POSTAL HISTORY: 1933-40 airmails inwards to Australia including 1933 to Sydney paid 15c surface rate plus 1p airmail surcharge for carriage to Panama only, 1937 endorsed "AIRMAIL ALL THE WAY TO AUSTRALIA" but underpaid with fine 'PAR AVOIN JUSQU'EN EUROPE' cachet on face, 1937 Panagra/Panair illustrated envelope endorsed "Via Panama + Mailboat" registered to Sydney (b/s), 1937 & 1938 'AIR FRANCE' envelopes via Paris (b/s) and Imperial Airways/QANTAS, 1939 to Adelaide with fine 'Par Avion de Buenos Aires a ("Londres")' cachet in red on face, 1940 registered to Sydney paid 32c surface plus 9.50p airmail surcharge with 2p Fruit x2 and 5p Palms, etc, condition mixed but mostly fine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-01-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1557
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1937 (Jan 16) Air France airmail to "Perth/Tasmania/Australia" with 10c, 15c, 50c & 1p Map x2, transit b/s of Paris '21.1/1937', 'PERTH/-3FE37/WA' & Melbourne '-6FE37' and 'LAUNCESTON/ -8FE37/TAS'. The rate was 15c letter rate plus double 1p30c per 5g 'all-the-way' airmail surcharge for carriage by Air France to Europe to join the Imperial Airways/QANTAS service IE516 arriving in Brisbane on 1.2.1937, then apparently missent to Perth WA before being re-routed via the Perth-Adelaide airmail service to destination.
