Auction No. 18 Saturday, 29 August 2015 / 3:30 pm start
1936 (26th June) Sydney to London flown by Francis ...
Estimate $550
Realised: $350 plus premium
Category: Airmails
Lot Details
1936 (26th June) Sydney to London flown by Francis Chichester & F Henrick in a DH80 Puss Moth. A large cover (350mmx127mm) folded once with stamps & postmarks of Australia, Dutch East Indies, Straits Settlements, Thailand, Fr.Indochina, Hong Kong, China (Shanghai & Peking), India, Iran, Egypt & Great Britain with London cds's dated 14 OC 36. Signed with "Carried on 21,000 mile flight in aeroplane Francis Chichester pilot". Scarce cover. AAMC 612 (Plate 6)
