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1928 (Apr 15) Alaska-Norway by Hubert Wilkins & Carl Ben Eielson with 2c Washington tied by 'BARROW/ALASKA' cancel, faint 'SVALBARD/RADIO' h/s & signed "Hubert Wilkoins/April 21st 1928". This was the first inter-continenttal flight across the North Pole. Wilkins was knighted & assumed the title Sir Hubert Wilkins.
Symbol : C
Grade : A
Categories: Stamps & Postal History > TOM FROMMER PART II - Famous Pilots & Famous Flights