Auction No. 10 Saturday, 8 October 2011 / 5:00 pm start
1931 (27th July) Sir Francis Chichester Manila to ...
Estimate $220
Category: Airmails
Lot Details
1931 (27th July) Sir Francis Chichester Manila to Katsuura, Japan flight cover. Numbered 283 of 872 letters carried. Philippines 4¢ PSE uprated with 10¢ defin & "I.O.F." ovptd 2¢ of 1928 with Manila machine cancel & signed by addressee. Backstamp in Japanese. Rare cover, as Chichester's plane crash landed on arrival in Japan. (see Plate 6)
