178. Auktion Flug- und Zeppelinpost, Astro-Philatelie

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CHINESE AIRMAIL
FLUG- UND ZEPPELINPOST, ASTRO-PHILATELIE
226 F 6 € 250
1936-05-29, Raid Antonio Arnaiz and Juan Calvo, Flight Manila -
Hongkong - Madrid, cover signed by both pilots from Manila 05-29 via
Hongkong 08-06 to Madrid 07-11, splendid item
226
229 F 6 € 120
1936-11-06, First Flight Canton - Hongkong - Wenchow - Foochow - Amoy -
Swatow - Shanghai, 3 covers from Hongkong - Canton, Hongkong - Amoy and
Hongkong - Shanghai
229
227 F 6 € 350
1936-08-03, Chichester Flight Australia - England, big sized cover
demonstrating intermediate landings with appropriate stamps and
postmarks; Chichester and Herrick passed Hongkong on 08-03, Shanghai
in 08-07 and Peking on 08-24 and arrived in London on 10-14 at 11:45; due
to the size the cover has a vertical crease
227
230 F 6 € 1.500
1937-01-20, Raid Doet & Micheletti Paris - Peking, cover to Paris Le
Bourget 05-22 nach Shanghai 05-26, one of only15 covers flown and
signed by Marcel Doret; the continuation of the flight to Tokyo ended
unfortunately in a crash near Kochi / Japan, attractive cover with
Chinese and French stamps
230
231
228 F 6 € 100
1936-11-05, First Flight Shanghai - Swatow - Amoy - Foochow - Wenchow -
Hongkong, covers Swatow - Hongkong and Canton - Hongkong
228
231 F 6 € 150
1937-06-29, First Flight Canton - Hongkong to connect with Imperial Airways to
London, airmail cover from Canton 06-29 via Hongkong 07-02 to London 12-07