- £295.00
Malaya. (Canada - Netherlands Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia, Java, Netherlands Indies bearing Canada SG 365, 20c red-brown (pair) and SG 366, 50c green tied by Georgetown date stamp 'Sp 27 40', endorsed 'Via Pacific/ Trans Tasman to Sydney & KNILM to Batavia', routed via Singapore with 'Passed For Transmission/ Singapore' hand-stamp in violet and circular 'K' & '15' on face with Netherlands Indies 'Censuur Batavia' censor tape tied by 'Gecensureerd/3' hand-stamp on carmine on face and reverse with arrival '23rd Oct 40'. Superb item from Canada to Java via Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore on Pacific Clipper.
Although endorsed to fly on the newly-opened PANAM FAM - 19 service to Auckland (New Zealand), TEAL to Australia and KNILM, the cover was actually carried by PANAM F 18 China Clipper to Hong Kong, Imperial Airways feeder service to Bangkok then Singapore and KNILM to Java.
Most of these services were suspended after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941.
