Lot 159
HONG KONG 1941 cover from Victoria to England with KGVI $5 and $10

Stamps and Covers of Asia & the Middle East | S25009
Auction: 2 September 2025 at 11:00 BST
£144
Description
1941 (20 MY) airmail cover (printed flimsy envelope) to England with typed address, endorsed PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS AND TRANS-ATLANTIC SERVICE, correctly franked at $15 triple rate by 1938-52 $5 dull lilac & scarlet and $10 green & violet, tied by very fine VICTORIA/ HONG KONG despatch cds. Typical minor wrinkling mentioned for accuracy, still a very fine and extremely scarce franking. SG 159, 161
Footnote
The PAA route via San Francisco, New York and Lisbon, was introduced on 18 June 1940 at a rate of $5 per ½oz

