Imperial Airways' Handley Page HP.42E airliners first entered into service in 1931. G-AAXF Helena is depicted flying over the pyramids in Egypt, on the Cairo-Gaza-Karachi sector, in 1933. During their eight years of service, the HP.42s carried an exceptional amount of mail.
I wrote a post about the Mail By Air Post & Go labels on 26 April. I never thought it would work as a sort of wishlist. But it did. A thoughtful penfriend took the trouble to order this very stamp for me and used it on his latest letter.
How lucky am I?
very lucky, indeed.
ReplyDeletewhat a cool stamp.
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DeleteI love the fact that someone sent this to you to complete your set.
ReplyDeleteI remember this was your favourite because of the background.
DeleteIt is, and yours was minimally postmarked, so you get a nice view!
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