Auction No. 25 Sunday, 14 October 2018 / 4:00 pm start
1936 (18th June) Daru to Mount Blucher with 3d ...
Estimate $150
Realised: $140 plus premium
Category: Airmails > Airmails - Papua & New Guinea
Lot Details
1936 (18th June) Daru to Mount Blucher with 3d Lakatoi with red Air Mail ovpt tied by Daru cds with additional strike below. Pilot signed by Russell Rogers & Richard Archbold for the Second Archbold Expedition. 192 covers were carried & mail was dropped by parachute as the plane was unable to land because of bad weather. Endorsed on reverse by officer-in-charge of police camp. VG cond. AAMC P104, Cat. $200
