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(British Official Wireless.) (Received November 14, 11.30 a.m.) ' RUGBY, November 13. An unused Newfoundland 60-cent air-mail stamp was sold at a London stamp auction for £300. It is one of 300 issued for Commander de Pinedo's * flight from Newfoundland to Rome in May, 1927. Air-mail stamp collecting is experiencing a tremendous wave of popularity, particularly among American • and Canadian collectors. \* RUGBY.—The King and Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, ■ visited a"West End cinema this afternoon and saw *Tr"i film "The Lion Has Wings," depicting er.pliifs of the Royal Air Force. It wr^ their Majesties' first .-; visit to a cinema since th ir Corona- , \/- rs lion a::d ilidr Cf ji. visit to a place ot-;]^~-.g entertainment since, the ' outbreak:* qf«rl,-HJ£
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 117, 14 November 1939, Page 9
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122HIGH-PRICED STAMP Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 117, 14 November 1939, Page 9
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