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1911 FIRST U.K. AERIAL POST LONDON POSTCARD IN BROWN TO BRISTOL WITH 'ROYAL AERO CLUB' ADVERT. Used London postcard in brown, vertical crease, to 'F.L. Bartelet Esq, Corston Lodge, Bristol' with KGV ½d Downey with good strike 'FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST/LONDON' date stamp SP 9 1911 Die 3. On reverse fine illustrated advert '1901 TEN YEARS 1911/PROGRESS' with images of air balloon at left and aeroplane at right, text reads 'With the Compliments of F. HEDGES BUTLER Founder of the ROYAL AERO CLUB'. (Ref 141303).
