Auction #23

China, 1929 (Nov. 26), Unflown cover for scheduled Canton to Yunnanfu first flight (Starr-Mills 26), cover bears 4¢ Mausoleum and 15¢ Second Airmail issue, each cancelled at Canton on 25 Nov prior to the flight; front shows appropriate violet handstamp cachet, fresh, Very Fine.
Estimate HK$ 2,000 - 3,000

Scheduled for Nov. 26, though one day prior, General Lin crashed at Wuchow, with the original 300 pieces intended for flight delivered by ordinary post .