Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 1

1926 (March 1): Ramon Franco Flight Montevideo - Buenos Aires with his plane 'Plus Ultra', registered envelope (No: 023628)  with imprint from CENTRO NACIONAL DE AVIACIÓN in Montevideo addressed to the Uruguayan aviator: "Señor Piloto aviador Angel S. Adami" in Buenos Aires, franked with Airpost 10 c. scarlet and additional National postage tied by duplex machine cancel, endorsed typewritten PLUS ULTRA signed by FRANCO across the airpost stamp with arrival mark on reverse. After this famous flight Ramon Franco returned to Montevideo (Feb 25) and on March 1 he was given 14 lettersby the General Post Master to carry back to Buenos Aires, of which only seven bearing the red oval NAC cancellation.rnThe Spanish Commander Ramon Franco flew from Palos de la Frontera, in Huelva, Spain on January 22 and arrived in Buenos Aires on January 26 and stopped at Gran Canaria, Cape Verde, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He carried three letters from the King of Spain to the Presidents of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The 10,270 km journey was completed in 59 hours and 39 minutes. The event appeared in most of the major newspapers worldwide. Throughout the Spanish-speaking world the Spanish aviators were glamorously acclaimed, particularly in Argentina and Spain where thousands gathered at Christopher Columbus square in Madrid.rnrn 
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE