£55
1911 First UK Aerial Post Aviation Postcard Coronation London First Flight
Carlisle, Cumbria
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£55
Description
A genuine 1911 First U.K. Aerial Post postcard issued to commemorate the Coronation of King George V. The postcard features an early aeroplane in flight above Windsor Castle and bears the official “First United Kingdom London” circular cancellation dated 9 September 1911, together with a ½d green King George V stamp.
A genuine nineteen eleven First U.K. Aerial Post postcard issued to commemorate the Coronation of King George the Fifth. The postcard features an early aeroplane flying above Windsor Castle and bears the official “First United Kingdom, London” circular cancellation dated the ninth of September, nineteen eleven, together with a halfpenny green King George the Fifth stamp.
The reverse contains a handwritten message dated nine forty a.m. on the ninth of September, nineteen eleven, describing the excitement surrounding the first aerial postcard service, making it an attractive piece of early British aviation and postal history.
Condition: Original used postcard with a clear commemorative cancellation, handwritten message and address, and age-related toning and light wear consistent with its age of well over one hundred years. Please examine all photographs carefully as they form part of the description.
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