #AAMC 1
Price Realized
$5,000.00

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