Auction No. 25 Sunday, 14 October 2018 / 4:00 pm start
1931 (27th July) Sir Francis Chichester Manila to ...
Estimate $130
Realised: $120 plus premium
Category: Airmails > Airmails - Australia
Lot Details
1931 (27th July) Sir Francis Chichester Manila to Katsuura, Japan flight cover. Numbered 48 of 872 letters carried. Philippines 18¢ Palace & 1928 2¢ "L.O.F." ovpt tied by Manila machine cancel. Signed by Chichester below cachet. Japanese b/s. A rare cover as majority of mail was destroyed after Chichester's plane crash landed on arrival in Japan. Understandably some water staining. AAMC 212, Cat. $325
