Auction No. 26 Saturday, 23 February 2019 / 4:00 pm start
USA 1940 (21st July) New Caledonia to Canton ...
Estimate $60
Category: Airmails > World Airmails
Lot Details
USA 1940 (21st July) New Caledonia to Canton Island intermediate on Noumea to San Francisco first flight. Green pictorial map cachet & franked with New Caledonia 2f & 5f defins tied by 21 July 40 cds but backstamped Canton Is 20 JUL 1940. This was not a mistake as the flight crossed the International Date Line this it was the 20th on Canton Is when the 21st in Noumea. A unique service at the time.
