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211 - SWISS AEROPHILATELY – FIRST AIR MAIL FLIGHT FROM BASEL TO ZU…
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Estimate €45
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Description
SWISS AEROPHILATELY – FIRST AIR MAIL FLIGHT FROM BASEL TO ZURICH on 10 May 1925 – Registered letter labelled “Basel Batterie”, franked with a block of four 25c ultramarine biplane over the mountain stamps, aircraft no. 5 (this single block is valued at 80 euros when sold as individual stamps) + Block of four of the Swiss Army regimental vignette, specially issued for this flight to mark the inauguration of the “Monument to the Soldiers of the City of Basel” – the stamps bear the flight’s special commemorative overprint, stamped in blue: “Flugpost Basel / Zurich 10 MAY 1925, Einweihung des Soldatenmonuments Batterie” – On the reverse: Zurich aviation arrival stamp, 10 May 1925 – Müller No. 151
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About the sale STAMP SALE: lots 1 to 299 – French and foreign stamps, sold individually and in lots. Beautiful, genuine collections. Philatelic reference material
Auction location
Auction time 10/20/2026 at 10:00 AM
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