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1911 FIRST U.K. AERIAL POST LONDON POSTCARD IN OLIVE-GREEN TO BUENOS AYRES, ARGENTINA. Good London postcard in olive-green, vertical crease affects, to 'Miss Ambler, Phoenix Hotel, 780 Calle San Martin, Buenos Ayres, Argentina' with fine combination franking 1/2d King Edward VII and King George V Downey, tied very fine strike 'FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST/LONDON' date stamp SP 12 1911 Die 3. Message reads 'This is begining new history. The first post carried by aeroplane the first part of its journey. When will it come all the way by air?.' A rare destination. (Ref 141314).
