Iraq 1933 Basra to Calcutta India Imperial Airways First Flight Cover FFC

Cover franked with 2f, 3f, 5f, 15f, and 2a King Faisal I, endorsed "By Air in India", tied by Basra double-circle c.d.s. (5 July), to Calcutta, India, with Park Street c.d.s. arrival backstamp (9 July) and boxed KARACHI-CALCUTTA boxed flight handstamp, Imperial Airways printed cachet on font, signed Stephen Smith on reverse, a lovely franking and scarce flight.