Ended on Tuesday, 17 October 2017 at 00:30.

Lettland: 1940, Trans Oceanic War-Time Airmail Traffik: Airmail-envelope bearing 1 L and 10 S sent from "RIGA

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Start of the sale:
Thursday, 21 September 2017 at 12:49
Item n°475702757
Sale ends:
Tuesday, 17 October 2017 at 00:30
Lot:
#17594
Catalogue:
17. October 2017 - Europe (incl. "Austria Spezial")
Estimated price:
between €140.00 and €140.00

1940, Trans Oceanic War-Time Airmail Traffik: Airmail-envelope bearing 1 L and 10 S sent from "RIGA GAISA-PASTE 8.2.40" with blue single line canc. "North Atlantic Air Servise" to White Plaine, N.Y. USA via "STOCKHOLM 10.2.40" and by clipper to Lisbon, Portugal, from there via Azores to New York, USA. Envelope backside small part glue-shinning and minor transport-marks. On this time only mail from/to neutral Sweden was carried with some regularity. the neutrality od Sweden was more or less accepted by the belligerents. Lisbon in Portugal soon became the main wartime centre for "Trans-Oceanic" airmail communications and also Swedish postmail were directed via Lisbon. Letters from Riga to the United states were routed: Riga - Stockholm - Lisbon - via the Azores - New York.
This Lot is under the margin tax system (§25a UStG). The VAT (MWSt) is not displayed seperate on the bill.

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Lettland: 1940, Trans Oceanic War-Time Airmail Traffik: Airmail-envelope bearing 1 L and 10 S sent from "RIGA

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