Auction No. 27 Saturday, 25 July 2020 / 1:00 pm start
1931 (28th Mar) Lord Howe Island to Sydney cover ...
Estimate $260
Realised: $250 plus premium
Category: Airmails > Airmails - Australia
Lot Details
1931 (28th Mar) Lord Howe Island to Sydney cover with 2d Kingsford Smith & 3d Airmail tied by "CARRIED BY AIR FIRST FLIGHT….....TO AUSTRALIA…..............PILOT" cachet in mauve completed in m/s with "Lord Howe Is" & pilot signed by Francis Chichester across stamp & Lord Howe Island 6 JU 1931 cds. Typed Sydney address & blue By Air Mail Vignette. Numbered "No 22" in Chichester's hand, the lowest number recorded. Good cond. Sold in Linke Aug 2006 auction for $570. AAMC 184a, Cat. $650
