Auction No. 25 Sunday, 14 October 2018 / 4:00 pm start
Fiji 1925 (25th Aug) Suva, Fiji to San Francisco, ...
Estimate $1,200
Realised: $1,050 plus premium
Category: Airmails > World Airmails
Lot Details
Fiji 1925 (25th Aug) Suva, Fiji to San Francisco, USA with 3 x 1d KGV tied by Suva cds's. Sent by ship to San Francisco where the previously purchased 8c & 16c US Airmails are tied by San Francisco duplex, the adhesives paying for the internal airmail delivery to Pennsylvania (3 zones). One of only 2 examples known, the other addressee illustrated in Jones at page 14. A very rare example of the arrangement between the US Post Office & several foreign countries where US Airmail stamps were stocked & could be purchased to pre-pay for internal airmail delivery. A scarce cover. (plate 5)
