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1911 FIRST OFFICIAL U.K. AERIAL POST/LONDON POST CARD IN RED-BROWN TO 'RANGOON, BURMA, INDIA'. A very fine used London post card in red-brown addressed to 'B Stephenson Esq, Bank of Bengal, Rangoon, Burma, India' with KGV ½d Downey x 2 cancelled fine strike 'FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST LONDON' date stamp SP 9 1911, die 2. On front 'RANGOON/DELY' date stamp 3.OC.11. Message on reverse 'My Dear Bas. Am sending you this via the new aerial post and hope it will arrive quite safely. I suppose we shall soon all be flying about eh what!...'. A very rare destination. (Ref 138985).