Hammer

£110

Airship interest. A rare and signed airmail postal cover for the R100 trip to Canada. This with the stamps Aug.1.1930 and Aug.13.1930 Montreal Canada St Hubert and the R100 Montreal Stamp of a picture of the airship. The reverse of the cover is stamped Montreal Aug.14.12.30am 1930 Quebec. The cover is signed by the Captain of R100, along with George Meager 1st Officer, G.E. Long AFM, BEM, Coxswain and five other member of the crew. Plus an R100 souvenir card with an aerial photo of the airship moored at St Hubert inside, along with two contemporary newspaper cuttings. Ex Kirch collection Wallis and Wallis 2012, Lot 564. (2)