1934 - KINGDOM OF ITALY - LOTTO/40306 - ROME BUENOS AIRES FLIGHT - POSTALLY USED CARD1934 - KINGDOM OF ITALY - ROME BUENOS AIRES FLIGHT - POSTALLY USED CARD

27/1/1934 - KINGDOM OF ITALY - First Rome to Buenos Aires postal flight - Registered illustrated postcard from Florence 22/1/34, carried on the Rome to Buenos Aires flight, franked with a 3 on 2 Lire overprinted Airmail (Sassone 57) plus a 1,75 Lire Imperiale (254). The aircraft for this flight was a "Savoia Marchetti S71" flown by the aviators Lombardi and Mazzotti. The mail carried amounted to 2800 registered aerogrammes and 4000 ordinary ones; unfortunately a fault forced an emergency landing at Fortaleza in Brazil and the load was sent on by Pan American Airways. Very fine and rare (signed A. Diena, L. Gazzi and G. Bolaffi) - Lotto/40306 WE WELCOME OFFERS