Auction No. 27 Saturday, 25 July 2020 / 1:00 pm start
1931 (3rd July) Sir Francis Chichester Manila to ...
Estimate $150
Realised: $120 plus premium
Category: Airmails > Airmails - Australia
Lot Details
1931 (3rd July) Sir Francis Chichester Manila to Katsuura, Japan & onto England. Numbered 167 of 872 letters carried with detailed cachet explaining his subsequent crash before reaching Tokyo. Philippines 1928 20¢ with "L.O.F." ovpt tied by Manila machine cancel. Signed by Chichester below cachet. Japanese b/s. A rare cover as majority of mail was destroyed & this cover is self-addressed to "Captain F.C. Chichester, Shirwell, Barnstaple, England". VG cond. AAMC 212, Cat. $325
