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1918 (Dec 18) England-India real photo PPC of the Handley Page V "Old Carthusian" plane being inspected by the crew & local Arabs endorsed "Per Aerial Post" carried on the last leg of the RAF Survey Flight with message datelined "Bandar Abbas/Xmas Day 1918", 'FIRST THROUGH AIR MAIL/...' cachet in rosine (date altered to "17"), India KGV 1a carmine tied by 'BANDAR-ABAS/12JA/19' cds (note spelling), 'BASE OFFICE/10JAN19/ J ' transit, Karachi arrival d/s & 'PASSED CENSOR/ 2 / KARACHI' cachet in violet.