Auction No. 27 Saturday, 25 July 2020 / 1:00 pm start
1931 (28th Mar) Norfolk Is to Lord Howe Island & ...
Estimate $370
Realised: $350 plus premium
Category: Airmails > Airmails - Australia
Lot Details
1931 (28th Mar) Norfolk Is to Lord Howe Island & onto Sydney TWO PENCE on 1½d KGV embossed env tied by "CARRIED BY AIR FIRST FLIGHT….....TO AUSTRALIA…..............PILOT" cachet in mauve completed in m/s with "Norfolk Is" & pilot signed by Francis Chichester with neighbouring Norfolk Island 30 MR 31 cds. Addressed to Sydney with "by Air c/o Captain Chichester" in m/s with LORD HOWE ISLAND 1 AP 1931 arrival cds & By Air Mail blue vignette. Numbered "44" in Chichester's hand with the AAMC giving details as to quantities that survived after typhoon at LHI. Excellent cond & a rarely seen flight cover. AAMC 183, Cat. $950
