Lot 2197
 
France, Airmail, 1928 "Ile de France" set complete (C3-C4), on a pair of registered cacheted west-east catapult covers, tied, along with additional stamps for inland postage and registration, by 23 Aug "New York au Havre" octagonal datestamps, both covers are signed by the pilot, V. Demougeot, addressed to a Mr. Robert Mairey in Le Havre, and backstamped Paris Gare du Nord (23 Aug) and Havre (24 Aug); a registration label has been lost from the 10fr on 1.50fr cover, otherwise Very Fine. Yvert 3-4. Maury 3-4.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Expertization: 1987 Raybaudi Certificate (prior to the loss of the registry label).
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