coverAir Mail 1930 (1 Dec.) Canton to Wuchow Military Flight, printed envelope bearing Air 15c. with Junk 4c. cancelled by the Canton Aviation Bureau and on arrival by Wuchow c.d.s. and showing a good strike of the military cachet alongside, fine and scarce. It was not generally know that the plane would accept mail from the public and only twenty items were carried. Muller 20. Photo | Christie's

Lot 2965

2965

coverAir Mail 1930 (1 Dec.) Canton to Wuchow Military Flight, printed envelope bearing Air 15c. with Junk 4c. cancelled by the Canton Aviation Bureau and on arrival by Wuchow c.d.s. and showing a good strike of the military cachet alongside, fine and scarce. It was not generally know that the plane would accept mail from the public and only twenty items were carried. Muller 20. Photo

COVERS AND CANCELLATIONS Airmails

coverAir Mail 1930 (1 Dec.) Canton to Wuchow Military Flight, printed envelope bearing Air 15c. with Junk 4c. cancelled by the Canton Aviation Bureau and on arrival by Wuchow c.d.s. and showing a good strike of the military cachet alongside, fine and scarce. It was not generally know that the plane would accept mail from the public and only twenty items were carried. Muller 20. Photo

Details

coverAir Mail 1930 (1 Dec.) Canton to Wuchow Military Flight, printed envelope bearing Air 15c. with Junk 4c. cancelled by the Canton Aviation Bureau and on arrival by Wuchow c.d.s. and showing a good strike of the military cachet alongside, fine and scarce. It was not generally know that the plane would accept mail from the public and only twenty items were carried. Muller 20. Photo

Further details

For 1898 underpaid card from Hankow showing the rare Shanghai tax mark, see lot 3306