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BELGIAN CONGO First Flight from Belgium to the Congo by Edmond Thieffry 1925

BELGIAN CONGO First Flight from Belgium to the Congo by Edmond Thieffry 1925

$ 105.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Congo
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Year: 1925

    Description

    Belgian Congo, First Flight from Belgium to the Congo by Edmond Thieffry 12 Feb. 1925, Charles Samuel (Bronze, 150.00 gr, 70 mm) Vancraenbroeck 130. Extremely Fine.
    Obverse: Female personification of Belgium and native Congolese woman clasp hands, connected through the air connection made by Edmond Theiffry, whose plane is flying above; Reverse: View of a native village at left blended with a Brussels city view at right; radio towers link the two to left and right; rising sun in background; shields of the Belgian Congo and Belgium in exergue.